Seit fast 5 Jahren wird ein herausragender Geocache von irgendwo aus der Welt zum offiziellen “Geocache der Woche” vom Geocaching-Hauptquartier gekürt.
Mit dieser Karte kannst Du bisherige Geocaches der Woche in Deiner Nähe finden. Klicke auf einen grünen Punkt, um den Namen und GC-Code zu sehen und klicke dann auf den Link, um das Geocache-Listing anzuzeigen. Kopiere den GC-Code eines Geocaches in das Suchfeld des Geocaching Blogs, um den Artikel zu diesem Geocache zu lesen.*
“Geocaches der Woche” sind verteilt auf die ganze Welt
*Ehemalige Geocaches der Woche, welche inzwischen archiviert sind, werden nicht angezeigt.
Presque chaque semaine pendant 5 ans, une superbe géocache a été sélectionnée quelque part dans le monde pour recevoir le prix officiel de la “Géocache de la semaine” par le Geocaching HQ.
Utilisez cette carte pour trouver les anciennes Géocaches de la Semaine proches de vous. Cliquez sur un point vert pour voir le nom et le code GC de la cache, puis cliquez sur le lien pour ouvrir la page de la cache. Saisissez le code GC de la cache dans la barre de recherche du blog Geocaching pour lire l’article publié à propos de cette géocache.*
Les Géocaches de la Semaine partout dans le monde
*Les Géocaches de la Semaine qui ont été archivées depuis qu’elles ont reçu cette distinction ne sont pas affichées.
Geocache “Kittiwake” is a Terrain 5 geocache, which means special equipment is required to reach it. In this case, that special equipment is a Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus, AKA, scuba gear.
Some trackables and a geocoin on a watery visit
The cache can be found 40 feet below the water’s surface in the Cayman Islands. For most people that means getting SCUBA-certified and doing a dive (though, as the cache owner points out, some people choose to free-dive). As is common in geocaching, the logbook isn’t the only prize to be found at the cache site. Between the cache and the seabed, slowly becoming an artificial reef, is the cache’s namesake: the USS Kittiwake, Chanticleer Class Submarine Rescue Ship. Learn more about the Kittiwake on the geocache page.
The CO is Hindl.com, who’s been a technical SCUBA instructor for a decade, regularly leads tourists on dives to the Kittiwake, and thought geocaching would make an extra special addition to an already exciting exploration for many people. But he’s been careful about his choice of underwater cache locations: “I would not allow myself to put any geocaches on the historical sites or pristine reefs, but I felt like it was ok at the artificial (man made) wrecks.” Which the Kittiwake is.
Photo by dfx
Hindl.com spoke to us about SCUBA, pen-swallowing seas, decompression, and Buzz Aldrin.
Photo by Ondrej Hindl
Are you a regular diver? I am a technical instructor teaching from Trimix to CCRs (closed circuit rebreathers) and my favorites are wrecks and caves. I have done many dives on this wreck, which is an amazing deco stop (series of mandatory decompression stops before being able to ascend any shallower) after a deep technical dive on the wall. My first dive here was in the summer of 2012.
How often do you have to maintain the cache? What does that normally entail?
Given the limited time most visitors have at this GC, there is not much maintenance needed. However the ocean seems to be eating pens, they need to be replaced more often than in other land based caches. It usually takes just a quick stop on a regular dive. It can be done free-diving too, but not everyone can free-dive that deep, for that long.
“Fish In Mirror” by Ondrej Hindl
What has been your response to all of the great comments on your cache?
I can not describe how happy it makes me that people like this cache and mark it as their favorite. Not only because of the geocache, but I also see behind each of these geocachers, comments or logs a diver, snorkeler, free-diver but mainly an sea/ocean lover and someone who wants to protect the creatures we still have left in the seas.
Photo by Ondrej Hindl
What was your most memorable dive at this site?
I was lucky enough to guide Col. Buzz Aldrin (Apollo 11) on few dives during my diving career and the best one was through the Kittiwake wreck. He spent most of the dive “walking” upside down through the wreck, later claiming it is the closest he can get to walking on the moon again.
Do you have anything you’d like to share with the geocaching community in general?
Thank you to all who keep this great project going. Keep it up 😉
Photo by dfx
Continue to explore some of the most amazing geocaches around the world.
Check out all of the Geocaches of the Week on the Geocaching blog. If you would like to nominate a Geocache of the Week, fill out this form.
Swedish geocachers Carina & Lasse have found more than 8,500 caches together, but the really impressive number for this team is 4,838. That’s the total number of favorite points on the geocaches they own.
Their prowess as geocache hiders and their positive influence in the Swedish geocaching community is the reason Carina & Lasse are the March 2016 Geocachers of the Month.
Congratulations Carina & Lasse!
Carina and Lasse having a snack.
Carina & Lasse picked up geocaching as a hobby in 2011. They were already avid explorers, and thought that geocaching would be a fun addition to their outdoor experiences. “At first we tried to navigate using our car GPS. We switched to a handheld GPS almost immediately when we realized we really enjoyed and wanted to focus on geocaching.”
Carina, making her way through the bush.
For them, the appeal of the game came from the many secret places they discovered through geocaching, which they wouldn’t have otherwise found. And it’s usually just the two of them searching for caches on their own — “Group logging isn’t for us,” says Carina.
Pretty soon they began hiding their own geocaches, which have garnered much praise from geocachers local and from afar. Their hides are typically cleverly hidden and are complete surprises to those who find them (there are no spoiler images to be found in the cache galleries!).
Lasse goes after GC22JED.
Thanks to this geocaching team, anyone passing through or near Skåne, Sweden has at least 150 amazing geocaches to find.
Lasse making a reach…Carina signing a log.8000 finds!
If you know an outstanding geocacher who should be considered for the honor, simply fill out this webform. You’ll need to include the following information:
Your name, the name of your nominee, their username
Description (200 or more words) explaining why he or she deserves to be the Featured Geocacher of the Month. These descriptions can be written in any language.
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Verdiene Dir ein neues Souvenir, indem Du den Planet aufräumst
Stell Dir vor, Du bist draußen mitten im Wald. Die Sonne scheint durch die Bäume und ein leichter Wind weht an Dir vorbei. In diesem friedlichen Augenblick denkst Du an die Erforscher, die an der Stelle gestanden haben, wo Du jetzt gerade stehst.
Geocaching verbindet Abenteurer – aus der Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft – durch geteilte Erfahrungen voller Wunder und Freude. Aber es ist wichtig daran zu denken, dass es diese Erfahrungen nur wegen des schönen und interessanten Planeten gibt, der das Spielbrett von Geocaching ist.
Seit den frühen Tagen des Spiels haben sich Geocacher in einer Umweltschutz-Bewegung zusammengeschlossen, die sich “Cache In Trash Out”® nennt. Über Jahre hinweg haben Geocacher ihrem Spielbrett etwas zurückgegeben, indem sie Bäume pflanzten, Müll sammelten, Naturräume wiederherstellten und vieles mehr.
Deine Chance mitzumachen ist fast da! Die 14. jährliche CITO-Woche beginnt an diesem Samstag, vom 16.-24. April. Mach Dir die Hände (oder Handschuhe) schmutzig bei einem CITO-Event während dieser Woche, um Dir ein spezielles Souvenir zu verdienen.
