Arctic Orienteering Club Board Meeting Minutes by Joyce Goodell April 16th, 2014 Before meeting was called to order, Dan and Ann gave a short overview of their recent travel to Portugal and Spain for international orienteering meets. They also let us know of upcoming meets in Tasmania in Jan 2015 for the Oceania Championships, which … Read more
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 Far North Bicentennial Park Approximately 100 people turned out to navigate trails, open forests, and thickets Wednesday evening. Orienteers started and finished at the North Bivouac Trailhead at Mile 2.2 of Campbell Airstrip Road. Participants encountered moose and newborn calves during their forays in the woods. Ian Moore topped all competitors … Read more
Wednesday May 14, 2014 Hillside Park at Abbott Road There were many tight competitions in Wednesday’s orienteering meet on Wednesday evening at Hillside Park. Cory Smith and Jen Joliff won the men’s and women’s competitions in the longest course, respectively. Peter Oswald took Lars Spurkland by just 11 seconds for second place. The orange course … Read more
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 Kincaid Park The Arctic Orienteering Club kicked off its summer season with a meet Tuesday evening in Kincaid Park. Participants located as many controls as possible in one hour under blustery conditions. Bill Spencer scored the most points overall despite a two minute time penalty. Men 1. Bill Spencer 970 2. … Read more
Here is what our shirts will look like, modeled by Dan Billman and produced by the company O21e. I will try to change the color of the bottom margin of Chugach Mountains to either straight gold like the stars, or gold fading down to orange. But what you see is very close to what you’ll … Read more
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 Kincaid Park Results from the Jodhpur Spring O at Kincaid Park. Distances are estimated distances traveled by the winners to collect all controls: Long course length 12 kilometers Men 1. Trond Flagstad 44:30 2. Cory Smith 47:39 3. Gary Snyder 50:22 4. Ian Moore 53:46 5. Dan Billman 1:29:35 6. Bill … Read more
Thursday March 17 2014 Jen and Ian’s Earthquake Park Orienteering Name Found Penalty Total Time Cory Smith 24 0 24 0:42:30 Bill Spencer 24 0 24 0:52:27 Eric Follett 24 0 24 0:59:30 Bill Johnson 24 0 24 1:00:00 Dan Billman 23 0 23 0:55:00 Tom Bronga 23 0 23 0:59:30 Andrew Lee 24 2 … Read more
Special Event 6pm Thursday, March 27th at Earthquake Park Thursday is the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Alaska earthquake, the second largest ever recorded in the world. In west Anchorage a major earth slump during the earthquake created what is now known as Earthquake Park. Last summer the orienteering club created a brand new map … Read more
Wednesday March 19 2014 Hillside Ski Trails start from Abbott Road Trailhead 51 people enjoyed fresh snow and sunny trails during Trond’s Hillside Ski-O from the Abbott Road Trailhead. Cory Smith posted the fastest time on the long course and Bill Johnson was the fastest on the short course. Allie Phillips and Kalen Ramey won … Read more
Controls for a 4km Snow-O (ski or snowshoe) are available in the NE corner of Far North Bicentennial Park. The best access is via Klutina Drive or Tikishla St. in east Anchorage (near Tudor & Muldoon). The controls will stay up until March 14th. This is NOT a club event. This is an individual training … Read more