Markus Gründel

Gründel on the edge of a book presentation (Stade-Mega, 2016)

Markus Gründel (born January 19, 1972 in Hanover ) is a German geocacher and specialist book author . He is considered Germany's first full-time geocacher. He is also the operator of a museum for " travel bugs ".

Life

The trained banker Gründel has been fascinated by hiking and handicrafts since childhood. In 2001 he switched to the outdoor department of a sports shop, where he first came into contact with geocaching. Besides Germany, his trips mainly take him to Scandinavia . In 2007 Gründel published the non-fiction book Geocaching: Basiswissen für Draussen [sic!] In Conrad Stein Verlag , the 7th edition of which appeared in 2018. He is the operator of a museum for "travel bugs", in which visitors can look at special Geocoin rarities.

Gründel lives in Hanover .

Others

A few copies of the "Gründel-Tool" in the window of a shop

Gründel is the inventor of a multifunctional tool that was developed as an aid for geocaching. The current version is sold commercially under the name "Gründel-Tool II". It can be used as a tape measure , bottle opener , fishing rod , stylus for touchscreens and key rings and contains printed aids for deciphering .

Publications

Geocaching: Basic knowledge for outdoors , Conrad Stein Verlag , Welver 2007, ISBN 978-3-86686-203-6
Equipment I from head to toe , Conrad Stein Verlag, Welver 2013, ISBN 978-3-86686-417-7
Equipment II - for camp, kitchen and more , Conrad Stein Verlag, Welver 2016, ISBN 978-3-86686-101-5
Geocaching part: 1. Everything about the modern treasure hunt , Conrad Stein Verlag, Welver 2018, ISBN 978-3-86686-481-8
Geocaching part: 2nd of Mysterys, Riddles and Solutions , Conrad Stein Verlag, Welver 2019, ISBN 978-3-86686-428-3
Geocaching part: 3. fully in the picture during the GPS adventure , Conrad Stein Verlag, Welver 2016, ISBN 978-3-86686-494-8
The #NordkappProjekt: 8500 km with the Twingo through Scandinavia , Edition WunderGrün published by Monika Fuchs, Hildesheim 2018, ISBN 978-3-947066-90-2

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Conrad Stein Verlag : Author's view Markus Gründel ( Memento from September 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Interview with Markus Gründel ( memento from September 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on September 25, 2013.

personal data
SURNAME	Gründel, Markus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German geocacher and specialist book author
DATE OF BIRTH	January 19, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hanover

[bio-1] Conrad Stein Verlag : Author's view Markus Gründel ( Memento from September 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive )

[2] Interview with Markus Gründel ( memento from September 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on September 25, 2013.