You better have a 50-foot extension ladder. No? How about a cherry picker, maybe some scaffolding, or a heavy-duty crane truck?
Well, if you want this D4/T5, you'll need something more than a grabbing tool, because the cache sits high atop Altadena's tallest man-made structure.
It's a large container, so you won't miss it. But despite its size, the container is well hidden and cleverly camouflaged. The container is loaded with swag, so (obviously) there's no room in the container for a pen, so please bring your own.
Altadena's Very Tall Tale Monument Rules
- Trading an item is encouraged, though logging can take place without a trade.
- Logs with creative descriptions are encouraged and are ultimately good for your mental health.
- Trades should be fair and even. Multiple items can be traded for single items of greater value.
- No live animals that are too large for the container.
- No armaments.
- There are no restrictions on alcohol.
Some notable cachers have said they'll take a different approach to get to the cache:
- Two guys, one from Altadena, the other from La Canada (you'll know who they are) will just put on hiking boots and hoof their way to the top.
- One outdoorsy cacher said he's decided to shimmy his way up and get the cache.
- A power trail aficionado undoubtedly plans to use his red Jeep to drive to the cache.
- Someone from Upland with long hair will calculate the logistics on a spreadsheet and use block, tackle, and pulleys to make the find.
- Before signing the log, an award winning geocaching auteur will film every cacher and submit it to the Geocaching Film Festival. And probably win another award.
- One spouse will tell her Pacific Crest Trail partner not to worry; she'll make the climb.
- A young whippersnapper will get one of his parents to drive to the top (and probably get FTF).
- We know one cacher who will easily get the cache, but she won’t log it until 2024.
Current List of Swag in the Container
One autographed picture of TeamTBO when they were young
Evinrude E-TEC G2 outboard motor (used)
One old dog named Roger
Very old Shakespeare manuscript
'77 VW van (powder blue)
4-door Studebaker Lark (very used)
One each barrels of red and white wine
1 small keg of Whiskey
Key lime pie
One slightly used 30MB hard drive
A six pack of "Doo Dah Parade" beer from 1989
A rechargeable 12volt car battery and recharger
$100 gift card for the famous Coconut Grove nightclub
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GRATS TO FOOMANJOO FOR A VERY QUICK CLIMB AND THE FTF
Grats to DUPREV and KIK8675309 for two brilliant January, 2026 logs