GC8JYZ4 WRC Challenge - Lucky Loop #7
Type: Mystery | Size: Small | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: icezebra11 @ | Hide Date: 02/03/2020 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 25.158 W105° 02.742 | Last updated: 06/19/2022 | Fav points: 0
           

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CONGRATULATIONS to Denali41 for FTF!!!

The cache IS at the posted coordinates.

This is a challenge cache.  You must complete the requirements and sign the log in order to log this cache.

On April 6, 2007, Kealia placed the first Well Rounded Cacher (WRC) challenge, also known as the "Fizzy" Challenge.  To meet that WRC challenge, a cacher must have found at least one cache of each of the 81 Difficulty/Terrain combinations, and each cache must have been placed prior to that date.  At that time, meeting those requirements was a significant effort.  Today, with over 3,000,000 caches across the globe, filling the D/T grid isn't quite as difficult as it was then.  Many cachers find great satisfaction in filling their D/T matrix with a higher minimum number of caches of each combination.  These cachers are sometimes referred to as "Loopers."  A "Loop" is a full completion of the grid and the number of "Loops" is determined by the D/T combination(s) with the least number of finds.  As an example, a person has completed three "Loops" if one's D/T grid has a minimum of three finds for each D/T combination.

For this challenge, a cacher must have found a minimum of SEVEN caches of each D/T combination.

The Rules
1. Past finds count. You do not have to start from scratch.
2. Qualifying caches of any type can be found anywhere in the world.
3. This can be verified via your statistics page.
4. You are welcome to find the cache and sign the log before completing all of the requirements. Then, after you have completed the challenge, you can log it as a find.
5. Logged finds that do not qualify will be deleted.

The difficulty rating of this cache reflects the difficulty of filling your grid a minimum of seven times.  The terrain rating reflects that in order to sign the log, you will need to climb a tree to get to it. Getting up on the lowest branches is a challenge but I did not need any special equipment to do so.

Additional Waypoints

FN8JYZ4 - Final Location
N 40° 25.158 W 105° 02.742
Small container hanging in tree
P08JYZ4 - Parking
N 40° 25.060 W 105° 02.825

02/16/2020 By Denali41
I awoke this morning and after reading the digital newspapers checked my email. Seeing notice of the publication of this Fizzy Challenge, I immediately modified my plans for the day and piled my puppies Orizaba and Chimborazo into the sedan and headed south to Loveland for a tree climb. With my shoulder condition, I'm always somewhat apprehensive about tree climbs until I'm on site and have a chance to scope out what is necessary--with the result of the review being either a thumbs up or a "maybe its unwise for me to be tempted by this tree!". We arrived at parking and I leashed the pups up and we took the short walk to the tree at GZ. After reviewing the situation I was confident that I could make the ascent to the cache location without affecting my shoulder, so after tying the dogs, I made the climb. The dogs have become quite familiar with this scenario--being tied up as I make cache searches or climbs of rock structures or trees they are unable to follow me on. So they settled down in a hurry, and patiently watched--hopeful that this would not be a long mission. It turned out to be efficient, and the cache container was easy to locate as I went up the tree.

I have always enjoyed Fizzy Challenges, and recall 7 years ago the difficulty I had getting as a Cache Owner the first multiple-loop Fizzy approved in Colorado. It was a 4X Fizzy, requiring completion of 4 loops of the matrix. Back then, "Fizzies" were considered very significant efforts because few geocachers met the requirements for even a single matrix completion. I worked with our reviewers for quite awhile before the challenge was finally approved. Now, of course, the popularity of completing a "Fizzy" has propelled it into a position of becoming one of the most eagerly sought-after challenge caches, and numerous cachers have completed multiple fills, with some exceeding more than 100 loops! icezebra11's 7-loop Fizzy is a great milestone for Colorado cachers in terms of multiple Fizzy fill challenges now being fairly readily approved by reviewers and available to goal-focused geocachers. And of course it will provide additional incentive for cachers to work on multiple completions of their Fizzy grid--it can be captivating, indeed!

Well, my puppies were happy. And I was especially pleased to have signed this cache log in the {FTF} slot. The attached image shows that I have 20 loops in my Fizzy matrix. Getting from 20 to 25 fills involves finding caches in only four of the 81 grid cells, and I expect to complete that mission this year.

Thanks for this fine challenge, icezebra11!!

02/15/2020 By IgnotusPeverell
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