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Then It's Freddie Trueman, surpassed only by the almighty Moralitharan with an aggregate career wicket take in test matches. In the early 60's Trueman gave me a bowling coaching session at the Boys and Girls Exhibition at Olympia. Different times ....

Ok - all sorted I received a delayed email with a click on link. Thus done all ok

I did, but it has made no difference!

I have changed my email address as elipse internet don't seem to be up with the newest iphones and I do not recieve emails anymore. I cannot change my email address on my Groundspeak account however. I can add an address ( which ive done) but cannot remove the original which is still deemed as my 'primary account' Can anyone throw light on the matter please many thanks Andy

You know what, some religions do !

Religious , political caches are not allowed according to the 'Guidelines' What about a trackable that has extreme religious writings attached ? should this be reported / removed ? <_<

BOTH INCLUDED

Definitely would second those to go onto the list, plus there are a few other caches by another CO in the vicinity of those that I would put on the list too. Can I ask which ones these are ?

All included, what with the double Dutch language on the cache description ?!

Included - looks fun

So Included ! :D :D

Included, Love the meerecats ! :D

With thanks to Sean [flookfinders] I have updated the listing to provide a click to find map option. I have also changed the criteria and now welcome all types of caches so long as they fulfill the criteria in as much as they must include some sort of 'extreme activity' climb, plunge, jump, abseil, rope climb etc. [terrain grade] I am sure that there have been caches previously rejected that can now be included so please let me know if you know of any caches you would like to be included. I have also kept all archived caches on the list as in many cases they are worthy of being unarchived and I also know of a number of cachers who still go out and find these locations.[albeit there probably is not a cache present !] Extreme Caches bookmark listing : http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.aspx?guid=9b5dc004-2073-4b4b-9bae-e0f56c7c6c5c

Warning ! I shall shortly be moving up to Leicestershire from Surrey. Looking forwards to all these caches recommended and of course placing a few of my own. I also want to attend local events- nearest group to Newbold Vernon / Market Bosworth ?

Or killing themselves [for some of my Extreme caches ]!

There was a puzzle cache / cypher/ code breaker link posted somewhere I thought it was on the 'follow the arrow' site but its not there Can any one assist please ? Thanks

A cache was published in Hampton Court Park last month - a Royal park why did this get through the red tape ? Oddly enough, according to http://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks Hampton Court isn't run by the Royal Parks, whereas Brompton Cemetary is! It certainly used to be, Henry VIII did all his hunting there ! I aggree that the blanked ban on Royal park caching is somewhat ludicrous. So to is the fact that virtuals are not allowed any more- I would certainly place a number of 5/5 caches in the centre of London if they would be allowed. Geocaching is bereft given the present guidelines.

A cache was published in Hampton Court Park last month - a Royal park why did this get through the red tape ?

Certainly 'imagination' IS NOT the problem here. Security issues are the problem There are numerous opportunities for quite audicious caches - under bridges, up poles, tunnels etc but the plethora of CCTV cameras and suspicious muggles make 5/5 caching a short lived activity. Even if the caches are reviewed in the first place [not that they would actually break any guidelines - but that is maybe a different subject altogether] They would be muggled or reported to the Police in no time at all. Central London is also not a place where many cachers live and generally speaking you tend to get 'dirty' caching for 5/5's so usual work gear [suits etc] are not suitable. Likewise your average tourist cacher would be unlikely to have a wet suit or climbing gear available on hand. Good luck to anyone who tries however It should be said that there are a number of really good extreme caches in outer London boroughs however.

Yes, I heard that bit. They mentioned that they had just retrieved a cache from next to the Trevi Fountain. Someone also e-mailed in and said that they had just logged on to Geocaching.com and found that there was a cache 10 metres from the back of their house that they never knew about. He doesn't seem to have logged the cache as a find [presume he is talking about the Rome Trevi fountain ? Fontana Di Trevi logged 17/10 according to my quick research? Ok , i'm being thick here, So what was his caching name ? Original post referred to a w.e find.

Yes, I heard that bit. They mentioned that they had just retrieved a cache from next to the Trevi Fountain. Someone also e-mailed in and said that they had just logged on to Geocaching.com and found that there was a cache 10 metres from the back of their house that they never knew about. He doesn't seem to have logged the cache as a find [presume he is talking about the Rome Trevi fountain ?

The so-called "natural barrier" exception was never a formal part of the listing guidelines concerning cache saturation. Some reviewers, myself included, sometimes relied on the "natural barrier" concept in an effort to provide flexibility in the application of the cache saturation guideline. I no longer consider "natural barriers" -- only distance as the crow flies. I started doing this around the same time that the right to limit "power trails" was removed from the reviewers' toolbox. I now have a much simpler job that involves looking whether the cache is at least 528 feet from its neighbors and then saying "yes" or "no." Ridiculous

That's a personal viewpoint but flawed one. Of smstext's listing of 100 5/5 caches I doubt very much if there are many [if any ] that fall within this criteria.

Watch the weather very carefully before going up Snowdon. Mainly because of having a baby with you.The conditions can change rapidly and knowing the demand of a baby I would say that unless you have perfect weather then this may be a challenge you may wish to forget. If the weather is perfect then the Miners track is as good as any. All routes on this side of the mountain are via mainly man made big slab footpaths owing to the erosion. Otherwise there is the train - Bonnington went up it last week with the Olympic flame. Have fun and take loads of photos to show your child when he / she is older.

As someone who has placed a few 5/5 caches[ and found a few of them too] I read the many comments with great interest. In the last year I have found there to be a quantum leap increase in caching activity involving extreme caches in my local area [surrey] with many new cachers coming to the scene and placing some great caches. [Quantum leap incidentally is not an extreme geocaching technique !] I also find myself agreeing with many or most of the comments and also feel that some of my own caches may well be over graded. That said a good many of them are under graded too – even at 5/5. I usually use the clayjar method of grading to aid my final decision of the grade but sometimes I just ‘have a feeling’ of what the grade should be. When I say a cache is under graded , it is usually the terrain that I refer to. If a climb challenge involves a high degree of risk which not even ‘special equipment’ can assist with, then a grade 5 challenge scarcely gives the challenge justice. I refer to for example rockfall , risk of falling [where a rope cannot be used for example], or extreme technical climbing. In previous forums I have suggested an alternative method of grading extreme caches taking into account some of these factors [A’ how likely are you to die’ grading factor if you like] I now realise that this is now probably beyond the scope of Geocaching given that Groundspeaks attitude has now changed with regards to ‘pushing the envelope’ which used to be in the guidelines and other petty changes that have also been referred to in previous forums. I for one reckon that within the next few years an alternative organization will pick up the idea of ‘extreme caching ’with it’s own grading system . Challenge caching is an interesting idea but would need developing further – almost certainly by an organization with its heart in the idea. For those who have not actually found a true 5/5 caches then with respect it is difficult to comprehend just how difficult it is to find one of these caches and to understand how many grades there are within the grade 5 there are. For this reason it may explain why the ‘D’ rating is ‘upped’ a little to compensate.