BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:77@nwoc.info DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221015T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221015T160000 DTSTAMP:20221014T084013Z URL:https://www.nwoc.info/events/ni-orienteering-championships-2022/ SUMMARY:NI Orienteering Championships 2022 DESCRIPTION:Carntogher - NIOA Long Distance Championships 15th October 2022 \nThis year's Long Distance Championships will be held in an area complete ly new to Orienteering -  the South-East slopes of Carntogher mountain in the east Sperrins. Although only a few miles from Glenshane Pass the terr ain here is completely different and as you can see below it features a we alth of subtle contour detail. In addition to the natural features\, the a rea has a network of unusual earthbanks which add landscape interest and l inear features for the less technical courses.\n\n[caption id="attachment_ 20193" align="alignright" width="625"] The east-facing slopes feature rich contour detail[/caption]\n\nA new plot and map by Peel Map Surveys should make the best of the area.\n\n[caption id="attachment_20194" align="align center" width="398"] A sample of the new map[/caption]\n\nIn recent years the local Community Association has been instrumental in establishing car parking\, access\, and walking trails which explore the history of this un ique landscape and we will make good use of these for our event.\nLatest I nformation (updated 09:00 14th October)\n\n\n\n\n\nParking:\nParking will be at the An Carn Community Centre and Cafe. Please do not park directly i n front of the centre (this is reserved for normal customers) and use the three areas shown on the map above.\nEnquiries:\nEnquiries\, hire dipper p ick up and car key drop will be at the An Carn centre.\n\nResults will be live online but also on display at enquiries.\nSI Air:\nThe controls will be SI Air enabled (beacon mode)\, but the start and finish must be dipped in the traditional fashion.\nBus to Start:\nA shuttle bus will take compet itors to the start and from the finish. This will leave adjacent to event enquiries. It will take 10 minutes to drive to the drop-off. There is then a further 10 minute uphill walk to the start.\nWeather / Safety: \nThe f orecast for Saturday is currently for showers\, possibly heavy with a stro ng gusting wind and strong wind chill. The carrying of a cagoule is strong ly recommended and may be required so please ensure you have one with you. Whistles are compulsory. There will be a small tent at the start.\n\nThe finish is adjacent to the bus drop off and clothing may be left there.\n\n Please read the map notes and hazards at the foot of the page. This is an unusual area and rock and water features require extra care.\nPrize Giving :\nThis will be in the An Carn Centre as close to 3pm as possible\nToilets :\nThere are toilets in the An Carn centre - please make use of these if p ossible. There will also be a single toilet by the bus drop-off point.\nCa fe:\nThere is a good cafe in the An Carn centre providing meals\, snacks a nd coffee. Please support this community enterprise.\nStart Lists\nStart l ists page now live at the link below:\n\n  NIOA Champs 2022 Carntogher S tart Lists\n\nAny problems contact us with the Query form below.\nEntries: \nThis is a Pre-entry event.\n\n Juniors £9 (NIOA/BOF/IOA members £7)\n Full-time Students £9 (NIOA/BOF/IOA members £7)\n Seniors £18 (NIOA /BOF/IOA members £16)\n Family multiple individual runs £45 (NIOA /BOF/ IOA members £40)\n\nEntries will be via the SIEntries Website\n\nEntries now closed - but we have a few spare maps on some courses. So contact us i f you would like to run and we will see what we can do!\n\n\n Enter Onlin e\n Edit Entry\n Entry List\n\n\nEvent Query\n[contact-form-7 id="5806" title="Event Query"]\nStart and Finish:\nFirst start 11:00 – last start 13:00.\n\nPlease allow at least 25 minutes to catch the shuttle bus and wa lk 400m (40m climb) to the start. The finish (and download) is adjacent to the bus pickup point.\n\nCourses Close at 15:00.\nMap:\nAll courses will use a new 1:10\,000 map. This has been surveyed by Peel Land Surveys sprin g 2022.\nCourse Details (Final):\n\n\n\nCourse\n\nLength\nClimb\n\nClasses \n\n\n1\n7.8\n290m\nM21L\n\n\n2\n7.4\n290m\nM35\, M40\n\n\n3\n6.3\n280m\nM 45\, M50\, M20\, M18\, W21\n\n\n4\n5.7\n210m\nM55\, M21S\, M16\, M60\n\n\n 5\n4.6\n225m\nW20\, W18\, W35\, W40\n\n\n6\n4.1\n185m\nM65\, W45\, W50\n\n \n7\n3.5\n165m\nM70\, W55\, W21S\, W16\, W60\n\n\n8\n3.2\n150m\nM75\, W65\ , W70\, Green\n\n\n9\n2.2\n120m\nW75\, M80\, M85\, M90\, W80\, W85\, W90\n \n\n10\n2.9\n150m\nW14\, M14\, Light Green\n\n\n11\n1.7\n105m\nM12\, W12\, Orange\n\n\n12\n1.3\n65m\nM10\, W10\, Yellow\n\n\n\nYellow\, Orange\, Lig ht Green\, and Green colour courses are also available. These are pre-entr y only.\nMapping Notes\nThe higher areas of Carntogher has many old peat c uttings which in places is complex. To best represent this the mapper has modified the steep bank symbol by reducing the length of the tags and in p laces removing the tags all together. In the terrain these are most common ly a 1m drop and fairly easy to cross\, though in places they are even sma ller than this but always distinct features in the terrain. Sometimes the cuttings face each other and are too close to map so here the wet ditch sy mbol has been used to represent the line of cuttings. However in other loc ations the symbol can be a traditional ditch often with flowing water.\nTh ere are many patches of gorse across the area and in most cases these have been shown as Vegetation Fight but occasionally when younger Vegetation W alk. Only the most distinct trees and bushes are represented.\nKnoll symbo ls are used to indicate not only very small hills as we would expect in Ir eland\, but also to indicate high points on hills.\nThe unusually geology/ hydrology of the area results in water channels cutting below the surface vegetation in places. This makes small streams more difficult to see and i ndeed you may hear water courses (or linear marches) before you see them! Extra care is required.\n\nThe marsh symbol tends to be a better guide to vegetation type than the actual wetness of the ground. By Irish mountain s tandards\, the area is relatively dry (probably because of the unusual hyd rology mentioned above).\nPlanning Notes\nThe best terrain at Carntogher i s clumped together on the easterly facing slope and lies between about 250 and 450m above sea level. In making best use of this\, climb is inevitabl e mainly on the first half of courses. This is reflected in shorter than u sual courses. Care is required on all courses over the “yellow” open h illside particularly whilst descending on account of the numerous areas of surface bouldery stones.\n\nDogs:\nNo dogs are allowed in the competition area.\nHazards:\n\n The area is open\, exposed and mountainous.  Please bring a cagoule which you may be required to carry if weather conditions are poor.\n Some of the faster hillside areas contain many small rocks. P lease exercise care\, particularly while descending.\n Be aware that the unusual hydrology of the area results in some small sinkholes and linear t renches forming in the surface peat.\n Most of the competition area is ov er 800 feet so low visibility is very possible. Ensure you carry a compass and be prepared to lose height to the SW should you need to retire.\n Wh istles must be carried.\n\nAll participants take part at their own risk an d are responsible for their own safety CATEGORIES:Championship LOCATION:Carntogher\, 132A Tirkane Road\, Maghera\, BT46 5NH\, Northern Ire land GEO:54.869706;-6.709795 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=132A Tirkane Road\, Maghera \, BT46 5NH\, Northern Ireland;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Carntogher:geo:5 4.869706,-6.709795 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220327T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR