After seven years without training for fighting in complex weather conditions, the soldiers from the Alpine Unit completed a training route at Mount Hermon. Photographer Gal Twig documented the event, and the images speak for themselves.
In recent days, the reservists from the Golani Reconnaissance Battalion have completed intensive snow training and joined the Alpine Unit at Mount Hermon. During the concluding exercise, which lasted three days, the fighters practiced medical evacuations, reconnaissance, dry and wet firing, capturing two positions at the mountain peaks, and sleeping in ice caves.
The Alpine Unit is a special unit in the IDF that specializes in combat, rescue, and recovery under harsh terrain conditions, particularly in mountainous and snowy areas. The unit primarily operates in northern Israel, around Mount Hermon, where it is responsible for border security and operational responses in extreme conditions. Unit fighters undergo unique training that includes complex navigation, snow and ice warfare, avalanche rescue, and operational activity at high altitudes. In addition to its operational role, the unit also assists in civilian rescue operations in collaboration with other rescue units.
