A Leisurely Stroll with Bert – Paddy Pallin 2024
(By Greigor Scott). With my ageing knees clearly telling me that my running days are over, when Bert van Netten asked me if I would like to go for a leisurely stroll in the Paddy Pallin rogaine with him I gladly took the opportunity. And with his experience going back to the earliest days of […]
Strategic Plan 2024 .. and onwards.
Graham Field – 28/05/2024 This may not seem the like a topic that instantly draws you in with anticipation of a good read. To be honest, I’d rather be out there exploring the bush with map and compass in hand than sitting here doing something resembling real work, but this is important. We .. NSW […]
My Wrap of “Kariong up the Coast”
I’ll remember the “Kariong up the Coast” Autumngaine for some time to come. The event was remarkable for several reasons. The obvious remarkable point was the weather. The forecast was not good at all. The last forecast I saw was up to 45mms of rain and a significant portion of this falling during the event. […]
Chris’ Wrap of the 2024 Metrogaine
I really enjoyed yesterday’s metrogaine, even though it has left me stiff and sore today. Congratulations to the organising team, the event ticked all my boxes: I wasn’t sure that I was going to make yesterday’s event, but John Bulman contacted me at the last minute and suggested we team up. I know John from […]
Rogaining 2023 by Numbers
The NSW Rogaining Organising Committee / Board are having a strategic planning session in December to redo our 5 year plan. In preparation for this session, I have collected the following statistics to help reflect on the sport we love. 2023 In Numbers High Level Entrant Data (One member can appear multiple times) Number of […]
Go West for the Australian Rogaining Championships – 7/8 September 2024
I once went to Western Australia for a week and ended up staying nine years! If you have never been, it’s a great place …. and what better excuse than to make a first time visit than for the 2024 Australian Rogaining Championships on 7/8 September. The details are already up on the WARA website: […]
2023 World Rogaining Championships – Lake Tahoe, California
I attended the first world championships way back when in 1992 in the gold mining country around Beechworth, Victoria. Arguably the event was a bit premature (most competitors were Aussies) but it was statement of confidence about where the sport wanted to go. I made it to the next three championships held biannually at Mt […]
VETTING “THE EDGE”
It’s always frustrating — and humbling — to make a navigation blue right at the start. No, I’m not talking about a recent rogaine, but my experience while vetting the forthcoming course for the Oz Champs at Goobang NP and adjacent farmland. For those not familiar with the process, the purpose of vetting is basically […]
2023 NSW Paddy Pallin 6hr Rogaine recap – Oscar Woolford
We opted for the approach of “plan for less and you can always get more”, but in a way where we wouldn’t skip too much early on. Our starting plan actually excluded controls 50, 34, 31, 12 & 23, and also had a potential shortcut from 61 to 49 if we were running short on […]
Paddy Pallin Rogaine 60 years young – a great tradition and partnership – by Julian Ledger
I first went rogaining in Western Australia in the early 1980s. I worked for YHA – Youth Hostels Association – one evening working back there was a stomping and a puffing up the stairs and there was Paddy Pallin. YHA was one of the organisations he had a hand in founding here in NSW and […]