Just a quick update as we are getting ready for a new season of orienteering events and a few dates to keep in mind. May 1st at 5:30pm – Meet Director Meet- Up. This event is for the volunteers who design and run our fabulous meets. We are still working on the details, but if … Read more
Hey Alaska Orienteers! Three Alaska courses from 2024 have been nominated in the international 2024 Course of the Year competition on the World of O site. There are over 50 courses nominated, but the voting is open and our courses need your help to win! Look for Cory’s Sprint Series Opener at Earthquake Park, Regan’s … Read more
In the Van Dommelen family, the holidays come with a lot of board games. If only there were a board game that celebrated orienteering!
The planning process is underway for AMATS next 10-year Recreational Trails Plan. Please consider attending one of the following meetings this week to give your input. Wed Nov 20 6:30-8:30pm at Beach Lake Chalet Thu Nov 21 5:30-8:00pm at Spenard Rec Center More information on the planning process is available at https://www.publicinput.com/l2316.
We are looking for volunteers for the festival planning committee. The committee will be exploring options for having another orienteering festival next summer as well as the possibility of hosting a nationally-ranked orienteering event in 2026. Please contact Mike Robinson if you are interested.
About 20 orienteers came out on Thursday to select the worst orienteering of the year. It was a fun, raucous activity (or at least boisterous – we are a bunch of geeky orienteers), and we all got the chance to laugh with and at each other. In the end, three orienteers made it past the … Read more
Remember that time it took you forever to find a control? Was it you or was it a mistake by the meet director? That control was total BS and pretty much ruined your night of orienteering. But have no fear, we can still turn your misery into a bit of orienteering fun. On Thursday, November … Read more
Thanks to all the brave souls who came out and faced not just the Halloween spooks, but also gusting winds and fast approaching darkness at the Halloween O. Eight teams and two individuals made their way around the Treat-O course, meeting many forest witches, warlocks, and spooks on their way. Rowan Shearer came in with … Read more
It is that spooky time of year, time for candy and crisp fall air. Come join the Arctic Orienteering Club for some fun forest trick-or-treating at Jodhpur. E-punch controls are being used on the course (as always, you don’t have to have an e-stick to participate) Treat-O: short traditional course with candy. Starts from 4-6pm. … Read more
There will be a memorial service for Kathy Faryniarz at the PAC, Sydney Lawrence Theatre on October 12, 2pm. Anyone is welcome. Kathy was a long-time member of the orienteering club who passed away earlier this summer. Goodbye to a Good Friend