ResultsRouteGadget Many thanks to Dave K for planning and to Sam P & David E for helping collect controls afterwards. Lovely dry, still, partially moonlit night tonight – perfect for enjoying the devilishly detailed dunes. Thanks also to Beachside Bakes for staying open late providing great coffee and cakes for hungry orienteers. If you missedContinue reading “DNC Balmedie 13/11/24 Results”
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DNC Hazlehead 30/10/24 Results
ResultsRouteGadget everything on the 1:10000 map Many thanks to Julian for planning and to Nigel and the 2 Dave’s for collecting controls.
6/10/24 Crathes Results
Results Results with BOF ranking pointsRouteGadget Many thanks to Adrian for organising, Bob for Planning, Andy Oliver (MAROC) for controlling in advance and to David & Ian for controlling on the day! Privacy – when entering our events your name may appear in the results section of this website or in newspaper reports. Grampian OrienteersContinue reading “6/10/24 Crathes Results”
Abz Uni Autumn Urban Sprint Wed 18th Sept Results
ResultsRouteGadget (there’s a building and uncrossable fencing missing in the NW corner on RG as I haven’t got a copy of the updated map but wanted to get this up and running tonight) Many thanks to Julian for planning, Dennis & Hugh for helping collect controls and to Agnes and David for acting as BouncerContinue reading “Abz Uni Autumn Urban Sprint Wed 18th Sept Results”
Seaton Autumn Urban Sprint Wed 11th Sept Results
ResultsRouteGadget Many thanks to Fiona for planning her first event! And to Julian, Dennis, Samantha & Joanna for helping collect controls.
Danestone Autumn Urban Sprint Wed 4th Sept Results
ResultsRouteGadget – georef’ing glitched such that it’s impossible to match all control sites accurately to the map so had to compromise some in order to get the majority showing in more or less the right place Many thanks to David Esson for planning and Fiona, Dennis and Samantha for helping collect the controls
Westburn Autumn Urban Sprint Wed 28st August Results
Results (now the correct set of results! Sorry!)RouteGadget Thanks to Tim for braving the torrential rain at the most inconvenient time when he was putting out the controls, David for computing and control collecting assisted by Rachel and Pete.
Templars Park + BBQ 14/8 Summer Series Results
Results RouteGadget P.S. RouteGadget also loaded for recent events at Foggieton, Glen Dye and Duthie Park
Duthie Park & Ferryhill 7/8 Summer Series Results
Results RouteGadgetUltrasprint Loop 1Ultrasprint Loop 2Ultrasprint Loop 3Yellow-ishLong Yellow-ish: 1.3km, 1:4000 mapLong “lotsa loops”: 2.7km, 1:4000 map And, for something slightly different, we had “UltraSprints”: 3 loops (do as many or as few as you like, and please be prepared to recycle maps if everyone wants a go), each between 0.8 and 1.1km. The mapContinue reading “Duthie Park & Ferryhill 7/8 Summer Series Results”
Glen Dye 31/7 Summer Series Results
Results RouteGadget The results are now complete. Many thanks to Adrian for planning and to Ros, Hugh and David for helping collect controls.
Foggieton 26/6 Summer Series Results
Results RouteGadget
Balmedie 19/6 Summer Series ***CANCELLED***
Sorry but we’ve had to cancel this event.
Cove 12/6 Summer Series ***CANCELLED***
Sorry but we’ve had to cancel this event.
Haddo Country Park 5/6 Summer Series Results
Results RouteGadget Many thanks to Dave Kirk for planning and to Alan Bennett & Bob Daly for helping collect controls and all who journeyed north to sample Haddo’s pot pourri of features – it’s amazing how much is packed into such a small area.
Westburn & Victoria Parks 29/5 Summer Series Results
Results RouteGadget Many thanks to Dennis for planning and to Dave K, Fiona, Sam & Joanna for helping collect the controls.
Scottish Champs 2024
Well done to all the Gramps who ran at the Scottish Champs at Craig Leach and Roseisle over the weekend and big thanks to INVOC and MOR for staging two great events to test everyone both individually and as a team. IndividualFergus Gallagher 5th M12Tim Griffin 7th M55LKevin Reynard 1st M55SDennis McDonald 11th M60LSam GomersallContinue reading “Scottish Champs 2024”
She’s a star!!
Have you seen the WOC 2024 trailer yet?
Email addresses
Are you receiving monthly newsletters from Zoe and information on event dates and officials from Paul?These are sent, via a distribution list, to the email address we have registered in your membership details so if you’re not receiving these emails please 1. ask yourself if you’ve changed your email address in the last year orContinue reading “Email addresses”
Balmedie Sun 12/5/24 Results
Results RouteGadget Many thanks go to Neil (Planner), Paul (Organiser) plus all the helpers and Drew Tivendale (Controller from MAROC) for putting on a great event today.
Templars Park 8/5 Forest Sprint + Yellow Results
Results RouteGadget Routes are going to look like spaghetti but the splits graph may make interesting reading for some. To access that use the red & white “Splitsbrowser” icon top right and select names of folk you want to compare. Ideally you’re looking for a pretty straight line diagonally showing you maintained concentration and effortContinue reading “Templars Park 8/5 Forest Sprint + Yellow Results”
Tollohill 24/4 Forest Sprint Results
Results Routegadget Many thanks to Lesley & Sam for planning and to Tim for helping collect the controls afterwards and David on keyboard.
Dunnottar Woods 10/4 Forest Sprint + Yellow Results
Results RouteGadget A fun event to kick off this year’s joint Forest Sprint Series with Maroc.Courses provided by Ros, results by David, mud by this lovely spring weather we’ve been having.
AGM 2024 roundup, Gramp Champs and other successes
Click here for the full 2024 AGM minutes and reports. Or for those of you strapped for time here’s a summary of the headlines/highlights in no particular order: We have 2 trophies, kindly donated by past members Margaret and Oliver Musgrave, and the Chairman’s Quaich which are awarded to members who have gone above andContinue reading “AGM 2024 roundup, Gramp Champs and other successes”
DNC Glen Dye 14/2 Results
Results RouteGadget Thanks to everyone who ventured out in a rather misty Glen Dye tonight, Ros for planning, Hugh for helping collect controls, David for results and Rachel & Pete for checking the control tags were placed correctly (although the chance to use that as an excuse to swing by Finzean Farm Shop Tea Room mayContinue reading “DNC Glen Dye 14/2 Results”
DNC Balmedie 31st Jan Results
Results  Routegadget Many many thanks to Sam & Lesley who put out the controls on my behalf and to Ros & Hugh and Sam & Lesley for collecting the controls afterwards. David
Hogmanay Hangover Handicap Hazlehead 2/1/24 Results
Raw Score Results (V missing from these results as control wasn’t working)Overall Results with points for V added back in plus HHH bonuses Many thanks to those who braved this morning’s horrible rain and mud-fest to tackle this year’s Scrabble-themed HHH challenge. From a planner’s point of view it was fun to watch you all crossingContinue reading “Hogmanay Hangover Handicap Hazlehead 2/1/24 Results”
Elrick DNC 3rd Jan 2024 Results
Results Routegadget Wow! What a wet one and that was just getting to the start!Thanks to Paul Duley for planning, David Esson for computing and Rachel and Pete who will collect controls tomorrow when it’s forecast to be slightly less wet.
Dunnottar Woods DNC 20th Dec 2023 Results
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Tollohill apologies
Apologies to those who travelled to Tollohill only to find the event had been cancelled. The car park and forest were fine when I arrived to put controls out but the rain about 4 turned the car park into a slopey ice rink which I only escaped from sideways with a very high heart rate.Continue reading “Tollohill apologies”
DNC Foggieton 22nd Nov 2023 Results
Results RouteGadget Thanks to Dennis for planning tonight’s challenges, Ian & Fiona for helping collect controls and David Esson who is back in the results chair and practising night sports photography while waiting for us all to come back – see our Facebook page for pics.
Jon Duncan Junior Deeside Cup 2023 Gramp Winners
Woohoo! We have 2*(JD)2C Champs to celebrate! Well done to Samantha McDonald W14 and Fergus Gallacher M10 for coming top of their age class, not forgetting the other Gramp Juniors who took part – Logan Thompson & Lennon Atchison both 3rd in their classes; Orla Gallacher & Joanna McDonald both 2nd in theirs. Click hereContinue reading “Jon Duncan Junior Deeside Cup 2023 Gramp Winners”
Glen Dye 12th Nov Scottish Student Uni Champs individual results
Course Results RouteGadget Mens A B C 1 David Bunn EUOC Jakub Pitula AUOC Ben Basten GOAT 2 Alex Wetherill EUOC Ben Toole STUOC 3 Ewan Bennett EUOC Joshua Britain AUOC Womens A B C 1 Ellie Bales EUOC Megan Cumming STUOC Ruth Potter GOAT 2 Eilidh Campbell EUOC Kirsty Ryman GOAT Caroline Sharp GOATContinue reading “Glen Dye 12th Nov Scottish Student Uni Champs individual results”
Night O safety
Now that the 23/24 Deeside Night Cup Series has started we’d like to point out a few things so even if you’re a seasoned Night O addict, please read on…
DNC Hazlehead 8th Nov 2023 Results
Big thank you to Ian Hamilton for launching Gramp’s side of this year’s DNC with two entertaining sprint style courses and also to Tim and Dennis for control collecting. Control 140 on the Long went walkabout so the legs either side of it have been voided. David Esson volunteered to go and have a lookContinue reading “DNC Hazlehead 8th Nov 2023 Results”
More photos from GMC
Ian Hamilton spent a lot of time standing at the starts and finishes and managed to snap many of you as you squelched past. Click here to see his pics.
Is this what they mean by a mugshot?
GMC South Gorms 2023 Results
(Think this one needs renamed to “The Really Wet One”) Day 1 Day 2 Overall Glitch with Team G&J’s two results not combining now fixed RouteGadget Day 1 using hill map Day 1 using forest map Day 2 using hill map Day 2 using forest map Organiser’s report Planner’s report More photos A big, bigContinue reading “GMC South Gorms 2023 Results”
Counting down to the GMC…
The Tees & Mugs have landed Could there be a Control at the end of the Rainbow?
27/9/23 Aberdeen University Autumn Urban Sprint Results
Results RouteGadget Many thanks to Charlotte and the AUOC team for planning tonight’s final Urban Sprint for 2024, and Isla and David for helping collect controls in complete darkness on a wet and stormy night.
Scottish Score 2023 successes for Gramp
Well done to the 9 Gramps who went over to Anagach to compete in the Scottish Score Champs 2023 and came home with pretty much a medal each including 3 outright champions. Woohoo!! M40 3rd David EssonM45 2nd Adrian WillM55 1st Tim Griffin and 4th Hugh NicholsonM60 2nd Iain McLeodM65 1st Bob DalyM80 1st NeilContinue reading “Scottish Score 2023 successes for Gramp”
20/9/23 Seaton Park Autumn Urban Sprint Results
ResultsRouteGadget One control wasn’t working and one missing so both were removed from the splits and don’t appear on the map on RG either to make everything all match up electronically. You know where you went and can plot/upload routes based on your original printed version of the map although anyone looking at it inContinue reading “20/9/23 Seaton Park Autumn Urban Sprint Results”
13/9/23 Duthie Park & Ferryhill Autumn Urban Sprint Results
Results RouteGadget Many thanks to everyone who came out to run today. Hope you all enjoyed the brain-bending start to Pete’s course? Thanks also to David E for results and Rachel, Tim G, Matthew and Hugh for control wrangling afterwards. Bonus points up for grabs: how many cable ties did it take to encompass theContinue reading “13/9/23 Duthie Park & Ferryhill Autumn Urban Sprint Results”
6/9/23 Westhill (aka The One with Control 17) Autumn Urban Sprint Results
Results RouteGadget Many thanks to Adrian Will for tonight’s route choice challenges using the map recently updated by Donald Grassie, David Esson for results and Pete and Rachel for helping collect controls. See you all at Duthie Park next week.
30/8/23 Danestone Autumn Urban Sprint Results
Results RouteGadget (controls won’t line up exactly on RG for some reason but close enough for route choice purposes – if you upload a GPS track let me know if it comes out upside down/back to front as that’s what the controls did until I managed to turn them back upside up and East onContinue reading “30/8/23 Danestone Autumn Urban Sprint Results”
S6D 2023
Congrats to all the Gramps who have been doing battle with the Moray dunescapes this week and came out the other side relatively unscathed and successful in their own ways. Full results can be found on the S6D results pages but special mention goes – firstly to Paul Duley, Zoe & Tim Griffin and allContinue reading “S6D 2023”
Coaching Tip #1
Cove Bay 19/7/23 Summer Series Results
Results RouteGadget Many thanks to George Esson for planning tonight’s event at Cove. And thanks to Tim & David for helping collect the controls. That’s it for this year’s Summer Series 😦 but don’t go too far as we’re back in business Wed 30th Aug at Danestone/Bridge of Don with our Autumn Urban Sprints. ***SpoilerContinue reading “Cove Bay 19/7/23 Summer Series Results”
Glen Dye 12/7/23 Summer Series Results
Results RouteGadget Many thanks to David Esson for organising and the Nicholsons for staying on to help collect controls. Much appreciated! Don’t forget to check for ticks after your run and for a few days afterwards. Remove any attached ones by simultaneously twisting and pulling gently. Turns out the wee critters may be able toContinue reading “Glen Dye 12/7/23 Summer Series Results”
AUOC Pride Month – making orienteering more inclusive
Sorry, AUOC – bit late for Pride Month (June) but I didn’t spot this until today. Inclusivity has always been one of orienteering’s attractions and the sport has been claiming for years that anyone is welcome regardless of who they are or their capabilities. Saying that on a website or in newsletters is one thingContinue reading “AUOC Pride Month – making orienteering more inclusive”
Westhill 5/7/23 Summer Series Results
ResultsRouteGadget Many thanks to Oonagh & Donald Grassie for planning tonight’s event. Cracking course with good route choice legs on a newly mapped part of Westhill. Locals were friendly too – 3 teenagers sat on a bench shouted across to me as I ran past:“Excuse me, what are you doing?”“Orienteering.”“What’s that?”“I’ve got a map andContinue reading “Westhill 5/7/23 Summer Series Results”
GRAMPIAN ORIENTEERS 