Amberel Top Cache Awards Surrey

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
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
"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
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
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
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
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
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
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 View the geocoin 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
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
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
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 View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
alfieo
Surrey
19 points
No. 548
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
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
Ambidextrous ???????? with Dogs	A good climb to a fun cache :-). View the cache page on geocaching.com
Keeper62
Surrey
19 points
No. 617
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
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 View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
mpw246pl
Surrey
18 points
No. 195
With owner
Residual Refuse Night Cache	A highly unusual and original series of 4 night caches :-) . View the cache page for Residual Refuse Night Cache - Tea in the Boonies on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Rich_F
Surrey
18 points
No. 693
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 View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
mpw246pl
Surrey
18 points
No. 196
With owner
Berth-day Bounty	A lovely paddle along the canal to a great hiding place :-) . View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
EL-JO
Surrey
18 points
No. 616
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
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
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
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
A Very Merry Xmas	What a bauble ;-) . View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
alfieo
Surrey
18 points
No. 564
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
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
Time To Climb	A long way up ;-) . View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Cheeky_Chimp
Surrey
18 points
No. 677
With owner
Randoms	A tricky puzzle and a fairly high (though quite straightforward) climb. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Cheeky_Chimp & alfieo
Surrey
18 points
No. 525
With owner
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
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
Quercus Robur - West	A high but straightforward tree climb to a superbly presented container. View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
mpw246pl
Surrey
17 points
No. 248
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 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
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
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
Magneto	Tree climb with a twist :-) . View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
alfieo
Surrey
17 points
No. 469
With owner
Flora, Thora and Nora	We made hard work of this one ;-). View the cache page on geocaching.com
Roseysaurus
Surrey
17 points
No. 688
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
Spotty Sudoku	A very, very awkward climb ;-) . View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Cheeky_Chimp
Surrey
17 points
No. 519
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
Esher Extreme	Highish climb then a little limb walk :-) . View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
alfieo
Surrey
17 points
No. 561
With owner
Cheeky_Chimp's T5 Challenge	A great challenge and nice climb :-) . View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Cheeky_Chimp
Surrey
17 points
No. 563
With owner
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
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
Summer Hollydays chapter 2 (revenge)	One that I struggled to free climb, and would not have been able to throw a rope over. So had to use a lanyard, which is not the easiest thing for me! View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Cheeky_Chimp
Surrey
16 points
No. 685
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
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
T2G	A lovely walk and some interesting caches. View the cache page for #1 on geocaching.com
alan666notb
Surrey
16 points
No. 711
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
THE ENIGMA FILES	Easily justified its D/T rating, both mentally and physically! 2 very long, late evenings and another hour on a third one! View the cache page on geocaching.com
Cheeky_Chimp
Surrey
16 points
No. 709
With owner
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
Picnics and Politics for Over 1000 Years - Bonus	Lab caches, but with a real cache bonus :-) . An area I already knew very well, but it still took me To some places I hadn't been to before :-) . View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Dumpster41
Surrey
16 points
No. 699
With owner
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 View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
Cheeky_Chimp
Surrey
16 points
No. 589
With owner
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
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
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
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
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
Claygate Capers	Short series, two roped climbs and two fun free climbs :-) . View the cache page for #4 on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
alfieo
Surrey
15 points
No. 551
With owner
Alfie's Ultimate Free Climb	Very challenging for a free climb - I used a rope! View the cache page on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
alfieo
Surrey
15 points
No. 296
With owner
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Primate Practice	A series of 4 free climbs, a couple with challenging "starts". View the cache page for #1 on geocaching.com View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
alfieo
Surrey
14 points
No. 504
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 View the geocoin page on geocaching.com
alfieo
Surrey
14 points
No. 503
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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