Weird Sport
A series of caches to celebrate the weird, the unusual, the downright odd sports that are played in the UK. You've probably played a few of these at the local village fete, but bet your life there's a world championship for them and an entry in the Guiness Book of Records!
To discover the coordinates for the physical cache location simply answer the questions below. All the answers can be easily found online.
Caber Toss
The caber toss is a traditional Scottish athletic event in which competitors toss a large tapered pole called a "caber" (/ˈkeɪbər/). It is normally practised at the Scottish Highland Games. It is said to have developed from the need to toss logs across narrow chasms (in order to cross them), lumberjacks needing to transport logs by throwing them in streams, or by lumberjacks challenging each other to a small contest. Although the sport is primarily associated with Scotland, a similar exercise, "casting the bar", was popular in England in the 16th century.
To find the coordinates for the physical cache answer the following questions. (There is no cache at the listed coordinates above, do not go there, you will not find anything!)
N52 24.ABC E1 18.XYZ
- A caber can be between 1A and 20ft in length
- B = 1
- The highest score achievable is 1C.00
- The person tossing the caber is either called a 'tosser' or a X (number of letters in the word)
- Althought the sport is primarily associated with Scotland, a similar exercise in England called 'Y the Z' was popular in England (number of letters in the words replaced by Y and Z)