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The treasure hiders

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Today I’ll be visiting the workshop of a company called “Geheimpunkt” (“secret spot”).

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They also did the “Leibniz Ge(o)heimnis Mystery Tour“,

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presented in the last video.

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So I thought I’d take a peek behind the scenes.

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I’ve been a geocacher since February 2008.

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It was so much fun that I wanted to make it an integral part of my life.

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That’s how I came up with the idea of starting a geocaching company.

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Hi, I’m Sebastian.

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Hi, I‘m Daniel. You wanted to take a look around our workshop?

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Yes, I wanted to see what’s behind the Leibniz Mystery Tour.

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Have you already found some of our geocaches in and around Hanover?

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Sure, at least 20, or 25…

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That leaves about 100 to go.

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Most of them are made in this workshop.

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Basically everything you see here already is, or can be turned into a geocache.

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There are still two Leibniz caches that haven’t been stashed yet.

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This is one of them.

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We usually start with researching the theme.

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Many of the themes are really inspiring. Like the Leibniz geocaching series, which was really great!

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After reading a lot and consulting the experts,

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we discovered that Leibniz was involved in so many things.

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His interests went far beyond the binary system.

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People didn’t really like this idea.

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So we built a second cache. Just put it on the table and try to solve it.

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Our next step is to inspect the locations where the caches are supposed to be stashed.

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Locations are often linked to certain parameters:

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specific conditions that have to be accommodated.

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This can be a restriction, but it can often offer new opportunities.

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The topic and location are the basis of our inspiration.

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Aren’t you afraid of running out of ideas? There’s such a great variety out there.

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No, that’s not really something we’re afraid of.

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Okay.

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Because we’re a really big team now.

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And we still hunt for geocaches ourselves, which is always inspiring.

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Once we start the actual planning and construction,

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we use all kinds of materials and tools, without restrictions.

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We build electronic gadgets, intricate craftsmanship,

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things made of stone, wood, or metal.

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We don’t set ourselves any limits.

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There’s certainly no limit to creativity when it comes to stashing caches.

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That’s so impressive. It’s like visiting an amusement park.

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Most non-cachers probably can’t imagine what it’s like,

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but any cacher will know what I’m talking about.