Amberel Top Cache Awards SE

Fort Micro #8 Grain Tower Battery	Another one of the very best of the best, and one of the very few TOP CACHE awards for a cache I hadn't found - two DNFs, a year apart, and both late in the day. But another year on, a third visit, and a long and most determined search, meant I was able finally to add it to my "found it" list :-). What a moody and desolate place, the most atmospheric of any cache location I've visited, a truly awesome place for a cache. Click the image to expand it. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
henly
Kent
21 points
No. 35
Released
Fort Micro #13 Fort Darnett	I love getting out on the water. This time I left "Amberel" at home and took the inflatable dinghy a couple of miles out into the Medway Estuary. It's quite surprising, but great news, that places like this old fort remain accessible. One of the top TOP CACHES. Click the images to expand them. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
henly
Kent
21 points
No. 7
Released
The Beast 666	Not just any old TOP CACHE, but one of my best caches ever. With the expert assistance of Purple Pineapple and Merstham Mafia I overcame my fear of heights to abseil to this cache. At one point I thought I'd never get back up again, but eventually I dragged myself to the top. I was too scared really to enjoy it, but I'm chuffed that I've done it. I'm not likely to do anything like that again (that's what I said at the time, but I've actually now done loads of things like it :-) ), but it's a cache I'll never forget. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Cache U Nutter
Surrey
20 points
No. 5
Released
Out with the Washing, Up with the Flag	More fantastic climbing caches, this time VERY high, and with an unusual twist :-). The cache owner and mpw246pl "helped", where "help" is a euphemism for doing all the hard bits :-) I did have to get to the cache, but lacked the skills and equipment to manage by myself. I marvel at the abilities of those who can set and reach these caches unaided, and am so grateful for the help that means I can share their experiences. P.S. as a result of these experiences I do now have some of the skills required, and this is largely due to the training I received on this cache, "Under Flock & Key" and others. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Haggis 87
Surrey
20 points
No. 152
With owner
Beacon of Disrepair	A very unusual climb in a bleak but lovely location. View the cache page on geocaching.com
Rosenthel
Kent
20 points
No. 509
With owner
BaSHful's Beech - AA6	What made this one really stand out was the height! View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Haggis 87
Surrey
20 points
No. 168
With owner
Scooby Doo ( Scooby Snax Stash Mystery )	Another great cache from a c/o with a reputation for great caches :-). Nice location, beautifully presented, as always. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
alfieo
Surrey
20 points
No. 450
With owner
"Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman	An original cache - wow, that doesn't happen often these days :-) And beautifully executed too :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Rich_F
Surrey
20 points
No. 444
With owner
Glamr	A bit of everything in this series of very difficult night caches :-). Water, trees, puzzles, humour, you name it :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com
AnTsInRpAnTs
West Sussex
20 points
No. 170
With owner
Devils Dyke	Some great field puzzles. And on one of them, amazing camo ;-). View the cache page for Devils Dyke 6..Who Knows Where, the best of a great bunch, on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
sadexploration
West Sussex
20 points
No. 432
With owner
CuN-undrum (sic) - AA5	A really tough series of climbs, in a great location for the activity - the area near the trees appear to be completely muggle free :-). The hardest ones I had done up until then, and I'm pleased to say with my own equipment and under my own steam :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
mpw246pl
Surrey
20 points
No. 165
With owner
Out with the old. In with the new!	A puzzle that wasn't TOO difficult, some humour, a great location, a good hide and a fantastic choc-full-of-goodies cache :-). Another great cache that doesn't get as many visits as it deserves. View the cache page on geocaching.com
skwarepeg
Surrey
20 points
No. 172
With owner
Under Flock & Key	A series of 3 super climbing caches :-). Not at all easy for me to get to, so I was more than grateful for the expert assistance from the cache owner and Haggis 87. I could only marvel at the skill and bravery needed to actually place the cache! View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
mpw246pl
Surrey
20 points
No. 139
With owner
A VIEW ACROSS THE BAY 3	A fun, different, and quite challenging cache :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
seadown
East Sussex
20 points
No. 290
With owner
Primates Playground 1 (Monkey Pursuit)	A series of great climbs leading to the Rolls-Royce of cache containers :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
alfieo
Surrey
20 points
No. 276
With owner
Quercus Robur - North	A really high climb - our 50 metre throw lines and ropes were too short and needed extending! And very difficult to set up - it took us most of the morning! But the harder they are, the more satisfying the find :-). Once again a meticulously prepared cache. View the cache page on geocaching.com
mpw246pl
Surrey
20 points
No. 252
With owner
Torech Ungol	A bizarre, surreal, potty, daft, barmy, stark staring bonkers night cache :-). The scoring reflects that in practice this was a series of 3 excellent caches :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com
Cache! Eh?
Surrey
20 points
No. 103
With owner
A T C	Great puzzle ;-) . Frighteningly high tree climb! Beautifully made cache container :-). Includes the A T C BONUS cache. View the cache page for A T C on geocaching.com
alfieo
Kent
19 points
No. 491

Shipley - Extremely …	3 fun climbs, one of them very challenging, set to coincide with a Surrey event :-). View the cache page for Shipley - Extremely Bright on geocaching.com View the cache page for Shipley - Extremely Deux on geocaching.com View the cache page for Shipley - Extremely Dark on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Wizbit100
Surrey
19 points
No. 331
With owner
Monkey Mayhem Extreme	A series of varied tree climbing caches, with some excellent detail. View the cache page for the first in the series on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
halthornhill
Surrey
19 points
No. 167
With owner
Track a Tiger	A series of multi-caches set in beautiful Surrey countryside - some of them with a sting in the tail :-). View the cache page for the final on terracaching.com
Easy_Tyga
Surrey
19 points
No. 229
With owner
Pilgrim's Way Up	A DNF last year after getting to within 80 feet of the cache from two different directions, but unable to spot how to "bridge the gap". But a determined repeat effort saw me at the cache location on the second attempt. I'm very encouraged that there still remain such wild places in the busy, bustling South East of England. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
GeoCotch
Kent
19 points
No. 34
With owner
All Tooled Up!	An awkward climb ;-) Great container, very amusing, especially when you have heard the back story ;-). View the cache page on geocaching.com
alfieo
Surrey
19 points
No. 548

Where The Monsters Hide Extreme 3	Scary! Fantastic views. But scary :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Mountain Gods Pal
Surrey
19 points
No. 518
With owner
Sadex's Spire - AA1	After having used my climbing gear for the first time on Squirrel's Skylight, but accompanied by someone else, I found myself driving home past this cache. It hadn't been on my list to do, but the opportunity to tackle my first climb completely by myself, in the unseasonably warm weather, was too good to miss. It was very high, and it was very scary, but it was conquered :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Haggis 87
Surrey
19 points
No. 162
With owner
A Very Merry Xmas	What a bauble ;-). View the cache page on geocaching.com
alfieo
Surrey
18 points
No. 564

Beachy Head Lighthouse	Great location, very unusual walk for us. View the cache page on geocaching.com	No response from c/o
seaspur
Kent
18 points
No. 407
No response
Slither !	This preceded "The Beast", and was where I was taught how to put on a climbing harness. But it was nothing like as steep as "The Beast", and I actually enjoyed this one :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Cache U Nutter
Surrey
18 points
No. 40
Released
Amberel's Angst - AA2	It's not every day you get a cache named after you :-). The Angst, apart from being alliterative, refers to my fear of heights :-). But, with practice, I'm gradually getting better at controlling it :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
mpw246pl
Surrey
18 points
No. 143
With owner
Randoms	A tricky puzzle and a fairly high (though quite straightforward) climb. View the cache page on geocaching.com
Cheeky_Chimp & alfieo
Surrey
18 points
No. 525

Medway Canoe Trail	A superb trail of caches along the Medway - accessible only from the river. The Medway is a great choice, not only because it is a quiet waterway, but it is well suited to canoeing, with canoe passes (flumes) at the locks. Some good hides, especially the one selected as the link. Good quality containers meant the logs were all dry. A great series, which also includes the companion series along the Teise. View the cache page for Medway Canoe Trail : Pass Up on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
heartstones1
Kent
18 points
No. 204
With owner
Yew'll feel this afterwards	A whole series of free climbs, and yes, I did feel it afterwards :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
BaSHful
Surrey
18 points
No. 169
With owner
Bramblers Last Hurrah	A really quirky location, very interesting, challenging and fun to get there. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Cache U Nutter
West Sussex
18 points
No. 174
With owner
The Magic Faraway Tree - Extreme Tree Climb	Beautifully thought out and constructed cache. Tree climb that needs ropes, but not a BigShot. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Rich_F
Surrey
18 points
No. 470
With owner
Dizzy Heights - AA8	"Just" a trad cache, but in the middle of dense jungle and with such a high and awkward placement that it took us ages! View the cache page on geocaching.com
mpw246pl
Surrey
18 points
No. 196
With owner
FIG (Fun in Gatton)	A highly original series of caches, enormous fun but I can't say too much about them, or it will spoil the surprise when you do them :-). View the cache page for FIG 1 on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
sadexploration
Surrey
18 points
No. 86
With owner
Terrain Challenge	A series of challenges which I did because I qualified for them but which turned out actually to be a splendid series in their own right. They were elegantly laid out in a clever graduation from 1.0 to 5.0 up a steady incline - the higher you got the harder they became, with the last 4 being tree free climbs :-). The link is to the 5.0 challenge, naturally the highest and hardest of the trees :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com
BaSHful
Surrey
18 points
No. 180
With owner
W.E.C	A series of mostly straightforward field puzzles, but all beautifully designed and constructed. View the cache page for the first in the series on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
alfieo
Surrey
18 points
No. 471
With owner
Primates Playground 2-7	An excellent series of tree climbs, lots of variety. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
alfieo
Surrey
18 points
No. 277
With owner
How Long man? - AA7	The answer to the question is "long enough". This was another tough one, done in the company of flamedodger and Wizbit100, both of whom contributed more than I did to the find. View the cache page on geocaching.com
mpw246pl
Surrey
18 points
No. 195
With owner
+	An original and very tricky puzzle, with an interesting walk at the end of it. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Cache U Nutter
Surrey
17 points
No. 51
Released
The Pitch Series: Pitch 2 (Surrey Hills)	A great walk all round the Leith Hill area, fabulous views, with a clean and sizeable cache at the end of it. One of a series. The cache was originally set by Brambler and later adopted by Woking Wonders. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Woking Wonders
Surrey
17 points
No. 54
With owner
Esher Extreme	Highish climb then a little limb walk :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com
alfieo
Surrey
17 points
No. 561

The Pitch Series: Pitcher Amphora (Surrey Hills)	The last of a series of 4 great walks around the Surrey Hills, with some very taxing puzzles on the way. The cache was originally set by Brambler and later adopted by Woking Wonders. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Woking Wonders
Surrey
17 points
No. 74
With owner
The Pitch Series: Pitch 1 (Surrey Hills)	A great walk all round the Leith Hill area, fabulous views, with a clean and sizeable cache at the end of it. The first of a series. The cache was originally set by Brambler and later adopted by Woking Wonders. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Woking Wonders
Surrey
17 points
No. 49
With owner
Cheeky_Chimp's T5 Challenge	A great challenge and nice climb :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com
Cheeky_Chimp
Surrey
17 points
No. 563

Winter's Ivy	An unusual multi with a very tricky first stage :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Wizbit100
Sussex
17 points
No. 570
With owner
The Devil's Punch Bowl	A very enjoyable walk in a spectacular location. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
MrCryptic
Surrey
17 points
No. 164
With owner
Devil's Dyke	A series of caches set in the spectacular environment of the Devil's Dyke on the South Downs, most of which are highly original and amusing. The first one is unusual, but in a different way, so the link takes you to the second cache on the circuit. Now archived, and the replacement series gets a TOP CACHE too :-). View the cache page of the second in the series on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
sadexploration
West Sussex
17 points
No. 82
With owner
666 Special Forces Squadron	A selection of "Action Man" tree climbs :-). View the cache page for "One Eye'd Bob" on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Jobenjosh
Kent
17 points
No. 453
With owner
Gee whiz	A tricky puzzle and what was, for me, a tricky climb. View the cache page on geocaching.com
heartstones1
Kent
17 points
No. 596

Magneto	Tree climb with a twist :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com
alfieo
Surrey
17 points
No. 469

Scrat's World	A great first cache placement, and a beautifully crafted and appropriate container. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Cheeky_Chimp
Surrey
17 points
No. 461
With owner
Where's Mummy?	There are several caches by this c/o in the area, and this award covers them all (except for the 666 Special Forces caches which have their own coin) View the cache page for "Where's Mummy" on geocaching.com
Jobenjosh
Kent
17 points
No. 460

Forest Games "Kerplunk IV"	Neatly done cache, in a nice spot. Includes the nearby "Tombola" and "Tommy the Truck" caches. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
TheHurks
Kent
17 points
No. 457
With owner
Statsfield J 5.0 / 3.5	Very original and well made. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Mr S Vimes
Surrey
17 points
No. 512
With owner
Quercus Robur - West	A high but straightforward tree climb to a superbly presented container. View the cache page on geocaching.com
mpw246pl
Surrey
17 points
No. 248
With owner
Jack's Tree	Great location for a climb :-) View the cache page on geocaching.com
mr matto
Surrey
17 points
No. 560
With owner
Spotty Sudoku	A very, very awkward climb ;-). View the cache page on geocaching.com
Cheeky_Chimp
Surrey
17 points
No. 519

Because … Claygate	Some nice climbs in lovely woods. View the cache page for Because I Could (Clamber) on geocaching.com View the cache page for Because I Could! on geocaching.com View the cache page for Because I’m an APE on geocaching.com
Cheeky_Chimp
Surrey
16 points
No. 589

Just another?	Just another? Maybe not. This one was terrific fun, though how much depends on where it has been replaced by the previous finder. But in one respect not untypical of a Woking Wonders cache :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Woking Wonders
Surrey
16 points
No. 4
With owner
W2LC	A great walk in the most beautiful countryside, and all caches in great condition :-). View the cache page for the first cache on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
alan666notb & geodude1963
Kent
16 points
No. 476
With owner
Blair Witch Project	An excellent series of tree climbs, some unusual containers, and some testing slippery slopes to launch from. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Vimmes
Kent
16 points
No. 237
With owner
Pilgrim's Way Up - the Third	There have been several additions to the "Pilgrim's Way Up" series, but this is the only one to have terrain rivalling the original. Not quite as many points as the first one - it lacked the necessity for prolonged and intensive effort to get anywhere near GZ that was such a major feature of the first. But the final approach to this one was trickier. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
GeoCotch
Kent
16 points
No. 87
With owner
Terry Pratchett	The TP series by this c/o has a variety of caches - but we did only the tree climbs, so the coin will be of the tree variety. Some amusing containers, you'll have to read my logs to see all the fun we had :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Vimmes
Kent
16 points
No. 239
With owner
Scrat's Tree	Great multi climb that we finished in the dark :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Cheeky_Chimp
Surrey
16 points
No. 475
With owner
Flown The Nest	Nice climb in nice woods :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com
alfieo
Kent
16 points
No. 347

Let's Face it !	One of the more terrifying caches I've done, and I've done a few! I expected it to be hard, but it was even harder! View the cache page on geocaching.com	No response from c/o
ginger4x4 & Top Rope Ian
Kent
16 points
No. 326
No response
Several Species Of Small Furry Animals	A truly spectacular view from the cache location, and made a change from climbing trees :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com
Cache U Nutter
Surrey
16 points
No. 323
With owner
Looks like suicide.	Abseil, literally terrifying for me! Halfway down! Click the image to expand it. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Hen & Jen
Kent
16 points
No. 492
With owner
Explorer 133 Challenge	The nicest cache I've seen for ages, clean and dry, and packed with swaps - too rare these days. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
PetersfieldPoodlePosse
West Sussex
16 points
No. 354
With owner
The Leaning Pine of Pond Land	A pleasant walk in beautiful woods, an interestingly awkward approach to the cache, a good size container, clean and dry - this is a proper, classic cache and exactly the sort of cache for which I created TOP CACHE geocoins in the first place :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com
NationalTrustWitley
Surrey
16 points
No. 293
With owner
Higher Walton	A great free climb, high, but plenty of good hand and footholds :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Dumpster41
Surrey
16 points
No. 514
With owner
Clambers	The c/o has set many clambers in the SE London / Kent area. This award covers Mermaid Clamber, a free climb, probably a doddle to most people but quite challenging for me! Also Northcray Clamber, a ladder climb up a pine, and others. View the cache page for Mermaid Clamber on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
heartstones1
Kent
16 points
No. 304
With owner
Up, Up You Go	Lovely walk round Leith Hill followed by a straightforward climb. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Cache=Addicts
Surrey
16 points
No. 173
With owner
LOOK OUT !!!	A challenging climb. I bottled out on my first visit. I nearly made it on the first try during a re-visit. Then someone offered me a climbing harness for security, and I managed to get there on my third try :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Cache U Nutter
Surrey
15 points
No. 124
With owner
Barking Mad	Past its prime but still a magnificent specimen. Wizbit100 at Barking Mad - click the image to expand it. View the cache page on geocaching.com
Sir-Lancelot & Imebaman
Kent
15 points
No. 346
With owner
Poacher's Plunge	A very amusing cache. One of my customers lives in Richmond and was fascinated by the story. He accompanied me to the cache, bringing his son. I won't say any more :-). And some fun tricky terrain to finish off with. Regrettably now archived. View the cache page on geocaching.com	No response from c/o
botogol
Surrey
15 points
No. 104
No response
UP THERE?	A difficult free climb for me, up an interesting tree. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
robroblev
West Sussex
15 points
No. 353
With owner
Rock Faces	Yet another of the "new" virtuals to be placed in a great location :-). Very unusual. View the cache page on geocaching.com
Moody von trapps
Kent
15 points
No. 610
With owner
"666 Special Forces Squadron" Ravishing Rich	Amusing tree climb, went up like a rocket :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com
Rusty Knight 101
Kent
15 points
No. 568
With owner
Claygate Capers	Short series, two roped climbs and two fun free climbs :-). View the cache page for #4 on geocaching.com
alfieo
Surrey
15 points
No. 551

The Tree	Straightforward puzzle and a nice climb :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com
TheHurks
Kent
15 points
No. 474

GIM ADVENT CALENDAR	A themed series put out by the Geocaching in Middlesex Facebookgroup. View the cache page for the bonus cache on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
GIM Elves
London
15 points
No. 452
With owner
Reigate Mega Multi Ramble	A most original cache - I never knew what to expect next :-). Great fun. Archived to make way for the Fun In Gatton series. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
sadexploration
Surrey
15 points
No. 13
With owner
Snow White	A lovely walk to all parts of Box Hill. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
sadexploration
Surrey
15 points
No. 39
With owner
A tricky place	Outstanding camo :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com
Chasem Crew
Surrey
15 points
No. 379
With owner
Kings Wood	A pleasant walk in the woods to a series of Groundspeak caches with interesting hides and containers, plus an OpenCache with (deliberate) access difficulties :-). Both linked caches have now been archived, but most of the series is still in place. View the cache page at the centre of the cross on geocaching.com View Swing with the Squirrels cache page on opencache.uk View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
HouseOfDragons
Surrey
15 points
No. 37
With owner
Squirrel's Skylight	A bit special, the first cache with my own climbing gear, and the first climb on which I took full responsibility for myself :-). Not that high, but a very neat hide and my 50th Groundspeak T5. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Wizbit100
Surrey
15 points
No. 161
With owner
No digging required	A clever puzzle and a great hiding place. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
tjapukai
Surrey
15 points
No. 41
With owner
Alfie's Ultimate Free Climb	Very challenging for a free climb - I used a rope! View the cache page on geocaching.com
alfieo
Surrey
15 points
No. 296

The Pitch Series: Pitch 3 (Surrey Hills)	A very difficult puzzle to solve "in the field". A lovely location, though the day we were there was not the best to appreciate it. The cache was originally set by Brambler and later adopted by Woking Wonders. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Woking Wonders
Surrey
15 points
No. 64
With owner
Z is for Zitting	Teamed up with Louise of geoibsons for this epic night cache in Richmond Park, and accompanied by Cache! Eh? Fiendishly difficult puzzles with a big penalty in distance walked for any mistakes. We hardly believed it when we reached the final. Now archived. View the cache page on geocaching.com
rodz
Surrey
15 points
No. 99
With owner
Feel The Tension	A slightly different challenge in an unusual location :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
alfieo
Surrey
15 points
No. 380
With owner
Morden Park - Game, Set and Match!	A quirky location and an excellent hide. Appropriately found during Wimbledon fortnight :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com
Cache! Eh?
Surrey
14 points
No. 102
With owner
North Downs Mega Ramble	I did this one very early in my caching "career" - it's probably my earliest TOP CACHE. Lots of mud, but a great walk in a great location. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
tjapukai
Surrey
14 points
No. 12
With owner
Earth Engine	An amusing and interesting puzzle led to an unusual and interesting location - I can't say more without spoiling the puzzle. The final approach to the cache didn't quite live up to its billing - I had been anticipating something more challenging - but it was a great place for a cache. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
GeoCotch
Kent
14 points
No. 80
With owner
Saint Helens View	Nice free climb. View the cache page on geocaching.com
Steve Claus
East Sussex
14 points
No. 451
With owner
Up …	Several straightforward and enjoyable tree climbs, plus something else, sharing the common "up" theme :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Velosaurus
East Sussex
14 points
No. 332
With owner
Return Ta Scender	Nice example, done a few of these now, and slowly getting better :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com
KentCachers
Kent
14 points
No. 345

Desborough Cut Clamber	A tough (for me) but achievable series of free climbs. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
alfieo
Surrey
14 points
No. 378
With owner
Resistance is Futile	A very boggy walk, thena cache placement that was very challenging with the nminimal equipment I carried! View the cache page on geocaching.com
ginger4x4
Kent
14 points
No. 251
With owner
Adur Boat Cache	A nice paddle - but pay more heed to the cache page than we did, it needs a spring tide, the c/o knows wherof he talks ;-). View the cache page for #1 on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
lost!
West Sussex
14 points
No. 590
With owner
The Nest	A terrifying (for me) free climb :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
smif247
Kent
14 points
No. 250
With owner
Sally	A fun tree climb on a slippery slope! View the cache page on geocaching.com
Muffins on the move
Kent
14 points
No. 238
With owner
Lollipop	A fun climb on the Dartford marshes. Click the image to expand it. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
heartstones1
Kent
14 points
No. 303
With owner
5-A-DAY	Well made caches on a theme, good attention to detail, and in a pleasant location. View the cache page for 5-A-DAY - Red Apple on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Dumpster41
Surrey
14 points
No. 490
With owner
Molesey Madness	Possibly the hardest 4.5/4.5 cache I've done, really hard work :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com
alfieo
Surrey
14 points
No. 503

Primate Practice	A series of 4 free climbs, a couple with challenging "starts". View the cache page for #1 on geocaching.com
alfieo
Surrey
14 points
No. 504

The Challenge Cache Challenge - Diamond	A series of challenge caches. Many challenge caches are just a cache and dash in a layby, but these were good hides, and offered a very pleasant walk set in a lovely location. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Kitey
Surrey
14 points
No. 213
With owner
Frith 6 Dizzy	A series of straightforward tree climbs, a good starter for those new to climbing with equipment, plenty of practice at setting up and ascending without having to move far between each stage. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Tuesday Cachers
Surrey
14 points
No. 200
With owner
Jumar	A rather loose collection of mostly straightforward tree climbs, rather than a series as such, and including "Prewash", all done in great company making for a very enjoyable day. View the cache page for one of the trees on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
heartstones1
Kent
14 points
No. 188
With owner
#6 Rivrds Ramble Part II	An enjoyable little clamber with an unusual twist :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com
Rivrd
Kent
14 points
No. 507
With owner
Forest Games "Seek & Ye Shall Find"	A tiny cache container! View the cache page on geocaching.com
TheHurks
Kent
14 points
No. 569

Forest Games "Why it's a Pink Bison"	Nice climb, nice location. View the cache page on geocaching.com
TheHurks
Kent
14 points
No. 609

A Herculean Challenge	A multi with a variety of unusual stages :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com
Cache U Nutter
Surrey
13 points
No. 324
With owner
The Other One	As I said in my log at the time, this was a cache that every cacher should do. It's a shame that it was archived. kewfriend suggested I recreate the cache, which I have been honoured to do, albeit in a slightly different form as there is now another cache at the original location. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
kewfriend
Surrey
13 points
No. 20
Released
Cheeky Monkey	A slightly awkward reach across at the top :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
heartstones1
Kent
13 points
No. 394
With owner
LHL21 Longfield Hill Loop - Clamber	An enjoyable little clamber. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
1260rjc & 1260smc
Kent
13 points
No. 508
With owner
GTCT	The Greater Teise Canoe Trail. More like an assault course! You've seen that thing they do at the Royal Tournament, where they manhandle guns and limbers over walls, across a ravine, etc. Well this is much the same, but with a boat instead of an artillery piece ;-). View the cache page for GTCT : Plane Stupid, the furthest upstream, on geocaching.com
heartstones1
Kent
13 points
No. 611

Chestnut #1	Hard to spot, despite its size, but a simple climb once we had seen it. View the cache page on geocaching.com
Plugster-uk
Kent
13 points
No. 325
With owner
RTB ? (LL34)	Beautifully engineered :-). Now archived. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
sadexploration
Surrey
13 points
No. 92
With owner
G2HX	A small group of extreme caches set on bridges along a disused railway line. All of them are nearly close enough to reach - but not quite :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
SurreyClimbers
Surrey
13 points
No. 151
With owner
Where The Monsters Hide Extreme 5, Monsters Lair	Another straightforward climb. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Mountain Gods Pal
West Sussex
13 points
No. 171
With owner
Monkey 3	A straightforward climb, though I needed equipment. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
asuma99
West Sussex
13 points
No. 175
With owner
Horror Hike	Definitely "a cache for the season" ... found at any other time of year, or in the daytime, they would lose some of the effect, but doing it on Halloween, at night and in the company of a large group of friends was exactly right. For best effect they need to be in good condition, and we were lucky to do them just after they had been maintained. All put together they were a super series, a nice location (not that we saw much of it in the dark and rain), with a good variety of hides, caches and "embellishments" :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
SuperDougie
West Sussex
13 points
No. 132
With owner
Hatch the Cache	A lovely green valley and a fun cache container. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
factotem
Surrey
13 points
No. 220
With owner
Cuba Libre	A most memorable climb for me, but you will have to read my log to understand why :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Alfieo & heartstones1
Kent
13 points
No. 305
With owner
Flatcoat Walker Hide #500	On a day that took in a large number of Flatcoat Walker caches, Ten Miles Max suggested we make the short detour to this one. Maybe I should have guessed, but nothing she said prepared me for this one - it was a big surprise, and all the better for it :-). Unfortunately now archived. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Flatcoat Walker
West Sussex
13 points
No. 97
Released
Right to the End	A good puzzle and a different perspective on an interesting final location. This one missed the first round of TOP CACHES but came to my attention when Groundspeak introduced "Favourites" and I went back through my finds again. Now archived. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Woking Wonders
Surrey
13 points
No. 45
With owner
G2B and Back 21 (Extreme)	A straightforward climb to a nice cache container. View the cache page on geocaching.com
ivymill
Surrey
13 points
No. 254
With owner
Stoughton Stumble	For the circuit. A super series - a lovely walk, with good size caches in good hides. The link is to the first one, beside the parking, which is way out of character with the rest of the series and rather lets the side down, but don't be put off by that. Unfortunately my visit was ended halfway, when both Maisie the GeoSpaniel and myself suffered multiple bee stings, but we will be back to finish it off. View the cache page on geocaching.com
jolliffee
West Sussex
13 points
No. 62
With owner
Celts Climb	An enjoyable solo climb. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Al 7365
Surrey
13 points
No. 166
With owner
Virginia Water - Breakheart Hill	A pleasant surprise while I was walking round Virginia Water to set a cache of my own. I was expecting the lovely location, though it will be much lovelier in 3 months time than it is in the middle of January. But I wasn't expecting such a good quality, well stocked box - such things tend to be rather rare in this area. And that lifted the cache into my top 2% :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com
EliyahuWeisz
Surrey
13 points
No. 57
With owner
nuts by bolt	Actually for 3 caches with tricky field puzzles - nuts by bolt, tube by bridge and cube by rail, with nuts by bolt being the best of them. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
>konrad<
Kent
13 points
No. 249
With owner
Caterham Extreme	Bit of a battle to get to GZ, then a simple spot and climb :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
alan666notb
Surrey
13 points
No. 322
With owner
Caught out	What made this one stand out was that it was published for an event, and visible from the pub :-). A straightforward climb. View the cache page on geocaching.com	No response from c/o
Haggis 87
Surrey
13 points
No. 228
No response