Event calendar listing all rogaines in NZ.
Event calendar listing all mapsport events in Wellington region.
"These are all clear features (like Belmont Trig) but there's no control marker there. I haven't even been up there recently. Scoring is by honesty. I'll say go, and as soon as I can I'll be out of this suit and out there myself."
So began the Wellington after-work rogaines. They've been a HUGE success attracting up to 100. At some stage honesty was replaced by question-and-answer controls - not so much for mis-trust but to enable everyone to know when they had found "it". Gradually the topo was put into the computer and the missing tracks were filled in. (And the overgrown ones taken out.) The Wellington Ridgerunners mailing list became the de facto advertising medium. Orienteering Hutt Valley (which had pioneered rogaining in NZ) was the organisational umbrella.
At some stage the occasional BBQ afterwards was replaced by pizza. Yay!
Usually 3 hours but occasionally might be shorter.
Maps available 5:30pm, briefing 5:50pm, rogaine 6-9pm. For locations further out these might be half an hour later.
If you can't get there by then why worry - just rogaine for a shorter time.
As advertised. Urban or near-urban, there's plenty of bush
tracks even within the city.
Rogaining teams are 2-5 but (a) organiser can allow solo for people known to them and
(b) don't know what's magic about 5, if you think that 10 of you can make
decisions together then go for it:-)) Mostly its 2-3.
$5 per person, payable on the night. Secondary school students FREE - rogaining with a friend is ideal prep for orienteering, Hillary Challenge, etc.
By two days prior is encouraged to estimate map requirements: email
You can also phone him on 04 562 8839.
To help on-the-night check-in please also send
Mike your home and cell-phone numbers when you register for the first time. This is
for emergency purposes only. See "Safety" below.
The standard rogaine system is that each control point is worth the first digit times 10,
ie control 44 is worth 40 points. Get as much as you can in the time, lose 10 points
for each minute you are back late. With Q-and-A controls you need a pen/pencil to record
the answer to the (simple) question at each one.
ALL orienteering clubs and the NZ Rogaine Association extend "members rates"
to each other. But if you would like to join the club which pioneered rogaining
in New Zealand and has run way more than any other, you can't go past Orienteering
Hutt Valley. Subs for first-time orienteering members are half-price, the sub form
is on the website www.ohv.org.nz
We will continue to recognise that although rogaining is a team sport we will allow
solos to run in the afterwork events as the environment is generally urban - so
long as the entrant can convince the course organiser on the night that they know
what they are doing, have the right gear and lodge their intentions. We will
not allow beginners to solo.
And if you start off in a team, you stay as a team. The only justification for
splitting up is to obtain help in an emergency.
We will require competitor full names and contact details at registration -
of course pre-registration by email makes our life so much easier on the night, so
keep up the work there. To save us writing down phone numbers on the night we
intend to start keeping a database of your phone numbers, for use in the event that
something has gone wrong and we are trying to contact you or your mum.
Recommended gear: hat, gloves, fleece type top, light weight parka, leg covering, torch,
food and water, and a pack to put it in. You're going to
need a pencil to record answers/code letters at controls.
Sensible Additional Gear: whistle, cell phone, plastic bag to
put it all in, spare torch, additional clothes if the weather is bad. The guy at
Mapsport
(as well as hosting this website) sells headlamps and other orienteering equipment.
Our safety plan includes a fairly prompt response if you do not turn up
at the end. We begin this process within 15 minutes
of the finish time. Within 30 minutes, we will in most cases have initiated some
sort of search. If you are going to be significantly late, be aware of this and
attempt to phone in to keep the organiser from having kittens! The organiser's
cellphone number will be printed on the question sheet or the map.
Standard Info about the Series
Safety Rules
The afterwork rogaines are not particularly hazardous, but some simple safety
precautions are appropriate.