BE OUTSTANDING IN THE FIELD!

An International Celebration of Geocaching in Oxford's Beautiful Town Hall - Sunday July 22nd 2012

The main event, GEOLYMPIX : OXFORD 2012 - GC22T2T is now live! Please post a Will Attend log, along with how many people who cache under the same caching account as you are expecting to come, to help us keep abreast of numbers. There's also the 11 Icons in 11 Hours challenge kicking off the day of the Geolympix with Geolympix Banbury Cross Webcam-Flash Flash-Mob GC32000. This is at the closest webcam cache to Oxford, 21 miles away in Banbury. From Groundspeak: "If your event reaches 500 will attend logs, we will make the event a Mega in advance." So please post your Will Attend log on the Geolympix event page and let's seal the Mega deal! Geolympix Geocoins are coming! Orders for the Gold, Silver & Bronze, 60mm diameter, wearable geocoins is now being taken. The icons used as a part of the design have been ok'd by both Groundspeak and EarthCache folks and Oak Coins are currently producing 500 zinc (die, not stamped) coins for us, due in early June. Please pre-order your coins as we expect demand to out-strip supply. Final pricing is TBC (depending on Dollar-rates, etc) but expect around £12 each, with a special deal if you take all three versions. The Geolympix Facebook Group is now open. Please join up for the latest news on what's looking like an amazing event! Also a good place to ask questions. The final two Countdown to the Geolympix events have been announced. GC3K4GV #2 - Banbury at The Inn, Greatworth, nr Banbury, Oxon, OX17 2DT from 6pm on Sunday May 27th and then GC3K4G9 #1 - Exeter at The Cat and Fiddle, Clyst St Mary, nr Exeter, Devon EX5 1DP from 6pm on Friday June 15th. Local cachers wishing to take part in the 11 Icons in 11 Hours Challenge but who've found all the local Virtual caches will be glad to hear outforthehunt has agreed to bring YOSM (Ye Ole Survey Monuments; a rare, historic moving virtual cache) to Oxford for the Geolympix. Also, GC4C35 "Cuckoo Cache (could be anywhere)" ...but thanks to The Wombles, this unusual moving 5/1 Puzzle cache from April 2002 will be at the Geolympix! The hunt is on! Geolympix visitors will have the chance to win a new eTrex 30 with OS Explorer 25k BirdsEye Select map voucher worth a total of £240 and two Garmin Chirp Geocaching beacons worth £19.99 each. These additional prizes supplied by Geolympix Sponsor GPS Training, who'll also be offering to part exchange your fully-working old GPS handsets against new equipment at the Geolympix. Also, see their GPS for Geocaching website for great bundled deals.

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The Geolympix will be held in Oxford Town Hall on July 22nd 2012 in the centre of this historic city; a time and location convenient for visitors to the London 2012 Summer Olympics; officially 'The Games of the XXX Olympiad'. Just an hour from London, the Oxford area offers stunning English scenery, historic sporting, cultural and literary sites and unparalleled hospitality. The Geolympix Mega programme includes a full set of satellite events, a 26 mile 385 yard (42.2Km) cache series, opening and closing ceremonies and as much geocaching goodness as can be fitted in!

This International Mega Event 'cache meet is similar to a regular Geocaching Event but will be much larger, giving visitors the chance to meet cachers from all over the world, swap travel items - TBs and Geocoins - and attend seminars on all aspects of Geocaching. There will also be stands of interest to cachers, from caching supplies to clothing and from GPS equipment to relevant organisations.

In order to qualify as a Mega Event, the event cache must be attended by more than 500 people, so it's important to state how many cachers are in your group when you post a Will Attend log on the event's Geocaching.com page. Since we're hoping to attract geocachers from all over the world, it would be nice if you could include which country you call home too. Wherever that is, you're sure of a warm welcome in England, in Oxford, and at the Geolympix!

Please use the links above to learn more about this unique event to celebrate the love of Geocaching as a sport/pastime/hobby/obsession. We hope you'll join us in Oxford on Sunday, July 22nd 2012!

PRE-REGISTER In order to be confirmed as a Mega event on Geocaching.com as early as possible it was important for the organising team to show there was interest in the event; hence pre-registration. Over 560 people confirmed their intention to attend; your help was greatly appreciated! To say "Thank You" for pre-registering, there will be special prizes for the 1st and 10th person to pre-register by email and one of the forms manually filled in will be picked from a hat to be the 'ceremonial' 100th pre-registered cacher/s - who attend the Geolympix! The Geolympix Champion programme replaced the Pre-Reg scheme. GEOLYMPIX Be Outstanding on the Field! CHALLENGES While Geocaching isn't a competitive game as such, many people who play it do enjoy beating their personal-bests, pushing themselves to solve difficult puzzle caches and difficult physical challenges too. To reflect this aspect of Geocaching the Geolympix team have helped set-up a selection of events and caches to give visitors the opportunity to achieve their geocaching goals. Take a look at the Challenges page for more details.

FLICKR PAGE & FACEBOOK GROUP The Geolympix Flickr page has been set up to help share photos and video about the Gelolympix Mega. There's also a YouTube channel and The Geolympix Facebook group is available to view and join. Please sign-up for the latest news and information. It's also a good place to ask questions. GEOLYMPIX TWITTER FEED & SEARCH RESULTS

LATEST NEWS

May 2012
From Groundspeak: "If your event reaches 500 will attend logs, we will make the event a Mega in advance." So please post your Will Attend log on the Geolympix event page to help seal the Mega deal!

The final two roadshow events have been announced. First is GC3K4GV Countdown to the Geolympix #2 - Banbury at The Inn, Greatworth, nr Banbury, Oxon, OX17 2DT from 6pm on Sunday May 27th.

In June, GC3K4G9 Countdown to the Geolympix #1 - Exeter will be held at The Cat and Fiddle, Clyst St Mary, nr Exeter, Devon EX5 1DP from 6pm on Friday June 15th.

Geolympix Puzzle Tokens are expected soon, as are other Geolympix items.

The What's Caching? page has been updated with fresh information from Geolympix sponsor GPSTraining.co.uk. It includes details of their part exchange service and GPSforGeocaching.co.uk website.

Countdown to the Geolympix #2 is due to be announced very shortly while news of The Cache of Dreams and new Geolympix team members has been added to the site, along with info on the improved eTrex 30 being given away at the event by GPSTraining.co.uk.

April 2012
On their way! The Geolympix Geocoins, after many months of development, have been ordered from Oak Coins and are being produced. Delivery to the UK is expected in early May. We have 500 coins expected, priced at £12 each, £23 for Gold and Silver or £33 for a set of all three (prices TBC due to the dollar rate, etc). Please pre-order your coins as we expect demand to out-strip supply.

The Geolympix Facebook group is now up and running. Please join up for the latest news and information on what's looking like an amazing event! Also a good place to ask questions.

Countdown to the Geolympix #3 - Lewknor GC3F67X from 7pm on Tuesday April 17th 2012 at The Leathern Bottle, Lewknor, Nr. Watlington, Oxon. OX49 5TW - just by Junction 6 of the M40. An east spot to get to! Further Geolympix roadshow events to follow.

Just gone live! Geolympix Cyclerama - A cross-country cache trail designed to be done by cycle. Hidden along the Sustrans supported National Cycle Network Route 57 between Thame and Princes Risborough - The Phoenix Trail - with their help, this all-weather track is accessible for walkers and horse riders as well as bikes. Around 11Km/7 miles to travel - each way - and no shortage of caches (25, plus two Bonuses, plus some older caches) to find along this almost totally motor traffic-free trail. If you're not bringing a cycle to the Geolympix we recommend a local bike hire firm as a good place to rent one.

"GC4C35 - Cuckoo Cache (could be anywhere)" ...but thanks to The Wombles, this unusual roving 5/1 Puzzle cache from April 2002 will be at the Geolympix!

13 Tim & June bears have been supplied by Lassitude, adding to the Bearfest^tm being held as a part of the raffle.

Night of the Living Egg (Geolympix Fundraiser) GC3ENM9 from 7pm on Saturday April 7th 2012 (Easter Saturday) at Cowleaze Wood, Watlington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1BA. Former site of the Chiltern Sculpture Trail, close-by Junction 6 of the M40. An Easter Egg hunt with a difference; it's a night event, for starters!

March 2012
Countdown to the Geolympix #4 - Edinburgh GC39RWF from 6.30pm on Wednesday March 7th at Maggie Dickson's Pub, 92 Grassmarket Edinburgh, EH1 2JR. Just below the famous castle, on its south side, this central-Edinburgh building has a colourful history! Further Geolympix roadshow events to follow.

New products - including large sheets of self-adhesive camo-pattern plastic - have been added to the Geolympix Shop page.

February 2012
Countdown to the Geolympix #5 - Bristol GC3CB46 from 7pm on Monday February 27th at The Lamb and Flag, Cribbs Causeway outside Bristol, BS10 7TL. Easy to get to from lots of directions as it's close to a north/south/east/west motorway junction. Further countdown events to follow.

Lots of new products - including Geolympix George, Geoff's Austrain Cousin and several new Geolympix t-shirt designs, have been added to the Geolympix Shop page.

To help local cachers who wish to take part in the 11 icons in 11 hours challenge but may have found all their local Virtual caches, outforthehunt has agreed to bring Ye Ole Survey Monuments (also known as 'YOSM') - a rare, historic moving virtual cache - to Oxford for the Geolympix!

January 2012
The main Geolympix cache page is now live! GEOLYMPIX : OXFORD 2012 GC22T2T. From 10am til 4pm on Sunday July 22nd - Oxford Town Hall, St Aldate's, Oxford, England, UK. OX1 1BX - This is at the centre of the city, close to Carfax Tower. Please log a Will Attend even if you've already sent or given us a Pre-Registation email or paper form.

Earlier the same day, the 11 Icons in 11 Hours challenge kicks off at 8am with Geolympix Banbury Cross Webcam-Flash Flash-Mob GC32000. This is at the closest webcam cache to Oxford, 21 miles/35Km away in Banbury.

Also coming, Countdown to the Geolympix #6 - Oxford Mk2 GC3B109 from 7pm, Tuesday 31st January at The Longwall, Oxford Business Park, Garsington Rd, Oxford, OX4 2JT - close to the Mini factory. Free parking! Further Countdown events to follow.

November 2011
December's event is now live! Countdown to the Geolympix #7 - Poole GC375V9. From 11am til 2pm on Saturday December 10th - The Quay, 21 The Quay, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1HJ.

Also coming, Countdown to the Geolympix #8 - New York GC36ATZ. From 7pm on Monday November 28th at the CBC Brewery in Manhattan. Further Countdown events to follow.

Diamond Farm camping & caravan site has been selected as the Official Geolympix campsite. It's a few miles outside of Oxford. Please mention Geocaching or the Geolympix when booking to be put in the Geolympix Field.

September 2011
October's Roadshow event is announced. Countdown to the Geolympix #9 - London GC34G52. From 2pm on Saturday October 15th in The Cutty Sark pub in Greenwich, on the Prime Meridian! Also Geolympix visitors will also have the chance to win a new eTrex 20 (now upgraded to an eTrex 30) with OS Explorer 25k BirdsEye Select map voucher worth a total of £200 (now £240) and two Garmin Chirp Geocaching beacons worth £19.99 each, supplied by GPS Training.

The latest Roadshow event is announced. Countdown to the Geolympix #10 - Berlin GC33BY1. From 7pm on Thursday September 29th at Restaurant Scheune, Eichkampstraße. Further Countdown events to follow.

August 2011
Website updated with news of Geolympix goodies for sale, including T-shirts, Lanyards and some development pictures of the Geolympix Geocoins. GC32000 announced - the first of the Geolympix Side Events, it's a 'webcam-flash flash-mob' event in Banbury. 8-8.15am Sunday July 22nd 2012.

Following a successful launch party, attended by well over 100 caching teams, the Geolympix road-show begins with Countdown to the Geolympix #11 - Oxford GC30Y6J. Join us in the spiritual home of the Geolympix (it's in the pub where we first pitched the Geolympix concept to Jeremy Irish of Groundspeak) on Friday the 12th of August. Further Countdown events to follow.

July 2011
This website goes live, just ahead of The Geolympix Launch Party! - GC2ZA8V being published. Meet some of the Geolympix Team between 7pm-11pm on Friday July 29th 2011, by the 'Pub by the Pond', close to the site of the Welsh Mega in Swansea. We'll be talking about what the Geolympix has in store for you!

June 2011
Venue confirmed as the Oxford Town Hall, for Sunday July 22nd 2012!

April 2011
Geolympix.com site obtained to publicise the event.

October 2010
At the end of last month, a proposal for the Geolympix concept - a roving 'Mega Mega' with its own icon - was passed to Jeremy Irish of Groundspeak, which runs Geocaching.com, by members of the Geolympix team at a caching event in Oxford. It was received enthusiastically and we hope to bring news of further exciting developments soon.

September 2010
The selection progress for a location continues, with both Brighton and Oxford being early front runners for ease of access from London, the rest of the UK and Europe, as well as being interesting areas with a wealth of features of interest to visitors - cachers and non-cachers alike!

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