Clongo_Rongo
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On 3/29/2024 at 5:02 PM, Deepdiggingmole said:
And they bring this attitude when they cache abroad and cause no end of grief when they log finds on virtuals and ECs with no answers sent - or log trails with no logsheets signed
i would have at least 6 more webcam logs - if i had claimed a selfie find
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5 hours ago, smudgepuss said:
Some things that are noticeably different different between the UK and the Netherlands (the only country outside the UK I feel I've cached in enough to start getting a sense of) are:
- Dutch cachers really like Woodies (collectible/swapable personalised wooden coins that may or may not have a trackable code on to discover). They're so little of a thing in the UK that when in a group conversation with non-cachers I asked a caching friend of 10+ years 'I know this'll sound really suspicious to those of you who aren't X but... X, what does one do with woodies?', he'd literally never heard of them. Which made my confidence that I wasn't just being smutty somewhat misguided!
- Dutch multi caches cover a lot of distance for their T rating compared with the UK. A T1 or T1.5 multi in the UK is likely 'go to a place, read numbers off a thing, go max 300m away'. Whereas my friends and I joke that the T rating on a Dutch multi is simply how may day's hike it is.
- I think they're a lot more into 'here is my personal collection discoverable trackables' than in the UK (but that's possibly a reflection of the types of people who come to an 8am event on the 29th February hosted by foreigners at a closed McDonalds... That's another difference - it didn't even register as a possibility to us that a McDonalds wouldn't be open at 8am!)
- Dutch caches are on average better maintained than UK caches
- Dutch trees are more different to UK trees than you'd expect. A lot of Dutch tree climbs are either 'use a ladder, don't climb' or 'you'll need ropes and one of those pull you up devices because the lowest branches are 10m up' (ie pine/forestry trees), whereas I think a higher proportion of the tree climbs we see in the UK are either free climbable or you'd want ropes for safety for a higher free climb but you can still scramble up from ground level (or ground level plus a bit of a bunk up).
i have been to the Netherlands twice in the last six months
your Lab cache art are brilliant
i held two events and was surprised by the amount of woodies i was given - very pleasing and both events where well attended
you have a lot of old 2001 - 2003 multis = most of them were to long to do in the time we had
Urban 2 was fun - it took me two days to recover from the pedal boat - lol
need to go back as your caches are well maintained = even the old ones
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On 2/16/2024 at 10:03 PM, Keystone said:
You can figure out the answer by reading this page.
what bit am i missing - do they collect data or not - is the jigsaw website getting stopped ?
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On 12/21/2023 at 2:21 PM, pictom said:
This does not work if one has found a cache hidden in every month one was hidden. I've completed my JASMER challenge but now want to get the oldest cache in every state I visit. Fair enough.
BUT what if I want to the TWO oldest caches in every state. How does one go about seeing a list of the... say ten... ten oldest caches in every state? The number is arbitrary, but more than one. Even if it's the two oldest geocaches published in each state.
Which is what I am looking for. The second oldest cache published in West Virginia. I don't just want the name of the cache, but how to go about finding out which cache that is.Thanks!
you add another filter @pictom
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My 2024 goals for the year are:-
Complete my Quadruple Jasmer - only need 1 - Aug 2000 - Potters Pond
improve on my 1017 caches in one day
Find 50 - date placed year 2000 caches - (only need 9)
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My goals this year where to - complete the Triple Jasmer and 1000 logs in 1 day
I completed both
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What would make the 25th celebration even better, I suggest re-enable an August 2000 placed cache?
Having enabled the Ape Cache and also Match Stash in Sweden – this is a great thing to do for the silver anniversary.
By enabling another August year 2000 placed cache it will help us and a lot others to enjoy the travel using geocaching as a tool and get a 5th Jasmer - which is not obtainable at the moment as no 5th Aug 2000 placed cache available
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I have completed my Triple Jasmer and only need AUG 2000 to finish.
As a UK cacher, i think i have done well, i expect some USA based people don't realise how lucky there are to have so many choices
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Project GC - has a search
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On 9/1/2023 at 1:51 PM, Hügh said:
No, since it’s a Leaderboard based challenge.shame my Leaderboard stats are not for next week
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What comes next in Wheel of Challenges?Tune in again on August 29 to find out what the final challenge will be ?? -hopefully it will be find 20 of each type of Icons ???
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Piratemania - UK
first event was located in Hope in Derbyshire in 2008
Mega - Piratemania 15
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i was pleased to meet Smitherington at my team event at Indiana’s First, GC93 a few months ago
and he has a really cool car number plate
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8 hours ago, Northern Trekker said:
Any speculation on what the August Challenge will be?
it may be find 10 different Icons in August ?
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On 7/17/2023 at 8:58 PM, Clongo_Rongo said:
i see this webcam is accepting selfies for nearly two months now = https://coord.info/GCGZT5 - The first webcam cache in Italy!
it's funny that a few have posted a photo when it clearly shows - Manutenzione in corso, torneremo online a brevissimoMaintenance in progress, we will be back online shortlythe logs show they know the webcam is not working as state with the selfie photos and written logs
by logging selfies - it will get the cam closed down - the logs should be deleted by GCHQ if the CO does not ?
new location
still not deleted the incorrect logs - i wait and see ?
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i see this webcam is accepting selfies for nearly two months now = https://coord.info/GCGZT5 - The first webcam cache in Italy!
it's funny that a few have posted a photo when it clearly shows - Manutenzione in corso, torneremo online a brevissimoMaintenance in progress, we will be back online shortlythe logs show they know the webcam is not working as state with the selfie photos and written logs
by logging selfies - it will get the cam closed down - the logs should be deleted by GCHQ if the CO does not ?
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28 minutes ago, MNTA said:
Good luck! What are the candidates for you to complete it?
i am expecting to get the Dec 2000 ones in a few months time and the Utah next year once the snow has gone
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On 7/5/2023 at 11:10 PM, Hügh said:
I used GSAK/the API to download the logs for the four (ten, if you include the archived ones) August 2000 caches. Then I queried (GSAK's) database for the usernames of the players who had logged at least four of those caches, which narrowed down to a list of ~100ish potential quad-Jasmer qualifiers. From there I checked manually (via a custom PGC checker) to identify the true quad-Jasmer achievers.
so just to check - from the information you have - only 100 ish people have completed the true quad jasmer ? - just want to check before i state this in another post i was thinking of quoting in
i am only 3 away once this months are done
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16 minutes ago, mdc1 said:
Still confused. Do Ad Labs count for this months Challenge or not?
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8 hours ago, thebruce0 said:
Did you mean "archive" or "achieve"? Did GCHQ archive a challenge?
thanks - typo - achieve - edited
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1 minute ago, Hügh said:
Why should they? It's a completely arbitrary challenge that you yourself have decided to pursue.
as we seem to be in a season of challenge caches for a badge each month - lol
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After my recent trip to the USA - i now only need 3 caches to complete my Triple - Quad Jasmer
its disappointing that GCHQ don't recognise the effort and cost as a non - USA cacher to achieve this challenge
i did sign both Michigan Jasmer challenge caches on my trip
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the cache page clearly shows the other option - when the tunnel can be closed
when i did it in November a few years ago - i read the cache page and followed the - The Annette Lake Trail
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Where would I find a list of the oldest caches in Missouri?
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