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NEW TO ORIENTEERING?
Welcome! Click here for some more info on orienteering but the best way to find out is to come and try it out at one of the events listed below (except the night events which aren't recommended for complete beginners) or get a map pack for one of our Permanent Orienteering Courses.
If you have any ???s then contact us.

BENNACHIE SEMI-PERMANENT COURSES
The FCS at Bennachie put out semi-permanent orienteering courses  in the woods surrounding the visitor centre. This is like a Permanent Orienteering Course - in that you can get a map with suggested courses from the Rangers' office at Bennachie any time during their normal opening hours - but the courses are changed every so often.

CIRCUIT TRAINING ON MONDAYS
Circuits have moved outdoors for summer starting at Duthie Park on the 27th. The format will be a bit different concentrating on running reps etc - click here for details.
NB We've swapped venues for a few weeks as the road to Rotten O'Gairn is sort of closed off. See the details on the link above.

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As the BOC2008 website will be closed down soon, Individual and Relay results have been transferred here.

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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.