Southwest Spring Week Registration

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Written by Cristina Luis

Registration for the 2019 Southwest Spring Week, taking place February 16-24, is now open at Event Register.  Pre-registration helps make sure we have enough maps for everyone and ensure we have enough volunteers in place.  Register now!  Click here for details about this event.

Next GPHXO Orienteering Event -- Jan. 26

The Greater Phoenix O Club's next orienteering event will be held on January 26, 2019 at South Mountain in the Phoenix area.  Please check back later for details about this event.

For more information about GPHXO events, go to their website.

2019 Desert Orienteering Festival -- Jan. 19-20

This January 19-20th, San Diego Orienteering presents the 2019 Desert Orienteering Festival, a weekend of unique navigation competitions in the beautiful Anza-Borrego Desert State Park near Borrego Springs, CA. Come join them for a thrilling event, packed with 5 different races in 2 exciting days.

Attendance is limited due to permit. Early registration fees through Nov 15th. Latest details are available at www.desert-orienteering.com.

Orienteering Videos Show What It's Like to Run Wild

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Written by Jeff Brucker

If you are new to orienteering or have never tried it before, or you just want to get an audio-visual feel for what it's all about, then check out these two introductory videos (on our What is Orienteering? page).  In the first video Andreas Johansson, member at Northeast Ohio Orienteering Club (NEOOC), introduces orienteering with some of the basic stuff you might encounter at your first event.  The second video produced for the New York Times, provides another introductory view of our orienteering sport.  If you want to see even more videos about orienteering, visit Orienteering USA's Orienteering Videos page.