So I'd discovered the oak tree at the bottom of the lane, and studied its architecture on several occasions to plan a cache there, and it's only when I arrive with a monstrous rope and several hundredweight of climbing gear that I look down and notice it is surrounded on all sides by barbed wire fencing. Not there then....! This one was found while walking back to the car, and I was delighted to discover it was climbable without any gear. It's also not an oak tree. They're pretty, but they've got hairy arms. Have you noticed? Makes 'em hard to navigate.
However...
While I have tagged this as a freeclimb - that's only because it is possible to do it unencumbered by equipment. I set the cache with the help of an adjustable lanyard. Please do not take any chances. The cache is higher than you would be happy to fall, and if you do fall, you'll be about four feet from passers-by, but completely invisible to them. The only thing worse than a painful death is an ironic painful death.
So be smart.
The tree is best approached from the side away from the road. You will see a little entry where no doubt the local schoolboys indulge in schoolboy high jinks. That's the best place to begin your climb.
Notice the telephone wires and power lines. You do not need to go anywhere near them, and you do not need to climb directly above them (though you do have to climb higher.) DO NOT THROW ROPES OR THROWLINES IN THIS TREE!
Look at the spoiler images to see where you are headed. The cache used to be visible from the ground, but lichen and age have made it invisible. Luckily for you, I've put a green reflective band around the limb right next to the cache so you can see it.
Nobody - not me, not geocaching.com, not your lucky pants - is responsible for your safety apart from YOU. Do not attempt if you are at all unsure.
Please replace the log book as found
folded vertically in half so that it is easily retrievable from the container.
KING OF THE SWINGERS caches, in approximate order of difficulty:
