The cache IS at the posted coordinates.
The Challenge
Find at least 100 Traditional-type Alberta caches that are located at least 1,800 metres above sea level.
Feel free to click on the Project-GC banner, below, to see if you’ve completed this challenge:
You’re looking for a preform container (like a large test tube) hidden 1,829 metres above sea level. Stay to the ridge’s south side to avoid the worst of the windfall. Approaching from the southwest might be easier than coming from the east.
The 3.0-star difficulty rating is based on the challenge’s difficulty. The cache itself would be rated at 1.5 stars. The 4.0-star terrain rating does apply to this cache hide.
Please heed Sleepy_hollow’s warning: “Travel to the cache site involves off-trail travel with steep trail conditions, blow down, loose rocks, and exposed tree roots. Caution is advised at all times on this off-trail adventure.”
The Details
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Only Traditional-type caches qualify for this challenge.
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Only caches located within Alberta, Canada, qualify for this challenge.
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Normal geocaching conventions apply. For example, you cannot find your own caches.
Logging this Cache
You can sign this cache’s physical log sheet at any time – before, during, or after your qualifying day. But do not log an online “Found It” until you’ve signed this cache’s physical log sheet and shown that you’ve met the challenge requirements. We’ll delete any premature “Found Its.”
If you sign the physical log sheet before you complete the requirements, then you can log an online “Write Note” to help you remember this fact.
Providing Proof
One way to prove you’ve met this challenge’s requirement is to upload all or some of the Project-GC challenge checker’s output (see above) to your online log:
Alternatively, you can manually list your 100 qualifying finds on your online log. Be sure to include each cache’s GCCode, elevation, and found date. Here’s a partial list of our qualifying finds:
GC6JAY0 2475 2016-11-10 Isola Peak Summit
GC1FQAK 2380 2010-07-17 Mist Micro #1
GC39ZMX 2376 2016-11-26 Kananaskis Summits - Coffin Mountain
GC1FQBC 2353 2010-07-17 Mist Micro #2
GC6WK4W 2324 2016-11-30 Coffin - Sheep Traverse
GC6JR7X 2319 2016-11-10 Isola Peak West Ridge
GC6VT70 2314 2016-11-10 Jumpingpound on Isola
GC1E0NV 2311 2010-07-17 A View Point on the Mist Ridge Trail
GC1E0NY 2297 2010-07-17 Rickert's Pass Cache
GC6JR84 2261 2016-11-10 Isola Peak NW Ridge
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GC4W34N 1859 2014-01-25 Along the Prairie View Trail
GC2ZB7Z 1853 2016-10-16 JMH73 #1 Cox Hill
GC42BFK 1853 2016-10-16 CT Series - Marwayne
GC5JBQ2 1850 2015-04-19 Coyote Small Brother Cache
GC5BG1K 1849 2015-05-24 Bend on the Powderface Ridge Trail
Or, you could create a bookmarks list that provides that same information.
Credits
Congratulations to van der Decken, Bearberry’s Cub, and Trefoil/Voyager for being the first to complete and find this challenge.