Vampire O Halloween Orienteering Event by the Eastern Washington Orienteering Club

Name: Vampire O Halloween Orienteering Event by the Eastern Washington Orienteering Club
Start: 2024-10-19T17:45:00-07:00
Location: Manito Park and Botanical Gardens

Schedule

Sat Oct 19 2024 at 05:45 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Manito Park and Botanical Gardens | Spokane, WA

Spokane Mountaineer Members, family and friends are invited to join the fun in the dark at Manito Park for a family friendly orienteering event put on by the Eastern Washington Orienteering Club (EWOC). This late evening event happens in the dark so bring the biggest, baddest flashlights you own. You don't have to be a member of either club to participate. Run the course by youself or form small groups to do it together with. No experience required. There is a fee of approximately $10 for each individual or group. Additional maps for each group are $2 but you can all share the same map if you want to.
Have questions? Call or text Dave Sorg at 509-868-5984 or email to [email protected]. OR go to www.ewoc.org and look for answers on the EWOC club website.
This event will be posted on the Spokane Mountaineer website in the Clubwide Activity Group section or you can go to www.ewoc.org to see the details there.
Below is the description from the EWOC website:
For the 17th year in a row the brave and the adventurous will gather to orienteer in Manito Park after dark. Vampire O is a score-O format event, meaning everyone starts at the same time and races to find as many controls as they can within a 60 minute time limit. Controls count for 20, 30, or 40 points apiece. Ties in points are settled by who returns to the start first.
But beware, dear adventurer, there's more: someone among you is a vampire who will steal some of your points if they find you unprotected out in the open. Once you're "bitten" you take a turn at being the vampire. To protect yourself from vampires look for talisman's like the holy water, the giant crucifix, and the wooden stake (pictured at right). Don't worry, details of the rules will be reviewed and questions answered before the start.
5:45 registration
6:15 review of the rules
6:30 mass start
7:30 time's up
This is a family-friendly Halloween-themed event. Costumes are encouraged.
This year we will start in the parking lot near 21st/S Park Drive. That should change up the game a little as well as make it easier for everyone to find nearby parking.