[Az-Geocaching] The problem is often the RATINGS

[Jerry Nelson]

This is similar to discussions of hike ratings in a club I belong to. 
One thing that might help in the case of caches that involve hiking is to
include the trail distance and condition, elevation gain, whether on or
off trail, etc.  This added information would help folks assess the
terrain difficulty more accurately given their own hiking abilities and
changes in conditions at various times of the year.

Jerry-Offtrail

On Fri, 7 Jun 2002 13:33:11 -0700 "Ford, Denny"
<denny.ford6@honeywell.com> writes:
> Someone mentioned earlier that during certain times of the year the 
> rating should change, This would be applicable for
> the ones in South Mountain,from May on the difficulty plus danger 
> level.  I know that one that requires over a mile hike
> when it is over 100 degrees should be in that category.
> 
> The under rated ones can be more dangerous than an inconvenience.  
> If  you plan on bringing a young child while
> searching for a cache, if it is rated  say a 2, and after you get 
> there the side of slope is extremely loose, and it
> should be a 3.5 or better,  how do you approach it?  Do you turn 
> around and not even try for it?
> 
> I have not noticed many cache owners changing the ratings on caches, 
> but they should be adjusted after a few visits for
> other people input if need be.  I increased the difficulty on 
> neighborhood park cache, once I realized there were
> troubles with the coordinates.
> 
> that is my two centavos worth
> 
> Denny
> Tres Hombres
> 
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