geocaching and 2012

[+purple_pineapple]

So, the Olympics have started, and Mary and I were discussing in the car how amusing it would be if we could get Geocaching as an Olympic sport in 2012!!!

 

We then started wandering what a Geocaching Olympics might entail... Obviously, the sprint races could be mad dashes to a newly published cache, the distance running would be a long series on foot, and the rowing, sailing and swimming events could all be easily filled. But how about racquet sports? or football? or archery and shooting!

 

Any bright ideas?!

[+Von-Horst]

But how about archery and shooting!

 

 

Biathalon-style target shooting to reveal the coordinates of a multi instead of red dots?

[alistair_uk]

It might be off topic, I was wanting to get larger drinking listed as an Olympic sport. Watching some people on a Saturday might leads me to suspect we could win gold.

 

Now back on topic.... Could the Where I Go stuff be used so a cacher needs to cover a distance in a time to fine the cache. Ummm, setting that cache might well loose me some friends I guess.

[+rutson]

Sure your sis-in-law could do something for the Archers....

[+jenandberry]

Sounds like a good idea for a new series of caches, one related to each sport / event in the olympics. Wonder if all could be set before 2012?

 

<off to google how many sports and events there are in the olympics...>

 

28 sports, 38 disciplines and 302 events. A cache per sport or discipline sounds do-able, in terms of numbers, if enough people were involved.

 

Not quite sure what a synchronised swimming cache would consist of....

[+currykev]

I'll have one of those shiny gold coins please.

[+goldpot]

Well, one thing for certain, we'll have to hold a Mega Event at Strafford during the London Olympics

 

...or can it be called an 'Olympic Event' with a special icon!

[+goldpot]

Well, one thing for certain, we'll have to hold a Mega Event at Strafford during the London Olympics

 

...or can it be called an 'Olympic Event' with a special icon!

 

Speak of the devil;

 

2008 Olympic Event

[The Cartooners]

You could have a MEGA multi, one cache in each county to be comlpeted in order. A little like the olympic torch.

[+Alibags]

Well, one thing for certain, we'll have to hold a Mega Event at Strafford during the London Olympics

 

...or can it be called an 'Olympic Event' with a special icon!

 

Speak of the devil;

 

2008 Olympic Event

 

And lookee! - it's our very own lathama attending this event and no doubt scaring the locals

[+rutson]

And lookee! - it's our very own lathama attending this event and no doubt scaring the locals

 

And maybe Bob Smith too!

[+Alibags]

so that's the gold medals for drinking and making electronic gizmos sorted out then

[+goldpot]

I would like to participate in the Tupperware box throwing.

[Edgemaster]

I would like to participate in the Tupperware box throwing.

Which technique? Shot or discus?

 

I guess that the hammer would be more suitable for GPSrs on lanyards?

[+jenandberry]

You could have a MEGA multi, one cache in each county to be comlpeted in order. A little like the olympic torch.

 

One in each county is little quest isn't it? One cache themed for each event spread out over the country was sort of what I was thinking but I don't know how you would organise it. LQ was set up before I started caching.

 

How would you enforce having to do the caches in order? Would that be too restrictive?