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Forest Sprint @ Scolty 25/4/16
It’s never to late to come along and join in the fun for the Forest Sprint Series – although best 4 of 6 scores count towards the final score you don’t have to attend all 6. So even if you missed the first two come along to Scolty and get the old legs and brain working overtime on a short, sharp dash around a 3km course.
You’re also more than welcome to come along and treat it as a lovely evening walk to get some fresh air and exercise of course.
Bring the dog, bring a friend, bring the family.
See you there?
Parking in the Forestry Commission car park signposted from Banchory.
Registration: 18:00 to 18:50
Starts: 18:30 to 19:15
Fees: £4 Senior, £2.50 Junior/Student
Important stuff we want to keep reminding you about........
Introduction
Welcome, come and have a great time in one of Gramp’s flagship areas. This counts towards both Jon Duncan Junior Deeside Cup and GRAMP Champs.
Location
Streetmap Link
Postcode: AB31 6LU what3words: emulated.expert.drank
Lat/Long: 57.006816,-2.585495 OS Grid Ref: NO645907
Parking will be in the north west area of the map on forest tracks. This will be signposted from the B976 just west of the junction for Potarch, between Finzean and Strachan. If coming from the south, follow the B976 over Cairn O’Mount and fork left at the AA Box in Glen Dye.
Toilets available at Bridge of Feugh and the main carpark in Banchory en route.
Registration and Start Times
Registration: 10:30 to 12:30
Starts: 11:00 to 13:00
Courses Close: 14:30 or maybe later TBC
Registration/download will be adjacent to parking.
Distance to Start/Finish and suitability for buggies TBC.
Courses
Gareth is busy putting the final touches to a full range from White to Brown – more details to follow asap.
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Yellow
Orange
Light Green
Green
Blue
Brown
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Guide to course difficulty (thanks BKO).
Entry
Entry on the day, or, to help our IT team, if you think you are probably coming to the event and have a fair idea of which course you would like to run, please email your name, BOF number and course to grampoc@gmail.com (subject EEE Glen Dye). A map will be held for you till noon. No obligation to run if you change your mind.
Senior: BOF/SOA member £6, Non-BOF/SOA member £8
Junior: £3
Officials
Planner: Gareth Yardley
Organiser: Laura Farquharson (looking for offers of help from Gramps please)
Controller: Andy Oliver MAROC
Dogs
Well behaved dogs and their owners welcome
Notices
Safety – A risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event. Health – Full leg and torso cover is required due to ticks. Waterproofs may be compulsory if weather is really bad so bring them just in case.
Public Liability – Please be aware that British Orienteering Federation (BOF) event insurance only covers non-member participants for public liability for 3 events in any one year (this includes helpers, parents shadowing and competitors).
Privacy – when entering our events your name may appear in the results section of this website or in newspaper reports. Grampian Orienteers data privacy policy
Photography – In line with the policies of British Orienteering, the organisers of this event request that any person wishing to take photos or video showing children should register their details with event volunteers before taking any such photos or videos. The event organisers reserve the right to ask people to refrain from taking photos or video and may, if such warnings are ignored, refer the matter to the police.
Sprint O is great fun – lots of controls in quick succession in a relatively short distance and fast running alone is no use in this discipline if it’s of the headless chicken variety! You really have to look closely at the map, make snap decisions about route choice, execute them quickly and cleanly while all the time trying to read a jiggling map and watch where your feet are going. Give it a go.
Links to all parking locations will be confirmed soon so check back here nearer the time or on each clubs’ website.
April 11th Foggieton GRAMP Results
April 18th Tillyfourie MAROC Results
April 25th Scolty GRAMP
May 2nd Tilquhillie MAROC
May 9th Mulloch GRAMP
May 16th Bellwood MAROC
One course TD3 or Orange standard i.e. medium difficulty, about 3km, with lots of controls and route choice in a relatively small area so full on concentration required just as much as fleet feet. Great for developing Juniors too if accompanied by a TD3 standard runner. Best 4 scores out of 6 will count towards the FSS league results.
Registration: 18:00 to 18:50
Starts: 18:30 to 19:15
Fees: £4 Senior, £2.50 Junior/Student
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Click here for more details and registration form.
Grampian Mountain Challenge – Scotland’s Friendly Sociable Winter Mountain Marathon
The GMC will be back in 2018 staying with its traditional date slot and will be over the weekend of 10 / 11 November 18.
It will be held in the Braemar area. All the usual features will be present, including a remote overnight camp with catering and heating, kit transfer to and from the camp, and orienteering and traditional hill sections over the two days. Ali R has agreed to take on the job of Planner once more, and Dave K and Ian H are again doing the Organising and Controlling.
GMC18 – Information, Rules and Kit List (published 15 Feb)
GMC18 – Flyer
*****Online entries via SiEntries now open*****
Feel free to download the flyer and send it to friends or display at work or whatever it takes to help spread the word and fill the 100 places available.
Hazlehead Intro Sessions – click below
Introduction to Orienteering
REGULAR SERIES ON WED EVENINGS
...SUMMER SERIES
...Four courses from easy to hard
...URBAN SPRINTS
...One course TD3/medium difficulty
...DEESIDE NIGHT CUP...(in conjunction with Maroc)
...Two courses both TD5/hard
...FOREST SPRINTS...(in conjunction with Maroc)
...One course TD3/medium difficulty
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TICK AWARENESS AND TREE DISEASES
Ticks (no not this kind, the bad kind) just love to move in on unsuspecting orienteers. Here's a brief guide on what to look for and how to remove the wee critters.
Scotland is still suffering outbreaks of tree diseases and we can do our bit to help stop the spread and also continue good working relationships with landowners whose land we use by following the guidelines given here.
GRAMP RG2
New club tops still available
SOA
British Orienteering
SOA news
- World Orienteering Day 23rd May 2018Help break a world record! Here's how to get involved with World Orienteering Day in Scotland, for clubs, schools, youth or outdoor groups - anyone who wants to give it a try! Read on to download activities.
- Board Meeting Minutes - 24th March 2018Click here to view the minutes from the Board of Directors meeting on Saturday 24th March.
- British Orienteering Championships 2018The Scottish Orienteering Association (SOA) is staging the British Orienteering Championships 2018 over the weekend Saturday 19th May to Sunday 20th May in Royal Deeside. The Long Distance Championships will be held over the Balmoral Estate with the British Relay Championships at nearby Torphantrick (Cambus o’May). The British Trail Orienteering Championship […]
