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5: The Challenge (Southwestern Ontario) Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 2/20/2010
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

5: The Challenge (Southwestern Ontario)

This challenge cache is available to cachers of all levels of expertise and experience. All can participate and enjoy!


This cache is located at the given coordinates:
N 42o58.208, W 081o09.090.
However, you are only permitted to seek and log this cache after you have completed the challenge. The real difficulty and terrain rating of this cache is 2/2.

Before logging a "Found It" for this cache, you must find five different caches. Each of the five caches must be a different cache size, must have a different difficulty level, must have a different terrain level, must be located in a different municipality, and must have a different cache owner. All of the caches in this challenge must be found on or after the date of publication of this challenge cache.

Summary of the rules of the challenge:

  • Each of the 5 caches must be of a different size (micro, small, regular, large, "not chosen", "other", or virtual).
  • Each of the 5 caches must have a different difficulty level (1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, or 5).
  • Each of the 5 caches must have a different terrain level (1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, or 5).
  • Each of the 5 caches must be located in a different municipality (e.g. London, Thames Centre, St. Thomas, Ingersoll, Strathroy, etc.)
  • Each of the 5 caches must have a different cache owner.
  • Each of the 5 caches must be found on or after February 20, 2010.
  • This cache does not count towards the requirements.
  • You cannot use any or all of previously used caches satisfying any other "5: The Challenge" challenge caches or "Le DEFI 5" challenge caches.
  • You must visit and log each of the 5 caches before visiting and logging this cache.
  • You must either make and publish a bookmark of the caches which satisfy the challenge (if a premium member) or list the caches and their different details in your "Found It" log (if a regular member).
  • Logs that do not satisfy the rules of the challenge will be deleted.

Example of (imaginary) caches that satisfy the requirements of the challenge:

  • GC30102: Bouncy Bunny in Victoria Park, Regular size, Difficulty 3.5, Terrain 2.5, London, CO sircachealot.
  • GC31415: Jorge Curioso LXXXVII, Small size, Difficulty 2, Terrain 1.5, Aylmer, CO Jorge.
  • GC32ABC: Mountain XTC, Micro size, Difficulty 3, Terrain 4, Wiarton, CO climberguy.
  • GC31BMN: Geoca$h, "other" size, Difficulty 1, Terrain 2, Ingersoll, CO Halfway Tom.
  • GC2999A: Y Not Cache, Large size, Difficulty 1.5, Terrain 1, West Lorne, CO bluebeard.

This challenge cache is inspired by a similar series of challenges in the province of Quebec entitled Le DEFI 5. If you enjoyed this challenge and you are caching in Quebec, you can seek out one of these challenges in just about every region of Quebec.


If you enjoyed this challenge, you're welcome to try more in this series:
GC24TNM 5: The Challenge (Toronto)


First to Find=Gold Medal: masterninja50

Second to Find=Silver Medal: hamgran

Third to Find=Bronze Medal: 3-way tie: PumpkinOneA, Halfway Tim, and Geohuntin' Jake

Additional Hints (No hints available.)