Klaas Wijnne mapping

Based in Glasgow, I taught myself how to make orienteering maps during the Covid lockdown of 2020 as a way to keep on orienteering and have made about a dozen maps since that time. The vast majority of these maps are now used for Clydeside Orienteers (CLYDE). My preference is for rough Scottish terrain (forests, marshes, muirs, hills) although I have made some urban/sprint maps.

Orienteering

  • Grade C controller (2024).
  • Committee member CLYDE (2023-present).
  • Administrator “Orienteering Mappers Int.” Facebook group (2024-present).

National orienteering events

  • Scottish Six Days, day 4, Balfour Forest Long (planner with Ben Stansfield), 31 July 2025.
  • Scottish Championships Individual UKOL at Creag Mhic Chailein (planner with Stephen Wilson), 27 May 2023.

Local orienteering events

  • KelvinS – “In Deep” (mapper/planner/organiser), CLYDE, 11 September 2025.
  • Dougalston (mapper/planner/organiser), CLYDE, 30 January 2025.
  • BallochCP (controller), CLYDE, 15 September 2024.
  • Auchengillan (mapper), CLYDE, 22 August 2024.
  • Carbeth (mapper/planner/organiser), CLYDE, 25 April 2024.
  • The Wyndford urban (mapper/planner/organiser), CLYDE, 31 August 2023.
  • Mugdock (mapper), CLYDE, 8 June 2023.
  • Croy Hill (mapper), GOAT/CLYDE, 27 April 2023.
  • Mugdock South Night O (mapper/planner/organiser), GOAT/CLYDE, 23 March 2023.
  • Campsies Hill O (mapper/planner), GOAT/CLYDE, 11 March 2023.
  • Colzium Night O (planner/organiser), FVO, 9 Nov. 2022.
  • Gilmorehill urban (mapper/organiser), CLYDE joint with GUOC, 13 Oct. 2022.
  • Garscube (mapper/ organiser), CLYDE joint with GUOC, 15 Sept. 2022.
  • Garnethill M8dness urban (mapper/organiser), CLYDE, 16 June 2022.

Orienteering courses

  • SOA Grade C controller course, 30 Sept. 2023.
  • SOA Planners Workshop, Oct-Dec. 2022.
  • Introduction to Updating Forest Maps, 1 July 2022.
  • SOA Event Safety Workshop, 12 April 2022.

Awards

  • CLYDE Croy Bowl for the KelvinN map, January 2025.
  • CLYDE “Most improved” male category for mapping and planning, January 2024.

CLYDE's Andy Paterson keeping a watchful eye as I had just "stepped" off the podium and fallen flat on my face while continuing to expound the virtues of the Kelvin North urban orienteering map, hence the slightly pained look... (Jan.'25)

Out in the field reccying for the Doon Hill & Fairy Knowe orienteering map. GNSS not always working smoothly but sorted it out in the parking lot with my old laptop "Goldmonster".