Leinster Top Ten Challenge Mystery Cache
Leinster Top Ten Challenge
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This is a challenge cache, the cache is hidden at the given coordinates but to log a find you must fullfill the criteria set out below.
The challenge: Groundspeak have introduced a Favorites feature which aims to seek out the best of the best caches and tracks those that a premium member enjoyed the most with 1 point awarded for every 10 caches found. The caches that have been awarded the most points stand above the rest for various reasons, perhaps its in an area of outstanding natural beauty or near a striking national landmark. In any case you can be assured that these caches are well worth the visit and perhaps will become one of your favorites too!
This cache takes it's inspiration from barraseaclaid's "Ireland Top Ten Challenge" and indeed some of the text here has been shamelessly plaguerised from his cache page
So what are Leinster's Top Ten caches. The current top ten can be found as follows:
1. From the geocaching.com homepage click Hide & Seek A Cache
2. Search by Country: and select Ireland from the drop down list and click GO
3. On the next page select Leinster and click Search for Geocaches
4. Now click the blue ribbon filter along the top of the header column
The top ten caches will be displayed in descending order.
If you are not a premium member you will not have the facility to sort in this way. If non premium members wish to lock in a list contact me via my profile and I will send a list on to you
At the time you decide to accept the challenge you must do the following:
1. Post a note on the cache page listing the top ten caches in Leinster for that day, this is your "challenge list" It might be no harm to include one or two extras to allow for caches being archived or disabled. If a cache on your list is archived and you have no reserves it will be necessary to resubmit a new list. Once you have locked your list by submitting a note on the cache page you can ignore future changes to the list.
2. Find and log those caches (the easy part!)
3. When you have found all ten post a note or bookmark list showing your completed list.
4. Find the final
The Rules,
1) All cache types are included
2) Other challenge caches are excluded
3) The qualifying caches must have their location set as Leinster, Ireland. Older caches with just Ireland set as their location are excluded. If the owners subsequently update the location to Leinster, Ireland, the cache can then be included. This shouldn't be an issue at present as I don't believe any of these caches would make it onto the Top Ten List.
4) Previous finds are included
5) If there is more than one cache tied for 10th place you can use any of these caches (or them all if you wish)
6) All caches listed on www.geocaching.com as being in Leinster, Ireland count. Caches which have their location set to "Ireland" only are excluded
7) If you are the CO of one or more of your top ten list, your own cache cannot be used as a qualifier so you will have to use one from further down the list. You should indicate this when locking in your list
8) Any finds logged on this challenge cache without a qualifying list will be deleted without comment.
9) Any further questions can be sent to me through my profile, they will be answered immediately and the cache page updated if necessary.
10) Caches with their location set as "Dublin" are excluded. Caches located in County Dublin but with their location set as Leinster are included, however caches in Dublin City are not (for the purposes of this cache Dublin City is defined as anything inside the boundaries of the M50) This is to allow for caches in Dublin City who's owners have, perhaps mistakenly, set their cache location as Leinster. Again this is not an issue at present as I don't believe there are any caches that fall into this category.
The location
The cache is hidden in the Cooley Mountains. The D/T rating has been set to 4/4.5 This is to allow for the D/T combos of the various qualifying caches. However a 2/3 combo would more accurately reflect it's location on the hills. Just park at the carpark coordinates and cross the nearby stile, the cache is just 270 metres away. Please replace the cache exactly as found after logging the find. A decent set of boots is definitely recommended.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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