# 1623:188

188 | Skinrip Durchgange I-VI | 1/T +
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Warning: "Austria cave systems manual" has scribbled note "this number not CUCC's", so this probably should revert to number CUCC-1990-18 ? Altitude: 1650m
Location: E 35502, N (52)82466
Description:A line of about six entrances near Top Camp.

A fun system of openings in a line, all connected by cave, the last of which is a very tricky climb to get out of and is in the middle of Bunde. It contains some snow and ice blockages, making it unpleasant without gear.

It is not yet confirmed, but it seems likely that this is the same cave partially surveyed by Phil Underwood in 1997 entitled 'dodgy compost'. The position of Dodgy compost is indicated on this pic:

This description is also provided:

> From memory, the cave consists of two 3m deep surface shafts of diameter two meters, connected by c. 4m of 0.60m diameter horizontal phreas at the bottom. From the shaft nearer the Hinter-SMK the phreas continued for another 5-6m before I ran away as it was getting a bit tight. It could well be skinrip durchgang from the huge description given on the website, and I just never made it as far as the awkward climb. Survey is Grade II.

Exploration: CUCC 1990

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