B10: Conrad Kain -- Cranbrook Multi-Cache

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Scottie: Unfortunately, due to activity in the area, I feel it's necessary to archive this cache. Thank you to those cachers who logged this cache successfully over the years.
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Hidden : 4/22/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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This is one of a series of internationally placed caches to honour renowned mountaineer Conrad Kain.

About this Cache Area...

Although he was a living legend among his climbing contemporaries, it appears many locals were only vaguely aware of Conrad Kain’s esoteric occupation as mountain guide.

In obituary notices published by the Cranbrook Courier, on his death, Conrad Kain was variously referred to as “the well known Hungarian guide,” and “the first of the Swiss guides brought to this country by the ACC.” And even though one of the obituaries states that he “…expressly wished that his remains be buried beside that of this late life partner (Hetta),” who was interred in the Roman Catholic section of the Cranbrook graveyard, Conrad Kain somehow found his way to a final resting place over 100 meters away in the “commoners” section.

However, thanks to the loyalty of his old rope and saddle partner J. Monroe Thorington and a number of other friends, his epitaph was mounted on a headstone aptly made from his favourite climbing medium, a lovely block of granite.

The published coordinates are for a suggested parking place as you find the information needed to locate the cache container.

To find the cache container placement you will need to visit the final resting places of both Hetta and Conrad. Information on their headstones will be used to discover the cache coordinates.




The cache is NOT at the published coordinates which suggest a place to park as you take in this three part multi-cache.

You will first need to visit Hetta’s grave marker at
N 49 30.744
W 115 46.887
And collect the following numbers Birth .. Jun A 188B Death … Feb C 193D

Then you will need to visit Conrad’s grave marker at
N 49 30.786
W 115 46.965
And collect the following numbers Birth Aug E0 188F Death … Feb 2 193G

The cache container is hidden outside of the cemetery fence at
N 49 30. (F + D) C (B + F + E)
W 115 46.A (B + G) B

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