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		<h2 align=center>Expo 2006: mission statement</h2>

		<p>In the summer of 2006, Cambridge University Caving Club is off to Austria for the 30th time on its annual summer expedition. As ever, there are many promising unexplored cave areas remaining, less major side passages to be ticked, and uncountably many caves waiting to be found. This document introduces the major work areas and the current state of exploration, and lists several specific projects on which it is hoped effort will be expended. Note that numbers given by cave names are those of the <a href="../../indxal.htm">Austrian Kataster for our area</a>.</p>

		<h4>General</h4>
		<p>For thirty years CUCC has worked on exploring the Loser plateau, a vast expanse of limestone riddled with caves in the Totes Gebirge area of the Austrian Alps, roughly 80km ESE of Salzburg. Over this time CUCC has explored such notable caves as <a href="../../smkridge/161/top.htm">Kaninchenh&ouml;hle (161)</a>, <a href="../../smkridge/41/41.htm">Stellerwegh&ouml;hle (41)</a> and <a href="../../smkridge/40/cucc.htm">Schwarzmooskogel Eish&ouml;hle (40)</a>, caves now connected to form a system 56km long and over a kilometre deep; more than half of this length was contributed by CUCC.</p>

		<p>More recently, exploration of <a href="../../smkridge/204/204.html">Steinbr&uuml;ckenh&ouml;hle (204)</a> has been the main focus of expedition work. Since 1999 it has yielded 11.7km of passage and is over 500m deep. It is anticipated that it will eventually connect to the Schwarzmooskogelh&ouml;hlensystem. Along the line between Steinbr&uuml;ckenh&ouml;hle and Kaninchenh&ouml;hle lies <a href="../../smkridge/234/234.html">Hauchh&ouml;hle (234)</a>, the scene of significant exploration in 2004 and 2005; its length is now 619m, and there are still leads to be investigated.</p>

<p>
<a href="../../plateau/76/76.htm">Eislufth&ouml;hle (76)</a> was found on the second
ever CUCC expedition to the area in 1977, when the explorers got
to -150m with the way on wide open.  They pushed again in 1978, then in 1979
finally reached a sump at approximately -506m.  They derigged and nobody
returned for a quarter of a century, until we took another look in 2005.
A previously unknown horizontal level "Brave New World" was discovered at about
-50m and the previously unpushed "Keg Series" pushed to a bypassable sump at
-186m.  We also reexplored the original deep series to the Tap Room.  In 2006 we
explored further in "Brave New World", found another route down to the "Keg
Series" sump, established a visual connection from a nearby cave
(<a href="../../plateau/99/99.html">99</a>).  We also
reexplored the original deep series to around -190m.
The cave now has a surveyed length of 1777m (making it the third
longest cave system CUCC has explored in Austria!)  There's also at least
300m vertical metres which haven't been resurveyed yet.
</p>

		<h4>Steinbr&uuml;ckenh&ouml;hle</h4>	
		<ul>
			<li>Subsoil - probably not being pushed this year</li>
			<li>Further exploration of QMs off <a href="../../smkridge/204/swings.html#highhopes">High Hopes</a>.</li>
			<li>The <a href="../../smkridge/204/rhino.html#unconformity">Unconformity</a> in Rhino Rift</a> (unless that was looked at last year?)</li>
			<li>Pitch in <a href="../../smkridge/204/swings.html#merrygoround">Merry-Go-Round</a> with plausible connection to the <a href="../../smkridge/204/uworld.html">Underworld</a>.</li>
			<li>Push "Rat Biscuit" into "Cresta Run".</li>
			<li>Connect "The Near End"/"Kidney Bean" to "The Colonnade".</li>
			<li>Drop the pitch in "7-11 Chamber" - the most southerly point of the current 204 survey, apart from Ariston which is ~100m deeper.</li>
			<li>Push QM 05-14A (not far inside 204g entrance).</li>
			<li>Push QMs 01-37 and 01-38.</li>
			<li>White Elephant Series (99-26B) draughts, but might be a tight pitchhead?</li>
			<li>QM 03-75A (near "Anonymous Chamber"!)</li>
			<li>The partly-descended pitch (QM 01-38A) in the Chocolate Salty Balls area, known as 'The Eleven Second Rattle' - named after the sound heard on dropping rocks down it.</li>
			<li>An undescended pitch (01-68A) at the end of the Merry F***ing Christmas crawl</li>
			<li> And many others - see the Steinbr&uuml;ckenh&ouml;hle <a href="../../smkridge/204/qm.html">question mark list</a> for details.</li>
		</ul>

		<h4>Hauchh&ouml;hle</h4>
		<ul>
			<li>Drop Bodge pitch (the one with the long rattle).</li>
		</ul>

<h4>Eislufth&ouml;hle</h4>

<p>Underground work:</p>
<ul>
<li>The original 1970s route below -190m is still to be revisited.  This is
probably a good year to try to push to the sump at ~-506m, since there
aren't plans to go deep in 204, so there should be enough rope.  The
original explorers' accounts suggest there are leads at the level of
"Hall of the Greene King", and another lead somewhat lower.  A modern
style SRT rig may reveal further leads, as may a more thorough poke
around - the only bottoming trip in 1979 was under severe time pressure.</li>

<li>In Brave New World, descend B* pitch to look at a couple of promising
leads (04-57B (Ramp) and 04-38B (Pendulum to slanting pitch) and re-read a
clearly bogus compass reading in "Forward to the Past" rift.</li>

<li>Pendulum to reach slanting pitch off B* pitch.</li>

<li>Push pitches in BNW:  Drop Canyon pitch (with a long enough rope this
time) and check if the main passage leads back to Nexus pitch as the direction
suggests it will.  Also check the apparent lead in the opposite direction.
Drop Nexus pitch - it seems to be in an interesting position.</li>

<li>Explore the pitches beyond "Razor Advance" (the "Keg Series" sump bypass).</li>
</ul>

<p>Potential surface and shallow work near 76:</p>

<ul>
<li>Explore, survey and tag <a href="../../plateau/83.htm">83</a> (specifically phreatic continuation beyond
pitch).</li>

<li>Explore the QMs at ~ -25m in <a href="../../plateau/107.htm">107</a> (description suggests non-draughting
chokes, survey suggests QMs), and the ~-70m route to the Big Pitch for any
horizontal leads, as this is about the same level as Brave New World, and <100m
away.</li>

<li><a href="../../smkridge/157.htm">Pirat Schacht (157)</a> perhaps?
(depending on results in 107 and 83).</li>

<li>Try to refind <a href="../../plateau/177.htm">Tantulus Schacht (177)</a> (probably fruitless at this point...)</li>

<li>Refind
<a href="../../plateau/1999-OB-01/1999-OB-01.html">99-OB-01</a> and
<a href="../../plateau/1999-OB-02/1999-OB-02.html">99-OB-02</a>
(both tagged and photographed and bearings taken but not explored or GPSed).
99-OB-02 must be near to being above Brave New World.</li>

<li>Proper survey for <a href="../../plateau/2004-01/2004-01.html">2004-01 (bivi cave)</a> - trivial since it's just a large chamber</li>

<li>Descend/explore/survey <a href="../../plateau/2004-08/2004-08.html">2004-08</a></li>

<li>Excavate potential entrance above Pancake Chips Aven in 76, which might
provide an easier route in to at least some of Brave New World</li>

<li>Find and tag <a href="../../plateau/84.htm">84</a> (draughts, unexplored tube) and <a href="../../plateau/86.htm">86</a></li>

<li>Survey <a href="../../plateau/85.htm">85</a> (~50m long, no rigging gear
apparantly) and <a href="../../plateau/81.htm">81</a> (~15m long, no
rigging gear)</li>

<li>Tag and survey <a href="../../plateau/2004-03/2004-03.html">2004-03</a>
(hole already drilled, not a very long cave).</li>

<li><a href="../../plateau/97.htm">Schneewindschacht (97)</a> probably deserves a revisit, due to its proximity to 76 and a phreatic level known to have a continuing traverse - we should at least check how bad the entrance squeeze actually is!</li>
</ul>

		<h4>Odds 'n' Sods</h4>
		<ul>
			<li><a href="../../smkridge/239/239.html">Rock'n'Roll H&ouml;hle (239)</a>: Open lead over blind pit leading 204-wards.</li>
			<li>One day trip to visit the Northern reaches of KH?</li>
			<li>Prospecting for more cave.</li>
		</ul>

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			`<h2 align=center>Expo 2006: mission statement</h2>`

			<p>In the summer of 2006, Cambridge University Caving Club is off to Austria for the 30th time on its annual summer expedition. As ever, there are many promising unexplored cave areas remaining, less major side passages to be ticked, and uncountably many caves waiting to be found. This document introduces the major work areas and the current state of exploration, and lists several specific projects on which it is hoped effort will be expended. Note that numbers given by cave names are those of the <a href="../../indxal.htm">Austrian Kataster for our area</a>.</p>

			`<h4>General</h4>`
			<p>For thirty years CUCC has worked on exploring the Loser plateau, a vast expanse of limestone riddled with caves in the Totes Gebirge area of the Austrian Alps, roughly 80km ESE of Salzburg. Over this time CUCC has explored such notable caves as <a href="../../smkridge/161/top.htm">Kaninchenhöhle (161)</a>, <a href="../../smkridge/41/41.htm">Stellerweghöhle (41)</a> and <a href="../../smkridge/40/cucc.htm">Schwarzmooskogel Eishöhle (40)</a>, caves now connected to form a system 56km long and over a kilometre deep; more than half of this length was contributed by CUCC.</p>

			<p>More recently, exploration of <a href="../../smkridge/204/204.html">Steinbrückenhöhle (204)</a> has been the main focus of expedition work. Since 1999 it has yielded 11.7km of passage and is over 500m deep. It is anticipated that it will eventually connect to the Schwarzmooskogelhöhlensystem. Along the line between Steinbrückenhöhle and Kaninchenhöhle lies <a href="../../smkridge/234/234.html">Hauchhöhle (234)</a>, the scene of significant exploration in 2004 and 2005; its length is now 619m, and there are still leads to be investigated.</p>

			`<p>`
[svn r7367] More little updates 2006-06-18 22:38:43 +02:00			`<a href="../../plateau/76/76.htm">Eislufthöhle (76)</a> was found on the second`
[svn r7365] Add first draft of 2006 mission page 2006-06-18 21:48:14 +02:00			`ever CUCC expedition to the area in 1977, when the explorers got`
			`to -150m with the way on wide open. They pushed again in 1978, then in 1979`
			`finally reached a sump at approximately -506m. They derigged and nobody`
			`returned for a quarter of a century, until we took another look in 2005.`
			`A previously unknown horizontal level "Brave New World" was discovered at about`
			`-50m and the previously unpushed "Keg Series" pushed to a bypassable sump at`
			`-186m. We also reexplored the original deep series to the Tap Room. In 2006 we`
			`explored further in "Brave New World", found another route down to the "Keg`
			`Series" sump, established a visual connection from a nearby cave`
[svn r7367] More little updates 2006-06-18 22:38:43 +02:00			`(<a href="../../plateau/99/99.html">99</a>). We also`
[svn r7365] Add first draft of 2006 mission page 2006-06-18 21:48:14 +02:00			`reexplored the original deep series to around -190m.`
[svn r7366] Linkify lots of cave names. Update the 204 and 234 lists with help from Martin. 2006-06-18 22:34:32 +02:00			`The cave now has a surveyed length of 1777m (making it the third`
[svn r7365] Add first draft of 2006 mission page 2006-06-18 21:48:14 +02:00			`longest cave system CUCC has explored in Austria!) There's also at least`
			`300m vertical metres which haven't been resurveyed yet.`
			`</p>`

			`<h4>Steinbrückenhöhle</h4>`
			`<ul>`
[svn r7366] Linkify lots of cave names. Update the 204 and 234 lists with help from Martin. 2006-06-18 22:34:32 +02:00			`<li>Subsoil - probably not being pushed this year</li>`
			`<li>Further exploration of QMs off <a href="../../smkridge/204/swings.html#highhopes">High Hopes</a>.</li>`
[svn r7369] Fix typo 2006-06-18 22:53:30 +02:00			`<li>The <a href="../../smkridge/204/rhino.html#unconformity">Unconformity</a> in Rhino Rift</a> (unless that was looked at last year?)</li>`
[svn r7367] More little updates 2006-06-18 22:38:43 +02:00			`<li>Pitch in <a href="../../smkridge/204/swings.html#merrygoround">Merry-Go-Round</a> with plausible connection to the <a href="../../smkridge/204/uworld.html">Underworld</a>.</li>`
[svn r7366] Linkify lots of cave names. Update the 204 and 234 lists with help from Martin. 2006-06-18 22:34:32 +02:00			`<li>Push "Rat Biscuit" into "Cresta Run".</li>`
			`<li>Connect "The Near End"/"Kidney Bean" to "The Colonnade".</li>`
			`<li>Drop the pitch in "7-11 Chamber" - the most southerly point of the current 204 survey, apart from Ariston which is ~100m deeper.</li>`
			`<li>Push QM 05-14A (not far inside 204g entrance).</li>`
			`<li>Push QMs 01-37 and 01-38.</li>`
			`<li>White Elephant Series (99-26B) draughts, but might be a tight pitchhead?</li>`
[svn r7367] More little updates 2006-06-18 22:38:43 +02:00			`<li>QM 03-75A (near "Anonymous Chamber"!)</li>`
[svn r7370] Fettle 204 QM list. 2006-06-18 22:56:01 +02:00			`<li>The partly-descended pitch (QM 01-38A) in the Chocolate Salty Balls area, known as 'The Eleven Second Rattle' - named after the sound heard on dropping rocks down it.</li>`
			`<li>An undescended pitch (01-68A) at the end of the Merry F***ing Christmas crawl</li>`
			`<li> And many others - see the Steinbrückenhöhle <a href="../../smkridge/204/qm.html">question mark list</a> for details.</li>`
[svn r7365] Add first draft of 2006 mission page 2006-06-18 21:48:14 +02:00			`</ul>`

			`<h4>Hauchhöhle</h4>`
			`<ul>`
[svn r7366] Linkify lots of cave names. Update the 204 and 234 lists with help from Martin. 2006-06-18 22:34:32 +02:00			`<li>Drop Bodge pitch (the one with the long rattle).</li>`
[svn r7365] Add first draft of 2006 mission page 2006-06-18 21:48:14 +02:00			`</ul>`

			`<h4>Eislufthöhle</h4>`

			`<p>Underground work:</p>`
			`<ul>`
			`<li>The original 1970s route below -190m is still to be revisited. This is`
			`probably a good year to try to push to the sump at ~-506m, since there`
			`aren't plans to go deep in 204, so there should be enough rope. The`
			`original explorers' accounts suggest there are leads at the level of`
			`"Hall of the Greene King", and another lead somewhat lower. A modern`
			`style SRT rig may reveal further leads, as may a more thorough poke`
			`around - the only bottoming trip in 1979 was under severe time pressure.</li>`

			`<li>In Brave New World, descend B* pitch to look at a couple of promising`
[svn r7366] Linkify lots of cave names. Update the 204 and 234 lists with help from Martin. 2006-06-18 22:34:32 +02:00			`leads (04-57B (Ramp) and 04-38B (Pendulum to slanting pitch) and re-read a`
[svn r7370] Fettle 204 QM list. 2006-06-18 22:56:01 +02:00			`clearly bogus compass reading in "Forward to the Past" rift.</li>`
[svn r7365] Add first draft of 2006 mission page 2006-06-18 21:48:14 +02:00
[svn r7366] Linkify lots of cave names. Update the 204 and 234 lists with help from Martin. 2006-06-18 22:34:32 +02:00			`<li>Pendulum to reach slanting pitch off B* pitch.</li>`
[svn r7365] Add first draft of 2006 mission page 2006-06-18 21:48:14 +02:00
			`<li>Push pitches in BNW: Drop Canyon pitch (with a long enough rope this`
			`time) and check if the main passage leads back to Nexus pitch as the direction`
			`suggests it will. Also check the apparent lead in the opposite direction.`
			`Drop Nexus pitch - it seems to be in an interesting position.</li>`

[svn r7366] Linkify lots of cave names. Update the 204 and 234 lists with help from Martin. 2006-06-18 22:34:32 +02:00			`<li>Explore the pitches beyond "Razor Advance" (the "Keg Series" sump bypass).</li>`
[svn r7365] Add first draft of 2006 mission page 2006-06-18 21:48:14 +02:00			`</ul>`

			`<p>Potential surface and shallow work near 76:</p>`

			`<ul>`
[svn r7366] Linkify lots of cave names. Update the 204 and 234 lists with help from Martin. 2006-06-18 22:34:32 +02:00			`<li>Explore, survey and tag <a href="../../plateau/83.htm">83</a> (specifically phreatic continuation beyond`
[svn r7365] Add first draft of 2006 mission page 2006-06-18 21:48:14 +02:00			`pitch).</li>`

[svn r7366] Linkify lots of cave names. Update the 204 and 234 lists with help from Martin. 2006-06-18 22:34:32 +02:00			`<li>Explore the QMs at ~ -25m in <a href="../../plateau/107.htm">107</a> (description suggests non-draughting`
[svn r7365] Add first draft of 2006 mission page 2006-06-18 21:48:14 +02:00			`chokes, survey suggests QMs), and the ~-70m route to the Big Pitch for any`
[svn r7366] Linkify lots of cave names. Update the 204 and 234 lists with help from Martin. 2006-06-18 22:34:32 +02:00			`horizontal leads, as this is about the same level as Brave New World, and <100m`
[svn r7365] Add first draft of 2006 mission page 2006-06-18 21:48:14 +02:00			`away.</li>`

[svn r7366] Linkify lots of cave names. Update the 204 and 234 lists with help from Martin. 2006-06-18 22:34:32 +02:00			`<li><a href="../../smkridge/157.htm">Pirat Schacht (157)</a> perhaps?`
			`(depending on results in 107 and 83).</li>`
[svn r7365] Add first draft of 2006 mission page 2006-06-18 21:48:14 +02:00
[svn r7366] Linkify lots of cave names. Update the 204 and 234 lists with help from Martin. 2006-06-18 22:34:32 +02:00			`<li>Try to refind <a href="../../plateau/177.htm">Tantulus Schacht (177)</a> (probably fruitless at this point...)</li>`
[svn r7365] Add first draft of 2006 mission page 2006-06-18 21:48:14 +02:00
[svn r7366] Linkify lots of cave names. Update the 204 and 234 lists with help from Martin. 2006-06-18 22:34:32 +02:00			`<li>Refind`
			`<a href="../../plateau/1999-OB-01/1999-OB-01.html">99-OB-01</a> and`
			`<a href="../../plateau/1999-OB-02/1999-OB-02.html">99-OB-02</a>`
			`(both tagged and photographed and bearings taken but not explored or GPSed).`
			`99-OB-02 must be near to being above Brave New World.</li>`
[svn r7365] Add first draft of 2006 mission page 2006-06-18 21:48:14 +02:00
[svn r7366] Linkify lots of cave names. Update the 204 and 234 lists with help from Martin. 2006-06-18 22:34:32 +02:00			`<li>Proper survey for <a href="../../plateau/2004-01/2004-01.html">2004-01 (bivi cave)</a> - trivial since it's just a large chamber</li>`
[svn r7365] Add first draft of 2006 mission page 2006-06-18 21:48:14 +02:00
[svn r7366] Linkify lots of cave names. Update the 204 and 234 lists with help from Martin. 2006-06-18 22:34:32 +02:00			`<li>Descend/explore/survey <a href="../../plateau/2004-08/2004-08.html">2004-08</a></li>`
[svn r7365] Add first draft of 2006 mission page 2006-06-18 21:48:14 +02:00
			`<li>Excavate potential entrance above Pancake Chips Aven in 76, which might`
			`provide an easier route in to at least some of Brave New World</li>`

[svn r7366] Linkify lots of cave names. Update the 204 and 234 lists with help from Martin. 2006-06-18 22:34:32 +02:00			`<li>Find and tag <a href="../../plateau/84.htm">84</a> (draughts, unexplored tube) and <a href="../../plateau/86.htm">86</a></li>`
[svn r7365] Add first draft of 2006 mission page 2006-06-18 21:48:14 +02:00
[svn r7366] Linkify lots of cave names. Update the 204 and 234 lists with help from Martin. 2006-06-18 22:34:32 +02:00			`<li>Survey <a href="../../plateau/85.htm">85</a> (~50m long, no rigging gear`
			`apparantly) and <a href="../../plateau/81.htm">81</a> (~15m long, no`
[svn r7365] Add first draft of 2006 mission page 2006-06-18 21:48:14 +02:00			`rigging gear)</li>`

[svn r7366] Linkify lots of cave names. Update the 204 and 234 lists with help from Martin. 2006-06-18 22:34:32 +02:00			`<li>Tag and survey <a href="../../plateau/2004-03/2004-03.html">2004-03</a>`
			`(hole already drilled, not a very long cave).</li>`
[svn r7365] Add first draft of 2006 mission page 2006-06-18 21:48:14 +02:00
			`<li><a href="../../plateau/97.htm">Schneewindschacht (97)</a> probably deserves a revisit, due to its proximity to 76 and a phreatic level known to have a continuing traverse - we should at least check how bad the entrance squeeze actually is!</li>`
			`</ul>`

			`<h4>Odds 'n' Sods</h4>`
			`<ul>`
[svn r7368] Add possible visit to 161. 2006-06-18 22:40:19 +02:00			`<li><a href="../../smkridge/239/239.html">Rock'n'Roll Höhle (239)</a>: Open lead over blind pit leading 204-wards.</li>`
			`<li>One day trip to visit the Northern reaches of KH?</li>`
[svn r7366] Linkify lots of cave names. Update the 204 and 234 lists with help from Martin. 2006-06-18 22:34:32 +02:00			`<li>Prospecting for more cave.</li>`
[svn r7365] Add first draft of 2006 mission page 2006-06-18 21:48:14 +02:00			`</ul>`

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