43 orienteers braved windy, snowy, rainy conditions, and more than a bit of brush to participate in the first orienteering meet in Bird Valley in decades. The short course proved to be the most popular, but two teams finished the long course, which included long legs and a stream crossing. Thanks to John Wolfe for … Read more
On Saturday, October 2nd, come and try out the first new orienteering map of Bird Valley made since 1994! This will be a team event, you must be in a team of at least two people to go out on a course. You can either organize a team beforehand or team up with someone at … Read more
Art’s Equinox-O Orienteering Meet Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at Russian Jack Trails We had a great turnout for out penultimate meet of the season, even more impressive as it was nestled between two early snowstorms. Participants had 45 minutes to find as many controls as possible and return to the finish on time, otherwise risking … Read more
Date: Wednesday, September 22nd Time: 6pm Mass Start Location: 939 Pine Street Anchorage, AK 99508 The air is crisp and the fall colors in Russian Jack Park are magical! Please join us 45-minute Score-O style event with a twist (see below). Meet at the covered picnic shelter on the E side of the paved lot … Read more
Arctic Orienteering Club celebrated the grand opening of the newly installed Permanent Orienteering Training Course at Ruth Arcand Park on Wednesday night with a gathering of fifty or more orienteers and Boy Scouts. After attending the short ceremony honoring Owen Nordstrom who chose to spend the past year creating this course as a part of … Read more
Don’t miss the grand opening of the new Ruth Arcand Permanent Orienteering Course this Wednesday, September 15 at 5:45PM. Join the Arctic Orienteering Club and the Boy Scouts of America as we hold a short dedication ceremony followed by a 45 minute Score-O event. Meet up at the pavilion area near the first parking lot … Read more
Forty orienteers braved an evening of sporadic rain showers to compete in the final meet in the sprint series. It was a pursuit race for competitors in the series with start times based on how they did in the previous races. Alan Spangler had the fastest time of the evening on the long course and … Read more
About 50 people came out to enjoy a beautiful, late summer day at Glen Alps for the Mountain Orienteering event on August 21st. Beautiful sunny and warm conditions made for an enjoyable day of orienteering with map and compass for all the participants. Ian Moore won the men’s long (Mountain Goat) coarse in 101 minutes … Read more
Date: Wednesday, August 25 Start: 5pm-7pm. Must be done by 8:30pm. Location: Earthquake Park; start/finish area will be out at the monument on the bluff. Follow the paved bike trail from the west end of the parking lot about 500m to the monument. This meet is also a pursuit race for the Arctic Orienteering Sprint … Read more
There will be an in-person meet this Saturday at Glen Alps with three course options: a long Mountain Goat, a medium Billy Goat, and a traditional White course. The courses are longer and hillier than usual, but accesses beautiful terrain around Glen Alps and frequently goes above tree-line on the tundra. Start location: Far end … Read more