Not Quite Everest… (Otago) North Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
By wallaceDuo on 05-Apr-07. Waypoint GC11Z4W

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Did not find

Double checked and most definately been moved. Had a look at the new layout further down the road and cannot see the container - annoying know where it is and now fit enough to try for it looks to have gone.

Was driving past today thinking still haven't got it...... when I looked I though ummm where has it gone and noticed a lot of the equipment has moved around. Will check but co-ords may now be out.

This one was made more difficult (or easier depending on how you look at it) by some sort of drainage construction going on in the area. Nice hide and a good challenge. We felt like we had earned the smile with this one
TFTC

Not quite but for this 46 year old the climb was akin to that of Everest. Very clever hide and hint. TFTC

We soon spotted the neat little cache and luckily I had a friend with me. I gave him a boost and after a bout of vertigo (true story) he retrieved the cache. A neat little hide, but I thought it would've had a higher difficulty rating considering the activity required to obtain it. Tftc.

Thanks to my energetic son... Tftc

Thanks to an agile cachet soon retrieved it TFTC

Clever hide. Tftc

Nicely done Wallaceduo!

I knew my new found skills would be helpful. TFTC

I knew my new found skills would be helpful. TFTC

Thanks to EVE07 for being more athletic!. Also P&Vee for support.

Went down to watch the cricket and after getting some degree of sunburn made this cache an interesting proposition to retrieve. Cheers

A bit of effort required
TftC

Found with Conbat - good skills on his part! TFTC!

Out caching this evening with Gadget169. This was one he had found previously, which meant he could laugh hysterically while I attempted this. Soon had it sorted. TFTC

Quick run to it before school!

Good hiding spot definitely a good way to start the caching day

We didn't let neither age nor health issues slow us down, but it definitely needed teamwork to grab the cache. As Hillary said:" it's not the mountain we conquer but ourselves". TFTC

What an awesome hide. I do love these type of caches, well hide in plain sight. TFTC ☺

Last time a shoulder injury prevented the acrobatics required. Today no such issue and log was quickly signed. TFTC!!!

Very clever hide tftc

After thinking about it for a while, I came back in the middle of the night with climbing gear (my strategically placed car). Thanks.

I believe I saw it, but the days of being agile enough to retrieve it are sadly missed.

Found with mad dog BB, tftc

Found with MVU tftc

I can see it but age and injury won't let me get to it. #%*¥€

Haha actually this is my third visit there, the first time I had no pen, the second time there was no log...FINALLY today I managed to sign it. It's flippen hard to get up actually! TFTC!!!

Down in DUNEDIN with my lovely muggle wife Stella, celebrating 20 years together. Forcibly dragging her around to pick up caches.

Wife was useful as monkey... Say no more. We replaced the log for you. Bagged waterproof log added.

Find #1158. Thank you very much for the cache. 9/03/2015 15:15

Perfect time of year to try for this one.Had a look around reread logs, that could be it.Yes it was.log is wet.Tftc. have a favorite.

TFTC GREAT FUN

Fun find... Did not expect it to be there

Very sneaky place

Great cache, thanks!, was about to climb the adjacent tree, when I thought I'd have a last look at the logs. I'm happy I did! saved me a lot of trouble and dissapointment!

Located it without too much trouble. Now how to retrieve it? Finally found a less obvious route & was signing the log soon after. Have seen one of these containers before so the penny dropped pretty quickly. Gets a favourite from me. TFTC

Fortune favoured me today as I came by at lunchtime, but with very few muggles. A little patience and a little thought and I had the cache in hand. A rather sneaky and clever disguise, I must say. Cheers!

Quick find TFTC

TFTC

It might as well be Everest for me as I had to call in help from Whiskasnz who scaled to great highs on my behalt.

TFTC do enjoy these caches, very well done and deserves a favourite from me.

Nice one third try

Monkeying around for the third time here. Finally able to log.

Love it! My favourite type of cache. Awesome. TFTC

Have added this one to favourites- not because of difficulty or terrain, but for the degree of hilarity to obtain it in a high-muggle area!

great idea to put the cache

Thanks to young Patrick who once again proved there is some monkey in him but I had the clues.

Found with evehermansson last week and forgot to log! easy find second check good arm strength too!

Went for a cool down walk after the gym and nabbed this one. Tftc #cache-browns

Absolutely the high point of an after dinner walk with ajbenn. TFTC

Would have been difficult for these young at heart cachers to sign the log (it might as well been Everest) but fortunately another team was searching when we arrived at GZ. By combining resources we achieved a win win state and big smiles all round.

Finally found this one. It was definitely not where we first thought. Thanks to the people who opened our eyes to the amazing ways caches are hidden

This entry was edited by cachethekitty on Tuesday, 28 January 2014 at 09:08:40 UTC.

#388 I suggest people bring along a smaller person - ie a child or teenager for this one. Middle aged women in that position probably look a little too weird. Got it though!

Tftc, added some more paper, and a shell, might need maintenace, like a plastic bag for the paper maybe?

Cool find Tftc! Log was wet so did not attempt to write on it.

Saw straight away where it would be, retrieval took a bit longer, log very damp though, thanks

First attempt resulted in a DNF, but came back later in the day and success!. Was glad to be able to log this as found! TFTC

Found it but way to short and unstable to grab

Tftc, but the logg needs to be replaced. Very torn and full.

Great hide. Geochild retrieved with a boost assist from silver and rose. TFTC

Nice hidey hole! TFTC

Great hide. TFTC

Found this one after the Logan Park open school. TFTC.

No space left for log paper. Needs replacement please.

With good instruction from JRB5050. Now I understand why she takes me for hunting :p Thanks.

I thought it would be good to have a partner for this one, but Yukifu scrambled up Everest with no assistance from me. What a gymnast! Is there nothing this woman can't do? We got a lot of help with this one, first from daywalk, then another nudge from PCSniff. Love the idea ... so sneaky. Thanks so much for taking the trouble and having the ingenuity to create such a fun cache.

Makes Up For The "NO-TREE-CLIMBING" rule at school. TFTC [B)] [xx(]

No 3 on the third. Love being able to combine 2 hobbies. Dancing finished at 11.30pm so found this one and then on the way home, could legitimately claim one after midnight for 4th. We are taking some unusual equipment dancing now though!

Darn pipe kept turning as I tried to get up. Log is a bit munted.

Bummer

Geomum was voted to climb the almost-Everest to retrieve the cache... naturally, all the traffic decided to drive by while she was awkwardly clambering over the summit in search of the cache, including two cyclists who she elicited a smile and a good laugh from. In the end, the cache was found! Thanks!

The Jo half of the team had a conference all day so Joe went for a walk finding a few caches on the way. Through the botanic gardens, back to check out the University bookshop, then off over Flagstaff. This was number 3 for the day. Tried to look like I was exercising as lots of runners passed by.

Great cache, took a bit of thinking to find.
Cache needs some maintenance!

Needed a lot of help from Dad to get this one.

Dad helped me to get this one. Thanks

Very well done, but strength required

Takes some thinking, once you find, the clue makes sense. Left a gold cherub.

Interesting, very cleaver. The hints all make sense once you find it.

nice easy find, cheers

i tried and tied but could not find this and i looked high and low

Having done gymnastics as a child this one wasn't that bad. Sadly my Olympic class dismount was spotted by muggles in a car.

Cache is in need of some help. Log sheet has deteriorated significantly. TFTC, cheers from Australia!

TFTC could not write in the log. needs immediate maintanance.

Wasn't sure if I could do it but with a bit of thought and creative thinking I got there. The cache of the day for me. TFTC #4367

Took a while and some head scratching before the Penangboy came into his own. TFTC

Now I know why this cache had such high favorites hits. It was awfully a smart way to hide a cache. Almost had a fall while tryin to retrieve it.

No thanks to swppv, who was just standing beside it! Had to go through it again...TFTC

This entry was edited by penangboy on Saturday, 01 December 2012 at 08:48:45 UTC.

It was only ever going to be one place...the hard part was that thing that Miley Cyrus sang about...

Last one for the day and a great one to finish on. Managed to do it on my own. I thought I'd spotted what I was after and luckily I was right first time. Clever hide. Gets a fav point from me. TFTC.

A Frustratingly Fun Find. Sent my husband up 'Everest' to no avail a number of times. Being fairly new to this game we spent about half an hour trying to think about this one before I finally spotted the Cache (we were just about to give up). My favourite Cache so far!

Found it and logged it
TFTC
krümel91

Was in Dunedin to attended the first ever Mega in New Zealand. Managed to work it out so that I was able to team up with -gonefishing-, fozzmiester and agcnz on an 8 day caching trip around the South Island, this was day 4 of the road trip.

After finding GC3K8JK - where theres a will theres a way (Otago), this was the next cache that I had on our list that we needed to find today. As we were making our way into North Dunedin and working our way around and pick up a few more caches around the area.

We managed to find a parking spot not too far from GZ and from there it was quick walk to GZ, as we arrived at GZ we managed to find the cache quite quickly, retrieved, signed and replaced it back as found, very quiet at GZ. Thanks wallaceDuo for placing this cache here and for bringing us to this spot. TFTC TNLNSL (5104). Thank goodness we didnt have to climb everest for this cache, and as Sir Ed said "Well George, we've knocked the bastard off."

I had no problems scaling the heights of this one and the paperwork was soon knocked off. Thanks for the fun cache.

Found as part of an 8 day NZ Mega Event trip. Day 4 - Dunedin and surrounds. Thanks to the owners of the 500 + caches which I had the pleasure to find along the way and which contributed to a very fun trip.

I visited last night and spotted the cache straight away, but there was no way I could get it on my own. Returned today with a friend and soon had it signed and returned. TFTC

Found on the great post-Mega roadtrip with agcnz, fozzmiester and yeetrees. A great trip from Otago to Wellington, taking in many backroades and some fantastic scenery along to way to over 400 caches. Thanks to all the cache owners for the great caches we found on the way.

Thanks for the cache, wallaceDuo.

Found on a mega caching run, had to get my sister to retrieve the log, too high for me! Thanks for the cache, I enjoyed the chance to practice some team work!

Today tikitour and I have teamed up with Riser5 - another Whangarei cacher - and with 'youth' on his side he makes so many of our finds look easy...
Would have been hilarious trying to watch us climb this Everest!! But thanks to Nick we made the find

In Dunedin from Whangarei with flowernz for the MEGA having a great time finding some of the south caches. Really enjoying the locations the caches are taking us to. Doing a trip out to Aromoana today with Riser5 as well. Caching along the way of course. and thank goodness we had Riser with us for this one, not sure these two grannies would have made it !!! sure we would have found a way...TFTC

Great cache. Added a new piece of paper for people to sign. 22 October 2012 2:29pm

Out for our last day in Dunedin. The Mega over, many teams returning home.
It started to rain, then to hail. We could see it, but not get at it. Probably needed to be taller, lighter and younger. Started engine to drive off, then made good use of wheel of hire car. Determination paid off.
TFTC SL