The Cacher Rankings feature orders cachers according to various stats such as total
finds and the number of countries they have cached in. The rankings only compare
cachers who have uploaded their My Finds pocket queries to mygeocachingprofile.com.
The Well Rounded Cacher Challenge feature shows the diversity and variety of caches you've found
from cache types, cache containers, cache sizes, difficulty/terrain ratings, etc. You can also
customize the challenge to restrict valid caches to specific states or time periods.
My AlphaNumeric Challenges
The AlphaNumeric Cacher Challenge requires that you find caches placed by 36 different
cachers whose names start with each number 0 through 9 and each letter A through
Z. This feature allows you to customize the requirements of your specific AlphaNumeric
Cacher Challenge and then generate an image showing your progress.
The AlphaNumeric Cache Name Challenge requires that you find caches that have names
starting with each number 0 through 9 and each letter A through Z. This feature
allows you to customize the requirements of your specific AlphaNumeric Cache Name
Challenge and then generate an image showing your progress.
Unknown or mystery geocaches often use encryption to obscure a set of coordinates
or a message. The geocacher must figure out what encryption method is used in the
puzzle and then crack the code. This page will collect various encryption resources
that can be used to solve these puzzles.
AKA: Caesar's cipher, the shift cipher, Caesar's code, Caesar shift, ROT13 (shift of 13)
Type: Substitution cipher
Description: Each letter in the message is replaced by a letter some fixed
number of positions down the alphabet.
Pronunciation: Pronounced "vidjenair"
Type: Substitution cipher
Description: Each letter in the message is replaced by a letter some fixed
number of positions down the alphabet. However, there is a different shift number
for each letter based on a predetermined key.
Reverse Image Lookup via
TinEye
Some puzzle caches present pictures or photos of unknown objects or locations and
knowing more about the photos can help solve the challenge. Upload the picture to
TinEye and it will scour the web looking for the same image and then tell you what
site or sites that image came from. This is often all you'll need to figure out
the puzzle. A very helpful and ingenious tool for a very specific type of puzzle
cache!