# 1623/76 Eislufthöhle history

# 76 Eislufthöhle 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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