"Kataster Number","Kat Status Code","Entrances","Unofficial number","Multiple entrances","Autogen file","Link file","Name","Unofficial Name","Comment","Area","Explorers","Underground Description","Equipment","qm list","Kataster status","References","Underground centre line","Underground drawn survey","Survex file to get length and depth","Length","Depth","Extent","Header","Footer","Notes","Entrance name","tag point in dataset","other point in dataset","description of other point","exact entrance in dataset (drip line/highest enclosed contour)","Type of survey fix","GPS pre SA","GPS post SA","Northing","Easting","Altitude","Bearings","Map","Location","Approach","Entrance description","Photo of location","Marking"
1,"2/(W) +","a b",,,"noinfo/aaussee/1.htm",,"Liägerhöhle","D'Liëger",,10,"</p><ul><li>Höhlenforschervereinigung Altaussee, 19xx</li><li>Sektion Ausseerland 1960</li><li>Dived by Verein für Höhlenkunde in Obersteier in 1984 and 1985, when the final sump went to about -20m. On the first occasion they spoiled the visibility in the sump by not being careful enough about how they drained the sump on the approach route.</li></ul><p>","Seasonally active cave. Ends in a 'Lake', which is a sump pool, apparently higher than the level of Altausseer See, and close to the surveyed level of the Stellerweg sump.</p><p>Access to the final sump is guarded by short siphons in each of the two passages going to the far end of the cave. These can be drained, but care should be taken to ensure they are drained towards the entrance, otherwise the final sump will become muddy. Visited by Mike Thomas and Pete Lancaster in 1989, as far as the short sumps.</p><p>A note on the geology : The north shore of the lake follows a large fault with a big throw, so that this cave is in the same block of limestone as the Stögerweg area caves. The Austrians think there is no hydrological connection between this cave/resurgence and the lake level, since vauclusian resurgences in the lake appear to be in a very different block of limestone which has been down-faulted relative to the plateau. However, it seems more likely that these risings are actually <b>on</b> the fault, and that the lake level, and the level of the sumps in this cave and in <a href=""../../smkridge/41.htm"">Stellerweghöhle</a> are closely related.",,,,"There are descriptions (in German) of dives in the terminal sump in <a href=""../../others/obsteier/dive1.htm"" lang=""de-at"">1985</a> and <a href=""../../others/obsteier/dive2.htm"" lang=""de-at"">1988</a>. A further follow-up article is awaiting scanning in...",,"A4 survey in Mitt. der Sektion Ausseerland 18(4), Oct. 1980, facing p 86. This is dated 1935, 1960 and looks like a third generation photocopy of a larger survey - the quality is very poor. ",,"306m","71m","NW-SE 160m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"East Entrance 812m West entrance 809m",,"28.1 cm E, 15.4 cm N, sheet 15/1 Alpine Club 1:25000 map","At the foot of a gully cutting the southwestern end of Steller, a major cliff band SE of the Loser - Bräuning area. A couple of hundred metres north of the Youth Hostel at the NE corner of Altausseer See.","If you follow the lakeside path (shortest approach from Altaussee on north side of lake) there is a junction where the path to Hochklapfsattel departs. A short way west of (ie. before) this junction is a bridge over a normally dry stream bed. Follow the stream bed up for a short way until it splits, then follow the apparently smaller branch to the right (east). Scramble up rocks to the East Entrance. This is marked on the Alpine Club 1:25000 map.</p><p>Although the Altitude given is 812m, it doesn<73>t seem that high, and 812m is exactly 100m above lake level, which is a little suspicious. If you accept instead the phrase ""climb 70m higher"" in the original kataster description, the altitude comes out about 780 to 785m, which puts the final sump at almost exactly the level of the lake.",,"CUCC were shown some photographs of 1 & 2 in flood, when a truly enormous river emerges from both entrances and numerous impenetrable cracks. This explains the vegetation-free state of the twin river beds leading down towards Altausseer See. ",
2,"0/(W) =",,,,"noinfo/aaussee/2.htm",,"Wasserlöcher",,,10,"Unexplored ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"810m",,,"As for Liägerhöhle, the altitude is a little suspect. I think it is further below Kat.1 than this. In any case, it is quite impenetrable.",,"Unexplored resurgence directly below the western entrance of <a href=""1.htm"">Liägerhöhle</a> (Kat.1). At the foot of Steller, a cliff band SE of and directly below the Loser Panoramastraße Bergrestaurant.","CUCC were shown some photographs of 1 & 2 in flood, when a truly enormous river emerges from both entrances and numerous impenetrable cracks. This explains the vegetation-free state of the twin river beds leading down towards Altausseer See. ",
3,"1/T(W) +",,,,"noinfo/augstb/3.htm",,"Gellerofen",,,11,"</p><ul><li>Oldest documentation is dated 1880.</li><li>Höhlenforschervereinigung Altaussee, 1937</li><li>Sektion Ausseerland, 1968</li></ul><p>",,,,,,,"Plan by Alfred Auer at 1:100, 1968 ",,"13.1m","3.04m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1015m",,"This is not marked on the Austrian<61>s map.","at the SW foot of the Loserstockes","reached from Altaussee above Posern. (I think this is below the toll road somewhere).","The entrance is 7.5m wide by 1.2m high. 'Durch das 7,5m breite und 1,2m hohe, flachbogenförmige Portal gelangt man zunächst in eine kuppelförmige Vorhalle, dann in einen durch Korrosionskolke ausgeformten Canyon. Höhlenkarren, Bergmilchbildungen, eine Sickerwasserquelle und Höhlenfauna fallen besonders auf.'",,
4,"1/T(W) +",,,,"noinfo/augstb/4.htm",,"Ritscherbachhöhle",,,11,"Höhlenforschervereinigung Altaussee, 1937",,,,,,,"Plan at 1:100 by Alfred Auer, 1968 ",,"12.3m","1.07m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1015m",,,"Near <a href=""3.htm"">Gellerofen</a> (Kat. 3), at the SW foot of the Loserstockes.",,"A 2.2m wide and 1.3m high entrance leads horizontally to ""Bruchschutt und Sickerwassergerinne"". ",,
5,"1/S(W) +",,,,"noinfo/gschwand/5.htm",,"Holzknechtbrünndlloch",,,9,"Höhlenforschervereinigung Altaussee, 1938",,,,,,,"Plan at 1:100 by Alfred Auer, 1968 ",,"12m","8m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1230m",,,"SW foot Loserstockes","reached by path west from Loser Hütte, past Augst A.H.","Eine 1,5m grosse Schachtöffnung fü in einen stiefelförmigen Schacht, in dem ein Sickerwassergerinne früher von Holzknechten als Trinkwasserquelle genutzt wurde.'",,
6,"0/W +",,,,"noinfo/gschwand/6.htm",,"Quelle","Wasserloch",,9,"Unexplored - Noted for Kataster: Sektion Ausseerland, 1968 ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1425m",,,"150m west of Augst A.H. ",,"a small unenterable resurgence ",,
7,"1/(W) +",,,,"noinfo/loser/7.htm",,"Bachschläg",,,"8a",,,,,,,,,,"3m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1550m",,"Location plan by Alfred Auer at 1:200, 1968 ","West of the Loser Hütte below the south face of Loser.","Reached from the path up Loser by diagonalling down to the head of the gully from the path as it starts to climb again at about 1600m. ","A 1.8m wide by 1.2m high rock shelter, and an occasionally active rising. There is a noticeable gully below this, presumably carrying water in wet weather. ""Bei Hochwasser entströmt ihm ein mächtiger Bach und stürzt als Wasserfall über zwei Geländstufen und durch einen Graben 200m zur Loserstraße herab, wo das Wasser nach einem Durchlaß im verkarsteten Gestein versickert."" ",,
8,"2/T +",,,,"noinfo/loser/8.htm",,"Großes Loserloch",,,"8a","</p><ul><li>First recorded in 1774</li><li>Explored since 1931</li><li>J Völlenkle of L.V.H.Linz, 1:250, 1972</li></ul><p>","The round 8m wide by 10m high entrance leads into an upper level, the Hauptgang, leading north then northeast to Regenhalle, a sizeable chamber apparently formed on a significant SW-NE joint. Immediately right at the start of the chamber, a boulder slope leads up into Teilungshalle, from where a wider slope drops left back into Regenhalle about halfway along. At the highest point of Teilungshalle, a SE-going passage quickly chokes with boulders, but appears to be heading directly for the end of Kleines Loserloch, perhaps 10m away.</p><p>Keeping to the right (SW) wall entering Teilungshalle, a rift leads SW. A passage left after 5m quickly ends too tight. A traverse to the left hand side bypasses a 5m shaft in the floor. 15m beyond, another lead on the left leads up into a small chamber, Kapelle. The continuing rift, Südwest-Kluft, gets narrower for c 25m until deemed impassable.</p><p>Back in Regenhalle, a narrow section along the joint between the two ways to Teilungshalle, gives access to a lower series via a sharp turn to the right, due south. This wide passage, Südwest-gang, passes under Teilungshalle, and turns SW directly under Südwest-Kluft. A narrow rift on the left parallels the main passage for some way. The main way develops into Gr. Dom, 12m wide, with a boulder slope up until the passage chokes comprehensively on a broad front, almost exactly below the cliff outside.</p><p>At the far (NE) end of Regenhalle, stright on enters a draughting boulder choke, but two ways up to the right lead into Stufengang, with a complex of little rifts and an extension NE to a low choked area. ",,,,,,"A4 survey in Mitt. der Sektion Ausseerland 18(4), Oct. 1980, facing p 87: a plan by J Völlenkle of L.V.H.Linz, 1:250, 1972. As printed, this looks like about a 4th generation photocopy. Also includes <a href=""9.htm"">Kat. 9</a>",,"390m","+20m -11m","140m SW-NE",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1615m",,"21.8 cm E, 17.75 cm N, OAV sheet 15/1 ","At the south foot of Loser (visible from Altaussee).","Reached by traversing west from the Loser path as it draws level with the cliffs. ","Round 8m wide by 10m high entrance",,
9,"2/T +",,,,"noinfo/loser/9.htm",,"Kleines Loserloch",,,"8a","since 1932 ","The cave is essentially a single passage for c 60m going NE to a narrowing. To the left at this point is a small extension, with a blind pit to the SW, and a draughting boulder choke to the NE. This is c 10m from a corresponding choke in Teilugshalle of Großes Loserloch.",,,,,,"A4 survey in Mitt. der Sektion Ausseerland 18(4), Oct. 1980, facing p 87: a plan by J Völlenkle of L.V.H.Linz, 1:250, 1972. As printed, this looks like about a 4th generation photocopy. Also includes <a href=""8.htm"">Kat. 8</a>",,"72m","+12.5 -7.5m","50m SW-NE",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1622m",,,"Just right (25m East) of, and above, Großes Loserloch. ",,"In a narrow rift in the cliff, there are two small entrances, the lower one is the normal way in, and an upper entrance to its left leads to passage which joins the normal way within 5m",,
10,"1/T =",,,,"noinfo/gschwand/10.htm",,"Spalthöhle",,,9,"Höhlenforschervereinigung Altaussee, 1937 ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,," c1715m",,," In NW face of Loser, overlooking Blaa-Alm.",,,,
11,"1/T =",,,,"noinfo/gschwand/11.htm",,"Höhle in der Loserwestwand 1",,,9,"Höhlenforschervereinigung Altaussee, 1937 ",,,,,,,,,"60m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,," c1715m",,," In NW face of Loser, overlooking Blaa-Alm.",,"an impressive 12m wide by 15m high entrance. ",,
12,"0/T -",,,,"noinfo/gschwand/12.htm",,"Höhle in der Loserwestwand 2",,,9,"Höhlenforschervereinigung Altaussee, 1937 ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,," c1715m",,," In NW face of Loser, overlooking Blaa-Alm.",,,,
13,"2/T +",,,,"noinfo/loser/13.htm",,"Knochenhöhle",,,"8d","Sektion Ausseerland, 1972 ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1690m",,,"Above Dimmelwand, a rockface above the final section of the toll road.(West of Augstsee on Gschirr) ",,,,
14,"1/T +",,,,"noinfo/loser/14.htm",,"Schafkirche",,,"8c","Sektion Ausseerland, 1968 ",,,,,,,,,"36m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1670m",,"25.3 cm E, 19.75 cm N, sheet 15/1 (named on map). ","SW of Augstsee in the small scars forming the NE face of the small ridge running down to the Bergrestaurant from Loser Fenster, overlooking the lake.",,,,
15,"1/(W) +",,,,"noinfo/egglgrub/15.htm",,"Michel-Gang",,,7,"Sektion Ausseerland, 1953 ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1500m",,,"Below main path west of Egglgrube. (About 35m below the path as it contours east of Sommersitz) ",,,,
16,"1/T +",,,,"noinfo/loser/16.htm",,"Pauli-Loch",,,"8c","Sektion Ausseerland, 1968 ","Since the length is recorded as 40m, it is interesting to read that a maximum/ minimum thermometer and hygrometer were placed 50m from the entrance from June 1976 to September 1977. These showed that the temperature varied from 1 to 5°C, with a relative humidity between 94% and 100%. The cave yielded Pseudoscorpions of the species <i>Neobisium blothrus aueri</i>.",,,,,,,,"40m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1690m",,,"Below cliffs west of Augstsee.",,,,
17,"1/T =",,,,"noinfo/loser/17.htm",,"Bärenhöhle im Höllgraben",,,"8b","Höhlenforschervereinigung Altaussee, 1949. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1380m",,,"In Höllgraben, which is a major gully starting below the Bergrestaurant and dropping down to <a href=""../aaussee/1.htm"">Liägerhöhle</a> at the NW end of the Altausseer See. Cave is below and South of Bergrestaurant, just at the top break of slope.",,,,
18,"2/T +",,,,"noinfo/loser/18.htm",,"Gaisofen im Ammerei",,,"8b"," LVHK Wien, 1974 ",,,,,,,,,"250m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1440m",,,"500m NE of Loser Hütte, north of <a href=""17.htm""> Bärenhöhle</a> (Kat.17) in Ammereich, a small cliff band below the toll road.",,,,
19,"1/T +",,,,"noinfo/egglgrub/19.htm",,"Gamsofen im Scharlingkar",,,7,"Sektion Ausseerland, 1953 ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1450m",,,"SE of Egglgrubenalm, ie. follow the valley down from Egglgrube until some huts appear - the cave is then SE below a small cliff somewhere. ",,,,
20,"1/T +",,,,"noinfo/egglgrub/20.htm",,"Windhöhle",,,7,"Sektion Ausseerland, 1953 ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1475m",,,"In Scharlingkar. This is the band of cliffs SW of Weiße Wand. The cave is SW of <a href=""19.htm"">Gamsofen</a> (Kat.19) and almost due south of the huts in Bräning Alm.",,,,
21,"2/S/T +",,,,"noinfo/egglgrub/21.htm",,"Windloch im Egglgrube",,,7,"Höhlenforschervereinigung Altaussee, 1938 ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1510m",,,"South of Egglgrubenalm (it looks to be east of it on the map), north of <a href=""19.htm"">Gamsofen</a> (Kat.19).",,,,
22,"1/S x",,,,"noinfo/egglgrub/22.htm",,"Spiralschacht",,,7,"Höhlenforschervereinigung Altaussee, 1939 ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1500m",,,"South of Egglgrubenalm. Not marked on Austrian<61>s map",,,,
23,"1/t/S =",,,,"noinfo/egglgrub/23.htm",,"Steinbockhöhle",,,7,"Höhlenforschervereinigung Altaussee, 1939 ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1500m",,,"East of Egglgrubenalm near Weiße Wand. ",,,,
24,"1/S =",,,,"noinfo/egglgrub/24.htm",,"Schachthöhle bei Egglgrubenalm",,,7,"Schauberger, 1938 ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1540m",,,"South of junction of paths near Egglgrube (ie. divergence of CUCC's routes to the col and to Stellerweg) ",,,,
25,"2/T x",,,,"noinfo/egglgrub/25.htm",,"Mauskothhöhle",,,7,"Höhlenforschervereinigung Altaussee, 1938 ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1500m",,,"East of Egglgrubenalm, very near <a href=""23.htm"">Steinbockhöhle</a> (Kat. 23).",,,,
26,"1/(W) +",,,,"noinfo/br-alm/26.htm",,"Wasserschlinger I",,,3,"Sektion Ausseerland, 1976 ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1542m",,,"In Bräuning Kunntal, the large closed depression west of Bräuning Alm. ",,,,
27,"1/(W) +",,,,"noinfo/br-alm/27.htm",,"Wasserschlinger II",,,3,"Sektion Ausseerland, 1976 ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1542m",,," In Bräuning Kunntal, next to <a href=""26.htm"">Kat.26</a>",,,,
28,"2/t/S +",,,,"noinfo/smkridge/28.htm",,"Augsteckhöhle",,,"2b","LVHK Wien, 1974 ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1630m",,,"Next to Stögerweg (path 201) just beyond <a href=""../../egglgrub/index.htm"">Egglgrube</a> and the branch path to <a href=""../../kratzer/index.htm"">the Kratzer valley</a>. ie. we pass it on the way to <a href=""../../smkridge/41.htm"">Stellerweghöhle</a>. It is marked by a red-painted omega in the path, just where the junction path leading to The Nipple and the German bivouac leaves the main path, at which point there is also a laser-rangefound <a href=""../../handbook/survey/lasers.htm"">fixed point</a>.",,,,
29,"1/S x",,,,"noinfo/br-alm/29.htm",,"Schwarzmoosloch",,,3,"Schauberger, 1921 ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1560m",,,"NE of huts in Bräuning Alm ",,,,
30,"1/S x",,,,"noinfo/br-alm/30.htm",,"Grundloses Loch",,,3,"LVHK Oberösterreich, 1966 ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1570m",,,"Next to path towards Bräuning Alm from Egglgrube junction. (I think this may be the first walled open shaft on the true left of the valley below Bräuning Alm) ",,,,
31,"2/T +",,,,"noinfo/smkridge/31.htm",,"Elchhöhle","Megalodontenhöhle",,"2b","LVHK Wien, 1974","Mainly horizontal and going northish under the path. A large phreatic tube in horizontally bedded limestone. Visited by Andy Waddington, Doug Florence with Karl Gaisberger on August 12th, 1978. Latter person collected a rare cave beetle from it (only the second specimen of this species collected in Austria, if we understood Karl correctly), which I think is now in the Natural History Museum in Vienna, having been pickled in Vodka borrowed from an expedition member. Name comes from discovery of Elk bones when first explored. ",,,,,"In dataset",,"caves\031\031.svx","263m","+9/-18m",,,,,,,"p031","No idea",,"Surface survey",,,81035,35394,"1582m",,,"Next to Stögerweg (path 201) somewhat beyond <a href=""28.htm"">Augsteckhöhle</a> (Kat. 28). Located very near laser point 0/9.",,,,
32,"1/S +",,,,"noinfo/smkridge/32.htm",,"Windloch am Stögerweg",,,"2b","LVHK Oberösterreich, 1966 ",,,,,,,,,,"25m",,,,,,,"p032","drilled hole above 1623/32 entrance (next to path)","p032x","Nils",,,81126,35771,"1567m",,,"Obvious horizontal entrance right next to path 201 shortly before you hack off to Stellerweghöhle. ",,"A major landmark for CUCC navigation, and also very useful for storing beer, this obvious 2m high entrance is right next to the path and blows a lot of cold air in summer. Unfortunately, it doesn't go anywhere. It does, however, have a permanent survey station.",,"drilled hole"
33,"1/T +",,,,"noinfo/br-alm/33.htm",,"Schichtgrenzenhöhle",,,3,"Sektion Ausseerland, 1975 ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1570m",,,"South of Bräuning Alm. I think this is another of the fenced off shafts near the path north from the junction at Egglgrube. ",,,,
34,"1/T +",,,,"noinfo/kratzer/34.htm",,"Höhle am Kratzer I",,,4,"Sektion Ausseerland, 1973 ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1590m",,,"Quite a way east of Bräuning Alm in the top end of the Kratzer valley.",,,,
35,"2/S/T x",,,,"noinfo/kratzer/35.htm",,"Dr. Kerschner Höhle",,,4,"</p><ul><li>Found by Othmar Schauberger, 1921.</li><li>Looked at for some years by F Hütter, but always blocked by snow.</li><li>In October 1976, G Graf managed to descend 30m in the shaft, the uppermost part of which was snow and ice free. The continuation of the way could not be found.</li><li>In August 1977, 5kg of salt was dumped onto the snow blockage. In October 1977, after a long walk over the plateau, it was looked at again and successfully explored.</li></ul><p>","Now, the Austrian's exploration details suggest that the cave was substantially unblocked in 1976 (to -30m in October), while CUCC's find was choked at -10m. Also, the description given of this cave in the local Climbing Guide (Krenmayr) sounds nothing like B5 at all, (he says, already explored in 1921, but today almost forgotten. Need Ice equipment) so the Austrian writing in the caver's magazine who said it was B5 may have been mistaken. Krenmayr gives length 250m, depth 100m.</p><p>This description by Karl Gaisberger is from the 1977 Exploration:</p><p>After climbing down 8m to where the shaft appeared blocked by snow, progress did not seem likely. I [translator] think ""there was a spiralling way in the snow to a wall of ice columns"". A very steep descent led into a passage with a snow cone. (This was still in the previous year's snow-free climb !). Pushing through a thin snow-wall through which the light glimmered, a direct way was established. Through a hole in the snow in a rubble-filled passage, the way soon branched. Both branches ended blind.</p><p>The lower level of the cave, described by O Schauberger, must be found on the opposite side of the snow-cone from the [Schluf?]. One now comes to a chamber complex where a sloping 10m shaft climbs down into the <b>Kristallhalle</b>. The walls here are covered with admittedly large, but superficially weathered calcite somethings (Kalzitdrusen).</p><p>From the Kristallhalle, through a narrow bit to a side-something with a pile of rubble, the <b>Tropfsteinhalle</b>. There is a single 60cm high stalagmite here. It shows a corroded appearance, indicating aggressive ground water. Tropfsteinhalle contains, so far, the most beautiful flowstone decorations in the Loser area. These include [plenty dictionary failure here] Sinterfahnen, Boden- und Deckenzapfen, sogar Excentriques.</p><p>In the area of the stalagmites, several dead pseudoscorpions (<i>Neobisium aueri</i>) were found. <i>There is some more description of the floor of the chamber (I think), but I can't make head nor tail of it.</i>",,,,,,,,"250m","Given 100m in 1980.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1630m",,,"Just SW of the col (Schwarzmoossattel), SE of Bräuning Nase. ",,"Surface shaft often blocked with snow",,"This hole supposedly has a CUCC painted number ""B5"" of 1976 vintage, which will probably be pretty faded. But the cave descriptions do not agree."
36,"1/S x",,,,"noinfo/kratzer/36.htm",,"Schachtgruppe I - V",,,4,"Höhlenforschervereinigung Altaussee, undated. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"gps00.36",,,"1680m",,,"Austrian kataster says Hinterbräuning, south of Bräuning Nase, but this isn<73>t where their map shows it. Map shows it south east of Schwarzmoossattel, on east side of upper Kratzer valley below Schwarzmooskogel.</p><p>The cave was located on the ground by CUCC in 1990 and it is, in fact, just south of Schwarzmoossattel, which is almost due east of Bräuning Nase. From the path leaving the col going south, hack off following the little stream down into the valley. This sinks into the northernmost of a group of three shafts below a small headwall facing east.</p><p>Number is in red on the headwall just south of the three entrances.</p><p>A group of five (presumably small) shafts. One of these was thought, by the Austrians, to be CUCC's 'B1' of 1976. This, however, is patently not the case, since the sequence B1-B4 goes up the valley, and B4 is about level, perhaps slightly lower than 36.",,"A group of five (presumably small) shafts",,"Number is in red on the headwall just south of the three entrances. "
37,"0/S -",,,,"noinfo/plateau/37.htm",,"Schachtgruppe beim Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel",,,"1d","Discovered by Höhlenforschervereinigung Altaussee, undated.<br />Status is given as totally unexplored, so it could well be a CUCC hole by now, and have a different number.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1700m",,,"West of Ht. Schwarzmooskogel. Well out onto the plateau, and hence, almost impossible to find or identify. ",,,,
38,"1/T +",,,,"noinfo/plateau/38.htm",,"Algenhöhle",,,"1d","Höhlenforschervereinigung Altaussee, 1938","Behind the entrance there is a single passage at right angles to it, with boulders (Blockwerk). ",,,,,,"Sketch by J. Gaisberger snr., 1938 ",,"33m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1700m",,,"West of Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel (exact location unknown) Possibly near <a href=""37.htm"">Kat.37</a> (q.v.)",,,,
39,"1/T +",,,,"noinfo/kratzer/39.htm",,"SCHWA höhle 39",,,"2b or 4 (unclear)","Höhlenforschervereinigung Altaussee, 1938",,,,,,,,,"18m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1740m",,,"West side of Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel according to text. Map shows it on S side, not far from the summit area. Later reference says it is above and south of <a href=""36.htm"">Kat.36</a>, however the kataster description of the location of 36 is also wrong... ",,"2.2m wide by 1.2m high entrance leads in a gentle slope to where it becomes too tight. ",,
40,"7/S/T/E x","a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s",,"yes","noinfo/smkridge/40.htm",,"Schwarzmooskogeleishöhle","Schwarzmooskogelhöhlensystem",,"2a","The main passages as far as Elephantengang were explored by 1938. Since then a variety of groups have worked here finding numerous extensions, of which Schneevulkanhalle is the most significant.</p><p>Until recently, it has been difficult to come close to a comprehensive survey or even a good estimate of the length of the system because of a lack of contact and some misunderstanding between the groups involved. However, in 1997 a chance encounter (at the International Congress) by Wookey with Denis Motte, of the <a href=""../../others/gscb/index.htm"">G.S.Clerval,</a> led to renewed contacts with one group who explored this area, and Thilo Müller of ARGE has contacted the leaders of other groups and obtained all the rest of the 1980s information that survives. This is being merged into a coherent set of information which will guide necessary resurvey work to complete the picture.</p><ul><li>Discovered and main passages explored in 1929 by Ausseer cavers, and surveyed in 1938 by O Schauberger and U Czornig.</li><li>Further exploration 1953, Sektion Ausseerland.</li><li>Wilfried Lorenz, Franz Lindenmayr with Nuremburg and Munich cavers discover the Schneevulkanhalle at the beginning of July 1978 (not yet connected to Eishöhle).</li><li>In Autumn 1983, Eishöhle was ""1600m long with four entrances"".</li><li>After several trips by the Germans in September to November 1983, the system was 2500m long with five entrances [<a href=""../../others/muenchen/de/841642.htm"" lang=""de"">Der Schlaz, 42</a>, also on site in <a href=""../../others/muenchen/en/841642.htm"">English translation</a>].</li><li>More recently, Reinhard Kieselbach's (München/Nurnberg - VfHM) group have linked it to <a href=""88.htm"">Lärchenschacht</a> (88) (itself 1885m long in April 1995, and apparently giving a combined length of 6km) which they also connected to <a href=""../../smkridge/41.htm"">Stellerweghöhle</a> (5.75 km).</li><li>Our Current estimate of the cave length is 1,863km, from a total surveyed length of 2,463m (600m of the 974m long Schneevulkanhalle survey is not deemed to be part of the cave length).<br />The length comes from:<br />VfHM 1980s survey - 693m: Original part of cave plus extensions<br />VfHO 1991 survey - 374m: Schneevulkanhalle from 40e entrance<br />CUCC 1998-9 surveys - 751m: Heaven and Hell and persitence of vision SVH extensions<br />Arge 1999 surveys - 130m: Königsschacht and Grüner Eingang</li></ul><p>Stellerweghöhle in turn is connected to <a href=""78.htm"">Schwabenschacht</a> which was over 7km at the time and exploration continues. This must make the combined system at least 19 km long. We have seen figures quoted as high as 25km, but this may involve some double-counting, given the uncertainties involved. Arge's estimate (entirely from extant survey data) was 22.7 km after summer 1999.","Schwarzmooskogeleishöhle is an extensive cave over 1600m long before 1983, extended to 2500m by a German group by 1985. The system is mainly horizontal, though tackle is needed to explore it fully, and crampons are necessary in parts, because of the substantial quantities of ice in the cave. Was extended by the Germans who worked in the area in the early eighties, who suggested then that there was potential for extension vertically. Subsequently linked via a 30m pitch to <a href=""88.htm"">Lärchenschacht</a> (1623/88) which in turn was connected to the <a href=""../../smkridge/41.htm"">Stellerweghöhlensystem</a>, giving no increase in depth if the laser-rangefound altitude is correct rather than the old kataster one, which seems likely.</p><h4>Translated brief guide</h4><p>From 'Längsten und Tiefsten Hohlen in Österreich', translated by Wookey and Thilo:</p><p>The cave is on the southeastern slopes of the Vorderen Schwarzmooskogel (1843) developed in Dachsteinkalk. From seven partly shaft-like entrance
40,,"a",,"entrance","noinfo/smkridge/40a.htm",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Oberer Eingang",,"p40a","it is laser point 14",,"laser point",,"gps00.40lasr",81700.9294,36459.4949,"1689.6784m",,,,"From the Bergrestaurant, take path 201, ignoring the left turn to the plateau at Egglgrube. Pass the junction path left to Kratzer and continue until a red upper-case Omega is seen in the middle of the path, marking Kat. 28 (we think). There is a well-marked (cairns and red paint spots/arrows) branch path here. Follow this for about half an hour to the back of the limestone knoll known as ""The Nipple"" (and Weisse Warz and bunter's bulge). Things to note: first there is a wire traverse then you pass the lightninged tree in a sizeable valley. (Opposite this tree is the point you would turn left for Schwabenscacht). Shortly after that a pair of red arrows point in opposite directions. Go steeply uphill here doubling back slightly, rather than the more obvious straight on. Turn right about 40m beyond the nipple and head across the limestone for a narrow gully. After a hundred metres or so new red paint marks appear and take you to 40a. A very large cave entrance, 20 minutes further on, was the German's (Munich) bivouac, and a few minutes later, a strongly draughting (out in summer) tube about 5m in diameter is the main entrance (""Hauptportal"" - 40a).","a strongly draughting (out in summer) tube about 5m in diameter",,
41,"7/S/T/E x","a b",,"yes","smkridge/41.htm",,"Stellerweghöhle",,,"2a","Length of CUCC's part is approx 5.75 km, while the Germans had about 6 km in 88 in 1987, and the French (?) connected the Eishöhle (2.5 km or more) in the same year. This should make the system about 14-15 km all told before 1996. The Stuttgart group, <a href=""http://arge.itvd.uni-stuttgart.de/"">Arbeitsgemeinschaft Höhle und Karst Grabenstetten e.V.</a>, have, early in 1996, connected their cave <a href=""../noinfo/smkridge/78.htm"">Schwabenschacht</a> (1623-78) into a passage in <a href=""142.htm"">1623/142</a>, one way into the system. This adds no new depth, but considerably increases the overall length. ARGE have also been doing much useful resurvey and some exploration, bringing their estimate of the total length to 22.7 km in 1999.","As the <a href=""41/41.htm"">full guidebook description</a> is understandably quite big and is still evolving, just an overview is given here.</p><p>Sub-horizontal passages lead through steeply-hading rifts from this entrance. A lower route was originally explored by a German group before CUCC's first visit, and remains poorly documented and not fully explored. The higher route, explored by CUCC, leads past connections to <a href=""142.htm"">142</a>, another CUCC find. Passages trend downhill to reach the <b>Big Pitch</b> of 100m vertical.</p><p><a href=""../noinfo/smkridge/88.htm"">Lärchenhöhle</a> connects at the bottom of the Big Pitch, and a streamway leads down. A roof passage connects to CUCC's <a href=""144.htm"">144</a>, and another leads on to smaller pitches to the <b>Big Rift</b>, dropping steeply down several pitches to reach <b>Junction Chamber</b> with connections to <a href=""115.htm"">Schnellzughöhle</a> (115).</p><p>The route to 115 also leads to <b>Pete's Purgatory</b>, 800m of awful streamway to <b>the Confluence</b>, much more easily reached by large fossil passages starting with <b>Dartford Tunnel</b> from Junction Chamber. The Confluence is around half the depth of the system, and marks a transition to a single linear streamway leading to great depth, a feature currently unique in the known caves of the area.</p><p>The streamway is interrupted by a bypassable sump and several, mainly short, pitches, before a low-airspace canal appears to mark the end. However, a low duck can be passed to reach a deep and very wet shaft <b>Orgasm Chasm</b> which drops to the final muddy passage and short pitch to a dismal and deep rift sump.</p><p>The sump is 898m below the 41a entrance, and is at just about the same level as Altausseer See, in whose <a href=""../aaussee/0.htm"">underwater risings</a> the Stellerweg water is presumed to emerge. The scope for greater depth here seems minimal, but connections to various higher entrances have increased this to c971m, with perhaps a little more potential still to realise (optimistically up to 1058m).",,,,,,,"caves\041\041.svx",,"Depth from 41b to sump 898m - Overall vertical range 971m in the 41 - 115 - 142 - 144 system. Connections to <a href=""../noinfo/smkridge/88.htm"">Lärchenschacht</a> (88) and on to <a href=""../noinfo/smkridge/40.htm"">Schwarzmooskogeleishöhle</a> (40) do <b>not</b> increase this.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"</p><ul><li>41a (main) 1611m, 47° 40' 10"" N, 13° 48' 41"" E</li><li>41b (upper) 1625m, 47° 40' 10"" N, 13° 48' 42"" E</li></ul><p>","Follow Stögerweg to <a href=""../noinfo/smkridge/32.htm"">Windloch</a> and then a hundred metres or so further. When the path starts to drop steeply, backtrack 10m (where there should be a permanent survey station 'P4') and start to hack up the hillside. Orange paint flashes on the rock should be visible, and will lead after 300m or so to a cave entrance at the head of a gully. If it isn't blowing the trees around in the cold air, it isn't the right place!",,,
41,,"a","40j","entrance",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p041a","station at entrance 41a, left side of main entrance","p041ax","Nils",,,81244,35827,"1621m",,,,,,,
41,,"b","40k","last entrance","smkridge/41b.htm",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p41b","Surface survey",,,81258,35863,"1635m",,,"The upper entrance (41b) is in a large rift about 30m to the east of the lower (41a) which is a strongly outward-draughting tube in a shattered gully.",,,,"Red writing"
42,"1/S =",,,,"noinfo/smkridge/42.htm",,"Wasserschacht",,,"2b","Sektion Ausseerland, 1952 ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1700m",,,"SSW of Vd. Schwarzmooskogel, not far (50m vertical) up the hill from Stellerweghöhle, so we have probably rediscovered it and renumbered it. ",,,,
43,"1/T+",,,,"noinfo/kratzer/43.htm",,"Höhle beim Wackelstein",,,4,"Sektion Ausseerland, 1973 ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1650m",,,"SE of Bräuning Nase, apparently just below the path up to Schwarzmoossattel. ",,,,
44,"1/T+",,,,"noinfo/kratzer/44.htm",,"Höhle am Kratzer II",,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1620m",,,"In upper Kratzer valley south of the col. ",,,,
45,"1/S/E +",,,,"noinfo/wilden/45.htm",,"Dannerschacht",,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1610m",,,"East of Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel. NE of the Eishöhle, and looking pretty difficult to get to. ",,,,
51,"1/T +",,,,"noinfo/aaussee/51.htm",,"Höhlen 1-3 in Weiße Wand",,,10,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1330-1400m",,,"At the bottom of Weiße Wand west of Hochklapfsattel, some way below the Stögerweg path. ",,,,
52,"1/S/W +","a b",,,"noinfo/gschwand/52.htm",,"Sennerkeller & Sauloch",,,9,"Sektion Ausseerland, 1968 ","To the north, an 11m long, 2m high and 0.5m wide meander passage leads off. Through the passage flows a small gutter, which might well end too tight just after the turn off to Sennerkeller, the water emerging at a small spring to the north of Sennerkeller in a karren field. ",,,,"Mitt. der Sektion Ausseerland 19(3) July, 1981, p 49 ",,"1:250, Alfred Auer, 1968 (no copy available) ",,"32m","15m","17.5m SW-NE",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1490m",,,"Gschwandalm, by the path.","Reached by walking all the way round Loser from the Loser Hütte. ","In a 15m by 6m wide rift is the 6m by 4m entrance to the Sauloch. This is in a steep-sided doline used as a dumping place for all sorts of refuse.",,
53,"1/T +",,,,"noinfo/augstb/53.htm",,"Gellerliäger",,,11,,"""Horizontale, niedere Röhre mit Bruchschutt.""",,,,,,"Plan 1:100 by Alfred Auer, 1968 ",,,,"5m N-S ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1020m",,,,"12m east and 5m above <a href=""3.htm"">Gellerofen</a> (Kat.3)",,,
54,"1/T =",,,,"noinfo/augstb/54.htm",,"Seehöhle",,,11,"Karl Gaisberger, 1959 ",,,,,,,,,"5m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"780m",,,"South of and well below <a href=""3.htm"">Gellerofen</a> (Kat.3), not marked on the Austrian<61>s map, but apparently just off the road in Augstbachtal. Must be almost in the village. ""Kleine Höhle mit einer Wasserlacke im Inneren.""",,,,
55,"1/S/T =",,,,"noinfo/loser/55.htm",,"Schachthöhle west. Hochanger",,,"8d",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1750m",,,"Almost on the saddle between Loser and Hochanger. ",,,,
56,"1/T +",,,,"noinfo/loser/56.htm",,"Hornsteinhöhle",,,"8c",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1650m",,,"West side of Augstsee. ",,,,
57,"1/S +",,,,"noinfo/loser/57.htm",,"Höhle unterhalb der Schafkirche",,,"8c",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1660m",,,"West side of Augstsee. ",,,,
58,"1/T +",,,,"noinfo/loser/58.htm",,"Höhle unterhalb ab Pauli-Loch",,,"8c",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1670m",,,"West side of Augstsee. ",,,,
59,"1/T+",,,,"noinfo/loser/59.htm",,"Bruchshutthöhle",,,"8c",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1680m",,,"West side of Augstsee on map. Text says W Hochangerlift (presumed to be the ski lift which runs from near the Loser Hütte towards Loser Fenster) on Gschirr, which is itself unnamed on the map. Current surmise is that the map location is correct, that the cave is actually east of the lift, and that Gschirr is the ridge running down from Loser Fenster to the Bergrestaurant. However the map symbol implies that this is a shaft, and this location is actually unlikely for a shaft...",,,,
60,"1/S =",,,,"noinfo/gschwand/60.htm",,"Schacht I-IV bei Gschwandalm",,,9,"Sektion Ausseerland, 1965, 1968",,,,,"Mitt. der Sektion Ausseerland 19(3) July, 1981, p 49 ",,,,"40m","30m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1590m",,,"1 Km NE of Gschwandalm between spot heights 1537 and 1607m, below the path. <p>In a hollow is a 4m wide and 40m long rift containing a row of shafts (II-IV). The rift reaches -30m, where there is a melt-water pool. A little higher up the slope is a triangular opening 1.5m wide and 2.2m long. At -15m, this connects with the others.",,,,
61,"1/T +",,,,"noinfo/br-alm/61.htm",,"Gemsbockhöhle",,,3,"Karl Gaisberger, 1975 ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1620m",,,"NE of Bräuning Alm, north of the path to Schwarzmoossattel.",,,,
62,"1/T +",,,,"noinfo/loser/62.htm",,"Dolinenhöhle",,,"8d",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1620m",,,"Above Dimmelwand - cliff above last section of toll road. ",,,,
66,"1/T+",,,,"noinfo/augstb/66.htm",,"Löckerweghöhle",,,11,"Höhlenforschervereinigung Altaussee, 1939 ",,,,,,,"Plan at 1:100 by Alfred Auer, 1968 ",,"11.1m",,"SW-NE",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"980m",,,"SW side of Loserstockes, directly above Ht.Posern. ",,"2.6m wide by 1m high entrance, ""flachbogenförmige Portal führt in eine 1939 von der H.V.A. ausgegrabene horizontal Höhle. Holozäne Knochenfunde.""",,
67,"2/T +",,,,"noinfo/loser/67.htm",,"Biwakhöhle am Loser",,,"8d",,"In October 1977, Karl Gaisberger collected the first examples of the Pseudoscorpion <i>Neobisium hermanni</i> to be found in the Totes Gebirge.",,,,,,,,"55m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1670m",,,"Above Dimmelwand. ",,,,
68,"1/T +",,,,"noinfo/aaussee/68.htm",,"Kleine Bärenhöhle",,,10,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1370m",,,"At foot of Weiße Wand west of Hochklapfsattel, just NNE of Kat.51",,,,
69,"1/S +",,,,"noinfo/loser/69.htm",,"Schacht am Gschirr",,,"8d",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1690m",,,"Text says West of Augstsee. Map shows it above Dimmelwand. ",,,,
71,"2/S/W +","a b",,,"kratzer/71.htm",,"Fledermaushöhle",,,4,"Discovered by Karl Gaisberger in October 1975, but prevented from continuing by start of winter snows, so shared exploration with CUCC, 1976. ","Initial hands and knees crawl for 20m soon enlarges and descends past a couple of oxbows (one leading to within sight of daylight up an aven) to reach twin climbs of 8m, the easier being through a hole to the right. Soon afterwards is the first pitch, a sloping 8m. Below this, a pleasant passage with occasional bat-droppings leads to a short muddy crawl, an earth bank and a sizeable chamber. The next pitch, of 7m, is reached after more muddy passage, and may be climbed/jumped by a rift to one side, but is best rigged for the return.</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""l/ca7.htm""><img alt=""Photo - 34k"" src=""t/ca7.jpg"" width=""178"" height=""134"" /></a> <a href=""l/ca4.htm""><img alt=""Photo - 22k"" src=""t/ca4.jpg"" width=""200"" height=""150"" /></a></div><p>Easy going continues past a right turn to a complex junction at several levels. The water can be followed down a rift to a drop into an impenetrable fissure. Back at the junction, a traverse and thrutch through lead to a small tube, which crosses a cross-rift and ends at a filthy sump. Left at the cross rift, however, a low crawl gives onto a greasy chimney climb of 4m with very little in the way of holds. At the foot of this, the water reenters, and soon develops acute verticality. The first 5m are technical and best rigged, but below that, the descent becomes more spiralling in mainly solid rock. After 30m, things become more shattered and muddy and the climb drops into water leading very quickly to a sump at -90m.</p><p>Shortly before the second pitch, a right turn leads into an inlet passage, over a slot to the main passage below, over a traverse and a false floor, to reach, eventually, an aven ascended for about 25m and continuing, but with no great prospects.</p><p>From the Chamber, a traverse can be entered from the top of the rock-slope. The level closes off after about 15m, but below a climb down, a pitch was excavated dropping into a larger passage which soon choked comprehensively.",,,,,"no","<a href=""../../jnl/1977/index.htm"">Cambridge Underground 1977</a>, facing page 46.</p><p><img alt=""survey: 15k gif"" width=""560"" height=""650"" src=""71.png"" />",,,"90m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1600m",,,"West of Kratzer valley, off path to Schwarzmoossattel.",,"Entrance is in a fair-sized shakehole in the dwarf-pine-covered karren before Schwarzmoossattel.",,
72,"1/T +",,,,"noinfo/loser/72.htm",,"Skeletthöhle",,,"8c","Sektion Ausseerland, 1976 ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1720m",,,"West of Augstsee. ",,,,
73,"2/S =",,,,"noinfo/kratzer/73.htm",,"Suppentellerschacht",,,4,"</p><ul><li>Discovered by K Gaisberger and F Hütter in August 1973 (to -30m)</li><li>Sektion Ausseerland, 1977 (Karl Gaisberger + Edith Bednarik)</li></ul><p>","The first step is sprayed by meltwater, and the second step leads to -30m. A short rope leads to the next step. A rift follows an acute angle under the entrance way, some metres back. This section is very narrow, and over the narrow section pours a showerbath. Now a second squeeze leads to a fine pitch which bends back under the previous section. Then it gets complicated (the language, not the cave). It sounds like a series of either roomy or narrow wet pitches. Exploration appears to cease at -60m because of water down the neck and in the suit. It isn't clear if the cave actually stops at this point.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1580m",,,"In Kratzer valley, some way up valley from <a href=""../../kratzer/71.htm"">Fledermaushöhle</a> (Kat.71).",,,,
74,"1/T +",,,,"noinfo/kratzer/74.htm",,"Schneckenhaushöhle",,,4,"Edith Bednarik, 1977","Sounds like a free-climb to a snow choke (very much like B5, which must be in virtually the same place ?)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1600m",,,"In Kratzer valley, down valley from <a href=""../../kratzer/71.htm"">Fledermaushöhle</a> (Kat. 71), on true right some way above bottom of valley. In the same entrance doline as <a href=""35.htm"">Dr.Kerschner Höhle</a> (Kat.35).",,,,
75,"2/T +",,,,"noinfo/kratzer/75.htm",,"Wisenthöhle",,,4,"Edith Bednarik, 1977","This entrance connects with a second shaft just down valley. The Austrian article describing the cave says it is about 60m long, but this did not appear to be the case in 1990, since it seems to choke very quickly - perhaps digging would now be required to get in.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1680m",,,"Just south of Schwarzmoossattel, in the far upper reaches of Kratzertal. There is an obvious freeclimbable shaft/cave just down valley from the equally obvious shakehole/shaft labelled <a href=""../../kratzer/b4.htm"">B4</a>.",,,,"It is numbered twice, once very faded and once very badly run (last seen 1996): both numbers are needed to deduce (with difficulty) that this is indeed ""75""."
76,"5/S/E +","a b c",,"yes","plateau/76.htm",,"Eislufthöhle",,,"1d","CUCC 1977-79","Two snow plugged dolines (76 b & c) and a narrow shaft (76a) unite in a narrow rift leading to a windy lifelining position, <b>Draught Bitter</b>, at the head of a 72m shaft plugged with snow. Rigging <b>Plugged Shaft</b> between snow and rock, pitches in 1977 were 18m to a snow platform, 12m to a ledge, then 29m to a substantial ledge, <b>Yesterday's Terminus</b>. In 1979, with changed snow topography, and rigging for SRT, the drops were 11, 7, 17 and 19m to Yesterday's Terminus where a traverse out reaches a bolt for the final 13m drop onto a snow pile in a large aven chamber. A further 13m pitch, <b>Saved Shaft</b>, into a smaller aven chamber, <b>Boulder Chamber</b>, leads to an apparent end, but thrutch through boulders into top of rift/canyon. Hole in floor is 32m pitch into <b>Keg Series</b> (no draught) with further unexplored pitch below. Continuing traverse leads to climbs down then split pitch of 19m and 14m, <b>Follow-through Shaft</b>, dropping into side of abandoned canyon. Upstream to the left ends immediately while down canyon leads to head of a chamber, The Taproom, with a 5m climb down a big boulder under heavy drip/spray (handline useful). Also from the head of the chamber, passage leads back to a large unexplored hole in floor with lots of water entering from a high aven. 1977 terminus at -150m.</p><p>From chamber, scramble down in rift (rope useful owing to greasy rock and 120 metre drop) to reach head of large rift pitch below jammed boulder. Pitch drops in two sections of 10m and 35m, with stream out of reach in canyon, to ledge where stream bed is crossed (traverse line). Further pitch of 10m leads to straddle climb up to rocking boulder, then traverse forward to good belays for 48m pitch. This lands on <b>The Balcony</b> where water runs away from obvious way on into a tight immature drain.</p><div class=""centre""><a name=""hgk"" href=""76/l/hotgk.htm""><img src=""76/t/hotgk.jpg"" width=""151"" height=""116"" alt=""HotGK.jpg (69k)"" /></a><p>Ben with the Greene King pennant on the Balcony</p></div><p>From the Balcony a 7m pitch drops into the <b>Hall of the Greene King</b>, a huge soaring aven chamber. The way on over a boulder floor leads under suspended boulders, one of immense size, to a 5m pitch down off the edge of a boulder. In the floor is a sharp canyon that loops round to a junction. Left leads to <b>Gents' Pitch</b> route, while right leads to a dry passage. After a few metres in the dry passage, there is a rift in the floor to the left, which is a muddy, broken pitch with sections of 3m, 12m and 18m into the main canyon (1978 route). Another few metres ahead, a bold step across the canyon leads to further passage which eventually degenerates and rejoins the main canyon upstream (right) of the bold step.</p><div class=""centre""><a name=""p16"" href=""76/l/p16.htm""><img src=""76/t/p16.jpg"" width=""143"" height=""170"" alt=""p16.jpg (58k)"" /></a> <a href=""76/l/gents.htm""><img src=""76/t/gents.jpg"" width=""143"" height=""170"" alt=""Gents.jpg (36k)"" /></a><p>Julian Griffiths abseiling the 16.5m and Gents' pitches on the bottoming trip in 1979</p></div><p>The 1979 route from the junction leads to a pitch of 16.5m, free hanging just clear of the wall, with an excellent takeoff. However the rope gets muddy from mud on clothing in a couple of trips, so care is required. Next drop is the Gents' pitch of 9.5m, which leads to a short streamway rejoining the main canyon from the 1978 route. The bottom of this pitch is a good place for cavers to perform ablutions with the mud on their ascenders, hence the name (all the explorers were male). The main passage now leads on with stream in floor and muddy ledges above until the <b>Fiesta Run</b> is reached. This awkward slanting rift pitch of 28m is so muddy that ladders are <b><i>de rigeur</i></b>. The name derives from the car crash which terminated exploration at this point in 1978.</p><p>A traverse forward on muddy ledges leads out over
76,,"a",,"entrance",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p76a","p76","entrance dotted triangle on 76",,"Surface survey",,,82939,35874,"1645m ",,,,,,,
77,"1/S +",,,,"noinfo/egglgrub/77.htm",,"Fichtenschacht",,,7,"Sektion Ausseerland/ Edith Bednarik, 1979",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1500m ",,,"North of Scharlingkar. Some way east of the Bergrestaurant, above the cliffs. 500m west of Egglgrubenalm.",,,,
78,"5/S/t/E x","a b c d e",,"yes","noinfo/smkridge/78.htm",,"Schwaben(schacht)höhle",,,"2a","Fred Vischer, 1980 (as far as 2/S/T)</p><p>Ongoing exploration by <a href=""http://arge.itvd.uni-stuttgart.de/"">Arbeitsgemeinschaft Höhle und Karst Grabenstetten e.V.</a>","The cave is a complex of hading rifts and steep ramps with several deep points. The deepest point is near the southern limit of the system. A vertical series with pitches of 9m, 15m, 17m and 13m reaches Nägschtmol-Meander (1992), where the survey legs are all very short. This climbs slightly before heading south and dropping, passing Alexander der Große (a generally level side passage heading southwest to Leopardencanyon, apparently beyond the known passages in <a href=""../smkridge/115.htm"">Schnellzughöhle</a>) to der gute Abgang (the good lead). A 7m pitch and more steep descents end at a point almost directly above the assumed line of Pete's Purgatory in Schnellzug, maybe a third of the way to the Confluence from where it is abandoned for the Purgatory Bypass. This small streamway lies perhaps 120-130m below Schwabenschacht's deep point, but it is known that several unsurveyed fossil phreatic passages lie above this upstream part of the Purgatory, so a connection could be quite close.</p><p>This description is now quite out of date as it does not include the its connection, nor entrances c,d and e.",,,,,"In dataset",,"caves\078\078.svx","6.04km","289m",,,,,,,"p78a",,,,,,,,,,,"Entrances a and b are actually on the SW side of Vorder Schwarzmooskogel","Approached by the same route as for things to the east, as cliffs bar access from Kratzer. Follow the Stoger weg from Egglgrube, past the T-junction to Kratzer, and on until there is a red omega in the middle of the path (marking Kat. 28). Just before this, in a position with a better view, is a laser-rangefound point marked by a bolt with a painted circle round it.</p><p>Take the Eishöhle path, which starts from the omega, going left up the hillside. Follow this for a few minutes, past an awkward little traverse rigged with a steel cable and then a couple of minutes further. There is a very easily missed branch left just before the path traverses a ledge under an overhang in a cliff to its left in a relatively wide small valley. The landmark for this point is a dead (lightning) tree up on the right.</p><p>Take this left branch, and follow it (few landmarks, but it is a definite path, and there are cut branches in places). This path eventually climbs into impenetrable dwarf pine, to emerge at a small gravelly clearing and a doline, used as a bivouac site. The a and b entrances are just short distances away through the pine, the normally-used one being below a prominent larch tree. The other entrance is a long rift shaft. Both are impressive, though it is quite infeasible that anyone could ever have found them in the first place.",,,
80,"1/S +",,,,"plateau/80.htm",,"Schwa Schacht 80",,,"1c","CUCC 1977 - Team Geriatric, 1994","A straight pitch of 14m to a choke.",,,,,,,,,"14m ",,,,,,,"p080",,,"Nils","gps96bestfit.80","gps00.80",82468,35752,"1660m","(1996) VSK nipple: 135°, BW pt 1835: 043° (this cannot possibly be right), Grieskogel: 007°, HSK: 043°",,"Plateau just NE of col.","From Schwarzmoossattel, drop onto the plateau, where an intermittent line of cairns leads from the Bräuning wall camp (CUCC's <a href=""../tcamps.htm#topcamp"">Top Camp</a> from 1988) across to the right, leading to the 8x caves and <a href=""145.htm"">145</a>. Directly across a large clear area of karren, a large cairn used to mark the 8m by 5m entrance shaft, but this has apparently disappeared (1995) only to be rebuilt in 1996 - but is very vulnerable to demolition by winter snows. The shaft is otherwise invisible from a few metres away. The number 80, in red, is quite faded (1989) and is on the shaft wall facing the Bräuning wall.",,,"tag 1998, retag 1999"
81,"1/T +",,,,"plateau/81.htm",,"Schwa Höhle 81",,,"1c","CUCC 1977 - Team Geriatric","A short section of horizontal passage 5m below the surface, with two entrances, but no way on. ",,,,,,,,"15m. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"c 1670m",,,"Plateau just NE of col. ",,,,"paint"
82,"4/S/T +",,,,"plateau/82.htm",,"Bräuninghöhle",,,"1c","CUCC 1977 - Team Geriatric","Very obvious walking sized cave entrance leads to a boulder strewn passage (ice formations early in season) into an aven with daylight entering 20m above. A scramble over boulders leads to <b>Apfelschacht</b> - a 6m pitch with loose boulders at the head. This drops to a 3m climb and then a 20m pitch <b>Orangenschacht</b> with a trickle of water entering halfway down. From the foot, a fine keyhole passage imaginatively named <b>Schlüssellochgang</b>, and a choice of routes. The most obvious way on is a 10m pitch, <b>Bierschacht</b> over a stalagmite flow to an awkward crawl, <b>Worm Passage</b>, which looked likely to end things. However, this opens out suddenly at a pitch head. <b>Nocheinbierschacht</b> is 15m, impressively free. At the foot, a vocal connection can be made with a phreatic passage above the third pitch which ends in a big hole.</p><p>Ahead is a phreatic tunnel which chokes, and a large black emptiness. This is descended for 25m in four 6m steps, <b>Viermalbierschacht</b>, to a ledge big enough for one and a bit people. The stream goes over this ledge into a large black void. This pitch, <b>Besoffene</b>, is 50m and hangs free for all but the last 8m in a very impressive shaft. From the foot, traverse above a steeply dropping stream canyon to a sloping platform from which a 17m pitch reaches the stream floor. This cascades over a further 6m pitch, below which a climb out of the stream reaches a rig point for a 30m pitch ending on a slope down to a sump at -216m.",,,,,,"Cambridge Underground 1978, facing p 32</p><p>There is also an <a href=""145/145.png"">area plan</a> showing 82 in context with <a href=""145.htm"">145</a> and <a href=""148.htm"">148</a>.</p><p><img alt=""survey: 28k gif"" width=""640"" height=""1300"" src=""others/82.png"" />",,,"-216m, +20",,,,,,,"p82","tip of rock marked ""82"" at entrance",,"Surface survey",,,82578,35867," 1658m",,,"Plateau 430m from col, roughly NE.","From Schwarzmoossattel, follow description to <a href=""80.htm"">80</a>. From here, a route leads directly towards Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel over fairly flat karren, becoming more shattered towards another cairn. Then there is a somewhat chaotic area.</p><p>Skirt this on the left to a small ridge running left-right. There is a cairn to the right across the chaotic bit. From the ridge, 82 is the obvious entrance directly ahead. Across the ridge to the right, more cairns lead initially towards 82, but then become misleading as they head up the hill to <a href=""145.htm"">Wolfhöhle</a> (145).",,"</p><table class=""imgtable""><tr><td rowspan=""2""><a href=""others/l/82jont.htm""><img alt=""Entrance"" width=""180"" height=""247"" src=""others/t/82jont.jpg"" /></a></td><td><a href=""others/l/82area.htm""><img alt=""Entrance area view"" src=""others/t/82area.jpg"" width=""185"" height=""122"" /></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href=""others/l/82stal.htm""><img alt=""Photo of ice stal (27k)"" src=""others/t/82stal.jpg"" width=""113"" height=""145"" /></a></td></tr> </table><p>","""82"" in red paint on boulder and on left of cave. 1998 tag ""1623 82 CUCC 1977"" on right inside cave entrance (not at survey point)."
83,"2/S +",,,,"plateau/83.htm",,"Schwa Schacht 83",,,"1c","CUCC 1977 - Team Geriatric","13m freeclimb dropped onto a steep snowslope requiring a handline. This was descended for 10m to a steep boulder slope which funnelled down to a small hole through which stones dropped for a long time. The large amounts of scree made descent unwise. Above the boulder slope, a phreatic passage led quickly to a big hole in the floor. The hole is a fine free-hanging descent of 36m to a solid choke of boulders. The phreatic passage continues beyond the pitch, but was not reached, and trends uphill.",,,,,,,,,"55m",,,,,,,"p83","exact point not recorded",,"Surface survey",,,82698,35931,"1669m",,,"Plateau, 200m north of <a href=""82.htm"">Bräuninghöhle</a> (Kat. 82). This is not very obvious, since it is in an area of dwarf pine on a knoll south of the dry valley containing <a href=""107.htm"">Kat. 107</a>",,,,"paint"
84,"1/T -",,,,"plateau/84.htm",,"Schwa Höhle 84",,,"1c","CUCC 1977 - Team Geriatric","Draughting tube leads to a small chamber, further small tube leads off, unexplored since deemed impenetrable in shorts and T-shirt.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"c 1660m",,,"Plateau WNW of <a href=""83.htm"">Kat.83</a>",,,,"paint"
85,"2/t/S +",,,,"plateau/85.htm",,"Schwa Höhle 85",,,"1c","CUCC 1977 - Team Geriatric","Large descending entrance leads to a series of free climbs ending too tight at -50m.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p85","east wall of doline",,"Surface survey",,,82563,35852,"1658m",,,"Plateau, at southwest end of depression containing <a href=""82.htm"">Bräuninghöhle</a> (Kat.82)",,,,"large red painted number ""85"""
86,"1/S +",,,,"plateau/86.htm",,"Schwa Schacht 86",,,"1c","CUCC 1977 - Team Geriatric","Rift descent of 25m until gap between snow and rock got too small.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"c 1670m",,,"Plateau, on higher ground just SE of <a href=""82.htm"">Bräuninghöhle</a> (Kat.82)",,,,"paint"
"87A","3/S +",,,,"smkridge/87.htm",,"Schacht 87A bei Stögerweg",,,"2a","CUCC 1980, 1987","Horizontal entrance at base of small cliff at head of dry valley, leads over peaty infill to a pitch head. Cross first hole and descend second, 30m to large chamber. To left is unsurveyed inlet ending too small, while to right is head of very steeply descending phreatic-tube-like pitch of 15m vertically (20m+ of rope). This is a little thrutchy to start, but opens out, and ends in a short climb.</p><div class=""centre""><a name=""p2"" href=""others/l/87a.htm""><img alt=""(mono photo - 63k)"" src=""others/t/87a.jpg"" width=""134"" height=""200"" /></a> Head of Second pitch <a href=""others/l/87b.htm""><img alt=""(mono photo - 41k)"" src=""others/t/87b.jpg"" width=""134"" height=""200"" /></a></div><p>A further 15m pitch follows, hanging clear of a wall made up mainly of boulders. A way on across the head of the final pitch appears too tight. Hole in floor is last pitch, of 33m, which has a boulder 10m high in it, and you can descend either side. Draught is lost into a small passage which you could reach by bolting, but it seems a little pointless.</p><p>There is a 1987 extension, but I can't make much sense of the logbook description.",,,,,,,"caves\087\087.svx",,"111.5m",,,,"The 1987 logbook suggests we changed this to 87b and the cave that had mistakenly been numbered 88, called 87b on this site, we called 87a, so we had better look into this.",,,"p87","first (of several) bolts used for rigging, LHS of entrance",,,,,81147,35987,"1536m",,,"In a dry valley leading up from the Stögerweg (path 201) shortly after the turn off for <a href=""115.htm"">Schnellzughöhle</a>. In 2001 the hole was seen blowing a large quantity of vapour visible from some way off.",,,,"paint"
"87B","0 +",,,,"smkridge/87B.htm",,"Schacht 87B bei Stögerweg",,,"2a","CUCC 1980, 1987",,,,,,,,"caves\088\088.svx",,"1.2m",,,,"The 1987 logbook suggests we changed this to 87a and 87 to 87b, so we had better look into this. ",,,,,,,,,,,"circa 1505m",,,"<i>In</i> Stogerweg - you literally step over it while walking along the path.</p><p>Numbered '88' in a fit of optimism while the explorer was getting changed to investigate this impressively draughting hole, it proved in fact to be only 1.2 metres deep and too tight. It appears to be above the inlet below pitch 1 in cave 87, and has been renumbered 87b, since the Austrians have allocated number 88 to Lärchenhöhle.",,,,
88,"3/S/T x",,"40i",,"noinfo/smkridge/88.htm",,"Lärchenschacht",,,"2a","</p><ul><li>First descent by <span lang=""de"">Reinhard Lemmer</span> in 1983, depth 40m, blocked by ice.</li><li><span lang=""de"">Reinhard Kieselbach, Franz Lindenmayr</span> and <span lang=""de"">K Peter</span> make second descent over a weekend in August 1985, finding the <b lang=""de"">Oberpfälzer Halle</b>.</li><li>In September, FHKF, VHM and HFG-KA returned, discovered <b lang=""de"">Frankenschnellweg,</b> and the way to the <b lang=""de"">Großer Cañon,</b> and surveyed.</li><li>In 1986, exploration continued to <b lang=""de"">Hall Dom,</b> connecting to <span lang=""de"">Stellerweg.</span> Also found <b lang=""de"">Geburtstagsgang,</b> which came out in <span lang=""de"">Großer Cañon.</span></li><li>In 1987, the German groups were replaced by French (<a href=""../../others/gscb/index.htm"">GSCB,</a> GSD, ASCR) who found <b lang=""de"">Sandschacht,</b> heading N and E. A 5m climb from <span lang=""fr"">Puits Madonna</span> reached a passage with cairns and a definite connection to <span lang=""de"">Schwarzmooskogeleishöhle.</span> A through trip was done the next day by GSCB and GSD.</li><li>In 1988 surveys were tied together with an improved surface survey.</li></ul><p>","Few details available, since we were for many years unable to obtain a survey. A figure of over 6 km long in 1987 was quoted, but this would appear to include the <a href=""40.htm"">Eishöhle</a>. Contact was finally made with the French group in 1997 and <span lang=""fr"">Denis Motte</span> has sent us a plan on 12 A3 sheets, dated April 1995, which gives the length as 1885m. The following description is made up entirely by looking at the survey, and should not be taken as reliable. It is hoped that we will do better after visiting the cave with a view to finding its connections with <span lang=""de"">Stellerweghöhle</span> (<a href=""../../smkridge/41.htm"">1623/41</a>) and <a href=""../../smkridge/144.htm"">1623/144</a>.</p><p>Open shaft descends 5m to first rigging bolt, then short pitch to snow plug. The way out is to the NE, where the survey shows a couple of (inaccessible ?) question marks and a traverse over a pit. Narrow rift continues past another unexplored small passage to the right, and in 20m opens out into a sizeable chamber. The boulder floor drops away to the north (left) and ahead. Up right is a bouldery antechamber with the base of a ramp up SE. A short passage here chokes.</p><p>20m across the boulder slope, it is possible to descend the slope left into the main part of <b lang=""de"">Oberpfälzer Halle</b>, 15m wide and 30m long, now heading west, still descending over boulders. To the right is a 15m rift passage with an inlet. Ahead, the chamber narrows, but large bouldery passage continues with two or three big boulders (over 5m). To SW is a junction marking the start of <b lang=""de"">Jsartal</b>. Up a steep ramp to the right (NW) is unexplored, whilst left, south, goes directly below the entrance in a passage with a slot in the floor. After 25m is a widening and junction. Right curves round to end below an aven. Left goes quickly to another junction. Right soon chokes in boulders, whilst left ends quickly in an undescended rift pitch.</p><p>Back at the junction at the start of <span lang=""de"">Jsartal,</span> the main way SW soon traverses a large hole in the floor, then continues as a small canyon until 50m from the start is a junction in small passage. Right pops out immediately into the side of a ramp rising right (north) to a choke. Down ends in a pitch, which is best reached by the small passage left at the junction. This quickly doglegs and comes out over the pitch on the opposite side from the ramp. The pitch (undescended) is seen to be a widening in a deep floor canyon, which continues as <span lang=""de"">Jsartal</span> develops into an 8m wide rocky chamber through which the floor trench meanders.</p><p>After a short way, the trench abruptly ends, and a ramp up above it leads to a j
89,"1/S +",,,,"plateau/89.htm",,"Schwa Schacht 89",,,"1d","CUCC 1979 ","A 25m shaft into a narrow rift of zero lateral extension. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"c 1630m ",,,"Plateau",,,,
90,"1/S +",,"CUCC96-WK01",,"plateau/90.htm",,"Bräu Schacht 90",,,"1a","CUCC 1977 - Team Enthusiast.","Rift entrance in scrub leads to a loose, choked rift, 20m deep. 1996 sketch survey says 12.5m deep, 3m long (N-S) and 1.4m wide. West wall of shaft is 1.5m higher than east, and bolt plus red-painted number are at SE corner.",,,,,,"? CUCC 1996 - Wookey.",,,"20m",,,,"Briefly known as CUCC96-WK01, but the number existed meaningfully only for an hour or so until Wookey spotted that the cave was, in fact, 1623/90",,"p90",,,,"Surface survey",,"gps00.90",82353,35373,"1681m","Bräuning Wall pt. 1828: 247°, Bräuning Nase: 153°, Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel (nipple): 097°, Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel: 050°, Schönberg: 346°",,"Plateau - below Bräuning Scharte - the large and dramatic breach in the Bräuning Wall. GPS (1996) UTM 33T 0410257 5280891; UTM 33T 0410281 5280823; GK 5410141 5283007","Not located in search, 1989. Found 1996 and surveyed to. From Top Camp follow Bräuning path on slope, about 80m along (from point above waterhole) to where it meets edge of large patch of dwarf pine (c 100m diameter) on a raised limestone shelf. There is another patch of pines on slope to left for c 30m. Entrance is close to corner of big patch, 21m from path. Follow joint through gap in pines about 5m past where limestone step meets path. This is the same joint as CUCC 1996 WK 02, CUCC 1996 WK 03 and 1623/159. Surface survey location sketch in not KH 1996 p 3",,,"red painted number ""90"" (1977), 1998 tag ""1623 90 CUCC 1977"""
91,"1/S +",,,,"plateau/91.htm",,"Bräu Schacht 91",,,"1a","CUCC 1977 - Team Enthusiast.","A snow-fed rift in open karren on a fault/joint aligned on 67°. Choked at -20m (or plumb of -14m in 1996 to tiny snow plug).",,,,,,,,,"20m",,,,,,"p91",,,,,,"gps00.91",82472,35271,"1652m","Schönberg 347°, HSK 054°, VSK (nipple) 108°, Bräuning Nase 150°, Bräuning Wall pt. 1828 210°, Bräuning Wall pt. 1835 224°",,"Plateau - below Bräuning Scharte. GPS: UTM 33T 0410171 5280908; UTM 33T 0410155 5280976; UTM 33T 0410177 5280894","From Schwarzmoossattel, follow cairned path below the Bräuning Wall, past <a href=""../tcamps.htm#topcamp"">Top Camp</a> (1988 on). Where this path meets the scree/snow slope from the wall, it turns right, out onto the plateau (this is the main path to Gschwandt-Alm, in frequent use). </p><p>100m from the right turn is a snow field on the right, with the sound of falling water at its lower edge. This is the entrance to 91. The bolt is at the NE end of the rift. ",,"</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""others/l/91_93.htm""><img src=""others/t/91_93.jpg"" alt=""Entrance 91 looking towards entrance 93 (77k JPEG)"" width=""214"" height=""155"" /></a><p>Entrance 91 looking north towards 93 and Schönberg</p></div><p>","number in red (1977) on small scarp facing south, 1998 tag ""1623 91 CUCC 1977"""
92,"2/S +",,,,"plateau/92.htm",,"Bräu Schacht 92",,,"1a","CUCC 1977 - Team Enthusiast.","Pitch of 15m leads to a boulder thrutch and climbs down. More boulders lead to a final pitch of 30m to a solid choke at -90m.",,,,,,"</p><p><img alt=""grade 1 elevation: 12k gif"" width=""640"" height=""900"" src=""others/92.png"" />",,,"90m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1645m",,,"Plateau - below Bräuning Scharte. Not located in searches, 1989, 1998.",,"Small, horizontal entrance in deep scrub draughts slightly and leads to an incredibly loose interior.",,"paint"
93,"1/S +",,,,"plateau/93.htm",,"Bräu Schacht 93",,,"1a","CUCC 1977 - Team Enthusiast.","Long rift on a joint (strike 246°, dip 70° towards SE) ending in choke at -35m. An adjacent shaft on the same joint but further east is bigger and more obvious, but chokes much nearer the surface. ",,,,,,,,,"35m",,,,,,"p93",,,,"Surface survey",,,82485,35269,"1650m",,,"Plateau - below Bräuning Scharte, north of Kataster <a href=""91.htm"">91</a>. ","From Schwarzmoossattel, follow cairned path below the Bräuning Wall, past <a href=""../tcamps.htm#topcamp"">Top Camp</a> (1988 on). Where this path meets the scree/snow slope from the wall, it turns right, out onto the plateau (this is the main path to Gschwandt-Alm, in frequent use).</p><p>100m from the right turn is a snow field on the right, with the sound of falling water at its lower edge. This is the entrance to 91 and from here, 93 is 20m further away from the Bräuning Wall.",,"</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""others/l/91_93.htm""><img src=""others/t/91_93.jpg"" alt=""Entrance 91 looking towards entrance 93 (77k JPEG)"" width=""214"" height=""155"" /></a><p>Entrance 91 on left, looking towards 93 and Schönberg</p></div><p>","numbered in red (1977) on scarp facing south, 1998 tag ""1623 93 CUCC 1977"".(placed in middle of ""9"")"
94,"1/S +",,,,"plateau/94.htm",,"Bräu Schacht 94",,,"1a","CUCC 1977 - Team Enthusiast.","A rift on a joint (strike 223°, dip 70° to SE) is a spiralling freeclimb to a choke at -35m",,,,,,,,,"35m",,,,,,"p94",,,,"Surface survey",,,82540,35248,"1642m",,," A little north of Kat.93.","From <a href=""91.htm"">91</a> (q.v.), the karren slopes down at 10°. About 50m down the slope on a bearing of 335° is the large open shaft of 94, (visible from <a href=""93.htm"">93</a>, which is about 20m from 91).",,"</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""others/l/94x93.htm""><img src=""others/t/94x93.jpg"" alt=""Location of 94 in the landscape (71k JPEG)"" width=""218"" height=""160"" /></a><p>Entrance 94 in centre, looking towards Schönberg</p></div><p>","number in red (1977) on scarp facing south, 1998 tag ""1623 94 CUCC 1977"" - tag bolt (middle of ""9"")"
95,"1/S -",,,,"br-alm/95.htm",,"Bräu Schacht 95",,,3,"CUCC 1977 - Team Enthusiast. ","A 10m climb down to an unpushed and unpromising tube. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1585m",,,"South of Bräuning Alm, near camp 1 (1977) ? ",,,,
96,"3/S +",,,,"br-alm/96.htm",,"Bräu Schacht 96",,,3,"CUCC 1977 - Team Enthusiast.","Open shaft of 15m leads to a descending rift. Next pitch of 25m, then a short climb, 6m pitch and 15m pitch into a chamber where the water sinks. The upper level of a small rift leads to an abandoned passage and a series of increasingly muddy freeclimbs to a final squeeze and 5m pitch into a sordid little sump.",,,,,,"</p><p><img alt=""grade 1 elevation: 13k gif"" width=""640"" height=""900"" src=""96.png"" />",,,"105m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"c 1600m",,,"In grassy pasture east of Bräuning Alm, next to CUCC's high-level camp of 1977 (<a href=""../tcamps.htm#id1977camp"">camp 1</a>). ",,,"</p><div class=""centre""><img alt=""entrance photo - 16k jpeg"" width=""240"" height=""360"" src=""t/s109.jpg"" /></div><p>","number painted red in 1976, refreshed (probably in orange which elsewhere hasn't lasted well) in 1990."
97,"4/S/W x",,,,"plateau/97.htm",,"Schneewindschacht",,,"1d","CUCC 1977 - Team Enthusiast.","The entrance is the head of a 10m freeclimbable chimney, followed by a 5m climb into a small chamber. Two ways on from the chamber unite in a tiny crawl under a drip. A thrutch through (about the size of Baptistry in Car Pot) is <b>The Nun's Cunt</b>, which ends abruptly at <b>The Vestry</b>, where SRT gear can be put back on while perched above the pitch which follows. Drops of 15m, 20m and 20m, <b>The Bottomless Abbess</b>, lead to a traverse over a blind pitch of about 10m.</p><p>The Bottomless Abbess continues with pitches of 15m, 30m, 15m and 15m to a short horizontal section. This breaks out into the side of another shaft where 15m and 10m pitches lead to a more complex area. A short pitch of 6m leads to the <b>Priest's Hole</b> and a gently slanting ramp into a dry, dusty, abandoned phreatic passage. This is interrupted by a large hole in the floor, which would require bolts to cross.</p><p>Down the hole, the 25m pitch starts unpromisingly, but soon bells out into a magnificent trench passage. Traversing over a gully leads to a series of short climbs and a fine last pitch <b>The Dissolution</b>. Here the water sinks into an impenetrable crack.</p><p>The entrance draughts strongly, but there is no air movement at the end, the most likely way on being the traverse to reach the continuation of the phreatic level at -190m. Unfortunately, the trip to this point is quite severe, since the crawl would render rescue impractical and the Bottomless Abbess rapidly becomes very wet after rain.",,,,,,"</p><ul><li>grade 1 extended section, JTG, 1977.</li><li>Surface survey grade 3, 1984, AERW+MM from laser 0/4 at <span lang=""de"">Wolfhöhle</span></li></ul><div class=""centre""><img alt=""100 dpi elevation (710x1710) 30k gif"" width=""710"" height=""1710"" src=""others/97.png"" /></div><p>",,,"265m",,,,,,,"p97","west edge of doline",,"Surface survey",,,83039,35837,"1641m",,,"Out on the plateau.","Head across for the large erratic boulders near <a href=""76.htm"">76</a> (aka 106), then away from the col past the open shaft of <a href=""105.htm"">105</a>, turning left at a gap in the scrub which leads down a bare karren corridor to some dolines. Step across one and cast about for a large one with 97 in red paint.","A moderately large doline, usually without snow, has a small triangular opening at the SW end.",,"""97"" in red paint on doline wall"
98,"1/S +",,,,"plateau/98.htm",,"Plateau Schacht 98",,,"1d","CUCC 1978 - Team Youth/Ladders","After top of entrance shaft, it bells out, to land on a lightly boulder-covered floor after 29m. Tight thrutch to one side leads to second pitch of 17m to a flat rock floor with no way on.",,,,"<a href=""../years/1978/log.htm#id1978-98-1"">Logbook accounts</a>",,"<!--</p><p><img alt=""3-d sketch - 21k gif"" width=""590"" height=""890"" src=""others/99.png"" /></p><p>-->Grade 1 3-d sketch by Tony Malcolm, 1979 (missing)",,,"47m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"c 1630m ",,,"Out on the plateau somewhat further than <a href=""97.htm"">97</a>, in a large sloping rockface.",,"A small shaft in a large grike with very sharp rocks at the top",,
99,"1/S x",,,,"plateau/99.htm",,"Plateau Schacht 99",,,"1d","</p><ul><li>CUCC 1979</li><li>Surface survey 1999</li></ul><p>","Entrance gully of 5m leads to 20m pitch at 70° over snow, heading roughly back towards Eislufthöhle. At the base is a 'snow-duck' under a rock wall beyond which a small rift-like chamber descends about 3m. Straight ahead at the same level, the rift quickly becomes an impenetrable slot through which can be seen a 2m wide passage with an ice floor running down from right to left at 5-10°. This is the source of the strong draught. Below the slot is another low hole, this leaks a vague draught and leads to a small boulder-strewn ledge with a definite blackness continuing to the left behind more boulders. Energetic but nervous removal of these gave obvious signs of a continuation, but other commitments and rain prevented a return. Note therefore it has been <strong>Left Going</strong>.",,,,"<a href=""../years/1979/log.htm#id1979-99-1"">Logbook accounts</a>",,,,,,,,,,,"p99",,,,"Surface survey",,,82904,35871,"1642m",,,"A short way South East of <span lang=""de"">Eislufthöhle</span> Kat.76</p><p>E 35876.6 N (52)82903.5 H 1638.9",,"Draughting entrance near <span lang=""de"">Eislufthöhle</span><a href=""76.htm"">(1623/76)</a>, ignored at first, since it was assumed it would join 76.",,"tag 1999"
100,"1/S +",,,,"plateau/100.htm",,"Plateau Schacht 100",,,"1a","CUCC 1977, Team Youth, and again in 1990 by AERW ","An east-west rift with two obvious points of descent. The more easterly is about 6m deep and can be seen to end in a chamber. The more westerly is a 15m pitch, with a window communicating with the east hole. At base are boulders and a climb down. A crawl leads to an inlet where water appears and sinks into an impenetrable slot with very sharp rock. ",,,,,,,,,"18m",,,,,,"p100",,,,"Surface survey",,,82401,35521,"1657m",,,"Just beyond the col, on the left. It is, in fact, extremely near Top Camp, virtually on one of the routes to the Schwarzmooskogel areas. ",0,,,"red painted number, with 1998 tag ""1623 100 CUCC 1977"" in centre (M6 stud).</p><p>This cave was originally only numbered in carbide, so was unmarked for years. It was relocated in 1989, but was not numbered until 1993 since AERW didn't think to carry paint while trying to find old holes. The orange number was fading and chipped in 1995, so was refreshed in red. The surface survey was to the centre of the middle digit of the number."
101,"1/S +","main a",,"yes","plateau/101.htm",,"Plateau Schacht 101",,,"1b","</p><ul><li>CUCC 1977 - Team Youth (A.Waddington & N.Thorne)</li><li>Surface survey to entrance CUCC, 1998</li></ul><p>","Entrance is in a rift orientated 40°-220° and hading about 20°. A 5m climb down leads to a horizontal passage going both ways, north leading out into the face of the scarp (101A). South (down dip) leads to a 4m pitch followed by a small crawl in a scree-floored phreatic tube, leading down dip, at about 30°. This drops via a short climb into a meandering phreatic tube with a tiny stream slot fed by an aven on the left. Progress is by crawling in the roof tube, which goes for about 40m until a window in the right wall leads to the base of an aven. The continuing crawl is too small, while a climb down below the aven (undescended) appears to choke.",,,,,,"? grade 1",,,"~12m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Bräuning Scharte 218°, Grieskogel 012.5°, Bräuning Nase 194.5°, Lost Rucksack cairn 319° (compass #439258: NPC2)",,"Out on the plateau, near a large north-facing fault scarp on 125-305°. Perhaps best located when looking for Wolfhöhle (which is nowhere nearby) in the mist (see <a href=""../years/1984/log.htm#rescue"">1984 logbook</a>). There was an OAV ski-tourers' marker pole due north of the col, from which the entrance is about 50m away on 35°. Unfortunately, the pole was pretty much invisible from the approach route in 1977, and is now rotting on the ground, only visible from a metre away at best. However, the cave was relocated in 1998. It turns out to be very close to the faintly-marked path which leads past <a href=""200.htm"">Lost Rucksack Cave</a> towards <a href=""../newcaves/cu9605.htm"">CUCC 1996-05</a>, and is a short way south of <a href=""173.htm"">1623/173</a>.</p> <p>(GPS: (cliff directly above 101A) GK 5410503 5283483 (FOM 9.2m))",,,,"extremely faded numbers ""101"" and ""101A"" in red on upper and lower entrances. 1998 tag ""1623 101 CUCC 1977"" on upper entrance, southeast-facing (M6 stud)."
,,"main",,"entrance","plateau/101main.htm",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p101tag",,,,"Surface survey",,,82908,35601,"1633m","Bräuning Scharte 218°, Grieskogel 012.5°, Bräuning Nase 194.5°, Lost Rucksack cairn 319° (compass #439258: NPC2)",,,,"Entrance is in a rift orientated 40°-220° and hading about 20°",,"extremely faded numbers ""101"" in red. 1998 tag ""1623 101 CUCC 1977"" southeast-facing (M6 stud)."
102,"1/S +",,,,"plateau/102.htm",,"Plateau Schacht 102",,,"1b","CUCC 1977 - Team Youth (A.Waddington) ","A near-straight shaft of 20m ends on a snow plug.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"gps98.102","gps00.102 gps00.102a",,,"c 1630m",,,"GPS GK 5410464 5283496 (FOM 11.5m) About 50m west of <a href=""101.htm"">Kat.101</a>, c 15m south of <a href=""103.htm"">Kat. 103</a>, on a parallel joint.",,,,"painted number is extremely faded, and appears only as a slight lightening in the lichen when wet. Part drilled hole for tag. Tagged 1998"
103,"1/S +",,,,"plateau/103.htm",,"Plateau Schacht 103",,,"1b","</p><ul><li>CUCC 1977 - Team Youth (S.Farrow & N.Thorne)</li><li>Surface survey to entrance, CUCC 1998</li></ul><p>","A semi-horizontal rift going south, slopes down at 45° to head of a very broken shaft aligned on a joint perpendicular to the scarp (joint is on 055-235°). Drops 30m past much wedged, frost-shattered rock to a choke at -30m.",,,,,,,,,"30m",,,,,,"p103tag",,,,"Surface survey","gps98.103",,82932,35577,"1632m","HSK 075<37>, VSK Nipple 153<35>, Lost Rucksack Cairn 325<32>",,"GPS GK 5410472 5283506 (FOM 8.7m) About 15m north of <a href=""102.htm"">Kat.102</a>, in the face of the same 125-305° fault scarp as <a href=""101.htm"">101</a><3E>s northward crawl, which is about 35m away to the SE. ",,,," alloy tag ""1623 103 CUCC 1977"" on M6 stud below the faded remains of a painted number on the NW-facing wall of a prominent joint making a break in the scarp fade in which the entrance lies. "
104,"1/S +",,,,"plateau/104.htm",,"Plateau Schacht 104",,,"1d","CUCC 1977 - Team Youth (S.Farrow)","Belay to a bolt in the boulder (on top, 1977 vintage), and as much dwarf pine as you can string together. A somewhat broken but roomy shaft of 29m with ledges at -10 and -24m, to a choke.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"c 1650m ",,,"In deep scrub adjacent to a very large erratic boulder, in the same area as <a href=""76.htm"">Eislufthöhle</a> (Kat. 76). The boulder has an incipient split, and is visible from the col.",,,,"paint"
105,"1/S +",,,,"plateau/105.htm",,"Plateau Schacht 105",,,"1d","CUCC 1977 - Team Youth (N.Thorne, A.Waddington)","Handline descent for 9m leads to a ledge from where a fine 31m pitch drops 14m to a large ledge, then continues in a parallel shaft below an aven, with further ledges at -17, -21m. The shaft is in clean bluish-white limestone and lands on a dampish flat gravel floor.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p105",,,"Surface survey",,,82967,35883,"1649m ",,,"30m north of <a href=""76.htm"">Eislufthöhle</a> on the plateau.",,,,"paint tag 1999"
106,,,,,,,,,"Number not allocated (see <a href=""plateau/76.htm"">Eislufthöhle 1623/76</a>)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
107,"4/S/T +",,,,"plateau/107.htm",,"Gemshöhle",,,"1d","CUCC 1978: opened and Big Rift explored by Team Youth. Team Geriatric explored the Big Pitch and reached the bottom.","Small entrance in boulders in a dry gully drops into a small chamber, in the bottom corner of which is the excavated head of a pitch. This quickly bells out to 6m diameter and lands after 18m in a large passage which contains ice-formations early in the season. This large, phreatic passage chokes in both directions and the way on is in a rift to one side, from which the draught pours.</p><p>A pitch of 23m has an inlet entering part way down, which makes the rest of this pitch and the following one of 19m unpleasant in wet weather. Two ways then lead on, either down with the water or by traversing round this drop to another passage.</p><p>Climbing down with the water leads to a short passage with the water in a rift below. Round a sharp corner is a short drop to the head of a larger rift. A 5m pitch down this leads to another rift which, in turn, leads out to the side of a large shaft. Stones dropped from a small hole in the corner of the passage above the 5m pitch also fall into this shaft. Laddering from the side, the pitch is 67m with a large ledge just above half-way, and is unpleasantly wet in poor weather. From the base of this pitch, the continuing rift/canyon trends south west and has pitches of 5, 9 and 8m before the other route drops in from above.</p><p>Over the traverse, a short pitch of 4.5m, followed by a short climb up, leads to the head of a pitch of 10m to a boulder floor. Two ways on from here are down through the boulders into a shaft, or across the shaft and into a narrow rift. The way through boulders soon chokes, but the narrow rift soon opens into a massive shaft of 100m with a rebelay roughly halfway. This drops directly into the rift reached by the original route.</p><p>Below the junction, the rift continues with a 5m climb and pitches of 5, 14 and 44m, this last pitch being quite wet and emerging into a massive cross-rift trending south east. The water disappears into the choked floor of this rift via a nasty wet crawl, rapidly becoming too small.",,,,,,"? grade 5",,,"280m",,,,,,,"p107",,"exact point not recorded","Surface survey","gps98.107",,82721,35929,"1660m",,,"On the plateau in a prominent dry valley below southern forepeak of Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel, some way below Laser Point 0_5. The bottom of the gully is pretty much on the (cairned) best walking route from Top Camp to <a href=""82.htm"">Bräuninghöhle</a> (Kat.82) and <a href=""76.htm"">Eislufthöhle</a> (Kat.76).",,,"</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""others/l/107.htm""><img alt=""Photo of entrance"" src=""others/t/107.jpg"" width=""117"" height=""175"" /></a></div><p>","number twice in orange paint, 1998 tag on survey point ""1623 107 CUCC 1978"""
108,"1/S +",,,,"remote/108.htm",,"Schwa-Höhle 108",,,6,"CUCC 1980 John, Tony and Andy Connolly","Horizontal entrance to a large chamber with narrow rift dropping away. Ends too tight.",,,,,,,,,"7m",,,,"This does not appear to be in the Austrians' Kataster.",,,,,,,,,,,,"Bräuning Nase 200°, Bräuning Zinken 235°, Vd. Schwarzmooskogel 175°.",,"108 is not near 41 - it is on the plateau. Further across than 76 (106) past erratics - middle of nowhere",,,,
109,"1/t/S +",,,,"smkridge/109.htm",,"Schwa-Schacht 109",,,"2b","CUCC 1980, 1987","The obvious way in leads to a 'Viewing gallery' over the entrance chamber, but descent this way would require tackle. Best way in is to the left where a freeclimb leads down a 10m ramp in a chamber. This is snow-choked in some years but in 1980 a dig opened a triangular slot to a 6m pitch into a smaller, boulder-choked chamber. This was reentered in 1987 and an animal skeleton was found and removed for the Austrian cavers. There is a very small, but draughting tube in the roof of this final chamber, going back towards the surface.",,,,,,"? grade 1",,,,,,,"This does not appear to be in the Austrians' Kataster.",,,"p109","point above 1623/109 entrance",,"Surface survey",,,81246,36202,"1592m",,,,"This is a hole you step over on the way to <a href=""113.htm"">Sonnenstrahlhöhle</a> (113).",,,"as at Aug 2001: ""109"" in very faded yellow paint, with an Omega."
110,"1/S/T +",,,,"remote/110.htm",,"Kein Hubschrauber Höhle",,,6,"CUCC 1978 - Team Supersmooth/Supercool ","Insignificant low entrance with icy draught is marked with number in red paint. Through boulders leads to an 8m drop and walking passage ending in a collapse chamber with draught emerging from the choke. Needed digging to get in.",,,,,,"</p><p><img alt=""grade 1 plan: 12k gif"" width=""500"" height=""600"" src=""110.png"" />",,,,,,,"Name comes from logbook comment ""helicopter failed to turn up"".",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"On the plateau, about 2km (sic) beyond <a href=""../plateau/76.htm""><span lang=""de"">Eislufthöhle</span></a> towards <span lang=""de-at"">Schönberg.</span> Actually, I am convinced that 2 km is a gross exaggeration, and half a mile would be more likely, otherwise it would be in a huge area of dwarf pine.",,,,"paint"
111,"1/S +",,,,"plateau/111.htm",,"Plateau Schacht 111",,,"1d","CUCC 1978 - Supersmooth/Supercool","Shaft 20m to ledge, then 10m to choke/too narrow.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Out on plateau, quite near <a href=""98.htm"">98</a>. ",,,,
112,"1/S +",,,,"plateau/112.htm",,"Plateau Schacht 112",,,"1d","CUCC 1978 - Supersmooth/Supercool","Next to open shaft half full of snow. Shaft drops 50m past two ledges to choke.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,," Out on plateau, 50m from <a href=""111.htm"">111</a>. ",,,,
113,"4/S/T +",,,,"smkridge/113.htm",,"Sonnenstrahlhöhle",,,"2b","</p><ul><li>CUCC 1980 (Team Sunbeam) to bottom</li><li>1982 to push bottom, but no new passage found.</li><li>Entered from 152 in 1985, Ibbeth Perilous Pot route connected 1987</li></ul><p>","Entrance is <b>huge</b>. A sizeable dry valley develops into a canyon which is full of snow. The canyon ends downstream in a solid wall, where the rigging point for the entrance pitch starts by the aforementioned tree. A short drop leads to a ledge where a stretch to the left (facing the rock) reaches a rebelay in a fine position on the impending wall. From here, drop 21m onto a large snow slope, then 10m further to the flat snow floor of a large chamber lit from above by the shaft.</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""others/l/113day.htm""><img src=""others/t/113day.jpg"" alt=""(photo (23k jpeg))"" width=""130"" height=""200"" /></a></div><p>The way on is up a climb of 3m to a horizontal passage. There is an area of hading rifts, not fully explored. The first hole descends a ramp over treacherous ice and rubble for 30m to the head of a pitch, <b>Ibbeth Perilous Pot</b>. A second parallel ramp connects to the same point. Both these ramps suffer from loose rock and are best tackled with a handline. The main pitch drops for 20m in a series of steps, best rigged. A final 13m drop then lands on a rock/ice blockage <b>Marathon Ledge</b>, which at one time contained the original explorer's helmet and lights, dropped from the head of the pitch. A hammered route past the blockage leads to two short drops, then a 6m pitch into the Opera House (see below).</p><p>A descent of the second major hole from the entrance is the normal route and leads to a ramp down, traverse across and the head of <b>Point Five Gully</b>. The gully is decorated with ice formations early in the season, as are all the useful hand- and footholds on the following ramp, so a rope is recommended to descend <b>Fox's Glacier</b>. At the foot, about 60m below the entrance chamber, is a low bouldery chamber, and a low arch leads to a larger chamber, <b>Barnsley Methodist Chapel</b>, which is 20m high and 30m long.</p><p>The Chapel is floored with large boulders at one end, but an obvious low sandy passage to the left leads to the head of a 14m dry rift pitch with a bouldery takeoff. The pitch is free-hanging after the first two metres, to a gravel-floored chamber opening off the rift. Water entering high on the right takes a floor trench 10m deep which may be traversed above to gain the <b>Balcony</b> of the <b>Opera House</b>, an impressive 20m diameter, roughly circular chamber. A 12.5m pitch (awkward takeoff as rigged in 1980) gains the bouldery, sloping floor. A scramble down boulders and a further 7m pitch over a very large boulder leads into a rift, where an awkward 10m pitch with natural belays and joke bolts leads to a flat mud floor at a larger section at the head of a pitch. At this point the draught changes direction, the cave becomes clean, and a stream is met falling from an inaccessible (and out of sight) passage, apparently at the same level as the pitch head.</p><p>Down the pitch, a rebelay (which is a very long stretch to rig unless you're very tall) avoids the worst of the water on <b>Purple Pit</b>. Quite possibly this could be rigged as a deviation (we didn't do these in 1980). There is a long section to a large ledge, from where the pitch leaves the fault it has been following and heads down a series of short steps with rebelays a few metres apart. At the bottom of this section, 60m below the start, a further fault is met at right angles, with twin holes in the floor. The first one is wet and nasty, while the second is tolerable. Both unite and go off to the left in a diminutive streamway. To the right above the holes is the entry point from <a href=""152.htm"">Bananehöhle</a>(152), explored in 1985.</p><div class=""centre""><a name=""ppitbot"" href=""others/l/purple.htm""><img src=""others/t/purple.jpg"" alt=""(B/W photo (58k jpeg))"" width=""134"" height=""200"" /></a><p>Simon Kel
114,"0 + ?",,,,"wilden/114.htm",,"Verlorenschacht 114",,,5,"CUCC 1980",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"I have just (May 1990) found an old note book which says this was explored by John, Tony and Andy C, but gives no detail on where or what. There is a strong suspicion that the cave was one of the ""promising leads"" found on their trip to Wildenseealm. However, the only published account refers the reader to the 1980 log book. This latter is, unfortunately, missing.</p><p>This does not appear to be in the Austrians' Kataster ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"This cave has not been documented, but is probably somewhere near 115 or 41. ",,,,
115,"6/t/S/W x",,"40m",,"smkridge/115.htm",,"Schnellzughöhle",,,"2a","CUCC 1980-1985","This is the main entrance through which the majority of the <a href=""41.htm"">Stellerweghöhle</a> system was explored. See the separate <a href=""41/115.htm#ent115"">full guidebook description</a> for details, just an overview is given here.</p><p>The entrance leads to a non-obvious way on to the head of the short <b>Bell Pitch</b>, from where very awkward going leads out to a bigger passage to reach <b>The Ramp</b> a series of off-vertical pitches. The damper but technically easier <b>Inlet Pitches</b> drop to a Big Chamber, from where <b>Pete's Purgatory</b> starts, and leads in 800m of tortuous going to <b>The Confluence</b> and the larger streamway leading to the deepest point.</p><p>Better is the <b>Purgatory Bypass</b> which starts as dry fossil tubes, with a choice of routes to reach <b>Junction Chamber</b> where the <b>Big Rift</b> of <a href=""41.htm"">Stellerweghöhle</a> enters. Opposite, the huge fossil tube of <b>Dartford Tunnel</b> makes for easy progress to the Confluence, about halfway down the system. The continuing main streamway is interrupted by a bypassable sump and numerous pitches before a low airspace duck at the end of an unpromising canal leads to the spectacular <b>Orgasm Chasm</b>. Careful rigging avoids the water in this 140m shaft, ending in muddy passage and another short drop to a deep and terminal sump. ",,,,,"In dataset","? grade 5",115,,"-740m, +231m",,,,"The Austrian Kataster has adopted a very perverse way of numbering things. Their numbers are as follows:</p><ul> <li>115a Stellerweghöhle entrance 41a</li> <li>115b Stellerweghöhle entrance 41b</li> <li>115c Stellerweghöhle entrance 41c ( where ? )</li> <li>115d Schnellzughöhle entrance 115</li> <li>115e unnamed entrance 142</li></ul><p>",,,"p115","P115 on left in Schnellzug entrance.","p115x","Nils",,"gps00.115",81041,35841,"1488m",,,,"Follow Stögerweg beyond <a href=""../noinfo/smkridge/32.htm"">Windloch</a> to a steep descent. Just below this, by a large tree on the right of the path (permanent survey station P3), descend steeply to the right on a barely discernible trod.</p><p>This involves at least one freeclimb which is awkward with lots of kit. Make lots of noise if you are first, especially on the first trip, since snakes seem to like it here. Eventually a large horizontal railway-tunnel-like entrance appears. If you fall off a cliff, you've gone a little too far downhill.",,,"number painted on right (east-facing) wall of entrance"
116,"2/t/S/E +",,,,"noinfo/smkridge/116.htm",,"Kleine Eishöhle",,,"2b","Germans",,,,,,"In dataset","M Schweicer & F Vischer, July 1982, <a href=""l/116pln.htm"">PLAN</a> (20k) and <a href=""l/116elv.htm"">ELEVATION</a> (12k)",116,"286m","38m",,,,"This cave was previously marked as having an altitude of 1820m",,,"p116",,,"Nils",,,81449,35689,"1662m",,,"Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel. ",,,,
"121-126",,,,,,,,,"Numbers 121-126 are allocated to the Germans, but there is no documentation available to suggest that caves have been found for these numbers.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
130,"2/S +",,,,"noinfo/smkridge/130.htm",,"Cäcilien-Schacht",,,"2b","Germans","Halfway down, a hading rift is intersected, which can be followed a short way SW, climbing up slightly. This appears to be dipping steeply SE, but becomes too narrow. ",,,,,,"K Gebhard, F Vischer, 1982 ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1660m",,,"Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel.",," A fairly straight shaft of c 80m on a joint aligned on 230°.",,
131,"2/E/S x",,,,"noinfo/remote/131.htm",,"Thomas-Eishöhle",,,6,,,,,,,,,131,,,,,,,,,,,,"Laut Information Robert Seebacher, E-Mail 11/00 an Thilo",,,83700,37700,"1721m",,,"SE face of Kleines Augsteck. ",,,,
132,"2/T +",,,,"noinfo/remote/132.htm",,"Tropfsteinhöhle am Augsteck",,,6,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1600m",,,"SE face of Kleines Augsteck.. ",,,,
133,"1/T +",,,,"noinfo/remote/133.htm",,"Unterstandhöhle",,,6,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1604m",,,"SE face of Kleines Augsteck. ",,,,
134,"1/T +",,,,"noinfo/wilden/134.htm",,"Höhlenruine bei der Wasserstelle",,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,," 1531m ",,,"West of Wildenseealm. The name would suggest that it is next to the water tank which supplies drinking water to the various buildings of Wildenseealm, and which is shown on the map, at about the right altitude.",,,,
135,"1/S +",,,,"smkridge/135.htm",,"Schwa Schacht 135",,,"2b","</p><ul><li>CUCC 1983</li><li>Surveyed-to 1999 (Wookey, Mark Shinwell)</li></ul><p>","Shaft choked at -20m ",,,,,"In dataset",,135,,,,,,,,"p135",,,,"Surface survey",,,82219,36399,"1783m",,," East of Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel. ","Approach as for 136, then a further 60m approx ENE down the slope. ",,,"Spit awaiting tag (1999). Red Paint ""CUCC 135"" (1983). "
136,"2/S +","a b c d",,"yes","smkridge/161/136.htm",,"Steinschlagschacht",,,"2a","CUCC 1983, 1984, <a href=""../../years/1997/index.htm"">1997</a>, <a href=""../../years/1999/index.htm"">1999</a>","1983 description is : shaft -194m. The bottom was reached in 1984, at depths variously estimated -240m, -260m and -285m, when the rift became too narrow. 1983 survey (which was never drawn up) only goes to -194m.</p><p><i><a name=""id136p1"" href=""../../years/1997/index.htm"">1997</a> rigging</i></p><div class=""onleft""><a href=""fullsize/136elv.png""><img alt=""Elevation - 26k GIF"" width=""300"" height=""709"" src=""inline/136elv.png"" /></a></div><div class=""centre""><a href=""l/jh97-3.htm""><img alt=""Photo - 57k"" src=""t/jh97-3.jpg"" width=""150"" height=""225"" /></a></div><p>The rope (60m used in 1997, though this is not generous) for the first pitch is belayed to the 3m boulder. A short drop from the surface (c.3m) leads to the top of a steeply inclined boulder slope which is also very loose. The head of the main entrance pitch hang used to be immediately at the foot of this slope, however it has now been rigged from the right hand wall, out of the immediate line-of-fire from the boulder slope. A traverse line of around 10m at 30° is rigged on the right hand wall to reach the pitch head. The main hang is around 35m almost free-hanging, but for a minor deviation about 8m below the pitch head.</p><div class=""centre""><a name=""p1"" href=""l/jh97-7.htm""><img alt=""Photo - 38k"" src=""t/jh97-7.jpg"" width=""148"" height=""225"" /></a></div><p>From the foot of the entrance pitch, a fairly narrow slot with a short climb down (c 1m) connects to a large boulder-strewn chamber. This chamber is entered from the top left corner (standing looking down the slope) and the main way on is around 10m down the slope, under a very large boulder towards the right hand wall. At the foot of the chamber are two large holes of around 5m depth, one in each corner. One of these holes has a spit above it, suggesting it was descended in 1983/4, however no descent was made of either hole in 1997. It is speculated that these may connect to the second pitch at a lower point than that used as the pitch head in 1997.</p><p style=""clear: both""><i><a name=""id136p2"">Second</a> Pitch</i></p><p>Returning to the main route down, the head of the second pitch is a belay point on the right hand wall of the chamber immediately above a very large perched boulder at ""floor"" level. A 130m rope was initially used here, though some spare was later cut off. Beware of apparently sound footholds here as they have a habit of falling off down the next 70m or so of the pitch series! A rebelay is required just below the take-off point on the boulder to avoid rubbing the edge of the block on the way up. This rebelay is particularly awkward on the way up since the rope tends to pull into the crack between wall and boulder. The shaft continues down more or less vertically for a further 3 rebelays (50m) until the first substantial ledge is reached. (A deviation is required below the 3rd rebelay from the pitch head to avoid an otherwise serious rub just below the rebelay bolt).</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""l/jh97-9.htm""><img alt=""Photo - 55k"" src=""t/jh97-9.jpg"" width=""225"" height=""150"" /></a><a href=""l/jh9711.htm""><img alt=""Photo - 60k"" src=""t/jh9711.jpg"" width=""150"" height=""225"" /></a></div><p>From this ledge, a further pitch descends, rigged from two bolts on the left hand wall with an immediate deviation off the right hand wall. Traversing ahead over the pitch, it appears that there is a parallel shaft visible through an eyehole in the left hand wall. It is believed that this is the shaft described as being accessed by a ""desperate step across"" which was descended in 1984 and found to reconnect to the wet route lower down.</p><p>Descending from the ledge, a further substantial ledge is reached after c8m. On the way up it is advisable to cower under the overhanging wall of this ledge to avoid exposing yourself to rocks dislodged by
,,"a",,"entrance","smkridge/161/136a.htm",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p136",,,,"Nils","gps96bestfit.136","gps00.136 gps00.136_2",82220,36364,"1796m","135m on bearing of 66° from Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel summit or 123m East and 55m north of the summit.",,,,,,
,,"b","CUCC96-WK10","entrance","smkridge/161/136b.htm",,,,,,"</p><ul><li>Discovered CUCC 1996 (Wookey)</li><li>Explored and surveyed 1999 (Andy Atkinson, Simon Flower)</li></ul><p>",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p136b","spit",,"Surface survey",,,82237,36367,"1789m","VSK: 233°, Hollweiser: 145° (from a point between the WK7-WK10 entrances)",,"136b is 22m N of 136a",,"Slot entrance, leads 10m down spacious boulder slope to p5. Warm draught.",,"Spit"
,,"c","CUCC96-WK9","entrance","smkridge/161/136c.htm",,,,,,"</p><ul><li>Discovered CUCC 1996 (Wookey)</li><li>Explored and surveyed 1999 (Andy Atkinson, Simon Flower)</li></ul><p>",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p136c","spit",,"Surface survey",,,82252,36371,"1790m","VSK: 233°, Hollweiser: 145° (from a point between the WK7-WK10 entrances)",,"136c is 28m N of 136a",,"136c is slot next to Schistock-Absturzschacht, and clearly connects to 136d.",,"Spit"
,,"d","CUCC96-WK9","last entrance","smkridge/161/136d.htm",,,,,,"</p><ul><li>Discovered CUCC 1996 (Wookey)</li><li>Explored and surveyed 1999 (Andy Atkinson, Simon Flower)</li></ul><p>",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p136d",,,,"Surface survey",,,82252,36376,"1792m","VSK: 233°, Hollweiser: 145° (from a point between the WK7-WK10 entrances)",,"136d is 35m NNE of 136a.",,"136d is 15x10m funnel-shaped shaft over a 1m ridge from <a href=""209.htm"">209 - Schistock-Absturzschacht</a>, so not quite as obvious.",,"Tag ""CUCC 97-08"" between 136d and 209 (Schistock-Absturzschacht)"
137,"1/S +",,,,"smkridge/137.htm",,"Schwa Schacht 137",,,"2b","CUCC 1983","Shaft",,,,,,,,,"47m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"c 1790m",,,"East of Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel",,,,
138,"1/S +",,,,"smkridge/138.htm",,"Schwa Schacht 138",,,"2b","</p><ul><li>CUCC 1983</li><li>Surveyed-to 1999 (Wookey, Mark Shinwell)</li></ul><p>","Rapidly turns vertical and when explored, choked with snow at -40m.",,,,,"In dataset","Sketch in not-KH survey book 1996, page 14. Area map NoKH book p88.",138,,,,,,,,"p138",,,,"Surface survey",,,82206,36323,"1795m",,,"East flank of Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel. One shelf up from 136. 50m WSW of 136a.","Follow route to <a href=""161/136.htm"">136</a>. From large cubic boulder at 136a entrance climb 4m step to west. Go 25m SW along 'gully' between bunde, then turn R into gap. Large, T-shaped entrance now visible in cliff 15m ahead.",,,"Number in red on the right wall of the vertical of the ""T"" saying ""138 CUCC 1983"". Spit with metal tag ""CUCC 138"" placed 1997. "
139,"1/S +",,,,"smkridge/139.htm",,"Schwa Schacht 139",,,"2b","</p><ul><li>CUCC 1983</li><li>Relocated 1996 (Wookey).</li><li>Surveyed to 1999.08.07 (Andy Atkinson, Simon Flower)</li></ul><p>","Shaft. Two pitches to -30m, then too narrow.",,,,,"In dataset",,139,,,,,,,,"p139",,,,"Surface survey",,"gps00.139",82312,362328,"1827m","HSK 022°, Gries Kgl. 356°, Hollweiser 147°",,"Vord SMK, just below (~70m on bearing 070°) secondary Northern summit. 90m NW of 136d, approx 200m N of Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel summit.</p><p>GPS fix GK 5411207 to 5282893, Alt. 1877 ± 91m","From VSMK summit: go down 50m on E side to a large shelf, walk along ~NE 200m to where shelf peters out. Up slope on left is 139.</p><p>From VD1 to 136 route: As you come over crest out of grassy gully there is a choss bowl/snow ahead (you cross this to get to the 136 shelf. Instead turn right uphill, up small steps on open limestone. 139 is a large square cleft in a limestone scarp after about 60m.",,,"Tag ""CUCC 139"" (1997). Red Paint ""139 CUCC 1983"" (1983)."
140,"2/S +",,,,"smkridge/140.htm",,"Schwa Schacht 140",,,"2b","CUCC 1983","Shaft entrance is 9m by 6m, with first pitch 15m to boulders. A 6m pitch is immediately followed by a 10m drop to a sloping boulder floor. From the end of this, a 5.5m drop reaches a longer boulder slope, which leads into a canyon at 90°. Down this is a longer pitch split into 10 and 10.5m sections by a small ledge, landing on a very large boulder. Over the boulder are two ways on.</p><p>Through a squeeze is a shaft 10m deep to floor with <b>continuing hole and a further shaft to one side, neither of which were descended, despite a draught coming out through the squeeze</b>.</p><p>The way followed is a 5m pitch from the big boulder, to a boulder false floor. At the end of this, the roof rises into a high aven and an 11m pitch drops to a flat boulder floor next to another huge block. A hole down gives a 7m drop next to stacked rocks and a way on across boulders leads to a final 8m pitch.</p><p>Forward over boulders passes under another high aven from which water falls. A short climb down leads to where this water disappears into a scrofulous slot, at a depth of 95m.</p><p>The cave is in a key position, almost directly above the Breeze Block area of <a href=""161/chile.htm"">Chile,</a> in Kaninchenhöhle. However, these passages lie between 250 and 300m below the 140 entrance, so this is probably not a potential easy way in.",,,,,,"? grade 3. In 1983 logbook",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"gps98.140","gps00.140",,,"1796m",,,"South of Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel - 126m on 194° from summit.</p><p>47° 40' 41"" N 13° 48' 58"" E","From Top Camp, climb the ""high"" route towards 161. Just past the highest point, join a traverse round the Schwarzmooskogel heading south and eventually more west. If you pick the right level, this passes the large open shaft of 140. Alternatively, the cave may be approached from the summit (point 1843) though various cliffs make this approach difficult.",,,
141,"1/S =",,,,"smkridge/141.htm",,"Schwa Höhle 141",,,"2b","CUCC 1982, 1983",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p141",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,"On the hillside above Windloch (Kat.32).",,"A large non-draughting entrance, not pushed, appears to contain an 80m pitch in a narrow rift. Described in a later journal as -30m.",,"painted number ""131"" in red"
142,"6/T/S x",,"40n",,"smkridge/142.htm",,"Schwa Höhle 142",,,"2a","</p><ul><li>CUCC 1982-85</li><li>Arge/CUCC 1996</li></ul><p>","Yet another entrance to <a href=""41.htm"">Stellerweghöhle</a>, with two points of connection, and also the first point of connection with Schwabenschacht, a similar cave explored by <a href=""http://arge.itvd.uni-stuttgart.de/"">Arbeitsgemeinschaft Höhle und Karst Grabenstetten e.V.</a>. 142 contains a very large chamber, imaginatively named <b>The Big Chamber</b> reached by a 34m pitch from a point adjacent to the connection. A <a href=""41/off41.htm#ent142"">full description</a> of 142 (but not 78) is one of the components of the Stellerweghöhle guidebook, just an overview is given here.</p><p>Note: With apparent perversity, the Austrians have numbered this as 115e in their Kataster. This is likely to give rise to immense confusion in the long term as more caves are connected, and numbers on entrances cannot readily be altered (owing to the obscurity of their location and inaccessibility from within the system).</p><p>After an initial small tube, the cave opens into passages very similar to those in Schwabenschacht and the upper levels of Stellerweghöhle. Descent of some of the steep ramps to the right of the main way on may provide further connections into the main cave (and one may have already done so). However, staying high leads through tubes to an inobvious junction. Left is the connection to 78, whilst right leads immediately to the head of a pitch into the <b>Big Chamber</b> - a popular name in the system. A route from this chamber leads to the foot of an 18m pitch in the entrance series of <a href=""41.htm"">Stellerweghöhle</a>, and a more obscure route through boulders from the head of the Big Chamber pitch leads to the same place.",,,,,"In dataset","CUCC plan from surveys 1982-1985, here in several sections:</p><ul><li><a href=""41/142ent.png"">Entrance area</a></li><li><a href=""41/142bc.png"">Big Chamber</a></li><li><a href=""41/142-41.png"">Stellerweg connection</a>...</li></ul><p>",142,,,,,,"this entrance to the main system really should have a name.",,,"p142",,,"Nils",,,81218.2,35770.4,"1615.1m",,,,"Hack up the hillside behind <a href=""../noinfo/smkridge/32.htm"">Windloch</a> (Kat.32).",,,"The entrance was prominently numbered '132' in red but this was finally changed in 1996 after the connection to <a href=""../noinfo/smkridge/78.htm"">Schwabenschacht</a> (1623-78)"
143,"3/S +",,,,"smkridge/143.htm",,"Weiße Warze Schacht I",,,"2a","CUCC 1983, 1984 ","The first pitch starts after a short climb down boulders. From here light may be seen entering from another entrance 143b. The pitch of 20m lands on a small ledge and a short freeclimb leads to a traverse over wedged blocks. The next pitch of 10m is rigged over the edge of the last of these and brings one to a balcony at the start of a 23m shaft. Another clean, almost circular shaft (19m) follows, to a climb of 6m down wedged boulders. The passage now narrows to a small vadose canyon with a stream in it, but soon turns vertical at an 8m pitch, followed quickly by one of 18m. At the foot of this final shaft, the stream flows down a rift, approximately 10m deep, but too narrow to follow. Much hammering here achieved little progress, but could be heard clearly in passages leading from above the Big Pitch in <a href=""41/41.htm#bigpitch"">Stellerweghöhle</a>.",,,,,"In dataset","? grade 5",143,,"124m",,,,"The above name is provisional, since its not really my prerogative to name it, but it should have a name really.",,,"p143",,"p143x","Nils",,,,,,,,"The Nipple, (aka ""Weiße Warze"")",,"The square shaped entrance lies just below (22m vertically at 34m on 158°) the nipple at the end of the ridge running SSW from Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel.",,
144,"6/S/T x",,,,"smkridge/144.htm",,"Tony's Second Höhle",,,"2a","CUCC 1983, 1985 ","This is the highest entrance to Stellerweghöhle found by CUCC, and a full description is included in the Stellerweghöhle <a href=""41/144.htm"">guidebook description</a>, just an overview is given here.</p><p>A predominantly vertical entrance series leads to a level of extensive fossil phreatic development, <b>not fully explored</b>. The main passage, <b>The Yellow Brick Road</b>, leads to the lip of a 25m pitch into a large muddy chamber. From the bottom, a steeply dipping tube is followed down until a canyon is reached from a boulder chamber. Most ways close down quickly from here.</p><p>Across the pitch from Yellow Brick Road is a large continuing passage, gained by an obscure and somewhat exposed route in boulders. It soon leads to a bolted climb, but a ramp down below drops to another large passage. Right here, the draught is followed through winding passage until it emerges 20m up in a chamber. Backtracking leads to a squeeze and muddy crawls to the bottom, from where a canyon develops, finally dropping into <a href=""41/41.htm"">Stellerweghöhle</a> below the Big Pitch via a 10m chimney.</p><p>There are a significant number of unpushed leads in the cave, but all are expected to connect back to already known passage. One may provide a connection to the northernmost reaches of <a href=""../noinfo/smkridge/78.htm"">Schwabenschacht</a> (1623/78).",,,,,"In dataset","? grade 5",144,,,,,,"This name is the 1983 provisional name, which was intended to be scrapped. Weiße Warze Höhle II might be better, but this cave really should have a proper name - after all, it was 284m deep before the connection to the main system! It appears in Austrian lists just as Schwarzmooskogelschacht. ARGE call it ""Tony's Second Höhle"" , so we're probably stuck with the name now.",,,"p144",,"p144x","Nils",,,,,,,,"The Nipple, (aka ""Weiße Warze"")",,,,
145,"4/t/S +","a b c",,"yes","plateau/145.htm",,"Wolfhöhle",,,"1c","CUCC 1983-4. There is now a <a href=""145/histry.htm"">history file</a> indexing into the log book write-ups.","Entrance is 2m high and 1m wide and walking passage leads for 120m of level going to first pitch, with a few side passages (one to higher entrance). Pitch is 19m into <b>Wolf Chamber</b> where the skeleton proved not to be of a wolf but of a Brown Bear, <i>Ursus arctos</i>. A pit in the floor, the <b>Bear Pit</b> is blind, and the continuation of the entrance pitch emits no draught and is believed to choke, but was never seriously investigated. A loose 3m climb at the far end of the chamber leads up into a draughting tube. This leads to an awkward 15m slimy tube descent, <b>Bog Seat Climb</b>, best laddered. A short grovel enlarges to a sandy stooping passage which pops out over the edge of a large black hole. Off to the left at this point a crawl intersects a larger passage leading to another set of smaller shafts only partially descended. It is also possible to reach the opposite side of the big pitch by this route.</p><p>The 83m <b>Big Leap</b> is rigged in three sections of 22, 25 and 36m via two freehanging rebelays and a deviation near the bottom, in a large rift with black peaty mud on the walls in the upper section. The rift narrows and bottoms out in a small streamway blocked here and there by jammed boulders which no longer (since 1984) constitute a squeeze. Short traverses and pitches of 15m and 6m are straightforward until a second large shaft is reached. The water cannot be avoided on the 59m <b>Tiddley Pom pitch</b>, which can become a serious proposition in wet weather. The first section is 11m, to the level where a heavy drip (rapidly becoming a torrent in thunderstorms) enters. The rebelay bolt is tucked away to the left, a long reach round the corner. Further sections of 17 and 24m in a circular shaft of about 6m diameter reach a big wet ledge. The final section of 7m reaches a big dry stance on jammed boulders, <b>Cold Toes Ledge</b>. This is far enough out of the water to be an acceptable place to sit and wait for 16 hours, or to brew soup.</p><p>The stream continues to drop in a rift, with pitches of 13 and 14m from jammed boulders. The water then sinks into a slit, <b>Nobody Knows</b>, which was descended for 15m before becoming too tight. To continue, traverse over this hole and continue a short way to a large black chasm, the 112m <b>Fear and Loathing Pitch</b>, involving some airy traversing near the top. Sections of 10, 29 and 16m reach <b>Acrobat Flake</b>, where careful rigging is required to avoid a particularly gymnastic changeover for the next section of 16m. The rift (never wider than 3-4m) continues with drops of 18 and 23m to land on an unpleasant bit of damp floor:<b> Las Vegas</b>.</p><p>A particularly unpleasant mud-walled rift, <b>Beezley Street</b>, ("where the rats have rickets") continues as a traverse if you can stay up, or a nasty thrutch otherwise. This ends abruptly where an aven brings clean washed limestone for the next 14m pitch. A clean, but sharp traverse continues to corkscrewing 18 and 5m pitches into <b>The Drainage Ditch</b>, a wading depth section of passage occasionally blocked by boulders, which hold back the static pools. Short pitches of 8, 9 and 7m twist down to another section of drainage ditch which continues for a few more metres to a static sump 399m below the main entrance.</p><p>A hole above the sump leads to a small, muddy, grovelly continuation to some small avens and a further sump, before closing down.</p><p><b>Geology :</b> Tubes near the entrance are formed along the prominent NE-SW joint direction in the area, which so dominates the nearby <a href=""82.htm"">Bräuninghöhle</a>, and the cave trends generally SW as it drops. However, all the major vertical development is in deep shafts on joints at right-angles to this major trend, on a strike of about 120-300°. Fear and Loathing pitch in particular is in a strikingly narrow rift over 110m deep,
,,"a",,"entrance",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p145","May be Laser point 0/4, but it is dubious",,,,"gps00.145",,,,,,,,,,
146,"1/S -",,,,"smkridge/146.htm",,"Tobogganschacht",,,"2b",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Interestingly, the Austrians have this as 1/T +, at 1700m, NE of Schwarzmoossattel, and think it was explored by CUCC in 1984 to a depth of -40m.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Unexplored entrance (may be the one Tony called Tobogganschacht)",,
147,"2/T +",,,,"smkridge/147.htm",,"Schwa Höhle 147",,,"2b","CUCC 1988 ","Horizontal walking entrance leads south to a descending passage and junction. Down to right is a shorter but smaller route to the lower cave, while ahead leads past a small choked passage on the right to the head of a pitch. Across the pitch a smaller passage continues to a blind pitch where a draught enters from the floor, and an even smaller continuing passage which ends too small, also draughting.</p><p>Down the main pitch, in a rift, is 10m to a boulder pile in a chamber where the shorter route reenters, and a passage continues back north towards the entrance. South is a rift ending too tight. The main way soon leads to a pitch of 10m with a large ledge halfway. A short passage intersects a cross-rift before becoming too small (with a draught), but down the rift drops c15m to a choke at about -45m.",,,,,"In dataset","Elevation and plan, 1988, unpublished? Claims to be grade 5b, but comment in 1988 logbook suggests that compass may have been seriously deviated by use of a torch to illuminate it. Drawn up survey has only one scale bar, though clearly plan and elevation are not to the same scale. Surface survey to top of Vd. Schwarzmooskogel, 1994</p><p>Re-explored and surveyed in 1999 - see <a href=""../years/1999/log.htm#id1999-147-1"">log-book write-up.</a></p><p><img alt=""Plan, 12k gif"" width=""800"" height=""500"" src=""others/147p.png"" /></p><p><img alt=""Elevation, 15k gif"" width=""500"" height=""800"" src=""others/147l.png"" />",147,,,,,,"Number originally allocated to a cave which was not marked with a number, and which was not relocated until 1988. Interestingly, the Austrians had this as 2/T +, at 1700m, NW of Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel, and think CUCC explored it to 60m long and 10m deep in 1984. This suggests a CUCC documentation failure and probably a relocation failure, as the cave explored in 1988 was very different...",,"p147tag","p147","Start of (old) underground survey (Orange circle with orange dot in middle on rock nodule above entrance)",,"Nils",,,,,,,,"Probably somewhat uphill from 146, ie. NW of Vd. Schwarzmooskogel.</p><p>"3m entry pitch in rift going into bluff wall on camp 2 side of Vord. Schwarzmooskogel on cairned path." (<a href=""../tcamps.htm#vd1camp"">Camp 2</a> refers to the 1988/89 camp up near the col between Vord. and Hint. Schwarzmooskogel.)",,,,"paint"
148,"2/t/S +",,,,"plateau/148.htm",,"Marilyn Monroe Höhle",,,"1c","CUCC 1984, 1987","Not really pushed in 1984, since discovered right at the end, but relocated in 1987: horizontal tube entrance about 1m in diameter. An awkward crawl over boulders for 10m leads to a squeeze down behind a boulder with light entering ahead. Short freeclimb reaches a phreatic tube of about 3m diameter. To the right silts up in boulders while to the left descends gently over snow and big rocks to reach a sizeable chamber and pitch of about 20m. Avoiding the pitch, a route down through boulders for 3m reaches a very unstable boulder slope, which is crossed to reach another 3m pitch to a rift with a further pitch on the left. To the right, the roof lowers over large boulders, and a small ice chamber is reached with a frozen stream. A narrow section leads down to a rift of 5m down to an earthy passage.</p><p>Back at the boulder slope (I think), the 20m pitch can again be attained and from here is 15m to the floor of a 20m high chamber with three ways on. Facing away from pitch, righthand rift leads to a flat-out crawl over ice. This passes remarkable ice formations to emerge at <b>The Ice Castle</b>, a chamber with a large ice-stalagmite formation. The route terminates in a steep ice slope at the far side of the chamber.</p><p>Way directly ahead from pitch is a 3m climb into a large phreatic tube round a 90° bend to a solid wall of boulders. Ways into the choke proved very loose and tight, but a continuing rift/chamber could be seen through a tiny but strongly draughting hole.</p><p>Third way on from pitch ascends steeply and becomes tight, with a jammed boulder now in the way. Route ends at a steep ice-climb for which no equipment was available.",,,,,"In dataset","? grade 3",148,,"deepest surveyed point is -39.2m",,,,,,,"p148",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,"On the plateau, next to cairned path from the col past 82 leading to 107 etc., just by a short climb up; noticeable by (and discovered by) its cold outward draught.",,,,"red painted number ""148"". 1998 tag ""1623 148 CUCC 1984"" on survey point on RHS of entrance."
149,"1/S +",,,,"smkridge/149.htm",,"Plateau Schacht 149",,,"2b","CUCC 1984","Documentation comprises a grade 1 sketch with no description in 1984 logbook. Horizontal entrance leads under a shaft to surface and a 5m climb down to a choke. Over the hole and left leads in a sandy tube to a traverse reaching a 4m diameter tube. To the right this is choked, with small blocked tubes leading off. Ahead and left a 10m pitch leads to a solid choke.",,,,,,,,,,,,,"Until the 1984 logbook surfaced in 1993, we thought this number was not allocated, but, interestingly, the Austrians had this as 2/T +, 1685m, NE of Schwarzmoossattel, and think it was explored in 1984 by CUCC to 100m long and 15m deep. Where is this information coming from, and why didn't CUCC record it for their own benefit too?",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"The entrance is in a large gully, just above the sandy depression, opposite Wolfhöhle. Several draughting entrances. Sketch with no north arrow, but would guess that its north from <a href=""../plateau/145.htm"">145</a>.",,,,
150,"0/T +",,,,"smkridge/150.htm",,"Schwa Röhrhöhle 150",,,"2b","CUCC 1985 ","Draughting tube, too tight at -2m, and therefore should not really have a kataster number. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p150",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,"On the way to 152",,,,
151,"0/T +",,,,"smkridge/151.htm",,"Schwa Höhle 151",,,"2b","CUCC 1985 ","Chamber 3m in diameter with draughting slot which proved too tight, -3m. This suggest that it is is too small to have a number. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p151",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,"On the way to 152",,,,
152,"4/S +",,,,"smkridge/152.htm",,"Bananehöhle",,,"2b","CUCC 1985 ","A vertical entrance which leads, at a depth of -145m, into <a href=""113.htm"">Sonnenstrahlhöhle</a> below the Purple Pit, just before Müsli crawl (-198m from Sonnenstrahl entrance bolt). Entrance pitch <b>Scott</b> is 9m over snow, then a small tube leads down to a short climb down boulders to an 8m pitch <b>Virgil</b>, followed immediately by <b>Alan</b>, another 8m pitch landing in <b>Dump Chamber</b>. A long rift, <b>Boulder Alley</b> leads to a rock bridge and scramble down boulders into <b>Boulder Chamber</b> which ends in a 4m climb and pitches of 5m (<b>John</b>) and 4m (<b>Parker</b>) over boulders. A 5m pitch (<b>Mr. Tracy</b>) drops into the top of a very tall narrow rift. A slight widening allows a short climb down into the canyon, but is soon too tight - <b>Lady Penelope</b>. The rift continues until a fault is met and <b>The Good Pitch Venus</b> is 24m to <b>Behind the Drinks Cabinet</b>. A further rift leads to a 16m pitch which lands in Sonnenstrahlhöhle.</p><p>Boulder Chamber appears to correspond with the bouldery Opera House in Sonnenstrahlhöhle, while the Good Pitch Venus and following 16m pitch correlate with the Purple Pit.",,,,,"In dataset","? grade 4",152,,,,,,,,,"p152","drilled station at entrance ",,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,"on the hillside below and to the east of 113",,,,
153,"1/S +",,,,"smkridge/153.htm",,"Schwa Schacht 153",,,"2b","Discovered CUCC 1985 (on last day), explored 1987","Entrance climb of 12m in doline appears to choke, but a small letterbox squeeze in side of shaft leads to broken pitch. First section of 6m in a rift less than 2m wide leads to a ledge, then 12m down to a floor. A slightly hammered squeeze leads into another narrow rift dropping 10m. This constricts to 20cm and then becomes totally impassable only shortly below. Squeezes are quite epic to reverse.",,,,,,"Grade 1 elevation from 1987 Log Book, surface survey from cairn on Bunter's Bulge.</p><div class=""centre""><img alt=""Sketch survey, 9k gif"" width=""640"" height=""510"" src=""others/153.png"" /></div><p>",,,,,,,,,,"p153",,,"Surface survey",,"gps00.153",,,,,,"~200m on 013° magnetic and +03° from Bunter's Bulge <span lang=""de"">(Weiße Warze).</span>","From <span lang=""de"">Weiße Warze,</span> follow red arrows until you see yellow arrows, follow these (there would seem to be just two of them). After last yellow arrow, cross gully in same direction, then permanent survey mark TC is on large slab in centre of next depression. From here, climb out of depression on bearing 035°, then keep going up gully to 153 (large boulder above on left is a good vantage point). ",,,
154,"1/S x","a b",,"yes","smkridge/154.htm",,"Schwa Schacht 154",,,"2b","Discovered CUCC 1985 (on last day), explored 1987","Loose pitch head gives onto 5m entrance pitch. A rift leads off but quickly chokes, while a draughting slot could be dug, but is rather loose and dangerous, so was left.",,,,,,"Grade 1 plan (no scale) from 1987 Log Book, surface survey from Bunter's Bulge.</p><div class=""centre""><img alt=""sketch - 3k gif"" width=""280"" height=""250"" src=""others/154.png"" /></div><p>",,,,,,,"This doesn't sound much like the 1985 log book description, which is of a climb down in a rift below the survey mark into a chamber with daylight entering in two or three places. There is another way out, though where this is isn't mentioned, and the cave needed a rope to push further. However, the 1987 sketch does sound like this ! It is not clear whether the 1987 push addressed the way out needing a rope - perhaps another look would be a good idea, if a party is working in this area.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"~60m on 222° from outcrop which is ~100m on 10° from 153.","From 153, follow gully, keeping slightly left to end (10° magnetic), climb over ridge to left and continue with next gully into depression. Lower entrance in bottom of depression, but this is not marked, on over next ridge to find marked entrance.",,,
155,"0 -",,,,"smkridge/155.htm",,"Unerforscht Schacht 155",,,"2b","CUCC 1985 (on last day), was this pushed in 1987 ?","The cave can be entered via a slot on the right hand side of snow plug, or by crossing the snow plug onto the ice. The ice slopes down in one corner, possibly to a pitch, which, however, will need a rope to verify. Another slot nearby may drop into the same chamber. ",,,,,,"Grade 1 elevation in 1985 Log Book ?",,,,,,,,,,"p155",,,"Surface survey",,"gps00.155",,,,,,"about 150m ENE of <a href=""154.htm"">154</a>","From 154, climb up and right and around a grassy shoulder. Then walk down (heading roughly east), skirting past a choked doline and 155 lies ahead.","A huge snow-plugged entrance apparently akin to <a href=""113.htm"">113</a>.",,
156,"1/S +",,,,"smkridge/156.htm",,"Schwa Schacht 156",,,"2b","CUCC 1987","An open rift with a rock bridge. Pitch of 25m drops onto snow bank, and route to southeast of this drops a further 15m to a complete choke with snow.",,,,,,"</p><div class=""centre""><img alt=""Map+survey, 10k gif"" width=""620"" height=""336"" src=""others/156.png"" /></div><p>Grade 1 plan/elev of 156 and T.B.H. from <a href=""../years/1987/log.htm"">1987 Log Book</a>",,,,,,,"The <a href=""../years/1987/log.htm"">log book</a> refers to exploration in the vicinity of 0/1 including 156 and a nearby cave (unnumbered in 1987) <a href=""199.htm"">Tumbling Boulder Hole</a>. There is, however, another piece of paper which says it is very near (and NE of) point 0/2. This appears to arise from the diagram which accompanies the log book entry, which shows 0/2 with no north arrow, and uphill up the page. If the point was really 0/1 on this diagram, then the descriptions would match, with north at 7 O'Clock on the diagram. The logbook suggests that the discoverers had visited 0/2 (and found very little nearby) and then 0/1 later, finding 156. GPS location and later a surface survey (1998) confirms that 0/1 is the correct laser point.",,"p156tag","p156","random point or top rigging bolt",,"Surface survey","gps98.156",,,,,,,"<span lang=""de-at"">Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel,</span> 50m south of <a href=""../handbook/survey/lasers.htm"">laser rangefound point 0/1</a>. The recently (1998) cairned route up the <span lang=""de-at"">Vd. Schwarzmooskogel</span> NW flank passes very close to the laser point, and skirts the NE end of the open rift of 156. Surface survey connecting Tag and original survey ( to top rigging bolt) done in 1999. ",,,,"""1623 156 CUCC 1987"" on alloy tag on west side of more southerly opening, more-or-less directly above the first rigging bolt"
157,"2/S x ",,,,"smkridge/157.htm",,"Schwa Schacht 157",,"Pirat Schacht","2b","Uncertain. Rediscovered CUCC 1987","Entrance shaft of 50m until gap between snow and rock became too perilous in 1987 - bottom still out of sight. About 25m below the karren, a rift passage leads off from side of shaft into parallel shaft with aven. This shaft is of unknown depth but has recent looking bolts of unknown origin. It is just conceivable that these bolts are in 107, but far more likely that the cave had been looked at by GSCB who were in the area on a reconnaissance in 1986 (?) and more seriously in 1987.</p><p>The second cave has a walk-in entrance, splitting just inside. The left passage comes out below a shaft from the surface, and apparently continues unexplored. The main passage reaches a 10m pitch, also below a surface shaft, which drops into a chamber. To the left is a short passage to an undescended pitch of about 10m, while to the right are three ways on. First is a rift, then a passage with an ice floor, and finally, half back towards the entrance, is a passage emerging below another surface shaft (passed on the surface just before reaching the entrance). This final passage also appeared to continue. Because a large carbide pig was found outside the entrance, it was assumed that someone else was in the course of exploring this cave.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1697m",,,"""about 6m above <a href=""../handbook/survey/lasers.htm"">Laser rangefound point 0/5</a>"" (which is above gully containing <a href=""../plateau/107.htm"">Kat. 107</a> and marked with an alloy tag stamped ""LASER 0-5""). The cave was looked for but not seen in a visit to this laser point in 1998. A second cave 100m from 0/5, uphill to the left, was not given a number because of evidence of previous exploration, but should be investigated further. 157 was relocated in 2001, visible to the right of the route up to 204. It was marked with faded yellow paint.",,,,
158,"3/S +",,,,"smkridge/158.htm",,"Donner und Blitzen Höhle",,,"2b","CUCC 1987","A body-width passage formed by a wall on the left and a large detached slab on the right descends for about 5m at 45°, with occasional glimpses of daylight above. A cross passage is then encountered. To the right is blocked after a few metres, but left descends to meet the base of the wall. To the right here, a 20-22cm squeeze is passed by lying on one side. After 2m of further tight progress, the rift opens onto a drop. A steep tube descends for about 12m to a small chamber and with care can be descended free.</p><p>From the chamber, the passage curves to the left and opens onto the head of a 7m pitch, which drops onto a large ledge. A rebelay just over the lip of the ledge at the left hand side gives a further 18m free-hanging pitch to a landing on boulders several metres across, which appear to be jammed across the shaft.</p><p>A narrow rift around a corner stops at a drip and a small pool. The way on is through a gap to a hole with a jammed block. Climbing down to the block leads to the head of an 18m pitch which rapidly opens into a huge split-level chamber. The pitch lands on <b>Big Bertha</b>, a boulder some 4m in diameter. </p><p>To the north, a narrow rift has been followed for about 10m to a tight vertical drop of at least 5m down the rift, but this has not been pushed. East from Big Bertha leads to a 5m drop to the lower half of the chamber, which is floored with loose rock. An archway to the left leads to a 7m pitch to a small stream. This disappears down an impassable slot, but is met lower in the cave.</p><p>From the archway, a climb up behind a boulder propped against the side of the chamber leads to a col. One side rapidly curves up to the roof. The other ascends over very loose boulders for at least 25m (15m vertical) until the roof is met. This area has not been exhaustively pushed, but seems unlikely to lead anywhere.</p><p>Descending the other side of the col gives a series of ledges via 5m, 7m and 8m pitches, in a canyon some 5m wide and at least 15m high. The stream enters at the bottom of the 7m pitch. Below, the rift continues down a moderate slope and round a corner, with a final short 4m pitch to a soil and rock floored chamber.</p><p>A strong draught is felt around the edges of the chamber, rising from the choked floor. It is possible to descend in loose boulders in a number of places but all ways meet the roof and choke - pushing in this area is dangerous and unpromising.</p><p>Near the bottom of the previous pitch, a 5m deep circular pit in the floor can be descended. This takes a large drip from the stream above. At the bottom, a tight (22-26cm) rift leads on for 3m to a further 3m pitch to a small chamber. An impassable passage continues, while a small window gives a view of a widening beyond.",,,,,"In dataset","Grade 3 plan and elevation in <a href=""../../jnl/1988/index.htm"">Cambridge Underground 1988</a>, p 6</p><p><img alt=""E-W Elevation, 15k gif"" width=""500"" height=""760"" src=""others/158ew.png"" /></p><p><img alt=""Plan, 15k gif"" width=""840"" height=""400"" src=""others/158p.png"" />",,,"128m (deepest surveyed point is -118m)",,,,,,,"p158","on big rock at entrance",,"Surface survey",,"gps00.158",,,,,,"400m NNE of The Nipple <span lang=""de"">(Weißen Warze)</span> at the base of a wall to the left after passing a sandy depression (walking from the Nipple).",,,,"paint"
159,"2/S +",,,,"plateau/159.htm",,"Winded Hole",,,"1a","CUCC 1988 (1st pitch Chris & Becka, bottomed by Chris).","Two bolts in entrance for Y-hang to give c40m vertical to a boulder floor, then a further 20m in a big boulder chamber. A ""nice skeleton"" and an old colander (!) were found on the terminal choke in 1988.",,,,,,,,,"c50m",,,,,,"p159tag",,,,"Surface survey",,,,,,"1990 Bearings (we have no idea where these came from and they aren't remotely in the right place): HSK 116°, Nipple 174°, Bräuning Nase 199°, Bräuning Zinken 216°</p><p>1996: HSK 059°, VSK nipple 111°, Bräuning Nase 152°, Kleine Wild Kogel 009°(left) and 010°(right), Bräuning Wall pt. 1828 209°, Bräuning Wall pt. 1835 221°, Bräuning Zinken 232° ",,"Near 'crapping region' of Top Camp (1990). Cave is on the same fault/joint as <a href=""90.htm"">1623/90</a>, <a href=""207.htm"">1623/207</a> and <a href=""208.htm"">1623/208</a>, but further out from the Bräuning Wall, c 100m on 067°.","Cave relocated 1990, 1996 and surveyed to in 1998. Entrance reached in two minutes from upper top camp by heading west and dropping down one terrace.",,"</p><div class=""centre""><img alt=""entrance photo - link to 56k jpeg"" width=""200"" height=""270"" src=""others/t/159.jpg"" /></div><p>","orange number ""159"" facing north. 1998 tag ""1623 159 CUCC 1988"" attached to more northerly of two Y-hang bolts, just below surface. This is the anchor visible in the photograph (with an orange circle painted round it), taken before the tag was attached."
160,"2/S/ +",,"Jared's Hole",,"plateau/160.htm",,"Plateau Schacht 160",,,"1a","CUCC 1988 ","Bottoming trip used a 70m rope to reach a choke (with a draught). A small side rift at the bottom choked after 3m.</p><p>The cave could probably do with another descent to record some details of the interior or even a survey !",,,,,,,,,,,,,"1988 logbook implies that this is "Jared's Hole". Was provisionally numbered "181" but apparently never marked. ",,"p160",,,,"Surface survey",,"gps00.160",,,,,,"On plateau, near <a href=""b10.htm"">B10</a> (according to B10 info). <a href=""../years/1988/log.htm#start"">Map in 1988 logbook</a> shows 160 as out on the plateau from Bräuning Scharte in an area of terracing, and WSW of B10. Hole tagged in 1998 is just east of 91, and can also be reached by following the terrace west from the 159 entrance.",,,,"the hole believed to be 160 was unmarked until tagged in 1998 ""1623 160 CUCC 1988"" on flat limestone 1m east of entrance. This had been relocated in 1996 and was then thought to be <a href=""159.htm"">159</a>, but latter was found marked in 1998."
161,"5/S/E x","a b c d e f",,"yes","smkridge/161/top.htm",,"Kaninchenhöhle",,,"2a","CUCC 1988-98","Rather than adopting the usual approach of describing every side passage in the main description, which makes the 'normal' descent route hard to follow, this description describes each main route down the cave first, mentioning side passages only where necessary to make the correct main route clear. Various side passages and connecting routes are described subsequently, area by area. The directions left and right are always relative to travel in the direction of the description, compass directions are given where there is any ambiguity. Most passages are described going 'into the cave', on the assumption that this is how they will be first met. Some passages are described in both directions, either because it is difficult to follow them without getting into side leads, or because they form important links between different parts of the system, and may be traversed either way on various round trips.</p><p>The <b>clickable index</b> has developed into a <a href=""names.htm"">glossary</a>, which it is hoped will make it easier to find bits of the cave by name - <b>be warned</b>, this became so big that it was decided to split it up and it is now a <b>framed</b> page.</p><p>There are also <a href=""pix.htm"">virtual tours</a>, containing thumbnails of all the pictures of the caves. Although these pages are kept small, all the photos mean that they can require a <b>lot</b> of memory to load. The original comprehensive tour has been split into two, for the <a href=""pixrh.htm"">Right Hand Route</a>, and for passages most conveniently reached from the <a href=""pixsf.htm"">Scarface entrance</a>. Two new tours have been created for the <a href=""pixlw.htm"">Lost World</a> and Wheelchair Access, and for the new way into the Forbidden Land via <a href=""pixss.htm""><span lang=""de"">Steinschlagschacht</span></a>.Each thumbnail on these tours links to a full-size version of the picture, and each full-size picture has links into the appropriate bit of the description.</p><h4>Exploration</h4><p>Throughout the guide, the date of exploration is noted for each area. There is a <a href=""histry.htm"">history</a> page which can be used as a clickable index into the logbook write ups of all the 161 trips, so it should be easy to follow the exploration of any part of the cave. <b>Warning</b>, this was also getting too big and is now framed.</p><h4>Overview</h4><p>The upper part of the system can be best thought of as a number of separate areas, each with its own vertical development. The more recently found extensive horizontal development, being easier to traverse, is generally better connected. Although there are various links between the vertical routes, a given destination will tend to have one 'obvious' approach. These areas are <a href=""france.htm"">France</a>, the <a href=""lhr.htm"">Left Hand Routes</a>, the <a href=""rhr.htm"">Right Hand Routes</a>, the southernmost part of the system reached via <a href=""136.htm""><span lang=""de"">Steinschlagschacht</span></a>, routes from <a href=""sftotp.htm"">Scarface</a> entrance. So rapidly has exploration proceeded from Triassic Park that now more than half the total length is most conveniently reached via 161d.</p><p>The key to all the deepest and most remote parts of the system is the huge collapse chamber of Knossos. This was reached from the 161a entrance via the Right Hand Route, and now via the 161d <a href=""sftotp.htm#id161d"">""Scarface""</a> entrance through <a href=""triasp.htm#triasp"">Triassic Park</a>. This provides a much easier route in, making trips to the further reaches less strenuous. From Knossos, horizontal trunk passage leads north, giving access first to a series of <a href=""deepwy.htm"">deep vertical systems</a>, and further on to complex areas of rifts and old passages. A significant horizontal route leading northwest, <a href=""sibria.htm#siberia"">Siberia</a>, has only been pushed as a result of the new entrance, but has yielded a new deep point to the cav
,,"a",,"entrance","smkridge/161/161a.htm",,,,,,,"<a href=""bsains.htm#id161a"">Click here for underground description</a>",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p161a",,,"Nils",,"gps00.161a2",,,,,,,,,,"Tag."
,,"b",,"entrance","smkridge/161/161b.htm",,,,,,,"<a href=""offtop.htm#id161b"">Click here for underground description</a>",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p161b",,,"Nils",,,,,,,,,,,,"Tag."
,,"c",,"entrance","smkridge/161/161c.htm",,,,,,,"<a href=""france.htm#id161c"">Click here for underground description</a>",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p161c",,,"Nils",,,,,,,,,,,,"Tag."
,,"d",,"entrance","smkridge/161/161d.htm",,,,,,,"<a href=""sftotp.htm#id161d"">Click here for underground description</a>",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p161dtag","p161d",,,"Surface survey","gps96.161d_1 gps96.161d_2 gps96.161d_3 gps96.161d_4 gps96.161d_5 GPS96bestfit.161d GPS96bestfit.161d_2 GPS96bestfit.161d_3 GPS96bestfit.d_4 GPS96bestfit.161d_5","gps00.161d gps00.161d_2",,,,,,,,,,"Tag."
,,"e",,"entrance","smkridge/161/161e.htm",,,,,,,"<a href=""icelnd.htm#id161e"">Click here for underground description</a>",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p161e",,,"Nils",,,,,,,,,,,,"Tag."
,,"f",,"entrance","smkridge/161/161f.htm",,,,,,,"<a href=""pheast.htm#id161f"">Click here for underground description</a>",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p161f",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,,,,"Tag."
162,"2/S +",,,,"smkridge/162.htm",,"Schwa Höhle 162",,,"2b","CUCC 1988","The cave takes a good couple of hours to explore thoroughly. Through the entrance is a large chamber with a 4m <20> 8m crater in it. A 3m climb down to the bottom gives access to a 3m climb back up to the right, leading into the cave and a crawl at the lowest point of the boulders leading into a choked bit of cave with small solutional stuff in the roof. It is also possible to traverse around the left edge of the crater to reach a triangular crawl which goes for about 10m before it gets too tight.</p><p>The entire floor of this cave consists of small rocks and boulders. There is no solid rock anywhere horizontal, except halfway down the pitch.</p><p>After climbing out of the hole there is another 5m deep choked hole beyond. Traverses round to both the left and right are possible, although a little care is required due to the low roof and loose floor.</p><p>To the right, rubble coming out of the bottom of a choked shaft almost blocks the passage but a crawl through to the left remains, with a strong wind blasting through the confined space. Beyond this constriction the draught is lost. The roof remains low on the other side, although it is possible to stand up off to the left where there is a 4m climb up to what looks like a way on but is actually blind. Moving around the boulder pile to the right leads to a big passage. There are a few large boulders 10m to the right with a 4m climb down between them leading to a tight choked rift. This was also dug into from the top passage by the extremely zealous original explorers! There is an alcove in front and a rubble slope up to the right. Round the corner to the right is another shaft-bottom rubble pile and a hole disappearing into the roof. At the top of the slope to the left is a 4m climb up through and around big wedged boulders to reach an impressive chamber 7m <20> 9m and 12m high. There is a possible climb up into an aven in the corner which probably doesn't go and has a couple of moves at the top which need protecting.</p><p>Back at the fork near the entrance, turning left and thrutching over a couple of rocks (another windy spot) leads to the head of a 17m pitch broken by a ledge 8m down. There is a bolt for a ladder hang on this ledge. Going off to the left allows a safe traverse past the pitch continuation to the bottom of a 6m high rift with some ice in it, slowly narrowing as it goes up.</p><p>At the foot of the pitch is what looks like an ancient phreatic remnant. It is about 40m long and 6m wide, and mostly full of rocks. To the left it is blocked at the end by the rubble coming out of the bottom of a big shaft. It is possible to work round the foot of this for about 3m to the left and 10m to the right.</p><p>Going the other way down the passage reveals a large snow column by the left hand wall. It is possible to climb up between the column and its containing shaft, presumably all the way to the surface, but no-one has managed it yet. Beyond this column the roof gets lower, apart from a couple of solutional avens and eventually a small shaft-bottom rock pile and a couple of small inlet tubes mark the end of the cave.",,,,,"In dataset","1990 plan Cambridge Underground 1991</p><p><img alt=""survey - 16k gif"" width=""649"" height=""505"" src=""others/162.png"" />",162,"156-159m","22 m (survey) or 33 m (text)",,,,"The <a href=""../years/1988/log.htm"">1988 log book</a> refers to this cave as ""Adam's Hole (2)"".",,,"p162",,,"Surface survey","gps96.162 gps96bestfit.162","gps00.162",,,,,,"Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel, about halfway between <a href=""161/top.htm"">161</a> and <a href=""../noinfo/smkridge/40.htm"">Eishöhle</a>. Following the French traverse route along the shelf marked with orange paint from 161c will take you to just below 162 and <a href=""163.htm"">163</a>.","About 250m from survey point vd1. From vd1, head directly down the gully (bearing about 100°, for about 130m, then turn right, angle right and traverse below the bunde field on the right along the most obvious shelf (y
163,"2/S +",,,,"smkridge/163.htm",,"Schwa Höhle 163",,,"2b","CUCC 1988 ","This is a fairly small cave remnant, but it does have a draught at the end suggesting more passage beyond.</p><p>The entrance is low and wide (3.5m) and descends down a rocky slope for 20m to some impressive ice stals. There is a small tube in the roof on the right through which daylight can be seen. The cave extends another 10m past the ice stals in fossil passage until it chokes. A 3m climb up on the left allows access to a tiny rift which can be climbed down for a few uninspiring metres.</p><p>5m back from the ice stals, towards the entrance, there is a stoop under a massive boulder forming the left wall. Here is a 3m climb down into the second part of the cave. Downslope from here is a chamber with a small frozen stream running through it and a choked alcove containing another ice stal beyond the stream. The chamber through which the stream 'flows' appears to have been formed by the entire roof falling about 1.5m in one piece and it is possible to climb beneath this huge rock near the way in. Over on the right is a climb through an eyehole to a 3m climb down into a stream rift. This has a howling draught coming out of it but it is too small to get down - although the heavy application of a hammer might do the trick.",,,,,"In dataset","1990 plan, Cambridge Underground 1991</p><p><img alt=""survey - 12k gif"" width=""640"" height=""385"" src=""others/163.png"" />",163,"58m","17m",,,,"The <a href=""../years/1988/log.htm"">1988 log book</a> refers to this cave as ""Adam's Hole (1)"".",,"p163tag","p163",,,"Surface survey",,"gps00.163",,,,,,"In the right hand side of a 15m diameter couloir near <a href=""162.htm"">162</a>.",,,,"Tag."
164,"2/S +",,,,"plateau/164.htm",,"Plateau Schacht 164",,,"1a","<a href=""../years/1988/164.htm"">CUCC 1988</a>","The entrance pitch is 10m, and has a detectable draught - quite strong in view of the size of the entrance. There was only the remains of a snow plug in 1988, although the plug is almost complete in some years (eg. 1995 - it was gone again in 1996).</p><p>A small stream enters and lands on boulders at the foot of the pitch in a passage leading south along a fault. A climb of 4m over precarious boulders reaches a bolt for the second pitch. The quality of rock in this area leaves a lot to be desired. The second pitch, 12m and third pitch, 15m are separated only by a small ledge. Water sinks in floor of small passage floored with what would appear to be the previous season's roof, now decayed into small jagged rocks. Continuing passage over boulders rises to 4-5m dropping steeply for 30m on the same south-trending fault. The water is rejoined at a freehanging 10m pitch from a rock bridge overlooking a sizeable chamber.</p><p>The stream sinks at the foot of the pitch in the centre of the 15m by 7m chamber floor. To the east, a scramble leads up to a shattered cross-rift from a large shelf about 15m long and 10m wide, but ends too tight. A similar feature to the west up a 4m climb becomes a low bedding with no way on. Due south are two passages, the one to the right leading 20m round a couple of bends to a sandy choke. The left passage quickly chokes. The draught seems to be lost into the continuation of the passage above the final pitch, on the far side of the chamber. This would be best reached by a traverse on steep loose rock from the 4m climb in the chamber. The pitches take large quantities of water very quickly in rain.",,,,,,"<a href=""others/164.png"">Elevation</a> in Cambridge Underground 1989",,,"60ish metres",,,,,,"p164tag","p164rig",,,"Surface survey","gps96.164/189 gps96bestfit.164",,,,,,,"On plateau, beyond <a href=""198.htm"">B11</a> (1623/198). This is a snow-choked shaft next to the very large snow-choked shaft, which has always been blocked with snow and was therefore not explored or numbered for many years, but is now <a href=""189.htm"">189</a>.",,,"</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""others/l/189164.htm""><img src=""others/t/189164.jpg"" width=""121"" height=""176"" alt=""entrance picture - 87k jpeg"" /></a><p>164 entrance (left of centre) seen over 189 entrance.</p></div><p>","On wall above entrance, facing NE, number in red, 1988. Austrian metal tag, 1995."
165,"1/S +",,,,"smkridge/165.htm",,"Schwa Schacht 165",,,"2b","CUCC 1989","15m shaft explored by Adam and Planc on 24th August 1989, and apparently never returned to, but did get its number painted. Relocated and surveyed to in 1999.</p><p>In same fault line, but further north, in an area of bare limestone is another shaft. This already had a bolt when encountered in 1989, despite being outside the area previously looked at by CUCC. It was in excess of 35m deep and was not marked by CUCC. Cross on Schönberg 322°, Bräuning Nase 222°</p><p>This latter cave may be <a href=""195.htm"">195</a> (marked in 1995) which is c 80m almost due north, although the faults in this area are mainly aligned on about 020°, so it may be an as-yet-unrelocated shaft.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p165",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,"Cross on Schönberg 331°, Bräuning Nase 226°",,"On the west side of the Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel in a fault line. About 80m due south of <a href=""195.htm"">195</a>, which is visible from top camp.",,,,"Tag. 1999"
171,"1/T +","a b","90/1","yes","plateau/171.htm",,"Plateau Höhle 90/1",,,"1b","CUCC 1990.","Subhorizontal phreatic tube trending 154°. Multiple entrances and windows with total passage length in excess of 150m. Passage generally elliptical: 5m wide and 3m high.</p><p>Along the fault to the north are numerous choked shafts with a maximum depth of 5m.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1644m","Bräuning Nase 190½° (in 1995, recorded as 186° in 1990), Bräuning Zinken 236½° (1995), Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel appears as a single peak on 056° (both 1990 and 1995), East end of Top Camp 177° (1995), Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel appears as 126° (1990 and 1995) but this point is <b>not</b> the true summit, and therefore cannot be used to plot the cave on the map. It is useful if you just want to find the cave.",,"150m north of Top Camp (camp 3). c 20-50m east of prominent fault which cuts through Bräuning Nase, in sub-horizontal limestone.",,,"</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""others/l/171.htm""><img src=""others/t/171.jpg"" alt=""1995 Entrance photo (66k JPEG)"" width=""161"" height=""137"" /></a><a href=""others/l/171vw.htm""><img src=""others/t/171vw.jpg"" alt=""1995 Entrance photo (99k JPEG)"" width=""141"" height=""166"" /></a><a href=""others/l/rwc171.htm""><img src=""others/t/rwc171.jpg"" alt=""1995 Entrance photo (97k JPEG)"" width=""164"" height=""132"" /></a></div><p>","<a href=""others/l/90-1.htm""><img src=""others/t/90-1.jpg"" alt=""CUCC painted marking (17k JPEG)"" width=""73"" height=""67"" class=""aligntop"" /></a>On wall facing southwest</p><p>Original 90/1 marking of 1990 vintage, converted to ""171"" in 1991. This image taken in 1995. There is also a metal tag bolted on by the Austrians in 1995."
172,"1/T +",,"90/2",,"plateau/172.htm",,"Plateau Höhle 90/2",,,"1b","Almost certainly seen before, but recorded CUCC 1990","Horizontal, walk-in phreatic tube dipping to S and trending 190°. 40m long, 4m wide, 1.5 to 2m high. Choked at end.",,,,,"In dataset",,172,,,,,,,,,"p172",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,"North of <a href=""171.htm"">171</a> along fault, on cliff facing north, 10m east of fault. HSK 063°, Schönberg cross 343°. Relocated from these bearings, which seem about right, in 1995.",,,"</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""others/l/172.htm""><img alt=""Entrance photo"" src=""others/t/172.jpg"" width=""200"" height=""150"" /></a><p>Entrance to 1623/172, seen in 1995</p></div><p>","Originally marked ""CUCC 90/2"" in red, changed to ""172"" in 1991. An Austrian metal tag bolted to entrance in 1995."
173,"1/S +",,"90/3",,"plateau/173.htm",,"Plateau Schacht 90/3",,,"1b","Recorded CUCC 1990","Lies along fracture line from <a href=""172.htm"">172</a> with several shafts connected by a narrow rift. Most of these are snow plugged - 173 also has a plug but this has shrunk and a large gap is visible around the edges. Fracture trends 024°, shaft is c20m deep and 7m diameter.",,,,,,,,,"C20m",,,,,,"p173tag",,,,"Surface survey",,,,,,"Bräuning Nase 191° (1995, 1990 record says 186°), Nipple 159°, Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel appears as two peaks, left hand one is 080° (1995, 1990 figure 082° unclear which peak), Bräuning Zinken 224° (1995, 1990:220°)",,,,,"</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""others/l/173.htm""><img alt=""Photo - 96k"" width=""194"" height=""130"" src=""others/t/173.jpg"" /></a></div><p>","Originally marked ""CUCC 90/3"" in red, changed to ""173"" in 1991. An Austrian metal tag bolted to entrance in 1995."
174,"1/S +",,"90/4",,"plateau/174.htm",,"Plateau Schacht 90/4",,,"1b","Recorded CUCC 1990, descended by Adam ?","c 30m shaft, climbable for first 10m to rock bridge. Snow at bottom, but cobble floor also visible.",,,,,,,,,"C30m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1665m (by altimeter set 1610 at Bergrestaurant)","Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel 088° (1995, 1990:087°) to right hand peak, Rightmost apparent peak of three on Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel 160° (1990), Bräuning Nase 188° (1995, 1990:189°), Bräuning Zinken 221° (1995, 1990:218°)",,"Situated on fracture bearing 044° which forms prominent banded cliff visible North of Top Camp on second low ridge.","This cave is quite hard to find, even though the bearings get you very close. It is just below a cliff, which is almost the highest bit of cliff in the vicinity. The entrance is almost on the (E-W) axis on the ridge and the cliff faces SE. The number is easily missed.",,"</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""others/l/174.htm""><img alt=""Photo of entrance"" src=""others/t/174.jpg"" width=""124"" height=""185"" /></a></div><p>","Originally marked ""CUCC 90/4"" in red, changed to ""174"" in 1991. An Austrian metal tag bolted to entrance in 1995."
175,"1/S -",,"90/5",,"plateau/175.htm",,"Plateau Schacht 90/5",,,"1b","Recorded CUCC 1990, but not descended ?","c20m shaft, snow at bottom, but quite possibly open.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Nipple 167°, Bräuning Nase 193°, Bräuning Zinken 220°, HSK 100° (1990 bearings)",,,"Further round cliff to NE of <a href=""174.htm"">174</a> on NW side of shallow valley bounded on one side by the HSK.</p><p>If you <b>are</b> coming from 174, 175 is a couple of scars down from where you arrive by simply following the cliff.",,"</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""others/l/175.htm""><img src=""others/t/175.jpg"" alt=""Entrance photo (85k JPEG)"" width=""123"" height=""175"" /></a><a href=""others/l/175snr.htm""><img src=""others/t/175snr.jpg"" alt=""Entrance in context of surroundings (68k JPEG)"" width=""154"" height=""110"" /></a></div><p>","Originally marked ""CUCC 90/5"" in red, changed to ""175"" in 1991. An Austrian metal tag bolted to entrance in 1995."
176,"1/S -",,"90/6",,"plateau/176.htm",,"Plateau Schacht 90/6",,,"1b","Recorded CUCC 1990","c30m shaft with snow-covered ledge at 15m. Rocks thrown down land on cobble floor.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1665m (by altimeter set 1610 at Bergrestaurant)","Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel 102½ (1995, to left hand peak; 1990/91 100 or 104°?), rightmost (of three) peak of Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel 168½° (1990/91: 167 or 169°), Bräuning Nase 195° (1995, 1990:193°), Bräuning Zinken 220½ (1995, 1990/91 220 or 214°), Top Camp 192° (1991?)",,"At foot of SE-facing scar, just NE of a much more obvious (but unmarked) NW-SE rift with snow. Below this scar is a pavement formed in a shelly band of limestone, which dips c 10-15° on a strike of 135-315°. Following the pavement down and dropping down one scar leads to <a href=""175.htm"">175</a>.",,,"</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""others/l/176snr.htm""><img alt=""Photo of entrance"" src=""others/t/176snr.jpg"" width=""122"" height=""172"" /></a></div><p>","Originally marked ""CUCC 90/6"" in red, changed to ""176"" in 1991, on scar above cave, rather small. An Austrian metal tag bolted to entrance next to the number in 1995."
177,"1/S +",,"90/7",,"plateau/177.htm",,"Tantalus Schacht",,,"1b","CUCC 1990 ","Named by dehydrated discoverers who had allowed water (and paint) out of their possession. At the bottom of the shaft is beautiful flowing stream. 35m shaft from Bunde belay to pool, water seep and ice at bottom. Access to promising looking passage which unfortunately quickly chokes.",,,,,,"</p><p><img src=""others/177pln.png"" alt=""Sketch plan (5k PNG)""/>",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Bräuning Nase 215°, Bräuning Zinken 234°, Schönberg summit 332°. This proved impossible to find in 1995 from these bearings which bring one to a point c 200m NNE of 1623/104 (easily spotted by the prominent split boulder above its entrance). The vicinity is hard to search owing to an excess of dwarf pine scrub and small cliffs.",,"At break of slope between HSK and the plateau. ",,,,
178,"1/T +",,"90/8",,"plateau/178.htm",,"Plateau Höhle 90/8",,,"1b","CUCC 1990 ","Window into very large passage about 10×20m, fluted snow plug, second drops onto end of plug. To NE, passage leads to another large chamber with another shaft coming in at the far end.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Schönberg cross 330°, Bräuning Zinken 239°, Bräuning Nase 229°, Nipple 210°",,,,,,
179,"1/S +",,"90/9",,"plateau/179.htm",,"Plateau Schacht 90/9",,,"1b","CUCC 1990 ","A 7m pitch leading to c5m of low cave.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Bräuning Scharte 218°",,,,,,
180,"2/S +",,"90/10",,"smkridge/180.htm",,"Schwa Schacht 90/10",,,"2b","CUCC 1990 ","There is an ice shaft under collapsed boulders. A bedding in the side of this gives access to two adjacent loose pitches. Various impenetrable vocal connections to the surface exist. 30m pitch with ledge and rebelay at -15m leads to <b>Icicle Works</b> - very nice stals and flows. Follow flow down hole <b>Slush crawl</b> then rift. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p180",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,"Located on terrace N of <a href=""161/france.htm"">161b</a> and 161c (French entrance), before a big bowl of choss and rifts.",,,"</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""others/l/180.htm""><img alt=""Photo - 82k"" width=""133"" height=""200"" src=""others/t/180.jpg"" /></a></div><p>","Red painted ""CUCC 90/10"". Spit placed for tag in 1997. Tag 1999"
181,"1/S +",,"90/11",,"plateau/181.htm",,"Plateau Schacht 90/11",,,"1b","CUCC 1990 ","12m shaft with snow at bottom and rocky ledge at -5m. Aligned on 120°. Short way off at bottom is soon too tight.",,,,,,,,,"12m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"HSK 074°, Bräuning Nase 165°, Bräuning Scharte 194°, Bräuning Zinken 216°",,,,,,
182,"4/S +",,"90/12",,"plateau/182.htm",,"Bovistundpuderzuckerhöhle","Puffball and Icing Sugar Cave",,"1a","CUCC 1990-1992 - see <a href=""182/histry.htm"">History</a> for index into logbooks","The main entrance joins with a secondary, slightly smaller entrance in a daylit chamber on top of a snow plug. Sky can be seen through a third entrance in the ceiling, which is surrounded by undergrowth on the surface. A hole down the back edge of the snow plug leads to a slither down a partially iced steep (30°) boulder slope, with a low ceiling which soon rises. A large boulder several metres across is jammed across the slope at a few metres further down, below which the boulder slope continues. An inlet to the left just before an ice formation soon becomes too tight. Carrying on, the slope soon gives way to a traverse above a vadose canyon, with a laddered climb (6m) after about 25m. It is possible to continue along the top of the rift all the way to above the top of shell pitch. It is much more spacious than below but has a couple of bad steps.</p><p>From the bottom of the ladder, the passage soon drops down a climb of 2m. Then there is a winding, rifty passageway, named ""<b>Magic Mushroom Passage</b>"" due to the peculiar mushroom-like formations on the walls. These, together with the white dusty look of the walls in places, give the cave its name. After 100m the rift widens, and a traverse develops above a narrower rift below. The upper level may be followed to above the first rope pitch, but the more usual route is to climb down a rock pile into the lower rift (40cm wide), which is known as the <b>Yorkshire Ripper</b>, due to the effect of the sharp, narrow rift on oversuits, and the Yorkshire feel of the cave at this point. After 15m, relieved at one point by a small alcove with an irritating spray of water, the narrow rift widens, after a final flourish, to the head of the first rope pitch (6m).</p><div class=""centre""><a name=""shellp"" href=""182/l/shellp.htm""><img alt=""Shell Pitch"" src=""182/t/shellp.jpg"" width=""164"" height=""248"" /></a><p class=""caption"">Shell Pitch</p></div><p>Carrying on from the base of the pitch, the tiny rift in the floor deepens, and traversing along leads soon to the head of <b>Shell pitch</b> (19m). Descending gives a fine view of the chamber, the walls of which contain many large bivalve fossils (hence the pitch's name). From this chamber, a short traverse leads to a junction. Left is an unclimbable aven, whilst to the right is <b>Piezo de Resistance</b>, described below. The main route is currently down <b>Q8</b> pitch which is broken by a ledge after 16m. After a further 9m and a rebelay, a pendulum through a window to one side leads on. Descending further, the shaft stops after 19m and a further rebelay. There are no passable ways on from the bottom (<b>Strike One</b>).</p><p>After the pendulum, a vast army of rebelays lies in wait (<b>Dot to Dot</b>), eventually ending in a larger pitch (25m) the bottom of which, again, has no ways on (<b>Strike Two</b>).</p><p>Yet again, a pendulum (at -14m) yields more cave (<b>Bottom Bypass</b>). A dubious 11m hang leads to a ledge. At one end of the ledge, ducking under an arch enters a chamber at the bottom of a high shaft (<b>Lady's Loo</b>), down which a vast torrent pours in wet weather. A further 9m down from the ledge is a floor. Progress can be made along the top of a slimy keyhole shaped rift (<b>Tarzan's Folly</b>) which is irritating to pass, especially with tackle. After 20m, a false floor appears and a few metres further on is <b>The Dark Room</b>, a high chamber with dark, textured walls. A waterfall cascades down from unfathomable heights, and pounds onto a ledge to the back right of the cavern.</p><p>Climbing down a slimy slope (which in an ideal world would be lined) the way on is along a rift which exits from the rear of the chamber on the left side. The rift has a couple of false floors in it. The middle level leads to the head of the next pitch: <b>Natural Redundancy</b> (11m) is reached after about 10m. The rop
183,"2/S +",,"90/13",,"plateau/183.htm",,"Elchfalle",,,"1a","CUCC 1990-1992","A small man-sized hole behind a flake in the obvious fault. Boulder almost blocking entrance was pulled clear in 1992. Descend a boulder pile for 5m then sloping start to an 8m pitch. Strong draught at this point. A few metres of boulder-floored passage lead to another short pitch (5m sloping, then 5m vertical). Another very short passage leads to the third pitch of 10m to a flat boulder floor followed quickly by the fourth pitch rigged clear of a tiny stream by bolts on the roof/far wall. This is again c 10m with a deviation half way to land on more boulders. The water quickly sinks in these, and a little way forward, a hole opens onto a pitch of 6m rigged from a Y-hang. The stream comes down at the east end of this chamber, joined by another inlet from the north, and leaves south to another 5m pitch, quickly followed by another 5m pitch to a terminal rift.",,,,,"In dataset",,183,"106m","71m",,,,,,,"p183",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,"From <a href=""182.htm"">182</a>, go N up pavement. Just over crest turn left along sporadically vegetated ledge below 2m wall (to S). After 100m, a large fault is met which contains 183. ",,,
184,"1/T +",,"90/14",,"plateau/184.htm",,"Shiruken",,,"1a","Recorded CUCC 1990, descended by Adam ?","It's a sharp narrow canyon and it's a BASTARD. Hence is called Shiruken (the sharp spikey things Ninjas throw).",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p184",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,"From <a href=""183.htm"">183</a>, go south up the fault until an area of exposed limestone is met on the left (about 20m). Go left (E) along this exposure up to where the bunde starts and locate a surface stream canyon. This becomes 184 when it goes underground (and it's marked). ",,,
185,"2/S +",,,,"smkridge/185.htm",,"Zweijahreentstehungshöhle",,,"2b","CUCC 1990 ","A narrow slot first bolted in 1988 and descended in 1990. First pitch, <b>Fancy a coffee</b>, descends past a small snow plug down to a large(ish) chamber covered with snow which appears to be about 7m deep. A small section to the left lets in a shaft of light, which changes from a wide beam to a narrow one. A low crawl on the left (ice covered) leads to the second pitch <b>Your place or mine ?</b>, a short (3m approx) drop to a ledge, then a longer (10 to 13m) drop down to the floor. The second pitch is slightly wet, with small amounts of water dripping from the roof. A loose climb leads to a tight crawl and even tighter pitch (<i>Marble Sink revisited</i>, JR), which is now named <b>get yer kit off</b>. This descends into a small chamber, where the limestone changes in colour from yellow to blue. A rift then drops into a boulder covered chamber, with a larger boulder choked to the right and a very, very small hole leading to the left for a few metres. The fourth and probably final pitch has been named <b>Came too soon</b>.",,,,,"In dataset",,185,,,,,,,,,"p185",,,"Nils","gps96.185 gps96bestfit.185","gps00.185",,,,,,"On pavement on the east side of the col between the two Schwarzmooskogels on the usual (89/90) route from <a href=""../tcamps.htm#topcamp"">Top Camp</a> to <a href=""161/top.htm"">161</a>.",,,,
186,"2/S +",,,,"kratzer/186.htm",,"Rosenkavalierhöhle",,,4,"CUCC 1990 ","Cairn built by entrances. There are three entrances investigated:</p><p>Highest is really tight flat out crawl leading to a tightish but passable rift, draughting. Abandoned in favour of a newly collapsed small hole 10m below, at the foot of a small (5m) cliff. This had a very big rock blocking the entrance and rewarded the huge effort required to move it with nearly 5m of passage to a choke and a choked shaft.</p><p>10m further down still is the third entrance. A 6m climb down to a large ramp and a rebelay is the start of a 30m pitch. One way at the bottom is an 8m boulder slope climb up to a choke and small aven. The other way is a 2m climb into moonmilk crawl and some tight thrutching and chokes. All thoroughly investigated and not going anywhere.",,,,,,"</p><p><img src=""../years/1990/rosenk.png"" alt=""Sketch survey (9k PNG)"" width=""768"" height=""627"" /></p><p>sketch survey by William Stead from 1990 logbook",,,,,,,,,,"p186",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,"(1994 bearings <span lang=""de-at"">Bräuning Zinken</span> 284.5°, <span lang=""de-at"">Loser</span> 235°)",,"Near <span lang=""de-at"">Schwarzmooskogel</span> just before top camp, 50m higher than path and on opposite hillside, where path by <span lang=""de-at"">Bräuning Nase</span> meets fault running up the mountain.</p><p>1994 log shows location (note that the arrow labelled "approx north" is <strong>very</strong> approx, as it is actually roughly east):</p><p><a href=""../years/1994/185map.png""><img src=""../years/1994/185-2.png"" alt=""Sketch map (5k PNG)"" width=""563"" height=""124"" /></a></p><p>Following the route depicted, if you reach a sandy depression, you have gone too far.",,,,"This was numbered 185 at the entrance, but this was fixed in 1997, and a metal tag ""CUCC 186"" bolted on. "
187,"1/S -",,,,"smkridge/187.htm",,"Schwa Schacht 187",,,"2b","CUCC 1990-","Nearly vertical bedding plane allows a 5m climb from where 5m+ of pitch can be seen and stones thrown down it indicate more.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Bräuning Nase 246°",,,"Up ridge to Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel from <a href=""161/top.htm"">161</a>, Cairn by entrance.",,,
188,"1/T +","a b c d",,"yes","plateau/188.htm",,"Skinrip Durchgange I-VI",,,"1a","CUCC 1990","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.",,,,,,"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'.",,,,,,,"""Austria cave systems manual"" has scribbled note ""this number not CUCC's"" so this probably should revert to number CUCC-1990-18?",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"A line of about six entrances near <a href=""../tcamps.htm#topcamp"">Top Camp</a>.",,"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.","The position of Dodgy compost is indicated on this pic:</p><p><img alt=""Position of Dodgy Compost"" src=""../images/dodgy.jpg"" />","Tag."
189,"1/S +",,,,"plateau/189.htm",,"Plateau Schacht 189",,,"1a","CUCC 1993 or 1994","In fact, it doesn't appear to have been written up at the time. It was redescended in 1996, and there is nothing in the 1996 logbook or notKH survey book, so there is no description here.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p189tag",,,,"Surface survey","gps96.164/189",,,,,,,,"From Schwarzmoossattel directly out onto the plateau, keeping to the left edge of a large flat area of karren, passes first Fuchshöhle <a href=""198.htm"">B11</a>, then <a href=""164.htm"">164</a>, a snow-plugged shaft below a small north-facing scar. 164 and 189 are both on the same joint going 018-198°: a few metres north of 164 is a fault line on 102-282° with a large open and heavily snow-plugged shaft, noted often since 1976, but not explored and written up until 1994 (or 1993?).",,"</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""others/l/189164.htm""><img src=""others/t/189164.jpg"" width=""149"" height=""142"" alt=""Photo - 44k"" /></a><p>164 entrance (left of centre) seen over 189 entrance.</p><a href=""others/l/189svy.htm""><img src=""others/t/189svy.jpg"" alt=""Photo - 61k"" width=""200"" height=""134"" /></a><p>The entrance looking north during surface survey in 1996.</p></div><p>","This is 189, numbered in red paint, and marked with an Austrian metal tag in 1995."
190,"1/S/t/E =",,"B9",,"plateau/190.htm",,"Glitterstompf",,"B9 now known to be same as 190","1a","CUCC 1976, 1993","Rectangular shaft 6.7m long (aligned on a joint on 275°) and 4.0m wide. Wall on south side is 1.5m higher than rest of surface. Freeclimb descent of 6m to scree/boulder floor usually with snow plug. At eastern end of the south wall, a horizontal passage leads 7.5m on 185° to the lip of a second pitch. This is 10m leading to a big rift. Ahead over boulders and ice an 8m pitch descends through (sic) spectacular ice stalactites. Way on is effectively blocked by ice but could well connect with a major shaft nearby (<a href=""189.htm"">1623/189</a>), not descended in 1976 on account of the condition of the ice. The small alternative hole back in the rift is blocked by ice at -6m.</p><p>In 1993 the cave was ""extremely cold and some ice formations"".",,,,,,,,,"c 25m",,,,,,"p190tag",,,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,"From <a href=""164.htm"">164</a>, north to an east-west fault line (climbing past the large open and heavily snow-plugged shaft, which is <a href=""189.htm"">189</a>). To the east, this fault line is a north-facing scarp, below which is 190 (number in red, and Austrian metal tag on this wall above the SW corner of the shaft), somewhat before (ie. west of) <a href=""197.htm"">B8</a> (1623/197). ",,"</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""others/l/190.htm""><img alt=""Entrance photo"" src=""others/t/190.jpg"" width=""121"" height=""177"" /></a></div><p>","On wall above entrance, facing N, number in red, 1993. Austrian metal tag, 1995. The 1976 number ""B9"" was in dull green and was already hard to spot in 1977, since when it has not been seen."
191,"1/S +",,,,"smkridge/191.htm",,"Schwa Schacht 191",,,"2b","CUCC 1995 ","A 1½m diameter shaft in a limestone shelf with the sound of water. 4m 1st pitch leads to loose floor sloping to passage 3m long heading SSW. 2nd pitch in floor has water entering from above (which could simply be meltwater). 5m pitch leads to sloping boulder choke. ",,,,"Anthony from James 95.07.08 S94p45",,,,,,,,,,,,"p191",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,"Trisselberg cross 185½°, Summit of Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel 222½°, Prominent col to north of Trisselberg 147½°.",,"About 100m NNE from <a href=""161/france.htm"">161c</a>",,,,"""CUCC 191 +"" in paint and a metal tag ""CUCC 191"" added in 1997."
192,"1/S -",,,,"smkridge/192.htm",,"Schwa Schacht 192",,,"2b","Unknown, and CUCC 1995 (unfinished) ","About a 15m shaft with a large rift at the bottom. Probably doesn't go but can't be sure. Rift c 10m long, on 50-230° with deepest point to SW. Descended to -10m on ladder, but can't see round corner to left (SE) below. Existing spit found near top, but previously unmarked.",,,,"Kate 95.07.26 S94p42",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"c1755m","1623/161c 200°",,"About 100m NNE from <a href=""161/france.htm"">161c</a>, and a few metres higher.",,"Two cairns, one either side of entrance.",,"Marked with the number in paint"
193,"1/S +",,,,"smkridge/193.htm",,"Schwa Schacht 193",,,"2b","CUCC 1995, 2000 ","Rift at 70-80°. A 3m by 4m shaft descends 7m to a rock floor. To the south a tight bit of rift can be entered for a few metres. To the west a small chamber can be entered via a 1m step down.",,,,"</p><ul><li>Anthony from Nick's notes 95.07.08-9 S94p45</li><li>ref survey 2000#36, 2000#37</li></ul><p>","In dataset","</p><p><img src=""193/193.png"" alt=""plan and elevation of 193 (10k)"" />",193,,,,,,,,,"p193",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,"200m East of 161c.",,,,"tag 2000"
194,"1/S +",,,,"smkridge/194.htm",,"Schwa Schacht 194",,,"2b","Unknown, and CUCC 1995","A small hole in the side of a big surface rift (on about 060-240°). The surface rift is about 5m deep, and a tiny way goes off to the E at the north-eastern end, becoming too tight at about -15m. The small hole under the NW wall at the SE end is a pitch of c 30m to a 10m long rift parallel with the surface rift. Rope did not reach, but appears to be no way on.","50m rope?",,,"Kate 95.07.26 S94p42-3",,,,,,,,,,,,"p194",,,"Surface survey","gps96bestfit.194",,,,,"Bräuning Zinken 230°</p><p>Two other bearings are given, one to ""Kleine Wehr Kogel"" 354°, but, in fact, to ""Kleine Wild Kogel"". The other is 295° to a small peak left of the Schönberg which I can't identify from the map. ",,"On large white patch of limestone on NW flank of Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel (visible from Top Camp), quite near the far side of the bare area and just above a larch tree leaning SE.","On cairned path from Top Camp to Steinbruckenhöhle (204). 60m W of <a href=""194.htm"">195</a>. Area map NotKH book p 115.",,"</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""others/l/194.htm""><img alt=""context view - 8k jpg"" width=""143"" height=""170"" src=""others/t/194bw.jpg"" /></a><a href=""others/l/194.htm""><img alt=""number - 12k gif"" width=""170"" height=""143"" src=""others/t/194no.jpg"" /></a><a href=""others/l/194.htm""><img alt=""rift to NE - 11 k jpg"" width=""143"" height=""170"" src=""others/t/194rft.jpg"" /></a></div><p>","Tag ""CUCC 1623/194"" (1999). Cairn and numbered in red (1996) on NE face of a large boulder bridging the rift (visible in context photo)."
195,"1/S -",,,,"smkridge/195.htm",,"Schwa Schacht 195",,,"2b","</p><ul><li>Original discovery not known</li><li>Refound 1989 (Pete Lancaster Adam Cooper)</li><li>Re-found and marked 1995 (Kate Janossy)</li><li>Surveyed to 1999 (Anthony Day, Duncan Collis)</li></ul><p>","A very large surface rift (almost a canyon), with a pitch at the west end. This has a 5-6 second booming clattering drop, and had a very poor quality spit at the top. It was not descended in 1995. This may be the cave referred to in the description of <a href=""165.htm"">165</a>, located by CUCC in 1989, but already having a bolt, and not descended by CUCC but with ""a drop in excess of 35m"".","50m rope?",,,"Kate 95.07.26 S94p43-4","In dataset",,195,,,,,,,,,"p195",,,"Nils","gps96.195 gps96bestfit.195","gps00.195",,,,"Bräuning Zinken 225° ""Kleine Wild Kogel"" 354°",,"On large white patch of limestone on NW flank of Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel (visible from Top Camp), quite near the top of the bare area (higher up than <a href=""194.htm"">1623/194</a>).","On cairned path from Top Camp to Steinbruckenhöhle (204). 195 is 60m E of <a href=""194.htm"">194</a> and 50m WSW of <a href=""196.htm"">196</a>, and 90m NNW of <a href=""165.htm"">165</a>. Area map NotKH book p115.",,"</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""others/l/195.htm""><img alt=""Entrance photo - 31k"" width=""143"" height=""170"" src=""others/t/195rft.jpg"" /></a><a href=""others/l/195.htm""><img alt=""Photo of number - 8k"" width=""85"" height=""72"" src=""others/t/195no.jpg"" /></a></div><p>","Cairn, Red paint '195' (1995). Tag ""CUCC 1623/195"" (1999)."
196,"1/T +",,,,"smkridge/196.htm",,"Schwa Höhle 196",,,"2b","</p><ul><li>Discovered: CUCC 1995 (Kate Janossy, Balázs Izapy)</li><li>Surveyed: 1999 (Anthony Day, Duncan Collis)</li></ul><p>","By a large (10m wide) snow choked doline, are two horizontal entrances going WSW. The right one is uphill over boulders and ends very quickly. The left one (196) is downhill and carries a draught. The triangular cross-section (widest at the bottom) passage goes for 10m to a junction with a blind uphill branch to the right, whilst straight ahead is too tight.","None",,,"Kate 95.07.26 S94p44","In dataset","</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""others/196.png""><img alt=""1999 plan, and elevation 17k gif"" width=""379"" height=""698"" src=""others/196.png"" /></a></div><p>",196,"26m","15m",,,,,,,"p196",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,"Bräuning Zinken 240°""Kleine Wild Kogel"" 356°",,"On large white patch of limestone on NW flank of Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel (visible from Top Camp), quite near the top of the bare area, higher up than <a href=""195.htm"">1623/195</a>. ","Path from Top Camp to Steinbruckenhöhle (204) goes past this cave. Close to <a href=""194.htm"">194</a>, <a href=""195.htm"">195</a>, <a href=""165.htm"">165</a>.",,,"Red paint '196' (1995). Tag ""CUCC 1623/196"" (1999)."
197,"1/S +",,"CUCC 1976/B8",,"plateau/197.htm",,"Bemoost Tropfen Höhle","Mossy Dribble Cave",,"1a","CUCC 1976","A large open hole with snow in the bottom. In wet weather, the old number is even harder to spot, but the hole is very noisy with sinking water. 20m of ladder were fed down between snow and rock before snow plug totally blocked the way on. However, this was in 1976, a year with quite a large amount of snow.",,,,,,,,," 25m",,,,,,"b8tag",,,,"Surface survey","gps98.b8","gps00.b8",,,,"(1976) Bräuning Nase 208°, Schönberg 350°, Spot point 1828, 240°</p><p>In fact it is impossible to see <b>any</b> landmarks from the actual entrance.",,,"This is situated on the plateau just on a major fault where one climbs down over bare rock for 4m. From <a href=""../tcamps.htm#topcamp"">Top Camp</a>, head somewhat east of north onto a large area of bare karren containing B11 (<a href=""198.htm"">1623/198</a>). Continue parallel with the line of a small scarp running north, and pass <a href=""164.htm"">1623/164</a> on the left. Scrambling past a wide snow choked shaft (<a href=""189.htm"">1623/189</a>) on the right, descend and turn right, along the line of a north-facing scarp containing B9 (<a href=""190.htm"">1623/190</a>), heading roughly east, and clamber down a few small scars to the large open doline.",,"</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""others/l/b8locn.htm""><img src=""others/t/b8locn.jpg"" alt=""Photomontage indicating location of B8 in landscape (98k JPEG)"" width=""334"" height=""167"" /></a><p>Photomontage showing location of B8 below scar. Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel and Schwarzmoossattel behind (<b>Warning</b> - full size image is 1000 pixels wide)</p></div><p>","Number ""B8"" of 1976 vintage painted in dull green on the wall facing south, opposite the fault scarp, which is very hard to spot, although not fading appreciably year to year. There is an easier-to-find number painted higher up on an east-facing rock, initially in orange, but "refreshed" in red in 1995 as the orange paint was crap. Below this number is the drilled spit with tag ""CUCC 1976 B8"" which is also the point surveyed to. This will, in due course, be replaced by a new tag with the Austrian kataster number, on the same bolt.</p><p>Retagged 1997."
198,"2/S +",,"B11",,"plateau/198.htm",,"Fuchshöhle",,,"1a","CUCC 1976, reexamined 1994, surface survey 1996","A fine pitch of 55m is broken by a ledge halfway down. The shaft narrows towards the bottom, and from the foot of the ladder, boulders lead to a choke a few metres further down.",,,,,,,,,"55m",,,,,,,,,,,"gps96bestfit.b11 gps98.b11_1998","gps00.b11",,,,,,"On plateau between <a href=""197.htm"">B8</a> and the col, very difficult to spot from more than 5m away, but very noisy in wet weather.",,,"</p><div class=""centre"">1976 - ladder descent <a href=""others/l/b11.htm""><img alt=""View up entrance shaft"" src=""others/t/b11.jpg"" width=""174"" height=""118"" /></a> <a href=""others/l/b11_jh.htm""><img alt=""1994 descent"" src=""others/t/b11_jh.jpg"" width=""122"" height=""177"" /></a> 1994 - SRT descent</div><p>","Number ""B11"" was repainted in 1988 (in red) and this is quite visible on flat rock to the SE of the shaft. Just next to it is the spit for the tag ""CUCC 1976 B11"" which is the point surveyed to. This tag will shortly be replaced (on the same bolt) with a new tag bearing the official Austrian number.</p><p>Retagged 1999"
199,"1/T +",,,,"smkridge/199.htm",,"Stürzender Felsbrocken Höhle","Tumbling Boulder Hole",,"2b","</p><ul><li>CUCC 1987-08-30</li><li>Reexplored (and a new sketch survey, see 1998 NotKH survey book) (Kate Janossy, Brian Outram) in 1998.</li><li>Grade 3 survey in 1999 (Wookey, Andy Atkinson)</li></ul><p>","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.","None absolutely required, but 15m handline helpful for entrance, especially if snowy.",,,,"In dataset","</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""others/199p.png""><img alt=""1999 plan, 19k gif"" width=""320"" height=""300"" src=""others/199p2.png"" /></a><a href=""others/199e.png""><img alt=""1999 elevation, 14k gif"" width=""320"" height=""260"" src=""others/199e2.png"" /></a></div><p>",199,"65m","29m",,,,,,,"p199",,,"Surface survey",,"gps00.199",,,,,,"NW flank of Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel. About 30m SSW of 156.","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.",,,"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)."
200,"1/S +",,"93/01",,"plateau/200.htm",,"Verlorener Rucksack Schacht","Lost Rucksack Cave",,"1b","Discovery and initial descent CUCC 1993 (Adam Cooper), bottomed in three trips in 1998 (Wookey, Andy Waddington).","Found in 1993, it was intended to mark the cave but not descend. However Adam Cooper's rucksack (containing the rope), placed unwisely near the edge, made the first descent. Adam followed on a ladder to retrieve it, then placed a bolt for a further descent on rope. The shaft continued beside a snow plug, but was deemed unsuitable for further exploration in shorts. The find was not relocated in 1993, so exploration stopped. Found again in 1995 whilst marking other known entrances, and probably seen again in 1996.</p><p>After a first descent placing a bolt again showed it unsuitable for exploration in shorts, a determined effort by Wookey in 1998 pushed the second pitch, between hanging death ice and snow to a definite choke. However, partway down this pitch was a window with a draught, leading to a third pitch (one bolt at takeoff, another just below). This was nn metres to a final choke.</p><p>The whole cave is formed on a fault which forms a SE-facing scarp on the surface. A short distance NE of the entrance, the fault line cuts a lower-lying area. The draught, which was mostly outward through the head of the third pitch during the final exploratory trip, periodically reverses for 10-15 seconds. It would appear to be powered by surface breezes via various other small windows to the surface, most probably including ones lower down in the depression to the NE.",,,,,,"</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""others/200.png""><img alt=""1998 survey 27k gif"" width=""645"" height=""662"" src=""others/200.png"" /></a></div><p>",,,"45m",,,,,,"p200tag",,,,"Surface survey","gps98.1993_01 gps98.1993_01a","gps00.93_01a gps00.93_01b",,,,,,"700m north of Schwarzmoossattel.","From <a href=""164.htm"">164</a>, avoid <a href=""189.htm"">189</a> (easiest 15m to its right over a small ridge, but OK immediately on its right edge), then go roughly NNW (a few cairns - 1996 vintage orange paint has completely faded). This leads up onto the right edge of a ridge (the main part of which is deep Lätchen), passing right of the OAV ski marker pole. This is an easy walk above a short (climbable) cliff looking down onto <a href=""210.htm"">210</a>. When this easy walk is interrupted by a step down, head leftish over a series of limestone steps to reach a descent into a large broken area (near <a href=""173.htm"">173</a>). Climb steeply left up boulders to a large cairn, then along a sloping limestone shelf. Shortly ahead is an abrupt headwall, below which is the shaft of <b>Lost Rucksack Cave</b> (given temporary number CUCC 1993 01). The area could also be reached (with more difficulty) from the ""central"" plateau area towards <a href=""76.htm"">76</a>, and also via the ""Geologists' walk"" which passes much further left via <a href=""171.htm"">171</a> and <a href=""172.htm"">172.</a> ",,"</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""../plateau/others/l/lrh.htm""><img alt=""Photo of 1993 descent"" src=""../plateau/others/t/lrh.jpg"" width=""123"" height=""169"" /></a><p>Adam Cooper descending to place a bolt below the lip in 1993</p></div><p>","M6 stud with alloy tag ""CUCC 1993 01"" on flat rock NE of shaft. This will be replaced with the correct kataster number in due course."
201,"1/S +",,"1998/01",,"smkridge/201.htm",,"Haftefelle Schacht","Ski-skin shaft",,"2b","CUCC 1998 - a single descent.","2m diameter shaft drops 25m to a boulder floor - a short second pitch follows immediately leading to a too-tight rift. A 40m rope is sufficient.",,,,,"In dataset","? pic",201,"15m","15m",,,,,,,"p201",,,"Surface survey",,"gps00.201",,,,,,"NW flank of Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel. 20m N of Laser 0/1","Follow the cairned path which ascends the Vorder Schwarzmooskogel from the NW. Shortly before the obvious open rift entrance of <a href=""156.htm"">1623/156</a> (which is 50m south of Laser Point 0/1) is a small (2m diameter) open shaft.",,,"metal tag stamped ""CUCC 201"" fixed by M6 stud epoxied into horizontal surface on NW side of main entrance (stud placed 1998, proper kataster number tag replaced provisional one in 1999)."
204,"5/S x","a b c d e f","CUCC 1999/03","yes","smkridge/204/204.html",,"Steinbrückenhöhle",,,"2b","</p><ul><li>CUCC 1999 to length 1365m, depth 226m</li><li>CUCC 2000 to 2.5km, depth 368m</li><li>CUCC 2001 to 4.7km, depth 368m</li><li>CUCC 2002 to 5.3km, depth 454m</li><li>CUCC 2003 to 7.2km, depth 510m</li></ul><p>","</p><ul><li><a href=""entrance.html"">Entrance and The Near End passages</a></li><li><a href=""midlevel.html"">Mid-level passages (including Wolpertinger Way)</a></li><li><a href=""nopain.html"">No Pain No Gain and Pleasuredome</a></li><li><a href=""treeumphant.html"">Trunk way through Treeumphant Passage to Cave Tree Chamber and beyond</a></li><li><a href=""swings.html"">Swings and Roundabouts area</a></li><li><a href=""millennium.html"">Millennium Dome / White Elephant area</a></li><li><a href=""ariston.html"">Deep routes via the Ariston Series</a></li></ul><p>",,"<a href=""qm.html"">Question mark list</a> and <a href=""qmold.html"">Completed question mark list</a>. ",,,"In dataset","</p><ul><li><a href=""surveys/plan2002.png"">Plan, post-2002 Expo</a> [702k; approx 2400x3200 pixels, greyscale] or <a href=""surveys/plan2002.ps.gz"">1.8M gzipped postscript</a></li><li><a href=""surveys/plan2001.png"">Plan, post-2001 Expo</a> [511k; approx 2500x3500 pixels, greyscale]</li><li><a href=""surveys/plan2000.png"">Plan, post-2000 Expo</a> [79k; approx 2300x3300 pixels, monochrome]</li><li><a href=""surveys/elev2000.png"">Elevation, post-2000 Expo</a> [22k; approx 1900x2200 pixels, monochrome]</li><li><a href=""surveys/plan1999.gif"">Plan, post-1999 Expo</a> [26k; approx 582x783 pixels, greyscale]</li><li><a href=""surveys/elev1999.gif"">Elevation, post-1999 Expo</a> [16k; approx 432x586 pixels, greyscale]</li></ul><p>",204,"7.2km","510m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"The cave is situated on the west side of the col between the <span lang=""de-at"">Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel</span> and <span lang=""de-at"">Nieder Augst-Eck</span>. It is currently one of the main areas of exploration for CUCC, who in 2001 established a <a href=""bivvy.html"">bivvy site</a> under the <a href=""bridge.html"">stone bridge</a> opposite the entrance.","The route from Top Camp used since 1999 (probably near optimal) is a cairned path via <span lang=""de"">Wolfhöhle</span> (<a href=""../../plateau/145.htm"">1623/145</a>) and Laser Point 5, then up to the top of the bare patch of white limestone visible from Top Camp, passing <a href=""../195.htm"">195</a> and <a href=""../196.htm"">196.</a> The path used in 2001 then skirts around the contours, passing the unmistakable arched entrance of <a href=""../2000-09/2000-09.htm"">Hauchhöhle</a>, to arrive <a href=""sbview.html"">directly opposite the stone bridge</a> after which the cave was named (in previous years a route slightly higher up towards the Hinter was used, which some people still prefer; this is also cairned). Alternatively, the cave may be approached from the summit of HSK - probably the optimal route if you are coming from any of the <a href=""../161/top.htm"">161</a> entrances.",,,"Tags on both 204a and 204b entrances."
205,"2/S +",,,,"smkridge/205.htm",,"Nordalpenschacht",,,"2b","CUCC 1999","The main entrance is rigged off a spit and naturals and drops around 8m, via a natural deviation at a ledge, to a small chamber. A crawl leads off from here at head height for some distance, but closes off. The way on is to continue straight down through the floor of this chamber, through fairly solidly wedged boulders (quite tight) using the rope rigged on the entrance pitch. This lands at the head of a walking sized rift heading steeply down. There are two small passages in the wall where the rope comes down [these connect to the horizontal entrance of <b lang=""de"">Nordalpenhöhle,</b> see below]. Clamber down the rift. At the bottom is the snow plug from the second entrance. It is possible to cross the snow plug. At the far side, the passage closes down and is mud filled with no draught.</p><p>The way on is a flat-out crawl under the right wall, immediately before the snow plug. The crawl was dug because it was draughting out quite strongly. Once under the wall, the roof immediately rises to comfortable crawling height and the passage widens. After 5m, roomy phreatic passage is reached, around 5m wide and 3m high. A roof tube leads off to the right. It can also be reached by a roof crawl from further down the passage on the left. The tube leads to two small chambers and ends in a too-tight rift.</p><p>The floor of the main passage starts to drop away as the passage turns to the right, leaving a ledge along the left wall. A trickle of water enters at floor level. A pitch is rigged off the ledge using spits in the left wall. This pitch drops 10m and ends in a choked chamber. An exposed traverse on the left, beyond the pitch head, leads to a choked tube. Directly across from the pitch head, a further roof tube also chokes.</p><p>The third horizontal entrance begins with a flat out crawl in sticky mud, and reaches a small, low chamber. The low passage continues as hands and knees crawling. This passes a window on the left which looks into the snow-filled shaft (the second entrance). Straight ahead and a little further, an eyehole looks into the chamber which the first entrance pitch lands in. Continuing on, straddling over a rock ridge leads to two further eyeholes which look into the sloping rift passage where the rope ends from the first entrance pitch.",,,,,"In dataset",,205,"91m","39m",,,,,,"p205tag","p205",,,"Surface survey",,"gps00.205",,,,,,"(tagged point might be the start of underground survey, main entrance, ~2m from tag)",,"The main (first) entrance is a 2m x 0.5m shaft around 5m higher and 7m away from a larger, snow-plugged shaft (the second entrance), which in turn is just above a snow field, a little higher than the Eishöhle path. Both entrances lie on an obvious fault line which heads uphill for around 100m. If the fault line is followed up to just past a squeeze through bunde, you can turn left for around 100m to reach the entrance to 1623/136, <a href=""161/136.htm"">Steinschlagschacht.</a></p><p>A third, horizontal entrance is found by heading down to the snow filled shaft (the second entrance) and traversing left beneath a small cliff for around 20m. This leads to a low, unobvious hole at foot height, noticed because it was draughting out quite strongly. There is a surface survey to this third entrance from the first entrance.",,"tag at main entrance ""CUCC 1999-01"""
206,,"a b c d e f g",,"yes",,,"7-Eingangshöhle",,,,,,,,,,"In dataset",,206,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
207,"1/T +",,"96-WK2",,"plateau/207.htm",,"Plumpsklohöhle","Crapper Höhle",,"1a","</p><ul><li>Original exploration ('+' mark) unknown.</li><li>Documented and surveyed: CUCC 1996.07.15 (Wookey)</li></ul><p>","Small (1.1 x 0.9 m) horizontal cave about 7m long in cliff edge, very small skylight lets light in at end.","None",,"Form sent 2000.05, number allocated. ",,"In dataset","? grade 4",207,"7m","1m",,,,,,,"p207",,,"Surface survey",,"gps00.wk2",,,,"VSK (obvious point = Nipple ?) 103°, HSK (leftmost top) 052°, Schönberg 346° ",,"100m W of the waterhole at (upper) top camp. In small cliff one step up from top camp level. Entrance faces N. 16m S of <a href=""208.htm"">1623/208</a>.","From Top Camp (upper site) walk along ""crapper"" shelf, following path. After 80m where path goes down to next shefl, climb 3m step ahead. 207 is to the left (and <a href=""208.htm"">208</a> to the right).</p><p>Surface survey location sketch in not KH 1996 p 3, area map: NotKH book pp68-69",,,"""+"". Spit set awaiting tag (shared with 208)."
208,"1/S +","a b","96-WK3","yes","plateau/208.htm",,"Quallenhöhle","Jellyfish Cave",,"1a","</p><ul><li>Original exploration ('+' mark) unknown.</li><li>Documented and surveyed: CUCC 1996.07.15 (Wookey)</li></ul><p>","Two entrances, one 5m lower than the other. Lower section is expanded joint at foot of step, 6m deep. free-climable to gain a choked floor. A small continuation leads to small space in rifty corner where rocks have not filled. Upper entrance is 2-3m diameter shaft 5m deep, also free-climable.","None, 8m handline would be useful.",,"Form sent 2000.05, number allocated. ",,"In dataset","? pic",208,"15m","13m",,,,"The name is essentially spurious, but makes a change from bears, wolves and rabbits ;-).",,,,,,,"gps96.wk3 gps96bestfit.wk3","gps00.wk3",,,,"B.Nase 161°, VSK (obvious point = Nipple ?) 104°, HSK (leftmost top) 054°, Schönberg 346°, Wildkogel (L&R ends of obvious summit ridge) 007-011°",,"100m W of the waterhole at (upper) top camp. 65m N of 90. 16m N of <a href=""207.htm"">207</a>.","From Top Camp (upper site) walk along ""crapper"" shelf, following path. After 80m where path goes down to next shefl, climb 3m step ahead. 208 is to the right (and <a href=""207.htm"">207</a> to the left). The lower entrance is accessible from below the step.</p><p> Surface survey location sketch in not KH 1996 p 3, area map: NotKH book pp68-69",,,"""+"" (on cliff between entrances). Spit set by upper entrance awaiting tag (shared with 207)."
209,"1/S +",,"1996WK8 (maybe also CUCC 1996-08)",,"smkridge/209.htm",,"Schistock-Absturzschacht","Dropped skipole hole",,"2b","</p><ul><li>Discovered/recorded: CUCC 1996.07.21 (Wookey) (NoKH book p14)</li><li>Explored and Surveyed: CUCC 1999.08.03: (Paul Hammond, Tony Rooke, Becka Lawson) NotKH book p82</li></ul><p>","3m x 0.8m shaft, 16m deep. Freeclimb descent is possible but difficult. Belay (and light!) needed. No draught. Bottom choked by rubble.","20m rope. ",,"Form sent 2000.05, number 209 allocated. ",,"In dataset","? grade 5",209,,,,,,,,,"p209",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,"VSK: 233°, Hollweiser: 145° (from a point between the WK7-WK10 entrances)",,"Along shelf from 136. 35mN of 136a, 10m NW of 136d.","The normal route to <a href=""../smkridge/161/136.htm"">136</a> (from SMK col/Vd1), passes over/past this cave. It is one of the group of holes shafts and rifts on the same shelf as 136a,b,c,d. From large cubic boulder at 136a, follow shelf N past 136b, and 136c. This cave is the last of these 3 holes. The entrance is joint-developed 3 x 0.8m shaft. Area map NotKH book p 88-89.",,,"136d Tag, 8m away. ?has its own tag too"
210,"1/T +",,"1998-03",,"plateau/210.htm",,"Fettsack und Faulpelz höhle","Lardy Festerers' Cave",,"1a","</p><ul><li>Discovered: CUCC 1998.07.19 (Brian Outram, Wookey)</li><li>Explored/Drawn/Surveyed to: CUCC 1998.07.21 (Kate Janossy, Brian Outram) (NotKH book p64), surface survey NotKH book p58</li></ul><p>","In a small doline, a low horizontal entrance next to a snow plug leads to a boulder slope. A draughting squeeze leads to muddy passage + a small chamber with boulder floor, a choked depression to the left + a choked uphill slope stright on. There is a rifty hole in the floor just before the large boulder in the middle of the chamber, partly covered with boulders. The bottom can be seen 2m below. No way on, not clear where draught goes.","None",,"Form sent 2000.05, number 210 allocated. ",,,"</p><div class=""centre""><img alt=""1998 survey 10k gif"" width=""498"" height=""338"" src=""others/210p.png"" /></div><p>",,"~30m",,,,,,,"p210tag","lardysurf.0","Entrance",,"Surface survey",,"gps00.210",,,,,,"On plateau NNE of Lower Top Camp, on route to 101 area. This cave is about 120m north of B8, ~150m NNE from the large doline of 189.","Follow route (towards 101/102/200 area if that helps) from Lower Top Camp past 164 and 189 (large holes, passed 15m to right), then go roughly NNW (a few cairns). This leads up onto the right edge of a ridge (the main part of which is deep <span lang=""de"">Lätchen),</span> passing right of the OAV ski marker pole. This is an easy walk above a short (climbable) cliff looking down onto the small doline containing this cave.",,,"Tag on doline wall opposite cave."
218,,,"1996WK6",,,,"Hammerkopfabsturtzhöhle",,,,"CUCC 1996 (Wookey)","A narrow rift entrance 4m deep leads to a tight squeeze needing caving gear (and maybe some hammering). An estimated 6m drop lies beyond the constriction.",,,,,,"? wookey.",,,,,,,,,,"p218",,,"Surface survey","gps96.218 gps96bestfit.218","gps00.218",,,,"Grießkogel: 354°, HSK (rightmost peak) 018°",,"Holes CUCC1996WK5 and CUCC1996WK6 are close together, at GPS fix GK 5411291 5282969. (Converted from GPS: E 36414 N (52)82369 H?, Averaged from GPS: E 36417 N (52)82366 H? )","On return from 161d, whilst heading up gully towards the col (and survey point Vd1), turn off left heading for top of VSK.",,,"tag 2000 as WOOK6"
219,"1/S -",,"1996WK5",,,,"Tertaeingfester",,,,"CUCC 1996 (Wookey)","Cave in rift with two vertical ways in, both c 5m deep. There is a tight third way in at an angle. The floor of the rift chokes.",,,,,,"? wookey.",,,,,,,,,,"p219",,,"Surface survey",,"gps00.219",,,,"Grießkogel: 354°, HSK (rightmost peak) 018°",,"Holes CUCC1996WK5 and CUCC1996WK6 are close together, at GPS fix GK 5411291 5282969. (Converted from GPS: E 36414 N (52)82369 H?, Averaged from GPS: E 36417 N (52)82366 H? )","On return from 161d, whilst heading up gully towards the col (and survey point Vd1), turn off left heading for top of VSK.",,,"tag 2000 as WOOK5"
222,"1/S -",,"1996-04",,,,"Gösserhöhle",,,,"CUCC 1993 (only marked ""+""), 1996","Large space at foot of 5m cliff in very broken area. 5 x 1.8m shaft bridged by chockstone, 8m deep to a sloping choked floor.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p222",,,"Surface survey","gps96bestfit.96_04","gps00.96_04 gps00.96_04a",,,,"VSK (probably true summit): 213°, ?? (<b>not</b> Hollweiser - nearest peak across Hochklapf valley): 114°",,"East of HSK summit, in an area of small shafts (north of CUCC <a href=""cu9602.htm"">96-02</a>, south of <a href=""cu9603.htm"">96-03</a>)",,,,"A spit with tag ""CUCC 9604"" placed in 1996 and a red ""+"" next to chockstone on east side opposite cliff."
223,"1/S -",,"1996-03",,,,"Eggenbergschacht",,,,"CUCC 1993 (only marked ""+""), drawn + tagged 1996, surveyed 2000","Cave appears as narrow slot. 2 tight holes after 6m climb down gives p10 to choked floor & quite large chamber 10 x 5m floor area.","Ladder required",,,,,"? wookey.",,,,,,,,,,"p223",,,"Surface survey",,"gps00.96_03",,,,"VSK (probably true summit): 213°, ?? (<b>not</b> Hollweiser - nearest peak across Hochklapf valley): 114°",,"East of HSK summit, in an area of small shafts (north of CUCC <a href=""cu9602.htm"">96-02</a> and <a href=""cu9604.htm"">96-04</a>)","See 2000 survey",,"</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""l/9603.htm""><img alt=""Photo - 51k"" src=""t/9603.jpg"" width=""134"" height=""200"" /></a></div><p>","A spit with tag ""CUCC 96-03"" placed in 1996 and a red ""+"", both on wall of doline facing north."
224,"1/S -",,"1996-02",,,,"Toplesscayonhöhle ",,,,"CUCC 1993 (only marked ""+""), explored 1996, surveyed 2000","Cave is exposed section of canyon formed on a bend. Bridge of roof remains at one point, separating the two entrances. At the bottom of the canyon (~8m deep) about 10m of descending rift is accessible with a climb back up part way along. All choked.","No tackle required",,,,,"? plan, elevation",,,,,,,,,,"p224",,,"Surface survey",,"gps00.96_02",,,,"VSK (probably true summit): 213°, ?? (<b>not</b> Hollweiser - nearest peak across Hochklapf valley): 114°",,"East of HSK summit, in an area of small shafts (south of CUCC <a href=""cu9603.htm"">96-03</a> and <a href=""cu9604.htm"">96-04</a>)","area map notKH p23.",,,"A spit with tag ""CUCC 9602"" placed in 1996 and a red ""+"", on wall of canyon, facing west."
231,"2/E +","a b c d e f g h i","2000-01","yes","smkridge/231/231.html",,"Traungoldhöhle",,,"2b","CUCC 2000","Entrance A leads to daylight chamber, down an awkward climb, whilst entrance B is a snow and boulder slope to the same chamber. To the right leads to another chamber, which ent H drops into, and a slope up to the left about 2m up the wall leads to entrance D. Continuing on stooping passage leads to a climb which emerges under a stone bridge which contains entrances E, F and G. A crawl at ground level between A & B leads to some loose slopes and entrance I. From the day light chamber the passage to the left leads quickly to a 3m climb down into the largest chamber of the cave. From here around to the left leads to entrance shaft C, and a passage leads off the other side of the shaft that is walking height leading to climbs up over boulders with a loose ceiling above. This leads to a T junction, which ends in boulders to the right and a short climb to a dead end to the left. To the right in the largest chamber, a wide low short passage leads to an ice-floored chamber. Crawling passage then leads to the deepest chmber, which has an ice flow into and down the chamber. At the opposite end of the chamber a 3m climb is reached, which was climbed and quickly closed down. ",,,,,"In dataset","</p><p><a href=""231surveylarge.jpg""><img alt=""231 survey"" src=""231surveysmall.jpg"" /></a></p><p>Survey of 231 ",231,"229m","27m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"The cave is situated 30m NE of 204b.",,,"</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""231aphotolarge.png""><img alt=""231A photo"" src=""231aphotosmall.jpg"" /></a><p>Photo of 231A</p></div><p>","Spit holes prepared, Tags made saying ""1623/231"" and may be placed for all entrances."
,,"a",,"entrance",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p231a",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,,,"</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""231aphotolarge.png""><img alt=""231A photo"" src=""231aphotosmall.jpg"" /></a><p>Photo of 231A</p></div><p>",
232,"1/T +",,,,"smkridge/232/232.html",,"Moostunnelhöhle",,,"2b","CUCC 2001","A short initially mossy cave that slopes downhill to a corner, where the cave becomes to tight.",,,,,,"</p><p><a href=""232surveylarge.jpg""><img alt=""232 survey;"" src=""232surveysmall.jpg"" /></a>",,"5m","2m",,,,,,,"gps01.p232",,,,,,,,,,,"The cave is situated on a flatish area of limestone uphill from the row of Eishöhle entrances that lead to Schneevulcanhalle. ",,,"</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""232entlarge.jpg""><img alt=""232 photo"" src=""232entsmall.jpg"" /></a><p>Photo of 232 entrance</p><a href=""232entcloseuplarge.jpg""><img alt=""232 photo"" src=""232entcloseupsmall.jpg"" /></a><p>Close up photo of 232 entrance</p></div><p>","Alloy tag ""1623/232"" placed 2002-08-09."
233,"1/T +","a b c",,"yes","smkridge/233/233.html",,"Dreieingangabdrosselnhöhle",,,"2b","CUCC 2001","A moderate sized chamber with large blocks on the floor, one entrance is low and wide, one is small up a 3m climb and one is a walk in entrance",,,,,,"</p><p><a href=""233surveylarge.jpg""><img alt=""233 survey"" src=""233surveysmall.jpg"" /></a></p><p>",,"10m","5m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"The cave is situated on a flatish area of limestone uphill from the row of Eishöhle entrances that lead to Schneevulcanhalle. ",,,"</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""233Aphotolarge.jpg""><img alt=""233A entrance photo (JPEG)"" src=""233Aphotosmall.jpg"" /></a><p>Photo of 233A entrance</p><a href=""233Bphotolarge.jpg""><img alt=""233B entrance photo (JPEG)"" src=""233Bphotosmall.jpg"" /></a><p>Photo of 233B entrance</p></div><p>","Main entrance tagged ""1623/233A"" in 2002. Spits placed for 233B and 233C and tags left by spit holes 2002-08-09 (failed to take enough bolts - d'oh)."
234,"1/T +","a b",,"yes","smkridge/234/234.html",,"Flinkameiseschacht",,,"2b","CUCC 2001,2002","An approximately 20m deep shaft with snow at the bottom. If snow levels allow, a way on can found down the left side of the snow plug, through an awkward squeeze over a large rock into a chamber with a snow and ice slope. A second short pitch leads off to the left, but soon ends.</p><p>A second small entrance leads via an awkward crawl to a sloping ledge on the right hand wall of the shaft a couple of metres down.",,,,,,"</p><p><a href=""234surveylarge.jpg""><img alt=""234 survey (from 2001)"" src=""234surveysmall.jpg"" /></a></p><p>Survey of 234 from 2001",,"25m","20m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"The cave is situated on a flatish area of limestone uphill from the row of Eishöhle entrances that lead to Schneevulcanhalle. The shaft is located at the base of a cliff.",,,,"Tag ""1623/234A"" placed on main entrance in 2002. ""1623/234B"" tag placed 2002-08-09."
235,"1/T +",,,,"smkridge/235/235.html",,"Schaukelfelsbrockenhöhle",,,"2b","CUCC 2001","A rift can be descended, over wedged stones, inculding one that rocks. This leads to a narrow hading rift with wedged boulders for a ceiling.",,,,,,"</p><p><a href=""235surveylarge.jpg""><img alt=""235 survey"" src=""235surveysmall.jpg"" /></a></p><p>",,"6m","3m",,,,,,,"gps01.p235",,,,,,,,,,,"The cave is situated on a flatish area of limestone uphill from the row of Eishöhle entrances that lead to Schneevulcanhalle. ",,,,"""1623/235"" tag placed 2002-08-09. (Is this correct, or does the tag really say 1623/230?)"
,"1/S +",,"A1",,"kratzer/a1.htm",,"CUCC 1976/A1",,,4,"CUCC 1976","An obvious open entrance leads to an 11m pitch into a rift chamber choked in both directions. ",,,,,,,,,"11m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"c 1635m",,,"Situated some 50m vertically below Schwarzmoossattel, up valley from the Loser Hütte. (I think the reference to the Loser Hütte is very misleading outside the context of the original article in <i>Cambridge Underground</i>, and should really be up valley from Bräuning Alm).",,,,
,"1/S/T +",,"B1",,"kratzer/b1.htm",,"CUCC 1976/B1",,,4,"CUCC 1976","A 14m pitch drops into rift passage quickly choking to the east. To the west, a short walk reaches a 3m climb to a higher level, choking rapidly.",,,,,,,,,"14m ",,,,"Thought by the Austrians to be one of a group of <a href=""../noinfo/kratzer/36.htm"">shafts numbered 36</a> in the Kataster, but the location of B1 relative to <a href=""b4.htm"">B4</a>, which is very near 36, precludes this interpretation. Unfortunately, B1 was not relocated in a search in 1990.",,,,,,,,,,,"c 1640m ?",,,"Situated some 40m from <a href=""a1.htm"">A1</a>, up valley and slightly higher up the east slope, the hole lies in an obvious E-W fault.",,,,
,"1/S +",,"B2",,"kratzer/b2.htm",,"CUCC 1976/B2",,,4,"CUCC 1976 ","A 4m climb leads to two 5m drops and a snow plug. Across the snow a direct pitch can be reached.",,,,,,,,,"15m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Up the bottom of the valley from <a href=""b1.htm"">B1</a>, B2 is met just at the foot of the last steep pull up onto the col. Not relocated in search in 1990.",,,,
,"1/S +",,"B3",,"kratzer/b3.htm",,"CUCC 1976/B3",,,4,"CUCC 1976","The lowest entrance drops via a 10m pitch into a descending rift. The rift drops steadily over boulders to a choke. Up rift from the pitch, daylight is reached from one of the other holes.",,,,,,,,,"15m ?",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Just a few metres up valley from <a href=""b2.htm"">B2</a>, a series of holes. (<i>Cambridge Underground 1977</i> gives bearings of Loser 238°, Bräuning Nase 280°. However, Loser is not visible from this area and it is most likely that this bearing is to Sommersitz, which looks rather similar from this direction.) Not relocated in search in 1990. ",,,,
,"1/S +",,"B4",,"kratzer/b4.htm",,"CUCC 1976/B4",,,4,"CUCC 1976","Descent of 45° snow slope reaches a choked rift. Above and ahead water enters via small aven but no sign of a way on.",,,,,,"CUCC sketch 1996",,,"?",,,,,,,"p1976_b4",,,"Surface survey","gps96.b4 gps96bestfit.b4","gps00.b4",,,,,,"Again just a short distance up valley from <a href=""b3.htm"">B3</a>, a significant shakehole with snow at foot. (<i>Cambridge Underground 1977</i> gives bearings of Loser 234°, Bräuning Nase 292°. However, Loser is not visible from this area and it is most likely that this bearing is to Sommersitz, which looks rather similar from this direction.)</p><p> Relocated in searches in 1990 and 1996 - best (and pretty easily) found from Schwarzmoossattel or <a href=""../tcamps.htm#topcamp"">Top Camp</a> by following the path south until a small spring (at the site of the <a href=""../tcamps.htm#id1979camp"">1979 bivouac</a>) feeds a tiny stream descending into the valley. This sinks in the northernmost shaft of <a href=""../noinfo/kratzer/36.htm"">Schachtgruppe 36</a>. In the centre of the valley across from this point is an obvious shakehole, usually with a small snowchoke, in a shaft.",,,,
,"1/S +",,"B5",,"kratzer/b5.htm",,"CUCC 1976/B5",,"probably = <a href=""#id74"">74</a>",4,"CUCC 1976","Descent over snow of 10m or so ended a snow choke.",,,,,,,,,"10m",,,,"Probabaly =<a href=""../noinfo/kratzer/74.htm"">74</a>",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"""Right on the col - the scar to the west has large holes immediately below it."" A scar to the west with large holes below it exactly describes <a href=""../noinfo/kratzer/36.htm"">Schachtgruppe 36</a> as seen from <a href=""b4.htm"">B4</a>. B5 was not relocated in a search in 1990, nor so far in 1995. However, the Austrians thought B5 was the same as Kat. 35, whose description is nothing similar, <em>but</em> 35 is in the same doline as Kat. 74, which <em>does</em> sound exactly like B5, so we can probably assume that it is the same place.",,,,
,"1/S +",,"B6",,"plateau/b6.htm",,"CUCC 1976/B6",,,"1a","CUCC 1976","Descent of 8m to a choke.",,,,,,,,,"8m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Small shaft on plateau just over the col. It is believed that this has not been found since 1976, despite a number of searches.",,,,
,"1/S +",,"B10",,"plateau/b10.htm",,"CUCC 1976/B10",,,"1a","CUCC 1976, 1988","Simply a 5m climb to two short pitches choked at foot of second. Rigged entirely on natural belays in 1988.",,,,,,,,,,,,,"This was apparently relocated and reexplored by CUCC <a href=""../years/1988/log.htm#id1988-B10-1"">in 1988</a>, before they spotted the number. Shown as being near the foot of the Bräuning wall, in the same area as <a href=""159.htm"">159</a> and <a href=""160.htm"">160</a>. Not relocated, however, in a search in 1990, probably because it's further out onto the plateau than the 91,93,94 area where I looked. There are a couple of likely looking holes immediately north of the grassy area containing lower top camp, but no number was visible in 1998.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Lies in maze of karren north of B9.",,,,
,"2/S +",,"LA25",,"remote/la25.htm",,"LUSS/LA25",,,6,"LUSS 1987-8","A tricky 4m climb down to a ledge and further 2m drop gain the floor of a chamber. Down boulder slope in chamber leads to a further short climb on overhanging loose rubble to a small chamber with draughting rift. A squeeze through the rift opens directly onto the head of an awkward 8m pitch. Beyond, the floor soon disappears and way on is 5m of traverse in a widening rift to where stones fall free for 5 seconds, this was the 1987 terminus.</p><p>A 6m drop reaches a point overlooking a 5m wide circular shaft. Bolts for a Y-hang lead onto the 56m free-hanging <b>Heart of Gold</b> pitch, named for its cross section. Another 10m drop on the other side of a boulder lands on a large ledge covered in loose boulders, <b>The Italian Bistro</b>. Awkward rigging on the right wall and two lower bolts allow <b>Deep Thought</b> to be rigged just clear of the tottering boulders that give the 18m pitch its name.</p><p>At the base is <b>The Restaurant at the End of the Cave</b>, a large chamber sporting five waterfalls. From the foot of the pitch, the floor is steeply inclined up to an arch, beyond which the chamber continues to rise to a total length of about 50m. A debris slope up to a tube at the highest points leads only to a choke. There is no other way on from the Restaurant since the floor is choke by major collapse at a depth of 117m.",,,,"The above description is taken from the LUSS <a href=""../others/luss/index.htm"">reports</a> on the 1987 and 1988 expeditions.",,"A4 elev/plan to grade 5b, LUSS 1987-8 ",,,"117m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1880m",,,"13° 50' 04"" E, 47° 42' 04"" N</p><p>A large depression on the Hohes Augst-Eck ridge about 1km SSW of Roß Kogel, is reached from the crest of the ridge above the obvious rock arch, by following a large snow field to the head of the depression. Contouring around to the south of the depression, following the bedding, LA25 to 27 are close together.",,"Above the large depression, LA25 is an open, but obscure hole on a bedding shelf. ",,
,"2/T +",,"LA26",,"remote/la26.htm",,"LUSS/LA26",,,6,"LUSS 1987","A large low opening behind a large snow field soon develops into a large horizontal passage dropping to a choke after 50m. A climb up before the choke reaches a loose ramp. Uphill in the ramp chokes, whilst down the slope passes an oxbow toreach a drippy choked chamber. Opposite the point of entry to the ramp, a slot in the wall reaches an ascending ramp. To the left is a small inlet, and to the right is a pitch into the rift. A climbable bypass gains the roof of the drippy chamber.",,,,"The above description is taken from the LUSS <a href=""../others/luss/index.htm"">report</a> on the 1987 expedition.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1880m",,,"13° 50' 06"" E, 47° 42' 02"" N</p><p> A large depression on the Hohes Augst-Eck ridge about 1km SSW of Roß Kogel, is reached from the crest of the ridge above the obvious rock arch, by following a large snow field to the head of the depression. Contouring around to the south of the depression, following the bedding, LA25 to 27 are close together. LA26 is approximately 200m SE of <a href=""la25.htm"">LA25</a>",,,,
,"1 +",,"LA27",,"remote/la27.htm",,"LUSS/LA27",,,6,"LUSS 1987","A small tube at the foot of the cliff leads as a low crawl for about 30m to a choke. A slight draught emerges from a 10cm wide rift.",,,,"The above description is taken from the LUSS <a href=""../others/luss/index.htm"">report</a> on the 1987 expedition.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1860m",,,"13° 50' 08"" E, 47° 42' 04"" N</p><p> A large depression on the Hohes Augst-Eck ridge about 1km SSW of Roß Kogel, is reached from the crest of the ridge above the obvious rock arch, by following a large snow field to the head of the depression. Contouring around to the south of the depression, following the bedding, LA25 to 27 are close together. LA27 is approximately 100m E of <a href=""la26.htm"">LA26</a>, down the snow slope and around to the foot of a small cliff. ",,,,
,"1/S -",,"LA30",,"remote/la30.htm",,"LUSS/LA30",,,6,"LUSS 1987-8",,,,,"The above description is taken from the LUSS <a href=""../others/luss/index.htm"">reports</a> on the 1987 and 1988 expeditions.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1820m",,,"13° 50' 13"" E, 47° 42' 12"" N",,"Hole at base of snowfield drops to head of ice-ramp which is undescended. Small chamber visible below.",,
,"1/S +",,"LA35",,"remote/la35.htm",,"LUSS/LA35",,,6,"LUSS 1988","Crawl at back of rock shelter leads to 15m pitch to large chamber on fault. Many loose boulders. Squeeze between boulders onto 16m pitch to choke.",,,,"The above description is taken from the LUSS <a href=""../others/luss/index.htm"">report</a> on the 1988 expedition.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1880m",,,"13° 50' 05"" E, 47° 42' 03"" N",,,,
,"1/S +",,"LA37",,"remote/la37.htm",,"LUSS/LA37",,,6,"LUSS 1988","Steep snow ramp descends 10m to pool of water. No way on.",,,,"The above description is taken from the LUSS <a href=""../others/luss/index.htm"">report</a> on the 1988 expedition.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1860m",,,"13° 50' 08"" E, 47° 42' 03"" N",,,,
,"1/S +",,"LA38",,"remote/la38.htm",,"LUSS/LA38",,,6,"LUSS 1988","15m inclined pitch to snow blockage.",,,,"The above description is taken from the LUSS <a href=""../others/luss/index.htm"">report</a> on the 1988 expedition. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1900m",,,"13<31> 50' 01"" E, 47<34> 42' 02"" N",,,,
,"1/E +",,"LA40",,"remote/la40.htm",,"LUSS/LA40",,,6,"LUSS 1988","Small entrance leads to boulder ramp to choke with ice formations.",,,,"The above description is taken from the LUSS <a href=""../others/luss/index.htm"">report</a> on the 1988 expedition.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1860m",,,"13° 50' 01"" E, 47° 42' 13"" N",,,,
,,,"BS1-16",,,,,,"UBSS finds - no documentation",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,"2/S +",,"BS17",,"noinfo/remote/bs17.htm",,"Organhöhle",,,6,"<a href=""../../others/ubss/index.htm"">UBSS</a> 1990","A deep and serious cave in a very remote location, with numerous Puits en bayonettes, from which rescue would be virtually impossible after a tortuous tube at -100m.</p><p>The 1m diameter entrance is followed by a walking sized phreatic passage with further entrances in the roof. This continues to a four-way junction. Straight on soon chokes at a boulder slope. Up to the left, the passage winds back to a further entrance. The way on is down to the right. The 5m high passage continues, passing low crawls on the left and right to a point where the roof lowers and the passage is split horizontally. The lower passage leads to an extensive series of low crawls whilst the upper passage continues to a squeeze past a debris cone with a distinct draught. Past the debris cone the passage splits again. The right hand passage chokes soon after a 12m pitch but the left hand passage carries on as a hands and knees crawl, crosses a blind 4m pit and soon reaches the <b>first pitch</b>.</p><p>A fine descent of 66m in a large shaft lands on a boulder ledge with the <b>second pitch</b> following on immediately. This descends 50m to a 15cm wide rift. Although there is a possible continuation beyond, this would require considerable effort to enter and was not pushed. A climb up to a window above the second pitch (krab and sling left rigged) gains a climb down to the boulder-strewn foot of an aven and a horizontal tube going off (not explored). 13m down the second pitch, <b>Fledermaus ledge</b> can be gained, with a passage leading off to <b>Fledermaus pitch</b>, named for the quantities of bat skeletons at its head. This 27m descent reaches about the same level as the base of the second pitch, and is blind except for a small slot in one wall. Traversing over Fledermaus leads to a small chamber with two tubes leading off, both draughting. The left tube becomes too tight, but a pitch can be seen beyond the constriction. The right tube is the <b>Organ Grinder</b>.</p><p>The Organ Grinder is 46m of exceedingly tortuous passage - nowhere extremely tight but twisting and turning, rising and falling, requiring a unique combination of contortions. It is best tackled feet first on the way in (head first on the way out) until a flat out crawl near the end which leads to the crux: a U-bend, best approached head first on the descent. This is even more difficult on the return, when it is best tackled feet first. UBSS's times to pass this passage varied from 10 minutes to 3<> hours, with an average of 20 minutes. There is just room to replace SRT gear before the following pitch. <b>The return of an injured person through this tube would be almost impossible without extensive modification of the cave.</b></p><p>The <b>third pitch</b> descends 42m, passing two windows, to a floor with no way on. From the foot of the pitch, a 3m climb up to a ledge reveals two climbs down. One of thse is blind, but the other leads to an undescended pitch of c20m.</p><p>Both of the windows in the third pitch connect with <b>Topher's pitch</b>, and the lower one was rigged. From here the pitch is 86m with a large ledge near the bottom. At the foot, a window leads to an aven, whilst in the opposite wall, another window looks onto the fifth pitch, <b>Toccata and Feuge</b> (sic).</p><p>Toccata and Feuge is best descended from a ledge above the large ledge in Topher's pitch. Rigged mainly from flakes and threads, it drops in a series of steps, 39m in total. A small hole in the floor drops into a chamber with no passable way on - just two exits, both too tight. 10m back up the pitch, a ledge can be gained and is the start of the <b>Rift Climb</b>. This is a 40m descent, and is best rigged as a self-lined climb. The rift continues for some distance horizontally, but has not been followed. Below the Rift climb, the head of another pitch can be gained, but great care should be exercised in the Rift Climb and this following pitch (<b>The Pitch of the Flying Boulder
,,,"BS18-nn?",,,,,,"UBSS finds - no documentation",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,"1/S -",,"1996-01",,,,"Ski-pole höhle",,,,"CUCC 1996-07-15 Nick, Brian, Tina","Climb down shakehole to open shaft with a jammed boulder at the top. Shaft developed on joint is 1.4m across, 1.5m in the other direction and drops straight down 10m. Rift at bottom is 2m high. 1.5m drop then gently ascending rift gets too tight.",,,,,,,,,"11.1m",,,,"There are many holes along the rift - all the others are choked or too tight.",,,,,,,"gps96.96_1",,,,,,,,"Situated at top end of rift/gorge next to <a href=""../smkridge/161/sftotp.htm#id161d"">path to 161d</a>. Walking <em>to</em> 161d: go into the very narrow gorge, then up the right hand wall about a third of the way along. This gets you into the next gorge, trending on bearing 031° (looking towards 161d end of path). Turn right up the rift. 96/01 is at the top end.",,,"A spit with ""CUCC 96-01"""
,"1/S -",,"1996-05",,,,,,,,"CUCC 1996 Andy Waddington and Fran","Cave is a North-South rift in a joint hading very steeply - say 85 degrees dip to west. Stones rattle down shaft for a very long time. No evidence of previous exploration (ie. no spits, no mud, vegetation not noticeably trampled).",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"gps98.1996_05",,,,"c. 1640m","Schönberg 342½°, Bräuning Zinken 204½°, Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel 101° (very flat summit, so exact point not obvious), Loser Cross 213½°, using AndyW compass NPC#2 (Suunto #439258)",,,"From <a href=""../plateau/164.htm"">164</a>, follow recent (1996 vintage? - not of CUCC origin) fluorescent orange paint dots (these had faded almost completely by 1998, but there are some older red ones for the early part of the route), over a ridge passing the OAV ski marker pole, then leftish over a series of limestone steps to reach a descent into a large broken area (thought to be near <a href=""../plateau/173.htm"">173</a>). Climb steeply left up boulders to a large cairn with a bright orange dot, then over a series of limestone shelves. Shortly up here is a shaft now known to be <a href=""../plateau/200.htm"">Lost Rucksack Cave</a> (marked with temporary number CUCC 1993 01). The route continues remarkably easily over a series of bunde-free pavements - easily relocated in 1998. Eventually a large orange dot with an arrow points into a gap in the pines with many fresh (1996) cut branches (again, not CUCC's work). No more dots are to be found, and all ways close up in bunde beyond an obvious shaft in a N-S rift which is therefore clearly the ultimate destination of the marked path.",,"</p><div class=""centre""><a href=""l/9605.htm""><img alt=""Entrance photo (45k JPEG)"" width=""150"" height=""188"" src=""t/9605.jpg"" /></a><p>Entrance rift, looking north.</p></div><p>","Tag placed on pavement on east side of shaft near middle, a spit with CUCC tag ""9605""."
,0,,"1996WK4",,,,,,,,"CUCC 1996 (Wookey)","Big enough to be worth dropping.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"gps96.wk4 gps96bestfit.wk4","gps00.wk4",,,,,,"A picture of the Bräuning wall and Loser from the vicinity of the entrance is <a href=""../piclinks/bw_pks.htm"">here</a>.","This is a GPSed hole found by Wookey on a thrashed route whilst looking for a possible route from 161d over the top of the Hochklapf spur of the Vord to the Stogerweg. There is a large N-S (ish) fault/joint in the bunde here which provides useful path. Approximately on top of bulge sticking out into valley."," This cave was a squareish hole in a the path that one had to traverse carefully",,
,"1/S -",,"1996-07 (wk7)",,,,,,,,"CUCC 1996 (Wookey) <strong>Incomplete</strong>","Descent through narrow rift and choked bouldery leads (after 10m) to an <b>undescended pitch</b> (20m ?). Draught stops and starts with a period of about 30 seconds (on the day of discovery), but when active, it was inwards.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"gps96.wk7_1 gps96.wk7_2 gps96bestfit.wk7","gps00.wk7",,,"c. 1810-1820m","VSK: 233°, Hollweiser: 145° (from a point between 97-07 and the 97-08 group of entrances)",,"GPS: E 36338 N (52)82260 H? or E 36385 N (52)82234 H? Averaged from GPS: E 36370 N (52)82269 H?","From route to <a href=""../smkridge/139.htm"">139</a> E of VSK, take big shelf which leads to a series of holes (CUCC 96 WK7 to WK10) and eventually to <a href=""../smkridge/161/136.htm"">Steinschlagschacht</a> (136).",,,"CUCC metal tag placed 1997"
,"1/S -",,"1996WK11",,,,,,,,"CUCC 1996 (Wookey)","Big rift aligned 115<->295°. At WNW end is big. Descends over boulders and then snow beyond point of exploration. Needs rope to complete descent, although it is likely to be choked.",,,,,,"? Survey plan and elv in NotKH book.NotKH book 1999- p16",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"gps96.wk11 gps96bestfit.wk11","gps00.wk11",,,"1661 +/- 53","Nipple: 202°, Trissel: 179°, Hollweiser: 138°",,"At foot of slope from top of VSK, on Eastern side, before flat area containing Nipple to south of VSK.",,,,
,"1/S -",,"1996WK12",,,,,,,,"CUCC 1996 (Wookey)","Oval 3m deep hole. Way on in opposite corner from difficult climb down of 3m to bottom. To the SW is a small mossy hole to choked chamber about 2 x 3m. To the NE clamber 6m down rocky slope then 6m along narrowing rift. V. tight possible way on down, but easier way along can be followed for 10m to awkward boulder blockage. Passage continues at least 3m to corner. The boulder was not passed in shorts and goretex for fear of ripping!",,,,"NotKH book p29-p30",,"? Plan, elevation (grade2)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"c. 1684m",,,"Surface survey passes over cave, but no station at cave.","About 12m or 30m SW of laser point 7 'LSR7_' on south side of Schwarzmoossattel (the one with incorrect position on original laser survey), 40m NE of 36. NW (upslope) from <a href=""../kratzer/b4.htm"">CUCC 1976 B4</a>.","Oval hole 4m x 3m at edge of pavement next to grassy area. Draughting - particularly on entrance slope.",,"No markings"
,,,"1999_OB_01",,,,,,,,,"Inside small cliff facing toward B.wall. Slightly draughting, 6m deep, with snow plug at bottom. Unexplored, not a promising lead.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,," VSK 151, HSK 065, Sch 010, BZW 222 (from top of small cliff). (from NotKH 1996- book p110)",,,,,,
,,,"2000-08",,"smkridge/2000-08/2000-08.htm",,"???",,,"2b","CUCC 2000, 2002, 2003 (Mark Shinwell)","Short pitch (~6m) from chossy naturals leads to large (~4m wide) unroofed passage. Uphill leads to rift, which is choked (corresponding to nearby choked surface rift). Downhill passes a wedged rock to a climb down onto a snowbank. Right is blind, left descends and leads to a blind pit with a too-tight continuation (looks diggable though), with a big echo.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p2000-08",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,"The large entrance is adjacent to the route used in 2000 onwards across the plateau to <a href=""../204/204.html"">Steinbrückenhöhle</a>, shortly before arriving at the stone bridge. It lies almost directly above the huge aven of 7-11 Chamber in 204; the vertical separation, however, is of the order of 120m.",,,,"Tag."
,"2/S/T x",,"2000-09",,"smkridge/2000-09/2000-09.htm",,"Hauchhöhle",,,"2b","CUCC 2000, 2002.","The horizontal entrance slopes downhill for about 20m, passing beneath a skylight and a crawl to the left. The crawl leads to a drop into a rift, where there are three ways on. To the right closes down; to the left, there are crawls at two levels. The higher-level crawl chokes; the two crawls at the lower level unite and then reach a junction. To the left chokes; to the right leads to a chamber. This chamber can also be reached by going straight on from the aforementioned junction at the rift.</p><p>From this chamber, there are two ways on. <i>A small choss wall surrounds a vertical hole through which it is possible to drop down (tricky on the return) into a small chamber. From here, an awkward squeeze leads into a continuing crawl, which has not been pushed.</i> To the left is a crawl over choss which enlarges. <i>Straight ahead leads to an earthen-floored draughting crawl which has been dug, and needs further work to get through. Shortly before the crawl becomes flat-out, a tube leading up on the right becomes too tight.</i> After a short distance a tube on the right leads to the head of a pitch (not pushed; probably 15-20m) and continues to a choke. The head of this pitch draughts outwards significantly.</p><p>Back in the entrance passage, at the bottom of the slope there is an unpushed crawl to the left and a wriggle up over rubble into a chamber. From this chamber, the obvious way on is a pitch of approximately 15m, but there is a possible crawl above this (doesn't look promising). At the foot of the pitch, in large rift passage, a crawl on the left leads for about 15m before turning left and becoming too tight. Straight ahead, a crawl reaches a junction with continuations upwards, to the left, straight ahead, and to the right, none of which have been pushed. To the right is a further unpushed crawl.</p><p>Back in the rift chamber, an exposed, but easy-looking ascending traverse has not been pushed. There is a short climb down, after which a climb up is blind, and the continuing descent passes a narrow point before entering an ascending traverse in a rift which leads to a 5m pitch into a small chamber.</p><p>A noticable draught was blowing out of the entrance in 2002, accompanied by water vapour. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p2000-09",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,"The arch-shaped entrance and gully are obvious from the route used in 2000 onwards from Top Camp to <a href=""../204/204.html"">Steinbrückenhöhle</a>. Shortly after crossing the large bare area of limestone slabs on the flanks of the Hinter, the path traverses directly around the right-hand side of the entrance gully.",,,"Tag."
,"3/S/T x (+?)",,"2001-04",,"smkridge/2001-04/2001-04.html",,"Rock'n'Roll Höhle",,"(a.k.a. Olly's Sucking Höhle)","2b","CUCC 2001 Phil U, Mark S","<i>[Taken from 2001 log book]</i>""Went to investigate this draughting orifice. Initial entrance climb is fine, if you chimney down on the R side. At the bottom, there are three ways on. The first one goes back under the entrance, down a boulder slope, to emerge in a large chamber ""Cheesy dip"". There are a number of small leads off, all choked. In the roof is lots of daylight, coming from 2001-046. Left from the entrance went down a loose slope (blowing). Right (Sucking) went along a bit. We decided to do some surveying. Which required red paint. Which was at the bivvi site. So we went and had a cup of tea for a bit. Came back with surveying gear and surveyed the LH route to a ~5m deep pit.""</p><p>(There were at least three trips to this cave judging by the survey file, but only this one was written up.)",,,"Form prepared 15/2/04 but not yet sent",,"In dataset","</p><p><img src=""2001-04plan.png"" alt=""2001-04 plan survey"" />","2001-04","503m","40m","172m N-S",,,,,,"p2001-04",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,"In small valley just below top of SMK ridge, 200m S of 204 bivvy site",,,,
,"2/S/E x",,"2001-05",,"smkridge/2001-05/2001-05.html",,"GNDN Höhle","Goes Nowhere Does Nothing",,"2b","CUCC 2001 Earl, Becka, Mick","<i>[Taken from 2001 log book]</i>""It went in ~5m horizontally then into hading rift. I climbed down ~5m to the head of a pitch + various possibilities. Back out. Earl in to rig pitch whilst Mick + I surface surveyed from 204D tag bolt to new cave + put in a tag bolt above its entrance. Mick + I then continued the survey down to Earl. Pitch went down, still hading, to large snow + ice plug ... with no ways on + we seemed to have lost the draft. Surveyed to far side of chamber then back out. Earl derigged + Mick + I went into passage at top of pitch which had two LHS small leads off, both of which drop into steeply descending rift (the second one being too tight to go through). Mick dropped well down into the rift, which kept going, though without much draft, to a small way on which he reckoned would drop into the pitch. Its possible we did miss the way on in the cave as we seemed to have lost the draft down the pitch. Worth another look around probably.""","Rope for 5m pitch","Some C-grade QMs, see survey","Form prepared but not yet sent",,"In dataset","</p><p><img src=""GNDNplan.png"" alt=""2001-05 plan"" /></p><p><img src=""GNDNelev.png"" alt=""2001-05 elevation"" /></p><p>","2001-05","53m","31m",,,,,,"2001-05.5",,,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,"About 50m from 204D, down the hill + north",,,,"Tag."
,"2/T x",,"2002-01",,"smkridge/2002-01/2002-01.html",,"Artischockehöhle",,,"2b","CUCC 2002.","A contortion through boulders leads to a large horizontal passage, which gradually ascends until eventually lowering to a short flat-out crawl over choss. This leads to a chamber, from where it is possible to slither to the left through a gap between choss and the ceiling. Here there are two ways on. To the right ends quickly; a dig under the wall ended in a further choke. To the left leads to a tight crawl through dangerous boulders which would need digging to make further progress.</p><p>A noticable draught outwards is present throughout the cave.",,,,,,,,"70m approx.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"The entrance is situated in a large choss bowl adjacent to the route used in 2000 onwards from Top Camp to <a href=""../204/204.html"">Steinbrückenhöhle</a>, where the path turns left just beyond <a href=""../2000-09/2000-09.htm"">Hauchhöhle</a>.",,,"Tag."
,"1/S/W +",,"2002-04",,"smkridge/2002-04/2002-04.html",,"Tropfelnhöhle","Dripping Cave",,"2b","</p><ul><li>Tagged CUCC 2002 (culprit not known).</li><li>Explored + surveyed CUCC 2003, Anthony + Julia.</li></ul><p>","Square hole at the end of short gully looks out onto a drop of 3m (spit placed for ladder) to a false floor with a further similar-sized drop by a large boulder (continue the same ladder). Landing in a rift, east quickly becomes too tight, while west leads to a 3m free-climbable drop which is choked at the bottom.",,,"Form will be prepared when Dour draws up the survey",,"In dataset","</p><p><img src=""plan.png"" alt=""2002-04 plan (25k png)"" /></p><p>Notes in 2003#22","2002-04","17m","11m",,,,,,,"p2002-04","pitch head bolt",,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,"Go to 204C and stand facing the stone bridge. The entrance can be seen ~60m away {might be wise to check surface survey if bothered} at the end of a short gully.",,,"Tag ""CUCC 2002/04"" on LH wall of gully approaching entrance."
,"1/S/T =",,"2003-03",,"smkridge/2003-03/2003-03.html",,"Kartoffelbreihöhle","Mashed Potato Cave",,"2b","CUCC 2003 Julian T, Dave L","A climb down/squeeze through boulders (awkward on the way out for fat bastards like me - Dave) leads to a small chamber ~4m across, with a loose hole in the floor at the far end. This was descended for perhaps 15 or 20m to a hopelessly choked floor of small pebbles. A window around a third of the way down the pitch leads to a parallel shaft, also choked at the bottom (from which there is another window back into the main shaft).","26m rope + some (4 or 5) hangers sufficient",,,,,,,,"? (~15m)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"On south flank of Nieder Augst-Eck just north of stone bridge. Directly to the east of 2003-04.",,,,"Tag."
,"1/T +",,"2003-04",,"smkridge/2003-04/2003-04.html",,"Dreieckhöhle","Triangle Cave",,"2b","CUCC 2003 Julian T, Dave L, Frank T","A short sloping crawl leads to a stooping passage which opens out into a large horizontal phreatic passage heading northeast, floored with large blocks. This proceeds for around 25m to the northeast before terminating in an unstable boulder pile. Some small tubes branch off but are too small to access. In summer 2003 there was a strong inwards draught, which lost itself in the terminal boulder chokes.","None required","None (one arguable dig, not worth the bother)","Form prepared but not yet sent",,"In dataset","</p><p><img src=""2003-04plan.png"" alt=""2003-04 plan (22k png)"" /></p><p>(Notes in 2003#23)","2003-04","53m","13m",,,,,,"p2003-04",,,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,"In small elliptical depression around 100m N of stone bridge",,,"Tagged 2003"
,"2/S/T +",,"2003-08",,"smkridge/2003-08/2003-08.html",,"Gewölbeschacht","Arch Shaft",,"2b","CUCC 2003 Earl M, Brian O","Entrance is a wide, open rift aligned roughly north-south, spanned by a rock bridge at the southern end. The cave proper starts with a boulder slope at the north-east corner of the rift, which briefly closes down before opening out into a high, narrow slot. Beyond thisis a pitch, the foot of which is blocked by snow.","Approx 75m rope; see elevation survey.","There is a possible lead in an alcove on the far wall of the final pitch, but this was not thought promising, and was left uninvestigated.","Form prepared 14/4/04 but not yet sent",,"In dataset","</p><p><img src=""2003-08extelev.png"" alt=""2003-08 elevation (67k png)"" /></p><p><img src=""2003-08plan.png"" alt=""2003-08 plan (86k png)"" /></p><p>(Notes in 2003#29)","2003-08","51m","44m","11m E-W",,,,,"p2003-08",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Tagged 2003"
,"2/E x",,"2003-09",,"smkridge/2003-09/2003-09.html",,"Weizeneishöhle",,,"2b","CUCC 2003: Originally located by Olly M; entrance dug out by Olly + Earl; exploration and underground survey Olly M + Mark S.","Entrance is large alcove / chamber in NW side of choss bowl. Very strong outwards draught emerges from small gap under right-hand wall, which leads to a crawl. This opens up to a walking passage with scatterings of ice and snow. A passage goes up to the left as the main way on turns a corner. It enters a large (> 10m diameter) chamber with an ice floor, and an ice stal on the floor. There is some passage with dodgy boulders to the right, but the draught comes from a very dodgy boulder slope on the left (reached by climbing round the edge of the ice). Might be worth poking, but it's quite unstable. We looked up the passage on the left but it doesn't seem to go anywhere.",,"Tightish meander in the floor of left-hand passage might go (blows outwards a bit), but awkward to enter. QM C. Also dodgy boulder slope, which is in the right direction for terminal chokes of On a Mission in 204 and might repay some prodding with a crowbar.","Form will be prepared when Mark draws up the survey",,"In dataset","Notes in 2003#31","2003-09","134m","18m",,,,,,"t2003-09",,,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,"In large choss bowl southwest of 204d entrance",,"Obvious arched entrance","</p><div class=""centre""><img alt=""entrance photo - 106k jpeg"" src=""2003-09.jpg"" /></div><p>","Tag."
