{"id":25020,"date":"2014-11-11T10:43:42","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T18:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/?p=25020"},"modified":"2016-08-26T13:07:02","modified_gmt":"2016-08-26T20:07:02","slug":"how-to-claim-a-geocaching-ftf-first-to-find","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/how-to-claim-a-geocaching-ftf-first-to-find\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Claim a Geocaching FTF (First to Find)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ping!<\/em> That\u2019s the sound of your phone or email notifying you when a new geocache is published nearby. Grab your geo-bag, gps device, and get moving… you want to be the FTF (First To Find).<\/h3>\n

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\"Discovering<\/a>
Discovering new geocaches before anyone else. Image by @gc_steph<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Why would I want to be FTF?<\/b><\/p>\n

Being FTF on a geocache is an exciting experience. You get to discover the newly published geocache prior to everyone else in the community and you get to brag about it \ud83d\ude09 . On many occasions, geocache owners will leave a small gift for the first geocacher to discover their cache. Prizes? Heck yes!<\/p>\n

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\"Photo<\/a>
Photo by @officialtinysuperman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Cash<\/a>
Cash prize! Image by Instagrammer @ruznuz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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How do I set up instant notifications to let me know when a new geocache is published (only applicable to Premium Members)?<\/b><\/p>\n

You can custom build notifications under Premium Member features.<\/p>\n

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  1. Go to the Add Instant Notification<\/a> page<\/li>\n
  2. Name the notification<\/li>\n
  3. Choose a cache type to monitor (e.g. Traditionals, Events, etc.)<\/li>\n
  4. Choose the types of logs you want to see (if you are just looking for newly published caches, choose “Publish Listing”)<\/li>\n
  5. Set the location (central point) and distance (around that point) you want to watch.<\/li>\n
  6. Check the email listed in the “Send to” drop-down menu. (If you would like to send Instant Notifications to an alternate email,you will need to manage your email addresses<\/a> first.)<\/li>\n
  7. Check “Enable Notifications”.<\/li>\n
  8. Select \u201cCreate Notification\u201d and you are set!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For addition information on Instant and Text Notifications please go here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    \"FTF!<\/a>
    FTF! Image by @driftsolo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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    \u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

    How can I add FTF to my statistics?<\/b><\/p>\n

    Geocaching.com does not have a feature that showcases FTFs, as Geocaching HQ does not regulate or manage FTFs. However, many geocachers use outside statistics-generating sites such as GSAK.net<\/a> or MyGeocachingProfile.com<\/a> to display their FTFs on their profile pages.<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Now go and search, young grasshopper.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"Young<\/a>
    Young grasshopper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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    How will you celebrate your first FTF? Pancakes?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"FTF<\/a>
    FTF Pancakes posted using #geocaching @Guwisti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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      Ping! That\u2019s the sound of your phone or email notifying you when a new geocache is published nearby. Grab your geo-bag, gps device, and get moving… you want to be the FTF (First To Find).     Why would I want to be FTF? Being FTF on a geocache is an exciting experience. You…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[134,53,95,135],"tags":[152],"series":[],"class_list":["post-25020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community","category-extreme-geocaching","category-geocaching-info","category-learn","tag-extreme-geocaching"],"episode_featured_image":false,"episode_player_image":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/inside-geocaching-hq-podcast","embedCode":"

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