Geocaching NSW: What is geocaching?

Geocaching - What is geocaching?

Geocaching NSW: What is geocaching?

Geocache of the Month: January 2012

Congratulations to Idealogy as the inaugral winners of the Geocaching NSW Geocache of the Month award for The Final Cut (GC24C7).

This geocache was placed in October 2001, has been found 74 times (40 DNFs) and has a favourite rating of almost 50%.

According to the geocache description:

Those who complete this cache will be rewarded with spectacular views along the coast from a vantage point few know exist, let alone visit.

The route in can be a bit nerve wracking, but those accustomed to a bit of rock hopping should have no problems, just mind your head in places.

Thank you once again Idealogy - one of the early pioneers of geocaching in NSW - for this fantastic geocache.

Who will receive the award in February 2012?

Help us decide by nominating your favourite geocache. Tell us in around 50 words or more why you think it deserves the award. It doesn't have to be a geocache hiden or found in the past 30 days.

Head to the Geocaching NSW fourm and start nominating.

Australia's first geocacher

Paul Edwards (kerravon) hid Australia's first geocache on 18 May 2000. To mark the 10 year anniversary, Paul tells how he become Australia's first geocacher.

At the recent 10 Years! event, I kept getting asked "how did you find out about geocaching?"

For me this is a strange question. It's a bit like asking someone "how did you know you were in a car crash?"

It's not that I "found out", it's more that it was "just there". I happened to be part of a community in which someone announced what use he had personally made of the switching off of Selective Availability (SA).

Where is the first geocache in Australia?

Lane Cove geocache The first geocache in Australia was placed by Paul Edwards in Lane Cove National Park on 18 May 2000. Although the geocache was removed a year later, you can still visit the location and log a find as it is now a virtual.

Lane Cove (GC3E) by Paul Edwards

The next geocache in New South Wales was placed in Garigal National Park, near St Ives on 2 September 2000.

R&R (GC52) by Richard Ames (archived)

Three more geocaches were hidden in New South Wales in 2000:

Frying Pan (GCF1) by Dave Walmsley in Chichester State Forest near Dungog
Australia's Highest (GCF7) by Roland Turner, Anand Kumria, James Davidson in Koscuiszko National Park
East of Ulan (GC154) by Alex near Murragamba, Central Tablelands (archived)