Discussion: 'Suspicious' map found of Whistler Olympic Village

Maybe Adrian left a copy of the Sprint map for this summer's Westerns laying around.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/20...

hahahahahahaha.....way to go AZ!!

seriously, could an o-map arouse this kind of suspicion, if you weren't familiar with the activity?

it would if AZ had done some post race analysis and marked on all of his
ATTACK POINTS and which CP's he SPIKED and which ones he BOMBED.

Hah, I would be really amused if it was an O map. Though that would make total sense.

At the height of terrorism paranoia in late 2001 there was a news story which surfaced about detailed maps allegedly being found of the area around the Lucas Heights nuclear reactor in Sydney. Any of us could have identified a place where many such maps could be found - the office of the Orienteering Association of New South Wales. I wonder if we should have told the national security hotline?

If a map causes that much suspicion, just imagine someone running around carrying an o-map and wearing one of these sportident vests...
http://orienteer.com/si/vest.jpg

Be alarmed, not alert, Blair.

One of the reasons Barebones 2010 will not have a race at Whistler Olympic Park (where the cross country ski races are currently being held) is that we were not given access to any detailed base maps or airphotos, nor given permission to access the terrain until after the Olympics. We understood the main issue was security. We didn't push too hard because we have enough maps as it is, but it was strange, especially in today's world of Google Earth.

Also, in our preparation for the Whistler Village sprint event at Barebones 2010 we've been warned that village security will be alarmed to find these strange electronic-looking devices planted all over the village at corners of buildings and tucked into nooks & crannies - and that we'd better alert all of the proper people and send them pictures of our devices.

I guess I can understand it - but it does seem a bit funny as the biggest danger orienteers pose to others comes from leaving O-shoes in hotel hallways.

BTW: The Olympic Athletes' Village in Whistler is going to be an awesome orienteering facility. The Village itself will have a nice touch of urban orienteering and the forest surrounding it looks very nice. And they have great lodging options (which we are making available to Barebones participants this year - we will be the first non-Olympic group using this lodging).

@AZ: I spent the weekend skiing at Northstar Tahoe, and it brought back fond memories of running the sprint there a few years ago. Being there got me really excited about the upcoming Whistler sprint, because I expect it to be even better! Can't wait!

One reason we warn course setters to never leave our control stand bases for placing sprint controls on concrete surfaces untended without a control stand in them!

a dirty bomb indeed!