It was nice and chilly and we had a good crowd for this time of the year. The course were pretty fast with several runners showing very impressive times. Special thanks goes to Brian Pike, Sandro Gisler, William Allen and Matt Craig for the help with controls pickup. Tatyana and Vladimir Umstead North, Dec 14, […]
Read MoreIt was a great day for a long score course — chilly, sunny, and dry. This year, we were back at Umstead with a course that concentrated around the north side of the park. In fact, it was the first time this event has been at Umstead and hasn’t asked the 4-hour competitors to cross […]
Read MoreLast minute updates: Registration closes at 5 pm on Friday 12/13 Event Directors: Evgeny Danilov, Erin Hammer
Read MoreWe will have an OPEN event at Umstead Park (North) on Saturday, December 14, 2024. Take Glenwood Ave to the park entrance. Go south past the visitor center to the parking lots at the end of the road. Registration and starts will be in the large picnic shelter to the east of the parking area. […]
Read MoreOur 11th annual December Score-O will be on Sunday December 8, starting from the north side of Umstead State Park. The “Score-O” format means that there is no predetermined route; instead, competitors decide which controls they want to visit, and in which order. This event will have 2-, and 4-hour options and is open to […]
Read MoreWe are going to have our annual meeting as usual starting with a pizza dinner. After dinner we will start the meeting. The meeting will also be virtual on Google Meet. You will receve the meeting code on Thursday, but you need to register. Everyone please register to attend the meeting both for in-person and […]
Read MoreA day after the Navy JROTC event started with chilly weather, it got even nicer for our latest event; foot O and 2m radio O practice at Raven Rock State Park near Lillington, NC. It’s always fun, too, to bring orienteering further out from the Triangle and a little closer to people who might not […]
Read MoreResults: click here for event results Sunday, November 24th, Backwoods Orienteering Klub will be hosting an Open event at Raven Rock State Park. We will also be offering a 2m radio orienteering practice. This is a beautiful park along the Cape Fear River and an opportunity to get out into one of our lesser-used venues. […]
Read MoreWhat a fantastic weekend. The rain stopped the day before and we had clear cool weather throughout the weekend. A couple of folks camped and we had participants that came in from Virginia, Boston, Spain, and Oregon. We had 37 participants and they ran 66 races. There was frequent praise on the technical difficulty of […]
Read MoreWe had a beautiful day for fall orienteering at Lake Crabtree. This is a relatively small park with a lot of bike and hiking trails. So for the advanced events (brown, green and red) we left the trails off the map. This seemed to be popular with most competitors who thought it provided a bit […]
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