Trossachs provide challenging terrain for the Scottish Middle Champs

Forth Valley Orienteers provided a weekend of entertainment for our membership combining the Scottish Middle Championships with the CompassSport Cup/Trophy Qualifier. In the first big weekend of forest adventures of the season it was certainly a test for some rusty orienteering skills with plenty of heather, glorious forest and hilly terrain to test participants.

The sunshine did not emerge for the Scottish Middle Championships but the location of the event assembly at Loch Katrine with the Steamboat cafe offering fabulous coffee or food and respite from the intermittent spring dampness and plenty of opportunities to socialise with friends. The download team were also to be found in the ticket booth which provided shelter and even a heater! The event team even managed to secure presentations of the medal and trophies on the Sit Walter Scott steamboat.

A fabulous and very well organised event, as ever from the volunteers of Forth Valley Orienteers, and in particular a particular thank you to Andy Llewellyn for organising the event, Paul Hammond for his devious planning and Fran Loots of Tayside Orienteers for controlling the event. Well done to those who successfully reached the podium and indeed to everyone who tested their metal against a very technical area.