GC5AB4K The Ends of the World--The Global Challenge
Type: Mystery | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Denali41 @ | Hide Date: 08/05/2014 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 33.277 W105° 02.604 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
       

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CONGRATULATIONS TO LasVegasBones FOR THE FTF!!

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This is a challenge cache that’s located at the coordinates listed on this cache page. It has specific requirements that must be satisfied before you can log a “Found it!” on the cache.  Review these requirements here, and have fun as you meet them!

“The Ends of the World”.  For this Global Challenge, the “Ends” are the northern and southern ends of our Earth.  The challenge is to find and log two geocaches: one that is anywhere in the world north of latitude N 62 00.000; the other anywhere south of latitude S 53 00.000.   The northern latitude lies north of Anchorage, Alaska and runs approximately through Talkeetna; north of Bergen, Norway; north of Helsinki, Finland; and north of St. Petersburg, Russia.  It includes caches in much of Scandinavia and in Russia north of N 62 degrees.  The southern latitude represents the approximate northern boundary of Tierra del Fuego, and the eligible caches are any in the world that are south of this latitude–in South America, in any sub-Antarctic island south of S 53, in South Georgia, in Antarctica, etc.

Caches of all types count, but you must have physically been to the cache location–that is, finds based on “arm chair” cache finds will be deleted.  There are no date restrictions, so caches you have found prior to or those you find after the publication of this challenge count.  Sign the physical cache log at any time, but delay logging your “Found it!” until you have met the requirements.  In your Found it! log, be certain to document the two caches you use, providing the GC number, cache name, the cache’s latitude, and date of your find.

The two caches I am using to document my having met this challenge are shown here.

The Global Challenge

The listed D/T star ratings represent those for meeting the challenge.  The actual cache placement has a 1.5/1.5 rating.  Enjoy the challenge and enjoy writing your “Found it!” log.  There are probably some good stories associated with your finds of caches at the far ends of the world!  Please share these experiences in your found log!   Enjoy.

02/16/2019 By sleuthers
Signed the log today. I have North covered with : GC1F9ZP N 63° 47.699 W 148° 55.356 (in Alaska). Need to find a southerly cache. I don't see that happening anytime soon, but I can always dream. Cheers.

12/17/2018 By Denali41
I took my puppies Orizaba and Chimborazo on a long walk today; we passed near several of my owned caches, including this one. I did maintenance checks on each of them. This cache is in its correct place and is in fine condition.

09/26/2018 By Rock Chalk
Our Colorado vacation continued today with a drive from Estes Park to Fort Collins (complete with a detour over to Greeley). Enjoyed a nice walk along this trail to get a couple of caches. I don't know how confident I feel about achieving this challenge anytime soon, but it'll give me something to shoot for. TFTC!

08/31/2018 By qrang
Yes we can do this no problem having travelled to Iceland and Antartic - TFTC and a resus to have a fav point

qrang has used Project-GC to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

OK: AND{
User has 22 finds (1 needed).Filters:( minlatitude:62 , maxlatitude:89.5)
User has 7 finds (1 needed).Filters:( minlatitude:-89.5 , maxlatitude:-53)
}


gccode cache_name
GC1QN6A Sulurgccode cache_name
GC2J5ZT Delivery-One

08/07/2017 By TTO2
Signing this one for now and will return to log the find once we have completed the challenge.

07/05/2016 By mdsearcher
Found caches that satisfy the requirements of this challenge some time ago. They are:
North. GC3QD6N Hofn Dalvik (Iceland) N 65 58.325 found 5/21/2013.
South. GC2J52T Delivery One (Argentina) S 54 48.600 found 12/08/2010.
Great challenge. TFTC.

04/03/2016 By kenyansherpa
I have had my eye on this one since it was published as it is another unique idea for a challenge cache by Denali41. Thanks Steve for another motivating challenge! THe best part of the day was the chance to catch up with Steve at his gym prior to his doing his rehab program from his recent surgery and prior to my heading over to sign the field log. This one is in excellent shape. My qualifying caches were great experiences as well.
For the north qualification it was during a holiday in Alaska on June 5, 2008. The cache was called Tiny the Pig GC105W6 at N 64° 51.528 and it was quite interesting! Here was my log "Hiked over from Hotel. Covered what I thought was every inch. Set a time limit, and (as happens often) discovered it in the last couple of minutes. Great having a brand new log, although I probably got it dirty from all the grime on my hands!! TFTH!!!" The PIG part is a nickname for a massive piece of equipment used to clear pipelines. This one was an example on the Univ of Fairbanks and the nano cache not only required an extensive search but was one of the very first 5 difficulty rankings I achieved.
The south qualification was purposeful in order to qualify for this cache and I found it on December 19, 2015. This cache was called Cementerio de Punta Arenas GC22T68 at S 53° 09.162 and as often happens with Geocaching, seeking this cache led me to a area, a spectacularly interesting and beautiful cemetery, that I would never otherwise explored! Here was my log "I'm now back home after my Patagonia and Antarctica adventures, so I wanted to properly thank Pablo cl for placing and maintaining this one! It attracted us to the Cemetery which was a real highlight of our trip. TFTH!!! Photo Penguins in the a.m., caching in the p.m.!"
So like all great challenges, this one made caching much more interesting and expanded my horizons! Thanks Steve!!!

02/05/2016 By Denali41
Before the recent snowstorm I spent time checking many of my urban and farm caches and making any repairs that were necessary. This cache is in fine condition. The challenge and the cache await finders.