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<h1>Expo Personal Gear List</h1>
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<p>First time on Expo: What should I take? Read on... No apologies are made for
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the simplistic approach, and no responsibility is accepted for errors or
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omissions ;-) Make sure you have at least the Essentials; consider taking the
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Extras for a more pleasant time, but don't fret if you can't get them. The
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Excessive sections are for the gearists...</p>
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<p>It's a good idea (for caving generally, but particularly for Expo) to settle
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on a particular combination of colours of electrical insulation tape, and label
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absolutely everything you own with the stuff. To see which combinations are
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available, have a look <a
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href="http://cucc.survex.com/cucc/tapes03.shtml">here</a>. Tape
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<em>everything</em>, not just your caving gear; while one karabiner looks much
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like another, it's equally true that one karrimat looks much like another. (One
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CUCC member has even been known to put gear tape on his mobile phone!)</p>
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<h3>Clothes</h3>
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<p>Expo can be hot, cold, wet or dry, or (more usually) all of
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these in rapid succession and combination!</p>
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<li>Essentials
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<li>Sunshades, sun cream, sunhat - do not underestimate the power of the
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sun when wandering across the plateau!</li>
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<li>Woolly hat, gloves.</li>
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<li>Raincoat, jumpers, shirts, shorts, trousers - remember that denim
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isn't good when wet.</li>
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<li>Underwear.</li>
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<li>Socks - lots of them! Ideally ones that enable you to have at least
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two pairs on when wearing your walking boots. You'll need to have some
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drying and some to wear.</li>
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<li>Boots - waterproof walking boots are better than non-waterproof
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ones. Make sure you get ones with good ankle support, for
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boulder-hopping (have a look at some of the photos of the plateau on this
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website and you'll see what I mean).</li>
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<li>Trainers or other such footwear for wearing on the journey, into Bad
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Aussee or when you've had enough of clumping round in boots.</li>
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<li>Extras
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<li>Waterproof over-trousers - highly recommended.</li>
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<li>Gaiters - keeps the snow and/or water out of your socks.</li>
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</ul></li>
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<h3>Camping equipment</h3>
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<li>Essentials
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<li>Karrimat. Ideally a crap one you can afford to totally trash, as the
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floor of the stone bridge bivvy consists of large and sharp stones.
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Therm-a-rests are not a good idea, for the same reason.</li>
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<li>Sleeping bag - make sure it's warm, 3 season at least; it's not uncommon
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for there to be a few inches of snow on the plateau.</li>
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<li>Knife, fork, spoon, mug.</li>
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<li>Plate, bowl and/or mess tin - choose the mess tin(s): you can use them
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both to cook in and eat out of - less washing up! (Alternatively, get both, and
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leave the mess tins at the bivvy.)</li>
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<li>Head torch (e.g. Zoom).</li>
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<li>Batteries and/or charger for above. (We'll relax the gear-taping
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directive for batteries...)</li>
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<li>Cigarette lighter</li>
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<li>Extras
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<li>Second (rather lower-spec) sleeping bag, for using at base camp. This
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means you don't have to carry your sleeping bag across the plateau every
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time.</li>
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<li>Second karrimat, for the same reason.</li>
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<li>Stove for top camp - ideally powered by petrol or paraffin.</li>
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<li>Penknife - some people would regard this as essential.</li>
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<li>Base camp tent - more or less any waterproof one will do. (The club does
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have some, but not that many, and you are likely to end up sharing with lots of
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other smelly cavers!)</li>
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<li>Excessive (this section could go on and on...)
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<li>Inflatable pillow - if, like me, clothes in a stuff sack just don't cut
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it...</li>
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</ul></li>
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<h3>Caving equipment</h3>
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<li>Essentials
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<li>Oversuit, undersuit, wetsocks, kneepads, wellies, helmet, gloves.</li>
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<li>Shreddies - several pairs?</li>
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<li>Light - preferably long-duration LED or carbide, or you'll be going down
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the hill for recharging after every trip. If you use LED's, make sure you have
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enough batteries for 30-40 hours caving between recharging stops; and don't
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forget to bring your charger! (A Continental plug adapter for it might also be
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a good idea.)</li>
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<li>Backup light - probably a small electric (Princeton Tec LED ones are
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good, but expensive).</li>
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<li>SRT kit. Absolutely imperative that you gear
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tape up the bits.</li>
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<li>Karabiners - the more the merrier! Have you ever seen someone with too
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many?</li>
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<li>Emergency whistle.</li>
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<li>13mm spanner (open ended) for bolting. Good idea to attach it to yourself
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in some suitably clever manner.</li>
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<li>Dangly bag, large enough for:
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<li>Spare batteries & bulbs.</li>
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<li>Spare carbide (in waterproof container!) if you use carbide.</li>
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<li>Flapjack, fudge, chocolate bars, tube of condensed milk, etc.</li>
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<li>Water bottle.</li>
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<li>Survival bag (this could live in a pocket.)</li>
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<li>Small first aid kit, in waterproof container, containing
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<li>Candle - nightlight type is good.</li>
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<li>Cigarette lighter/matches.</li>
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<li>Plasters.</li>
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<li>Bandage.</li>
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<li>Any drugs you need, e.g. Asthma inhaler (should this be in your
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pocket instead?).</li>
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<li>Maybe your entire SRT kit too, if you're going through a tight
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section or have a long way to go before you get to the pitches.</li>
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<li>Sturdy bag or more suitable container, should you need to relieve
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yourself of some solids in the cave...</li>
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</ul></li>
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</ul></li>
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<li>Extras
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<li>Thermal vest and leggings - could be essential. The caves are cold and
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there will be periods of waiting around and slow survey work.</li>
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<li>Balaclava - see above.</li>
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<li>Those triangular maillons for putting on your gear loops on your
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harness.</li>
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<li>Emergency knife (in case you are involved in a mid-rope rescue - but make
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sure you know what you're doing before you start slashing around!)</li>
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<li>Pulley. Indispensable if you ever have to haul people, and a great help
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even for tackle sacks. The Petzl Fixe P05 is adequate and cheap, but needs to
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be used with an oval krab.</li>
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<li>Excessive
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<li>Ice gear - ice axe, crampons, ice boots, ice screws, etc - essential
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if you're tackling the icy areas of Eishöhle.</li>
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<li>Skyhooks - pair of, for clawing your way across blank walls when
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rigging.</li>
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<li>Camera, packaged in a waterproof, highly visible, indestructible,
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tiny, zero-mass box...</li>
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<li>Bolting kit</li>
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</ul></li>
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<h3>Miscellaneous</h3>
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<li>Essentials
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<li>Rucksack.</li>
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<li>Compass.</li>
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<li>Water bottle.</li>
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<li>Toiletries - toothbrush, toothpaste, etc.</li>
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<li>Flannel & towel.</li>
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<li>Glasses/contact lenses & spares if you need them.</li>
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<li>Bivvy bag - emergency shelter anywhere. The plateau can become
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unfriendly very quickly. Erin and Earl had to resort to bivvy bags when
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caught by a storm on the Hinter in 1999. You could use the one from
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your caving gear, or get a proper camping one too. (Warning - fancy ones can be
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ludicrously expensive!)</li>
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<li>Plastic bags - the secret to dry clothes is bags in bags, with spare
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bags to hand...</li>
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<li>Reserve supply of gear tape, unless you need to relabel anything.</li>
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<li>Money - although if you're a mean, awkward, skinflint you could get
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through Expo without spending anything, you will probably want to spend money
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on postcards, personal 'nice food' and tourist stuff on days off. Most people
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pay for the Expo shopping at some time; this will count as credit towards your
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Expo bill. There are Visa cash dispensers in Bad Aussee.</li>
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<li>Passport.</li>
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<li>Form E111.</li>
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<li>BCRA insurance (normally arranged for you by Expo committee).</li>
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<li>Food for the journey out.</li>
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<li>PVC (TSA/Meander) oversuit owners: appropriate patching kit.</li>
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</ul></li>
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<li>Extras
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<li>Camera & film.</li>
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<li>Cash for the journey (in Euros).</li>
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<li>If you plan spending some serious time festering, you may want a good
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book. Even if you don't plan to do so, it will almost certainly piss
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with rain at some point, and enforced festering will be the order of
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the day. There are some books at base camp, most of which could be
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charitably described as execrable.</li>
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</ul></li>
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<li>Excessive
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<li>GPS receiver.</li>
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<li>Handheld computer (e.g. Psion) - can be loaded with the Expo website
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for on-site information...</li>
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<li>Spare stuff - suppose you break (eek!) your jammer? There is a climbing
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shop in the next town.</li>
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</ul></li>
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<p><em>Original by Earl Merson, 1999; edited and updated David Loeffler, 2003</em></p>
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<li>Back to <a href="../index.htm">CUCC Home page</a></li>
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<li>Back to <a href="index.htm">Expedition Intro page</a></li>
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<li><b>Main Indices:</b>
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<li><a href="infodx.htm"><b>Index</b> to Expo</a> information pages</li>
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<li><a href="areas.htm">Description of CUCC's area</a> and split to subareas</li>
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<li>Full <a href="indxal.htm">Index to cave descriptions</a> in area 1623</li>
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<li>List of (links to) <a href="pubs.htm">published reports and logbooks</a></li>
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</ul></li>
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<li><b>Pictures:</b>
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<li><a href="gall0.htm">Text only Index</a></li>
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<li><a href="gallery/0.htm">Index pages (with thumbnails)</a></li>
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</ul></li>
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<li>Table of <a href="folk/index.htm"><b>members</b> of CUCC expeditions</a> 1976-present</li>
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