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<H2 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER>161 Kaninchenhöhle:
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Country for Old Men</H2>
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<H3 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER>Overview</H3>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><SPAN LANG="en-GB">The
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large trunk passage of Country for Old Men was reached by a bolt
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climb into the roof of <A HREF="farnth.htm#repton2">Repton II</A> in
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2009 leading to Irony of Time. It ultimately leads to a pitch –
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Mordor – into a further trunk passage at a lower level. This
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lower level connects to Steinbrückenhöhle via the Far from
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Support traverses. </SPAN>
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<H4 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER>Irony of Time
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(2009/2011)</H4>
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<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER>Irony of time was accessed via a bolt
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climb from Repton II in 2009; the 18m pitch has been left permanently
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rigged. At the top, a tall, sandy floored rift passage heads north –
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Irony of Time – with a significant breeze blowing from the
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north. A small passage on the left after 50m is choked (possible dig
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– [C2011-161-XX D]) and another 20m on a further passage to the
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left quickly becomes too tight. The main passage continues for a
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further 20m to a junction. Straight ahead leads after 7m to a 5m
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climb up, at the top of which a narrow passage continues with a
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draught coming from the north [C2011-161-XX B]. The main way on is to
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turn sharp left at the junction, which also carries a draught towards
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the point of entry. After a further 20m a junction with Country for
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Old Men is reached.
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<H4 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER>Country for Old Men
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(2011)</H4>
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<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER>Country for Old Men is a phreatic
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passage the generally trends approximately along a north-south line,
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sloping gently down to the south with the local dip of the beds. It
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is mostly approximately 10m wide and carries a noticable draught from
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north to south.</P>
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<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER>Heading south from the point of entry
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from Irony of Time, a sandy floored passage heads south for 25m to a
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narrowing. Continuing under a rock arch, a passage on the right has a
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visual connection back to just before the narrowing. Continuing
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downhill [FIXME: past a passage on the right on the survey –
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QM?] under another rock arch leads to a 15m pitch on the right
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[FIXME: I assume this is an undescended QM – what grade?]. The
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passage continues past the pitch head for a further 15m. [FIXME:
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Survey implies 2 QMS here – uphill level change to SW, sandy
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passage downhill to SE].</P>
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<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER>The passage heads north from Irony of
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Time in fine style. A passage at ceiling level is presumed to rejoin
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the main passage after a 15m. Proceeding a further 25m round a double
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bend, a complex area is reached where the main route on is found by
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keeping to the left hand wall where a pretty chocolate river is soon
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reached. <I>To the right, several routes round rock pillars
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ultimately join together until the inlet for the chocolate river is
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reached on the right [FIXME: is this a QM?]. Continuing ahead the
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passage quickly ends, but a side passage to the right heads uphill to
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a 5m climb up. [FIXME: Is there a QM at the top of this climb?]</I></P>
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<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="font-style: normal">The chocolate
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river should be traversed to the left (care required to avoid kicking
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sand onto it). After 20m, the chocolate river heads down a pitch to
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the right [C2011-161-XX B]. A traverse over the top of this pitch
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leads to Popcorn Passage. Country for Old Men continues left past an
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impassable hole on the left with a stream (good for filling water
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bottles). Immediately beyond the watering a hole, a small draughting
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passage doubles back on the left – this is Massive for Mendip.
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Immediately beyond is a slope down to a pitch with a rift passage
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exiting with water audible [C2011-161-XX B]. The main passage
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continues north, traversing round a pit on the left with wet aven
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above [C2011-161-XX X]; the water exits down a too tight rift at the
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bottom of the pit. From here, the passage heads uphill to the north
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past a small hole in the floor [C2011-161-XX B] and a small choked
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passage on the right [C2011-161-XX D] for 45m until a 10m pitch is
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reached. A traverse round the right of the pitch is blind. Descending
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the pitch leads to Sudetenland.</P>
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<H4 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER>Sudetenland (2011)</H4>
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<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="font-style: normal">The 10m
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sloping pitch into Sudetenland is formed where the phreatic passage
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changes level. At the base of the pitch, two tall narrow passages on
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the left lead to a side passage heading south. A little further on, a
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further side passage on the right also heads south. The main route
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continues uphill to the northeast. 50m from the base of the pitch, a
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floor trench is reached. Continuing to the left here leads, after
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15m, to a drop overlooking the continuing passage that would require
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rigging. The easiest way to proceed is head right down the floor
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trench after which a 2m climb down is reached (sling or handline
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useful for the return). Shortly beyond the base of the climb, a small
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passage on the right leads immediately to a pitch with a strong
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draught [C2011-161-XX A]. The main passage continues for a further
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40m to a junction. Right heads uphill and chokes almost immediately.
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To the left, the passage narrows markedly, and is consequently very
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cold since it appears to carry most of the draught present throughout
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Sudetenland and Country for Old Men. After 25m, the head of Mordor
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pitch is reached which is extremely draughty and extremely cold. All
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alternative ways on at the head of the pitch appear to be choked.
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</P>
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<H4 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER>Popcorn Passage (2011)</H4>
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<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="font-style: normal">[FIXME:
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description needed – see Becka's logbook entry, 2011-08-10]</P>
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<H4 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER>Massive for Mendip
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(2011)</H4>
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<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="font-style: normal">[FIXME:
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description needed]</P>
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<H4 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER>Side leads from
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Sudetenland (2011)</H4>
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<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="font-style: normal">Near the base
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of the pitch from Country for Old Men into Sudetenland, there are two
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side passages – one heading approximately southwest, the other
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southeast.</P>
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<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="font-style: normal">The southwest
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passage is a tall, narrow rift that heads gently downhill to the
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south with a small draught from south to north. [FIXME: the bit
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covered by the oldmensouth survey needs describing – see
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Becka's logbook entry, 2011-08-10]</P>
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<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="font-style: normal">The southeast
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passage is a walking sized, sandy floored passage that draughts
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towards the southeast. A number of crystals (gypsum?) were observed
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in numerous places in this passage. After 55m a 5m climb up is
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reached. At the top of the climb, a rift passage heads off to the
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west [C2011-161-XX B]. To the east is a further climb up, apparently
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with a passage beyond, that has not been followed [C2011-161-XX B]</P>
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<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal">5m back
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from the base of the 5m climb, a narrow passage heads off to the
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west. A further 5m back is another small passage heading west [FIXME:
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choked? QM?], and another 10m back is another passage heading west
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[C2011-161-XX C]. It seems probable that these passages are all
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connected. Following the passage closest to the base of the climb
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proceeds past many crystals and a well preserved dead bat, and
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quickly degenerates to a crawl. After 10m, a junction with two
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similarly small passages on the right is reached [C2011-161-XX C]
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[C2011-161-XX C]. The passage continues in a similar vein, with
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popcorn encrusted walls in places, for a further 35m before opening
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out at the head of a pitch, estimated at 7m, at the base of which a
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larger rift passage is seen continuing to the southeast [C2011-161-XX
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A]. There is little draught in this area considering the size of the
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passage.</SPAN></P>
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