# 1623/76 Eislufthöhle history

# 76 History

This history file is really intended to be a clickable index to every Eislufthöhle trip write up in the log books.

### 1977

As the 'official' expedition logbook for 1977 is missing, these write-ups are in Andy Waddington's personal caving log:

08.15 Andy W, Nick enter 106, find Plugged Shaft, 106A, 106B (1½ hrs)
08.16 Nick, Simon, Andy W to -75m (3 hrs)
08.17 Andy W, Simon, Nick mostly rerigging (6 hrs)
08.20 Andy W, Simon, Nick to -110m, through choke and find Keg series (7 hrs)
08.21 Andy W, Simon, Nick explore Keg Series, find Follow-Through to -135m (7 hrs)
08.22 Andy W, Simon, Nick reach the Taproom -150m and derig to -75m (7 hrs)
08.24 Rod Leach, Simon, Nick derig to surface

### 1978

07.29 Andy W, Simon rig for SRT to snow platform (3 hrs)
07.30 Andy W rigging aborted due to thunderstorm (2 hrs)
07.31 Andy W, Doug reach Yesterday's Terminus (4½ hrs)
08.01 Simon, Doug finish SRT rigging Plugged Shaft
08.03 Simon, Andy W SRT rig to Saved Shaft (7 hrs)
08.04 Doug, Andy W into new ground at -150m (6/5½ hrs)
08.05 Doug, Simon very little progress
08.07 Doug, Simon rerig and some new pitch
08.08-9 Julian, Nick 115m new depth overnight to Balcony (10½ hrs)
08.09-10 Andy, Doug into Hall of the Greene King and boulder pitch (12¼ hrs)
08.12-13 Nick, Julian, Simon overnighter down Fiesta Run (then crashed car)
08.14 Andy W, Doug, Mike S survey and photo (7 hrs)
08.16 Andy W, Doug derig to Taproom (10¾ hrs)
08.19 Nick, Dave F, Jont, Vic, Rod, Doug derig to surface (7½ hrs or less)

### 1979

07.31 Nick, Tony start rigging, thwarted due to snow (1 hour)
08.01 Andy W, Tony, Ben continue rigging (3 hrs)
08.02 Nick, Julian reach Balcony pitch (7 hrs)
08.03 Ben, Andy W (10 hrs), Tony (6 hrs ?) rerigging and find Gents' pitch route
08.05 Nick, Julian into new ground and a side lead to -400m (9 hrs)
08.06 Ben, Andy W reorganise gear and push main way to -385m (11 hrs)
08.07 Simon F (11¾ hrs), Simon K (12¾ hrs) tourist to end and some rerigging
08.08 Nick, Julian derig side lead, push to within sight of end of Madlmeierschacht (8 hrs)
08.08 Andy W, Tony unsuccessful surveying trip (5 hrs)
08.10 Ben, Andy W bit of rerigging then aborted due to wet (6 hrs)
08.13 Julian, Andy W, Ben, Simon F, Nick push to bottom and derig to HotGK (14-16 hrs)
08.14 Tony, Andy C, Simon K derigging (6 hrs)
08.15 Nick, Simon F, Ben, Julian, Andy C final derig (6½ hrs)

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