Here are the results for the meet. It appears that a few folks forgot to check in with the timekeeper which isn't a good safety factor. It's imperative for the club to account for everyone's well being and we certainly would hate for someone to be injured or lost out in the woods without us […]
Elephant-O Welp - the results are in and it's pretty evident that people like orienteering! The club is selling out all available maps fairly quickly - so, to snag a coveted one - it's best to register/pay as early as you can. Park officials place limits on the number of participants and the club strictly […]
Yes, you can buy orienteering map leggings. The results are in and it's unanimous - Dan & Walter's meet at McDowell Park & Nature Preserve was a huge success! It's apparent that the club is doing things right in these unusual times since there haven't been any glitches in our event management plan. Having all […]
Sandy K. pulls off yet another stellar event with the able assistance of the legendary Don C. Many thanks to Char-Meck Parks n' Rec for their support of the club. All-in-all a pristine day of orienteering! RESULTS: Please consider donating some of your time to help the club continue. The "old timers" are - well, […]
From Walter Siegenthaler, Meet Director: Another perfect day to orienteer, sunny with a highs in the 50’s! Our new map of Lake Crawford, which also covers the eastern part of Kings Mountain National Military Park just got completed a week before our event at KMNMP, so I took a “not quite finished” map I received […]
The Results are In! From Dan Davis, meet director extraordanaire: What started out as Lake Crawford 2020 finally happened a full year later! These courses had an interesting history as they were designed in December 2019, but field checked and ribboned in January 2020. Controls were again re-checked in February 2021 and controls hung on […]
Thanks to all who came out to the club's newest venue at Camp Bud Schiele. An even greater thanks to Jim Hall for his willingness to plan and execute a meet there. And, while on the subject of thanks - Jim would like to extend his gratitude to David Alexander for bringing the maps and […]
Wow! Our 21/22 orienteering season got off with a bang at the October 2nd McDowell Park meet. The weather was great and well over 100 people competed. This was our second season not having a designated Meet Director for McDowell so the event was done by “committee”. Walter Siegenthaler designed the course and verified all […]
A huge thanks to David Alexander and his wonderful family for putting on yet another stellar meet with aplomb! The weather was a perfect fall day with comfortable temps for swishing through the woods. Just as a reminder - if you're new to the outdoor sport of orienteering - always remember to ask lots of […]
I think I can state for everyone who attended the meet - what a glorious day to be in the woods! With well over 100 runners - suffice it to say that orienteering in the Charlotte region is very popular. The courses were designed to give each level of navigation (by color) some challenge; but […]
I think we can all agree that Lake Crawford 2022 was a bit on the cold side (editor's note: a bit !?!). The weather contributed to a number of no-shows. However, for those running the courses, it wasn’t too bad. For those of us manning the check-in location, a nice roaring fire would have been […]
From all of us - Thank You Sandy! The day was bright and clear though a bit chilly in the early morning..... We had 70 starts with 160 participants. Due to a mix up by the park rangers, we ended up sharing the shelter with a disc golf tournament. Fortunately their time table and ours […]
From the Meet Director - Walter Siegenthaler: What a wonderful day for orienteering at Kings Mountain National Military Park! Sunshine most of the day with a high of 70 degrees. We had a great turnout with a total of 110 starts; but the great turnout also created some problems. We exceeded the maximum number of […]
Spotted on the Green Course........ The last meet of the 21/22 season ended on a high note. Weather was superb and the woods were still clear. Morrow Mountain is really well suited to orienteering with a variety of terrain features to choose from and a trail network that can contribute to route choices. This meet […]
Here are the results from the November 5th meet at KMSP-LY Volunteers to help set up, manage, bring in controls after a meet, or help in other ways are always needed & appreciated! The club is in critical need of experienced people to plan and execute events. Please consider putting your talents to good use […]
Felicitations to everyone who braved the slightly chilly, slightly rainy weather to enjoy some fantastic orienteering on courses designed by a nationally-recognized expert, Mr. Jim Hall. Jim's talents were on full display along with his tireless passion for the sport and we are all grateful for his efforts. There were quite a few "no-shows" which […]
Here are the results from the event.
We finally got McDowell in for our 22/23 season after having to cancel in October due to weather. January turned out fine though. Chilly in the early morning but about perfect for midday. We had a new course designer for this meet, Sergei Zhyk. There were a lot of good comments about his courses and […]
The morning started cold but turned out to be a nice day for orienteering. There were a number of no-shows, though, which may have had to do with the weather. We are seeing some very good times on the Red course with Sergei Zhyk burning up the woods with a 53:08 minute run, followed by […]
United we stand! Another perfect day for orienteering, sunny with a high of about 70 degrees! The March meet at Kings Mountain National Military Park seems to be very popular, last year we totally shammed up the parking lot, so for this year we had to limit the number of map sales as well as […]