(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”
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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”
Haddo House 28/6/23 Summer Series Results
Results RouteGadget Many thanks to Ros for planning a fun course and also for remapping the area. Superb job! Even the map itself is happy with its makeover: Thanks to Margarita & Jakub from AUOC for very graciously helping collect the controls afterwards. Next event is Westhill Wed 5th July. Details will be posted soonContinue reading “Haddo House 28/6/23 Summer Series Results”
Westburn & Victoria Parks 21/6/23 Summer Series Results
Results RouteGadget Many thanks to Sam Griffin for planning, Tim & Zoe for running the day, Ros & Hugh for collecting controls and David for manning the keyboard as ever. And the new Gramp orienteering kit is now out in the forests looking great!
Foggieton 14/6/23 Summer Series Results
Results RouteGadget Thanks to Helen Rowlands for tonight’s Summer Series challenge and Helen Anderson for patching up our chairman. Proof that we always have a First Aid box as part of the organiser’s kit and folk trained to use it although I think we may need to draft in specialist psychiatric help as David looksContinue reading “Foggieton 14/6/23 Summer Series Results”
Duthie Park & Ferryhill 7/6/23 Summer Series Results
Results RouteGadget Thanks to Dennis McDonald and the weather gods for a great evening. Next up is Foggieton with map memory option for those who think they could run round with their eyes shut (not recommended, eyes shut that is) and plenty of paths for beginners and improvers to practise.
Scottish Champs 2023
7 gramps made the journey to the West Coast for the Scottish Champs. Fantastic area and courses although very tough we’ve been told. Neil McLean became Scottish Champion for M80. Well done, Neil👏 David was 2nd in M40S, Bob 6th M65L, Lesley 7th W60L, Sam Gomersall 8th M60L, Mike 12th M60L and Tim coming backContinue reading “Scottish Champs 2023”
Hazlehead 31/5/23 Summer Series Results
Results RouteGadgetBOF results – don’t think they’ll count for anything but thought you might like to know we’re encouraged to upload for all events so they can do some stats on age groups, types of events etc etc. Check our FB page for a photo of the Long course. Thanks to Sam, Lesley, Dennis andContinue reading “Hazlehead 31/5/23 Summer Series Results”
Crathes 24/5/23 Forest Sprint Results
What a fantastic sunny evening to end the Forest Sprints on? Thanks to Rachel for planning, Ros/Bob/David for collecting controls and all you lovely people who came out to share the evening – so many that we got caught short on Sprint maps had to recycle so apologies to those who had to wait aContinue reading “Crathes 24/5/23 Forest Sprint Results”
Dunnottar Woods 10/5/23 Forest Sprint Results
ResultsWe’re going old school for the results from tonight’s event as the laptop wasn’t available. When David returns from his Riesling D’etre Tour we’ll download the splits and get RouteGadget up and running. In the meantime, tell us what you thought of Sprint if it’s the first time you’ve tried this O format. Thanks toContinue reading “Dunnottar Woods 10/5/23 Forest Sprint Results”
Tollohill 26/4/23 Forest Sprint Results
ResultsRouteGadget Great fun and very challenging course at Tollohill tonight. Many thanks to Dave Kirk for planning and to Bob and David E for helping collect the controls👍
Glen Dye Sun 30/30/23 Results
Results RouteGadgetBOF results/rankings Many thanks to Planner Bob Daly and Controller Andy Oliver (MAROC) for taking care of the technical challenge provided today and Organiser Laura Farquharson for heading up today’s team of volunteers: Ros, Hugh, Neil, Alasdair, Kirsty, Paul, Judy, Rachel, Helen, David, Gareth, Dennis and Ian. As promised, the courses cherry picked allContinue reading “Glen Dye Sun 30/30/23 Results”
Celebrating our 50th with new-look club tops
Thanks to Ros we have the chance to refresh our orienteering wardrobes with some great new-look kit featuring two lots of contours, taken from Robin Sloan’s original 1972 Blackhall map and the updated 2022 Glen Dye map, plus a new take on our strapline: “50 years of running on the wild side”. Choose from techContinue reading “Celebrating our 50th with new-look club tops”
Sun 2nd April Club Training @ Balmedie
Our next training day is to be at Balmedie Country Park on Sunday 2nd April. The theme is “Using Contours as Line Features”. Meet at the main north car park for 10:30 hrs.Everyone welcome!
Balmedie Sun 26th Feb Results
Results BOF results with ranking points Routegadget Thanks to everyone who planned, organised, controlled, volunteered or just came along to help us kick off our 50th birthday celebrations at Balmedie today. And especial kudos to those who ran yesterday and still had enough energy, both mental and physical, to take on the infamous dunescape. BalmedieContinue reading “Balmedie Sun 26th Feb Results”
DNC Balmedie 15th Feb
Results RG Thanks to Murray for planning and the 3D Control Collection Team (Dennis, David and David) Don’t forget to email Andrew with your food order for next week’s celebration of winners, best/toughest courses and much, much more.
CompassSport Trophy 2023
For those of you not already in the know, CompassSport is a monthly mag dedicated to all things orienteering and the editor kindly sponsors the annual national inter-club competition which comprises the CS Cup for large clubs and the CS Trophy for small clubs. The rules are too complicated to summarise here so all youContinue reading “CompassSport Trophy 2023”
GMC 2023 South Cairngorms 7th/8th October
SiEntries now open for business. Enter here. It will be a similar format to previous events: a mix of O and MM on both days, transported kit, a relatively convivial mid-camp, three linear courses, pairs or solo entries. Check the GMC main page for details.
DNC Glen Dye Wed 1st Feb Results
Results RG up now. Show us your wiggles (as Rob H used to say.)
DNC Elrick Wed 18th Jan Results
Results RG
Who ya gonna call? Gorse Busters!!
Aberdeen City Council Countryside Ranger Service are holding a gorse busting session on Wed 18th at Scotstown Moor, aka Perwinnes Moss, if you fancy working off Christmas excesses and are free 10:00 – 15:00. No fee for attending but you need to need to register via Eventbrite.
Monday 2nd Jan HHH Duthie Park & Ferryhill Results
Many thanks for all who attended our Hogmany Hangover Handicap event at Duthie Park this morning. Many thanks to Sarah Wallace for planning the Snakes & Ladders format Score, and to Ros & Hugh for the Social Party at their abode afterwards! Below is the link to the results not including the bonus points fromContinue reading “Monday 2nd Jan HHH Duthie Park & Ferryhill Results”
Ski O
Huntly Nordic Ski Club are putting out some O markers at the Clash for an event tomorrow and all next week. https://www.facebook.com/100069531140455/posts/pfbid0223uUKUisHDALwQHtU4inDMtcY1cLRiAi2CQVzhHAsJJAawNQC3GNtiiwR2YbY4t2l/?sfnsn=scwspmo
Balmedie Sun 11th Dec 2022 POSTPONED
😦 Regrettably, we have had to make the decision to postpone the Balmedie event on Sunday due to somewhat treacherous icy conditions on the path network and car park. It would not be safe for competitors presently and a Yellow Met Office warning remains in place currently right up to Sunday. The event will beContinue reading “Balmedie Sun 11th Dec 2022 POSTPONED”
GRAMP AGM/Social Sat 10th Dec
Venue – Rubislaw Church Centre, Beaconsfield Place (it has a car park and lift access). what3words: glory.prefer.panels Time – 6pm prompt Who – everyone welcome We’ve added a virtual element to this for those that live so far away that travelling makes no sense given the conditions. You shuold have received an email from ZoeContinue reading “GRAMP AGM/Social Sat 10th Dec”
DNC Dunnottar Wed 7th Dec Results
Results and RG Thanks Davids for setting up and collecting in in the snow flurries. What a mudfest that was! Now I know that TD5 = Transcendent Dubs Grade 5.
Happy Birthday to us!!!
CAKE!! 50 Years after Gramp was recognised by the SOA as an orienteering club in its own right, we’ll be celebrating with cake at Balmedie! It would be great to have at least 50 members there (we’ll count ex-members too!) and there will be spot prizes for some lucky competitors. Come and join in theContinue reading “Happy Birthday to us!!!”
DNC Foggieton Wed 23rd Nov Results
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This is no ordinary tower….
Tucked away on the west side of our (extended) Seaton Park map is a small but venerable building currently on the At Risk register, the neglected Wallace Tower. Originally built in 1600’s it was moved and rebuilt stone by stone to make way for M&S in the 60’s. Since then it’s struggled to find aContinue reading “This is no ordinary tower….”
Hazlehead DNC 9/11/22 Results
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DNC Hazlehead Wed 9th Nov
Hazlehead is back… and not just in the park this time so using mostly the golf course area and some of the few wooded parts that have not been affected by the storms. Although traffic will be minimal if any, please take care at road crossings and note the under-16s should be accompanied to ensure their safety. Continue reading “DNC Hazlehead Wed 9th Nov”
DNC starts 2nd Nov
The Deeside Night Cup kicks off at Banchory East (urban) this year, then runs most Wed evenings right through to February so plenty of chances to brush up your night O skills ready for the Scottish Champs which are going to be at Pannanich 25th Feb 2023. GRAMP and MAROC take turns to host DNCsContinue reading “DNC starts 2nd Nov”
Crathes Sun 2nd Oct 2022 Results
ResultsRouteGadget BOF Ranking Points
Did you get your Gramp Gossip last week?
Zoe sent round the latest Gramp Gossip on 4th Sept packed with info on upcoming events, training, Gramp’s 50th birthday celebration plans for next year, Griffin call-ups to the Junior and Senior Home International squads plus news of a trial of a online post-run analysis initiative using Zoom: Tuesday 27th September – Post run analysis ofContinue reading “Did you get your Gramp Gossip last week?”
Urban Sprint @ Seaton Park and Hillhead Student Village 31/8/22 Results
Beautiful sunny evening with great courses planned by Ros. Many thanks to Rob, Bob & Hugh for collecting controls and David for laptop duties. Results RouteGadget
Urban Sprint @ Aberdeen Uni 24/8/22 Results
Results from another fun course with plenty of route choices.Routegadget Thanks to Dennis for organising, David for ‘puting and results, and Aileen, Ros and Hugh.
Westhill 17th Aug 2022 Urban Sprint results
Here are the results for last night’s tour around Westhill courtesy of the Grassies. Hope you’re all getting the Urban bug as there are two more events lined up for you, at Aberdeen Uni/Old Aberdeen and Seaton Park. Watch this space for details soon. Westhill Results – 2022-08-17.pdf Westhill Results – 2022-08-17.xls
New tree planting at Scotstown Moor aka Perwinnes Moss
Love it or hate it, there’s no denying that Scotstown Moor/ Perwinnes Moss is one of the more eclectic maps in Gramp’s portfolio with a little bit of everything – heathland, marsh, woodland and a SSSI. There are plans being mooted to replace trees in the storm damaged area of woodland in the middle plusContinue reading “New tree planting at Scotstown Moor aka Perwinnes Moss”
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