On 22nd February 1857, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell (famously known as BP) was born in London, England. He learnt woodcraft from his brothers during his younger age and joined the military as a sub-lieutenant at the age of 19. He became the hero of Mafeking in 1900 for defending it against enemies for 217 days with very limited resources.
Upon returning to England, his book written for army men, Aids to Scouting, gained popularity among men and boys. He then gathered a group of boys for an experimental camp at Brownsea Island, Poole Harbour in summer of 1907 for him to try out some ideas in training boys in scouting practices. He then produced 6 series of books entitled “Scouting for Boys” in 1908. Many scout patrols and troops began to spring up in England and in numerous other countries before this book had hardly started to appear in bookshops. Thus, the Scouting movement was formed.
In Malaysia, scouting started as early as 1908 with a number of patrols being formed at various parts of the country to try out the ideas written in Scouting for Boys. In Kuala Lumpur, scouting started at the first GPS location in 1909.
The cache is not located at this first GPS location. By solving the following puzzle while standing at this location will bring you to stage 2 where another set of puzzle needs to be answered before you are pointed to the actual place where the magnetic cache is hidden.
STAGE 1
N 03o 08.ABC
E 101o 41.DEF
Task: While facing the wall, look at the clock tower towards your right. There are 4 numbers near the tip of the tower below an emblem.
A = Add 2 to the last digit of the numbers on the clock tower.
B = Second digit of the numbers on the clock tower.
C = Third digit of the year scouting movement in Kuala Lumpur was born.
D = Third digit of the numbers on the clock tower.
E = Last digit of the year BP's birth year.
F = First digit of the numbers on the clock tower.
STAGE 2
N 03o 08.UVW
E 101o 41.XYZ
Task: While facing the building, you will find 2 foundation stones in front of you.
(you may need to know a little bit of Malay language here to help you solve the puzzle, and there may be muggle nearby)
U = The month when the first foundation stone was laid.
V = The last digit of the year the building was opened.
W = Multiply by 2 the last digit on the clock tower at posted location.
X = Second digit of the year the building was officiated.
Y = The day when the building was officiated.
Z = Add the last 2 digits of the year the first foundation stone was laid.
Note:
1) You can get here via Monorail or LRT (getting down from Hang Tuah Station) or via U40 or U49 RapidKL bus. You may get down from KL Hop-on Hop-off bus stop number 8 to get here.
2) There will be some walking required to find this cache. Be prepared for some rain or hot sun.
3) BYOP - Bring your own pen
4) Please practice STEALTH when approaching the cache. There is a constant muggler not far from GZ.