After this event was cancelled twice last year because of a wet parking field, it was a big relief to all involved when it finally happened on Saturday (28th April). And it was definitely worth the wait. The weather was dry and sunny with a cooling breeze, the courses were challenging both navigationally and physically,Continue reading “Hallin Fell Event – third time lucky”
Monthly Archives: Apr 2025
Hallin Fell 26th April 2025
Border Liners Orienteering Club held the latest event in their Saturday Series at Hallin Fell last Saturday. The threatened rain never materialised and conditions were perfect for running on this great little area overlooking Ullswater. While the courses were relatively short in distance they more than made up for it in ascent, with even theContinue reading “Hallin Fell 26th April 2025”
JK Relay – drizzle and statistics
After three days of good weather, the JK Relay day was damp and drizzly, with later started getting the worst of the rain. Middleton Park in Leeds was the venue – it provided an excellent change-over area but the orienteering lacked technical challenge, especially on shorter courses. Most courses had an arena run-through part wayContinue reading “JK Relay – drizzle and statistics”
JK 2025 in South Yorkshire
JK 2025 took place last weekend in the Sheffield/Leeds area. The JK is an annual festival of orienteering, named after Swede Jan Kjelstrom, one of the founders of orienteering in Britain. It is held over Easter and provides a complete test of orienteering skills over 4 days starting with a Sprint on Good Friday, aContinue reading “JK 2025 in South Yorkshire”
Another JK Medal
Congratulations to Stella who was second overall (Middle plus Long) in W70L at the JK. Other who made the top 10% in their class were Keith (6th in M65L) and Dan (10th in M60L) Results are here and Routegadget is here (Photos Isabel Berry and Christine Kiddier)
JK Sprint Success
Adding to their medal tallies for the year Keith and Christine won Gold (M65) and Bronze (W70) respectively at the JK Sprint in Sheffield on Good Friday. M65 was a particularly close race race with the top three all within 10 seconds of each other. Other Border Liners on the top ten were Tricia DaviesContinue reading “JK Sprint Success”
Crossing a Boundary
The latest section of Paul Watson’s useful guide to the symbols on maps and description that are not controls is now available here. It covers Crossing Points and Uncrossable Boundaries and considers them from both a competitor point of view and that of a planner or controller. Definitely worth a read!
The Joys of Scottish Orienteering
Those BL members who just can’t get enough Scottish orienteering had yet another opportunity to feed their addiction this weekend. On Saturday (12th April) there was a middle distance event at South Achray near Aberfoyle and on Sunday (13th) a proper distance event at Limerigg, a new area near Airdrie. The Achray event was organisedContinue reading “The Joys of Scottish Orienteering”
Burnbanks Cumbrian Galoppen – 6th April 2025
Border Liners Orienteering Club (BL) held its first Cumbrian Galoppen event of the year on Sunday 6th April on the fells north of the Haweswater Dam. The weather was superb (too hot if anything) and the going fast, with the area at its best at this time of year. Navigation was tricky with many similarContinue reading “Burnbanks Cumbrian Galoppen – 6th April 2025”
Fun in the Sun at Burnbanks
Burnbank Cumbrian Galoppen – 6th April 2025 It’s hard to believe now, but six weeks ago we were close to cancelling this event; there was no organiser, the appointed planner was no longer able to do the job, the normal car park had been planted with trees, and the backup field was half lake. Fortunately,Continue reading “Fun in the Sun at Burnbanks”
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