Definition of Buried as defined by GC's Guidelines
Definition of Buried as defined by GC's Guidelines.
For those not aware of this, Groundspeak have clarified the No Buried Guideline on the 24-4-2012, which now states
[quote]1.1. Fundamental Placement Guidelines
3:Geocaches are never buried. If one has to dig or break ground to hide or to find the cache, then the cache is not permitted.
4:Geocache placements do not damage, deface or destroy public or private property. Caches are placed so that the surrounding environment, whether natural or human-made, is safe from intentional or unintentional harm. Property must not be damaged or altered to provide a hiding place, clue, or means of logging a find.[/quote]
This means it is prohibited to "break" Ground in any way to hide a container. There currently seems to be a confusion even amongst very experienced cachers, that as long as part of the container is above ground, then it is not buried. Given that the ground will have had to be broken to accommodate the part of the container, bellow ground level. It is classified as buried, and as such is Prohibited by the Guidelines.
Also Groundspeak have clarified that Breaking Ground applies to anything which penetrates the ground, so the pointed micro container fastened to a bottle top, and the container is pushed into the ground is considered to have "broken Ground".
Deci
For those not aware of this, Groundspeak have clarified the No Buried Guideline on the 24-4-2012, which now states
[quote]1.1. Fundamental Placement Guidelines
3:Geocaches are never buried. If one has to dig or break ground to hide or to find the cache, then the cache is not permitted.
4:Geocache placements do not damage, deface or destroy public or private property. Caches are placed so that the surrounding environment, whether natural or human-made, is safe from intentional or unintentional harm. Property must not be damaged or altered to provide a hiding place, clue, or means of logging a find.[/quote]
This means it is prohibited to "break" Ground in any way to hide a container. There currently seems to be a confusion even amongst very experienced cachers, that as long as part of the container is above ground, then it is not buried. Given that the ground will have had to be broken to accommodate the part of the container, bellow ground level. It is classified as buried, and as such is Prohibited by the Guidelines.
Also Groundspeak have clarified that Breaking Ground applies to anything which penetrates the ground, so the pointed micro container fastened to a bottle top, and the container is pushed into the ground is considered to have "broken Ground".
Deci
posted by Dave the Pyrocacher @ 10:00 pm
3 Comments:
At 10:59 pm,
Anonymous said…
So if even a small part of the cache protrudes into the ground (i.e. a box hidden under a stone) - then the cache has broken ground.
That's 75% of caches.... Who should we report the offending caches to so they can be archived at once?
At 2:43 pm,
drsolly said…
Not correct. If there's already a dip in the ground and you put the box in that, you haven't "broken ground". The dip was already there.
The rule is a good one; you remember the "golden hare" buried treasure book, which had people digging up fields all over the country? I'm happy to scrape some fallen leaves aside, but I don't want to take a spade with me when I go caching.
At 2:52 pm,
Dave the Pyrocacher said…
There is a major difference between "Broken" and "Snuggled". And it only takes one cache, to cause 30+ to get Archived, and a Permanent Ban made by the Landowner. And before you ask, I'm actually referencing a genuine situation. Four of those caches, had local Management Permission, as a Trail. The aim being to present a case to the Board for a Full Placement Agreement. Instead, one cache has cause 60+ locations to be put Out of Bounds. The communities failure to report issues, is it's own worst enemy. Stop issues from growing by reporting them, and avoid huge bans.
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