Helvellyn Gill alongside one of the ascent routes to the majestic Helvellyn is just a short walk from Swirls(NT)Carpark on Thirlmere - free parking opposite side of road. There are two bridges to cross to reach the cache site which is to the side of the Gill. You don't have to go very far up to enjoy spectacular views of the surrounding tops!!
Geocaching Project.
This is a seed cache, meaning you are meant to take one of the ready made micro caches inside of it and hide it yourself. No trading is required. Just take a cache and hide it using the proper title format and utilizing the seed cache template that you will find at the project website. There is no obligation to participate. Just sign the log if that's as far as you want to go.....
This project was launched to unite the entire geocaching continuum together at one point using the "Small World Theory" as it pertains to geocaching.
If even half of the nearly 13,000 caches originally released on 5/26/2006 get placed as a geocache, no geocacher in the entire world (with even 1 find) should be able to go much beyond 3 degrees of separation from every other geocacher in the world, but the REAL object of this project is to bring that number down to 1 degree for as many geocachers as possible.
One Degree of Separation is a project that has been taking shape and GROWING for nearly 3 years. It's a variation of the "Small World" concept that was proposed in the early 20th century. Many people are familiar with the "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" game, but few know just how far back the idea goes.
For more information on this project and the Small World Theory go to: ODS Web Site
To visually see how the project grows over time check the ODS: PRIME! geocaching profile stats at: ODS Web Site
Please email ODS:PRIME! GCVR2F when you plant your seed, so that your cache can be added to the ever growing network of caches placed in this project.
Many other goals will be posted as the project grows, but here are a few.
1. To have an active ODS cache hidden on ALL 7 continents.
2. To have an ODS cache hidden in all 50 states.
3. To have an ODS cache hidden in a number of foreign countries, by milestone,10 countries at a time. First milestone 10 then 20 and so on.
4. To have an ODS cache hidden in every county in Texas.
Thank you for participating in what is sure to be a noteworthy point in geocaching history.