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<tr><th align=left><font size=+2>5</font></th>
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<th align=center lang=de><font size=+2>Nagelsteghöhle</font></th>
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<th align=right><font size=+2>2/W +</font></th></tr>
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<p><b>Altitude</b>: 865m<br>
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2002-12-10 18:59:55 +00:00
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<b>Location</b>: Above Rettenbachtal (north side); about 20-25 minutes
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on foot from Blaa-Alm.
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<p>A resurgence cave of major importance, visited by CUCC in 1976 and 2002.
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Krenmayr gives it 278m long, seasonally active, very roomy water cave. The
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associated perennial resurgence is Naglbrünndl, putting out 50-100 l/s.
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<p>Continue past the Blaa-Alm
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hostelry on the track to a crossroads of paths. Take the path to the right and
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then bear downhill and to the left at a fork by a small wooden hut.
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Follow the track until you end up walking parallel to the river; keep a
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lookout on the right for a small bridge across the river. Cross the bridge
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and take a small path to the left, which arrives at a further (smaller!)
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bridge over a stream. Just before the bridge, ascend up the hillside to
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the right through the undergrowth, keeping the large rocky gully to your
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right and the stream to your left. After a few minutes you will arrive
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at the resurgence (under tree-roots) to the left. At this point, cross
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into the gully on the right and climb up to the very top to reach the
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cave.
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<p>Entrance is at the head of a large, steeply-inclined stream bed (carries
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major flow in flood), and is reminiscent of Sleets Gill. A short climb
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(protection advisable; two hangers in situ; rope of unknown vintage present in
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2002) leads to a tube. This descends at 45° to a short walk round a pool
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to a short greasy climb. One soon emerges in the huge main passage, floored at
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the lower end by vast amounts of very unpleasant mud. The sump is reached by a
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right turn over some fine stratified sand, but CUCC's interest lay in some
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holes in the roof at the top end, with the hope of a high-level continuation.
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<p>The mud eventually runs out to be replaced by more and more inclined
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slabs, which were very easy on the way up. The gradient steadily increases
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until the floor merges into the end wall, and the trickle of water enters
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from high up. At this point, a couple of holes in the roof have already
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been passed, but investigation revealed these to be beyond reasonable
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reach without some fairly serious bolting.
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<p><b>Exploration</b>: LVHK Oberösterreich, 1972
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<li><a href="../../1626/index.htm#5">Index</a> and overview of 1626.</li>
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<li><a href="../../areas.htm">Overview</a> of area 1623<br>
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