The Rock Bluewater, Queensland, Australia
By Condorito on 24-May-09. Waypoint GC1RR6C

TFTC Condorito!

Incredible day out for a hike!! Found it once we were up and through the crack in the rocks! What an amazing view from the top! cache replaced as found, contents were damp but in decent condition! TFTC

There is a fence with signs that clearly say "Private Property". It does not say "Private Property - except for those with unverified permission to climb rocks". There is nothing in the listing to say people have permission to cross private property since placement?

Is it really expected that geocachers should have done "a simple google search" to see if its okay to cross a fence with "Private Property" signs?

Bringing this cache - once again - to the attention of a Reviewer.

This cache has been active since 2009 without issue.
I have updated the original description to make it clearer that geocachers have permission from the land owner to enter the gate to access the GZ.

Happy hunting.

There have always been private property signs to discourage the general public, however rock climbers and geocachers have and continue to have permission since placement.
There are several rock climbing pages that state this that can be found with a simple google search.

The Rock was transferred from Condorito to user burgo78

I have confirmed that there has been no change to access to this cache. I’m unsure on the previous log but I’m keen for them to get out there and give it another go- it’s worth it! This cache deserves to be available, as it’s a great spot!

The cache appears to be in need of owner intervention. I'm temporarily disabling it, to give the owner an opportunity to check on the cache, and take whatever action is necessary. Please respond to this situation in a timely manner (i.e., within 30 days) to prevent the cache from being archived for non-responsiveness.

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This is day four of the big Townsville trip and today Fangsoki, Crew 153, 1MinnieMoo, Pprime and I are heading out on the Charters Towers day of the itinerary.

I second Pprime's 'Needs Archive' log. We spent a good while poking around everywhere along the roads around this to find access. Everything had no internal fences, but every gate had a "no trespass" sign attached. If there's permissable access, we couldn't find it.

Perhaps the owner should swing by and confirm there is access to the public, and where that might be.

The entry waypoint mentioned in previous logs had the same "no trespass" sign attached, and I snapped a photo of it. Perhaps it's new.

Sadly this is private property, definitely no access anymore to this one

This cache is now clearly located on private property. Suspect this has changed since it was placed. Sad.

This geocacher reported that this geocache should be archived. A community volunteer reviewer has been notified.

Day 20 of our road trip from the Gold Coast with hatzofff, grannysmith1947 and RoddyC and our last day in the Townsville district before heading home for Christmas.

Hervey Range caches were last on our targeted list of caches we wanted to do whilst here and it was a terrific day up until the heavens opened in the afternoon when we were in between 'tunnels'. The roadworks were a slight issue but because we had started early we managed to get the caches that were mid way as there was no stopping allowed because it was down to one-way only.

Well after scrambling up the hill and around the rocks we got to GZ and had a look, did a risk assessment and thought twice about it even though the cache was only several meters above us.
Maybe I'll try again on my return visit to Townsville, this time with some helpful and strong company to guide me.

Thanks for the good scary hide Condorito, I shall return.

Day twenty of our northern trip: Hervey Range area then back to town. Out and about with hatzofff, Snickersallan, and Grannysmith1947.

Well, that is a story. We followed Dora's way points - all good. It was hot going in the Mid-December heat!
There were frequent stops to catch my breath and slow the heart rate down a bit.

Then we came to the "Chimney".

Well, this old fella decided he would rather live to see out his 75th birthday in a few week's time.

It took just over 20 minutes to make the descent back to the Geovehicle.

We came, we almost saw, but we certainly didn't conquer on December 16, 2020. TFTC, Condorito

This was challenging but got there in the end. Lantana wanted to stop the progress. TFTC.

This was a lot of fun especially the chimney. I had to help CDAH55 in some parts of the chimney. If a 50 year old woman helping a 65 year old man can do it, then anyone can. Here is a picture of CDAH55. Loved the challenge.

I used these waypoints. Enter here: S19 21.657 E146 27.419. Follow track to right (parallel to road).
Head left to the rock up a narrow trail: S19 21.724 E146 27.486
Clamber over: S19 21.639 E146 27.563 or loop around to the right.
Chimney is here: S19 21.626 E146 27.549

I was excited, but also a bit dignified while making my way up to The Rock together with Burgo78. We followed the waypoints of an older log and when we arrived at the Chimney it actually looked quite doable. With a few Indiana Jones moves we climbed up the passage of faith.
Beautiful views from the top and an easy and quick find of the cache. The oversized logbook was a little bit damp, but all in good shape.
Thank you very much for this great experience.

Came up with GC_Diver for another look.
Great view and fun little climb.
All’s well here.

We got up there but no luck finding

So excited to have done this today with the support of BenM70 and Jezza. The chimney freaked me out a little but was easy enough. I couldn’t tackle my fear to get to the top of the ‘Rock’ but was grateful to locate the cache and sign my name to the log. I will be back TFTC Condorito

Finally got back to retrieve my keys. Came back to this awesome cache with an awesome chick and her non stop yakking son. Some fears faced, some conquered and some lost to but the cache was found. Such a top challenge and as much fun the second time around

When i was up this way last I took heed of the warning and didn’t come up. Today I headed up here just for this cache. It hasn’t been found in a while and is certainly still here. So worth the climb, to be honest, that is all part of the fun. Thoroughly enjoyed this cache. A Favourite for sure. A few months short of 3 years since the last log. Deserves more frequent visits

Definitely a favourite, after the little hike we encountered the crack! what an awesome view/breeze/rock.
Loved every moments. TFTC

I enjoyed the scramble up to this one and the tumble down.
The squeeze up the chimney to GZ was unique and exciting.
Thanks for the cache.
FP.

Out today on a caching road trip with Rob72, which saw us visiting Alice River, Harvey Range, Hidden Valley and Paluma.
This one has been on my radar for a while and today was the day!
I got up to the last bit before the chimney climb and I knew that this was going to be a favourite of mine. I climbed to the top and quickly found the prize, than climbed to the top and sat for a while to admire the view. For me this is what caching is all about. Thankyou for placing. Cache is still in excellent condition.

We have been staying in Townsville for the past week and had this cache recommended to us by karicka as a worthwhile cache to find.

We had an early start this morning and drove the 1km along Sharpe Rd as per the description. This bought us uncomfortably close to a farmhouse and a bit further from the rock which we had already passed.

We read previous logs and were delighted to see that lokipagan's log from 7th Sept 2013 included a few waypoints....the first one being where to enter the property. Made a u-turn and headed back about 600 metres and sure enough this looked much more likely

A relatively easy, short walk to the 'chimney' from there. This is where we needed to call on our simian ancestry to get to the top. Times like these we sure wish we weren't so 'vertically challenged'

After a bit of stre.e.e.tching we were able to 'crawl' out the top like a couple of tipsy cavemen.....with very large grins on our faces and make a quick, easy find. The cache is nice and clean and dry and Geohubby thought it would be funny to comment that the log is nearly full. In truth it is so big it will still be OK in 2020.

Geohubby then did the gentlemanly thing and scaled the rest of the rock while I stayed near the top of the chimney and dealt with a blood nose.....I think it must have been caused by the high altitude

karicka was right....this cache is definitely worth doing and like many before us we are adding another favourite point.

Many thanks for a great cache Condorito....we had a ball[^][^][^][^][^][^][^]

Cache #12000
Have been looking for something special for the milestone for a while, this one came up, good terrain rating and appreciating logs.
It was easy to convince Jackylegs44 to join a short trip this cool winter morning.
The hike up to the rock was steep and overgrown, picked up a tick along the way too.
Stopped in the cave under the rock, then around the corner and saw the huge crack leading up to the top.
Followed the crack in and up, came to a good sized root that I used to pull myself upwards and crawled out into the open.
Amazing views and without looking I spotted the cache too
Continued the few steps up to the very top for pictures and just enjoying the moment. A great find that is up in the top 100 of my finds this far.
Going down was a breeze an soon we where heading back to the city.
Thanks for this excellent cache
R

Got invited by karicka to come along and grab thecache for his 12000th cache so GeoP went along and grabbed this one as well. Wow really hard climb. karicka tried to climb one side of the vines but didnt succeed at first then was successful at last. Congrats for your 12000th find karicka! Amazing views from the top. The slug uphill is really worth it. TFTC sl tnln

Hard going through terrain. Last 100m was tough. I was making way up last section about 25 m to go and decided to turn back as I was solo. Next time with friend. Would not take kids on this one. Got a bit waylaid going back- tough one !!!

A great day out caching with Preeds, we headed off to the Hervey Range,
as neither teams had been to the area.

This was the highlight cache of the day, well worth a favourite point from us.
We weaved our way up though the undergrowth, then came the rocks.
With a bit of a climb, a shimmy, a push and a shove, we eventually made our way to the top.
Great views, well worth the effort.
Many thanks for placing this cache, Condorito, for us and others to find.

Out caching with The Drovers on their current visit to Townsville.

Well, the things we do in the name of a cache! Caching certainly ensures we lead a life less ordinary.

What an extraordinary place, challenge & view from the cache. Thanks Condorito.

Well worth the effort, a favorite point from us...for effort alone!

TNLN, SL, TFTC

Space shuttle geocoin visited with us.

A good, challenging journey for the afternoon. I think we took the long way up, over another boulder, but we definitely found a quicker way down. Saw a couple of rock wallabies up the top. Fantastic view, nice and green at the moment. TFTC

Absolutely LOVED this cache!! Im given it a fav point from me!! My days of rockclimbing/bouldering came back to me and felt like 'home'......very proud of Danzfox who sucessfully made it to the top..woo hoo an awesome adventure, well worth the hike!!

Absolutely loved this cache. It had everything going for it. I am allocating a FAV point to this one. I learnt how to shimmy up between the rocks using my back (called bouldering taught by a more experienced cacher). The view was terrific. Suggest NOT to attempt this one after immediate rain as the rocks would be too slippery.

Took TB and left coins SL Thx very mush for this experience Condorito

This entry was edited by Danzfox on Friday, 27 December 2013 at 07:02:22 UTC.

Great spot and view, and I really enjoyed the rock climbing part. Thanks!

RobS72 wanted to do a caching trip for his 400th find so a toss of the coin decided we (RobS72, Mtn Pygmy Possum and myself) would head up the Hervey Range for a caching expedition. We decided on this cache as our first as it seemed like a good cache for RobS' 400 milestone. We parked at lokipagan's suggested entry point and I promptly led everyone the wrong way due to putting a wrong number in the co-ordinates for the next lokipagan waypoint. With the corrected numbers we found the track up the hill and made our way up. A short but steep climb later and we we're at the base of "the rock".

Only 20 metres or so to the cache - but what a 20 metres! RobS72 and MPP decided to head up the first potential entry point they found and I went a bit further to have a decent reccie to see if there was somewhere a little easier to get up. I gave up and went back to where I left them and the two of them had already made the top. Once up the top it was worth it. The view was great! We had a short break up the top and then RobS72 went on a search for the cache. It was quickly found and then we all signed the log. Once the signing duties were done we decided that we should have taken some photos up the top so headed back up and posed.

The climb down was a little more difficult but we all made it down eventually. It was then a reasonably easy walk back to the car. With that completed we decided we deserved lunch at the tea rooms. A great cache Condorito! A favourite from me. TFTC.

Out and about caching in the Harveys Range area with MattCNS and Mtn Pygmy Possum. We followed lokipagan's waypoints to eventually arrive at the chimney. The grass wasn't as bad as I expected, but I still took a slide on the may up. So like many before me, I donated blood towards finding this cache as well. [B)] The chimney is by far the easier route up to the top, and it wasn't long before the three of us were enjoying the views on offer.

This cache marks my 400th cache found and I think it's an appropriate cache for the milestone. I really enjoyed finding this cache. TFTC Condorito. TNL: Cuffie TB. SL Awarded a Favourite Point {#400}.



This entry was edited by RobS72 on Thursday, 07 November 2013 at 08:20:58 UTC.

Enter here: S19 21.657 E146 27.419. Follow track to right (parallel to road).
Head left to the rock up a narrow trail: S19 21.724 E146 27.486
Clamber over: S19 21.639 E146 27.563 or loop around to the right.
Chimney is here: S19 21.626 E146 27.549


Number 2 for the day. We weren't quite sure where to park so picked what looked like a reasonable spot and off we went. Only at the top of course did we realise there was a track to follow [xx(]. If you don't mind, we have added a few waypoints to help future hunters. Let us know if you would prefer us to remove them. If anyone wants a gpx of the trail, drop us an email. Anyway, tall grass - tick, steep - tick, ticks - no tick!! (better than Brisbane!) , snake - tick (just where I wanted to put my foot for the next step - we had to find an alternate route).

The first part wasn't too bad. The grass was long but not particularly thick and no cobbler's pegs. Then we hit the lantana wall. And didn't bring a machete [xx(]. I hate lantana when we have our cane knife - without one is torture. With many scratches, curses etc we very slowly proceeded through the lantana. Finally we were near the base of The Rock. But still 40m from the cache. So close and yet so far. The lantana just got thicker. Tried around to the right - still too thick. Pagan persisted with the idea of heading left and we finally broke through thanks to his fearsome hatred of the stuff . Then it was a slippery scramble up clockwide around The Rock and then the chimney appeared. [^]

Now Loki loves rockclimbing so although the lantana bruised our spirits, the chimney made up for all that came before. Pagan did a fantastic job scooting up also and we were very chuffed to have reached the top together. A few photos at the top, although the view wasn't that great on this overcast day. Also had to be careful because of the strong winds!! From the top we could see the track down too! [^]

Log signed, cache replaced, obligatory photos. Then it was a quick trip down and an easy trip down the trail back to the car. Loved this cache (except for the lantana). Hopefully the waypoints help more people get out here. Thanks Condorito for the cache and thanks to the property owners for allowing access.

I hadn't really planned on this one today but I was on my way back from "No Hints" which was a bit underwhelming so I thought I'd check this out. I'd stopped along here a long time ago but was put off by the fence thinking it was private property. The "Hi Ho" cache which was there to indicate the start of the trail was gone so I simply pulled up and parked at the gates and then turned left and followed the well marked track. Well that was my first mistake as I'd completely missed the trail. I should have turned right - a waypoint would be handy. I took one later and will add it when I can.

Anyway I thought my approach wouldn't be as steep as I walked to the end of the ridge back near the main road and headed up. The grass here was VERY long and I was worried about snakes but I know they are scared of noise and my crashing would have scared off anything. Finally got to what I thought was the top but was still 150m from the cache. I spotted the top across the way and made my way over. I probably wasn't the first to take this route but very few would have come this way. I spotted the big crack and finally saw the track which led to it. I wasn't sure it was right and went around the corner and found a second crack which looked even harder to scale. I walked back along the track but there was nothing else so I just had to go for it. The first part was the hardest where there's a bit of a branch laid there to help you 'chimney' up. Then there's another hairy bit and the final squeeze through to the top. Certainly worth every bit of the 4.5 terrain rating.

I emerged from the crack and spotted a likely cache hide. Got over there and made the find, signing the looseleaf log. I think you probably need to replace this with something bound as the wind will take it away one day. After the duties were done I climbed to the top and enjoyed about the best view in NQ I'd say. Took some photos and sent them to envious cachers down south. This was one of the best caching experiences for a while and well worth a favourite.

Now the tricky bit, getting back down the hole and crack. Easier to drop the bag ahead of me and slide and chimney down. Then I discovered the trail I should have taken up and I was back at the car in about 10 minutes. A much easier descent although it's easy to lose the track early on. I think this needs a waypoint in the cache description to indicate the start of the trail. Will add mine later.

Thanks!

THE ROCK !!! we said we'd be back.
sl t:smurf l:pen
TFTC
JUST DO IT !!!

# 604 Champs and one monkey took a drive up to High Range today while the little monkey went shopping with Grandma. Have driven past this rock, and seen it from the road a million times, but if it were not for geocaching, I would have never even thought about climbing it. Today, big monkey and champs decided to knock this one off the list.

By the time we had reached the top of the trail, big monkey was already puffing and panting. One look at the climb and all that was forgotten. The climb up was great fun and the cache at the top was just an added bonus.

After SL TNLN, we climbed to the top of the rock, just in time to have two F-18 Hornets fly by at low altitude. Made the whole place tremble. Champs said "What would you do if this thing started to move?"

The answer was well thought out...... "Cry"

Ended up sliding down the rock and half way back down the trail on her butt, which made my side hurt from laughing.

TFTC

This entry was edited by Champs2Monkeys on Thursday, 27 September 2012 at 05:56:11 UTC.

This entry was edited by Champs2Monkeys on Thursday, 25 October 2012 at 09:15:55 UTC.

This entry was edited by Champs2Monkeys on Friday, 02 November 2012 at 03:57:12 UTC.

Ian has already written a detailed account of our joint hunt for this cache. I am sooo glad I can finally tick this one off the list - it took me long enough, considering I was the first one who made the treck up to the rock when the cache first came out (only then I didn't make my way to the top of the rock). Even though we almost would have left empty handed, we had a great afternoon and the views from the top were superb.
We (or at least Cat and I) will be back for the new ones out here when they get placed .
Thanks very much forn the hunt!

Well after going to an event on Sunday to meet up with Ian and Penny there was talk to go and do THE ROCK cache on monday after work.

Myself Cat ( bear is still away), Corika met up with Ian and Penny at the Hervey's Range Tea Rooms. We then made our way to the start of climb. We parked the cars just off the road and went through a gate where the path just right of the gate led to the rock.

Myself being so unfit struggled with the path but eventually go to rock. Ian and Corika had already climbed the top of the rock I didn't even attempt it with my bad ankles. So I waited at the bottom of the rock feature.

I head a crackle of radio which was Penny attempting to contact us. Penny advised that the cache owner had removed the cache and was coming up to meet us at the rock. So I yelled out the Ian and Corkia to come down and we waited. Not long and Condorito brought us the cache we all happily signed the log and Condorito happily replaced the cache in its rightful location.

Once we got back to the road we were informed that Condorito wil be placing a few caches along the path of the rock so yep will have to relive this track again Nooooo. It is a nice spot and recommend anyone to go and grab the cache.

Thanks for Condorito to bring the cache to us and thanks the Ian and Penny and Corika for meeting up for the adventure. So happy to have a smiley for this one.

Thaks for the hunt Condorito its a lovely location.

Took Nothing Left Brainy Smurf

This was our 6th cache in our caching run today.
(So this is our 4821st total find.)

Wow, what an adventure this turned out to be. It's really lucky that Penny suffers from vertigo, so waited in the car for us to complete the task. Lucky too that Ian took a two way radio to let her know of our progress.

The adventure started at 4:00 PM when we met Cat (minus Bear) and Corikra at the teahouse. After organising ourselves we headed off on our quest. We parked a little short, because there was a good place to park and cross the fence, and circumnavigated the hillside in a southerly direction until we came across a clear path leading up the hill.

Upon reaching "The Rock" Corikra and Ian clambered up the cleft and were searching all the likely spots - to no avail as it turned out. Suddenly the radio crackled into life, and Penny called to say that the cache owner was down at the road, and the cache had actually been removed for maintenance. If we would wait at GZ the cache would be brought up to us.

After a while some trim and fit youngsters appeared with the cache in hand. When we had all signed the log they easily clambered up through the cleft and replaced the cache for us.


Took: Nothing
Left: Foam dice and clear bottle

We also grabbed the TB to take along on our journey
Thanks Condorito for the hunt today.
Thanks also for going to great lengths to ensure that our search today was successful.

Hi just came to check on cache and drop off Spot the Dog as well as make the others visit. Will be fixing cache lid shortly but it is still fine if you want to find it. I am leaving it here while I source a replacement lid. Thanks to all who visited and for the positive feedback. We are planning our 2nd hide ATM so stay tuned

17/07/2012 14:26
I managed to find the easy way up after doing nearly a full circuit of rock, hoping there was an easier way than the one I first found.
Lots of lantana and vine to trip you up and i came across the biggest paper wasp nest I've ever seen, thankfully it was empty!
Great views from the top and I took the opportunity to cool off and enjoy it after the ascent.
Something has been chomping on the lid and it's no longer water or insect proof, the contents are still dry and I replaced the cache with the lid facing downward.
A really enjoyable challenge and another box on project 81 crossed off.
Thanks

Wow what a cache! The best I've done in a while. The walk up wasn't tough but it wasn't easy either! The directions got us to the location of the cache, and after a while MyronAllen found a way up, and after dithering about and talking myself up, then talking myself down, then talking myself up again, I found an alternate route up that didn't involve lifting my own weight up through a gap in the rocks!

Having said that, once we were up it was a great cache with a wonderful view and easy enough to find and log!

TFTC, TNLN.

Cache is in good order.

Also, do youself a favour and grab smoko at the Tea Rooms nearby on the way up or down,

Great location. Unfortunately didn't find a track up or down, but did see an eagle at the top. TFTC

This entry was edited by Lawneater on Tuesday, 05 July 2011 at 05:24:24 UTC.

This definitely deserves its terrain rating at the moment. The grass is about 4ft tall and i couldn't find a track to the summit so I ended up bush-whacking all the way to the top. And then - the climb onto the rock!! :-0
A eagle was circling low above me when I emerged at the top, although it could have also been a vulture...
The climb is actually not that bad, except if you do what I did and go in from the wrong side... see tip below.

Not recommended if you are scared of snakes, heights, or tight spaces!

Despite the hint, I could not find any cache at the top, maybe Yasi has taken it away or maybe I'm just blind.... I didn't care though, this rock (and the climb to the top of it) has to be one of the coolest places in NQ.


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WOW what a cache!!
It was 34 Deg C today and first day it has not rained for weeks.
Parked a bit to close, and after several false starts (stopped by Lantana) we finally approached the Rock.
Glad we took the hint for long pants and good grip shoes!!!
Very hot and arrived after 1 hour and several tries at the summit.
Views were well worth it although my two young Geocachers would have rather stayed in the car and winged all the way up to the Rock. They changed their tune when they saw the views from the top, although the climb was a little exciting at times in the Rock itself.
Cache is in good condition.
TNLN TFTC

First one of the day. I have decided I wont be a rock climber. Scary. Didn't see much as I was hanging on to the rock to hard. Enjoyed the patty cakes when we got back to the car more.

Thanks

In the company of a reluctant Geobrett. He doesn't like spiders and he doesn't like heights. Couldn't have picked a worse cache to drag him to. I, however enjoyed it immensely. It was a good heart starter for the day. We ended spending all day up here on the range visiting some old haunts. Thanks for the cache.

Rated: for Overall Experience

just checking how it was hidden, as we heard that some "muggles" (friends of ours) had found it and left it not well hidden! just covered it up a bit and dropped off Big Bird as it seems all caches are too small to fit him in!!!
Thanks

Decided to make this our first cache for the new year, on an early morning trip to do all of the Herveys Range caches. Parked a couple of hundred metres up the road from the farmhouse and set off up the more gently sloping ridgeline to the base of the rock. Spent some time checking out all of the possible routes to the top, and decided that there really only was one! A bit of rain made the scramble up the crack a bit treacherous, but once at the top the cache was easily found. TNLN, signed the log and enjoyed the view from the top before heading back down and on to our next stop at Keelbottom Creek. Thanks for placing such a challenging cache. These are the ones that there should be more of!

Just logging TB trough from previos find.

312th cache. 135th in Oz.

What a great cache....
Nice scramble to the top and then awesome views, on of the best caches I've done in Queensland.
TFTC

Nice climb. Took a coffee with me to enjoy the views with, which added to the challenge of climbing the rock - especially going up the crack. Worth it though. GPS co-ords are spot on. Because I dropped my (empty) cup coming down, I come out at the bottom of the rock on the other side to pick it up. Consequently, I ended up taking a different way back to the car. I think it was the 'hard' way that previous logs have spoken about - getting down was a whole lot harder than the way I went getting up there.
Took the Jeppesen TB - might be travelling soon, but if I don't, then I'll place it in a cache in town for someone else to take.

Found this one quiet easily today. Great climb through the crack, we had a lot of fun as we love this type of cache. Not sure where the long way up was as it only took us 15 minutes to get to the rock. Bubbles was right in there with a rather hesitant Squeak following. But it was all good, we rewarded ourselves with a coffee at the Tea House afterwards. Left TB and Geo-coin. Recommend this cache to the adventurous.TFTC.

Rated: for Overall Experience

Got this cache on my second attempt whilst up at High Range for work. Will be back to practice some rock climbing in the crack in the rock.

TNLN

TFTC

nice spot, good view
missioned it at about 9.30pm, awesome

09:30am
FTF - 40 minutes up, the hard way, 20 minutes down the easy way.

We love these Caches, should be more of them.

The took the Pig.

Thanks for the Hide, GPS 100% spot on.

[This entry was edited by Alan-Anna on Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 1:24:28 AM.]

Rated: for Overall Experience

Hi,
Just dropped Piglet off.
I also made it a bit easier to find.
Thanks,
Condorito

Well what a cache adventure. Given the difficulty and terrain I thought I would have an early start on this one and try and get the FTF. Numerous elements in this cache hunt.

1. Multiple Spiders......Check
2. Snakes.........Check
3. Very harsh vegetation....... Check
4. Extreme Rock Climbing Moves.........Check
5. Finding Cache........No!!!!!!

Well I don't know if I approached this the right way but it took approx 40mins to reach base of rock through some very thick vegetation. I reached the entrance to the crack and my GPS was telling me to enter. This was tricky as I had to wedge myself into the crack feet on one wall and back to the other and go up till I could gain entrance to the crack above. Was rather relieved to be up in the crack as a fall from here could be nasty. Thought I had it in the bag at this stage as I saw footprints in the crack and thought I was definately in the right area. Searched high and low right through the crack to come up empty handed. Not happy after the effort to get there. Went out of the crack at the top and let my GPS regain signal. It pointed me straight back into crack!!! Aaaaahhhhhh!!! Had another look but with no success. Gave up and proceeded to move back down hill via alternate route. Moving left around the rock what should I find, another crack! Gave this one a quick search and due to the confined spaces and the massive drop off in it thought the cache hider would not place in there! Having thought about it that is where I think it is. Returned to car very wet with lots of prickles in clothes. This cache is very deserving of its rating and probably deserves 5 stars for terrain. I will be watching as to who actually finds this cache. I reckon I was close and will try again in a month when I return to Townsville.If the cache owner could give a hint it would be much appreciated. Loved the adventure! To those thinking of trying this cache I warn you only do it if you are in good pyhsical shape and dont mind a little rock climbing.

TFTH

Well, here is the first "Not found"
Made it up to the rock ok, steep climb but not too bad. Didn't come through that crack though, so I followed GPS around the eastern side. Then it started pointing into the rock and the exact opposite, don't know if it was the trees or a bad day or just my stupid GPS that always has trouble making up its mind. Since there were no hints/clues I started checking out the cracks in the rock and the surrounding area - no success, gave up after about an hour.
Will have to come back and try again.
Thanks for bringing me up there, the star rating is definitely justified )

PS: Must have lost my sunnies up there somewhere. If you find them feel free to put them in the cache as swap item.

[This entry was edited by corikra on Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 12:38:53 AM.]

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