During the past three years, we’ve enjoyed taking on and (usually) completing dozens of Challenge Caches. So, as our (evil?) New Year’s gift to you, we’ve adapted some of our favourites and incorporated them into a mega-Challenge for well rounded geocachers. Hopefully, you’ll have fun with it…even if it takes three years to complete.
Since this is a challenge cache, you must not only find the cache and sign its log but you also must complete the challenge requirements as specified below.
| Step |
Points |
Mini-Challenge |
| A. |
50 |
Free points for simply being the wonderful geocacher(s) whom you are.
Documentation: None; we trust that you’re wonderful.
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| B. |
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How many images have you uploaded to your Groundspeak Gallery page?
Take that number, divide it by 100, drop the decimal portion, and add it to your points. (Maximum: 10.)
Documentation: None; we’ll look at your public “Gallery” page.
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| C. |
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On how many different calendar days have you found a cache?
If that number is at least 276, then… Take that number, subtract 266, divide that by 10, drop the decimal portion, and add it to your points. (Maximum: 10.)
Documentation: None, as long as your Statistics page information is public. Otherwise, upload an image of your calendar.
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| D. |
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How many Unknown type caches have you found?
Take that number, divide it by 100, drop the decimal portion, and add it to your points. (Maximum: 10.)
Documentation: None; we’ll look at your public Geocaches page.
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| E. |
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How many Multi-caches have you found?
Take that number, divide it by 25, drop the decimal portion, and add it to your points. (Maximum: 10.)
Documentation: None; we’ll look at your public “Geocaches” page.
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| F. |
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How many Virtual type caches have you found (can include multiple Brass Cap finds – GC43F3)?
Take that number, divide it by 25, drop the decimal portion, and add it to your points. (Maximum: 10.)
Documentation: None; we’ll look at your public “Geocaches” page.
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| G. |
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How many EarthCaches have you found?
Take that number, divide it by 15, drop the decimal portion, and add it to your points. (Maximum: 10.)
Documentation: None; we’ll look at your public “Geocaches” page.
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| H. |
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On how many consecutive days did you find at least one cache?
Take that number, divide it by 10, drop the decimal portion, and add it to your points. (Maximum: 10.)
Documentation: None, as long as your “Statistics” page information is public. Otherwise, upload an image of your “Longest Streak” statistic.
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| I. |
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For how many consecutive months did you find at least 100 caches?
Take that number, divide it by 2, drop the decimal portion, and add it to your points. (Maximum: 10.)
Documentation: None, as long as your “Statistics” page information is public. Otherwise, upload an image of your “Finds Per Month” bar graph.
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| J. |
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How many caches have you found that have legitimate* “Hidden” dates that are earlier than 1 January 2002?
Take that number, divide it by 2, drop the decimal portion, and add it to your points. (Maximum: 10.)
Documentation: All those caches’ GC Codes.
*While the cache owner probably had good reason to use the “Hidden” date that he did, for the purposes of this challenge, GCYGWM is not considered a pre-2002 cache.
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| K. |
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In how many countries have you found at least 50 caches?
Take that number, multiply it by 2, and add it to your points. (Maximum: 10.)
Documentation: None, as long as your “Statistics – Maps” page information is public. Otherwise, upload an image of your “Countries” table.
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| L. |
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In how many Canadian provinces/territories have you found at least 100 caches?
Take that number, multiply it by 2, and add it to your points. (Maximum: 10.)
Documentation: None, as long as your “Statistics – Maps” page information is public. Otherwise, upload an image of your “Canada” table.
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| M. |
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In how many U.S. states (and the District of Columbia) have you found at least 10 caches?
Take that number and add it to your points. (Maximum: 10.)
Documentation: None, as long as your “Statistics – Maps” page information is public. Otherwise, upload an image of your “United States” table.
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| N. |
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What is the biggest latitude (north or south) where you have found a cache?
If that latitude’s degrees is at least 51, then… Take those degrees, drop the decimal portion, subtract 50, and add it to your points. (Maximum: 10.)
Documentation: That cache’s GC Code.
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| O. |
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What is the smallest latitude (north or south) where you have found a cache?
If that latitude’s degrees is less than 50, then… Take those degrees, drop the decimal portion, subtract that from 54, divide the result by 5, drop the decimal portion, and add it to your points. (Maximum: 10.)
Documentation: That cache’s GC Code.
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| P. |
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What is the biggest longitude (east or west) where you have found a cache?
If that latitude’s degrees is at least 121, then… Take those degrees, drop the decimal portion, subtract 115, divide the result by 6, and add it to your points. (Maximum: 10.)
Documentation: That cache’s GC Code.
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| Q. |
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What is the smallest longitude (east or west) where you have found a cache?
If that longitude’s degrees is less than 92, then… Take those degrees, drop the decimal portion, subtract that from 101, divide that result by 10, drop the decimal portion, and add it to your points. (Maximum: 10.)
Documentation: That cache’s GC Code.
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| R. |
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What is the farthest distance (in kilometres, as the crow flies) between two caches that you found on the same calendar day?
Take that number, divide it by 1,000, drop the decimal portion, and add it to your points. (Maximum: 10.)
Documentation: Those two caches’ GC Codes.
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| S. |
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How many EarthCaches did you find on the same calendar day?
Take that number and add it to your points. (Maximum: 10.)
Documentation: Date.
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| T. |
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How many Virtual caches (can include multiple Brass Cap finds – GC43F3) did you find on the same calendar day?
Take that number and add it to your points. (Maximum: 10.)
Documentation: Date.
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| U. |
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How many NGS Benchmarks did you find on the same calendar day?
Take that number and add it to your points. (Maximum: 10.)
Documentation: Date.
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| V. |
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How many Multi-caches did you find on the same calendar day?
Take that number, divide it by 2, drop the decimal portion, and add it to your points. (Maximum: 10.)
Documentation: Date.
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| W. |
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How many Unknown caches did you find on the same calendar day?
Take that number, divide it by 3, drop the decimal portion, and add it to your points. (Maximum: 10.)
Documentation: Date.
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| X. |
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How many different cache types/icons (excluding NGS Benchmarks) did you find on the same calendar day?
If that number is at least 3, then… Take that number, subtract 2, and add it to your points. (Maximum: 10.)
Documentation: Date.
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| Y. |
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How many cells of the 9x9 Difficulty/Terrain “Fizzy” Grid have you filled in?
If that number is at least 54, then… Take that number, subtract 51, divide the result by 3, drop the decimal portion, and add it to your points. (Maximum: 10.)
Documentation: None, as long as your “Statistics” page information is public. Otherwise, upload an image of your “Difficulty and Terrain” grid.
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| Z. |
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How many caches have you found that have 5-star Terrain Ratings?
Take that number, divide it by 5, drop the decimal portion, and add it to your points. (Maximum: 10.)
Documentation: None, as long as your “Statistics” page information is public. Otherwise, upload an image of your “Difficulty and Terrain” grid.
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This cache is located in Kingsland Dry Pond Park. It is a small container wrapped in camouflage tape. Without the challenge requirements, the cache would have a 2-star Difficulty Rating and a 1.5-star Terrain Rating.
Kingsland Dry Pond is an athlete-oriented park. It has a soccer pitch, baseball diamond, ice hockey rink, basketball court, running track, and tobogganing hills. If you need a rest, there are benches and the shade of several tree species.
Congratulations to One Bad Ant for being the first-to-find this challenging challenge.