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Higher than Mt. Jade Challenge Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/4/2024
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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(圖片來源:玉山國家公園官網)

The cache is NOT at Mt. Jade. You can grab the container at posted coordinates any time on you way home, to the gym or to the shopping center.

Many people in Taiwan dream of climbing to the summit of Mt. Jade for at least once in their lifetime. Maybe you have already done it. If not, there might be many reasons why your dream cannot be realized at the moment.

Rumor has it that we are going to have a cache at H3,952m.

But how about logging a find above H3,952m? Well, it seems impossible in Taiwan, dosen't it?

In geocaching world, we play it the other way around. You can fullfill the challenge by summing up the elevation of your highest 4 finds. The purpose of the challenge is to encourage geocachers to log above H1,000m.

To qualify for this cache, you must meet the criteria:

1. The sum of elevations in any 4 finds is more than H3,952m
2. Used finds should have terrain score >= 2.5

Simple enough, isn't it? Go into the mountains and log caches. Let's get higher than the Mt. Jade.

Please use the checker below to see whether you qualify or not.

PGC Checker

For example, my checker runs like this (updated on 2024-03-21):

[risumfiriri](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=risumfiriri) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GCAJT3N/85061 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

I found the sum of 5614 Elevation on 2 caches and I needed 3953 of Elevation

    GC3YE0E  2854 2024-03-09 Lulin Front Mountain/鹿林前山
    GC9AMKH  2760 2024-03-08 Tri-benchmark series: Mt. Tungpu / 東埔山

You are welcome to share the stories of visiting these caches.
歡迎分享您拜訪這些寶的故事。

Hint is here

Of course, a cache related to Mt. Jade cannot be logged on the ground. Accend to a huge platform and catch your breath there. As a rule, give way to those who are going up. It's super windy out there, so hold on tight to the handrails for your safety.

Once you have logged this challenge, why not go on to check "Higher than Mt. Jomolangma Challenge (GCAJT3P)"? 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)