Udall Park Results -- 6/6/21
We had twenty eight orienteers show up for this park-and-desert course today. Jeff Coker blew away the competition (again), clearing the course in 37:43. Julian Almazan from the ROTC group was in second place, clearing the course in 49:09. Caleb Forehand, Julian Forehand, and Alan Craig also cleared the course within the one hour time limit. There were a total of seven ROTC members competing, as well as eleven members of the Southern Arizona Hiking Club who walked it recreationally. Next GPHXO Orienteering Event -- Jul 10The Greater Phoenix O Club's next orienteering event will be a 2-hour Score-O and 6-hour Adventure Race near Flagstaff, AZ on July 10, 2021. For details about these events and more information about GPHXO events, go to their website. Orienteering with the Tucson Orienteering ClubCarol Smythe made this video of her adventures on the yellow course during the Southwest Spring Week 2019 at Ironwood Picnic Area in the Tucson Mountains desert:
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 Orienteering:A fun, challenging outdoor navigation hiking activity using map and compass, along trails, cross-country, or a combination of both. Events are held in the wild, in city parks, anywhere outdoors. Each event has several levels of difficulty: from a fun non-competitive family walk, to a challenging competitive running sport. Latest ResultsFeatured Clue Symbol To see all the orienteering control symbols and read more about them, go to the IOF Control Descriptions page. |
Did You Know ...
... that the Tucson Orienteering Club was founded by John Maier in early 1984?