More than 350 keen orienteers were back in action across the state last weekend as four of our clubs resumed activities and the junior squad put on a camp near Cowra.
On Sunday, Waggaroos hosted four newcomers from Leeton, two of whom took out the Moderate course on the steep slopes of Rocky Hill in the city's east!
Although visibility was excellent, the steep ascents, difficult descents and profusion of grassy regrowth following the recent rains made the courses physically demanding and relocation difficult if navigation was not perfect. Missing a control site meant some more hard scrambling across the hillside and significant time loss.
At the same time near Mittagong, SHOO started their Highlands Forest Series at Boxvale Tramway where rookies cleaned up in several classes.
Meanwhile, more than a hundred people enjoyed Newcastle's first NOY event for 2020 at Pelton, drawing competitors from Sydney and the Central Coast.
And in Mosman, Garingal had nearly 100 people for their come and try it event - including two dozen newcomers.
Meanwhile, as we reported earlier, 82 eager parents and juniors from across NSW and the ACT had four action-paced days in the central west for a school holiday camp. It was great to see so many new faces at this camp.
Sue Lane from the nearby Goldseekers club added: "My son took a friend along to the camp last weekend and after the first activity the friend said 'I didn't know how much fun orienteering was!'.
"All of the kids that I took (4 of them aged 11-14) all had a fabulous time. Thank you so much to all of the organisers."
