Results from UMED Goose Lake

Despite the rain, nearly 70 individuals and teams showed up for the UMED meet. Orange was a popular course, with 29 individuals and teams in total. The men’s Red course race was close again, with Scott Patterson besting Springer Moore by 31 seconds. In 3rd place, Ian Moore was less than two minutes behind Springer. … Read more

Traditional @ UMED Goose Lake on Wed June 4th

This week’s meet will be a traditional meet with starts from 5pm-7pm at Goose Lake. The UMED area is in great shape, with low vegetation, minimal bugs, and drier than usual conditions. However, Orange, Green, and Red course participants may still get wet feet. The courses include a fair amount of easy running, so don’t … Read more

Results from Abbott Loop Community Park

The Abbott Loop course wrapped up nicely last night. Despite a promise of low vegetation and bugs, several mosquitos failed to comply and caused an annoyance to a few of the juicier competitors. The Red course saw a close finish with the top three within 2 minutes of each other. Looks like a minor navigational … Read more

Results from Prospect Heights

More than eighty people came out to Prospect Heights on Wednesday evening to celebrate the end of the school year and the unofficial start of summer by participating in a traditional orienteering meet. Prospect Heights can be a challenging area for travelling off-trail, but conditions were as good as they get. The weather was good, … Read more

Traditional @ Prospect Heights on Wed May 21

Orienteering on Wednesday at Prospect Heights! This week’s meet will be near the Prospect Heights trailhead in Chugach State Park. We say “near” because the Prospect Heights parking lot is closed for paving. Orienteers will need to park along Sidorof, Slalom, or Prospect Drive. Please carpool if possible, and limit parking to one side of … Read more

Training Event, May 14, 2025, Ruth Arcand

45 people, including a dozen very smart kids, came out to learn new skills and commiserate about wrong turns on a dry and bug free evening. Some went out and taught a friend, others went out by themselves, and quite a few went out in groups with instructors. It was fun to hear some of … Read more

Ruth Arcand Training on Wed May 14th

Meet us at Ruth Arcand (at the pavilion near the playground) for focused training to improve your orienteering skills!  Training runs 5pm – 8:30pm.  Last maps will be handled out at 7:30. Control pickup at 8:30pm For this training there will be multiple short legs of 3 to 4 controls focusing on a specific navigation … Read more

McHugh Results

Wednesday May 7, 2025 McHugh Creek Day Use Area Thanks to everyone who came out to McHugh. Orienteering season has kicked off in Anchorage this year. Many adventures were had on all course levels. Orange proved the most popular, but also was a bit brushy and difficult for a first meet. Red and green had … Read more