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<title>Cambridge Underground 1986-7: Caves of Loser</title>
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<center><font size=-1>Cambridge Underground 1986-7 pp 7-8</font>
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<h2>CAVES OF LOSER</h2></center>
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<p align=right>updated by Mike Martin
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<table border=0 width=100%>
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<tr><th>No.</th><th>Name</th><th>Year<br>Explored</th>
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<th>Comments</th><th>Depth</th></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td>Hirlatzhöhle</td><td>1976</td><td>Tourist trip</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td>Fledermaushöhle</td><td>1976</td><td>Entrance crawl</td><td>90m</td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td>Elmgrubenschacht</td><td>1976</td><td>Tourist trip</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td>Elmhöhlensystem</td><td>1976</td><td>Tourist trip</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td>Nagelsteghöhle</td><td>1976/78</td><td>Resurgence</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td>Mammuthöhle</td><td>1976</td><td>Tourist trip</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>80</td><td></td><td>1977</td><td>Shaft</td><td>-14m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>81</td><td></td><td>1977</td><td>Horizontal tube</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>82</td><td>Bräuninghöhle</td><td>1977</td><td></td><td>236m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>83</td><td></td><td>1977</td><td>Shaft to boulder pile</td><td>-55m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>84</td><td></td><td>-</td><td>Draughting tube, unexplored</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>85</td><td></td><td>1977</td><td>Free climb, too tihgt</td><td>-50m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>86</td><td></td><td>1977</td><td>Snow plugged rift</td><td>-25m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>87</td><td></td><td>1980</td><td>Rift cave</td><td>-112m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>88</td><td>Not allocated</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>89</td><td></td><td>1979</td><td>Choked rift</td><td>-25m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>90</td><td></td><td>1977</td><td>Choked rift</td><td>-20m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>91</td><td></td><td>1977</td><td>Choked rift</td><td>-20m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>92</td><td></td><td>1977</td><td>Choked shaft</td><td>-90m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>93</td><td></td><td>1977</td><td>Choked rift</td><td>-35m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>94</td><td></td><td>1977</td><td>Spiral free climb choked</td><td>-35m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>95</td><td></td><td>1977</td><td>Free climb to tube</td><td>-10m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>96</td><td></td><td>1977</td><td>Draughting slot</td><td>-105m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>97</td><td>Schneewindschacht</td><td>1977</td><td></td><td>-265m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>98</td><td></td><td>1978</td><td>Shaft, two pitches</td><td>-47m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>99</td><td></td><td>1979</td><td>Spiralling shaft</td><td>-30m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>100</td><td></td><td>1977</td><td>Shaft</td><td>-15m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>101</td><td></td><td>1977</td><td>Meandering phreas</td><td>-15m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>102</td><td></td><td>1977</td><td>Shaft, snow-plugged</td><td>-20m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>103</td><td></td><td>1977</td><td>Shaft, choked</td><td>-30m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>104</td><td></td><td>1977</td><td>Choked shaft</td><td>-30m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>105</td><td></td><td>1977</td><td>Shaft to floor</td><td>-41m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>106</td><td>Eislufthöhle</td><td>1977-9</td><td></td><td>-506m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>107</td><td>Gemsehöhle</td><td>1978</td><td></td><td>-280m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>108</td><td></td><td></td><td>Horizontal entrance (to 41?)</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>109</td><td>Not allocated</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>110</td><td></td><td>-</td><td>Choked tube</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>111</td><td>Not allocated</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>112</td><td>Not allocated</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>113</td><td>Sonnenstrahlhöhle</td><td>1980/85</td><td>Rift cave to phreas (152)</td><td>-330m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>114</td><td>Not allocated</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>115</td><td>Schnellzughöhle</td><td>1980-2</td><td>Joins 41, 142, 144</td><td>971m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>135</td><td></td><td>1983</td><td>Choked Shaft</td><td>-20m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>136</td><td>Steinschlagschacht</td><td>1983-4</td><td>Shaft</td><td>c -240m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>137</td><td></td><td>1983</td><td>Shaft</td><td>-47m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>138</td><td></td><td>1983</td><td>Large Shaft</td><td>-40m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>139</td><td></td><td>1983</td><td>Shaft, two pitches</td><td>-30m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>140</td><td></td><td>1983</td><td>Shaft</td><td>-95m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>141</td><td></td><td>1983</td><td>Shaft</td><td>-30m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>142</td><td></td><td>1982-5</td><td>joins 41</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>143</td><td></td><td>1983</td><td>Shaft</td><td>-124m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>144</td><td></td><td>1983</td><td>Shaft (joins 41, 115)</td><td>-285m (-971m)</td></tr>
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<tr><td>145</td><td>Wolfhöhle</td><td>1983-4</td><td>Rift Cave</td><td>-426m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>146</td><td>(Tobogganhöhle)</td><td>-</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>147</td><td>Not allocated</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>148</td><td></td><td>1984</td><td>Horizontal tube, unexplored</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>149</td><td>Not allocated</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>150</td><td></td><td>1985</td><td>Draughting tube, too tight</td><td>-2m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>151</td><td></td><td>1985</td><td>Draughting Chamber</td><td>-3m</td></tr>
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<tr><td>152</td><td>Bananahöhle</td><td>1985</td><td>Joins 113</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>153</td><td></td><td>1985</td><td>Draughting Hole, unexplored</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>154</td><td></td><td>1985</td><td>Draughting Hole, unexplored</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>155</td><td></td><td>1985</td><td>Draughting Hole, unexplored</td><td></td></tr>
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</table>
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<h3>Major Achievements</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>Stellerweghöhle system, depth -971m.
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<ul>
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<li>41 - Originally explored by Germans,
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first entrance explored by CUCC.
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<li>115 - Lowest entrance to system.
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<li>142 - Easiest route into middle of system.
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<li>143 - Top shaft, audible connection but too tight.
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<li>144 - Top shaft, connecting to Stellerweghöhle at -281m.
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</ul>
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<li>106 Eislufthöhle -506m
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<li>145 Wolfhöhle -426m
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<li>113/152 Sonnenstrahlhöhle -330m
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<li>107 Gemse -280m
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<li>97 Schneewindschacht -265m
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<li>136 Steinschlagschacht c -240m
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<li>82 Bräuning +20,-216m
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</ul>
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<p>Webeditor's note: as a certain amount of the original summary was in
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error, which could be particularly misleading in this context, a small
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number of typos and factual erros have been fixed for the web/CD-ROM
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version. Readers are referred to more recent and/or complete information for
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all CUCC's caves, via the <a href="../../indxal.htm">index.</a>
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<p><hr>
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Cambridge Underground 1986-7,
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1985 Expedition info:<br>
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<a href="bdseye.htm">A Bird's Eye View</a>, Tina White<br>
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