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A GREAT CHALLENGE Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/9/2022
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


This is a challenge cache and the box is at the posted coordinates. To log it, you need to find 13 caches who are hided over 2400 meters altitude in Carphatian Mountains located in territory of Romania.

 

The initial idea was to include in the challenge only the 13 peaks of over 2500 meters that are in the Carpathian Mountains located in the territory of Romania. Due to the measurement errors of the GPS devices, only two of them (Moldoveanu and Parangul Mare) appears as peaks above 2500 meters. I decided to put the minimum requirement at the height of 2400 meters. At the time of publication of this challenge, there are 20 boxes that meet the requirements. To log this box you must have found at least 13 of them.

 

Warning: this box is located in highly alpine isolated area and it presumes intense effort and subsequent mountaineering experience. It is NOT recommended and not even available as long as there is snow on the trails, as well as on rainy periods!

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Examle log:

[njlevente](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=njlevente) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GCA0X1Q/72916 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

 

I found all 13 needed caches with at least 2401 Elevation

 

    GC3VE7Z  2511 2022-10-29 Vârful Parângul Mare (Big Parangul peak)

    GC31T87  2511 2022-07-02 Moldoveanu Peak

    GC7B6EC  2506 2022-07-02 Romania's highest point

    GC8P289  2502 2022-10-29 Mundra Peak

    GC1Z7NK  2495 2017-09-10 De la Omu, cu drag

    GC3T2FJ  2494 2018-08-25 Lespezi Star

    GC3QJPA  2493 2016-08-28 Varful Negoiu / Negoiu Peak

    GC8DZW8  2490 2020-08-01 Off the beaten path in Fagaraș

    GC342T2  2488 2018-08-17 Varful Peleaga

    GC8DNJA  2487 2020-08-01 Hârtopul Darei (2506 m)

    GC57GYC  2485 2016-08-19 Varful Papusa

    GC1W498  2468 2018-08-18 Retezat Peak

    GC8P3XJ  2440 2022-10-08 Papusa Peak

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Onfr bs ebpx, frr fcbvyre

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)