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Saturday Jun 23, 2018 #
Event: LAOC Mt Pinos Two-Day
10 AM
Orienteering race (Mt Pinos) 1:04:33 [5] **** 6.51 km (9:55 / km) +300m 8:04 / km
spiked:5/9c shoes: Oroc X-Talon
Day 1 Green course at Mt Pinos. This place is probably my favorite technical terrain in the LA area, and the fact that it is at a high altitude makes it even more challenging to orienteer effectively, both mentally and physically. This course was no exception, as I was struggling to concentrate and keep a decent pace up the hills. Still, I'm pretty happy I didn't make too many errors on this one.
Map: https://photos.app.goo.gl/UyUo7c2Hk1SUyDDm6
S-1: I chose to play it safe and I hit the high eastern trail and attacked the control successfully from there.
1-2: Returned to the trail by heading straight north and then just ran by the trail till I saw the trail bend and the correct reentrant.
2-3: The lack of oxygen started to kick in here, and I went up the hill a lot slower than I should have. I hit the indistinct trail junction directly and then cut the corner to the bigger trail and attacked the control from there. It was a bit tricky to pick the correct reentrant.
3-4: Took a hasty heading, but the undergrowth threw me off a bit too much to the west, and I started looking for it in the much wider west reentrant. Realized my mistake pretty quickly, so it wasn't too bad.
4-5: Took a rough heading towards the saddle between the two rocky hills with the trail in between, and once I reached the flat terrace behind the saddle, I started climbing the hill in a southern direction, knowing that I wouldn't miss the big reentrant where the control was. Still, the control was a lot higher than I had estimated it would be, so that wasn't great.
5-6: Ran down (finally!!) to the big trail and cut corners till I reached the big rough open land clearing and headed east towards the trail junction. I sighted a rock that was in the correct general area and spent 45 seconds wondering why the control wasn't on it. I had hit the boulder cluster NE of the control. Oops.
6-7: Hit the east trail that heads south and hit the road from it. Followed the trail to the control except for cutting the corner on the switchback.
7-8: Sprinted down the reentrant with a small stream in it and then climbed the hill from the tiny turnout in the road.
8-F: Finish sprint!!!
Map: https://photos.app.goo.gl/UyUo7c2Hk1SUyDDm6
S-1: I chose to play it safe and I hit the high eastern trail and attacked the control successfully from there.
1-2: Returned to the trail by heading straight north and then just ran by the trail till I saw the trail bend and the correct reentrant.
2-3: The lack of oxygen started to kick in here, and I went up the hill a lot slower than I should have. I hit the indistinct trail junction directly and then cut the corner to the bigger trail and attacked the control from there. It was a bit tricky to pick the correct reentrant.
3-4: Took a hasty heading, but the undergrowth threw me off a bit too much to the west, and I started looking for it in the much wider west reentrant. Realized my mistake pretty quickly, so it wasn't too bad.
4-5: Took a rough heading towards the saddle between the two rocky hills with the trail in between, and once I reached the flat terrace behind the saddle, I started climbing the hill in a southern direction, knowing that I wouldn't miss the big reentrant where the control was. Still, the control was a lot higher than I had estimated it would be, so that wasn't great.
5-6: Ran down (finally!!) to the big trail and cut corners till I reached the big rough open land clearing and headed east towards the trail junction. I sighted a rock that was in the correct general area and spent 45 seconds wondering why the control wasn't on it. I had hit the boulder cluster NE of the control. Oops.
6-7: Hit the east trail that heads south and hit the road from it. Followed the trail to the control except for cutting the corner on the switchback.
7-8: Sprinted down the reentrant with a small stream in it and then climbed the hill from the tiny turnout in the road.
8-F: Finish sprint!!!