+staton23 Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Would any of you be interested in getting together for a Pirelli event? Pirelli GC1B56, is the oldest cache in the gulf besides one in Saudi Arabia. It also hasn't been visited in over a year. I plan on hitting this cache EARLY on a Friday morning in late May or early June and I would love to have some company. There is a camping spot at the beginning of the hike as well if anyone wants to camp. I'll just be there for the day though. While Pirelli is technically in Oman, all you need is your passport when crossing from the UAE from Al Ain. So its a pretty easy process to get there. Would anyone be interested in making it an event? Just let me know! Rob (staton23) Quote Link to comment
+Carbon Hunter Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 I'm keen - time willing. I'm sure I can pop Skyjuggler in the car if he's keen for a bit of a squash too? Quote Link to comment
+Skyjuggler Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 I shouldn't even have to post here... Carbon Hunters reply could have been, I'll grab Skyjuggler by the ears and drag him along Count me in, work permitting... Quote Link to comment
+Carbon Hunter Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 I shouldn't even have to post here... Carbon Hunters reply could have been, I'll grab Skyjuggler by the ears and drag him along Count me in, work permitting... There was an event a few years back to do this too. Perhaps once you have a date - assuming it is longer than 2 weeks ahead - post it as an event. My schedule is a little erratic at the moment because of work - so we will have to wait and see on your date. Quote Link to comment
+staton23 Posted May 5, 2010 Author Share Posted May 5, 2010 (edited) How is Friday, June 4th? Spoke to US-A-Rabia (cache owner) and he's coming along as well. Edited May 6, 2010 by staton23 Quote Link to comment
+Skyjuggler Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 I just got hold of my roster, unfortunately I'm a little limited with time. I get off a night shift on the morning of 28 May at 6am, I'm off on the 29th. On the 4th of June, I'm working n the afternoon so I won't be able to make it then. Having said that though, if you do choose a date like that, I'll do all that I can to attend. Sounds like a blast. Quote Link to comment
+cincol Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 I would love to join the trip as well, but ........... Oh well, maybe some other time. Unless somebody is sponsoring a ticket from DOH!! Quote Link to comment
+staton23 Posted May 7, 2010 Author Share Posted May 7, 2010 Don't see why we can't do it Saturday, May 29th so Skyjuggler can attend. I'll give it another day or two to see if anyone else responds, then I'll post an event for that morning. Quote Link to comment
+Skyjuggler Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Fantastic. Thank you kind sir. Count me in! Quote Link to comment
+Carbon Hunter Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 I may be in Germany - and letting skyjuggler land me on Sat morning / Friday night/ Will confirm Quote Link to comment
+staton23 Posted May 11, 2010 Author Share Posted May 11, 2010 I tried to make the event last night, but a reviewer archived it and said I couldn't make an event for the sole purpose of finding another cache. Should I reword this somehow or should we just plan to meet informally? Quote Link to comment
+Carbon Hunter Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 make the event for a breakfast/meeting in the desert - and there are some nearby caches too that can be done on the way to or after the event. Perhaps plan to place a cache - or even better - an Earthcache in the are while you are there too. Quote Link to comment
+staton23 Posted May 11, 2010 Author Share Posted May 11, 2010 make the event for a breakfast/meeting in the desert - and there are some nearby caches too that can be done on the way to or after the event. Perhaps plan to place a cache - or even better - an Earthcache in the are while you are there too. WELL.... I tried to make it a breakfast meet and greet event, but I was STILL rejected. So I'm gonna call it quits and trying to create an event for fear I might piss off the reviewers. So I am still planning on doing the Pirelli Cache on Saturday, May 29th at 8:00AM. If you could pass on the below info to other cachers, that would be great! Here is the info needed... Come one, come all Geocachers to the 2010 Pirelli Trek! Pirelli (GC1B56) is the second oldest active cache in the GCC countries, behind CRATERCACHE (GC4B0) in Saudi Arabia. It is the oldest active cache in Oman and the UAE. Since it hasn’t been found in almost 2 years, it would seem NOW is the time to make a visit. The cache is technically in Oman, but can easily be reached from the UAE. You will need your passport, but no visa is currently necessary for crossing at the Hilli border crossing in Al Ain. (NOTE: To avoid confusion, TELL THE IMMIGRATION GUY THAT YOU ARE ONLY VISITING BURAIMI). To make things easier, we will be meeting at a park called Madll Picnic Campaign in Oman at 8:00am the morning of the event. Coords for the Park - N 24° 22.586 E 055° 55.042 From there, we can carpool for those who have 2x4s or just don’t feeling like driving. It will take you approximately 15 minutes from the Border Post to get to the meeting Park, then another 15-20 minutes to get to the parking area to begin the hike to Pirelli. There is also a nice camping spot at the beginning of the Pirelli hike, so feel to camp the night before, after or both if you’re coming from out of town or if you enjoy being under the stars. Pirelli is a special cache. It is not easy to get to, but finding it is a very rewarding experience. The scenery on the way to the cachesite is spectacular. The placement of the cache is spectacular as well, and Patrick LaRocque and Andrew Foley deserve an honorable mention for figuring out the placement of Pirelli. US-A-Rabia also deserves a lot of credit for taking over the cache when it fell into disrepair and keeping it alive and well. Reaching the cache from the parking area will take about 30 or 40 minutes (if you are clever, or if you use the cheat-sheet available in “Why not go find Pirelli?” GC1657B cache). The roundtrip should take about 2 hours, allowing time to find the cache and take in the scenery. Quote Link to comment
+Skyjuggler Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Pity it won't be an event as such, but it'll be a blast anyway. Count me in! I'll do my best to get CH in a little early too... Quote Link to comment
+Carbon Hunter Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 OK OK OK - i get the picture Should have my flights sorted out this coming week. May be landing on friday evening - or Sat a.m. Would love to come - but need to check on domestic obligations first! BTW: Anyone need ant TBs/coiuns taken to germany? Quote Link to comment
+Skyjuggler Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Good morning Sorry for being so quiet on this but things have been running away from me a little bit the last week or so. That unfortunately includes this weekend. I'm afraid I'm now unable to attend because I need to attend a training course for my work. Sorry guys, but I hope it's awesome. Take lots of water and wear sunblock Quote Link to comment
+staton23 Posted May 29, 2010 Author Share Posted May 29, 2010 Well... Pirelli was a DUD. We didn't even make it to Oman! As we sat in line at the border post, US-A-RABIA's SUV was rammed from behind by someone no paying attention. After pulling over, waiting on the police, etc, etc etc, he finally had to go down to the station to get things straightened out. So we called it a day at that point. TrueGeo was left near Pirelli but said he had a good day out there looking for other caches. I'm really sorry if anyone else went out that way only to find us a no show. We'll try to plan another trip sometime in June? Rob Quote Link to comment
+Skyjuggler Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Bummer guys. Sorry it didn't work out. Sorry for the poor defenseless SUV too. There's nothing more frustrating than something like that. You go through huge inconvenience purely for being at the wrong place at the wrong time... Quote Link to comment
+Carbon Hunter Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Well I'm sorry to hear the outcome. Quote Link to comment
+terratin Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Poor you guys! Here's our version from crossing that border a day later. We had no problem getting over and drove on towards Carbon Hunter's earthcache, noticing some nice earthcache oportunities on the way. Some 2km from that location our car stopped and we could not start it anymore. We walked back to the main road and hitchiked to a nearby filling station. An Indian guy who was standing there with his car transporter drove us back, picked up the car and drove us to a garage in Biraini. After some discussions we decided to call the rental company. Half an hour later we phoned again and it turned out our car has a build-in gps and a chip that kills the engine when leaving the UAE So um... not a good idea to leave the UAE with some cars. Quote Link to comment
+staton23 Posted June 4, 2010 Author Share Posted June 4, 2010 Ouch, sorry to hear about that Terratin. Hope the rest of your UAE adventure went well! Quote Link to comment
+terratin Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Ouch, sorry to hear about that Terratin. Hope the rest of your UAE adventure went well! Yes, we had a great time Just a shame we could not see more of Oman. But that's definitely a reason to come back one day. Mrs. Terratin Quote Link to comment
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