GC2MDKP Unknown Cache The Challenge of the Century
Type: Mystery | Size: Regular Regular | Difficulty: 5 out of 5 | Terrain: 5 out of 5
By: akabumper @ | Hide Date: 01/08/2011 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 51.574 W105° 05.035 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
This is a Challenge Cache! The listed coordinates are where you need to go, but you must meet certain specific criteria before you are allowed to log it.

All you need to do is find a total of 10 caches which have Difficulty and Terrain ratings that total up to 100. Yes, that means TEN 5/5 caches!
Official Rules:
1) You must personally visit each cache and fulfill the requirements for a successful log of that cache.
2) The following types of caches may be used: Traditional, Unknown, Multi-cache, Letterbox hybrid, and Earth-cache.
3) The 5/5 rating for each cache must be cache's rating in effect on the day you log this cache.
4) Caches you own may not be used for qualifier caches.
5) Caches anywhere in the world may be used.
6) Only your first find of qualifier caches that allow cachers to log more than one find may be used.
7) When logging this cache, please list the caches you found, the date you found them, and their difficulty/terrain star ratings in your "Found It" log.
8) This cache does not count as one of your ten!
9) There is no time restriction on the find dates for your 10 qualifying caches.

Additional Waypoints
FN2MDKP - FINAL
N 38° 51.574 W 105° 05.035
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 Additional Waypoints (1)

CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
FN2MDKPFINAL Final Location  01/14/2011 N 38° 51.574 W 105° 05.035 0.00 kms N 

 Hints

The cache is nestled in the rocks on the west side of the ridge.

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7 Logs: Found it 5  Write note 2  

Write note 07/02/2019 By K Trackers
Picked this one up while hiking by before the sunset set. Once I have the opportunity to analyze my statistics, I will either log my find or get back out to the field to meet the requirements. Thanks to the CO for placing this nice challenge for everyone to attempt, TFTC.

Found it 09/03/2018 By Kerewin0430
What an epic caching weekend! Covered a lot of ground! Today was all about Pikes Peak. Started bright and early with a hike along this ridge from Devil's Playground. I had had my eye on this one and knew I was a couple 5/5s short (wherigos don't count, oh no!), so I made a few excursions earlier this week to ensure that I qualified. Thanks for placing this fun cache!

1 GC2F3V0 Pacific Ave (Monopoly Series) 12/30/11 traditional
2 GC2CR97 Liar's Series #1 Leroy Loves Apples! 6/30/14 traditional
3 GC5WFZF Catacombs 10/7/17 traditional
4 GC5X071 Catacoms 2 10/7/17 traditional
5 GC1555F Well Rounded Colorado Cacher (Fizzy Challenge) 11/7/17 mystery
6 GC2E4N8 Fizzy Challenge (San Antonio Edition) 11/7/17 mystery
7 GC2KZCD animjason's D/T Challenge 3/4/18 mystery
8 GC17DGX The 66-Star Challenge 8/30/18 mystery
9 GC1DV3K Rock Island Mystery 8/31/18 mystery
10 GC38RHP Colorado Fizzy Bingo Challenge 9/2/18

Write note 09/02/2017 By Pohka
Ok, I not meet the requirements yet but working on it and since I was in the area decided to make the grab. When I came up on this one I was on the high side so happy that I made the find without the hint! As soon as I meet the requirements I'll change from a note to found! Appreciate the placement!

Found it 07/11/2017 By OR85OR450
Thanks! are due and due again to several CO's for another excellent outing on the peak. I stayed mostly at a 'drove-to' altitude. Saw a ton of tiny tundra plants in real nice bloom; listened to the resident birds and rodents all day; hardly heard a man made noise the whole time; and then had to make one scootin' hike back to parking to get layers and rain gear on.
But UH OH! I'm on a motorcycle !!! Well anyway I got below tree line before all the lightning really cranked up!

Here was my first stop this morning... it was also my longest except for sitting around enjoying a sandwich and the view out at the jeep garage. For some reason it just took a few to search far enough away from the gpsr which was stuck on ' 2 feet', sitting on a boulder just above.
My stats in public profile show 21 D5/T5 caches found; I bet there are more than 10 traditionals there, but I'll populate a bookmark list before long.

Found it 08/28/2016 By Back Country Horsemen
After signing the log on 7/2 (see my note) I was able to get one more 5/5 cache during the GCCO camping event in Grand Lake making my list complete. Now I needed to assemble the list of the other nine because geocaching stats only give the number total. I use iCaching but for some reason not all of them were showing up so I uploaded my finds again and finally there they were. I'm glad I didn't have the chance to log this earlier because I've been gone for a couple of weeks so this will work great for the weekend ? challenge souvenir.
1) GC3EN38 Intercoastal Spoil Island #2 5/22/12
2) GC3EN3V Intercoastal Spoil Island #3 5/22/12
3) GC3EN4B Intercoastal Spoil Island #4 5/22/12
4) GC3PGCM -Two Cs- Fly Chicken Fly! (aka Way Up Here?) 8/2/13
5) GC2R3Q7 Caching by Water? #1 5/25/14
6) GC1DV3K Rock Island Mystery 1/17/16
7) GC3E742 Island Tour 1 2/2/16
8) GC3E743 Island Tour 2 2/2/16
9) GC2KZCD Animjason's D/T Challenge 5/2/16
10) GC6NJ1B Shadow Mountain Sunken Treasure 8/1/16

Found it 08/13/2016 By GoMRT
I came, I found and Conquered the Challenge of the Century!! Ten (10) 5/5 caches have been found in my caching career and each and everyone was fun to do and learning experience to boot! This is an amazing accomplishment! Ranks right up there with the Ultimate Cacher Challenge I competed to reach this milestone! I love it!! The cache proper was awesome to get when I was up on the ridge to get it. A beautiful day to retrieve this cache among the others up there.

I enjoyed SKuLL Mtn (thanks SKuLL), Classic Movies FINAL (thanks 3 Williams Kids) and Traditional Fizzy Challenge (thanks Wings and Tails) caches on my way to getting this one completed.....all the time and effort put into them with other caches, times and places required to get each one completed and the memories created during them all.

Found it 07/04/2016 By Foreoleshinerbears
Team find by Zeppo! and WadeMercer.