Saturday, Jan 17th
The Adventure Trek
12pm Mass Start
Course Setter: Chris Day
The festival kicks off with the a 2 hour score orienteering Adventure Trek, where both experienced and beginner participants can chart their own path through the desert.
This year’s challenge takes place in the vast flatlands northeast of Buttes Pass, where navigational precision and overland speed will be the keys to victory.
Sunday, Jan 18th
The Classic
Starts 10am-11:30am
Measure your fitness and navigation skills against the best in a traditional 7-course classic orienteering competition that will span both technical and fast terrain.
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Beginners can stick to the basic White course or use their newly built skills to take on the Yellow or Orange competitions.
Course Setter: Matej Sebo
Sunday, Jan 18th
The Night Goat
5pm Mass Start
Are you ready to take on the desert at night? ​
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This modified format will extend our Goat (8-10km), Borrego (4-5km), and Beginner mass start tradition, but with a dusk start time. Following is encouraged, but as night settles and the group splinters, you might face the dark desert alone to complete this point to point course. Beginners who want just a taste of the night can opt for a lighted guide.
Course Setter: Mark Prior
Monday, Jan 19th
The Maze Middle
Starts 9am-11am
Navigate the slot canyons and steep slopes of the iconic "Maze" in the middle distance 7-course point to point competition. The distances will be short, but the complexity high, with numerous route options and physical challenges between controls in this three-dimensional wonderland.​
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Beginners will be thrilled to be exposed to ridges and memorable vistas while following a more straight-forward route.
Course Setter: Julien Ouellet
Questions? Please email info@sandiegoorienteering.org
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