Preliminary results are now available for the Spring 6/12.

Congratulations to all the springy rogaine teams.  Ivan Koudashev and Xanda Kolesnikow won the 12 hour event and the 6 hour winners were Sarah and Mary Fien.  Everyone enjoyed a dry day and, for the 12 hour teams, some wonderful moonlight.  However, there were a lot of wet and muddy shoes at the finish.  Check out the photos here

Many teams saw snakes and (unfortunately) feral horses.  The orchids had just started to flower and kept some teams on their toes trying to avoid stepping on them.

Thanks to all the volunteers who helped run the event, and the control collectors who also had a beautiful sunny day on Sunday. Also thanks to Hartley crew who kept us all fed and even made a very yummy breakfast on Sunday morning.

A few teams managed to get lost driving out to the event. This stemmed from following google advice rather than the “how to get there” in the final instructions on our website.  Please don’t take google “shortcuts”! And remember we will always put a rogaine sign at major turnoffs.

If you lost a bag of highlighters, a hammer or enamel mug contact Jean.

Entries are now open for the Spring rogaine - 12 hour or 6 hour event.

Bondo State Forest has some delightful native bush and the course is set.  Yes, it may be a little wet this year too with La Nina still lurking around, but the course is high in the catchment so (fingers crossed) won't be flooded. 

Access from Canberra is via the Brindabella road (note - about half is unsealed, with a bit of narrow and windy).  For those coming from Sydney, access is via Tumut and sealed most of the way.  More info will be in the final instructions published on Sunday 30th October. 

Entries close on 2nd November.....

by David Baldwin

After the disruptions of recent years due to border closures and lockdowns, this year’s champs looked good. While the weekend of the event turned on perfect conditions, torrential rains in the days prior created major problems for the organisers, nearly causing cancellation and created challenging navigation to the HH pre-event with flooded roads requiring impromptu detours. By Friday evening the rain had stopped and the campsites were not too damp, with only a few cars getting bogged. The HH site had been relocated from a farmer’s paddock to open bushland in state forest. There were wildflowers everywhere as we set up tents in the fading light and cooked our dinner, then had an early night after a long day on the road.

Victoria and the Australian Rogaining Champs has a special connection for both Julie and I. We each won our first Aus Champs in Victoria, for me in 1999 at Shelley and Julie in 2006 at Barkly only 15km away. This was my 23rd Aus Champs as a competitor, 23 years since 1999 when none of the under 23 teams would have been born!

Entries are closing soon for the Lured by Lyrebirds Night/Day rogaine events on 10-11 September (entries without late fees close midnight Sunday 4 September, with late fees midnight Wednesday 7 September).  Head here to enter - Night/Day (rogaine.asn.au).

Final instructions have also been posted.

Come and explore the picturesque area around Mt Clear and Brayshaws hut for these events. The southern end of Namadgi National Park is beautiful with open valleys, historic huts and other ruins and rocky outcrops. You'll very likely hear one of the many lyrebirds out on the course.

The same course will be used for both events so you can practice your night navigation before heading out the following day to enjoy the views. 

See you there!