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Jigsaws
Jigsaw puzzles For How-to instructions, hints and tips, go here Jigsaw #7 orienteering map of Astotin Lake, Elk Island Park, that you might visit this summer. Set at 310 pieces (which you can change to make it easier) non-rotating (which you can change to make it harder). Legend for the map. Jigsaw #6 A revised…
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More with independent orienteering
More ideas of things to do with independent courses: Golf score: Choose a short-easy course that you have not yet done. Score by counting each time you have to look at your paper map. Like golf, the lower the score the better. Can you do a hole-in-one? for every leg?Skill used: map simplification (improving this…
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Independent Orienteering
This type of orienteering allows EOOC members to do a course on ANY DAY, at ANY TIME, using an app downloaded to your smart phone, which will ‘beep’ at each control and time you, plus a map you have printed yourself*. * or you can send the pdf to Staples (or other print shops?) to…
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O pastime3
Photo puzzleCan you match the photos to the map of the course in this puzzle? www.wgacarto.ca/COC%202016%20PHOTO-O/Sprint%20Photo-O/Web/index.html What to do:There are two ways to work out this puzzle: eg go to control #6. It’s a man-made feature surrounded by trees; look for a photo to match that. eg look at photo R. The control flag is…
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O Pastime1
Even though we cannot go outside orienteering right now, you can learn a lot about orienteering by looking at maps with courses This is a sprint course that a few members were able to do recently in Vancouver. The scale for sprint maps is usually 1:4,000 or 1:5,000. Sprint courses are quite short, with the…
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Club champions 2019
2019 club champions Canadian Champions Greg (M65+) gold in sprint length, and gold in long lengthGeraint (M65+) gold in middle, and silver in longEinar (M75+) gold in middle, and silver in sprintWill Critchley (M21E) silver in sprintMarilyn (F65+) silver in sprint Western Canadian Champions Walter H (M55+) silver in the middle distanceStefan D (M35+) bronze…
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Goat 2019 results
Here are the results from the Goat event. Note: Full Goat, Half Goat and Long Advanced participants were allowed to skip one or two controls (but not consecutively). The first Goat and Half Goat had the first 4 controls which could be punched in any order. This makes some of the results look strange. Results
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AGM
Edmonton Overlanders Orienteering Club Annual General Meeting SATURDAY, 8 November 2025 at 7pm Potluck Social at 6pm Why not bring your own mug, plate and cutlery to help save the planet? as well as a home-made or store-bought contribution. (or come with an appetite to help eat the goodies) Annual General Meeting at 7pmat Twin…
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Club Champions 2018
2018 Club Champions North American Champions: Einar Viddal (M75+) gold in Long & Middle Angela Pearson (F55+) bronze in Sprint Robert Gilchrist (M65+) bronze in Long & Sprint Mark Astridge (M45+) bronze in Middle Geraint Edmunds (M65+) gold in Sprint & silver in Middle Don Scott (M90+) gold in Sprint & silver in Middle Robyn…
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Elk Island Results
Elk Island Results Perfect Fall day – sunny and a high of about 9. 83 participants, all of whom managed to avoid the two bison! Mapping, activities and course design: Geraint Edmunds Event Director: Dorothy Penner BBQ Cook: Peter G, assisted by Drew P Lots of help from other club members with greeting and helping…