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| − | Of course, these are just rough guidelines, and with 1/2 stars, you can rate your cache as being a little from column A, a little from column B. | + | Of course, these are just rough guidelines, and with 1/2 stars, you can rate your cache as being a little from column A, a little from column B. For example, a cache that is not quite wheelchair accessible, but is otherwise "a walk in the park" would have a terrain rating of 1 1/2. |
Revision as of 18:50, 28 June 2005
There are two ratings for each cache: difficulty and terrain.
Difficulty
A number of people use the Markwell's Difficulty Guidelines v1.1, which are:
- A ten year old could probably figure it out without too much difficulty
- An average adult would be able to find this in about 30 minutes of hunting
- An experienced Geocacher will find this challenging, and it will take up a good portion of an afternoon.
- An extreme challenge for the experienced Geocacher. May require in-depth preparation or cartography/navigational skills.
- Mensa or equivalent
Terrain
A number of people use the Scout Scale:
- Handicapped accessible
- Suitable for small children; generally on trail
- Off trail; requires some risk of getting scratched, wet, or winded
- Off trail; likelihood of getting scratched, wet and winded. Probably requires special equipment (boat, 4WD, etc.)
- Requires specialized equipment and knowledge/experience (rock climbing, SCUBA, etc.)
Of course, these are just rough guidelines, and with 1/2 stars, you can rate your cache as being a little from column A, a little from column B. For example, a cache that is not quite wheelchair accessible, but is otherwise "a walk in the park" would have a terrain rating of 1 1/2.
