Around 50,000 geocachers around the world meet the criteria to apply for a Virtual Reward by February 26, 2022. Cindy Potter, HQ’s Director of Community, is here to chat about this new round of Virtual Caches, as well as the Year of the Hide initiative. We also hear from HQ’s president and co-founder, Bryan Roth,...

Episode 54: Virtual Rewards 3.0, Year of the Hide, and more!

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As the EarthCache program celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, the Geological Society of America (GSA) and Geocaching HQ are suggesting some new guidance for EarthCache owners. The GSA’s Matt Dawson is here to chat about the new guidance, as well as his thoughts about 20 years of EarthCaches! Read more about the new EarthCache...

EarthCache program with the GSA’s Matt Dawson

HQ recently released a new geocache and trackable logging experience on Geocaching.com. Jessica and Ari from HQ’s Product team are here to talk about what’s new and improved! You can listen to the episode via this page, or on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Spotify. If you use an aggregator to subscribe to podcasts, you...

Ep 64: New logging flow on Geocaching.com

If you’re new to the official Geocaching® app or even if you use it regularly, new features may have flown under your radar in recent months. Nicole from HQ’s Mobile Team is here to chat about a few of her favorites. You can listen to the episode via this page, or on Apple Podcasts, Google...

Ep 63: Not-so-hidden features in the Geocaching® app

A recent study by Geocaching HQ’s Data Team found actual DNF rates on geocaches were 3-5 times higher than what was reported in online logs. (See this blog post to read more.) In the new episode of our Inside Geocaching HQ podcast, hear more about the study and how logging your DNFs can lead to...

Ep 62: Where are the missing DNFs?

We’re talking about the Wheel of Challenges, which has presenting new monthly challenges to geocachers since April. Genevieve from HQ’s Marketing team stops by to chat about how they came up with the challenges. You can listen to the episode via this page, or on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. If you use...

Episode 54: Virtual Rewards 3.0, Year of the Hide, and more!

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