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1626:LA11
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<tr><th align=left><font size=+2>LA11</font></th>
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<th align=center><font size=+2>Lungehöhle</font></th>
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<th align=right><font size=+2>2/S +</font></th></tr>
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<p><b>Altitude</b>: 1839m<br>
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<b>Location</b>: 13° 50' 22" E, 47° 42' 26" N<br>
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150m due south of Roß Kogel summit - to north of a snowfield. In a
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depression 90m due East of Sternloch and the Rock Shelter.
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<p>A large rift gives an awkward 7m ladder climb down into a chamber leading
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to a boulder slope. Climb down in a rift for 8m (narrow at top) until a
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loose slope leads down to a 7m pitch where a small dry inlet enters. The
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pitch leads onto a rocking boulder wedged in a narrow rift and a tight
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squeeze down, <b>The Jaws</b>, forms the head of the next 16m pitch and the
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start of <b>Deep Throat Series</b>.
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<p>The pitch lands in a small chamber with a short walking rift exit.
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Pitches of 14m, 8m and 10m follow in rapid succession. At the foot of the
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10m pitch, a smooth, oval squeeze, <b>The Cnut</b> (spelling mistake), opens
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onto <b>The Womb</b>. This is a fine pitch of 41m in a spacious shaft,
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landing in a chamber 12m x 10m with a floor of large boulders of dubious
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stability.
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<p>A rift to one side is a loose and narrow pitch of 17m to a ledge and much
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nicer drop of 10m. A large rift, <b>The Large Intestine</b>, follows.
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Initially traversed on wide ledges, this soon narrows to a crawl along the
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rift at roof level. A 14m pitch descends to the foot of the rift and a short
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section of sharp, suit-ripping rift leads to a chamber with an inlet up to
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one side. The suit ripping rift can be bypassed by a pendulum, but the rope
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left for this is now hanging inaccessible, so the original manoevre would
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need to be repeated.
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<p>The exit from the chamber is too tight, but a 12m pitch up reaches a
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muddy solution tube at roof level, originally reached by an exposed traverse
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from a point halfway down the previous pitch. A slippery climb up and a
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short flat-out crawl, <b>The Small Intestine</b>, leads to the head of a
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constricted pitch of 10m to a wider section of the rift. After a few metres,
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a pit in the floor necessitates a climb down, then back up of 5m. At this
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point, a traverse follows the roof of the rift while the floor cuts down
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sharply. A pair of 13m deep holes are crossed by fairly exposed traverses,
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and further traversing reaches the next pitch <b>Fantasy</b>, in a shaft
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which is initially about 15m in diameter.
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<p>A drop of 46m, broken by ledges covered in loose boulders, lands on a
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large sloping ledge at a junction with a much larger shaft. The rubble needs
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caution, as much of the rest of the pitch is in the firing line.
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<p>The next section is 58m with two deviations, close to a wall down which
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some water falls. The opposite wall is some 20-30m away, and to either side,
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no walls are visible. Below this section, a narrow saddle of rock splits the
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shaft, the left hand route (facing the water) being taken. A further 27m
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lands on an enormous (20m x 30m) flat ledge right across the shaft, with
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pitches continuing both sides.
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<p>The right hand (facing the water) shaft is the continuation of the route
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avoided at the rock saddle. A steep, muddy slope leads onto a 41m pitch and,
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below this, a climb over a muddy boulder pile leads onto a steep ramp (rope
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required) descending 15m into <b>The Dream Machine</b>. This is a massive
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passage 30m wide leading through boulders the size of houses. After about
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100m, a boulder pile with a large central boulder is reached. Beyond, the
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passage can be seen to continue, but scaling equipment will be required to
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reach it.
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<p>From the 30m x 20m ledge, the left hand shaft is undescended, but rock
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tests indicate a similar depth to the right hand shaft, ie. about 50m.
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<p>At the end of 1988, the depth is 354m with excellent potential.
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<p>Stopped at -375m, no further details at present.
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<p><b>Exploration</b>: <a href="../others/luss/index.htm">LUSS</a> 1987-9
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<p><b>References :</b>
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<dl>
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<dt>87.1514<dd><cite>Austria Reconnaissance Expedition 1987, Lancaster University Speleological Society</cite>
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<dt>89.1866<dd><cite>Dead Mountains Expedition 1988, L.U.S.S.</cite> 24pp illus.
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