"Not necessarily info in pics" type puzzle caches

[+Eyeash]

So I have a Puzzle cache that is wordy and I think the info I need is in the text. I tried clicking on the pics and everything and the numbers in the text don't necessarily match coordinates in my area. Any advice from the master Puzzlers

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Here is the link

 

http://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC36MF0_climb-the-new-high-mountain

Edited September 17, 2014 by Eyeash

[+cerberus1]

You should be emailing the CO if you'd like hints.

[+Eyeash]

You should be emailing the CO if you'd like hints.

 

Not necessarily hints just a way of thinking about these puzzles. If you couldn't ask the CO what would be one way people would try and solve this. What state must you be in to solve it. That is all I meant. I don't need to solve this one I was just curious the mindset.

 

Eyeash

[+wmpastor]

You should be emailing the CO if you'd like hints.

 

Not necessarily hints just a way of thinking about these puzzles. If you couldn't ask the CO what would be one way people would try and solve this. What state must you be in to solve it. That is all I meant. I don't need to solve this one I was just curious the mindset.

Eyeash

Apparently being high as a kite helps.

[+funkymunkyzone]

Looks like reasonably straight forward puzzle solving techniques required here - I could see what I needed and had it half solved within a few minutes, nothing terribly complicated.

[+niraD]

According to section 2-D of the geocaching.com terms of use, "You agree not to: [...] xxiii. Publish on our websites the solutions, hints, spoilers, or any hidden coordinates for any geocache without consent from the geocache owner.” However, here are some general puzzle tips (based in part on a puzzle-solving class event presented by The Rat a while ago):

 

Identify the theme. Check the cache title, the hint, the HTML source, the graphics (including names/URLs), any links (including URLs), whatever is at the posted coordinates, etc. If you can figure out the theme, then you should look for numbering systems that are associated with that theme (zip codes, athletes’ jersey numbers, episode numbers, product codes, etc.).

 

Around here, coordinates will have 15 digits, and will look like "N 37° xx.xxx W 122° xx.xxx". So when I'm solving a nearby puzzle, I look for a group of 15 things, and then I look for ways to get the digits 37xxxxx122xxxxx from them. In general, I look for ways to get the number 37 (or the digits 3 and 7) from something near the beginning of the puzzle, and the number 122 (or the digits 1, 2, and 2) from something near the middle of the puzzle. (Of course, you'll need to adjust this for the coordinates near you.)

 

Other useful resources include:

Puzzle Solving 101 Series (bookmark list)

Puzzle Shortcuts Series (bookmark list)

Solving Puzzle Caches (online article)

How Do I Solve All These $@! Puzzle Caches? (tutorial-style puzzle cache)

Puzzle FUNdamentals (archived event cache) and the Puzzle FUNdamentals resources on the GeocacheAlaska! education page

The GBA's Puzzle Cache FAQ (for puzzle designers, but useful for understanding how puzzle caches work)

 

If you’re interested in extremely challenging puzzles, then consider the online discussions of Venona’s ACTIVITIES in the GBA forums. The puzzles for this annual event are very challenging, intended to be solved by multiple people working together online. (You'll need to register on the GBA site to view these forum threads.)

Overview: Venona's 2011 ACTIVITIES

Overview: Venona's 2012 ACTIVITIES

[+K13]

The CO seems to be very helpful to those working on the puzzle. Several of the logs mentioned that the CO gave them a helpful nudge. That's where I would go for my next bit of help.