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< center > < h2 > Bristol Exploration Club< / h2 > < / center >
The < a href = "http://web.ukonline.co.uk/john/index.htm" > Bristol Exploration
Club< / a > is one of the "elder clubs" of Mendip. They foster their own
reputation for worldwide expeditions by their slogan "The BEC gets
everywhere" seen on stickers in the most unlikely places :-). They certainly
visited the Totes Gebirge of Austria well before expeditionary caving abroad
became commonplace.
< p > From 1965 to 1969, the BEC held expeditions to Austria, in the first
couple of years working with the Austrians in Raucherkarhö hle, then
later doing much work in the already known cave of
< a href = "../../noinfo/1626/50.htm" > Ahnenschacht< / a > , on the slopes of
Schö nberg, in the north of the western massif of the Totes Gebirge. This
is now a very major system, but even in 1967, it was a very serious
proposition, being remote, and with a very deep entrance shaft, which became
epic in the wet, especially when tackled on ladders, as was the way in those
days.
< p > The BEC's explorations were reported in a series of articles in their
frequent (then monthly) newsletter the < b > Belfry Bulletin< / b > , as well as
in other more widely available journals. Not all references in this list
have CTS numbers, as most are too early, and nobody seems inclined to
produce retrospective CTS volumes.
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< dt > < dd > < cite > Belfry Bulletin 214< / cite > , < b > Dachstein/Hirlatz/Raucher/Koppenbrü ller/Eisriesenwelt< / b >
< dt > < dd > < cite > Belfry Bulletin 222< / cite > , < b > Raucherkarhö hle< / b >
< dt > < dd > < cite > Belfry Bulletin 237 pp 93-97< / cite > , < b > Ahnenschacht 1967< / b >
< dt > < dd > < cite > Belfry Bulletin 239 (Jan 1968) pp 23-26< / cite > , < b > Scientific work on 1967 trip< / b >
< dt > < dd > < cite > Belfry Bulletin 246 (Sep 1968) pp 130-138< / cite > , < b > Ahnenschacht 1968< / b > , Alan Thomas
< dt > < dd > < cite > Belfry Bulletin 249 (Dec 1968) pp 198-204< / cite > , < b > Drainage development in the Western Totes Gebirge< / b > , Mike Luckwill
< dt > 69.708< dd > < cite > Cave Research Group of G.B. Newsletter 116 (June 1969) pp 7-9< / cite > < b > A brief account of the history of the Ahnenschacht< / b > , A.R.Thomas.
< dt > 69.709< dd > < cite > Descent 5 (July 1969) pp 31-35< / cite > , < b > British Team challenges Austria's Ahnenschacht< / b > , A.R.Thomas.
< dt > 69.707< dd > < cite > Mendip Caving Group Newsletter 77 (August 1969) pp 1-3< / cite > , < b > Austria 1969< / b > , Greg Smith
< dt > 69.711< dd > < cite > Belfry Bulletin 259, (Oct 1969) pp 169-170< / cite > , < b > New Austrian discovery (near Feuertal Ice Cave)< / b > , Dave Yeandle.
< dt > 69.704< dd > < cite > Shepton Mallet Caving Club Newsletter 6(5) (Oct 1969) pp 65-70< / cite > , < b > Ahnenschacht 1969 ... near Ebensee, Austria< / b > , R.D.Craig
< dt > 69.710< dd > < cite > Belfry Bulletin 261 (Dec 1969) pp 200-203< / cite > , < b > Ahnenschacht 1969< / b > , A.R.Thomas.
< dt > 69.704A< dd > < cite > Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal 4(8) (Dec 1969) pp 15-21< / cite > , < b > Ahnenschacht 1969 ... near Ebensee, Austria< / b > , R.D.Craig
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