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<h1>CUCC Austria Expeditions: Introduction</h1>
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<p><b>For well over two decades, Cambridge University Caving Club, CUCC, have
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explored caves on the <span lang="de-at">Loser</span> Plateau, about 80 km
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east of <span lang="de-at">Salzburg</span> in Austria. These WWW pages (over
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800 pages and over 700 images) contain much of the documentation from the
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exploration of these annual expeditions.</b>
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<p>The next expedition runs this year from 27th July to 31st August. See
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<a href="../cucc/expo.shtml">here</a> for more details and the application form.
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<p>For those coming on an Austria expedition for the first time, this
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great bulk of material can seem a little overwhelming. However, it's
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important for people to have some idea of what they are coming to, in
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order that they can get the most out of expo. It is probably worth
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starting with the <a href="primer.htm">Expedition Primer</a> - a document
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intended specifically for new expo members, and leading to some of the more
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important pages which you should read.
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<h4>A little history</h4>
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<p>Northern Branch (an informal group of CUCC graduates) first visited
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Austria in 1976 as something of a reccy, but 1977 saw increased numbers,
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definite objectives and the first undergraduates from CUCC. From 1978, the
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annual expedition has become largely a CUCC undergraduate-organised affair,
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but with many exCS (ex-Cambridge Speleologists) still taking part.
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<p>Although originally we camped at <span lang="de-at">Altaussee,</span> by
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the lake, since 1983 <a href="bcamps.htm">Base Camp</a> has been at
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<span lang="de-at">Gasthof Staud'n'Wirt,</span> by the
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<span lang="de-at">Grundlsee</span> road from <span lang="de-at">Bad
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Aussee,</span> where we are annually made very welcome by
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<span lang="de-at">Hilde</span> and <span lang="de-at">Karin Wilpernig</span>
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and family.
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<p>Only in 1986 has an expedition failed to visit
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<span lang="de-at">Loser,</span> and a substantial part of the journal of
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CUCC and exCS, "Cambridge Underground" is taken up by expedition reports. The
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majority of these are reproduced within these web pages and can be reached
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through the <a href="pubs.htm">list of published reports</a>.
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<p>Accounts of these expeditions also make it to all the usual places, such
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as BCRA Caves & Caving, Descent, and also to the journals of the various
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other clubs to which various <a href="folk/index.htm">expedition members</a>
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also belong. Much of this material is also being incorporated into these
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pages and can be reached through the above list.
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<p>All the expedition <a href="pubs.htm#logbooks">logbooks</a> which we
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still possess have also been transcribed, and these, too, appear in this
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archive. When reading the logs, please bear in mind that the authors (often
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shattered after a hard day's caving, or, even more likely, drunk), never
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expected these accounts to be read by a wider public. Whilst some accounts
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are detailed and factual, others are.... lets say "informal" :-)
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<p>Since 1988 CUCC has received generous help from many companies, mostly in
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the form of food. We are grateful for this support and are happy to promote
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the names & products of <a href="sponsr.htm">our sponsors</a>.
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<p><center><img alt="STOP" src="../icons/stop.png" align=middle>
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Thinking of visiting the area independently ? Then please read
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<a href="dclaim.htm">this</a>.
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<img alt="STOP" src="../icons/stop.png" align=middle></center>
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<p>This archive is constantly being updated as the current year's work
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is integrated into the whole, and as "catching up" on old documentation
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proceeds. To see what's changed recently, see the<br>
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<a href="update.htm"><b>What's
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<img alt="new" src="../icons/new.png" align=middle alt="New"></b></a>
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page.
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<p><b>We need to know what you think</b> about this site - did you find
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your way around easily ? Did you find any errors, omissions, some confusion ?
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Are there areas where you would like more information ? Please use our
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<a href="../fdback.htm">feedback page</a> or just mail us at
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mailbox <austria> on site pennine.demon.co.uk. Please note that this
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address is <b>only</b> for material relating to or arising from our Austria
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expeditions as documented on these pages - other addresses are provided for
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making contact with the groups or individuals involved, but <b>none</b> of
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these find <b>net abuse</b> such as <i>advertising</i> acceptable.
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<p>There is also a list of <a href="folk/author.htm">contributing
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authors</a>.
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Back to <a href="../index.htm">CUCC Home page</a><br>
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<b>Main Indices:</b><br>
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<a href="infodx.htm"><b>Index</b> to Expo</a> information pages<br>
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<a href="areas.htm">Description of CUCC's area</a> and split to subareas<br>
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Full <a href="indxal.htm">Index to cave descriptions</a> in area 1623<br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../icons/lists/1.png">
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List of (links to) <a href="pubs.htm">published reports and logbooks</a><br>
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<b>Pictures:</b><br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../icons/lists/1.png">
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<a href="gall0.htm">Text only Index</a><br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../icons/lists/1.png">
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<a href="gallery/0.htm">Index pages (with thumbnails)</a><br>
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Other info:<br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../icons/lists/1.png">
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Table of <a href="folk/index.htm">members of CUCC expeditions</a> 1976-present<br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../icons/lists/1.png">
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<a href="others/index.htm">Other groups</a> who have worked in the area.<br>
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