+Hobo2 Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 I'd like to see the most remote caches. I've done some looking, but I'm sure there are more. I'd like to see the most far away form civilization cache that has ever placed... if there is one that could claim that distinction. Quote Link to comment
+Hobo2 Posted February 10, 2008 Author Share Posted February 10, 2008 I'll start if off. GCZG1K was published Nov 23 2006, but hasn't had a FTF yet... very cool! Quote Link to comment
+TeamDuckWalk Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 There is/was one in Antarctica... on Mt. Erebus... sounds pretty remote to me. Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 I'll start if off. GCZG1K was published Nov 23 2006, but hasn't had a FTF yet... very cool! It's not that unusually if you look at some of the caches in Africa. For example, GCJVAZ in Zimbabwe was placed on in April, 2004 and has not yet been found. Go to the "Hide and Seek a Cache" page then try selecting caches by country. You'll find quite a few countries on the list which have no caches at all. Zimbabwe has 13 caches and only 7 of them have been found. I found the one at Victoria Falls in November and was within a mile of another that hadn't been found yet but couldn't really get near it. Quote Link to comment
+hukilaulau Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Someone once posted a picture of the most remote spot in the lower 48, meaning the furthest from a road. Someplace in Idaho, I think. Can't remember if it was an area that allows geocaches. Quote Link to comment
Geo-Joe-N-Josh Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 there are over 20 on in the Arctic and at least on on mount everest. Quote Link to comment
+fauxSteve Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 GCG822 is quite remote, both in distance from other caches and depth. Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 (edited) There are boatloads of remote caches in Canada (not just in the arctic), many that have never been found. I'll look some up if anyone is really that interested. Edited February 11, 2008 by TheWhiteUrkel Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I'd like to see the most far away form civilization cache that has ever placed I think there are a few in Detroit. Quote Link to comment
markandlynn Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Id actually think that these two caches stand a chance. Teal Inlet and Falkland Islands 2nd Albermarle Harbour The nearest cache searches on both yield no results. Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Someone once posted a picture of the most remote spot in the lower 48, meaning the furthest from a road. Someplace in Idaho, I think. Can't remember if it was an area that allows geocaches. Actually in Wyoming - near a place called Throughfare Cabin. It is a wilderness area in the National Forest - so no caching. Quote Link to comment
+Hobo2 Posted February 11, 2008 Author Share Posted February 11, 2008 I think there are a few in Detroit. Quote Link to comment
+DanOCan Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I think the most remote cache around here is this one: GCB059: Ram Glacier Cache 35km hike each way and its been waiting for the FTF since August of 2002. Quote Link to comment
+jeff-trex Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...5a-5daa33bce3b5 this is one of the oldest unfound caches in Ontario. people have tried but can't get there. Others wonder if it is there or not. Quote Link to comment
+JacobBarlow Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 There are a lot of remote unfound or rarely found caches in Utah, but two that come to mind that are very(relatively speaking) close to your hobo2 are : N 39° W 112° http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...cd-282035e0c002 and Lost with a view http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...54-ce379fcdb000 Quote Link to comment
+Hobo2 Posted February 11, 2008 Author Share Posted February 11, 2008 http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...5a-5daa33bce3b5 this is one of the oldest unfound caches in Ontario. people have tried but can't get there. Others wonder if it is there or not. From what I read, it doesn't sound like the owner is willing to help on this one. Maybe the owner has quit, or maybe he never placed it at all, ether way, from the looks of it it looks like an archive is in order on that one. Quote Link to comment
+Hobo2 Posted February 11, 2008 Author Share Posted February 11, 2008 (edited) Actually in Wyoming - near a place called Throughfare Cabin. It is a wilderness area in the National Forest - so no caching. Niel Armstrong was asked, "what was it like to be on the moon". His reply was, "have you ever stood in the middle of Wyoming on a clear night". I know what you are saying, my family is from Wyoming, I know it well. Edited February 11, 2008 by Hobo2 Quote Link to comment
+UncleJimbo Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 GCG822 is quite remote, both in distance from other caches and depth. I wonder if that cache has a log book? Or was it grandfathered in before log books becamee mandatory? (where they ever NOT mandatory?) Quote Link to comment
+StumpWater Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 The Northernmost cache out there (purportedly): http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=22531 StumpWater Quote Link to comment
+nptrash Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 GC10MYP.. near delta junction ,alaska. Quote Link to comment
+Kit Fox Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I'll start if off. GCZG1K was published Nov 23 2006, but hasn't had a FTF yet... very cool! Try GC15D (zero finds) There are a few remote caches that i've had on my watchlist: Anasazi Ruins (40 miles R/T hike deep within the Grand Canyon) Gem & Estelle....2 Lakes At Once Labyrinth (Egypt) Rainbow Hydrothermal Vents (arguably the remotest place on Earth) middle of the ocean, and 7500 feet deep. Quote Link to comment
+Hobo2 Posted February 12, 2008 Author Share Posted February 12, 2008 (edited) Try GC15D (zero finds) There are a few remote caches that i've had on my watchlist: Anasazi Ruins (40 miles R/T hike deep within the Grand Canyon) Gem & Estelle....2 Lakes At Once Labyrinth (Egypt) Rainbow Hydrothermal Vents (arguably the remotest place on Earth) middle of the ocean, and 7500 feet deep. Very, Very, cool. On one of the logs someone gave reference to GC15D. It has now been over 6 years and still no FTF for this cache. Edited February 12, 2008 by Hobo2 Quote Link to comment
tttedzeins Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 This is one of the really remote caches around. Another Read the cache description for an idea of how remote this one really is. These caches are not under water or in freezing enviroments, they are just so far off the beaten track that not many people can get them. These tracks are not to be travelled lightly. Every year a few people die while trying to traverse them (under prepared tourists) Hopefully next year.... Quote Link to comment
+jeff-trex Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...5a-5daa33bce3b5 this is one of the oldest unfound caches in Ontario. people have tried but can't get there. Others wonder if it is there or not. From what I read, it doesn't sound like the owner is willing to help on this one. Maybe the owner has quit, or maybe he never placed it at all, ether way, from the looks of it it looks like an archive is in order on that one. the owner only has one find. the general concencus is that the cache was never put out. One cacher had a thought to make a group trip Via Helicopter to go anad get it. We figure we we get enough people to share the cost of chartering the helicopter it could work. Quote Link to comment
+Team GPSaxophone Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 I'd like to see the most remote caches. I've done some looking, but I'm sure there are more. I'd like to see the most far away form civilization cache that has ever placed... if there is one that could claim that distinction. Tahosa has several in remote parts of Colorado. Quote Link to comment
+gvsu4msu Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 There is Seagull's Misery in Michigan that depending on the water level of Lake Michigan - could be remote. It is 3/4 mile off shore. GCGJ3 If oyu ever up in the Traverse City area - you have to attempt this cache. It is worth the trek. Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Easter Island (belongs to Chile), is said to be the most remote inhabited place on earth, and this cache is the self-proclaimed most remote cache on earth. There's a bookmark list on the page, and it looks like there are 5 or 6 caches on Easter Island. Quote Link to comment
+Cog&Gil Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Pitcarin Island. GCKY5J Very remote and difficult to get there. Chalked up a DNF there. Quote Link to comment
+Cog&Gil Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Easter Island is not so remote anymore, at least by my definition. They land 767's there daily. Then only a tour bus ride away from the caches. We've been there. Quote Link to comment
+cache_test_dummies Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 There are a few caches located in Remote, Oregon. Do they count? Remote 1 A Bridge to Nowhere Emergency response Quote Link to comment
+Lil Weed Pot and Flower Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Recently, a brain surgeon and a rocket scientist took a hike to the top of Mt Hood, in the winter with a storm coming. The only bright thing was that they brought a cell phone. They got near the top and the storm hit. They were in white-out conditions and tried to dig a snow cave. They had no idea where they were when they called for help. While digging the snow cave they found a geocache which had the coordinates on it which assisted greatly to their survival. Quote Link to comment
+The Jester Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Recently, a brain surgeon and a rocket scientist took a hike to the top of Mt Hood, in the winter with a storm coming. The only bright thing was that they brought a cell phone. They got near the top and the storm hit. They were in white-out conditions and tried to dig a snow cave. They had no idea where they were when they called for help. While digging the snow cave they found a geocache which had the coordinates on it which assisted greatly to their survival. At least get your story straight... Quote Link to comment
+escondido100 Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 hawaii is the worlds most remote POPULATED land mass....we have 783 caches here...so they are technically all pretty remote......however.....according to radio australias website: A panel of experts has identified the island nation of Kiribati as the world's most remote location. Researchers, including cartographers and explorers, who were commissioned by Disney to carry out the study to mark the DVD release of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End', chose Kiribati on the basis of its isolation, unusual location and unpredictable weather conditions. The island nation is more than 14 hours by plane and more than 2,500 miles from the nearest land mass. Other locations considered in the course of the research included the Bermuda Triangle, Cape Horn and the North Pole. i suppose any caches near there would be considered the MOST remote see: GC10N0F, GCHRF0 and GCHRJB these are on Fanning Island......part of Kiribati....they all have recent finds.....most remote perhaps but not the most difficult. Quote Link to comment
+Night Stalker Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 This cache, GC8801, is one of mine. It has been found 16 times in the last 6 years. It requires a 700' climb, of which the last 300' there is not trail. When you get to the cache you are standing on top of a large stone arch. It is not as remote as some caches listed, but it is still pretty challenging. Quote Link to comment
+Peconic Bay Sailors Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 My sister, Av8trx, found Above the Clouds (GC8752)... which is near the summit of Killamanjaro, in Tanzania... Quote Link to comment
+Vinny & Sue Team Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Recently, a brain surgeon and a rocket scientist took a hike to the top of Mt Hood, in the winter with a storm coming. The only bright thing was that they brought a cell phone. They got near the top and the storm hit. They were in white-out conditions and tried to dig a snow cave. They had no idea where they were when they called for help. While digging the snow cave they found a geocache which had the coordinates on it which assisted greatly to their survival. Wow! The above post is a GREAT lesson in how to totally mess up (i.e., confabulate) almost every single fact associated with a story, yet manage to leave the mangled tale in a shapet so that it is barely recognizable, that is, so that it can nonetheless be used to find the original tale, which happens to be radically different. Quote Link to comment
+Vinny & Sue Team Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 I'd like to see the most remote caches. I've done some looking, but I'm sure there are more. I'd like to see the most far away form civilization cache that has ever placed... if there is one that could claim that distinction. There are a few in West Virginia, which is a wild and wooly nation (it was once a state in the USA, until the federal government realized how dangerous and primitive the place was) located not far from my home state of Maryland. I am not sure if any of the caches in that country there have ever been found, however, because, according to Weekly World News and the National Inquirer, the natives of the sparsely-populated West Virginia are a primitive, violent, vicious and dangerous lot, and they would likely cannibalize any cache hunters whom they were to come across. Quote Link to comment
+Hobo2 Posted March 30, 2008 Author Share Posted March 30, 2008 I sure would like to see some more of these, so I'm moving it up. Quote Link to comment
+Hick@Heart Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Highest cache in the world Quote Link to comment
+DrAwKwArD Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 (edited) Remote? How about Baker County, Oregon. I've got 7 caches that have never been attempted. My 10 most recent hides get found once every 395 days. Edited March 30, 2008 by cache-n-dash Quote Link to comment
+HaLiJuSaPa Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 What I find amazing with some of these unfound remote caches (the ones not placed by Arctic research squads, or underwater submarine crews) is that if they are so hard and remote to get to (and I'm sure they are) how did the HIDER get there? Quote Link to comment
+TrailGators Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 (edited) There is/was one in Antarctica... on Mt. Erebus... sounds pretty remote to me. I thought vacation caches weren't allowed.... Edited March 31, 2008 by TrailGators Quote Link to comment
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