The cave is situated on the west side of the col between the Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel and Nieder -Augst-Eck. It is currently one of the main areas of exploration for CUCC. +Augst-Eck. It is currently one of the main areas of exploration for CUCC, who in 2001 +established a bivvy site opposite the entrance. +
Access route:The route from Top Camp used since 1999 (probably near optimal) is a cairned path via Wolfhöhle (1623/145) and Laser @@ -36,7 +38,8 @@ href="196.htm">196. The path used in 2001 then skirts around the contours to arrive directly opposite the stone bridge after which the cave was named (in previous years a route slightly -higher up towards the Hinter was used, which some people still prefer). +higher up towards the Hinter was used, which some people still prefer; this +is also cairned). Alternatively, the cave may be approached from the summit of HSK - probably the optimal route if you are coming from any of the 161 entrances. diff --git a/smkridge/204/bivvy.shtml b/smkridge/204/bivvy.shtml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..b0cd11c2d --- /dev/null +++ b/smkridge/204/bivvy.shtml @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ + + +
+The bivvy under the stone bridge in 2001, which provided an excellent base +for 204 exploration. Water was collected from a convenient small hole in the +roof of the stone bridge and funnelled into a plastic butt. A backup supply +was established in the nearby Traungoldhöhle +from a much slower-running +source. + +
Photo © Mark Shinwell, 2001 + +