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<h1>Bristol Exploration Club</h1>
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<p>The <a href="https://bec-cave.org.uk">Bristol Exploration
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Club</a> is one of the "elder clubs" of Mendip. They foster their own reputation
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for worldwide expeditions by their slogan "The BEC gets everywhere" seen on
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stickers in the most unlikely places :-). They certainly visited the Totes
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Gebirge of Austria well before expeditionary caving abroad became
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commonplace.</p>
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<p>From 1965 to 1969, the BEC held expeditions to Austria, in the first couple
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of years working with the Austrians in Raucherkarhöhle, then later doing
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much work in the already known cave of <a
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href="../../noinfo/1626/50.htm">Ahnenschacht</a>, on the slopes of
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Schönberg, in the north of the western massif of the Totes Gebirge. This is
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now a very major system, but even in 1967, it was a very serious proposition,
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being remote, and with a very deep entrance shaft, which became epic in the wet,
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especially when tackled on ladders, as was the way in those days.</p>
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<p>The BEC's explorations were reported in a series of articles in their
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frequent (then monthly) newsletter the <b>Belfry Bulletin</b>, as well as in
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other more widely available journals. Not all references in this list have CTS
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numbers, as most are too early, and nobody seems inclined to produce
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retrospective CTS volumes.</p>
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<dd><cite>Belfry Bulletin 214</cite>,
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<b>Dachstein/Hirlatz/Raucher/Koppenbrüller/Eisriesenwelt</b></dd>
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<dd><cite>Belfry Bulletin 222</cite>,
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<b>Raucherkarhöhle</b></dd>
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<dd><cite>Belfry Bulletin 237 pp 93-97</cite>, <b>Ahnenschacht 1967</b></dd>
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<dd><cite>Belfry Bulletin 239 (Jan 1968) pp 23-26</cite>,
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<b>Scientific work on 1967 trip</b></dd>
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<dd><cite>Belfry Bulletin 246 (Sep 1968) pp 130-138</cite>,
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<b>Ahnenschacht 1968</b>, Alan Thomas</dd>
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<dd><cite>Belfry Bulletin 249 (Dec 1968) pp 198-204</cite>,
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<b>Drainage development in the Western Totes Gebirge</b>, Mike
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Luckwill</dd>
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<dt>69.708</dt>
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<dd><cite>Cave Research Group of G.B. Newsletter 116 (June 1969) pp
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7-9</cite> <b>A brief account of the history of the
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Ahnenschacht</b>, A.R.Thomas.</dd>
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<dt>69.709</dt>
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<dd><cite>Descent 5 (July 1969) pp 31-35</cite>, <b>British Team
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challenges Austria's Ahnenschacht</b>, A.R.Thomas.</dd>
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<dt>69.707</dt>
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<dd><cite>Mendip Caving Group Newsletter 77 (August 1969) pp
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1-3</cite>, <b>Austria 1969</b>, Greg Smith</dd>
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<dt>69.711</dt>
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<dd><cite>Belfry Bulletin 259, (Oct 1969) pp 169-170</cite>, <b>New
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Austrian discovery (near Feuertal Ice Cave)</b>, Dave Yeandle.</dd>
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<dt>69.704</dt>
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<dd><cite>Shepton Mallet Caving Club Newsletter 6(5) (Oct 1969) pp
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65-70</cite>, <b>Ahnenschacht 1969 ... near Ebensee, Austria</b>,
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R.D.Craig</dd>
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<dt>69.710</dt>
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<dd><cite>Belfry Bulletin 261 (Dec 1969) pp 200-203</cite>,
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<b>Ahnenschacht 1969</b>, A.R.Thomas.</dd>
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<dt>69.704A</dt>
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<dd><cite>Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal 4(8) (Dec 1969) pp
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15-21</cite>, <b>Ahnenschacht 1969 ... near Ebensee, Austria</b>,
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R.D.Craig</dd>
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