Fountainhead West

Course results can be seen below. Splits are available on Attackpoint or Winsplits.
To enter your routes and see how others went, head to RouteGadget.

Flickr photo album for event is here.

Fountainhead West provided another amazing day of orienteering for all who participated! Fantastic Fall weather made for nearly ideal conditions for getting out and soaking up the beautiful scenery that we love at Fountainhead. Matt Smith put together a challenging set of courses covering everything from White to Blue that gave participants a chance to exercise every skill in their orienteering arsenal. 180 intrepid individuals and groups started and battled the steep terrain and tricky navigational puzzles they encountered.
This year the volunteer team supported starts and finishes at both the event base at the Bull Run Marina end and remotely at the Kegley House on Wolf Run Shoals Road. Advanced courses (and Orange) shuttled out to Kegley house as the courses designed were put together to cover the best terrain at Fountainhead.
A huge thanks to all who helped to make the day a success!
- Harry Jones and John Organek made quick work of the registration area set up
- Harry and Lexie Brown adeptly managed all the registration work and got participants routed through all the follow-on steps so they could start successfully
- Sydney Dixon and Don Fish provided expert guidance as they help out some of our beginning groups with instruction
- Charles Carrick, Jody Landers, and Justin Green helped ensure our shuttle bus experience operated like a well-oiled machine. Chariots for Hire provided excellent shuttle bus service.
- Control Pick-up was expertly executed by Linnea Morres, Bill Wright, Aaron Linville, Kim Jepsen, Patrick Farley, Jody Landers, John Landers, and Richard Briggs, all who somehow didn’t think they had gotten enough mileage in on their earlier courses.
- Expert maps and results management was provided by Valerie and Roger Meyer
- And, we couldn’t have executed the event without our super dedicated Epunch team: Amy Louden and Valerie Meyer
It was a great day to be out in the woods!
- Paul Hession, Event Director