From 071ecf0eaa2b2c0c0a39f2f8a2ebb0df51219734 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: dave
Altausseer See is a 2 km long glacier-carved lake south of the Loser -plateau. Its north shore lies on a significant fault which marks the -SE boundary of the block of limestone of which Loser is made. A number -of small resurgences feed the lake, but in dry weather none of those -above the surface carry anything other than very local drainage.
- -Within the lake are a number of underwater -resurgences. These appear to lie on the fault itself, and explain -why the deepest points of certain caves coincide with the level of -Altausseer See at 712m above sea level.
- -In much wetter weather, water emerges from flood risings on the north shore -or much higher on the hillside. The closest to the lake, Wasserlöcher, is associated with a -significant cave, Liägerhöhle. Another major stream -course enters the lake further west, near some boat houses and places or -refreshment at the end of the motorable road. This is normally dry, but -apparently carries huge volumes of flood water from risings at about 1080m in -Kiler Lahn, a steep gully. We know of no documented caves in this gully, -which is in a rather inaccessible position.
- -To the northeast of the lake, ("behind" it, as seen from the village of -Altaussee) a glacier-carved valley rises to the pass of Hochklapf Sattel. A -steep path can be followed up through woodland to join the Stögerweg path from the Stellerweghöhle area, which continues NE -to Wildensee. There are a few caves west of this -path, below the cliffs of Weiße Wand.
- -The area of most concern to the Expo Treasurer will almost certainly be the travel expenses, for journeys to and from Austria. Transport is notionally coordinated by the Expo Treasurer (see later) with the objective of getting all the people to Expo at minimum overall cost (consistent with reasonable comfort, safety, timeliness, etc. :-). Typically, some people are helpful and drive to Expo with cars full of passengers and/or Expo gear. The ferry, fuel and toll costs for these vehicles are normally refunded in full. Some vehicles travel to and/or from Expo with half or less of a full complement of passengers; in these cases the costs may or may not be refunded, or refunded in part, at the discretion of the treasurer. The decision is normally based on whether the car was under-utilised because the driver was too inflexible/uncommunicative to fit in better with the Expo transport plan, whether the inefficiency was unavoidable. Where a vehicle goes off elsewhere before or after Expo, Expo usually pays for the 'useful' part of the journey.
-Photographic costs have been discussed recently, with the outcome that Expo pays only for its own copy of slides/prints. It does not pay for film or development unless it gets to keep the negatives. We recommend that photographers keep their own originals as this makes it less likely that the originals will be lost and easier for the photographer to do whatever they like with their images (publish, competitions, copies for friends, etc.). Photographers retain copyright of their material, but should give Expo the 'right to reproduce' their photographs for CUCC journals, slideshows, etc if they wish Expo to pay for any of it. See David Gibson's thoughts on this in appendix F.
+Photographic costs have been discussed recently, with the outcome that Expo pays only for its own copy of slides/prints. It does not pay for film or development unless it gets to keep the negatives. We recommend that photographers keep their own originals as this makes it less likely that the originals will be lost and easier for the photographer to do whatever they like with their images (publish, competitions, copies for friends, etc.). Photographers retain copyright of their material, but should give Expo the 'right to reproduce' their photographs for CUCC journals, slideshows, etc if they wish Expo to pay for any of it. See David Gibson's thoughts on this in appendix F (MISSING!).
Expo does not pay fines (speeding, parking or otherwise) but may pay road tolls.
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The entire floor of this cave consists of small rocks and boulders. There is no solid rock anywhere horizontal, except halfway down the pitch.
After climbing out of the hole there is another 5m deep choked hole beyond. Traverses round to both the left and right are possible, although a little care is required due to the low roof and loose floor.
To the right, rubble coming out of the bottom of a choked shaft almost blocks the passage but a crawl through to the left remains, with a strong wind blasting through the confined space. Beyond this constriction the draught is lost. The roof remains low on the other side, although it is possible to stand up off to the left where there is a 4m climb up to what looks like a way on but is actually blind. Moving around the boulder pile to the right leads to a big passage. There are a few large boulders 10m to the right with a 4m climb down between them leading to a tight choked rift. This was also dug into from the top passage by the extremely zealous original explorers! There is an alcove in front and a rubble slope up to the right. Round the corner to the right is another shaft-bottom rubble pile and a hole disappearing into the roof. At the top of the slope to the left is a 4m climb up through and around big wedged boulders to reach an impressive chamber 7m × 9m and 12m high. There is a possible climb up into an aven in the corner which probably doesn't go and has a couple of moves at the top which need protecting.
Back at the fork near the entrance, turning left and thrutching over a couple of rocks (another windy spot) leads to the head of a 17m pitch broken by a ledge 8m down. There is a bolt for a ladder hang on this ledge. Going off to the left allows a safe traverse past the pitch continuation to the bottom of a 6m high rift with some ice in it, slowly narrowing as it goes up.
At the foot of the pitch is what looks like an ancient phreatic remnant. It is about 40m long and 6m wide, and mostly full of rocks. To the left it is blocked at the end by the rubble coming out of the bottom of a big shaft. It is possible to work round the foot of this for about 3m to the left and 10m to the right.
Going the other way down the passage reveals a large snow column by the left hand wall. It is possible to climb up between the column and its containing shaft, presumably all the way to the surface, but no-one has managed it yet. Beyond this column the roof gets lower, apart from a couple of solutional avens and eventually a small shaft-bottom rock pile and a couple of small inlet tubes mark the end of the cave.
There is no extant description or survey of what Brian and Becka discovered in 1999 except that it was a shaft to around 50m of passage. This and the position of their entrance suggests that they had dropped into the lower part of 162, near the snow column from the original description.",,,,,"In dataset","1990 plan Cambridge Underground 1991
","caves/162/162.svx","156-159m","22 m (survey) or 33 m (text)",,"The 1988 log book refers to this cave as ""Adam's Hole (2)"".",,,,,,"Surface survey","gps96.162 gps96bestfit.162","gps00.162",,,,,,"Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel, about halfway between 161 and Eishöhle. Following the French traverse route along the shelf marked with orange paint from 161c will take you to just below 162 and 163.","About 250m from survey point vd1. From vd1, head directly down the gully (bearing about 100°, for about 130m, then turn right, angle right and traverse below the bunde field on the right along the most obvious shelf (you should find the french path here) for another 130m or so. The cave entrance is a 1.5m × 2m hole in the wall to the right of the traverse shelf with a very cold draught coming out of it. It is one shelf above the French path and if you are at the wrong level you will miss it.",,,,,, ,,"main",,"entrance",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p162",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Paint",,"Surveyed", ,,"b","1999-10","last entrance",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p162b","spit hole",,,,"p1999-10",,,,,,,,,,"Retag","Tag placed 2000, still says ""CUCC 1999-10""","Surveyed", -163,"2/S +",,,,"smkridge/163/163.html",,,"Schwa Höhle 163",,,"2c","CUCC 1988 ","This is a fairly small cave remnant, but it does have a draught at the end suggesting more passage beyond.
The entrance is low and wide (3.5m) and descends down a rocky slope for 20m to some impressive ice stals. There is a small tube in the roof on the right through which daylight can be seen. The cave extends another 10m past the ice stals in fossil passage until it chokes. A 3m climb up on the left allows access to a tiny rift which can be climbed down for a few uninspiring metres.
5m back from the ice stals, towards the entrance, there is a stoop under a massive boulder forming the left wall. Here is a 3m climb down into the second part of the cave. Downslope from here is a chamber with a small frozen stream running through it and a choked alcove containing another ice stal beyond the stream. The chamber through which the stream 'flows' appears to have been formed by the entire roof falling about 1.5m in one piece and it is possible to climb beneath this huge rock near the way in. Over on the right is a climb through an eyehole to a 3m climb down into a stream rift. This has a howling draught coming out of it but it is too small to get down - although the heavy application of a hammer might do the trick.",,,,,"In dataset","1990 plan, Cambridge Underground 1991
","caves/163/163.svx","58m","17m",,"The 1988 log book refers to this cave as ""Adam's Hole (1)"".",,"p163tag","p163",,,"Surface survey",,"gps00.163",,,,,,"In the right hand side of a 15m diameter couloir near 162.",,,"
Photo © Wookey 2002","Tag",,"Surveyed", +163,"2/S +",,,,"smkridge/163/163.html",,,"Schwa Höhle 163",,,"2c","CUCC 1988 ","This is a fairly small cave remnant, but it does have a draught at the end suggesting more passage beyond.
The entrance is low and wide (3.5m) and descends down a rocky slope for 20m to some impressive ice stals. There is a small tube in the roof on the right through which daylight can be seen. The cave extends another 10m past the ice stals in fossil passage until it chokes. A 3m climb up on the left allows access to a tiny rift which can be climbed down for a few uninspiring metres.
5m back from the ice stals, towards the entrance, there is a stoop under a massive boulder forming the left wall. Here is a 3m climb down into the second part of the cave. Downslope from here is a chamber with a small frozen stream running through it and a choked alcove containing another ice stal beyond the stream. The chamber through which the stream 'flows' appears to have been formed by the entire roof falling about 1.5m in one piece and it is possible to climb beneath this huge rock near the way in. Over on the right is a climb through an eyehole to a 3m climb down into a stream rift. This has a howling draught coming out of it but it is too small to get down - although the heavy application of a hammer might do the trick.",,,,,"In dataset","1990 plan, Cambridge Underground 1991
","caves/163/163.svx","58m","17m",,"The 1988 log book refers to this cave as ""Adam's Hole (1)"".",,"p163tag","p163",,,"Surface survey",,"gps00.163",,,,,,"In the right hand side of a 15m diameter couloir near 162.",,,"
Photo © Wookey 2002","Tag",,"Surveyed", 164,"2/S +",,,,"plateau/164.htm",,,"Plateau Schacht 164",,,"1a","CUCC 1988","The entrance pitch is 10m, and has a detectable draught - quite strong in view of the size of the entrance. There was only the remains of a snow plug in 1988, although the plug is almost complete in some years (eg. 1995 - it was gone again in 1996).
A small stream enters and lands on boulders at the foot of the pitch in a passage leading south along a fault. A climb of 4m over precarious boulders reaches a bolt for the second pitch. The quality of rock in this area leaves a lot to be desired. The second pitch, 12m and third pitch, 15m are separated only by a small ledge. Water sinks in floor of small passage floored with what would appear to be the previous season's roof, now decayed into small jagged rocks. Continuing passage over boulders rises to 4-5m dropping steeply for 30m on the same south-trending fault. The water is rejoined at a freehanging 10m pitch from a rock bridge overlooking a sizeable chamber.
The stream sinks at the foot of the pitch in the centre of the 15m by 7m chamber floor. To the east, a scramble leads up to a shattered cross-rift from a large shelf about 15m long and 10m wide, but ends too tight. A similar feature to the west up a 4m climb becomes a low bedding with no way on. Due south are two passages, the one to the right leading 20m round a couple of bends to a sandy choke. The left passage quickly chokes. The draught seems to be lost into the continuation of the passage above the final pitch, on the far side of the chamber. This would be best reached by a traverse on steep loose rock from the 4m climb in the chamber. The pitches take large quantities of water very quickly in rain.",,,,,,"Elevation in Cambridge Underground 1989",,,"60ish metres",,,,"p164tag","p164rig",,,"Surface survey","gps96.164/189 gps96bestfit.164",,,,,,,"On plateau, beyond B11 (1623/198). This is a snow-choked shaft next to the very large snow-choked shaft, which has always been blocked with snow and was therefore not explored or numbered for many years, but is now 189.",,,"
","Tag","On wall above entrance, facing NE, number in red, 1988. Austrian metal tag, 1995.","Surveyed", 165,"1/S +",,,,"smkridge/165.htm",,,"Schwa Schacht 165",,,"2d","CUCC 1989","15m shaft explored by Adam and Planc on 24th August 1989, and apparently never returned to, but did get its number painted. Relocated and surveyed to in 1999.
In same fault line, but further north, in an area of bare limestone is another shaft. This already had a bolt when encountered in 1989, despite being outside the area previously looked at by CUCC. It was in excess of 35m deep and was not marked by CUCC. Cross on Schönberg 322°, Bräuning Nase 222°
This latter cave may be 195 (marked in 1995) which is c 80m almost due north, although the faults in this area are mainly aligned on about 020°, so it may be an as-yet-unrelocated shaft.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p165",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,"Cross on Schönberg 331°, Bräuning Nase 226°",,"On the west side of the Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel in a fault line. About 80m due south of 195, which is visible from top camp.",,,,"Tag","Tag placed 1999","Surveyed", "166-170",,,,,,,,,,"Not CUCC numbers","nonexistent",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 171,"1/T +","a b","90/1","yes","plateau/171/171.html",,,"Plateau Höhle 90/1",,,"1a","CUCC 1990.","Subhorizontal phreatic tube trending 154°. Multiple entrances and windows with total passage length in excess of 150m. Passage generally elliptical: 5m wide and 3m high.
Along the fault to the north are numerous choked shafts with a maximum depth of 5m.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1644m","Bräuning Nase 190½° (in 1995, recorded as 186° in 1990), Bräuning Zinken 236½° (1995), Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel appears as a single peak on 056° (both 1990 and 1995), East end of Top Camp 177° (1995), Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel appears as 126° (1990 and 1995) but this point is not the true summit, and therefore cannot be used to plot the cave on the map. It is useful if you just want to find the cave.",,"150m north of Top Camp (camp 3). c 20-50m east of prominent fault which cuts through Bräuning Nase, in sub-horizontal limestone.",,,"
171 entrance in 1995 | 171 entrance in 1996(?) |
1623/171 entrance and a small shaft linked to it by a section of mostly unroofed cave, seen in 1995 | Robert Seebacher at the entrance in 1995 |
Photos © Andy Waddington 1995, except 1996 photo © Olly Betts","Tag","Paint marking on wall facing southwest:
Original 90/1 marking of 1990 vintage, converted to ""171"" in 1991. This image taken in 1995. There is also a metal tag bolted on by the Austrians in 1995.",, ,,"a",,"entrance",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"t171",,,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,,,,"Tag",,"Surveyed", ,,"b",,"last entrance",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p171b",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,,,,"Paint (?)",,"Surveyed", -172,"1/T +",,"90/2",,"plateau/172.htm",,,"Plateau Höhle 90/2",,,"1a","Almost certainly seen before, but recorded CUCC 1990","Horizontal, walk-in phreatic tube dipping to S and trending 190°. 40m long, 4m wide, 1.5 to 2m high. Choked at end.",,,,,"In dataset","
Notes in 2000#34","caves/172/172.svx",,,,,,,"p172",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,"North of 171 along fault, on cliff facing north, 10m east of fault. HSK 063°, Schönberg cross 343°. Relocated from these bearings, which seem about right, in 1995.",,,"
","Tag","Originally marked ""CUCC 90/2"" in red, changed to ""172"" in 1991. An Austrian metal tag bolted to entrance in 1995.","Surveyed", +172,"1/T +",,"90/2",,"plateau/172.htm",,,"Plateau Höhle 90/2",,,"1a","Almost certainly seen before, but recorded CUCC 1990","Horizontal, walk-in phreatic tube dipping to S and trending 190°. 40m long, 4m wide, 1.5 to 2m high. Choked at end.",,,,,"In dataset","
Notes in 2000#34","caves/172/172.svx",,,,,,,"p172",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,"North of 171 along fault, on cliff facing north, 10m east of fault. HSK 063°, Schönberg cross 343°. Relocated from these bearings, which seem about right, in 1995.",,,"
","Tag","Originally marked ""CUCC 90/2"" in red, changed to ""172"" in 1991. An Austrian metal tag bolted to entrance in 1995.","Surveyed", 173,"1/S +",,"90/3",,"plateau/173.htm",,,"Plateau Schacht 90/3",,,"1d","Recorded CUCC 1990","Lies along fracture line from 172 with several shafts connected by a narrow rift. Most of these are snow plugged - 173 also has a plug but this has shrunk and a large gap is visible around the edges. Fracture trends 024°, shaft is c20m deep and 7m diameter.",,,,,,,,,"C20m",,,,"t173",,,,"Surface survey",,,,,,"Bräuning Nase 191° (1995, 1990 record says 186°), Nipple 159°, Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel appears as two peaks, left hand one is 080° (1995, 1990 figure 082° unclear which peak), Bräuning Zinken 224° (1995, 1990:220°)",,,,,"
","Tag","Originally marked ""CUCC 90/3"" in red, changed to ""173"" in 1991. An Austrian metal tag bolted to entrance in 1995.","Surveyed", 174,"1/S +",,"90/4",,"plateau/174.htm",,,"Plateau Schacht 90/4",,,"1d","Recorded CUCC 1990, descended by Adam ?","c 30m shaft, climbable for first 10m to rock bridge. Snow at bottom, but cobble floor also visible.",,,,,,,,,"C30m",,,,,,,,,,,,,"1665m (by altimeter set 1610 at Bergrestaurant)","Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel 088° (1995, 1990:087°) to right hand peak, Rightmost apparent peak of three on Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel 160° (1990), Bräuning Nase 188° (1995, 1990:189°), Bräuning Zinken 221° (1995, 1990:218°)",,"Situated on fracture bearing 044° which forms prominent banded cliff visible North of Top Camp on second low ridge.","This cave is quite hard to find, even though the bearings get you very close. It is just below a cliff, which is almost the highest bit of cliff in the vicinity. The entrance is almost on the (E-W) axis on the ridge and the cliff faces SE. The number is easily missed.",,"
","Tag","Originally marked ""CUCC 90/4"" in red, changed to ""174"" in 1991. An Austrian metal tag bolted to entrance in 1995.","Refindable","Refound in 1995. AERW knows where it is" 175,"1/S -",,"90/5",,"plateau/175.htm",,,"Plateau Schacht 90/5",,,"1d","Recorded CUCC 1990, but not descended ?","c20m shaft, snow at bottom, but quite possibly open.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Nipple 167°, Bräuning Nase 193°, Bräuning Zinken 220°, HSK 100° (1990 bearings)",,,"Further round cliff to NE of 174 on NW side of shallow valley bounded on one side by the HSK.
If you are coming from 174, 175 is a couple of scars down from where you arrive by simply following the cliff.",,"
","Tag","Originally marked ""CUCC 90/5"" in red, changed to ""175"" in 1991. An Austrian metal tag bolted to entrance in 1995.","Refindable","Refound in 1995. AERW knows where it is. Has apparently been seen more recently and is close to 76." @@ -226,12 +226,12 @@ 180,"2/S +",,"90/10",,"smkridge/180.htm",,,"Schwa Schacht 90/10",,,"2c","CUCC 1990 ","There is an ice shaft under collapsed boulders. A bedding in the side of this gives access to two adjacent loose pitches. Various impenetrable vocal connections to the surface exist. 30m pitch with ledge and rebelay at -15m leads to Icicle Works - very nice stals and flows. Follow flow down hole Slush crawl then rift. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p180",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,"Located on terrace N of 161b and 161c (French entrance), before a big bowl of choss and rifts.",,,"
","Tag","Red painted ""CUCC 90/10"". Spit placed for tag in 1997. Tag 1999","Surveyed", 181,"1/S +",,"90/11",,"plateau/181.htm",,,"Plateau Schacht 90/11",,,"1b","CUCC 1990 ","12m shaft with snow at bottom and rocky ledge at -5m. Aligned on 120°. Short way off at bottom is soon too tight.",,,,,,,,,"12m",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"HSK 074°, Bräuning Nase 165°, Bräuning Scharte 194°, Bräuning Zinken 216°",,,,,,"Paint","Paint says ""90/11"" in red","Lost", 182,"4/S +",,"90/12",,"plateau/182/182.html",,,"Bovistundpuderzuckerhöhle","Puffball and Icing Sugar Cave",,"1b","CUCC 1990-1992 - see History for index into logbooks","The main entrance joins with a secondary, slightly smaller entrance in a daylit chamber on top of a snow plug. Sky can be seen through a third entrance in the ceiling, which is surrounded by undergrowth on the surface. A hole down the back edge of the snow plug leads to a slither down a partially iced steep (30°) boulder slope, with a low ceiling which soon rises. A large boulder several metres across is jammed across the slope at a few metres further down, below which the boulder slope continues. An inlet to the left just before an ice formation soon becomes too tight. Carrying on, the slope soon gives way to a traverse above a vadose canyon, with a laddered climb (6m) after about 25m. It is possible to continue along the top of the rift all the way to above the top of shell pitch. It is much more spacious than below but has a couple of bad steps.
From the bottom of the ladder, the passage soon drops down a climb of 2m. Then there is a winding, rifty passageway, named ""Magic Mushroom Passage"" due to the peculiar mushroom-like formations on the walls. These, together with the white dusty look of the walls in places, give the cave its name. After 100m the rift widens, and a traverse develops above a narrower rift below. The upper level may be followed to above the first rope pitch, but the more usual route is to climb down a rock pile into the lower rift (40cm wide), which is known as the Yorkshire Ripper, due to the effect of the sharp, narrow rift on oversuits, and the Yorkshire feel of the cave at this point. After 15m, relieved at one point by a small alcove with an irritating spray of water, the narrow rift widens, after a final flourish, to the head of the first rope pitch (6m).
Carrying on from the base of the pitch, the tiny rift in the floor deepens, and traversing along leads soon to the head of Shell pitch (19m). Descending gives a fine view of the chamber, the walls of which contain many large bivalve fossils (hence the pitch's name). From this chamber, a short traverse leads to a junction. Left is an unclimbable aven, whilst to the right is Piezo de Resistance, described below. The main route is currently down Q8 pitch which is broken by a ledge after 16m. After a further 9m and a rebelay, a pendulum through a window to one side leads on. Descending further, the shaft stops after 19m and a further rebelay. There are no passable ways on from the bottom (Strike One).
After the pendulum, a vast army of rebelays lies in wait (Dot to Dot), eventually ending in a larger pitch (25m) the bottom of which, again, has no ways on (Strike Two).
Yet again, a pendulum (at -14m) yields more cave (Bottom Bypass). A dubious 11m hang leads to a ledge. At one end of the ledge, ducking under an arch enters a chamber at the bottom of a high shaft (Lady's Loo), down which a vast torrent pours in wet weather. A further 9m down from the ledge is a floor. Progress can be made along the top of a slimy keyhole shaped rift (Tarzan's Folly) which is irritating to pass, especially with tackle. After 20m, a false floor appears and a few metres further on is The Dark Room, a high chamber with dark, textured walls. A waterfall cascades down from unfathomable heights, and pounds onto a ledge to the back right of the cavern.
Climbing down a slimy slope (which in an ideal world would be lined) the way on is along a rift which exits from the rear of the chamber on the left side. The rift has a couple of false floors in it. The middle level leads to the head of the next pitch: Natural Redundancy (11m) is reached after about 10m. The rope is belayed to a large chock stone at head level, then to a bolt about two inches from a beautifully rounded thread, hence the name. Cyclotron pitch follows immediately, then comes Quark, Strangeness and Charm, a rift passage with many possible traverse levels. In places there are flowstone bosses, and near the roof, some odd tippex stals can be seen. The formations are only notable due to their rarity in the caves of this region.
Cloud Chamber | Quark Strangeness & Charm |
At the end of QS&C, the passage sweeps round to the left as the floor drops away into Cloud Chamber. The pitch is broken by two rebelays. The grade 5 survey stops about 20m back from the pitch head. The details of the passage leading to the next pitch are uncertain, although the consensus is that it is around 20-30m long, and fairly straight. The lack of information led to the name Amnesia Alleyway. The next pitch is NDE, an acronym for ""Near Death Experience"" , since a party of cavers was flood-pulsed just below this pitch during the initial exploration. This incident also named The Delicate Sound of Thunder, another rift passage with a traverse along to a pitch (Traditional Style - laddered in 1991, marking the end of exploration that year).
After the first 5m slope to a rebelay, Traditional Style drops 12m (with one deviation) to a wide shelf. At the right hand edge is another 12m pitch. This lands in a muddy area which quickly becomes a very muddy steeply descending rift. An 8m pitch (2 bolts, Y-hang) a bit of clambering and a 5m pitch (one bolt) get you to a washing-up-bowl-sized sump at -292m.
5m up on the left hand wall (by the last bit of string) is a muddy crawl. This is below the 'tide-mark' of the sump so is somewhat oppressive. It leads, after 8m to a high parallel rift. A couple of 2m climbs ahead lead back down to another, slightly larger, sump. The rift rises at least 20m, apparently without connecting back to the main descent route.
From the head of ""Q8"" pitch, an alternative route may be followed along a rift on a fault at 20-200°, hading 80° to the west. Taking the passage to the right, a traverse develops after 10m. Water sinks into a hole in the floor after a further 10m, and beyond this, is a 9m pitch, followed after 10m or so by a longer pitch of 16mm.
Crow's Nest | The Chimney |
This lands on a ledge with an obvious continuation below, but the route, to keep away from potential water, takes a much more interesting route. It goes up a 6m pitch to the Crow's Nest, a narrow rock rib separating two parts of the shaft. This was originally reached by a bolt traverse round the right hand wall. From the Crow's Nest, The Chimney drops 30m in typical Puffball triangular pitch (elliptical joint-aligned phreas cut down on lower side by vadose action). The rope stays resolutely on the upper side with a series of epic hanging rebelays.
At the bottom a 34m freehang lands in the Darkroom, but the bottom of this is in the waterfall (noted in the Darkroom description), so the route goes through a window near the top of the hang which gives a nice dry 30m hang. ",,,,,"In dataset","? grade 5","caves/182/182.svx","1177m","292m","302m",,,,"p182",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,"Bräuning Scharte 180°,Bräuning Zinken 210°, HSK 070°. Journal CU's 1991,92 says VSK 210° but this has to be a typo, maybe 110 ?
Top Camp below the Bräuning wall is on 144° and +01.5° but can't actually be seen from entrance.",,,,,"
Entrance area with snow plug | Entrance area (clear of snow) | Entrance rift |
Photos © Olly Betts 199? (1 + 2) & © Andy Atkinson 1992 (3)","Paint","Paint mark may still say ""90/12""","Surveyed", -183,"2/S x ",,"90/13",,"plateau/183.htm",,,"Elchfalle",,,"1b","CUCC 1990-1992","A small man-sized hole behind a flake in the obvious fault. Boulder almost blocking entrance was pulled clear in 1992. Descend a boulder pile for 5m then sloping start to an 8m pitch. Strong draught at this point. A few metres of boulder-floored passage lead to another short pitch (5m sloping, then 5m vertical). Another very short passage leads to the third pitch of 10m to a flat boulder floor followed quickly by the fourth pitch rigged clear of a tiny stream by bolts on the roof/far wall. This is again c 10m with a deviation half way to land on more boulders. The water quickly sinks in these, and a little way forward, a hole opens onto a pitch of 6m rigged from a Y-hang. The stream comes down at the east end of this chamber, joined by another inlet from the north, and leaves south to another 5m pitch, quickly followed by another 5m pitch, from the base of which there is a crawling passage. Downstream is a crawl was explored for varying distances on several occasions until the explorers ran out of enthusiasm; the passage also continues upstream, which was not explored.",,"Continuing crawl both upstream and downstream at bottom",,,"In dataset",,"caves/183/183.svx","106m","71m",,,,,"p183",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,"From 182, go N up pavement. Just over crest turn left along sporadically vegetated ledge below 2m wall (to S). After 100m, a large fault is met which contains 183. ",,,"Paint","Paint mark still says ""90/13""","Surveyed", +183,"2/S x ",,"90/13",,"plateau/183.htm",,,"Elchfalle",,,"1b","CUCC 1990-1992","A small man-sized hole behind a flake in the obvious fault. Boulder almost blocking entrance was pulled clear in 1992. Descend a boulder pile for 5m then sloping start to an 8m pitch. Strong draught at this point. A few metres of boulder-floored passage lead to another short pitch (5m sloping, then 5m vertical). Another very short passage leads to the third pitch of 10m to a flat boulder floor followed quickly by the fourth pitch rigged clear of a tiny stream by bolts on the roof/far wall. This is again c 10m with a deviation half way to land on more boulders. The water quickly sinks in these, and a little way forward, a hole opens onto a pitch of 6m rigged from a Y-hang. The stream comes down at the east end of this chamber, joined by another inlet from the north, and leaves south to another 5m pitch, quickly followed by another 5m pitch, from the base of which there is a crawling passage. Downstream is a crawl was explored for varying distances on several occasions until the explorers ran out of enthusiasm; the passage also continues upstream, which was not explored.",,"Continuing crawl both upstream and downstream at bottom",,,"In dataset",,"caves/183/183.svx","106m","71m",,,,,"p183",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,"From 182, go N up pavement. Just over crest turn left along sporadically vegetated ledge below 2m wall (to S). After 100m, a large fault is met which contains 183. ",,,"Paint","Paint mark still says ""90/13""","Surveyed", 184,"1/T +",,"90/14",,"plateau/184.htm",,,"Shiruken",,,"1b","Recorded CUCC 1990, descended by Adam ?","It's a sharp narrow canyon and it's a BASTARD. Hence is called Shiruken (the sharp spikey things Ninjas throw).",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p184",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,"From 183, go south up the fault until an area of exposed limestone is met on the left (about 20m). Go left (E) along this exposure up to where the bunde starts and locate a surface stream canyon. This becomes 184 when it goes underground (and it's marked). ",,,"Paint",,"Surveyed", 185,"2/S +",,,,"smkridge/185.htm",,,"Zweijahreentstehungshöhle",,,"2c","CUCC 1990 ","A narrow slot first bolted in 1988 and descended in 1990. First pitch, Fancy a coffee, descends past a small snow plug down to a large(ish) chamber covered with snow which appears to be about 7m deep. A small section to the left lets in a shaft of light, which changes from a wide beam to a narrow one. A low crawl on the left (ice covered) leads to the second pitch Your place or mine ?, a short (3m approx) drop to a ledge, then a longer (10 to 13m) drop down to the floor. The second pitch is slightly wet, with small amounts of water dripping from the roof. A loose climb leads to a tight crawl and even tighter pitch (Marble Sink revisited, JR), which is now named get yer kit off. This descends into a small chamber, where the limestone changes in colour from yellow to blue. A rift then drops into a boulder covered chamber, with a larger boulder choked to the right and a very, very small hole leading to the left for a few metres. The fourth and probably final pitch has been named Came too soon.",,,,,"In dataset",,"caves/185/185.svx",,,,,,,"p185",,,"Nils","gps96.185 gps96bestfit.185","gps00.185",,,,,,"On pavement on the east side of the col between the two Schwarzmooskogels on the usual (89/90) route from Top Camp to 161.",,,,"Paint","Paint says 162 (sigh)","Surveyed", 186,"2/S +",,,,"kratzer/186.htm",,,"Rosenkavalierhöhle",,,4,"CUCC 1990 ","Cairn built by entrances. There are three entrances investigated:
Highest is really tight flat out crawl leading to a tightish but passable rift, draughting. Abandoned in favour of a newly collapsed small hole 10m below, at the foot of a small (5m) cliff. This had a very big rock blocking the entrance and rewarded the huge effort required to move it with nearly 5m of passage to a choke and a choked shaft.
10m further down still is the third entrance. A 6m climb down to a large ramp and a rebelay is the start of a 30m pitch. One way at the bottom is an 8m boulder slope climb up to a choke and small aven. The other way is a 2m climb into moonmilk crawl and some tight thrutching and chokes. All thoroughly investigated and not going anywhere.",,,,,,"
sketch survey by William Stead from 1990 logbook",,,,,,,,"p186",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,"(1994 bearings Bräuning Zinken 284.5°, Loser 235°)",,"Near Schwarzmooskogel just before top camp, 50m higher than path and on opposite hillside, where path by Bräuning Nase meets fault running up the mountain.
1994 log shows location (note that the arrow labelled "approx north" is very approx, as it is actually roughly east):
Following the route depicted, if you reach a sandy depression, you have gone too far.",,,,"Tag","This was numbered 185 at the entrance, but this was fixed in 1997, and a metal tag ""CUCC 186"" bolted on. ","Surveyed", 187,"1/S -",,,,"smkridge/187.htm",,,"Schwa Schacht 187",,,"2c","CUCC 1990-","Nearly vertical bedding plane allows a 5m climb from where 5m+ of pitch can be seen and stones thrown down it indicate more.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Bräuning Nase 246°",,,"Up ridge to Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel from 161, Cairn by entrance.",,,"Paint","Marked ""CUCC 90"". Near 161a","Refindable", -188,"1/T +","a–d",,"yes","plateau/188/188.html",,,"Skinrip Durchgange I-VI",,,"1a","CUCC 1990","From memory, the cave consists of two 3m deep surface shafts of diameter two meters, connected by c. 4m of 0.60m diameter horizontal phreas at the bottom. From the shaft nearer the Hinter-SMK the phreas continued for another 5-6m before I ran away as it was getting a bit tight. It could well be skinrip durchgang from the huge description given on the website, and I just never made it as far as the awkward climb. Survey is Grade II.",,,,,,"It is not yet confirmed, but it seems likely that this is the same cave partially surveyed by Phil Underwood in 1997 entitled 'dodgy compost'.",,,,,"""Austria cave systems manual"" has scribbled note ""this number not CUCC's"" so this probably should revert to number CUCC-1990-18?",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"A line of about six entrances near Top Camp.",,"A fun system of openings in a line, all connected by cave, the last of which is a very tricky climb to get out of and is in the middle of Bunde. It contains some snow and ice blockages, making it unpleasant without gear.","
Entrance location | View down main entrance | View along rift |
","Tag",,, +188,"1/T +","a–d",,"yes","plateau/188/188.html",,,"Skinrip Durchgange I-VI",,,"1a","CUCC 1990","From memory, the cave consists of two 3m deep surface shafts of diameter two meters, connected by c. 4m of 0.60m diameter horizontal phreas at the bottom. From the shaft nearer the Hinter-SMK the phreas continued for another 5-6m before I ran away as it was getting a bit tight. It could well be skinrip durchgang from the huge description given on the website, and I just never made it as far as the awkward climb. Survey is Grade II.",,,,,,"It is not yet confirmed, but it seems likely that this is the same cave partially surveyed by Phil Underwood in 1997 entitled 'dodgy compost'.",,,,,"""Austria cave systems manual"" has scribbled note ""this number not CUCC's"" so this probably should revert to number CUCC-1990-18?",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"A line of about six entrances near Top Camp.",,"A fun system of openings in a line, all connected by cave, the last of which is a very tricky climb to get out of and is in the middle of Bunde. It contains some snow and ice blockages, making it unpleasant without gear.","
Entrance location | View down main entrance | View along rift |
","Tag",,, ,,"a",,"entrance",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p188",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Surveyed", ,,"b",,"entrance",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Refindable", ,,"c",,"entrance",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Refindable", @@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ 197,"1/S +",,"CUCC 1976/B8",,"plateau/197.htm",,,"Bemoost Tropfen Höhle","Mossy Dribble Cave",,"1a","CUCC 1976","A large open hole with snow in the bottom. In wet weather, the old number is even harder to spot, but the hole is very noisy with sinking water. 20m of ladder were fed down between snow and rock before snow plug totally blocked the way on. However, this was in 1976, a year with quite a large amount of snow.",,,,,,,,," 25m",,,,"t197",,,,"Surface survey","gps98.b8","gps00.b8",,,,"(1976) Bräuning Nase 208°, Schönberg 350°, Spot point 1828, 240°
In fact it is impossible to see any landmarks from the actual entrance.",,,"This is situated on the plateau just on a major fault where one climbs down over bare rock for 4m. From Top Camp, head somewhat east of north onto a large area of bare karren containing B11 (1623/198). Continue parallel with the line of a small scarp running north, and pass 1623/164 on the left. Scrambling past a wide snow choked shaft (1623/189) on the right, descend and turn right, along the line of a north-facing scarp containing B9 (1623/190), heading roughly east, and clamber down a few small scars to the large open doline.",,"
Photomontage showing location of B8 below scar. Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel and Schwarzmoossattel behind (Warning - full size image is 1000 pixels wide)
","Tag","Number ""B8"" of 1976 vintage painted in dull green on the wall facing south, opposite the fault scarp, which is very hard to spot, although not fading appreciably year to year. There is an easier-to-find number painted higher up on an east-facing rock, initially in orange, but "refreshed" in red in 1995 as the orange paint was crap. Below this number is the drilled spit with tag ""CUCC 1976 B8"" which is also the point surveyed to. This will, in due course, be replaced by a new tag with the Austrian kataster number, on the same bolt.
Retagged 1997.","Surveyed", 198,"2/S +",,"B11",,"plateau/198.htm",,,"Fuchshöhle",,,"1a","CUCC 1976, reexamined 1994, surface survey 1996","A fine pitch of 55m is broken by a ledge halfway down. The shaft narrows towards the bottom, and from the foot of the ladder, boulders lead to a choke a few metres further down.",,,,,,,,,"55m",,,,"t198",,,,,"gps96bestfit.b11 gps98.b11_1998","gps00.b11",,,,,,"On plateau between B8 and the col, very difficult to spot from more than 5m away, but very noisy in wet weather.",,,"
","Tag","Number ""B11"" was repainted in 1988 (in red) and this is quite visible on flat rock to the SE of the shaft. Just next to it is the spit for the tag ""CUCC 1976 B11"" which is the point surveyed to. This tag will shortly be replaced (on the same bolt) with a new tag bearing the official Austrian number.
Retagged 1999","Surveyed", 199,"1/T +",,,,"smkridge/199.htm",,,"Stürzender Felsbrocken Höhle","Tumbling Boulder Hole",,"2c","
","A steeply descending tube over scree (sometimes snow), initially 3m in diameter, leads down to a choke. To the right in a cross-rift 24m long (beware of loose rock here) is an audible connection to the surface (199c). The final section of the main tube has roof pendants, and ends with a rising sand floor over which the crawl becomes too tight. The second entrance (199b) is just up and to the left of the main one.","None absolutely required, but 15m handline helpful for entrance, especially if snowy.",,,,"In dataset","
","caves/199/199.svx","65m","29m",,,,,"p199",,,"Surface survey",,"gps00.199",,,,,,"NW flank of Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel. About 30m SSW of 156.","Follow the cairned path which ascends the Vorder Schwarzmooskogel from the NW. Shortly after passing the open rift entrance of 1623/156 (50m south of Laser Point 0/1), scramble up to the right (south). One large and two small open cave entrances.",,,"Tag","metal tag stamped ""CUCC 199"" fixed by M6 stud epoxied into vertical wall left of main entrance (stud placed 1998, kataster number tag replaced provisional one in 1999).","Surveyed", -200,"1/S +",,"93/01",,"plateau/200.htm",,,"Verlorener Rucksack Schacht","Lost Rucksack Cave",,"1d","Discovery and initial descent CUCC 1993 (Adam Cooper), bottomed in three trips in 1998 (Wookey, Andy Waddington).","Found in 1993, it was intended to mark the cave but not descend. However Adam Cooper's rucksack (containing the rope), placed unwisely near the edge, made the first descent. Adam followed on a ladder to retrieve it, then placed a bolt for a further descent on rope. The shaft continued beside a snow plug, but was deemed unsuitable for further exploration in shorts. The find was not relocated in 1993, so exploration stopped. Found again in 1995 whilst marking other known entrances, and probably seen again in 1996.
After a first descent placing a bolt again showed it unsuitable for exploration in shorts, a determined effort by Wookey in 1998 pushed the second pitch, between hanging death ice and snow to a definite choke. However, partway down this pitch was a window with a draught, leading to a third pitch (one bolt at takeoff, another just below). This was nn metres to a final choke.
The whole cave is formed on a fault which forms a SE-facing scarp on the surface. A short distance NE of the entrance, the fault line cuts a lower-lying area. The draught, which was mostly outward through the head of the third pitch during the final exploratory trip, periodically reverses for 10-15 seconds. It would appear to be powered by surface breezes via various other small windows to the surface, most probably including ones lower down in the depression to the NE.",,,,,,"
",,,"45m",,,,"t200",,,,"Surface survey","gps98.1993_01 gps98.1993_01a","gps00.93_01a gps00.93_01b",,,,,,"700m north of Schwarzmoossattel.","From 164, avoid 189 (easiest 15m to its right over a small ridge, but OK immediately on its right edge), then go roughly NNW (a few cairns - 1996 vintage orange paint has completely faded). This leads up onto the right edge of a ridge (the main part of which is deep Lätchen), passing right of the OAV ski marker pole. This is an easy walk above a short (climbable) cliff looking down onto 210. When this easy walk is interrupted by a step down, head leftish over a series of limestone steps to reach a descent into a large broken area (near 173). Climb steeply left up boulders to a large cairn, then along a sloping limestone shelf. Shortly ahead is an abrupt headwall, below which is the shaft of Lost Rucksack Cave (given temporary number CUCC 1993 01). The area could also be reached (with more difficulty) from the ""central"" plateau area towards 76, and also via the ""Geologists' walk"" which passes much further left via 171 and 172. ",,"
","Retag","M6 stud with alloy tag ""CUCC 1993 01"" on flat rock NE of shaft. This will be replaced with the correct kataster number in due course.","Surveyed", +200,"1/S +",,"93/01",,"plateau/200.htm",,,"Verlorener Rucksack Schacht","Lost Rucksack Cave",,"1d","Discovery and initial descent CUCC 1993 (Adam Cooper), bottomed in three trips in 1998 (Wookey, Andy Waddington).","Found in 1993, it was intended to mark the cave but not descend. However Adam Cooper's rucksack (containing the rope), placed unwisely near the edge, made the first descent. Adam followed on a ladder to retrieve it, then placed a bolt for a further descent on rope. The shaft continued beside a snow plug, but was deemed unsuitable for further exploration in shorts. The find was not relocated in 1993, so exploration stopped. Found again in 1995 whilst marking other known entrances, and probably seen again in 1996.
After a first descent placing a bolt again showed it unsuitable for exploration in shorts, a determined effort by Wookey in 1998 pushed the second pitch, between hanging death ice and snow to a definite choke. However, partway down this pitch was a window with a draught, leading to a third pitch (one bolt at takeoff, another just below). This was nn metres to a final choke.
The whole cave is formed on a fault which forms a SE-facing scarp on the surface. A short distance NE of the entrance, the fault line cuts a lower-lying area. The draught, which was mostly outward through the head of the third pitch during the final exploratory trip, periodically reverses for 10-15 seconds. It would appear to be powered by surface breezes via various other small windows to the surface, most probably including ones lower down in the depression to the NE.",,,,,,"
",,,"45m",,,,"t200",,,,"Surface survey","gps98.1993_01 gps98.1993_01a","gps00.93_01a gps00.93_01b",,,,,,"700m north of Schwarzmoossattel.","From 164, avoid 189 (easiest 15m to its right over a small ridge, but OK immediately on its right edge), then go roughly NNW (a few cairns - 1996 vintage orange paint has completely faded). This leads up onto the right edge of a ridge (the main part of which is deep Lärchen), passing right of the OAV ski marker pole. This is an easy walk above a short (climbable) cliff looking down onto 210. When this easy walk is interrupted by a step down, head leftish over a series of limestone steps to reach a descent into a large broken area (near 173). Climb steeply left up boulders to a large cairn, then along a sloping limestone shelf. Shortly ahead is an abrupt headwall, below which is the shaft of Lost Rucksack Cave (given temporary number CUCC 1993 01). The area could also be reached (with more difficulty) from the ""central"" plateau area towards 76, and also via the ""Geologists' walk"" which passes much further left via 171 and 172. ",,"
","Retag","M6 stud with alloy tag ""CUCC 1993 01"" on flat rock NE of shaft. This will be replaced with the correct kataster number in due course.","Surveyed", 201,"1/S +",,"1998/01",,"smkridge/201.htm",,,"Haftefelle Schacht","Ski-skin shaft",,"2c","CUCC 1998 - a single descent.","2m diameter shaft drops 25m to a boulder floor - a short second pitch follows immediately leading to a too-tight rift. A 40m rope is sufficient.",,,,,"In dataset","? pic","caves/201/201.svx","15m","15m",,,,,"p201",,,"Surface survey",,"gps00.201",,,,,,"NW flank of Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel. 20m N of Laser 0/1","Follow the cairned path which ascends the Vorder Schwarzmooskogel from the NW. Shortly before the obvious open rift entrance of 1623/156 (which is 50m south of Laser Point 0/1) is a small (2m diameter) open shaft.",,,"Tag","metal tag stamped ""CUCC 201"" fixed by M6 stud epoxied into horizontal surface on NW side of main entrance (stud placed 1998, proper kataster number tag replaced provisional one in 1999).","Surveyed", 202,,,,,"noinfo/smkridge/202.html",,,"Dominoschacht",,,"2a",,,,,,,"In dataset",,"caves/202/202.svx",,,,,,,"p202",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Surveyed", 203,,,,,"noinfo/smkridge/203.html",,,"Sonnenscheinschacht",,,"2a",,,,,,,"In dataset",,"caves/203/203.svx",,,,,,,"p203",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Surveyed", @@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ ,,"d",,"entrance",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p204d",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,,,,"Tag",,"Surveyed", ,,"e",,"entrance",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p204e",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,,,,"Tag",,"Surveyed", ,,"f",,"last entrance",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p204f",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,,,,"Tag",,"Surveyed", -205,"2/S +",,"1999-BO-01",,"smkridge/205/205.html",,,"Nordalpenschacht",,,"2c","CUCC 1999","The main entrance is rigged off a spit and naturals and drops around 8m, via a natural deviation at a ledge, to a small chamber. A crawl leads off from here at head height for some distance, but closes off. The way on is to continue straight down through the floor of this chamber, through fairly solidly wedged boulders (quite tight) using the rope rigged on the entrance pitch. This lands at the head of a walking sized rift heading steeply down. There are two small passages in the wall where the rope comes down [these connect to the horizontal entrance of Nordalpenhöhle, see below]. Clamber down the rift. At the bottom is the snow plug from the second entrance. It is possible to cross the snow plug. At the far side, the passage closes down and is mud filled with no draught.
The way on is a flat-out crawl under the right wall, immediately before the snow plug. The crawl was dug because it was draughting out quite strongly. Once under the wall, the roof immediately rises to comfortable crawling height and the passage widens. After 5m, roomy phreatic passage is reached, around 5m wide and 3m high. A roof tube leads off to the right. It can also be reached by a roof crawl from further down the passage on the left. The tube leads to two small chambers and ends in a too-tight rift.
The floor of the main passage starts to drop away as the passage turns to the right, leaving a ledge along the left wall. A trickle of water enters at floor level. A pitch is rigged off the ledge using spits in the left wall. This pitch drops 10m and ends in a choked chamber. An exposed traverse on the left, beyond the pitch head, leads to a choked tube. Directly across from the pitch head, a further roof tube also chokes.
The third horizontal entrance begins with a flat out crawl in sticky mud, and reaches a small, low chamber. The low passage continues as hands and knees crawling. This passes a window on the left which looks into the snow-filled shaft (the second entrance). Straight ahead and a little further, an eyehole looks into the chamber which the first entrance pitch lands in. Continuing on, straddling over a rock ridge leads to two further eyeholes which look into the sloping rift passage where the rope ends from the first entrance pitch.",,,,,"In dataset","1996-9 NotKH book pages 76-77. There are two sets of surveys: larger-scale drawings of the main passages, and less detailed sketches including the horizontal Nordalpenhöhle entrance. These are all very bad scans, as the originals are on very thin paper, and can't easily be removed from the NotKH book without damaging them.
","caves/205/205.svx","91m","39m",,,,"p205tag","p205",,,"Surface survey",,"gps00.205",,,,,,"(tagged point might be the start of underground survey, main entrance, ~2m from tag)",,"The main (first) entrance is a 2m x 0.5m shaft around 5m higher and 7m away from a larger, snow-plugged shaft (the second entrance), which in turn is just above a snow field, a little higher than the Eishöhle path. Both entrances lie on an obvious fault line which heads uphill for around 100m. If the fault line is followed up to just past a squeeze through bunde, you can turn left for around 100m to reach the entrance to 1623/136, Steinschlagschacht.
A third, horizontal entrance is found by heading down to the snow filled shaft (the second entrance) and traversing left beneath a small cliff for around 20m. This leads to a low, unobvious hole at foot height, noticed because it was draughting out quite strongly. There is a surface survey to this third entrance from the first entrance.","
Photos © Olly Betts 2000. Model: Martin Green.","Retag","tag at main entrance ""CUCC 1999-01""","Surveyed", +205,"2/S +",,"1999-BO-01",,"smkridge/205/205.html",,,"Nordalpenschacht",,,"2c","CUCC 1999","The main entrance is rigged off a spit and naturals and drops around 8m, via a natural deviation at a ledge, to a small chamber. A crawl leads off from here at head height for some distance, but closes off. The way on is to continue straight down through the floor of this chamber, through fairly solidly wedged boulders (quite tight) using the rope rigged on the entrance pitch. This lands at the head of a walking sized rift heading steeply down. There are two small passages in the wall where the rope comes down [these connect to the horizontal entrance of Nordalpenhöhle, see below]. Clamber down the rift. At the bottom is the snow plug from the second entrance. It is possible to cross the snow plug. At the far side, the passage closes down and is mud filled with no draught.
The way on is a flat-out crawl under the right wall, immediately before the snow plug. The crawl was dug because it was draughting out quite strongly. Once under the wall, the roof immediately rises to comfortable crawling height and the passage widens. After 5m, roomy phreatic passage is reached, around 5m wide and 3m high. A roof tube leads off to the right. It can also be reached by a roof crawl from further down the passage on the left. The tube leads to two small chambers and ends in a too-tight rift.
The floor of the main passage starts to drop away as the passage turns to the right, leaving a ledge along the left wall. A trickle of water enters at floor level. A pitch is rigged off the ledge using spits in the left wall. This pitch drops 10m and ends in a choked chamber. An exposed traverse on the left, beyond the pitch head, leads to a choked tube. Directly across from the pitch head, a further roof tube also chokes.
The third horizontal entrance begins with a flat out crawl in sticky mud, and reaches a small, low chamber. The low passage continues as hands and knees crawling. This passes a window on the left which looks into the snow-filled shaft (the second entrance). Straight ahead and a little further, an eyehole looks into the chamber which the first entrance pitch lands in. Continuing on, straddling over a rock ridge leads to two further eyeholes which look into the sloping rift passage where the rope ends from the first entrance pitch.",,,,,"In dataset","1996-9 NotKH book pages 76-77. There are two sets of surveys: larger-scale drawings of the main passages, and less detailed sketches including the horizontal Nordalpenhöhle entrance. These are all very bad scans, as the originals are on very thin paper, and can't easily be removed from the NotKH book without damaging them.
","caves/205/205.svx","91m","39m",,,,"p205tag","p205",,,"Surface survey",,"gps00.205",,,,,,"(tagged point might be the start of underground survey, main entrance, ~2m from tag)",,"The main (first) entrance is a 2m x 0.5m shaft around 5m higher and 7m away from a larger, snow-plugged shaft (the second entrance), which in turn is just above a snow field, a little higher than the Eishöhle path. Both entrances lie on an obvious fault line which heads uphill for around 100m. If the fault line is followed up to just past a squeeze through bunde, you can turn left for around 100m to reach the entrance to 1623/136, Steinschlagschacht.
A third, horizontal entrance is found by heading down to the snow filled shaft (the second entrance) and traversing left beneath a small cliff for around 20m. This leads to a low, unobvious hole at foot height, noticed because it was draughting out quite strongly. There is a surface survey to this third entrance from the first entrance.","
Photos © Olly Betts 2000. Model: Martin Green.","Retag","tag at main entrance ""CUCC 1999-01""","Surveyed", 206,,"a–g",,"yes","noinfo/smkridge/206.html",,,"7-Eingangshöhle",,,"2b",,,,,,,"In dataset",,"caves/206/206.svx",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,"a",,"entrance",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p206",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Surveyed", ,,"b",,"entrance",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, @@ -372,8 +372,8 @@ ,"+ (?)",,"HFG-KA88",,"smkridge/hfg-ka88/hfg-ka88.html",,,,,,"2b","Franco-German group 1988",,,,,"See 2002 logbook entry (2002-08-05)",,,,,,,,,,"gps02olly.hfg-ka88",,,,,,,,,,,"Close to 163, down a couple of ledges from 2001-08.",,"Nice sloping shaft on a rift/diaclase","
Approach | Closeup of entrance | Paint markings |
Photos © Wookey 2002","Paint","Hard to read (originally read as BFG-KA88). Also a red splodge which is more likely to be a + than a -","Surveyed", ,,,"88H",,,,,,,"GSCB","2b",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Refindable","Has been seen recently (1998)" ,,,"88F",,"smkridge/88f.html",,,,,"GSCB","2b",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"gps02olly.88f",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Tag","tag VSS188F 2002","Refindable","Has been seen recently (2002)" -,,,"1987/02",,"plateau/1987_02.html",,,,,,"1c","? GSCB exploration",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"100m up from 157 and 0/5",,,,,,"Lost", -,,,"1989/01",,,,,,,"Probably 195. See 165 for more details.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"North of 165",,,,"Unmarked",,"Lost","May be 195 but seems unlikely; or 196" +,,,"1987-02",,"plateau/1987_02.html",,,,,,"1c","? GSCB exploration",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"100m up from 157 and 0/5",,,,,,"Lost", +,,,"1989-01",,,,,,,"Probably 195. See 165 for more details.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"North of 165",,,,"Unmarked",,"Lost","May be 195 but seems unlikely; or 196" ,,,"1990-15",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Paint","Numbered erroneously as ""185"" ","Lost","AERW doesn't know where to find it" ,"1/S -",,"1996-01",,"smkridge/1996_01.html",,,"Ski-pole höhle",,,"2c","CUCC 1996-07-15 Nick, Brian, Tina","Climb down shakehole to open shaft with a jammed boulder at the top. Shaft developed on joint is 1.4m across, 1.5m in the other direction and drops straight down 10m. Rift at bottom is 2m high. 1.5m drop then gently ascending rift gets too tight.",,,,,,,,,"11.1m",,"There are many holes along the rift - all the others are choked or too tight.",,,,,,,"gps96.96_1",,,,,,,,"Situated at top end of rift/gorge next to path to 161d. Walking to 161d: go into the very narrow gorge, then up the right hand wall about a third of the way along. This gets you into the next gorge, trending on bearing 031° (looking towards 161d end of path). Turn right up the rift. 96/01 is at the top end.",,,"Tag","A spit with ""CUCC 96-01""","Refindable","Has a 1996 GPS fix which is almost certainly hopelessly wrong as it puts it way to the north of 161d" ,"1/S -",,"1996-05",,"plateau/1996_05.html",,,,,,"1d","CUCC 1996 Andy Waddington and Fran","Cave is a North-South rift in a joint hading very steeply - say 85 degrees dip to west. Stones rattle down shaft for a very long time. No evidence of previous exploration (ie. no spits, no mud, vegetation not noticeably trampled).",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"gps98.1996_05",,,,"c. 1640m","Schönberg 342½°, Bräuning Zinken 204½°, Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel 101° (very flat summit, so exact point not obvious), Loser Cross 213½°, using AndyW compass NPC#2 (Suunto #439258)",,,"From 164, follow recent (1996 vintage? - not of CUCC origin) fluorescent orange paint dots (these had faded almost completely by 1998, but there are some older red ones for the early part of the route), over a ridge passing the OAV ski marker pole, then leftish over a series of limestone steps to reach a descent into a large broken area (thought to be near 173). Climb steeply left up boulders to a large cairn with a bright orange dot, then over a series of limestone shelves. Shortly up here is a shaft now known to be Lost Rucksack Cave (marked with temporary number CUCC 1993 01). The route continues remarkably easily over a series of bunde-free pavements - easily relocated in 1998. Eventually a large orange dot with an arrow points into a gap in the pines with many fresh (1996) cut branches (again, not CUCC's work). No more dots are to be found, and all ways close up in bunde beyond an obvious shaft in a N-S rift which is therefore clearly the ultimate destination of the marked path.",,"
A picture of the Bräuning wall and Loser from the vicinity of the entrance is here.","Tag","Tag placed on pavement on east side of shaft near middle, a spit with CUCC tag ""9605"".","Surveyed", @@ -381,7 +381,9 @@ ,"1/S -",,"1997-07",,"smkridge/1997_07.html",,,," =1996-07, 1996wk7",,"2c","CUCC 1996 (Wookey) Incomplete","Descent through narrow rift and choked bouldery leads (after 10m) to an undescended pitch (20m ?). Draught stops and starts with a period of about 30 seconds (on the day of discovery), but when active, it was inwards.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"gps96.wk7_1 gps96.wk7_2 gps96bestfit.wk7","gps00.wk7",,,"c. 1810-1820m","VSK: 233°, Hollweiser: 145° (from a point between 97-07 and the 97-08 group of entrances)",,"GPS: E 36338 N (52)82260 H? or E 36385 N (52)82234 H? Averaged from GPS: E 36370 N (52)82269 H?","From route to 139 E of VSK, take big shelf which leads to a series of holes (CUCC 96 WK7 to WK10) and eventually to Steinschlagschacht (136).",,,"Tag","Tag placed 1997","Surveyed", ,"1/S -",,"1996WK11",,"smkridge/1996wk11.html",,,,,,"2b","CUCC 1996 (Wookey)","Big rift aligned 115<->295°. At WNW end is big. Descends over boulders and then snow beyond point of exploration. Needs rope to complete descent, although it is likely to be choked.",,,,,,"? Survey plan and elv in NotKH book.NotKH book 1999- p16",,,,,,,,,,,,"gps96.wk11 gps96bestfit.wk11","gps00.wk11",,,"1661 +/- 53","Nipple: 202°, Trissel: 179°, Hollweiser: 138°",,"At foot of slope from top of VSK, on Eastern side, before flat area containing Nipple to south of VSK.",,,,"Unmarked",,"Surveyed", ,"1/S -",,"1996WK12",,"kratzer/1996wk12.html",,,,,,4,"CUCC 1996 (Wookey)","Oval 3m deep hole. Way on in opposite corner from difficult climb down of 3m to bottom. To the SW is a small mossy hole to choked chamber about 2 x 3m. To the NE clamber 6m down rocky slope then 6m along narrowing rift. V. tight possible way on down, but easier way along can be followed for 10m to awkward boulder blockage. Passage continues at least 3m to corner. The boulder was not passed in shorts and goretex for fear of ripping!",,,,"NotKH book p29-p30",,"? Plan, elevation (grade2)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"c. 1684m",,,"Surface survey passes over cave, but no station at cave.","About 12m or 30m SW of laser point 7 'LSR7_' on south side of Schwarzmoossattel (the one with incorrect position on original laser survey), 40m NE of 36. NW (upslope) from CUCC 1976 B4.","Oval hole 4m x 3m at edge of pavement next to grassy area. Draughting - particularly on entrance slope.",,"Unmarked",,"Refindable", +,"1/T +",,"1996-X01",,"plateau/1996-X01.html",,,,"Sheep Cave",,"1a","CUCC 1996 (Wookey, Andy W, while surface surveying to old Top Camp)","3m long, full of sheep shit",,,,,,,,"3m",,,,,,"nasetotc.7",,,,,,,,,,,"Halfway up the Brauning Näse",,,,"Unmarked",,"Surveyed", ,"? +",,"1998-X01",,"plateau/1998-X01.html",,,,,,"1d","Has a ""+"" mark of unknown provenance. Rediscovered and tied to surface survey by Wookey and Andy W 1998.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p1998-x01",,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,,,,,"Unmarked (?)",,"Surveyed", +,,,"1999-X01",,"smkridge/1999-X01/1999-X01.html",,,,"MI5 Cave",,"2c","Has a ""-"" mark of unknown provenance. Rediscovered and surveyed to (but not descended) 1999",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"pmi5",,,,,,,,,,,"Schwarzmooskogel ridge near 180 and 191",,,"
","Paint (?)",,"Surveyed", ,,,"1999-OB-01",,"plateau/1999-OB-01/1999-OB-01.html",,,,,,"1d","CUCC 1999 (Olly Betts)","Inside small cliff facing toward B.wall. Slightly draughting, 6m deep, with snow plug at bottom. Unexplored, not a promising lead.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"VSK 151, HSK 065, Sch 010, BZW 222 (from top of small cliff). (from NotKH 1996- book p110)",,,,,"
Photo © Olly Betts 1999","Tag",,"Refindable", ,,,"1999-OB-02",,"plateau/1999-OB-02/1999-OB-02.html",,,,,,"1d","CUCC 1999 (Olly Betts)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"BN 211 BZ 229 HSK 061",,,,,"
Location | Entrance closeup showing tag |
(Photo © Olly Betts 1999)","Tag",,"Refindable", ,,,"1999_MS_01",,"smkridge/1999_ms_01.html",,,,,,"2b","CUCC 1999 (Mark Shinwell)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"gps00.99ms01",,,,,,,,,,,,"Surveyed", @@ -429,10 +431,10 @@ ,"1/S -",,"2003-X12",,"smkridge/2003-X12/2003-X12.html",,,,"Earl + Becka's Undescended Shaft 2",,"2d","CUCC 2003 (Earl, Becka)","Surface shaft ~10m deep to boulder floor. Shaft ~3x4m at surface. Could be rigged on naturals. Can't tell if draughting.",,,,"2003#03",,,,,,,,,,"gps03_bis.p2003-x12",,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,,,,,"Unmarked",,"Surveyed", ,"1/T =",,"2003-X13",,"smkridge/2003-X13/2003-X13.html",,,,"Earl + Becka's Low Entrance 4",,"2d","CUCC 2000? 2001? + 2003 (Earl, Becka)","Crawl over small stones. No apparent draught.",,"Not clear if it's been pushed to conclusion; if so, it needs documenting properly anyway",,"2003#03",,,,,,,,,,"gps03_bis.p2003-x13",,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,"Just off old route to 204",,"Obvious low arch in large depression",,"Unmarked",,"Surveyed", ,"1/T +",,"2003-X14",,"smkridge/2003-X14/2003-X14.html",,,,"Earl + Becka's Dead Cave 5",,"2d","CUCC 2003 (Earl, Becka) + possibly also earlier (?)","~6m dia chamber with sloping boulder floor. Non-draughting crawl leading off chokes. Bones in corner.",,,,"2003#03",,,,,,,,,,"gps03_bis.p2003-x14",,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,,,"Obvious low arch under cliff",,"Paint","Spit hole with yellow paint","Surveyed", -,"1/S +",,"2003-X15",,"smkridge/2003-X15/2003-X16.html",,,,"Earl + Becka's Dead Cave 6",,"2d","CUCC 2003 (Earl, Becka)","Moderate shaft. Can free climb down about 15m to small chamber choked with boulders and no draught.",,,,"2003#03",,,,,,,,,,"gps03_bis.p2003-x15",,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,"Very near summit of Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel",,,,"Unmarked",,"Surveyed", -,"1/S =",,"2003-X16",,"smkridge/2003-X15/2003-X17.html",,,,"Earl + Becka's Cave 7",,"2d","CUCC 2003 (Earl, Becka)","Moderate shaft, 4m diameter. Drops 10-15m, free-climbable with care. Sloping to boulder floor. One phreatic tube off, sloping up ~20°, not pushed, no draught.",,"One crawling lead.",,"2003#03",,,,,,,,,,"gps03_bis.p2003-x16",,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,"Very near Rock'n'Roll Höhle.",,,,"Unmarked",,"Surveyed", -,"1/S -",,"2003-X17",,"smkridge/2003-X15/2003-X18.html",,,,"Earl + Becka's Shaft 8",,"2d","CUCC 2003 (Earl, Becka)","2m diameter shaft, ~5m deep, possible way off at bottom (not promising).",,,,"2003#03",,,,,,,,,,"gps03_bis.p2003-x17",,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,"In grassy meadow at edge of bunde",,,,"Unmarked",,"Surveyed", -,"1/S +",,"2003-X18",,"smkridge/2003-X15/2003-X19.html",,,,"Earl + Becka's Dead Shaft 10",,"2d","CUCC 2003 (Earl, Becka)","E-W joint with two shaft entrances. Westerly entrance free-climbable to snow plug. Then crawl under arch into 2nd chamber at base of easterly entrance. No way on.",,,,"2003#03",,,,,,,,,,"gps03_bis.p2003-x18",,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,"~40m off 204 path near 2000-08.",,,,"Unmarked",,"Surveyed", +,"1/S +",,"2003-X15",,"smkridge/2003-X15/2003-X15.html",,,,"Earl + Becka's Dead Cave 6",,"2d","CUCC 2003 (Earl, Becka)","Moderate shaft. Can free climb down about 15m to small chamber choked with boulders and no draught.",,,,"2003#03",,,,,,,,,,"gps03_bis.p2003-x15",,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,"Very near summit of Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel",,,,"Unmarked",,"Surveyed", +,"1/S =",,"2003-X16",,"smkridge/2003-X16/2003-X16.html",,,,"Earl + Becka's Cave 7",,"2d","CUCC 2003 (Earl, Becka)","Moderate shaft, 4m diameter. Drops 10-15m, free-climbable with care. Sloping to boulder floor. One phreatic tube off, sloping up ~20°, not pushed, no draught.",,"One crawling lead.",,"2003#03",,,,,,,,,,"gps03_bis.p2003-x16",,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,"Very near Rock'n'Roll Höhle.",,,,"Unmarked",,"Surveyed", +,"1/S -",,"2003-X17",,"smkridge/2003-X17/2003-X17.html",,,,"Earl + Becka's Shaft 8",,"2d","CUCC 2003 (Earl, Becka)","2m diameter shaft, ~5m deep, possible way off at bottom (not promising).",,,,"2003#03",,,,,,,,,,"gps03_bis.p2003-x17",,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,"In grassy meadow at edge of bunde",,,,"Unmarked",,"Surveyed", +,"1/S +",,"2003-X18",,"smkridge/2003-X18/2003-X18.html",,,,"Earl + Becka's Dead Shaft 10",,"2d","CUCC 2003 (Earl, Becka)","E-W joint with two shaft entrances. Westerly entrance free-climbable to snow plug. Then crawl under arch into 2nd chamber at base of easterly entrance. No way on.",,,,"2003#03",,,,,,,,,,"gps03_bis.p2003-x18",,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,"~40m off 204 path near 2000-08.",,,,"Unmarked",,"Surveyed", ,"=",,"2004-01",,"plateau/2004-01/2004-01.html",,,,,,"1d","CUCC 2004 (Olly, Jenny)","Chossy slope heading down hill, with snow plug below skylight. Close to the 76 bivi, used initially to sleep in, and after we started camping it was used to store gear+food and cook in when raining.",,,,"Email 2005-05-30",,,,,,,,,,"gps04.p2004-01",,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,,"As for 76","Large entrance facing towards ridge (with smaller skylight entrance near 99)",,"Tag","Tag placed 2004","Surveyed", ,"=",,"2004-02",,"plateau/2004-02/2004-02.html",,,,,,"1d","CUCC 2004 (Olly, Jenny)","Draughting hole with a chossy entrance. Just inside is a crap snow plug that collapsed a lot. The draught issues from a too-narrow rift roughly below the entrance. The top of the rift has a large rock wedged in. This can be rocked if pulled very hard. Perhaps it's worth removing to see if the rift is wide enough at the top? It's definitely wider beyond the rift.",,"tight slot, see description",,"2004 log book",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Short distance further north along same small valley as the 2004 Eislufthöhle bivi",,,,"Tag","Tag placed 2004","Refindable", ,"-",,"2004-03",,"plateau/2004-03/2004-03.html",,,,,,"1d","CUCC 2004 (Olly, Jenny)","Undescended",,,,"Email 2005-05-30",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"On cairned route from Eislufthölhle to old Top Camp","Large entrance",,,"Unmarked","Tag prepared but not placed 2004, stored at 76 bivvy","Refindable", @@ -458,5 +460,3 @@ ,,"c",,"last entrance",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p2004-19c",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Tag (?)",,"Surveyed", ,"1/S/T +",,"2004-20",,"smkridge/2004-20/2004-20.html",,,"Crowbar höhle",,,"2d","CUCC 2004 Dave, Olly M","Entrance pitch leads to small elongated chamber floored with gravel and blocks. A slope up at the southern end reveals two impassably tight passages to the left (eastwards). Near the foot of the pitch a tube slopes down to the west, but this is blocked by a large boulder; it presumably would connect to 2000-08 which is nearby.","20m rope + two hangers for ent pitch.","One dig, see description.",,,"In dataset","Notes in 2004#51","caves/2004-20/2004-20.svx","15m","10m","10m N-S",,,"t2004-20",,,"p2004-20",,,,,,,,,"In choss-filled depression near 2000-08.","Follow usual path from 204 bivvy. Turn left just before 2000-08.","Groove in side of depression allows descent past boulder floor; groove continues upwards to lip of depression and is easily spotted.","
","Tag","Tag 8/8/2004","Surveyed", ,"1/E =",,"2004-21",,"smkridge/2004-21/2004-21.html",,,,"Earl's Hat Cave",,"2d","CUCC 2001,2004","Walk down slope (sometimes snow plugged) to chamber. Two passages lead on, left hand passage is choked, right hand passage has not been explored.","Handline may be required","Right hand passage",,,,,,,,,,,,"gps04.p2004-21","No idea",,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,"Very close to 204 D, approx. 15m down slope NW.",,"Huge open triangular entrance, facing North West.","
","Unmarked",,"Surveyed", -,,,"1997-X01",,"smkridge/1997-X01/1997-X01.html",,,,"MI5 Cave",,"2c","? Entrance refound CUCC 1997",,,,,"1997 log book (13/8/97) doesn't actually mention this cave! (but it was definitely that survey trip)",,,,,,,,,,"pmi5",,,,,,,,,,,"Schwarzmooskogel ridge near 180 and 191",,,,"Paint (?)",,"Surveyed", -,"1/T +",,"1996-X01",,"plateau/1996-X01.html",,,,"Sheep Cave",,"1a","CUCC 1996 (Wookey, Andy W, while surface surveying to old Top Camp)","3m long, full of sheep shit",,,,,,,,"3m",,,,,,"nasetotc.7",,,,,,,,,,,"Halfway up the Brauning Näse",,,,"Unmarked",,"Surveyed", diff --git a/noinfo/areapage_skeletons/40area.html b/noinfo/areapage_skeletons/40area.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..68cebb679 --- /dev/null +++ b/noinfo/areapage_skeletons/40area.html @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ + + +
+ + +Starting from the Nipple (see walk-in +description), a less obvious marked path continues.
+ +A very large cave entrance, 20 minutes further on, is an old bivouac used by +the Munich cavers, and a few minutes later, a strongly draughting (out in +summer) tube about 5m in diameter is the main entrance to the Eishöhle. This was also the site of +an old French bivouac, but must have been very cold. Continuing past a large +snow-choked entrance and a couple of small holes, all in a cliff to the left, +the path ends abruptly and unambiguously at the "new" entrance, also strongly +draughting. This is between one and a half and two hours from the car park.
+ +In this area and along the path beyond are a number of entrances, mainly +discovered by CUCC and ARGE in their efforts to connect Eishöhle to +Kaninchenhöhle.
+ +This area was explored by CUCC in the early 1980's, and also by a large +number of other groups at various periods. There are two main means of +approach:
+ +As well as the caves constituting the master 40-41-78-115-116-142-144-161 +system, there are a number of smaller caves which have not (so far) been connected in.
+ +Bräuning Alm is more conveniently approached by continuing on the -main path to a further signposted junction at +main path to a further signposted junction at Egglgrube. Ahead, the path climbs a small scar, but left, posted to Bräuning Zinken, the path traverses above a small valley to reach a group of huts serving the summer pasture of Bräuning Alm. Springs below @@ -45,16 +45,9 @@ prospected by the Austrians with no results.
src="t/bahuts.jpg" /> -26 | Wasserschlinger I |
27 | Wasserschlinger II |
29 | Schwarzmoosloch |
30 | Grundloses Loch |
33 | Schichtgrenzenhöhle |
61 | Gemsbockhöhle |
95 | Bräu schacht 95 |
96 | Bräu schacht 96 |
Following marked path 201 (Stögerweg) from the Bergrestaurant northwest, the start of the area lies below and to the right. Above and to -the left initially is the Augst See area. +the left initially is the Augst See area. After passing below the small peak of Sommersitz, a signposted junction is met, below a ski-lift. Left here leads over the minor peak of Lackerbichl and -on to Bräuning Alm. Continuing on the +on to Bräuning Alm. Continuing on the main path leads to a further signposted junction at Egglgrube, marked on the map. Left again leads to Bräuning Alm, ahead, the path climbs a small scar, leading to the eastern side of Schwarzmooskogel ridge in the +href="../smkridge/index.html">Schwarzmooskogel ridge in the Stellerweghöhle area. A little used and barely discernible path leads right, and back SW below the initial approach, past a hut at the bottom of a ski lift to a group of older huts.
@@ -39,26 +39,8 @@ which seems to have been investigated in the early years of exploration in the area. The area also includes odd caves near or below the path from the Bergrestaurant. -5 | -Holzknechtbrünndlloch |
6 | -Quelle (Wasserloch) |
10 | -Spalthöhle |
11 | -Höhle in der Loserwestwand 1 |
12 | -Höhle in der Loserwestwand 2 |
52 | -Sennerkeller & Sauloch |
60 | -Schacht I-IV bei Gschwandtalm |
The area CUCC calls The Plateau is situated north of the +Bräuning wall. To the west it drops off into Grüne Bichl, a large +valley (relatively unvisited) which marks one boundary with the adjacent 1626 kataster area. To the north it continues +further than most are prepared to walk over the rough limestone. Work done +beyond CUCC's normal limit is considered under "Further" plateau and out to +Augst-Eck. North of this is also area 1626. To the east, the plateau starts +to rise towards the long Schwarzmooskogel ridge, and we take the break of slope +as a rather arbitrary boundary with the western slopes of the next area, the Schwarzmooskogel ridge.
+ + + +The route to the plateau takes between 25 and +45 minutes, depending on weather, load and fitness. This is to reach the start +of the karren at the Schwarzmoosattel; it can take +another hour or more to reach a particular cave.
+ +From the Schwarzmoossattel at 1684m, the plateau stretches out to the north, +looking relatively level. On the map it appears gently undulating, rising from +steeper slopes above Grüne Bichl to the west, levelling off about 1600m, +and reaching 1700m in the east where slopes rise to the Schwarzmooskogel ridge. +Far to the north, the bare limestone peaks of Schönberg, Große and +Kleine Wild Kogel and Grieß Kogel rise to over 2000m.
+ + + +Once down onto the plateau, the reality is a little different, as +small-scale relief is made up of pavements and cliffs of up to 10m. One bit +looks very much like another and an intermittent covering of impenetrable +thickets of dwarf pine (known as Pinus mugo to botanists, Lärchen +to the Austrians, and, for historical reasons, 'Bunde' within CUCC) also help +to make progress and navigation very difficult. Sharp rocks and open shafts +lie everywhere, awaiting the unwary.
+ +Potential new caves are frequent, although the plateau is characterised by +snow- and scree-choked open shafts. Prospecting is time-consuming, and it's worth +looking very carefully for a painted number or other signs of previous +exploration (eg. bolts) before entering.
+ +As Top Camp is on the southern edge of +this area, and routes to several major finds cross it, there has been a +significant number of recorded finds, since the earliest years of CUCC's +work.
+ +108 | -Schwa-Höhle 108 |
110 | -Kein Hubschrauber Höhle |
131 | -Thomas-Eishöhle |
132 | -Tropfsteinhöhle am Augsteck |
133 | -Unterstandhöhle |
LA25 | -luss/LA25 |
LA26 | -luss/LA26 |
LA27 | -luss/LA27 |
LA30 | -luss/LA30 |
LA35 | -luss/LA35 |
LA37 | -luss/LA37 |
LA38 | -luss/LA38 |
LA40 | -luss/LA40 |
BS17 | -Organhöhle |
Exploration in the last few years has shown that though a variety of +different approach walks are needed to visit various parts of the +long ridge on the SE side of area 1623, many of the significant caves +form part of a single, very extensive, system.
+ +In the southern part, the Vorderer +Schwarzmooskogel (1843m), the area is bounded on the west by steep +scars into the Kratzer valley and to the south and southeast by the +cliffs of Weiße Wand, below which lies Altausseer See and +the Hoch Klapf valley to its NE.
+ +The ridge runs NNE, with a col at 1755m, before rising to the Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel at 1906m. To the west of this, +the area slopes down to the bare karren of the plateau. Steeper slopes to the east drop into +the Hoch Klapf valley which marks the boundary with +the adjacent kataster region 1624. There is no real boundary to the north or +northeast - just a limit to how far we have yet looked. Currently this is +some distance further NE beyond the summit of the Nieder +Augst-Eck. Beyond this, there are no known caves for some way, by which +time they fall into the remote plateau or Wildensee areas, as +listed here.
+ +The area is more densely covered with dwarf mountain pine than the plateau +or other minor areas we have looked at, with a few "real" trees dotted about +too. This tends to restrict prospecting +to narrow corridors of access on established routes (these can hardly be +described as paths).
+ +Five approaches are in use:
+ +There is a well-established path to the bivouac site at the eponymous stone +bridge, which is the usual base for CUCC's operations on the Schwarzmooskogel +ridge north of the 161 area. This is marked with a scattering of cairns, which +are augmented at the beginning of each expedition with reflective markers +(collected in again at the end of the expo).
+ +Follow the usual path from the Bergrestaurant car park to the +Schwarzmoossattel. Rather than contouring around the base of the Nase as for old +Top Camp, strike out to the right across the patch of boggy grass. From here, +various variants of the path lead past the entrance to Wolfhöhle (1623/145) +and continue northwards to Laser Point 5.
+ +Shortly after this is the beginning of a patch of bare limestone slabs, +clearly visible from Top Camp, which marks the highest point of the route. The +unmistakable arched entrance of Hauchhöhle marks the end of this section, +and from here a slightly confusing broken area dotted with patches of dwarf pine +brings one out at the entrance to Steinbrückenhöhle.
+ ++the cirque behind the Altausseer See.
This path passes through an impressive 170m deep doline on its way to Wildensee, following roughly the line of the major fault which separates the @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ bare karren, separated from the bare rounded ridge of Augst-Eck by steeper wooded slopes. Although there is no path here, the map shows a ski route ascending from the huts to the Augst-Eck and Grieß kogel ridge, from where it would be possible to return to the Toll -road across the plateau.
+road across the plateau.
Almost all the known caves of the area lie east of the Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel, at the top break of slope of the broken craggy zone. @@ -35,24 +35,8 @@ by Kaninchenhöhle. Other caves lie very close to the Wildensee Alm, as there appears to have been very little exploratory effort anywhere in the area. -
45 | -Dannerschacht |
46 | -Engelbrechthöhle |
47 | -SCHWA höhle 47 |
48 | -SCHWA höhle 48 |
49 | -SCHWA höhle 49 |
50 | -SCHWA höhle 50 |
114 | -Verlorenschacht |
134 | -Höhlenruine bei der Wasserstelle |
Number | Name |
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%(number)s | %(name)s |
Note that information on caves in the adjacent area
+ Note that information on caves in the adjacent area
1626 (Rauher - Schönberg) is to be found elsewhere. See also the list of lengths and depths for the caves where we have
survey data.Other info:
+
Nominal area: "; foreach $_ (split(/ /, $area)) { # deal with caves allocated multiple areas if (expandarea($_, 0)) { # drop junk words in $area such as "or" - print FILE "$_ - ", (expandarea($_, 0))[0], " "; # this sucketh mightily. How can I get a horizontal tab? FIXME + print FILE "$_ - ", (expandarea($_, 0))[0], " "; # this sucketh mightily. How can I get a horizontal tab? FIXME } } print FILE "
"; @@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ END # Find the area the cave is in, and add appropriate links foreach $_ (split(/ /, $area)) { # deal with caves allocated multiple areas if (expandarea($_, 1)) { # drop junk words in $area such as "or" - print FILE "Starting from the Nipple (see walk-in description in open part - of site), a less obvious marked path continues.
- -A very large cave entrance, 20 minutes further on, is an old - bivouac used by the Munich cavers, and a few minutes later, a - strongly draughting (out in summer) tube about 5m in diameter is - the main entrance to the Eishöhle. This - was also the site of an old French bivouac, but must have been - very cold. Continuing past a large snow-choked entrance and a - couple of small holes, all in a cliff to the left, the path ends - abruptly and unambiguously at the "new" entrance, also strongly - draughting. This is between one and a half and two hours from the - car park.
-Starting from the Nipple (see walk-in -description in open part of site), a less obvious marked path continues. - -
A very large cave entrance, 20 minutes further on, is an old bivouac used -by the Munich cavers, and a few minutes later, a strongly draughting (out in -summer) tube about 5m in diameter is the main entrance to the -Eishöhle. This was also the site of an old French -bivouac, but must have been very cold. Continuing past a large snow-choked -entrance and a couple of small holes, all in a cliff to the left, the path -ends abruptly and unambiguously at the "new" entrance, also strongly -draughting. This is between one and a half and two hours from the car park. - -