CompassSport 99

[Gross]

If you go down the road of countries & not counties then I think it might be Mike Hampton (OD) who wins....

[EddieH]

Surely no-one can beat Jorgen Martensson for countries, although maybe that's a rule change as Nick's rules are only competitive events to count.

For interest's sake I have 23 competition countries (counting GBR as a single country) - the most surprising missing one being France.

[Gross]

Actually I'd reckon on Peo Bengtsson for the Guiness Book but UK wise I think it might be Mike... counting the UK as 4 countries For me I'd need to add up but it's around 40 countries

[Arnold]

Re number of countries orienteered in.

Personally (and selfishly) I think you should only count countries with a "real" orienteering scene, ie those that independently organise at least a few events a year.

There's just over 40 of them depending on a couple of edge cases (and counting UK as 1 not 4). I've orienteered in 35 of them and am trying hard to get the remaining 5-10...sad I know though always fun to orienteer in a new country, in particular if you just pitch up at a random local Sunday event. They always look at you very strangely

The 80+ that Jorgen, Peo and a few others claim include lots of countries where a tour group, like PWT travel, made a map and organised a one-off event. Usually the maps are tiny and the locals are rarely involved. So I'm not sure you should count these really...but again a selfish point of view as I don't have any of them!

[Gross]

Looking at the IOF website this afternoon lists 70 member nations...... so I guess you need to at least all of those

[Patrick]

...and if anyone has managed to go orienteering in either Somalia or North Korea then please let us know!

Patrick

[graeme]

I can tick off 62 out of 99 (of the named areas).

Surprised nobody owned up to more. I count 62 as well.
(plus one I entered and they cancelled...)

[DavidJ]

I can't be the only one that doesn't know what you are talking about .

Still waiting for my copy to find out what this is all about - I didn't realise that Berkshire was so isolated. Anyone else still feeling excluded?

[DavidJ]

I can't be the only one that doesn't know what you are talking about .

Still waiting for my copy to find out what this is all about - I didn't realise that Berkshire was so isolated. Anyone else still feeling excluded?

The power of Nopesport ... arrived this morning

[CS99er]

I believe the Sutton Park event on Sunday was the first chance to tick off a CS99 area

[NFKleanne]

I've been to 2 of the 99!!

[madmike]

which 2?

[Marco Polo]

I believe the Sutton Park event on Sunday was the first chance to tick off a CS99 area

and at Cademan last night.

For those that prefer orienteering in daylight, there will be another midweek evening opportunty to orienteer at Cademan in April just after the JK.

[NFKleanne]

mike, been to the one in Norfolk and Knettishall Heath!!!

[DavidJ]

I believe the Sutton Park event on Sunday was the first chance to tick off a CS99 area

and at Cademan last night.

Pre-entries close on Sunday for the BKO Concorde Chase at Star Posts on the 31st - your chance to tick off Berkshire's CS99 area.