Rogaine 2018
| Author | Date | Message |
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| Paul Keville | Apr 9 2018, 6:01pm | Setanta Orienteering club are hosting the 21st Rogaine Ireland event in the Wicklow Mountains this June The 24 hr event is for teams of 2 to 5 max The 6 hr event can be done as solo or with team of 2 to 5 max It is a great chance to get rightly off the beaten track in Wicklow and a fair few folk use the event to train and practice their navigation for long distance team AR events and it the obvious next step up from the popular Nav Challenge IMRA Series Entry fee per person: 24hr €35 (€45 after 31st May) 6hr €25 (€32 after 31st May) You can enter the event here https://www.fabian4.co.uk/step1/ContactDetails.aspx?EventID=2028 24hr will commence at 2pm Sat 16th June 6hr will commence at 8am Sun 17th June Both finish at 2pm Sunday 17th June We will be using the East West Map for Lugnaquilla & Glendalough The 24 hour is a tough enough event if you go at it hard and try to keep going for the duration especially if the weather is challenging but once you have a decent level of navigational ability it is well recommended. Some bring tent/ bivy and camp out, some come back to base at night where you can camp and get food and others just keep going If unsure of your navigational abilities especially at night then please do not enter the 24 hour event. It is essentially a score event with the challenge to pick up as many points / controls as possible with route choice left up to yourself once you have plotted the controls. Typically there are over 40 controls for 24 hour event and around 15 controls for the 6 hour event. Grid reference control descriptions are given out at the start of the event and you plot and plan your course in race time GPS's or other such navigational aids, food drops, organised outside support, etc are not permitted The after event BBQ is legendary :-) |
| Paul Keville | May 28 2018, 3:50pm | early bird entry fees are available until the 31st of may 2018 for setanta orienteers rogaine event. 6 hour and 24 hour event. Thats just 3 days away. We are using east wests new lugnaquilla and glendalough map. It is available in a laminate version and it is a really great quality map. The link for entries can be found here http://setantaorienteers.org/rogaine/ |
| Gordon Place | May 28 2018, 11:22pm | Hi Paul, will the old east west 1:30,000 do? |
| Paul Keville | May 31 2018, 3:54pm | The latest map is recommended. The old version will work but the new version is dramatically improved and will make some of the navigation a bit easier. Also early bird entries end this evening. Paul |
| Paul Keville | Jun 7 2018, 3:47pm | The start location for the rogaine has been revealed. The start is at grid co-ord 133 959. It is just about 2.5km south of Laragh village. You will be taking the R755 south of Laragh (signposted to Rathdrum) and then take a right hand turn onto the old Military Road signposted for Glenmalure. You go along this road for about three quarters of a kilometre where you take a sharp right-hand turn onto a forest road just after Derrybawn Mountain Lodge Guesthouse. Parking is on a forest track about 800m into the forest. It will be signposted from Laragh. Entries close this weekend on Sunday night the 10th June. So if you still want to enter get your entries in. Any entries after this weekend will have to be made by special request. Let's hope this great weather holds for the event. |
