The cache is not at the listed coordinates, you must find at least 3 different caches from the following mirrored sites;

GC1Q2MR, GC1Q2MV, GC1Q2P1, GC1Q2N2, GC1Q2P4, GC1Q2P6, GC1MF3R, GC1MR2H, GC1Q2KM, GC1Q2KF, GC1Q2M3, GC1R105

1) You will have to figure out which ones you need 2) It is HIGHLY recommended that you find the 3 in the same geographic area, as unintended errors WILL occur otherwise. Good Luck and have fun!

FTMC

This series of caches do not meet the definition of the standard multi-cache, instead, this hybrid allows you to log each of the waypoint or stages (traditional caches) separately, while helping you get to the end points (puzzle caches).

Fault Tolerant Multi Cache (FTMC)

What is fault tolerance?

My analogy is from the computer world which I spent nearly 20 years in. When planing for new systems we never use just a single hard drive to contain all the data that the machine will serve. We use multiple disk drives so to make the system fault tolerant. The easiest way to make a system tolerant of failure is to use two hard drives. One contains all the data that we need and the second drive backs that one up, or mirrors the data. This provides for one level of tolerance, if one drive dies, then the second one in theory will continue to serve data. This works fairly well, but what if we use two more drives?  In this arrangement you have the first two hard drives mirrored with two additional hard drives mirroring them. In this configuration you can lose up to three hard drives and still continue to serve the information that this computer was designed to do.

How does this translate for us? The one big problem with most multi-caches is when any one or more stages (or caches) go missing for whatever reason, we the hunters can not get to the final cache. So this hybrid multi cache is designed so that if up to nine caches disappear, you can still get to the end points. Yes, this means you only need to find three caches to get the clues to the ends. Yes, more than one end point, after all this is a double mirrored multi cache.

In each cache there are encoded coordinates that will hopefully lead you to this cache. Encoded? Oh no, not another difficult puzzle cache you say? No, not really difficult, just slightly obscured. In each cache you find two series of letters and numbers. What you'll see is two lines consisting of a letter and number separated with a colon mid way. Each line represents two portions of coordinates to two different caches. You should be able to figure this out while your out caching, however if you need it, I've include a link to geochecker to check your results.

If each each set of coordinates were written down as discrete numbers, they would make for six groups of numbers, perhaps separated by compass cardinals, degrees and decimal places. If you were to then to write those numbers out on a piece of paper, then fold that piece of paper in half what numbers would be touching?

Just look for the built in decryption key, it's as easy as A,B,C.

Here's the test for you before you go. These are not the coordinates for these caches:

You've gone to three caches and come back with these numbers (probably not in this order):

There is additional logic built in with the various sites too. Think mirror, if the site looks like one you've already been to, then the results for that cache will most likely be the same as the other similar site you've already gone to.

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

Congratulations to MuggleN0More for the FTF!