- Traditional
- GC7ZNA1
- by jackie vandenberk
- Location:
- Limburg, Belgium
- N 51° 15.275′ E 005° 18.564′
Someone needs your help, and they’ve been waiting behind bars since 2019! At Gevangen ( IN ) 2019 (GC7ZNA1) in Belgium, finding the cache is only the beginning. To reach the log sheet, geocachers must come face-to-face with a miniature prisoner and discover which part of the prison holds the key to their success.
At the coordinates stands a large wooden structure that looks much more like a miniature jail than a typical geocache.
Open the doors, and you’ll find a tiny prisoner dressed in black-and-white stripes sitting behind metal bars. Tally marks cover the walls of his cell, a red warning light hangs overhead, and a hand-painted “HELP” sign makes it clear that this inmate is ready to be rescued.
The logbook, however, is nowhere in sight. The answer is hidden right inside the cell. Written on the wall behind the bars is a short Dutch message:
“Hint: de middelste kan helpen.” In English: ‘The middle one can help.’
It doesn’t take long to figure out what “the middle one” might be referring to. Several metal bars stand between the geocacher and the prisoner, but one of them is more helpful than it first appears.
Touch the middle bar and the quiet little jail suddenly comes to life. An alarm sounds, creating the impression that your attempted prison break has been discovered.
But while the alarm demands your attention, something else has changed. At the same time, you can now open a hidden drawer. Inside is the log sheet.
Sometimes breaking into jail is easier than breaking out.
The simple interaction turns the cache into a memorable little scene. From the striped prisoner and metal bars to the tally marks on the wall and ringing alarm, every detail helps bring the miniature jail to life.
Since publicationin 2019, Gevangen ( IN ) 2019 has welcomed thousands of geocachers and earned more than 2,000 Favorite points.
With a Difficulty rating of 2 and Terrain rating of 1.5, this prison break doesn’t require an elaborate escape plan. A little observation is all it takes.
So, pay attention to the writing on the wall. The prisoner has already given you a clue.
Have you ever found a geocache that sounded the alarm?
Header image by Nanatsu_.
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