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Shrek's Nice Boulder Traditional Cache

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Crow T Robot: Please contact me if this one is replaced. Allowing virtual finds on a missing cache is not a good thing. Thanks.

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Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is located in the mountains outside of Almaty, the old capital of Kazakhstan, at around 10,000 ft (3200 m).  Depending on how much you take advantage of local transportation, the cache could be quite challenging or not too bad.  

NOTE: This cache seems to have been lost or stolen, so until somebody replaces it, please treat this as a "virtual" virtual cache-- that is to say, please take your picture at the site of the boulders in the center of the ridge/saddle with your GPS and the mountains in the background. If somebody wants to replace the cache for me, please let me know!

This cache was planted at the end of a two month trip to Kazakhstan, and is named after Shrek since it was one of the few movies in English we were able to watch while in Kazakhstan!  As far as we know this is/was the first Geocache to be planted in Kazakhstan, but we hope not the last.

The cache is located on the grounds of the Chimbulak Ski Resort which is outside of Almaty, the old capital of Kazakhstan.  Since it is a ski resort, there is snow in this area, and the cache will probably be buried during the winter.  As such, it is recommended to attempt this cache only during the summer time.

The cache is probably a 3 or 4 mile (5-6 km) hike from the ski resort base where you can park, but you can choose to pay a few bucks and take the chair lifts up the mountain if you prefer.  From the top are some beautiful views of rugged mountains and glaciers.  Watch out for the horse-flies during warm days though (they were thick when we planted the cache in mid-August).

Enjoy the cache and the hunt!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Nf gur anzr vzcyvrf, gur pnpur vf ng gur onfr bs n ynetr obhyqre.  Gur obhyqre vf va gur zvqqyr bs gur sne fvqr bs gur fnqqyr ng gur gbc bs gur guveq punve yvsg sebz gur onfr bs gur Fxv Erfbeg.  Nf lbh snpr qbja gur uvyy vg vf va gur yrsg sebag ohevrq haqre n cvyr bs zrqvhz fvmrq ebpxf.

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)