This cache was nominated in the 2018 Victorian Cache of the Year Awards (Best Multi Cache).
Estimated time to complete: 15 min
Estimated distance to travel: 400m
“Great Scott Commissioner!
A master criminal at large? Right here in Gotham City?”
Could it be? A notorious supervillain hiding amongst us?? Under our very noses???
A fiendish fiend IS in town, and it will take both you AND the Boy Wonder to bring them to justice!! Better get down to Gotham City Police Department right away!!!
This cache is a straightforward offset multi with a twist - you can only uncover the final coordinates if both you and your crime-fighting buddy are at the listed coordinates at the same time!
Technical details
This style of cache is called a geomob. It is popular at events, where a mob of 6, 10 or even more cachers might be required before a cache is unlocked. As this isn’t part of any event, I’ve reduced the size of the mob to just 2 people to give you a taste of the geomob experience. Each caped crusader will need an internet-supported smart phone.
The original mob server was discontinued at the start of 2024; however, the experience has been recreated by talk2azs to run on a new server.
Once at the listed coordinates, each of you should tap on the following link on your separate devices:
https://talk2azs.com/mob/?mobName=gc7pdj3
and continue to refresh the window until you are close enough and connected to the mob.
✅ If you get a Geolocation Permission error, ensure your browser‘s settings allow geolocation.
eg. for Safari on iPhone:
Go to Settings>Privacy&Security>Location Services>Scroll down to Safari Websites>Select While Using the App
✅ Refreshing the window should also clear any GPS reading errors.
✅ Be patient - the mob refresh rate is a bit slow, so even though you might be within the mob radius you may have to wait there for a little bit until your presence is detected!
Cache information
Once you have the coordinates, the mob connection is no longer needed at GZ. The cache you will find there has space for small swaps. It is in quite an exposed position. Stealth is needed and cache retrieval will be much easier if you avoid peak hour.
GZ is located within 80m of the railway line bike path.
***CONGRATULATIONS to GJMMelb on their FTF***
TV series highlights
The classic Batman TV series ran for 120 episodes over 3 seasons from 1966-1968. Over that time 37 supervillains terrorised Gotham City! Some favourites are:
3. THE PENGUIN (BURGESS MEREDITH)
4. THE JOKER (CESAR ROMERO)
11. CATWOMAN (JULIE NEWMAR)
13. KING TUT (VICTOR BUONO)
The show has a cult following for its over-the-top performances, signature fight scenes, and witty dialogue which Adam West always delivered in typical deadpan style:
Robin: "Where'd you get a live fish, Batman?"
Batman: "The true crimefighter always carries everything he needs in his utility belt, Robin."
Robin: "Picked up the seal pulsator yet, Batman?"
Batman: "We're still over land, Robin, and a seal is an aquatic, marine mammal."
Robin: "Gosh, yes, Batman, I forgot."
Robin: "You can't get away from Batman that easy!"
Batman: "Easily."
Robin: "Easily."
Batman: "Good grammar is essential, Robin."
Robin: "Thank you."
Batman: "You're welcome."
Robin: "If we close our eyes, we can't see anything."
Batman: "A sound observation, Robin."