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Ihr habt die Geschichte vielleicht hier auf dem Geocaching-Blog verfolgt: Drei mutige Geocacher machten sich vor Kurzem auf den Weg, die Alpen zu Fuß zu bezwingen. Nun haben Alexander Monsky (Berufsgeocacher), Tim Krüger (psycho_vm) und Benjamin Gorentschitz (MudMen_GER) es geschafft und sind glücklich und erschöpft wieder zu Hause angekommen.
Get your cameras rolling! The last day to send in your film for the Geocaching International Film Festival (GIFF) is almost here. The deadline for all film submissions is July 1. Need inspiration? Watch this collection of clips from the films that have been submitted so far.
Before you send in your film, be sure to read all of the rules and guidelines. For tips on making a great film, check out this blog post. When you’re ready, send in your film here.
If your film is selected as a finalist, it will be screened at the GIFF Event (GC5K6WQ) on August 14, the day before Block Party, near Geocaching HQ in Seattle, WA. Speaking of Block Party—don’t forget to book your tickets and register for the last Block Party ever. Come visit Seattle and meet folks from Geocaching HQ as well as other geocachers from around the world. We’ll see you there!
Editor’s note: These were the most favorited geocaches in the world as of June 22, 2015. To see the current caches topping the charts, try out Worldwide Search on Geocaching.com.
There are many reasons why geocachers award favorite points to geocaches. Sometimes it’s the stunning view at the geocache. Other times it’s the unique container that makes your jaw drop. Whatever the reason, favorite points are a great way for geocachers to award top-notch hides.
Favorited geocaches tend to be higher quality caches, and with the help of the new search, it’s easy to find and sort geocaches by favorite points.
The following geocaches are the cream of the crop, the best of the best, the pick of the litter, the top dogs, the big cheese… well, you get the idea. And they all have one thing in common: lots and lots of favorite points.
Geocache Type: Traditional
GC Number: GC13Y2Y
Geocache Name: Lego – einer ist zuviel
Number of favorite points: 5,787
Geocache Type: Multi-Cache
GC Number: GC18182
Geocache Name: Voss-Margarine
Number of favorite points: 3,936
Geocache Type: EarthCache
GC Number: GCZ8H7
Geocache Name: The Cologne Cathedral – A Geological Point of View
Number of favorite points: 846
Geocache Type: Mystery
GC Number: GC2J9J5
Geocache Name: Schatz des Alberich
Number of favorite points: 2,857
Geocache Type: Letterbox
GC Number: GC3QM4X
Geocache Name: Seebrücke Binz
Number of favorite points: 1,349
Geocache Type: Virtual
GC Number: GC9A6E
Geocache Name: Historic Words
Number of favorite points: 1,299
Geocache Type: Webcam
GC Number: GC6F12
Geocache Name: London – Beatles Abbey Road
Number of favorite points: 609
Geocache Type: Wherigo
GC Number: GC356P2
Geocache Name: Die Jagd nach dem Grünen Diamanten (D+Engl)
Number of favorite points: 1,175
Inspired yet? It’s time for you to go and find a highly-favorited geocache and earn a cool souvenir. With the most recent update to the Geocaching Intro App, you can now search for any cache type. And don’t forget to spread the favorite point love.
Beginning Friday, June 19, you can earn your first brand new souvenir of the Geocaching Road Trip ‘15. All you have to do is find a geocache with 10+ Favorite Points. Any geocache, anywhere—as long as it has 10 or more Favorite Points. You can learn more about the Geocaching Road Trip ‘15 and the 15 Years of Geocaching celebration here.
Check out the latest Featured Search on our brand new search page to find favorited geocaches near you. Geocaching Premium members can use the Geocaching app to apply filters and sort nearby geocaches by Favorite Points.
You have until September 2 to earn this souvenir, so don’t worry if you don’t find it right away. This also happens to be the perfect time to start awarding all those Favorite Points you’ve been saving up.
Put the Pedal to the Floor: Earn the Fun with Favorites Souvenir!
Your Geocaching Co-Pilot wants you to be the first to see the glory that awaits you. To earn this souvenir, find a geocache with 10+ Favorite Points. That’s it. Any geocache, anywhere—as long as it has 10 or more Favorite Points. Check it out:
Find a geocache with 10+ Favorite Points and learn more about the Geocaching Road Trip ’15. You can also be the first to gear up with Fun with Favorites swag.
