# 1623:199

199 | Stürzender Felsbrocken Höhle (Tumbling Boulder Hole) | 1/T +
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Altitude:1799m, length 65m, depth 29m

Location: E 36074 N (52)82255
NW flank of Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel. About 30m SSW of 156.

Marking: metal tag stamped "CUCC 199", fixed by M6 stud epoxied into vertical wall left of main entrance (stud placed 1998, kataster number tag replaced provisional one in 1999).

Access route: Follow the cairned path which ascends the Vorder Schwarzmooskogel from the NW. Shortly after passing the open rift entrance of 1623/156 (50m south of Laser Point 0/1), scramble up to the right (south). One large and two small open cave entrances.

Description: A steeply descending tube over scree (sometimes snow), initially 3m in diameter, leads down to a choke. To the right in a cross-rift 24m long (beware of loose rock here) is an audible connection to the surface (199c). The final section of the main tube has roof pendants, and ends with a rising sand floor over which the crawl becomes too tight. The second entrance (199b) is just up and to the left of the main one.

Exploration: CUCC 1987-08-30, reexplored (and a new sketch survey, see 1998 NotKH survey book) (Kate Janossy, Brian Outram) in 1998. Grade 3 survey in 1999 (Wookey, Andy Atkinson)

Equipment: None absolutely required, but 15m handline helpful for entrance, especially if snowy.

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