Equiptment - 58 Days to go!

Just purchased my ski package. Here's what I went with:
Rossi BC65 Positrack ski, Rossi BC 3 NNN boot, Rossi Auto BC binding, Fischer BC Variolight Adjustable Poles.

I ordered them online and saved a couple hundred dollars. They'll be delivered next week. Looking forward to getting out there and using them!

Karen went with the Fischer BC Outbound Ski.

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Up North Orienteering Race - 104 Days to go!

"Up North Orienteering" held a race today at Beaver Brook in Hollis NH. We decided to check it out and continue working on our orienteering skills. It was a tremendous learning experience for us - as individuals and as a team. We decided to go with the Green route, which was 5th on a difficulty rating of 1-7. The markers were in the most technical spots and the route distance was only slightly shorter than routes 6 and 7. Needless to say, we challenged ourselves right out of the gate by choosing this route. There were 12 markers total to find. By the end time we had 8.
Setting aside the disappointment that we ran out of time to find the last 4 markers, it was a phenomenal experience. It is difficult to believe that just two weeks ago we knew absolutely nothing about orienteering.
Today, we learned a lot about ourselves as a team. We are a great combination. A force to be reckoned with come March!
Rock on Pure Karma!!!

Vertical Dreams - 105 Days to go!

Today we took a beginner course in ropes. We learned the basics of tying knots, belaying, climbing etc. What a blast. There was some healthy competitiveness amongst team mates - and tons of laughs -all great stuff!

Training this weekend - 106 days to go

We have some great training lined up for this weekend.
Saturday we are signed up for a beginner ropes course at Vertical Dreams in Manchester.
Sunday we will be honing our orienteering skills at an Up North Orienteering event in Hollis.

November 11, 2009 Bushwacking with my boys! 115 days to go!

I spent a couple of hours "wandering" around Tucker Woods conservation land today with my boys. They are interested in learning about orienteering since they see a lot of excitement coming from me about the new stuff I am learning. It's hunting season so we were decked out in our orange. And I'll tell you what - "Look out for team Pure Karma because we are ALL OVER the orienteering discipline!!" Mark my words!

Practicing what we learned..

So, while Laura is off running a 1/2 marathon (slacker!), Karen and I decide to practice what we learned in orienteering class. Karen feels the need to master this (see why she's on this team?!)
Ok, I'm in Karen. We head to Tucker Brook Town Forest in Milford, NH where they have a permanent orienteering course set up.