Category Archives: DNC

Results – https://www.sportident.co.uk/results/GRAMP/2025/DNCFoggieton2 Routegadget – https://www.gramp.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#339 Link to League results after Potarch – There is a now a need to carry the following mandatory equipment: ·     Spare (head) torch – fully charged.  A spare battery is not acceptable; ·     Whistle; ·     Mobile phone, with plenty of charge; and ·     Water/windproof jacket or spare layer – this can be wornContinue reading “DNC Foggieton Wed 17/12/25 Results”

Results – https://www.sportident.co.uk/results/GRAMP/2025/DNCBalmedie2 Routegadget – https://www.gramp.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#338

Link to results – https://www.sportident.co.uk/results/GRAMP/2025/DNCHazlehead Routegadget – Using an older map so controls don’t quite line up correctly – apologies – https://www.gramp.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#336

Results RouteGadget Many thanks to Ian for planning and to Jakub, Tim & David for helping Ian collect in the controls.

Oops! If you were looking for info on Tollohill on 29th then click here. ResultsRouteGadget (this uses the amended splits – see below) Due to member of public moving a control we have removed control 234 and the legs on either side from the results. Many thanks to Paul for planning, and to Tim forContinue reading “DNC Foggieton 15/1/25 Results”

ResultsRouteGadget Many thanks to Ros for planning and Hugh and David for control collecting/controlling.No 4 on the long was inspected last night and found to be in the correct place so the legs 3-4-5 have been reinstated in the results and used for RG.

ResultsRouteGadget Lovely frosty night for orienteering at Dunnottar Woods tonight. Well done to first time planner Sam Pickett and to Ros, Hugh and David E for helping collect controls afterwards

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”

ResultsRouteGadget everything on the 1:10000 map Many thanks to Julian for planning and to Nigel and the 2 Dave’s for collecting controls.

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”

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

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.

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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.

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”

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.

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.

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Final resultsThis season’s DNC final event took place at Crathes with award winning courses from Ros who managed to weave everyone between all the wind blow and also scooped First Lady in the Mini DNC in the process. About 30 other Gramps have been out enjoying the dark side on Wednesdays and three have aContinue reading “DNC 2021-22 Final Results”

Results RouteGadget(If you think folk took odd routes bear in mind the actual map used on the night was covered in pink crosses indicating felled/windblow patches.)

Results for tonight’s Night O at Elrick Hill https://www.sportident.co.uk/results/GRAMP/2022/ElrickRouteGadget Many thanks to Murray for planning it👍

Results and splits Routegadget Many thanks to John Lang for the dizzying whirl round the woods.

Chilly but fantastic night at Balmedie tonight. Many thanks to Julian for planning, and Julian & David for collecting controls afterwards👍 Results RouteGadget

Results and splitsRouteGadget not quite sure how crazy this is going to look but will be fun playing it back!! Many thanks to Dave Kirk for the courses and to Lachlan and David E for helping collect controls.

Results and splitsRouteGadget Thanks to David Esson for planning and Drew Tivendale for assistance in collecting afterwards. Looking at the spiders’ webs seems like the “wee tip” re checking numbers was a good one. Good luck to anyone trying to suss out a training run in the area by looking at Strava traces!!And good luckContinue reading “DNC Tollohill Wed 24th Nov”

Fantastic nights orienteering at Hazlehead tonight. Great courses which caught a few people out planned by our W12 junior Samantha McDonald. Well done Samantha👍 Results are now available to view https://www.sportident.co.uk/results/GRAMP/2021/DNCHazlehead BOF results RouteGadget

Final results have been posted on the DNC blog. We managed to squeeze in half a series this time before Lockdown stopped play so points have been tallied up for best 5 out of 8 events and any would-be planners of cancelled events still get 50 points for volunteering. Although the DNC Cup was dominatedContinue reading “DNC 2020/21 Final Results”

Sorry for the slight delay – a weird side effect of timing we’ve not seen before meant those of us with early starts had negative times before David managed to sort it all out late last night. BTW, thanks David for your help on IT and Starts at all the Gramp DNCs, much appreciated byContinue reading “DNC 9/12 @ Foggieton Results”

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Short Results SplitsLong Results SplitsRouteGadgetBOF results We parked in the bottom level of the car park initially but swiftly moved up after realising that the heavy rain at ~17:30 was being beautifully backlit by the headlights of cars on the top level and making it look really, really uninviting! We were eventually shamed into gettingContinue reading “DNC 11/11 @ Crathes Results”

Big thank you to Julian Robertson for starting us off with two great courses threading in and out of the dunes. So nice to feel the sand between your toes again even if, like me, your rusty O skills were really given a test tonight. Short Results SplitsLong Results Splits RouteGadget BOF results

Results Splits RG Many thanks to Paul Duley for doing the honours tonight and David Esson for computing. Bit of a shock to find Glen Dye looking considerably different tonight but hopefully enough left for the Regional we’ll be holding here in October.

I hope you all enjoyed tonight’s runs to a different area of Scolty (for DNC). Fortunately the weather gods were kind again! Did the fairy lights/bunting help add to the sense of occasion? Thanks to Gareth for control collecting and David E for computing/results. Thanks too for the offers of control collecting help – notContinue reading “DNC Scolty 19/2/20”

Results Splits RouteGadget Results updated 10/2/20 to show Joel Gooch on Long not Short course. Neil’s comment says it all. Going to be some very entertaining GPS tracks not least from those who have run or planned at Tyrebagger so often we really ought to be able to do it blindfolded by now! Thanks toContinue reading “DNC Tyrebagger 5/2/20”

ResultsSplitsRG Thanks to Matt Parkes for planning tonight. I found the Short just the right mix of paths (if you could spot them) to lull you into a false sense of security and tricky stuff at the end of each leg. Thanks also to David for ‘puting and Matt, David and Murray for collecting controls.

Thanks to Sam and Lesley and the fearless Panda for tonight’s twirl round Crathes. Great start to the 2020 half of the series. ResultsSplitsRoutegadget If your New Year Resolution was to try Night O this year then see our DNC blog for full list of events to come and get in touch if you wantContinue reading “DNC Crathes 8/1/20”

2 brilliantly fun criss-crossing courses using the best part of Balmedie were promised and duly delivered by David Esson tonight. Results Splits RG Thanks to David, Ian and Dennis for fetching in the controls for me while I sat in the warm tinkering with results. Rachel.

Results SplitsRoutegadget Thanks to Ian H for planning – courses of two definite halves with the best, intricate stuff saved for last. Also to David for driving the laptop and Dennis and David for helping collect controls.

ResultsSplitsRG (sorry, bit iffy in places as all on an old 1:10,000 map and some of the controls don’t sit quite right but close enough and the Splitsbrowser bit still works fine) Lovely crisp night last night and you could follow footsteps in the frost across the grassy bits. No such easy ride in theContinue reading “DNC Hazlehead 13/11/19 Results”

Results  Splits   RG (sorry – georef’d version of the map isn’t playing tonight so you’ll have to adjust your GPS tracks manually) Thanks to Sam for planning and the family for assisting on reg and anyone else who helped collect the controls as that was the final Gramp offering for this year’s DNC. Only 2Continue reading “DNC Glen Dye 6/2/19”

Results  Splits   RG Was a great night, even with the computer freezing in the cold. David Esson spent a productive hour later on and reuploaded all the brikkes into the computer in the warmth of the house and it all worked perfectly of course. (Need to add a hot water bottle to the Planner’s kit list?) Thanks toContinue reading “DNC Scolty 23/1/2019”