This challenge has been completed. Congratulations to Night Hawk 3!!
A new X-Treme Team contest that promises to make Aircraft Wreck #2 look like a walk in the park.
Note change from original text:
Question #1 – Distance changed to 50.7918589489532% (01 March 04)
AIRCRAFT WRECK #3 CONTEST
Brought to you by The X-Treme GPS Team, February 17, 2004
(All UTM’s in WGS 84)
This contest will make ‘Aircraft Wreck #2’ look like a walk in the park!
Some parts of this contest are brutal, and will require REAL MEN/WOMEN to complete.
You must have a 4X4 vehicle, or be prepared for extremely long hikes.
You may run into snow and extreme weather.
You should have a Victoria operative with whom you can keep in touch.
Cellular phones won’t work at virtually all locations. You must have a satellite phone and be prepared for all eventualities.
You are responsible for your own safety and well being the entire time.
This contest will take you to Washington State, California, Nevada and B.C.
You are required to answer 10 questions in order to get to ‘Aircraft Wreck #3’.
You are required to take photos of yourself, or your team at all locations. Foreign operatives are NOT permitted to answer questions, or do the grunt work for you.
$5,000.00(Cdn.) will be paid to the first individual/team to complete this entire contest.
You must state your intention on the ‘SKIPTRACER’ cache page within 24 hrs. of your departure to begin this contest. You MUST NOT attempt any part of this contest before the 24 hr. notice has been given, except to read over these details.
You will have 21 days to complete this contest. During that time, no other individual/team will be allowed to start ( or until you post on the ‘Aircraft Wreck #3’ cache page that you have given up – in which case another team can make the attempt by stating their intention on the above mention cache page).
Any individual/team that abandons their effort cannot re-apply for a 48 hr. period after their initial efforts have been abandoned. After this 48 hr. period, they may proceed unless another individual/team has taken up the challenge.
This contest is valid until April 21st, 2004 at 6:00 PM. If you are the winner, please put a lively story of your adventures and all required photographs on the ‘SKIPTRACER’ cache page, so others may enjoy it!
REMEMBER – Photos required at ALL locations, so everyone can see them. At least ONE photo at each location must have you or a team mate in the photo.
CONTACT US DIRECTLY TO CONFIRM YOUR TAG #’s AND UTM’s! Your UTM’s will vary slightly from ours, and, as long as you’re reasonably close, we’ll correct yours so all the numbers work out correctly. CONFIRM THESE NUMBERS AFTER you visit the various locations and have determined tag/UTM #s.
We’ve included a form for you to fill out and put down all the answers to the various questions – to determine the Easting/Northing numbers. PRESUME ALL ANSWERS ARE IN METERS.
TOTAL the Easting/Northing #’s. DIVIDE the Easting total by 27.03611126615688. This will give you the Easting of the plane wreck. DIVIDE the Northing total by 4.453737190560838. This will give you the Northing UTM of the plane wreck.
The plane wreck is located in a canyon. The aircraft UTM may be slightly out.
DON’T RUSH INTO THIS! DO YOUR RESEARCH.
If you aren’t fully equipped and lack experience in rugged regions, DON’T EVEN ATTEMPT THIS CONTEST. You must be in excellent physical shape!
YOU WILL BE VISITING SOME VERY EXCITING LOCATIONS. Remember – if you don’t have a good high clearance ‘real’ 4X4 vehicle, don’t even think about starting this contest.
Good Luck!
The X-Treme GPS Team
AIRCRAFT WRECK #3 CONTEST
Question #1
Follow a great circle route between 17J 792245.203 E/7158751.450 S and 49S 257630.961 E and 3875267.321 N.
Determine a position 50.7918589489532% of the distance from the 17J UTM to the 49S UTM following this great circle route. Note change to distance (01 March 04)
From the position you have determined, proceed to two (2) graveyards. One is at 100deg. 09min. 23.8479sec. from the position you determined; the other is at 103deg. 51min. 52.5817sec. Both graveyards are on Vancouver Island.
On the 100deg. 09min. 23.8479sec. bearing:
A) What year was _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ born? _______
B) What year did she/he die? _________
On the 103deg. 51min. 52.5817sec. bearing:
C) What year was _ . _. _ _ _ _ _ _ born? __________
D) What year did she/he die? ____________
Question #2
Go to 10U 477917 E / 5366846 N. Retrieve a tag attached to a pink ‘moon bomb’. What is the tag number? ____________
Question #3
Proceed to 10T 396712/5273249.
Look for a GPS tag (approximately 6 ft.up) which is attached to the back of a vertical driftwood log, (log dug into the sand).
What is the GPS tag #? ____________
Question #4
Go to Hall Canyon in Death Valley National Park.
What is the UTM of Charles Mansons ‘other’ cabin that you’ll find there? (determine the UTM at the front door)
Zone ______/_______________E/_______________N
Question #5
Visit Death Valley, California. Determine the UTM of ‘Mushroom Rock’ (or what’s left of it!).
A) What is this UTM? Zone____/____________E______________N
From here proceed on a compass course of 291deg. 19min. 36.2971sec. until you reach an old cabin, known as the ‘Martin Crossing Cabin’ (named after the legendary ‘Moon’ Martin). When you arrive (after a very long journey!) determine the UTM of the cabin door.
B) What isthe UTM?
Zone______/____________E/________________N
This cabin is located in a small valley at 5107 feet elevation. You will reach it before you get to Longitude 117deg. 07min. 30sec.
This is a very long, arduous, journey. You’ll have to spend at least one night camping out.
You must be in extremely good shape, capable of hiking dozens of kilometers in rough desert terrain. You should carry at least 4 gallons of water per person, have survival gear, and carry a satellite phone with extra batteries.
Question #6
Determine the UTM of Jean LeMoigne’s grave in Death Valley, California.
What is the UTM? Zone ______/____________E/________________N
From Jean LeMoigne’s grave proceed 54.859862 km @ 333deg. 01min. 02.8542sec.
Here you will find a bright green 2X2 in. stake driven into the ground, with a GPS tag number on it.
What is the tag #? ____________
Question #7
Go to Saline Valley, in California.
Hike up to the major tramway interchange of this pre-WW1 salt tramline that is mostly intact, even today (the interchange is where the tramway changes direction).
Determine the UTM of this giant wooden interchange, found at approximately 3680 ft. elevation, from the middle of the structure.
What is the UTM? Zone______/____________E/______________N
Now proceed 92.982378 km. @ 135deg. 18min. 26.5678sec.
Look for a green stake with a GPS tag # on it.
What is the tag #? ____________
Don’t even attempt to do this if you don’t have a rugged 4WD vehicle.
You must have a low speed transfer case, or be prepared for a very arduous hike!
Question #8
Visit ‘Mexican Camp’ in Death Valley National Park.
What is the approximate UTM? Zone_____/__________E/________N
Question #9
Go East on Hwy. 168 out of Big Pine, California.
At 7557 ft. altitude you will come to a road branching off to your right.
There you will see a sign supported by two steel posts and, possibly, a GPS tag still on it.
What is the UTM of the most Northern post?
Zone _____/_______________E/________________N
From here, proceed 10.89472 km @ 39deg. 47min. 53.3119sec.
There you will find a wooden post in the ground with a GPS tag on it.
What is the tag #? ________________
Question #10
Start at Zone11S 452477 E/4079439 N (WGS 84)
There you will find a green stake in the ground. There are two tag #’s on it.
A) What is the number on the GPS tag? ____________
B) What is the number on the red tag? ____________
| EASTINGS | NORTHINGS | ||
| Ques #1 | A)__________ | Ques #6 | Easting ___________ |
| B)__________ | Northing _________ | ||
| C)__________ | Tag # ____________ | ||
| D)__________ | |||
| Ques #2 | __________ | Ques #7 | Easting ___________ |
| Northing _________ | |||
| Ques #3 | __________ | Tag # ____________ | |
| Ques #4 | Easting ___________ | Ques #7 | Easting ___________ |
| Northing __________ | Northing __________ | ||
| Ques #5 | A) Easting _________ | Ques #9 | Easting __________ |
| A) Northing ________ | Northing _________ | ||
| B) Easting _________ | Tag # ____________ | ||
| B) Northing ________ | |||
| Ques #10 | A) ____________ | ||
| B) ____________ | |||
| TOTAL | ________________________ | TOTAL | ________________________ |
| Divide by 27.03611126615688 | Divide by 4.453737190560838 | ||
| _________________________ | _________________________ | ||
| (Easting of aircraft wreck) | (Northing of aircraft wreck) |
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