Hi,
Got to my brother in law and his wife house in Kibbutz Ha-Goshrim. When we got there, I looked around and thought “were should I run?”. My eyes set upon the highest mount in the area (and in Israel) – mount Hermon. I have been climbing it once, but with a backpack and only from the mid to the top. So I now I’ll run it from the bottom =)
Shion stream – closed military area =/
The bridge over Shion stream, the junction to Gahjar village and a monument to lieutenant Dobi Adar zl
Minefields on both sides and border signs
The black mark to Govta stream and a sign to Hermon nature reserve
Just a small cave
Inside the stream – most of it covered with trees
Nimrod fortress from below and in closer look
Egoz unit tag mark, and the signs about the memorial. A voluntary unit in Northern Command during the years 1956-1957, 1963-1973. Helped to maintance quiet along the border of Jordan, Lebanon and Syria and in operation over the border. The unit name is an acronyms (anti Guerrilla warfare), and was established after in the order of Northern Command cheif Yizhak Rabin after Suez Crisis, and was dismantled after a few months due a death of one its soldier by a friendly fire. It was decided to reestablished the unit in 1963, and by April 1968 it was already a battalion of 400 soldiers.
In Yum Kippur war the unit worked as a patrolling unit of Northern command under Avi Telem, acting in both the Syrian and Lebanon borders. Preventing attack from Lebanon and helping with intelligence for the IDF forces in Syria.
In 1995 the unit was reestablished the unit in the 3rd time in 1995, under Golani Brigade and it is working as a special unit with special skills and war techniques for the northern borders and mainly acting in Lebanon.
Govta creek and Nimrod fortress
Neve-Ativ: Memorial for the Egoz unit fallen soldiers the settlement is named after Avraham Hameiri, Tuvia Ellinger, Yair Elegarnty, and Binyamin Hadad.
The road from Neve-Ativ to Majdal Shams
Signs of the Golan trail, just below Majdal Shams
Majdal Shams from above
The entrance to the Mount Hermon site
“Free walks on top of the mountain everyday at 11:00 and 13:00 (You have to buy a ticket to the aerial tramway)”
Hermon and Golani ascent
“Golani Ascent – In Yum Kippur noon 6.10.1973 Hermon post was captured by Syrian commando unit. The first attempt to recapture to post didn’t succeed and 25 Golani fighters lost their life in this fight. Oporation Desset (Mivtza Kinu’ah), was another attempt to take control over the post that refferd to as “the eyes of nation”. 55 Golani fighthers fall in this fight. After a long and blooded fight the outpost was captured”
On the right the settlement of Nimrod, on the left – Lake Ram
Nimrod fortress down below
Keep going up… See the road above? this is Golani ascent =)
The view =) down below is Hula valley
The Golan trail keep going up, But I am going back down with Atzva =)
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