Balmedie 14th June
Results and splits
Routegadget
Summer Series (Updated 11/6/09)
Our
Summer Series is now underway - every Wednesday evening at a venue in or around
Aberdeen and the Shire.
If you intend to
come along with a big group (Activity Mixers that means you!) then please
drop us an email so we can print plenty of
maps.
For details of what to expect and what to bring, here's
a handy
list of events and advice aimed at first time orienteers. If you
still have any questions,
email us.
Results so far.
NB - July 1st Balgownie will
now start from Scotstown School on Scotstown Road -
map
July 15th please try and car share for Cheyne Hill
as parking is VERY, VERY tight.
August 19th
Balbithan will have to be rearranged elsewhere due to forestry work. Keep checking the
events page or boards at other events for news.
Saturday Series
(Posted 26/5/09)

Gramp and the FCS join forces again this year to put on a FREE monthly event at
either Bennachie or Kirkhill. Very simple format designed to introduce folk to
both orienteering and their local forest.
Details now available.
Come along - spread the word with
this
poster please - bring a friend or three.
Scottish Champs 2009
Good to see some of the relatively new Gramps having a bash at the SC in
Speyside as well as the old faithfuls, including Neil McLean continuing his run
of championship titles with M65L, Sasha winning M14A, Thomas Reeve M12B, Zoe
W40L and Iain McLeod M45S.
Podium finishes too for Anne Pearson Orange, Oonagh W50S, Laura Frisch W40S,
Dave Armitage M55L, Sam Gomersall M45S, Gary Morrison M40S, Tim G M40L.
More Gramp relay teams than we could find Doric names for and the Loupers came
2nd in Junior 48- class - well done Marnoch Oh-no-where's-my-compass?, Sasha and
Calum.
More photos from Ian H
here and loads more on the
SOA website although the main Gramp to feature
is Donald handing out trophies!
Mountain Bike O at Scolty 17th May
Results
will be posted asap after event. And
Score
results.
And
Routegadget too for the
linear courses only.
SOLs &
the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcourses (Posted
11/5/09)
It's rare I blow my own trumpet but has everyone noticed my recent success in
M21L following SOL2?!! I'm not the only one who is running "out of class" and
taking advantage of the plethora of courses now available. But what do the rest
of you think? Visit
GRAMPblog and let us know.
Jon
Duncan Junior Deeside Cup (Posted
11/5/09)
Here are the
rankings so far after Scolty.
Monday circuits
(Updated 30/4/09)
Circuits have moved outdoors for summer and become Run Training.
The format will be a bit different concentrating on running reps etc - click
here for details.
Spot the difference
(Posted 20/4/09)

Which one is the winner of
Aberdeen Sports
Council Junior Boys Sports Award for 2008, due to an outstanding year
representing Scotland in both the Junior Home International and Inter-Regional
events, as well as winning both the British Championships and SOL series in
2008? 
And which one
has made a pretty good start to 2009 as well, with wins in the British Sprint
Champs, JK Sprint, both days of the JK individual and SOL1 already?
Well done Sasha!
Scolty results 19th April (Posted 20/4)
Routegadget
Results and splits
Scolty
Prize Hill Splits
Run
in splits
Prizes of a free run at a future 2009 Gramp event were up for grabs for the
fastest three "hill splits" up and down Scolty, controls 228-168-169-137 on
either Brown or Black. Winners were Donald Kerridge, Dave Armitage and Ali
Robertson.
Steve Spencer had the fastest run-in split (8 secs). No prize I'm afraid - just
the honour!
MTBO
- 2009 North East Series (Posted 16/4)
Get your mountain bikes out of the shed and get pedalling in practice for the
inaugural event of the joint Maroc/Gramp 2009 North East MTBO Series on May 17th
at Scolty.
More details on each event to follow. In the
meantime, publicise this as widely as possible please with
this poster.
Calling all Eurovision wannabes
I have a suggestion from Gary Morrison that maybe we should have some music to
go with this website. Any GRAMPS out there with a secret talent for songwriting?
This was inspired by a visit to a website advertising a 5-day event in Puglia,
Italy - which actually looks like a great week of mixed orienteering around
pan-tiled/whitewashed Med towns, plus a few days in the forests dodging bears,
with the advantage of all that lovely Italian wine etc etc apres-O.
Make sure you have your sound switched on for
this.
Morph @
Moray Mix (Posted 22/3/09)

Several Gramps and Morph journeyed up to Culbin and Forres for the Moray Mix
last weekend and you'll see some of us in action in
these photos of Sunday's race around Forres
(taken by Pete who couldn't run but bagged a map and laid in wait at strategic
points around the course.)
Good to see
Foss and Erik back (even if they did moan a lot about the cold!) and some lesser
spotted Grassies out and about too.
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