Indoor Rogaining???
August Navigation Training in Hutt Valley
Rogaine pioneers Orienteering Hutt Valley are repeating their successful
navigation training, introduced two years ago. This year the course will
have an increased practical content, with two indoor and two outdoor sessions.
The course leads in to a series of afterwork "shoestring" rogaines and
two longer events.
The course consists of:
- Wed 4 Aug Navigation 101, an evening indoor session for those without familiarity
with topo or other maps. At Eastbourne, a short drive from Lower Hutt (or catch
the ferry from Wellington!) Starts 7pm.
- Sun 8 Aug Nav 101 Practical, complete an orienteering course in groups, area has
bush-filled canyon as well as easy areas. At Te Marua, just north of Upper Hutt.
10am to 1pm.
- Wed 11 Aug Navigation 201, an evening indoor session for graduates of 101 and
those with a basic familiarity maps; more specific rogaining content. Starts 7pm.
At Eastbourne.
- Sat 14 Aug Nav 201 Practical, in passable bush at Butterfly Creek, just over the
hill from Eastbourne. Has been used for several rogaines, ideal location. Meet 9am.
RogaineNZ Committee Member Mike Sheridan has plotted a course to avoid other endurance
event dates. Locations are deliberately not given because he wants you to register with him
by phone (04) 562 8839 or email
mike.sheridan@nbnz.co.nz
Mike is also coordinating a series of afterwork 3-hour "shoestring" rogaines,
and a 3/6 and a 6/12hr event, before the end of the year. The schedule is:
- Wed 8 Sep Shoestring 3hr Wellington North planned by Leo Homes. Leo's last
3hr was the most popular shoestring ever held, covering the myriad of bush tracks
on Tinakori Hill, Ngaio Gorge and Wilton Bush, a remote environment within a stones
throw of the beehive!
- Wed 22 Sep Shoestring 3hr Lower Hutt planned by Allan Stowell. The Western Hills
of Lower Hutt are dissected by steep bush-clad gullies which have eaten down through
the earthquake fault-scarp. And it backs straight on to Belmont Regional Park.
- Sat 2 Oct 3/6-hour event near the Hutt Valley, this will be a chance to try
something a bit longer, the Auckland 3/6 formula is very successful!
- Wed 27 Oct Shoestring 3hr Wellington South planned by Greg Thurlow. The south coast
of Wellington is wild and steep but contains a good maze of tracks.
- Sat 13 Nov 6/12-hour event in Rimutaka Forest Park near the Hutt Valley.
Vast area, well tracked, we haven't used all the available area here yet. Mike
Sheridan is planning this one himself.
This news item will not be updated, but keep your browser pointed at the
Rogaine Calendar webpage.
This page written
by Michael Wood,
and installed on 27 July 04.