{"id":87561,"date":"2021-07-20T08:32:55","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T15:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/?p=87561"},"modified":"2021-08-10T09:03:24","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T16:03:24","slug":"new-leaderboard-challenge-reach-the-peak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/new-leaderboard-challenge-reach-the-peak\/","title":{"rendered":"New leaderboard challenge: Reach the Peak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Inspired by the mountaineering challenge of reaching the summits of the tallest mountains on all seven continents, we\u2019re inviting you on a challenge to reach new heights in geocaching. Over seven months, geocachers have the chance to earn up to two souvenirs each month. Players who earn all 14 souvenirs will earn an additional meta souvenir for completing each month of the challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The challenge begins with our first mountain, Puncak Jaya, the highest peak on the continent of Oceania. Starting August 2, find geocaches and Adventures to earn up to two souvenirs, the Puncak Jaya Basecamp and Puncak Jaya Summit souvenirs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

How do I participate?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From August 2 at noon UTC through March 6, 2022, collect points by logging geocaches and Adventure Locations. Earn up to two new souvenirs each month of the challenge by collecting enough points to \u201creach the summit\u201d of each month\u2019s mountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can I join the challenge at any time?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes! The challenge is ongoing from August 2 at noon UTC through March 6, 2022. Cachers who join in the challenge later on will only be able to earn souvenirs available for the specific months when their finds are logged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can I still earn the Peak Performer meta souvenir if I start after August?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To earn the Peak Performer meta souvenir you must earn the two available souvenirs for each month of the challenge. It is not possible to complete past months’ challenges. If you want to earn the Peak Performer souvenir you have to start with the August challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can I earn points?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each month will have different point values for different types of finds. We will share the new set of values on the last Tuesday of every month before the leaderboard refreshes and resets to zero on the first Monday of each month during the challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the first month of the challenge geocachers must collect 325 points to earn the Puncak Jaya Basecamp souvenir and 4,884 points to earn the Puncak Jaya summit souvenir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the point values for the first month of the challenge:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Found a Multi-Cache<\/td>600<\/td><\/tr>
Found a Mystery Cache<\/td>500<\/td><\/tr>
Found an EarthCache<\/td>450<\/td><\/tr>
Found an Adventure Lab Cache<\/td>350<\/td><\/tr>
Found it*<\/td>325<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
*Log a Found it on any other cache type<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The maximum number of points you can earn for any cache log is 600 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the souvenirs I can earn?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reach the Peak: Puncak Jaya Basecamp
Reach the Peak: Puncak Jaya Summit
Reach the Peak: Vinson Basecamp
Reach the Peak: Vinson Summit
Reach the Peak: Elbrus Basecamp
Reach the Peak: Elbrus Summit
Reach the Peak: Kilimanjaro Basecamp
Reach the Peak: Kilimanjaro Summit
Reach the Peak: Denali Basecamp
Reach the Peak: Denali Summit
Reach the Peak: Aconcagua Basecamp
Reach the Peak: Aconcagua Summit
Reach the Peak: Everest Basecamp
Reach the Peak: Everest Summit
Reach the Peak: Peak Performer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to play<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Monday August 2 at noon UTC through March 6, 2022, find geocaches and Adventures to collect points on the geocaching leaderboard and earn new souvenirs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each month features one of seven mountains and geocachers can earn up to two souvenirs for each, a basecamp souvenir and a summit souvenir. The points required to earn the summit souvenir each month will correspond to the height of that month\u2019s mountain. For example, Puncak Jaya is 4,884 meters tall so cachers must \u201creach the height\u201d of 4,884 points to earn the Puncak Jaya summit souvenir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The leaderboard will refresh with a new mountain and goal on the first Monday of each month and will reset to zero points. Each month the leaderboard will have different point values for different types of finds. Geocachers who earn all 14 souvenirs will earn an additional meta souvenir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where can I see the leaderboard?<\/strong>
You can see your leaderboard here<\/a> or access it from the Reach the Peak link on your dashboard<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do I find Adventures?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download the Adventure Lab\u00ae app for Android<\/a> or iOS<\/a> and start playing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n