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Gjábakkahellir Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 3/29/2009
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Gjábakkahellir is a 350 meter deep lava cave.

To hide from the hunters, the elf fled into the cave. He went so far that he couldn't see the daylight, and finally almost bumped his head into the ceiling. When the ceiling rose higher, he turned around and found a smaller cave above the cave through which he entered. He climbed up and hid his treasure at the end of the smaller tunnel.

Suggested equipment:

  • a headlight
  • an extra headlight and extra batteries
  • helmet, kneepads and gloves
  • first aid kit

Note: During winter time, when there is snow ouside the cave, you can expect a lot of ice inside.


These are my lava cave caches in Iceland:

  • #1: GC1K5BA "Dollan". Diff:2.5 Terr:3 Depth:80m.
  • #2: GC1P9TX "Gjábakkahellir". Diff:3 Terr:4 Depth:350m.
  • #3: GC1PXCF "Hundraðmetrarhellir". Diff:3 Terr:3.5 Depth:100m.
  • #4: GC1RMGT "Selgjárhellir". Diff:3 Terr:3 Depth:25m.
  • #5: GC2BYDY "Rock/Scissors/Paper/Lizard/Spock". Diff:4. Terr:3. Depth 10m.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur pnir ba gur 2aq yriry vf nyzbfg ng gur raq bs gur ovt pnir. Pyvzo ba gur yrsg fvqr jura snpvat gur ragenapr. Frr gur fcbvyre!

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)