Tag: Extreme Geocaching

/ Eric

Britain’s highest Geocache — Geocache of the Week

Traditional
GCG6XD
by Jurassic Parkinsons
Difficulty:
4.5
Terrain:
5
Location:
Northern Scotland
N 56° 47.797′ W 005° 00.107′

“The mountains are calling & I must go.” – John Muir 


Although there are now over three million active geocaches, only a select few stand above the rest and can claim they’re hidden at the highest possible point in a given country. In May of 2003, such a cache was placed in the northern reaches of the United Kingdom and has since been logged by over 2,400 brave adventurers. So pack your climbing gear and join us as we travel to the summit of Ben Nevis in Scotland for GCG6XD – Britain’s highest Geocache!

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The Cave — Geocache of the Week
/ Janelle

The Cave — Geocache of the Week

Traditional
GC1EFM0
by global trekkers
Difficulty:
2
Terrain:
5
Faro,
Portugal
N 37° 05.219 W 008° 25.466

If you make the trek, make sure to sign the logbook
If you make the trek, make sure to sign the logbook

Close your eyes. Take in a deep breath. Let it out. Transport yourself to the most exquisite beach you can imagine. It’s sunny, warm, and there’s even a remote cave. Now imagine there’s a geocache there, too. This is no dream. This is “The Cave” in Faro, Portugal, our Geocache of the Week.

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/ Andrew Baldwin

The Revenge Of Team Psycho #1 – Treasure Island – Geocache of the Week

Traditional Cache
GCY058
by lpyankeefan
Difficulty:
5
Terrain:
5
Location:
Maryland, United States
N 39° 26.150′ W 077° 48.033′

Call the crew! You need to assemble your best geocaching team to capture the daunting terrain 5 cache at ‘Treasure Island.’ In the middle of the meandering Potomac River between Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Shepherdstown, West Virginia, sits three weathered stone pillars of what appears to be remnants of an old bridge. Life has found its way on top of the eroding pillars. Tree roots grapple the sides, clenching onto its weathered base, and provide holds to stabilize those who climb to the cache.  

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Walking to the cache at low tide
/ Janelle

Geocache swims across the English Channel

Seymour Tower at low tide
Seymour Tower at low tide

Finding the Traditional Cache L’Avarizon (GCWNGX) on the island of Jersey is no small feat. You must walk over a mile from the shore along a rugged coastline during low tide, making sure not to get stranded when high tide rolls in. Through an unusual series of events, a child stumbled upon the cache—when it washed ashore, over 100 miles (160 km) away on the other side of the English Channel in West Sussex, UK!

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Walking to the cache at low tide
/ Janelle

Geocache cruza a nado el Canal de la Mancha

Seymour Tower at low tide
Seymour Tower at low tide

Encontrar el caché tradicional L’Avarizon (GCWNGX) en la isla de Jersey no es tarea fácil. Tienes que caminar más de una milla desde la orilla a lo largo de una costa escarpada durante la marea baja. Asegúrate de no entretenerte demasiado o te quedarás varado cuando llegue la marea alta. En una extraña secuencia de acontecimientos, un niño tropezó con el cache de una manera diferente: cuando llegó a la costa, a más de 120 millas de distancia, al otro lado del Canal de la Mancha en West Sussex, Reino Unido.

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