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Der magnetische Nordpol

A cache not only for adult polar explorer!

by Mystphi     Germany > Hamburg > Hamburg

Attention! This Geocache is "Archived"! There is no physical container at the specified (or to be determined) coordinates. In the interest of the place it should not be necessarily to search!

N 53° 34.531' E 010° 08.594' (WGS84)

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 Size: normal
Status: Archived
 Time required: 3:00 h   Route: 3.5 km
 Hidden on: 28 July 2010
 Listed since: 28 July 2010
 Last update: 16 February 2022
 Listing: https://opencaching.de/OCABAD
Also listed at: geocaching.com 

49 Found
1 Not found
64 Notes
23 Maintenance logs
10 Watchers
0 Ignorers
1943 Page visits
1 Log picture
Geokrety history
22 Recommendations

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With this cache I want to treat you to a polar expedition of special kind. Over 7 stages guiding you through the wonderland of magnetism this journey ends at least direct at the magnetic north pole. This is the point where magnetic streamlines leaves earth's surface vertically. You can park your dog sledge at the start coordinate if there is place for it.

The start coordinate is the stage1. Here the journey begins. Keep your eyes open and look for the clear visible fraction parts nnn and eee of the coordinate of stage 2. For better identifying an "N" respectively an "E" is prefixed the fraction parts. Stage 2 you will find at

N53° 34.nnn' / E10° 08.eee'


All other information you will get in the course of the expedition.

To bring this expedition to a good success some preparation is necessary. First is the correct clothing. Thick coat or thermal underwear would only make sense in strong polar winter (but in this case the multi will be closed), but a dirt resistant, long trouser and close shoes are strongly recommended. Especially in polar summer the flora must not be underestimated. Breast-high stinging nettle, dense grass, thistle and thorns will take their toll for unsuitable clothing. Mosquitoes and specially ticks will do the same. So protect yourself against this trouble.

On the other side the correct equipment is essential. Following things you should take with you:

  • The GPS-receiver! No doubt, this is the main thing. Without it you will have no chance.

  • A good compass! As important as the receiver is a good compass. At least you want to reach the magnetic north pole, so you need a good magnetic compass. It should be flat and not too small. Be sure that it has a needle. A ball compass from car is as unsuitable as the electronic one inside a GPS-receiver. A picture of a suitable compass you can see in the gallery below. If you have no compass you can borrow one at the additional waypoint "Kompass". Please bring it back after use!

  • 2 full loaded batteries or accumulators of type Mignon (AA)! If your receiver uses such batteries you can use them. You need them only at one stage for a short time. Be sure that they have no bigger diameter then 14mm. Some high capacitive accumulators are a little thicker as normal and may cause damage.

  • A pocket mirror! It is not mandatory but it makes some stages easier.

  • Facial tissues and gloves! At two stages you will get dirty hands (gloves strongly recommended!), and also the equipment should be cleaned up before putting back. So it will remain in good quality for a long time.

  • Notepad or digital camera! This also is not mandatory and can be substituted by a long memory, but I want to mention it to avoid later lamentations ;-).

Apart from this equipment no other is necessary. Especially tools like screw driver, pincer, multitool, hex-wrench or similar are in doubt absolutely counterproductive. Don't stress yourself with such tools and leave them at home.

Among the preparation of the equipment mental preparation is also not preposterous. For this it is for example recommended to study the following internet sites (only the parts of general, not the formulas):

Magnetic effect of electric current
Electromagnetic induction
Eddy current (also named Foucault current)

With this knowledge you are well prepared to bring this expedition to a good finish. But it is not mandatory to study the mentioned sites because joy and fun shall be the preferred nature of this expedition. Therefore every stage has a special spoiler that substitutes missing knowledge in doubt. Without these spoilers the whole distance of the expedition is 3.5km. If all spoilers are used, 1.2km is added.

Now I wish you good success and particular much fun at your explorations though the land of magnetism and at the magnetic north pole.

Important notes!

  • Calculate enough time!! This is a high level Multi and it is not done as in "take away maner". Calculate minimum 3, better 4-5 hours for this multi.

  • For kids this multi is only recommended in companionship of an adult. At stage 3 and the final some arm force is necessary. Also small people should take a taller partner with them, because they will get problems at stage 3.

  • Patience!! Stage 3 is situated at a very muggly place and it is the most expensive stage of all. Therefore be absolutely sure to wait for an unobserved moment for raising this station (the equipment)!. This can take some time. Please stick to this so this stage will not be burned. It is hardly replaceable.

  • Good short term memory!! Please first observe a stage carefully before you disassemble it / take it out. It shall be placed back in exact the same way you found it. In doubt first make a photo from it, so you could be sure at placing back.

  • At all stages in direct sight of residents, they are informed about this stage.

  • At frost or snow some stages are not avalable! It makes no sense to try this cache under those conditions.

  • The D-ranking of 4 is valid without the use of Hints and Spoiler. If you use all, the D-ranking decreases to 1.5.

  • This cache can also be logged at Geocaching.com!

Additional waypoints   Convert coordinates

Stage or reference point
N 53° 34.656'
E 010° 08.647'
Kompass!
Hier kannst Du Dir unter der Treppe einen Kompass ausleihen!
Here you can borrow a compass underneath the stairs!
Info The additional waypoints are shown on the map when the cache is selected, are included in GPX file downloads and will be sent to the GPS device.

Additional hint   Decrypt

[Hints for finding the stages]:
[St.1]: Genssvp yvtug, va gjbuhaqerqguvegl pragvzrgre urvtug
[St.2/Tool]: Pbeare cvyyne bs gur srapr, obggbz
[St.2]: Sebt Fvtany
[St.3]: Fvta, Fdhner ghor
[St.4]: Ng gur tebhaq
[St.5/Tool]: Qbbe cbfg, zntargvp
[St.5]: "Anghefpuhgmmbar", zntarg ng gur evtug fvqr, gura chyy bhg
[St.6]: Fvta, chyy ng gur fvqr
[St.7]: Ubyybj gerr, tevc qrrc vafvqr

[Hints for finding the spoilers]:
[St.2]: Pbeare cvyyne bs gur srapr
[St.3]: "Sreajäezr", hfr zveebe
[St.4]: Ng xarr yriry, hfr zveebe
[St.5]: Ubyybj fghzc, fyvtugyl pbirerq
[St.6]: Oneevre, gur fvqr jvgu pbhagre jrvtug
[St.7]: Ng gur sbbg bs n ubyybj gerr, pbirerq jvgu n fgbar
[Final]: Ng gur gerr oenpxrg

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Brauchbarer Kompass / Useable compass
Brauchbarer Kompass / Useable compass

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Log entries for Der magnetische Nordpol    Found 49x Not found 1x Note 64x Maintenance 23x

OC-Team Archived 16 February 2022 dogesu has archived the cache

Das letzte Funddatum liegt lange zurück und die Logs auf geocaching.com (GC23JKG) lassen darauf schließen, dass der Cache nicht mehr zu finden ist. Aus diesem Grunde archiviere ich ihn auch hier. Sollten sich später neue Aspekte ergeben, so kann dieses Listing durch den Owner selbstständig über ein "kann gesucht werden"-Log reaktiviert werden.

dogesu (OC-Support)

Found 19 May 2019, 10:47 Grönis8 found the geocache

Auch hier nochmal Danke für den Cache. Gruß Grönis

OC-Team Available 14 May 2019 dogesu has activated the geocache

Ist nun wieder machbar!

OC-Team Temporarily not available 25 April 2019 dogesu has disabled the cache

Während des Giga-Events auf der anderen Plattform wird hier zwischen dem 27. April und dem 12. Mai zum Schutz der Location keine Dose vor Ort sein.

dogesu (OC-Support)

Found Recommended 04 November 2018 capoaira found the geocache

Heute ging es mit DennyHH, Hummi54 und XenSou auf Mystphi-Tour.
Wahnsinn, was für schöne Caches wir gefunden haben!💙
WOW, was man mit Magneten alles machen kann...
Bei diesem Cache hatten wir eine Menge Rätsel Spaß, jede Station eine neue Idee - Wahnsinn!
Auf den letzten Stationen trafen wir --Danlex und daRAMA. Viele Grüße!
Den schönen Final fanden wir dann mit den beiden zusammen.
Um diesem Cache binde ich gerne eine blaue Schleife💙!

DfdC sagt capoaira

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Danke an Mystphi für meinen 4454. [:)]!
Grüße aus Bremen - dem kleinsten aber feinsten Bundesland [;)]