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"This event is being authorized by a Special Use Permit and is being held on the Los Padres National Forest"
Pre-Register up to event, but by June 20th for map-count
directions | Current Entries
CS: Bridget and Joel Thomson |
Courses | Safety
MD: Olive Kearney your event
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The Event
Mt. Pinos is LAOC's premier summer event.Two days of classic orienteering with relaxed camping under the stars and pine trees On Saturday afternoon there will be a very special O-training event, followed by stories around the campfires.
Terrain is nice runnable pine forest, with some steep hills and a good number of rock features. Mt Pinos is up at high altitude (8000 ft), so even in the hot June of LA it's nice and cool up there. We hope most of you join us camping, but there are also motels near I-5, about 20 miles away. Bring warm blankets as we expect the temperatures at night to be chilly. We will have some great campfires though. Bring wood and snacks to share.
On Saturday afternoon we will have a very special training session given by Clare Durand and myself to help everyone improve, maybe go up a level. Be sure to stay for this. Begnners and Advanced, we can always improve. I have thought of calling it "Getting out of the re-entrant of doom" but Clare is more cheerful.
The Courses
7 courses White thru Blue, plus Long Orange on both days. ePunch will be used on all. Standards are high, as are the full color maps. Some new areas of the map will be used on day 2.
Joel and Bridget Thomson are setting the courses. Be sure to read their very detailed Course Setter's notes to the very end. They are very important for your enjoyment and for your safety. Also pay attention to the Safety Box below, remember to choose an appropriate course, wear your whistle and a watch, then have a good time.
Contact Joel about pre-running a course.
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Due to the remoteness of the mountain, every individual or team out on the course must carry a safety Whistle (3 short blasts to summon help, do not use otherwise). You must also carry a WristWatch and report back within your 3hour limit or by 2.30pm whichever is earliest. Another 'W' is Water Be sure to hydrate well, due to elevation and dry air. No water available on the mountain, you must bring your own water. Supplies are available in Frazier Park just as you leave the freeway. We will have water on the courses as usual. Don't choose a course based on length! Base it on your abilities of navigation. Mt Pinos is truly a navigational challenge - and you will enjoy it. So WATCH your MAP, take extra care to knowing where you are.(see MapReading) If you get lost, STAY where you are or follow the safety bearing. Now is the time to review your techniques, before coming on the mountain. Parents, be sure to shadow your child if they are out alone on a course |
LOGISTICS
Sunday HDQ and Start will be at top of road
Pre-Register here by Weds June 20th IT DOES NOT OBLIGATE YOU TO ATTEND. Although you may still come and register on the day, pre-registering really helps the organisers, and makes things much simpler and quicker for you. It is used for map counts too.
As maps are being printed before the course setters go up on Thursday. we would like a good map count by Wednesday June 20th from pre-reg system, so please be kind and don't leave til last minute.
Individual starts every few minutes. If you drive up in the morning, allow time to relax before staring. Everyone: be sure to start early enough to get back well before course closure. 3hr maximum, firm. If you do not start until noon, you will not have the full 3hrs on the course as controls are removed starting at 2.30pm.
Facilities
Be sure to read facilities
and directions
There is NO water available once up the mountain, so bring your own, especially if camping. Even if only coming up for the day, or from a motel, bring drinking water.
Camping is on a first come first served basis, but usually has had plenty of room. Individual campsites are large and under the pines. 2006 fee was ~ $12 per day. Be aware that McGill is a dry campground so bring your own water. For details on camping and motels go here.
For parking, you no longer need a National Forest Service Adventure Pass during summer months on Mt Pinos. Day 1 start will be at McGill and may require some sort of parking fee to the concessionaire unless you park on the roadside or in the forest gap opposite. Day2 start will be higher, at the end of the road free parking area.
Directions: From LA, take the 5 Fwy 48 miles north of junction of 5 & 405 Fwys in San Fernando to Frazier Park; exit to west. Continue 12.4 miles, passing Frazier Park on right and Lake of the Woods and the Lockwood Valley turnoff on the left. At Mt. Pinos/Pine Mountain Club fork, go left and proceed 5 mi to McGill Campground on your right. For more complete info see directions There are 3 possible airports o/t LAX : - Bakersfield, Palmdale and Burbank.
Thank you and come join us for a fun event!