News Archive: 2024
FVO Weekend, 2024Edinchip / Callander Crags, 7/8 September
This double-header weekend was organised by Forth Valley Orienteers, and featured the fourth event in the 2024 Scottish Orienteering League on Saturday, and the sixth event in the South of Scotland Orienteering League on Sunday.
Scottish Sprint Championships 2024MacRosty Park, Crieff, 1 September
ESOC had 2 class winners at the Scottish Sprint Championships, which was organised by Tayside Orienteers. It was also the sixth event in this year’s Scottish Orienteering Urban League.
Edinburgh Seven Hills Tracker
A reminder about the Edinburgh Seven Hills tracker on Turf.
Croeso 2024South Wales, 21-27 July
14 ESOC members competed at the Welsh 6 Day event in the Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons National Park), and thoroughly enjoyed the week.
WOC 202411-16 July, Edinburgh
The Sprint World Orienteering Championships took place in Edinburgh after many years of preparation, and was enormously successful.
July Social 2024Monday 1st July, Musselburgh Lagoons
July’s social took place at Musselburgh lagoons, where our Canoe-O practice is going from strength to strength. Organised by Hanne and David for the second year, the date was met with immediate acclaim, both by paddlers who had enjoyed themselves last time and also those who had missed out but heard
June Social 2024Monday 17th June, Pentland Skyline Run
The annual club pilgrimage into the Pentland Hills this year had ‘added interest’ due to the weather forecast suggesting periods of dampness and thundery showers around the time that club members would be out. Indeed, just at the suggested meeting time a loud clap was observed over the hills - one g
Jamie Stevenson Trophy 2024The Hermitage (Dunkeld), 16 June
Sunday saw the 2024 edition of the annual junior inter-club competition, with a crack squad of 13 ESOC juniors (lucky for some!) venturing into the forests of Dunkeld, claiming a Bronze medal and in our biased opinion the smartest team turnout with ESOC kit and war paint on point!
SOL 3, 2024North Pentlands, 9 June
ESOC organised the third event in this year’s Scottish Orienteering League, in the familiar surroundings of the North Pentland Hills.
British MTBO Championships 2024Callendar/Devilla/Beecraigs, 7-9 June
Over the weekend of 7th-9th June, Scotland managed an unfortunate fixtures clash between Taylor Swift's debut UK concert at Murrayfield and our own 3-day festival of fast and furious pedalling round the forests of Falkirk (Sprint @ Callendar Park, Long @ Devilla Forest, Middle at Beecraigs). However
SSOF 2024Drumpellier Country Park, 7 June
The 2024 Scottish Schools’ Orienteering Festival was organised by STAG (St Andrew’s Orienteering Club), and ESOC juniors enjoyed the day, with some great results.
SCOnanza 2024Edinburgh, 31 May - 2 June
SCOnanza 2024 was the second Scottish Turf Open Championships. The format was similar to the first Open events, held the previous autumn, and it was another great success - a busy weekend of events and socials, again attracting competitors from far and wide.
May Social 2024Roseburn, Tuesday, 21 May
Sarah McAdam writes: "Our May Social brought us to Roseburn in the West of Edinburgh for a Harry Potter themed 60 minute orienteering score event. There was also a foot or cycle Turf event at the same time.
Scottish Championships 2024Craig Leach & Roseisle, 25-26 May
Inverness played host to the 2024 Scottish Orienteering Championships, with the quality terrain attracting over 350 competitors including a fair few pilgrims from south of the border. ESOC managed a turnout of 30 competitors with ages spanning from 12 to 80 years old, who admired the bluebells, enth
SoSOL 4, 2024Balkello Hill, 19 May
The fourth event in the 2024 South of Scotland Orienteering League was organised by Tayside Orienteers (the third event was unfortunately cancelled due to bad weather).