Day 1 - Israel National Trail | Tough First Day with Big Climbs & Scrambles, also Eilat arrival day
Вставка
- Опубліковано 26 лип 2024
- Israel National Trail! First day of the Thru-hike from Eilat to Yershoram Night Camp. 14 km + 1 km to night camp. Super hard! Plus arrival errands and hostel in Eilat.
First time I heard of this trail, but it looks challenging for sure! Those scrambles were no joke for day 1. The resupply city scenes were very interesting. Thanks for documenting a very unique trail, Sara!
This trail was named in the National Geographic top 20 hikes list. Many Israelis were surprised that I would come all the way from Canada to hike it. I think it will grow in popularity quickly!
WOW! How cool is that, meeting a PCT hiker in Israel! ... And I'll enjoy this trail from my computer screen! That is so difficult!! I'll let you do it so we don't have to! (WOW!!)
This trail is super tough!!!
Wow, Wow, Wow, What a hike....Way to go. I see others have said wow.....take care and get over your cold...
Thanks Barbara!!!
Good to see you back on the trail and feeling better.
Cheers!!! 🥰
Good luck Sara,take care....
Thanks Martina - safety first!!!
Great video, very interesting. Looking forward to more!
Cheers Evan!
Yay! Happy to see you in your new adventure!
Yah!!! 🥰
That trail looks awesome, great training for New Mexico!
I’m ready for that desert!
Awesome 📸👍👍👍👍👍👍👍📸🙏💜🚶♀️
Cheers 🍻 Drew!!! 🥰
As always, great to see you again Sara. Looks like that was a tough hike. Especially when you don’t feel well. Hope you feel better soon. Looking forward to more vlogs and some
Thanks Karen!!!! Feeling better already!!! 🎈
I never knew this trail existed! What a fabulous adventure!
It is definitely an adventure!!!!! 😄
This trail does not look like something I’d enjoy. Props to you for doing it!
Thanks Victoria!
Day 1 and it already looking like a very tough trail. Enjoy your hike Sara. Atb Glenn.
This trail is tough almost every single day! One climb at a time... 😎
So good to see you, sorry to hear you were sick. This trail looks really tough without the exposed edges and slippery surfaces, let alone the climbing. I'm with you on down-climbing, not my favorite activity.
Heading over to the PCTA annual celebration at noon today in Vancouver, WA. The originally scheduled event was cancelled due to a big snowstorm awhile back. Should be an interesting meeting, a couple hundred people, and the head public affairs officer for the Gorge is presenting on the fire remediation efforts and our next recovery steps for the PCT and nearby trails.
Looks like a great trip you're on. Is it cold there? Everyone looks bundled up and the it doesn't appear to be too sunny. Enjoy!
The first two days were cloudy, so not too bad. Now it is super hot in the day and really cold at night.
It would be great to get the Oregon gorge area trail back up and running!!!!!!
OMG! I've added the Israel National Trail as well. Just started researching, but looks like I don't have to now. Just need to listen to you.
here's hoping you get to do at least 1 bridge dance pn this hike !!
I hope to see some bridges???? 😄
Absolutely amazing, Sara! What an adventure! Re: Asheville Barb's comment about the bridge dance, perhaps you'd consider adapting it to the ladder dance?
I would try a ladder dance.... if there is no danger of me falling to my death. 🤣
@@SaraDhooma how about an after the ladder dance when you're on relatively safe solid ground?
Good to know woman can do this trail alone!
bay bay des de España.
😎
Oh My! Good going Sara. Remember your hand sanitizer!
I never want to be sick again!!!
Hope you are feeling better- great to see you back on the trail - what a fascinating if difficult day - that "ch" sound in Hebrew is really difficult to pronounce if you aren't used to it
I am telling with languages. My Israeli friends are helping me learn some words. 😀
Oh my.
That is exactly what I was thinking!!!!!
Hi
Found your videos...what time of year did you did this hike? Did it took 35 days to complete?
שלום יפה !
I am just in awe Sara as I watch. The landscape is low on vegetation and water, I wonder what the animals eat and drink? You would need an app to translate those grocery items I think.
Incredibly dry, not many animals around. I have Google Translate but it does not work well. 🙂
I thought about adding the Israel National Trail to my list, but looking at some video, just looked like something above my skill level and capabilities. All that pretty dramatic rock scrambling....just not sure I could do it. There is a camino like trail there I understand called the Jesus Trail, I don't think it is nearly as long as the National trail, have not looked into it yet. Hoping it is a different trail, and not as difficult as the National Trail.
The desert is the most difficult part, I think it will be easier in the North near the Jesus Trail.
hiked that part in the other direction :)
How long is the trail and how many days are you planning? So far the scenery is nice but to many damn students coming from all directions. Do you know what they are learning or is this like a P.E. class? So instead of water caches , you pay for hidden water . How?
I paid a guy to bury water and he sent me a map (which is just a short video clip) for where to find it. The trail is like 700 miles. My flight is April 10 (start CDT on April 19) so I’ll see how far I get. Slow going because of the water limitations and terrain.
Great videos Sara. Are you using a guidebook or an app for navigation?
I have the trail overlay in Maps.me and I have the paper guidebook. 😎
Sara Dhooma thanks. My main concern is water. Don’t you have to carry loads? Keep up the good work! I love your videos. Xx
I have to carry at least 4L at the start of each day. The guidebook recommends 6L but I can manage with less thankfully!!!
Hi Sara, is there a specific reason you decided to go Northbound instead of Southbound?
Timing with heat in the desert. Going SOBO would be an easier start physically.
hi. are you going to do the entire Israel Trail 1030 km. and why haven't u started from the north and ended in the south ?
OMG - umm nope I don’t think I will be enticed to walk that track - but have fun and get better quickly looks like your going to need all your spare energy.
Definitely don’t recommend to walk this guy sick!
Hey Sara, did you happen to remember what plan you got? I thought you might say in this video but you don't and I would really appreciate knowing that since I'll be starting from the north and can't get to Sim Cafe.
I’m sorry I don’t remember the exact name but I think it said ‘CELLCOM’ on my phone
@@SaraDhooma no worries. I got a plan and hopefully it'll work. I have a lot of respect for you - this is hard, and they keep telling me the desert is even harder. Having to change my approach a little but still learning...
And do you remember how long the first day took you? Starting soon too, but getting apprehensive after researching your video 🙈
Ida de Boer I started just before dawn walking from the hostel and finished an hour or two before sunset. I can’t recall how long exactly!
@@SaraDhooma thanks for getting back to me. Sounds like an 8 hr day😊
Did you need your 4 liters of water that first day?
I didn’t drink all thefour litres but I usually drink less than the average hiker.
@@SaraDhooma thanks!
Knew you were ill after Greece, but you sound worse than I was expecting. Props to you for battling through that *and* the jet lag. This "trail" does not fool around, does it? Most trails are described as up/down/flat. This one eliminates "flat". 😲 Hard to imagine much wildlife abounds there, even though you came across those Ibex/Chamois animals. As you hiked/climbed/scrambled along through the day, I was wondering how/where you could "take care of business"; there appeared to be no mineral soil or trees/vegetation anywhere. Well, SMH, it was obvious! 😢🤢🤮
I have been thinking about those Israeli students, and why they were out there. #1- School field-trip for good students as reward #2- School detention trip for delinquent students as punishment 😝😂🤣 Not sure which is better option... So, now that you have made it through Day 1, are you ready for a zero??? 😜😊🤣
No fooling around here John!!!!! Taking some shorter stages than intended due to the rough terrain.
free palestine 🍉