GC23ZMR The Ultimate Cache
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Geo-Indy @ | Hide Date: 14/02/2010 | Status: Archived
Country: Canada | State: Manitoba
Coordinates: N49° 52.178 W97° 13.462 | Last updated: 10/06/2026 | Fav points: 0
         

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This cache is dedicated to the sport of Ultimate that my three sons enjoy playing.

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Ultimate (or Ultimate Frisbee) is a fast paced game that is becoming more popular each year. According to the Manitoba Organization of Disc Sports website there were 192 adult co-ed teams and 28 school teams competing last year. During the spring, summer and very late into the fall the fields around this cache site are teeming with activity. The game is also played during the winter months indoors at facilities such as the Golf Dome and the Winnipeg Soccer Federation Complex at the University of Manitoba.

Ultimate is known for its "Spirit of the Game". The self-officiated nature of the game and rules demands a strong spirit of sportsmanship and respect for other players. Fair play and having fun are considered central aspects of play, even when competition becomes intense.

The following description is from the official ultimate rules established by the Ultimate Players Association:

" Ultimate has traditionally relied upon a spirit of sportsmanship which places the responsibility for fair play on the player. Highly competitive play is encouraged, but never at the expense of the bond of mutual respect between players, adherence to the agreed upon rules of the game, or the basic joy of play. Protection of these vital elements serves to eliminate adverse conduct from the ultimate field. Such actions as taunting of opposing players, dangerous aggression, intentional fouling, or other 'win-at-all-costs' behavior are contrary to the spirit of the game and must be avoided by all players. "

Many tournaments give awards for the most spirited team, as voted for by all the teams taking part in the tournament.

Wikipedia

History of Ultimate

Manitoba Organization of Disc Sports

Cache is a 35mm film canister with a log book only. Bring your own pencil. Kid friendly, but younger ones may need a boost.

05/07/2010 By Kabutroid
I have to say, the name of this cache confused me quite a but up until I got home and looked at the description. I suppose I could have checked the description in my palm pilot through Cachemate, but generally I only bother going to that when I have trouble finding the cache. It turns out that in this case, I didn't .

Although, as happymole mentioned in their log below, I know of another frisbee-based area in the city, in the same park as the Game Then Set cache. I have no clue if this Ultimate game is related to frisbee-golf though... perhaps it'll be something I can look into sometime in the future. But generally, I'm not all that good at frisbee throwing. I can get that disc to drive itself into the ground pretty good... or if your objective is to get it to hook about as hard to one side of the other as possible, I've got that covered . Otherwise, trying to get it to go in a relatively straight line... I've just never developed the knack for doing that properly. Or at least consistently. On the rare occasion, I can toss a frisbee dead-straight and get it to float right down to the person's hands... but hey, even a broken clock is correct twice a day .

But... I digress. From having just tackled the nearby Its not in the wall cache, I took a nice leisurely stroll down the path over towards this cache. Due to it being a Monday and me wonderfully having it as a day off (no, not calling in "sick", but the details are in my last cache log), it was wonderfully quiet in the park. Work for 99% of places wouldn't have let out yet, and it was too late for the lunch crowd to still be kicking around. Of course, other people may have heard of the coming rainstorm... but I was blissfully ignorant of such things at the moment.

Walking up towards the cache, I was able to walk right up to ground zero without another person in sight. Working my way in towards ground zero itself, I think it took me maybe 10 seconds of hunting before my eyes came across the cache container. I don't know if that counts as an ultimate find, but it was nevertheless fast . Again, I was quite perplexed by the name of the cache, because for some reason I had it in my head that this would be a ridiculously difficult find due to the name... ultimate difficulty or some such. Putting that out of my head for the moment, I set about signing the logbook and dropping a micromail ball into the cache container. Closing it up and replacing it, I decided to give it a bit of tweaking. The method by which it's held in place seemed to me to be quite loose, and very possibly prone to finding its way out of its spot if a strong wind were to come up (much like the massive winds and rain that were to hit the side of my car a mere 30 minutes from this point). With a little bit of finger-twiggling, I managed to get the container significantly more secure in its position, and headed away from the area. A quick glance around told me I was still alone. About 5 seconds after I was back on the path a pair of joggers came into view from down the path, but in the end I believe I pulled the entire hunt off without being spotted. I could see this being a lot more difficult on the weekend or after normal work hours.

So thanks for giving me yet another destination to go to in the park. It seems that every time I come out to Assinaboine park, there's always another cache or two kicking around for me to go after .

Took: Nothing
Left: Logbook entry and micromail ball