Take a fairly well hidden R turn in this small chamber to immediately reach a short traverse on the L wall to the head of Honeycomb Pitch (RIG06 - see rigging guide; named after the abundance of golden dogtooth crystals). A short descent to a bridge leads to the main hang with several rebelays to a final wide Y-hang rebelay then a swing into a prominent ledge around 10m above the blind base of the pitch.
-Take the tube off to the L from the ledge then go up an easy c3 to a p6 (RIG07 - natural and 2 hangers?, 12m?). Stay on the R wall (descending to the base of the chamber below the pitch leads to a narrow crawl. This soon opens up to a large, undescended pitch with the sound of water, QMA, p20?) and ascend a loose c4 (RIG08 - 2 hangers at top and 10m?). Descend along the R wall (with a QMC to an undescended pitch, p11?, on L side) then continue to follow the R wall of the rift as holes appear in the floor. A short traverse then a constricted, short drop with deviations down the final hole in the rift (this was free climbed in 2017 when it was surveyed) drops onto to a large ledge. This ledge is the start of Hangman's pitch (RIG09 - see rigging guide; Hangman's pitch is named after the monstrous boulder perched above the main hang. Climbing onto this boulder leads to Myopia, described in a separate section below). The roomy ledge has a stream cutting below. From here the main drop of Hangman's descends from the R wall via a rebelay and a deviation to reach a bouldery floor. The pitch down continues below the boulders but it sounds unenticingly wet; it is still a QM.
+Take the tube off to the L from the ledge then go up an easy c3 to a p6 (RIG07 - natural and 2 hangers?, 12m?). Stay on the R wall (descending to the base of the chamber below the pitch leads to a narrow crawl. This soon opens up to a large, undescended pitch with the sound of water, QMA, p20?) and ascend a loose c4 (RIG08 - 2 hangers at top and 10m?). Descend along the R wall (with a QMC to an undescended pitch, p11?, on L side) then continue to follow the R wall of the rift as holes appear in the floor. A short traverse then a constricted, short drop with deviations down the final hole in the rift (this was free climbed in 2017 when it was surveyed) drops onto to a large ledge. This ledge is the start of a p40, Hangman's pitch (RIG09 - see rigging guide; Hangman's pitch is named after the monstrous boulder perched above the main hang. Climbing onto this boulder leads to Myopia, described in a separate section below). The roomy ledge has a stream cutting below. From here the main drop of Hangman's descends from the R wall via a rebelay and a deviation to reach a bouldery floor. The pitch down continues below the boulders but it sounds unenticingly wet; it is still a QMB.
From the bouldery floor at the base of Hangman's pitch there is an easy, albeit loose traverse across boulders (RIG10 - see rigging guide; the traverse rope ends at the far side of the body sized tube where a final, extra bolt would be good rather than the poor naturals used in 2019) along the L side (loose rocks fall down the large, undescended, wet sounding pitch on the R, QM2018 XX). On reaching the far wall turn R (L ascends Snail Trail (RIG10-01 - see rigging guide); this climbs steeply up loose boulders then soon ends) and go past the conservation tape protecting mud formations on the L. Climb up a rock nose then a steep, muddy bank to enter a body-sized tube around 3m vertically above the taped-off mud formations. Wriggle through the tube for a few metres - it is easier to drag large tacklesacks. The passage soon widens then quickly reaches a p4 (RIG11 - see rigging guide). This drops to a large ledge with a slot down. (Continuing the traverse rather than climbing up to the body-sized tube ascends to an obvious, large passage, Hangman's Daughter. This splits to two parallel passages that soon re-join then end at a small pitch down (RIG10-02 - see rigging guide). This drops into a small chamber with apparently no way on. However, the team exploring from Balkonhöhle spotted a well-placed survey station there and, after some scrutiny, spotted the tiny tube high on the SW wall that provided the 2nd connection made to Tunnockschacht, at Fecking Tight).
+From the bouldery floor at the base of Hangman's pitch there is an easy, albeit loose traverse across the chamber on boulders (RIG10 - see rigging guide) along the L side (loose rocks fall down the large, undescended, wet sounding pitch on the R, QMB 2018, which is below Hangman's pitch). On reaching the far wall of the chamber turn R (L ascends Snail Trail (RIG10-01 - see rigging guide); this climbs steeply up loose boulders then soon ends) and go past the conservation tape protecting mud formations on the L wall. Using the in situ rope (RIG10-02 - see rigging guide), climb up a rock nose then a steep, muddy bank to enter a body-sized tube around 3m vertically above the taped-off mud formations.
-Keep on rope to protect the walk along the ledge then up a muddy slope to reach the ledge at the top of Mongol Rally (approx p200, RIG12 - see rigging guide; named after George and Luke saw cars on their ferry out to Expo that were heading out to do the Mongol Rally). The upper part feels surprisingly friendly as it descends via numerous rebelays and 3 large ledges then 2 hanging rebelays to a rebelay at PT07. This is at an obvious, large window that leads to an extensive, largely horizontal level called Pitstop. PT07 is around 130m below the Mongol Rally pitch head and Pitstop is described in a separate section.
+Continuing the traverse rather than climbing up to the body-sized tube ascends to an obvious, large passage, Hangman's Daughter. This splits to two parallel passages that soon re-join then end at a small pitch down (RIG10-03 - see rigging guide). This drops into a small chamber with apparently no way on. However, the team exploring from Balkonhöhle spotted a well-placed survey station there and, after some scrutiny, spotted the tiny tube high on the SW wall that provided the 2nd connection made to Tunnockschacht, at Fecking Tight.
+ + +Entering the body-sized tube, wriggle through for a few metres. It is easier to drag large tacklesacks. The passage soon widens, stay on the L wall, and quickly reaches a p4 (RIG11 - see rigging guide). This drops to a large ledge with a slot down. Keep on rope to protect the walk along the ledge then up a muddy slope to reach the ledge at the top of Mongol Rally (approx p200, RIG12 - see rigging guide; named after George and Luke saw cars on their ferry out to Expo that were heading out to do the Mongol Rally).
+ +The upper part of Mongol Rally feels surprisingly friendly as it descends via numerous rebelays and 3 large ledges then 2 hanging rebelays to a rebelay at PT07. This is at an obvious, large window that leads to an extensive, largely horizontal level called Pitstop. PT07 is around 130m below the Mongol Rally pitch head and Pitstop is described in a separate section.
From Pitstop continue to descend around 50m further past 2 rebelays to a large ledge. From this ledge R leads W to a c3 down. At the base of the c3, R goes N to a wet pitch (with no QMs???) whilst L continues W into Floodland over fine mud banks in wide passage to a steeply descending mud slope down that needs protection (RIG12-01 - see rigging guide). Rigging from the R wall leads to an ongoing ???A QMA???. A final short drop to the L (to the E) from the large ledge leads down to a huge, bouldery chamber at the base of Mongol Rally and the start of Grand Prix.