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The list Mystery Cache

Hidden : 9/19/2009
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The header coords just indicate that the cache lies to the north of vienna, not too far away. Only DList needs fieldwork in vienna, eventually. All other stages can be done as homework.

ATTENTION: You need special equipment and ability to log. So please consider that everything is at your own risk, because logging could be dangerous!
ACHTUNG: Du benötigst spezielle Ausrüstung und Fähigkeit, um diesen Cache loggen zu können. Bedenke bitte was du tust, denn das Loggen kann gefährlich sein und du musst selbst einschätzen, ob du das Risiko eingehst.

This cache is dedicated to a friend of mine to express my gratitude for many things he did for me, especially for granting me his friendship. He was also the reason for me starting geocaching.
Not only that, but he is partly responsible for anoher friendship of mine and without their help this cache would not be there where it is. Thank you, Moni and Peter!
So this cache should be easy for him. The rest of you should have a slightly better understanding of mathematics than the average. Besides it’s not so difficult to find the right answers.
For a special reason this cache deals with lists as stages:

Alist: Hey Mario, let’s start the kart! Get a list of your friends and enemies? Who is the friendly referee that helps you to find the right way?
A = sum of character values of his name

Blist: Find the List in the Organization of the Austrian Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications and take the special field of work?
B = sum of character values of this field of work

Clist: Find Curry Island in Vienna. There is a list telling you how many spices at most are necessary to mix only one "spice"?
C = quantity

Dlist: Series are quite similar to lists. So you have to calculate a few elementary mathematical series.
How many different languages (x) can you find at the additional waypoint coordinates "DList" written on glass?
Calculate D with the equations below
equations

Elist: Who photographed the first man free-solo climbing the separate reality in 1986 and did it free-solo himself in 2005? The name of this person can be found in another record list, too. Why? Because he was one of the first people to gain the record for a “long narrow walk”. How long was this walk in feet?

Flist: Where are groundhogs and a large list (almost a database) of beers very famous?
F = zip code of this place

glist: Some people say words in a list are already a poem. Which Gnesio-Lutheran spoil sport, fought against verse in the 16th century? Try to find this List in the largest list of general knowledge. But don’t cheat and write your own!
G = his year of birth

You can calculate the cache coords by:
N48° F*3*D+A*B+4*C+8
E16° 11*G+(B*2-6*D)*C-5
and check them on Geochecker.com

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Nyvfg: Ur unf tynfrf naq evqrf ba n pybhq Oyvfg: Betnavfngvba puneg Qyvfg: Gevtbabzrgel Ryvfg: Fynpxyvavat Syvfg: naq Fgehqryf tyvfg: Gel gb svaq gur erny anzr gb guvf trbpnpuvat anzrfnxr

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)