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February Social 2024Pollock Halls, Tuesday 20th February
Alison Harding reports: “It was a chilly evening when ESOC members gathered outside the Commonwealth Pool, looking enviously at the warm interior. However Sabine soon made us forget that as she explained the event we were about to do - it seemed complicated! Everyone gathered in teams of two or thr
CompassSport Cup Scottish Heat 2024Birnam Hill, 18 February
ESOC have qualified for the CompassSport Trophy Final, following a good turnout for the Scottish heat, and some great results.
British Night Championships 2024Hawse End, Saturday 10 February
A few ESOC members travelled to the Lake District for a weekend of events, and brought home two trophies from the British Night Championships, plus several medals.
Edinburgh Big Weekend 202426-28 January
Edinburgh University Orienteering Club’s Big Weekend had a Sprint theme ahead of WOC 2024 - it was a great weekend with some excellent results from ESOC members.
Burns Night Social - 2024Monday 22 January
ESOC’s Burns Night festivities featured a score orienteering activity in and around the Burdiehouse Burn, Liberton, followed by the legendary ESOC Burns supper. Eleanor Pyrah (planner of the orienteering) sent this report.
Hair of the Dog social - 2024Tuesday 2nd January
The annual Hair of the Dog event saw an excellent turnout of ESOC members; more being in attendance than any year in recent memory. It was cool and dry overhead, but very muddy/wet underfoot particularly on the grassy areas. Once underway however it was very pleasant indeed!
Welcome to the new ESOC website
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Glasgow Parks Championships 2023Sunday 3 December
ESOC members enjoyed the 24th Glasgow Parks Championships, although the weather was cold.
SOUL 11, 2023Livingston, 2 December
Despite snow on the ground, there were some great results from ESOC competitors at the final event in the 2023 Scottish Orienteering Urban League, which was organised by Interløpers.
East of Scotland Championships and SoSOL 7, 2023Corstorphine Hill, 19 November
The 2023 ESOA Championships was organised by ESOC, in conjunction with the seventh event in this year’s South of Scotland Orienteering League. This was also the ESOC Club Championships, and there was a huge turnout from ESOC.
ESOC Club Championships 2023
The latest club champions were decided at Corstorphine Hill.
World Orienteering ChampionshipsSprint 2024
While often thought of as a countryside sport, in July 2024 orienteering will take over Edinburgh, when the Sprint World Orienteering Championships visit Scotland’s capital city. Five days of racing – for everyone from elite athletes to complete beginners – will showcase orienteering and allow peopl