Year: 2018

/ Annika

Soporte de lanzamiento de Búsqueda Planetaria (también conocido como FAQ)

Join the Planetary Search to explore the beyond

We are in the year 2650. You are invited to join the Geocaching Explorers Club and be one of the first geocachers to visit each planet in the Solar System getting souvenirs along the way.

How to play

Find different types of geocaches to accumulate points in the League of Colleagues between March 19 and April 15 and get up to 10 new souvenirs to become an Official Space Explorer.

Visit the League of Colleagues to activate your score control board and get ready to take off on March 19.

 

Souvenirs Points needed in the League of Colleagues
Planetary Pursuit: Earth 5 points
Planetary Pursuit: Venus 10 points
Planetary Pursuit: Mercury 20 points
Planetary Pursuit: Mars 40 points
Planetary Pursuit: Jupiter 65 points
Planetary Pursuit: Saturn 100 points
Planetary Pursuit: Uranus 200 points
Planetary Pursuit: Neptune 300 points
Planetary Pursuit: Pluto 500 points
Official Space Explorer Collect all the planetary souvenirs (500 points) and get this souvenir goal.

 

Action Value in points
Record one found in any geocache (Traditional, Virtual, Webcam, Wherigo) 5
Registers a found in a Multi-Cache or Hybrid Letterbox 10
Record one found in a Mystery or Earthcache fifteen
Record one found in a geocache with 10 or more favorite points fifteen
Attend any event fifteen
Leave a traceable 4

 

What is the League of Colleagues?

The League of Colleagues is a classification that shows your geocaching activity and that of your friends. You get points when you register a cache, attend an event or complete other geocaching tasks. The number of points varies according to the task performed.

The League of Colleagues shows the total points you collect during the promotion. You can also see how many points your friends have scored during that time. The League of Colleagues is set to zero on Monday, April 16 at noon UTC.

How can I participate?

Visit the League of Colleagues to activate your score control board and prepare for takeoff. Between March 19 and April 15, accumulate points registering caches, attending events or completing other geocaching actions. Get up to 10 new souvenirs through the individual collection of 500 points in the League of Colleagues during the promotion period.

Can I join the Planetary Search at any time?

Of course! If you were late to join, you would still have the chance to win the 10 souvenirs as long as you get enough points until April 15th.

What are the 10 souvenirs that I can win?

individual

How can I get points?

If you register a cache, attend an event or perform other geocaching actions, you accumulate points.

Where can I see my souvenirs?


As soon as you collect a certain amount of points, the associated souvenir will be automatically granted to your profile. The souvenirs appear in your profile, in the souvenir tab .

Is the League of Colleagues in the Geocaching® app?

The League of Colleagues is not in the Geocaching® app , but you can see it in your phone’s browser.

Help, the points of my League of Colleagues are not correct!

  1. Be sure to activate the League of Colleagues by visiting the page once before starting to register your findings.
  2. If you change a note, DNF or other type of record to a “Found”, it will not be recognized in the League of Colleagues.
  3. You may have found and registered a Lab Cache. At the moment, the League of Colleagues does not grant points for finding laboratory Caches.
  4. You have sent the records on Monday, March 19 before noon UTC ( convert here to your local time ). We suggest you wait AFTER Monday at noon UTC – which in some places like New Zealand is midnight on Tuesday – to register your caches. Otherwise, the points will not count for the first week.
  5. You saved an eraser on Monday, March 19, before noon (UTC).

If you have already sent your records, select “View / Edit record / Images”, and click on the pen icon and “Send Registration” on the web page. Your records should now count in the total.

What does UTC mean?

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is currently the civil time base. It is the time standard (not a temporary zone) commonly used in the world. You can convert UTC to your local time here.

I have registered a Lab Cache, why do not I add points in the League of Colleagues?

At the moment, the League of Colleagues does not grant points for finding laboratory Caches.

Do I need friends in my League of Colleagues to participate in Planetary Search?


You do not need friends in Geocaching to get points and get the souvenirs of the Planetary Search. However, it’s fun to have friends in your League of Colleagues to encourage them in their space explorations! Here are some ideas on how to make friends in the Geocaching community:

  1. Attend a geocaching event. Attending events is the easiest way to make new friends in real life. Make sure you write down your usernames and invite them to be your friends at Geocaching.com . Extra: You will earn additional points by attending an event. Find events near .
  2. Search for local geocaching associations. One of the best ways to learn about geocaching and make friends is to join a Geocaching Association. Find nearby geocaching associations .
  3. Search for Facebook groups in your area. There are many geocachers on Facebook who have created local groups. Do the search for “geocaching + your location” on Facebook and find out if there is a group of treasure hunters in your area.
  4. Share your user in the comments section of this blog post. Thus, you can add each other to Geocaching.com and make friends all over the world!

How do I add friends to my League of Colleagues?

  1. On the left side of your new control panel, or in the old version, on the right side under the “Community” section, select View friends.
  2. Under Add a friend, enter your friend’s username.
  3. Select Send invitation.
  4. Write a message to your friend.
  5. Select Friend request

Why does the League of Colleagues show only one of my friends?

The League of Colleagues shows ten of your friends geocachers-always including you. If you want to see all your friends, scroll down the list and select See more.

Do the points of the League of Colleagues accumulate?

No, there is no point accumulation. The maximum number of points you choose when registering a cache is 15. For example, if you find a traditional geocache with more than 10 favorite points, you will gain 15 points in total. If you find a Mystery with more than 10 favorites, you will also add 15.

Do I get points from the League of Colleagues by attending a CITO, a Mega or a Giga Event?

Yes. Attending any type of event will add 15 points in the League of Colleagues during the Planetary Search.

/ Annika

Planetary Pursuit launch support (aka FAQ)

Join Planetary Pursuit to explore beyond

The year is 2650. You are invited to join the Geocaching Explorers Club and be among the first geocachers to visit every planet in our solar system earning souvenirs along the way.

How to play

Find different geocache types to individually collect points on the Friend League between March 19 and April 15 and earn up to 10 new souvenirs to become an Official Space Explorer.

Simply Visit the Friend League page to activate your scoring control board and prepare to lift off on March 19.

What are the 10 souvenirs that I can earn?

Souvenirs  Points needed on the Friend League (individual)
Planetary Pursuit: Earth 5 points
Planetary Pursuit: Venus 10 points
Planetary Pursuit: Mercury 20 points
Planetary Pursuit: Mars 40 points
Planetary Pursuit: Jupiter 65 points
Planetary Pursuit: Saturn 100 points
Planetary Pursuit: Uranus 200 points
Planetary Pursuit: Neptune 300 points
Planetary Pursuit: Pluto 500 points
Official Space Explorer Collect all planet souvenirs (500 points) and earn this meta souvenir.

How can I earn points?

If you log a cache, attend an event, or perform other geocaching actions, you collect points.

Action Point value
Log a Found it on any geocache (Traditional, Virtual, Webcam, Wherigo) 5
Log a Found it on a Multi-Cache or Letterbox Hybrid 10
Log a Found it on a Mystery Cache or EarthCache 15
Log a Found it on a geocache with 10 or more Favorite points 15
Attend any event 15
Drop off trackable 4

* The max number of points you can earn for any cache log is 15 points.

What is the Friend League?

The Friend League is a leaderboard that shows you and your friends’ geocaching activity. Earn points when you log a cache, attend an event, or complete another geocaching task. The number of points vary depending on the task at hand.

The Friend League displays the total points you collect during the promotion. You can also see how many points your friends have earned during the promotion. The Friend League will reset to zero on Monday, April 16 at noon UTC.

How do I participate?

Visit the Friend League to activate your scoring control board and prepare for liftoff. From March 19 to April 15, collect points by logging caches, attending events, or completing other geocaching actions. Earn up to 10 new souvenirs by individually collecting 500 points on the Friend League during the promotion period.

Can I join Planetary Pursuit at any time?

Of course! If you were late to join, you still have the chance to earn all 10 souvenirs as long as you collect enough points through April 15.

Do points on the Friend League stack?

No, there is no point stacking. The max number of points that you can earn on any cache log is 15 points. For example, if you find a Traditional geocache with more than 10 Favorite points, you will earn 15 points total. If you find a Mystery cache with more than 10 Favorite points, you will earn 15 points total.

Do I get points on the Friend League for attending a CITO, Mega or Giga-Event?

Yes. Attending any event type will earn you 15 points on the Friend League during Planetary Pursuit.

Where can I see my souvenirs?

As soon as you collect a certain number of points, the associated souvenir will automatically be awarded to your profile. The souvenirs appear on your profile under the souvenir tab.

Is the Friend League in the Geocaching® app?

The Friend League is not in the Geocaching® app but can be viewed in your phone’s web browser.

My Friend League points aren’t correct. Help!

  1. Make sure you activate the Friend League by visiting the page once before you start logging your finds.
  2. If you change a Note, DNF, or other log type to a Found it log, it will not be recognized on the Friend League.
  3. You may have found and logged a Lab Cache. At this time, the Friend League does not award points for finding Lab Caches.
  4. You logged on Monday, March 19 before noon UTC (convert to your local time here). We suggest that you wait to log until AFTER Monday noon UTC – which in some places like New Zealand is Tuesday at midnight – to log your geocaches. Otherwise the points will not count for the first week.
  5. You saved a Draft on a Monday, March 19 before noon UTC.

If you have already posted your logs, select “View / Edit Log / Images”, then click the pen icon and “Submit Log Entry” on the website. Your logs should now be counted towards your total.

What does UTC stand for?

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the basis for civil time today. It is the time standard (not a time zone) commonly used across the world. You can convert UTC to your local time here.

I logged a Lab Cache, why didn’t I earn any points on the Friend League?

At this time, the Friend League does not award points for finding Lab Caches.

Do I need friends on my Friend League to participate in Planetary Pursuit?

You do not need geocaching friends to collect points and earn souvenirs for Planetary Pursuit. However, it’s still fun to have friends on your Friend League so you can cheer them along through their space explorations! Here are some ideas on how to make friends in the geocaching community:

  1. Attend a geocaching event. Attending geocaching events is the easiest way to make new friends in the real world. Make sure to note their username and invite them to become friends on Geocaching.com. Bonus: You’ll earn extra points when attending an event. Find an event near you.
  2. Search for a local geocaching organization. One of the best ways to learn about geocaching and make friends is to join a Geocaching Organization. Find a geocaching organization near you.
  3. Look for Facebook groups in your area. There are many geocachers on Facebook that have created local groups. Search for “geocaching+your location” on Facebook and see if there is a group of like-minded treasure hunters in your area.
  4. Share your username in the comment section of this blog post. If others follow suit, you can add each other on Geocaching.com and make friends all over the world!

How do I add friends to my Friend League?

  1. From the left hand side of your new dashboard, or on the old version on the right side under the ‘Community’ section, select View friends.
  2. Under Add a friend, enter your friend’s username.
  3. Select Send Invitation.
  4. Enter a message for your friend.
  5. Select Request Friendship.

Why does the Friend League show only some of my friends?

The Friend League shows ten of your geocaching friends—always including yourself. If you want to see all of your friends, scroll down the list and select See more.

 

/ Annika

Aide au lancement de la Poursuite Planétaire (FAQ, quoi)

Participez à la Poursuite Planétaire pour explorer l’infini

Nous sommes en 2650. Vous êtes convié(e) à devenir membre du Club des Explorateurs et à être l’un des premiers géocacheurs à visiter toutes les planètes de notre système solaire, tout en gagnant des souvenirs à chaque étape.

Comment jouer

Du 19 mars au 15 avril, trouvez différents types de caches afin de collecter des points dans votre Ligue d’Amis, et gagnez jusqu’à 10 nouveaux souvenirs qui feront de vous un Explorateur Spatial Officiel.

Visitez la Ligue d’Amis pour activer votre tableau de bord des scores et préparez-vous au décollage le 19 mars.

Souvenirs Points nécessaires sur la Ligue d’Amis
Planetary Pursuit: Earth 5 points
Planetary Pursuit: Venus 10 points
Planetary Pursuit: Mercury 20 points
Planetary Pursuit: Mars 40 points
Planetary Pursuit: Jupiter 65 points
Planetary Pursuit: Saturn 100 points
Planetary Pursuit: Uranus 200 points
Planetary Pursuit: Neptune 300 points
Planetary Pursuit: Pluto 500 points
Official Space Explorer Collectez tous les souvenirs de planètes (500 points) et gagnez ce méta-souvenir.

 

Action Valeur
Loguez n’importe quelle cache (Traditionnelle, Virtuelle, Webcam, Wherigo) comme Trouvée 5
Loguez une Multi ou une Letterbox comme Trouvée 10
Loguez une Mystery ou une Earthcache comme Trouvée 15
Loguez une géocache avec au moins 10 points favoris comme Trouvée 15
Participez à n’importe quel Event 15
Déposez un objet voyageur 4

Qu’est-ce que la Ligue d’Amis ?

La Ligue d’Amis est un tableau de bord qui montre votre activité en géocaching et celle de vos amis. Vous gagnez des points en loguant une cache, en participant à un Event, ou en accomplissant d’autres missions liées au géocaching. Le nombre de points peut dépendre de la mission en question.

La Ligue d’Amis indique le total des points que vous collectez en cours d’opération. Vous pouvez également y voir combien de points vos amis ont cumulés au cours de la campagne. La Ligue d’Amis sera remise à zéro lundi 16 avril à 14h.

Quels sont les 10 Souvenirs que je peux gagner ?

individuel

Comment puis-je gagner des points ?

Si vous loguez une cache, participez à un Event ou effectuez d’autres activités géocaching, vous collectez des points.

Où puis-je voir mes souvenirs ?

Dès que vous avez collecté un certain nombre de points, le souvenir correspondant est automatiquement décerné à votre profil. Les souvenirs apparaissent sur votre profil dans l’onglet Souvenirs.

La Ligue d’Amis figure-t-elle dans l’application Geocaching® ?

La Ligue d’Amis ne figure pas dans l’application Geocaching® mais peut être consultée depuis le navigateur Internet de votre téléphone.

Au secours, les points de ma Ligue d’Amis sont incorrects !

  1. Assurez-vous d’activer la Ligue d’Amis en vous rendant sur la page avant de commencer à loguer vos trouvailles.
  2. Si vous changez une Note, un DNF ou un autre type de log en log “Trouvée”, ce log ne sera pas reconnu par la Ligue d’Amis.
  3. Vous avez peut-être trouvé et logué une Lab cache. A l’heure actuelle, la Ligue d’Amis n’attribue pas de points pour les Lab caches trouvées.
  4. Vous avez logué lundi 19 mars avant 13h (heure française). Nous vous suggérons de ne loguer vos caches qu’APRES lundi 13h (heure française), soit mardi minuit dans certaines zones comme la Nouvelle Zélande. Sinon, les points ne compteront pas pour la première semaine.
  5. Vous avez enregistré un brouillon lundi 19 mars avant 13h heure française.

Si vous avez déjà publié vos logs, allez sur le site web et choisissez “Voir / Éditer un Log / Images”, puis cliquez sur l’icône du stylo et sur “Enregistrer”. Vos logs devraient désormais être comptabilisés dans votre total.

Pourquoi parler en heure française?

A l’heure actuelle, l’heure civile est basée sur l’heure UTC (Temps Universel Coordonné). Cette heure de référence internationale ne correspond pas à un méridien. Or l’heure française, elle, correspond au méridien de Paris (UTC +1 ou +2 selon la saison.) Vous pouvez faire la conversion en heure française vous-même ici.

J’ai logué une Lab cache, pourquoi n’ai-je pas gagné de points dans la Ligue d’Amis ?

A l’heure actuelle, la Ligue d’Amis n’attribue pas de points pour les Lab caches trouvées.

Dois-je avoir des amis dans ma Ligue d’Amis pour participer à la Poursuite Planétaire ?

Vous n’avez pas besoin d’amis géocacheurs pour collecter des points et gagner des souvenirs pour la Poursuite Planétaire. Cela dit, c’est quand même plus sympa d’avoir des amis dans sa Ligue d’Amis, afin de pouvoir les encourager dans leurs explorations spatiales ! Voici quelques idées pour vous faire des amis dans la communauté géocaching :

  1. Participez à un Event géocaching. Participer à des Events est la façon la plus rapide de se faire de nouveaux amis dans la vraie vie. Veillez à relever leur pseudo et invitez-les à devenir vos amis sur Geocaching.com. Cerise sur le gâteau, vous gagnez des points supplémentaires en participant à un Event. Trouvez un Event près de chez vous.
  2. Cherchez une organisation de géocaching dans votre coin. Une des meilleures façons de découvrir le géocaching et de se faire des amis est d’adhérer à une organisation de géocaching. Trouvez une organisation de géocaching près de chez vous.
  3. Cherchez des groupes Facebook dans votre coin. De nombreux géocacheurs ont créé des groupes locaux sur Facebook. Faites une recherche “geoaching+votre emplacement” sur Facebook et voyez si vous avez des confrères chasseurs de trésors dans la région.
  4. Partagez votre pseudo dans la zone “commentaires” de cette publication sur le blog. Si d’autres font de même, vous pourrez vous ajouter mutuellement en amis sur Geocaching.com et nouer des amitiés dans le monde entier !

Comment puis-je ajouter des amis à ma Ligue d’Amis ?

  1. Dans le menu à gauche du nouveau Tableau de bord, ou dans le menu à droite, section “Communauté”, pour l’ancienne version, choisissez “Voir vos amis”.
  2. Dans l’onglet Ajouter un ami, tapez le pseudo de votre ami.
  3. Choisissez Envoyer une demande.
  4. Tapez un message pour votre ami.
  5. Choisissez Demander en ami.

Pourquoi la Ligue d’Amis ne me montre-t-elle pas tous mes amis ?

La Ligue d’Amis montre dix de vos amis géocacheurs, toujours en vous incluant. Si vous voulez voir tous vos amis, faites défiler la liste et choisissez Voir plus.

Est-ce les points de la Ligue d’Amis se cumulent ?

Non, il n’y a pas de cumul des points. Le nombre de points max que vous pouvez remporter quel que soit le log de la cache est de 15 points. Par example, si vous trouvez une cache Traditonnelle ayant plus de 10 Points de favorite, vous gagnerez un total de 15 points. Si vous trouvez une cache Mystère ayant plus de 10 Points de favorite, vous gagnerez un total de 15 points.

Est-ce que je gagne des points sur la Ligue d’Amis en participant à un event de type CITO, Mega ou bien Giga ?

Oui, la participation à n’importe quel type d’event vous rapportera 15 points sur la Ligue d’Amis durant la Poursuite Planétaire.

Indiana Jones and the Mysterious Waterfall — Geocache of the Week, GC3BH3J
/ Janelle

Indiana Jones and the Mysterious Waterfall — Geocache of the Week

Traditional
GC3BH3J
by Valente Cruz
Difficulty:
2
Terrain:
5
Location:
Aveiro, Portugal
N 40° 52.163 W 008° 11.409
Indiana Jones and the Mysterious Waterfall — Geocache of the Week, GC3BH3J
Indiana Jones and the Mysterious Waterfall — Geocache of the Week, GC3BH3J

Deep within the wild greenery surrounding Rio de Frades canyon in Portugal, this T5 cache may put you in Indy’s shoes—or, maybe his wetsuit.

Many geocachers feel an affinity for Indiana Jones and imagine they’re on amazing adventures in exotic locations, retrieving ancient artifacts worth millions of dollars. In all reality, many geo-adventures are closer to grabbing a lamp post cache from a parking lot on the outskirts of town, but the thrill is still there! 

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/ Martin Kerstein /

I ❤️ Paris – Geocache of the Week

Wherigo
GC2JVJB
by starless
Difficulty:
1.5
Terrain:
2
Location:
Paris, France
N 48° 51.270′ E 002° 21.140′

Paris has a long and eventful history. In 508 A.D. Clovis the Frank, the first king of the Merovingian dynasty, made the city the capital of France.

Nowadays, Paris is considered to be the city of love. Couples from around the globe choose Paris as a destination for a romantic getaway and to be immersed in the rich culture of the city. For geocachers, our Geocache of the Week offers an additional reward for visiting the famous sites the city has to offer.

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