Gatineau Park Series (GPS) Two Multi-cache
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Gatineau Park Series (GPS) Two
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Size:  (small)
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Please take note of the "5" terrain rating. Technical equipment is required for winter access. Summer access is less demanding.
***I have down graded the difficulty rating for the summer***
This cache was placed in January 2007. Remember this winter. There has been almost no snow since this date and it is the warmest year on record for most areas of the planet. The temperature dropped below zero (-10C) overnight and so I headed out to this route as this is one of my favorite winter outings. You get a real rush the first time you complete this route and you will return time and time again I’m sure. BE WARNED - follow the important notices, including safety issues, in this post! And if you play in the mountains adhere to the first law: Do not fall!
The following gear was "mandatory" on the day of placement: Helmet!, two ices tools (can be two piolet with leashes or two technical tools) and crampons. Significant additional safety is gained by using proper "protection" placement, rope and belay.
The cache is marked as a "multicache" on the request of the reviews at Geocaching. The reason for this is that the coordinates do not point "directly" at the cache (see below). However, there is no "multi" step to finding this cache. It is simply an "offset".
Now for some clues:
The cache is located in a confined space measuring probably close to 30 meters (about 100 ft) in length with considerable vertical challenge. There is running ice water in this tight space. Clear marble ice covers most surfaces in the winter. In general, the thicker the ice, the easier will be passage. The ice was thin on the day of placement which increases the difficulty level considerably. Depending on ice coverage and water level expect to be climbing, with at times, having to fully submerge one or more parts of your body possibly including an arm, leg, torso, butt… in running ice water…needless to say you should dress appropriately. A head lamp might be helpful even in daytime but only to look at contents of the cache. There is a waterproof disposable camera inside the cache container. Take a picture of yourself if you are unable to sign the log. Please open the container carefully. It is small and full. You are unlikely to be able to recover an item if you drop it. The cache is not underwater. The cache should be in a “dry” spot. Going for this cache in the summer is considerably less challenging. So don’t :-0
The coordinates DO NOT mark the location of the cache. There is NO satellite reception within this space and reception was limited all around. The coordinates mark the “entry point”. That’s right. Look up from this point into the wet darkness. That is where you are heading! The cache is placed approximately 75% of the way up. The point of exit is located at:
N 45 32.334 W 076 00.025 If for some reason you decide to go for the cache from the exit point be sure to set up an anchor and rappel down. You will be going down into marble ice and you may have to enter directly into the running water from “get go” especially if the ice is thin and the water level high.
The general area is a local climbing spot. Please do not tell the resident climbers why you are there. They will have no problem climbing up this not-too-technical ice route to take the cache… Hide your GPS and just say that you are on a "hike".
Also, several articles of rescue gear (hard back board, collars and more…) are hidden in a space not too far from the “entry point”. These items are clearly marked and their purpose is obvious. The cache is NOT within these items or within this space. PLEASE, DO NOT TOUCH THE EQUIPMENT LOOKING FOR THE CACHE. ALSO, PLEASE DO NOT DRAW ATTENTION TO THIS RESCUE EQUIPMENT. If you see this place, please, just walk away.
Placement date cache contents:
Log book and pencil (do not take)
Waterproof disposable camera (do not take)
Mini Mag light
Waterproof matches
Emergency Mylar blanket
MISSING: I forgot to include the Geocaching.com standard letter. Please add one if you can.
******And for the FTF*****
A well deserved LCBO 10$ gift card.
I added a short length of orange duct tape to the card so that it doesn’t get dropped or lost in the dark.
Ok, so you have made it through alive and you are wet and cold. All your clothing is starting to freeze into a hard shell as the wind is biting you at the exit point. Suck it up! Easy solution, and this is what I did today, I looked at my GPS and noted that a local cache is not too far for the bagging (GC6046: Neither up nor Down by the-Goa). It is an easy walk up the escarpment through the bush. Good clean cache. From there, I pointed at the Luskville Fire Tower coordinates (N 45 32.682 W 075 59.723) for an easy hike from this cache. Try to come back down in the Luskville stream. Stay in the stream (if frozen) and try not to use any trail to get back to your car to increase the challenge! Don’t “punch” through as the water is deep in the stream these days!
Additional Hints
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