+Brawny Bear Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Anyone know what the record is for the longest unfound cache? I have had one hidden one month with no one finding it. I don't mean a cache that was left at a research area or on top of a mountain peak that requires expert climbers to find it. I mean difficult puzzle and easy terrain. Maybe this topic has been here in the past, but, it would be cool to update a list of the top 20 unfound caches over 3 months.. Mike Brawny Bear Quote Link to comment
+Tsmola Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 there's one a few miles from my home that was hidden when I started caching that is still unfound, the guy who placed it doesn't give a crap about this sport and has an obvious agenda with the cache but it still got through. Most of the locals ignore his caches now, the guy found 13 caches then switched to hiding crappy impossible multis in the woods. I've been tempted for a while to just log an SBA on the one that's unfound because there's only one other unfound cache within 100 miles of my home, and the reason for that one being unfound is more legitamite, it's a scuba cache, it's been up just a little longer than the one close to home. Quote Link to comment
+Zekester & Simon Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 This cache in Greenland: GCRHF1 has yet to be found; it was placed in DEC 2004... Quote Link to comment
+wavector Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 The oldest unfound cache in the world today is Oh So Blue which was hidden more than 5 years ago by a geocacher/sailor from the United States. A great cache description as well, I have this one on my watchlist! Quote Link to comment
+Ladybug Kids Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Kougarok has only a 2-star terrain rating and can be driven to outside of Nome, Alaska. It was placed June 23, 2001, making it Alaska's oldest unfound cache. Problem is, one can't drive to Nome, but must fly in the summer or run an Iditarod dog team there in the winter . Interestingly, despite not having been found, it's had 11 travel bugs logged in and out of it . If you are asking about caches just off a road system in a populated area, then Alaska's Little bear has gone unfound since October 5, 2005. It's a puzzle multicache with a series of micros in the woods without provided coordinates. Quote Link to comment
+Vinny & Sue Team Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Anyone know what the record is for the longest unfound cache? I have had one hidden one month with no one finding it. I don't mean a cache that was left at a research area or on top of a mountain peak that requires expert climbers to find it. I mean difficult puzzle and easy terrain. Maybe this topic has been here in the past, but, it would be cool to update a list of the top 20 unfound caches over 3 months.. Mike Brawny Bear I feel that you have asked a great question! I would love to see a list of the top 50 or 100 as-yet-unfound caches which have been listed for over 3 months. Quote Link to comment
+BadAndy Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Heres a puzzlecache thats not in a remote location. It was placed in Jan 2005 and no ones even come close to solving it yet. Colors of caching Heres another by the same hider that has not been solved, but it has been found. Placed in march of 04. Undisclosed location Quote Link to comment
+PassingWind Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 (edited) All Saints (GCACF) Hidden 05/26/2001 This cache is located on a remote island near the harbor of Ensenada, Mexico. It's going on 5 years and 20 days, however, I had the delight of being one of the first to ever go and look for this cache and DNF it. Unfortunately the cache disappeared and no longer exists. PassingWind Edited June 15, 2006 by PassingWind Quote Link to comment
+Vinny & Sue Team Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 All Saints (GCACF) Hidden 05/26/2001 This cache is located on a remote island near the harbor of Ensenada, Mexico. It's going on 5 years and 20 days, however, I had the delight of being one of the first to ever go and look for this cache and DNF it. Unfortunately the cache disappeared and no longer exists. PassingWind Well, I hate to be a crank, but since the cache is missing in action, and likely has been for some time, I would posit that it does not really qualify for the statement "...going on 5 years and 20 days (unfound)".... In fact, it should be archived, unless the owner makes a maintenance visit to ensure that all is well or to replace the cache. Quote Link to comment
+Vinny & Sue Team Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 Bump. I usually dislike bumping topics, but in this case, I feel that this is a very interesting topic, and I am hoping that more folks will contribute more tales of long-unfound-but-still-active caches! Due to site usage patterns, this forum thread would likely have seen far more activity if it had been posted in the "General Topics" section, and I may someday start a similar thread there someday myself, if this one does not get much traffic/postings. Ultimately, I would like someday to compose a bookmark list of the top 50 or 100 long-unfound-but-still-active caches. Quote Link to comment
+KKTH3 Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 The oldest unfound cache in Wyoming, GCGFRN, is nearly 3 years old. However, it is only a virtual cache as it is located in a remote area of Yellowstone NP - thereby not allowed to have a physical cache. However, there is still a logbook at the cache location - it is maintained by the park rangers. There have been a few attempts to get to this VC, but so far no one has succeeded. Quote Link to comment
+Vinny & Sue Team Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 (edited) Well, I have created a public shared bookmark list entitled Long-Unfound or Never-Found Active Caches, which will hopefully eventualy be filled with the top 100 or 200 long-unfound (but still active) caches, and have already included each cache which has been listed in this thread. The description of the bookmark list reads as follows: This bookmark list, over time, will hopefully become a fairly comprehensive list of quality geocaches which -- although still active and listed -- have either never been found, or have remained unfound (since previous finder) for a very long time. The long-unfound or never-found status may be due to high terrain rating, high difficulty (i.e., extremely difficult puzzle), or just to placement in a largely-inaccessible, rarely-traveled location. While the list may include a few older virtuals, it will only include highly exceptional and "worthwhile" virtuals. This list will -- for the most part -- NOT include caches which are likely "missing in action" and which rightfully should have been archived or disabled a long time ago. The list will also deliberately exclude caches which are long-unfound but where there is evidence that the cache remains unfound because it is very lame. Edited June 19, 2006 by Vinny & Sue Team Quote Link to comment
Mad Bee Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 GCVQCN is a cache in the Indianapolis, IN area that was hidden 04/29/06 and has not been found yet. According to the logs, it is not because of inactivity that it hasn't been found. Quote Link to comment
+cache_eater Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 I think that the point is not for how long it have'nt been found but how many DNF's can you find on a cache...before it's found! Quote Link to comment
+Right Wing Wacko Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 Last Will and Testament Hidden 9/5/2004 - No takers yet! Quote Link to comment
Mad Bee Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Aside from not having the needed hiking, climbing, wilderness skills to tackle one like Last Will and Testament, I would not go after a cache of that difficulty when the owner only has 1 find and 1 hide in almost three years. That's just my opinion! Quote Link to comment
+anlufu Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 In South Africa we have a cache nick-named "The oldest virgin". http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GC76AF It was placed on 07/11/2002. There have been some real afforts to get to it. But it's remained unfound. Quote Link to comment
+wavector Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 My cache called Goldfish is a challenging puzzle which has remained as Unfound since it was placed in September 2005. I have had numerous emails and there have been several serious challenges but to date it remains Unfound, it is now one of the older Unfound caches in the province of Alberta. As far as puzzles go, the puzzles in Goldfish are difficult but can be solved, I even created and placed 3 Solve Cards which explain the puzzles and provide answers. Geocachers holding those Solve Cards do not need to solve any Puzzles, they need only find the two microcaches that protect the final. I now have reason to believe that one of these micros has fallen to searchers. The micro hides are not NIAH hides, I would like to think that the logs on Goldfish will bear me out on that, we will see, or maybe we won't. Quote Link to comment
+KKTH3 Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 (edited) Adding a new entry to this list - the closest cache to our house that we have yet to find. King B Pin Cache is only a few miles out of town, but is up on a cliffside of Bessemer Mountain overlooking the North Platte River. On top of that, the only public access is from the river, so one must float down a ways, then hike up a steep, loose rock, trailless climb to bag the cache - then return to the boat and float down to the next accessable take out point a couple miles down stream. With such a cache being in a relatively remote part of the US, it has rallied up one find in nearly 2 years of existance. Like I mentioned - it is the closest cache to our house we have yet to find. It is very high on our to do list as a result. Edited July 20, 2006 by KKTH3 Quote Link to comment
+Ed & Julie Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 there's one a few miles from my home that was hidden when I started caching that is still unfound, the guy who placed it doesn't give a crap about this sport and has an obvious agenda with the cache but it still got through. Most of the locals ignore his caches now, the guy found 13 caches then switched to hiding crappy impossible multis in the woods. I've been tempted for a while to just log an SBA on the one that's unfound because there's only one other unfound cache within 100 miles of my home, and the reason for that one being unfound is more legitamite, it's a scuba cache, it's been up just a little longer than the one close to home. Just because you cannot find the cache (or refuse too), is not a legitimate reason to log an SBA on it. Quote Link to comment
+manchanegra Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Hi, In Portugal we have a cache that was placed 4 years ago and never found. It´s Rainbow Hydrothermal Vents (GCG822 ). It an underwater cache and i believe that it´s gone now. If we are talking of "normal" caches, then we have thiks one: Triangle of History - GCK7YP that was placed almost 2 years (715 days) ago and never found. Quote Link to comment
+Jango & Boba Fett Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 We have this thread on the United Kingdom area, which was posted after Points West was found. Quote Link to comment
+Ed & Julie Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 Caribou View was placed July 2003 in California. Not even an attempt, yet... Ed Quote Link to comment
+zeobandit Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Caribou View was placed July 2003 in California. Not even an attempt, yet... Ed That sounds like a long way to go for a tupperware container! Definitely don't leave any TBs there. It'll never be heard from again! Quote Link to comment
+Oleg Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Here is one more http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...36-51a5346e9ae9 Quote Link to comment
+Team Dromomania Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 It's been over an year since my Lonely Pine cache has been found. So today I dropped a Green Jeep TB in it. I don't think the jeep is going to stay there for another year. Quote Link to comment
+Mule Ears Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Six of the seven caches located in the Pacific island kingdom of Tonga have been unfound since placed in the fall of 2003. The seventh since 2001. Link. Quote Link to comment
+Clezlec Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 there's one a few miles from my home that was hidden when I started caching that is still unfound, the guy who placed it doesn't give a crap about this sport and has an obvious agenda with the cache but it still got through. Most of the locals ignore his caches now, the guy found 13 caches then switched to hiding crappy impossible multis in the woods. I've been tempted for a while to just log an SBA on the one that's unfound because there's only one other unfound cache within 100 miles of my home, and the reason for that one being unfound is more legitamite, it's a scuba cache, it's been up just a little longer than the one close to home. looks like it was actually hidden 7/8/2005 and published dec 05 Quote Link to comment
+bthomas Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 GCADCB Upright Soup 8/6/2002, link , Darwin Lake, elev. 11678, High Sierras. Found a week short of 5 years, by Ranboze and bthomas. About ~13000 foot pass to get there, 17 mile round trip. Unfortunately, it's about a mile into Kings Cyn National Park, and I was asked to take it out. I'm pretty bummed about that. Wish the waypoint could remain as a virt or something. Amazed and pleased, though, to find the container after 5 seasons of snowpack. Ranboze, ~13000 elevation, Sierras. Mt Darwin in bkgd. Quote Link to comment
+Kit Fox Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 The record for longest unfound cache is GC15D 6 1/2 years. This cache has gone one month short of six years GC14C3 without a find. Quote Link to comment
+benh57 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Caribou View was placed July 2003 in California. Not even an attempt, yet... Ed That sounds like a long way to go for a tupperware container! Definitely don't leave any TBs there. It'll never be heard from again! After 4 years the Caribou cache has now been found this week. The tupperware survived! Sounds like a great hike! http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...37-97d3e485081c Quote Link to comment
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