I recently placed a cache in a tree (20ft. up) that is a 2 ½ mile roundtrip hike from the nearest parking. I also left a “tool” nearby that can be used to retrieve & replace cache without breaking your neck. The F.T.F. sent his kid up the tree (I thought I picked a tree that was unclimbable). The second & third followed the instructions, found the tool and did the cache the way it was planned.
My first 5/5 was a multi where the first stage was a set of cords tied way up in a tree….this tree had no branches lower than 15ft and was not built for climbing. My first thought was to go home and grab a ladder or rope for another day. My partner, Sweetann had a better idea……..1/4 mile away was our truck with the ever present pair of binoculars, once we were back she was able to read the cords and off we went to the second stage.