Shvil Israel S-2-N. Day #15 Maale Palmach Traditional Cache
Shvil Israel S-2-N. Day #15 Maale Palmach
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Israel Trail South 2 North.
This cache is part of a series of caches placed over the course of a month long trek starting at Eilat and ending at the Kotel in Jerusalem. During each day of hiking, I hid a cache at some point along the trail. Please read the following warnings carefully, before proceeding to look for the caches in this series.
(For more information about the trail, please refer to the official ‘Shvil Israel’ web page)
• The northern part of the Israel Trail includes some very challenging hiking. As a rule, these hikes and caches are intended for experienced hikers only.
• The Negev, like most deserts, is a very unforgiving environment. Make sure you are well equipped for the task you are getting into. For example, you should have about 1 liter of water for every 2.5 Km you are planning to walk. Make sure you have an up to date map of the area, and plan the hike so that you have plenty of time to finish before sunset.
• The Negev is an amazing place to visit but the local fauna is not always very accommodating. When reaching for caches, be very cautious of snakes and scorpions that might be sharing the shade with the cache.
• I do not recommend this trail during the months of June to September unless the forecast is especially cool.
• Because the caches and contents in the series were carried for hundreds of kilometers, they are minimal. All caches include a small to medium plastic container, a log page, a pencil, and usually a few small trinkets. The contents may vary but are usually very basic. I had to leave it to future cachers to add treasures that are more exotic.
• I would like to thank Tomer Noyhouzer , Jonathan Devor And Oran Aviv, for volunteering to assist me in the maintenance this series of caches.
About the cache
Maale Palmach is one of the most impressive cliffs you will be climbing on the trail. This climb also includes a 15 meter metal ladder that scales the cliff. The latter has been here for over 40 years and I kept thinking to myself: “I wonder where the guy who built this thing is now….”
As in other cases, I did not place the cache right next to the cliff so that you can focus on not getting killed while climbing. The cache is instead hidden at a way point farther down the path at a place where you will inevitably pass once you get down.
The cache is near the intersection of the red and green paths. (You will also find a nice big tree at this intersection) Take the green another 40 meters north and then turn east towards the small cliff. Climb up the first step and find the rock pile.
The cache is a plastic jar with a blue cap.
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