Any one know any UK orienteering clubs? • Non-Gaming • Travel • Eurogamer.net

MrWorf 6 Oct 2005 13:11:33 64,187 posts
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Want to start a hobby. Any help would be appreciated.

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Razz wrote:
Want to start a hobby. Any help would be appreciated.

There you go

I even fixed the speeling

Deleted user 6 October 2005 13:15:45

There's supposed to be a really good one near us. Didn't join though. Couldn't find it.

MrWorf 6 Oct 2005 13:16:24 64,187 posts
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Cheers!

/hands Fozzie his coat

Edited by Razz at 13:17:04 06-10-2005

Deleted user 6 October 2005 13:16:36

Closest to you right?

Deleted user 6 October 2005 13:17:02

Fozzie_bear wrote:
There's supposed to be a really good one near us. Didn't join though. Couldn't find it.

/fake laugh

Deleted user 6 October 2005 13:18:51

Djini wrote:

Fozzie_bear wrote:
There's supposed to be a really good one near us. Didn't join though. Couldn't find it.
/fake laugh

/fake look of concern

MrWorf 6 Oct 2005 13:19:30 64,187 posts
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Djini wrote:
Closest to you right?

Looks really exciting! I've always wanted to do this..

er... anyone heard of Bicycle orienteering?

Deleted user 6 October 2005 13:19:38

Fozzie_bear wrote:

Djini wrote:

Fozzie_bear wrote:
There's supposed to be a really good one near us. Didn't join though. Couldn't find it.
/fake laugh

/fake look of concern

/fake comment

Deleted user 6 October 2005 13:20:52

Razz wrote:

Djini wrote:
Closest to you right?

Looks really exciting!

Wait to you try THIS then ;P

MrWorf 6 Oct 2005 13:24:06 64,187 posts
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/One fingered salute

Deleted user 6 October 2005 13:26:29

For teh win!

Bet it's all go there!

ssuellid 6 Oct 2005 13:28:18 19,142 posts
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Its can be good fun. Went on a few when I was younger and had various incidents - one course was set by a bloke who did not know how to use a map and compass. Also teaches you that a straight line isn't always the quickest over open ground - make use of contours on the map.

MrWorf 6 Oct 2005 13:46:18 64,187 posts
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Ssue: Did you guys have to run or walk? I know some orienteering clubs have races etc... LOK meet up twice a week and run around Hampsted Heath o_O

Spanky 6 Oct 2005 13:49:15 15,037 posts
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I thought the whole point was that it was a race?

ssuellid 6 Oct 2005 13:49:37 19,142 posts
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Razz wrote:
Ssue: Did you guys have to run or walk? I know some orienteering clubs have races etc... LOK meet up twice a week and run around Hampsted Heath o_O

Either. Some times it was a race against other teams or the clock, other weeks it would just be more of a day out at your own pace.

ssuellid 6 Oct 2005 13:50:28 19,142 posts
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Spanky wrote:
I thought the whole point was that it was a race?

Sometimes its for a walk in nice scenery, or a 'best route' competition - rare tho.

MrWorf 6 Oct 2005 13:51:34 64,187 posts
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Cool. That's what I'm more interested in, a day out rambling through the forest.

DaisyD 6 Oct 2005 13:53:17 11,816 posts
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Djini wrote:
Closest to you right?

Hertfordshire is teh best! \o/

Edited by DaisyD at 13:54:25 06-10-2005

MrWorf 6 Oct 2005 13:54:22 64,187 posts
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Diasy love, what's the best (cheapest) way of gettign to Hertfordshire then from Central London?

DaisyD 6 Oct 2005 13:56:36 11,816 posts
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Razz wrote:
Diasy love, what's the best (cheapest) way of gettign to Hertfordshire then from Central London?

Being a police officer with free train travel! o_0

Serriously though, depends where you want to go.

MrWorf 6 Oct 2005 13:58:03 64,187 posts
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Watford Town Hall

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Liverpool Street Station + Overground trains...

I'll get you a map... hold on
Map

Edited by Djini at 14:07:50 06-10-2005

DaisyD 6 Oct 2005 14:02:31 11,816 posts
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By train from Euston to Watford Junction - the town hall's about a 10 to 15 minute walk from there.

If you don't mind me asking, what are you going there for?

Edit: If you catch the fast train from Euston it'll only be a 15 minute journey instead of the 19/20 minutes they advertise it as.

Edited by DaisyD at 14:04:37 06-10-2005

Deleted user 6 October 2005 14:26:27

Razz wrote:
Cool. That's what I'm more interested in, a day out rambling through the forest.

Do this then silly!

(Take a camera and take up landscape photography too).

Example Walk

MrWorf 6 Oct 2005 14:27:03 64,187 posts
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Djini wrote:
Liverpool Street Station + Overground trains...

I'll get you a map... hold on
Map

Edited by Djini at 14:07:50 06-10-2005

Cheers

MrWorf 6 Oct 2005 14:28:58 64,187 posts
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DaisyD wrote:
By train from Euston to Watford Junction - the town hall's about a 10 to 15 minute walk from there.

If you don't mind me asking, what are you going there for?

Edit: If you catch the fast train from Euston it'll only be a 15 minute journey instead of the 19/20 minutes they advertise it as.

Edited by DaisyD at 14:04:37 06-10-2005

I've now someone there that sells some good weed, going to pick up.

The orienteering society meets there, I'm goign to sign up next tuesday! Thanks again mate.

Edited by Razz at 14:30:05 06-10-2005

DaisyD 6 Oct 2005 14:35:04 11,816 posts
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Razz wrote:
I've now someone there that sells some good weed, going to pick up.

I think I know who . . .

The orienteering society meets there, I'm goign to sign up next tuesday! Thanks again mate.

Edited by Razz at 14:30:05 06-10-2005

Cool! I dare say they'll then take you all off to Whippendell Woods - apparently there's a course there. And I thought Whippendell Woods was just dog walkers, shaggers, and cops stopping off for a sneaky ciggie in the early hours of the morning (apparently).

Edited by DaisyD at 14:37:21 06-10-2005

MrWorf 6 Oct 2005 14:35:05 64,187 posts
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F_S: Hahahaha! I just didn't want to cross the line t'is all.

Daisy: Cool, so is Watford your "Manner" then?

Edited by Razz at 14:36:21 06-10-2005

DaisyD 6 Oct 2005 14:39:10 11,816 posts
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Lived here for a few years now, and worked around here since Feb.

Edited by DaisyD at 14:40:35 06-10-2005