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<TH align=left width="30%"><font size=+1>CUCC 2000/09</FONT></TH>
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2002-08-07 14:23:19 +01:00
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<TH lang=de><font size=+2>Hauchhöhle</font></TH>
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<TH align=right width="30%"><FONT size=+2>2/S/T x</FONT></TH></TR>
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<tr><td><B>Extent:</B></td><td>Dunno!.</td></tr>
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<tr><td><b>Location:</B></td><td>36468.57E, (52)83441.63N, 1784.79m altitude.</td></tr>
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<p><b>Access route:</b> The arch-shaped entrance and gully are obvious from
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the route used in 2000 onwards from Top Camp to <a href="../204/204.shtml">Steinbrückenhöhle</a>. Shortly after
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crossing the large bare area of limestone slabs on the flanks of the Hinter, the path traverses directly around
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the right-hand side of the entrance gully.
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<P><B>Marking:</B> Tag.
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<h2>Description</h2>
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<p>The horizontal entrance slopes downhill for about 20m, passing beneath a skylight and a crawl to the left. The crawl
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2002-08-04 17:26:38 +01:00
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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
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two levels. The higher-level crawl chokes; the two crawls at the lower level unite and then reach a junction. To the
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left chokes; to the right leads to a chamber. This chamber can also be reached by going straight on from the
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aforementioned junction at the rift.
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<p>From this chamber, there are two ways on. <i>A small choss wall surrounds a vertical hole through which it is possible
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to drop down (tricky on the return) into a small chamber. From here, an awkward squeeze leads into a continuing crawl,
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which has not been pushed.</i> To the left is a crawl over choss which enlarges. <i>Straight ahead leads to an
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earthen-floored draughting crawl which has been dug, and needs further work to get through. Shortly before the crawl
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becomes flat-out, a tube leading up on the right becomes too tight.</i>
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After a short distance a tube on the right
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leads to the head of a pitch (not pushed; probably 15-20m) and continues to a choke. The head of
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this pitch draughts outwards significantly.
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<p>Back in the entrance passage, at the bottom of the slope there is an unpushed crawl to the left and a
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wriggle up over rubble into a chamber. From this chamber,
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the obvious way on is a pitch of approximately 15m, but there is a possible crawl above this (doesn't look promising). At
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the foot of the pitch, in large rift passage, a crawl on the left leads for about 15m before turning left and becoming too
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tight. Straight ahead, a crawl reaches a junction with continuations upwards, to the left, straight ahead, and to the
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right, none of which have been pushed. To the right is a further unpushed crawl.
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<p>Back in the rift chamber, an exposed, but easy-looking ascending traverse has not been pushed. There is a short climb
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down, after which a climb up is blind, and the continuing descent passes a narrow point before entering an ascending
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traverse in a rift which leads to a 5m pitch into a small chamber.
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<p>A noticable draught was blowing out of the entrance in 2002, accompanied by water vapour.
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<P><B>Exploration history:</b> CUCC 2000, 2002.
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