Fjord-O West 2012 takes place during the same period as the well known Extreme Sport Week at Voss. Therefore we want to include some extreme elements in Fjord-O as well. We are happy to announce that Skydive Voss have sponsored us with two tandem skydives and two “try-it” packages (a quick introduction to skydiving and plane trip with skydivers jumping, while you stay in the plane)

- The two tandem skydives will be awards in classes W21- and M21-. Details are not fully ready yet, but the jumps will probably take place during the last day of Fjord-O. Depending on when Skydive Voss will need to receive the name of the participants, it will possibly be the class leader after day 3 or day 2 that will win the tandem skydive. The price will be personal; which means that if the winner won’t receive the price, it will be awarded to the next person on the result list. Upper weight limit for tandem skydiving is 100 kg.

- Winner of the “Try-it”-pacages will be drawn on day 2 or day 3, among all participants in Fjord-O that are older than 18 years. This package does not include a skydive, but provides a great opportunity to experiense everything that happens before a skydive, including the flight.

The Fjord-O team is very happy to be able to offer such an opportunity, and we are very grateful that Skydive Voss are offering such a price. Check out the Skydive Voss homepage http://www.skydivevoss.no/ for more exciting information. At this page you can also find information on how to book your own tandem skydive, if you want to be sure to have a jump, regardless of your performance in the woods.

For other exciting activities check also out http://ekstremsportveko.no/

Please note that there will be a lot of people at Voss this week, so if you want to participate in activities other than Fjord-O, it might be smart to book them already now!

Competition number 4 in Fjord-O West 2012 is  selected to be part of the Norwegian Sprint CUP (for junior and senior classes). The Fjord-o West 2012 organizers believe this will add additional quality to the competiton for the actual classes. The terrain in Bømoen should provide a  high speed competition in flat terrain, with a lot of possibilites for time loss if you are not 100 % on concentrated. More information about the Norwegian Sprint CUP can be found in the home page of Norwegian Orienteering.

Runners who compete in the junior or  senior classes in Fjord-O will automatically be considered participants in the Norwegian Sprint CUP, as the courses are the same. For participants in W 17-20 there will be separate, additional results for the Sprint CUP, split into W 17-18 and W 19-20. For competitors who in the first three Fjord-O races participate in other classes than W 17-20, M 17-18, M 19-20 or W/M 21- it’s necessary to select one of the cup-classes in race 4 if they want to participate in the Norwegian Sprint CUP. In that case the first three races will be counting towards the overall result for Fjord-O West 2012.

Course lengths are now available in the invitation