+kbootb Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Lead story on the BBC this morning about British diplomats using a rock and electronic equipment and leaving messages. All sounds too familiar Quote Link to comment
+Wadders Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 That was my first thoughts too Quote Link to comment
+The Northumbrian Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 It wasn't any ordinary rock though, it was a multi. a rock inside a rock inside a rock inside a rock inside a rock etc etc Nige Quote Link to comment
+tteggod trackers Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 The clip i saw on tv, admittably animated, showed someone walking by then beaming information to the rock.As yet i don't think we can log a cache by beaming TNLN!! Quote Link to comment
+Happy Humphrey Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 (edited) List of Russian caches - the first one I checked is a rock near Moscow! Edited January 23, 2006 by Happy Humphrey Quote Link to comment
+John NW Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 The phrase between a rock and a hard place comes to mind Quote Link to comment
+Happy Humphrey Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 (edited) Moscow geocache: Spy rock: Phew! Nothing like it, then! Edited January 23, 2006 by Happy Humphrey Quote Link to comment
+*bingoboy* Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 (edited) here is another look at it (I think) My first thought was not geocaching it was “no people that work in embassies do not spy on each other???” Edited January 23, 2006 by *bingoboy* Quote Link to comment
+Alice Band Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 (edited) Here's the article Cant be spies, as the location, ie a park, is simply too public. Sooner or later a local elderly dogwalker would have spotted the odd goings on. If it is spying then they have become lazy. It would have been easier to place the device somewhere where people congregate to lessen suspicion. But with the recent Russian paranoia with western countries making a comeback [look at the Gas problems] I wonder if the whole thing is just a set-up. To me the film looks like a geocacher in action A BBC report Edited January 23, 2006 by Alice Band Quote Link to comment
+Alibags Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 me too! The men were seen with PDAs wondering near rock and 'beaming' information (or looking up hint on cache page). The picture of the rock is from the russians. They say one of the men removed it? How did they get it then? Is this a russian hypothesis of what the rock consisted of? Have any false rock based Moscow caches been archive recently (one of the men removed it)? Lets hope we never find out, eh? Quote Link to comment
+sTeamTraen Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Sure it's spies. After all, nobody in Russia has access to the Internet, or e-mail anonymisers, or PGP, or a fax machine. So there's no other way that real spies might send confidential information other than by hanging around in parks. Quote Link to comment
+Matrix Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 I sent a text to the Jeremy Vine show suggesting the very same thing dont think it was read out though Quote Link to comment
+Alice Band Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Had a quick look at the Russian link [Thanks Happy] and see that there are a couple hidden in Moscow parks. Does this mean that caching in Moscow will now be a risky business? Quote Link to comment
+tteggod trackers Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 is that a typo on your name? should it be my name is Band..... Alice Band....secret agent double 0 whatever? Quote Link to comment
Nediam Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 (edited) The picture of the rock is from the russians. They say one of the men removed it? How did they get it then? Is this a russian hypothesis of what the rock consisted of? According to the 6 o'clock news, after the "owners" of the first rock removed it, the Russian Authorities divided up the city and searched all the areas. The rock the authorities "found" is the one shown with all the electrical bits inside. (Which they've X-rayed!) I think there is a good possibillity that the people caught on film were Geocachers and the Russians (for what ever reason) have fabricated this rock to create some kind of political stunt. Probably to justify their claims over the "Gas Incident" with the Ukraine, that foreign governments were funding opposition parties. Edited January 23, 2006 by Nediam Quote Link to comment
+Alice Band Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 is that a typo on your name? should it be my name is Band..... Alice Band....secret agent double 0 whatever? Start the Bond music... Quote Link to comment
The Toughs Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Hey, great minds and all that, we thought they looked like geocachers too Quote Link to comment
+The Bolas Heathens Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 We just saw it on the news and it looked just like paperless caching to us. Quote Link to comment
+Bekandian Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Are they sure that it wasn't just Pharisee setting up stages for "Your Mission II"!! Quote Link to comment
+Just Roger Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Are they sure that it wasn't just Pharisee setting up stages for "Your Mission II"!! No - wrong sort of hat. Quote Link to comment
nobby.nobbs Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 new way of paperless logging using wifi or bluetooth! saves getting frostbite! probably a set up to boost Putin's standing but then again..... egg on face if it turn out to be a cache. who's goingto post a link to the russian embassy to let them in on the secret hobby??? Quote Link to comment
+walkergeoff and wife Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Why has the story gone quiet? No mention on the news today, and no mention on the BBC website. Perhaps they have realised their mistake? Quote Link to comment
Jantaculum Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Here's another list of Moscow-area caches - wonder if any of these fit the description? http://www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest.asp...3&lon=37.681733 Quote Link to comment
+Billy Twigger Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Here's another list of Moscow-area caches - wonder if any of these fit the description? This is so sad Time&Faith placed June 26, 2004 and archived October 11, 2005 Container gone!!! Napoleon's Footprint "placed" November 8, 2005 and no one's found it yet! I think we need to organise a trip! Quote Link to comment
+adambro Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Immigration guy: Please can you tell me the purpose of your visit? British Geocacher: Looking for things hidden under rocks. Quote Link to comment
+Happy Humphrey Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 The Russian geocachers hardly use geocaching.com, so that explains the lack of caches listed (and the lack of activity!). Quote Link to comment
+Alice Band Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Today's papers were all in a flurry about it, well the more intelligent ones anyway Judging by the rubbish that they've written I think the papers are having a slow news week. One screams on page two: "Government blunder exposed by Russians" Quote Link to comment
+Learned Gerbil Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 (edited) The London edition of the Metro had a guide to building your own cache container, er - I mean spy rock, using expanding foam and a couple of cans of paint. Edited January 24, 2006 by Learned Gerbil Quote Link to comment
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