diff --git a/entrance_data/1623-115.html b/entrance_data/1623-115.html index 402b080f0..34594763d 100644 --- a/entrance_data/1623-115.html +++ b/entrance_data/1623-115.html @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ At the twisted dead tree root there is an obvious route leading to the right. At Inserted here too:

-1983 description: Follow Stögerweg beyond Windloch to a steep descent. Just below this, by a large tree [now believed to have vanished in 2018] on the right of the path (permanent survey station P3), descend steeply to the right on a barely discernible trod.

This involves at least one freeclimb which is awkward with lots of kit. Make lots of noise if you are first, especially on the first trip, since snakes seem to like it here. Eventually a large horizontal railway-tunnel-like entrance appears. If you fall off a cliff, you've gone a little too far downhill. +1983 description: Follow Stögerweg beyond Windloch to a steep descent. Just below this, by a large tree [now believed to have vanished in 2018] on the right of the path (permanent survey station P3), descend steeply to the right on a barely discernible trod.

This involves at least one freeclimb which is awkward with lots of kit. Make lots of noise if you are first, especially on the first trip, since snakes seem to like it here. Eventually a large horizontal railway-tunnel-like entrance appears. If you fall off a cliff, you've gone a little too far downhill. -CUCC 1983, 1984, 1997, 1999 +CUCC 1983, 1984, 1997, 1999 old tags, no longer valid: 1623.gps00.136 and 1623.gps00.136_2 diff --git a/entrance_data/1623-142.html b/entrance_data/1623-142.html index 03c59763c..fc11ea80c 100644 --- a/entrance_data/1623-142.html +++ b/entrance_data/1623-142.html @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ though, you do not need to do a data import as it happens automatically --> -Hack up the hillside behind Windloch (Kat.32). +Hack up the hillside behind Windloch (Kat.32). U = Unmarked, ? = Unknown" --> T? -The entrance was prominently numbered '132' in red but this was finally changed in 1996 after the connection to Schwabenschacht (1623-78) +The entrance was prominently numbered '132' in red but this was finally changed in 1996 after the connection to Schwabenschacht (1623-78) -"about 6m above Laser rangefound point 0/5" (which is above gully containing Kat. 107 and marked with an alloy tag stamped "LASER 0-5"). The cave was looked for but not seen in a visit to this laser point in 1998. It was relocated in 2001, visible to the right of the route up to 204. It was marked with faded yellow paint. +"about 6m above Laser rangefound point 0/5" (which is above gully containing Kat. 107 and marked with an alloy tag stamped "LASER 0-5"). The cave was looked for but not seen in a visit to this laser point in 1998. It was relocated in 2001, visible to the right of the route up to 204. It was marked with faded yellow paint. diff --git a/entrance_data/1623-17.html b/entrance_data/1623-17.html index 87c0e92e2..efe205233 100644 --- a/entrance_data/1623-17.html +++ b/entrance_data/1623-17.html @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ -In Höllgraben, which is a major gully starting below the Bergrestaurant and dropping down to Liägerhöhle at the NW end of the Altausseer See. Cave is below and South of Bergrestaurant, just at the top break of slope. +In Höllgraben, which is a major gully starting below the Bergrestaurant and dropping down to Liägerhöhle at the NW end of the Altausseer See. Cave is below and South of Bergrestaurant, just at the top break of slope. diff --git a/entrance_data/1623-185.html b/entrance_data/1623-185.html index 99ebdb8f9..bf0b118a6 100644 --- a/entrance_data/1623-185.html +++ b/entrance_data/1623-185.html @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ -On pavement on the east side of the col between the two Schwarzmooskogels on the usual (89/90) route from Top Camp to 161. +On pavement on the east side of the col between the two Schwarzmooskogels on the usual (89/90) route from Top Camp to 161.
Entrance areaCloseup of entrance

Photos © Olly Betts 2000. Model: Mark Shinwell. diff --git a/entrance_data/1623-186.html b/entrance_data/1623-186.html index c0c262a69..5ae773f61 100644 --- a/entrance_data/1623-186.html +++ b/entrance_data/1623-186.html @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ -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):

Sketch map (5k PNG)

Following the route depicted, if you reach a sandy depression, you have gone too far. +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):

Sketch map (5k PNG)

Following the route depicted, if you reach a sandy depression, you have gone too far.

Lower entranceUpper entrance
Approach routeView of lower Kratzer valley
and Bräuning Alm area

Photos © Olly Betts 2006 diff --git a/entrance_data/1623-1996-01.html b/entrance_data/1623-1996-01.html index c72830c0e..6744fb65b 100644 --- a/entrance_data/1623-1996-01.html +++ b/entrance_data/1623-1996-01.html @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ -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. +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. -100m up the 204 path from 157 and 0/5, turn right and drop into small valley leading to entrance. This entrance was found by CUCC in 1987, but was not given a number because a carbide pig was found at the entrance and taken to be evidence of previous or ongoing exploration. The entrance was then lost for many years (except briefly when Brian Outram refound it and took the carbide pig, without realising its significance). At one point it was postulated to be the same cave as Bogenhöhle, but was finally relocated in 2007. +100m up the 204 path from 157 and 0/5, turn right and drop into small valley leading to entrance. This entrance was found by CUCC in 1987, but was not given a number because a carbide pig was found at the entrance and taken to be evidence of previous or ongoing exploration. The entrance was then lost for many years (except briefly when Brian Outram refound it and took the carbide pig, without realising its significance). At one point it was postulated to be the same cave as Bogenhöhle, but was finally relocated in 2007. -
Looking up valley towards entrance (halfway up on right).Jenny pointing at tag bolt.
Photo © Olly Betts 2007Photo © Olly Betts 2015
 +
Looking up valley towards entrance (halfway up on right).Jenny pointing at tag bolt.
Photo © Olly Betts 2007Photo © Olly Betts 2015
 Plateau just NE of col. -From Schwarzmoossattel, drop onto the plateau, where an intermittent line of cairns leads from the Bräuning wall camp (CUCC's Top Camp from 1988) across to the right, leading to the 8x caves and 145. Directly across a large clear area of karren, a large cairn used to mark the 8m by 5m entrance shaft, but this has apparently disappeared (1995) only to be rebuilt in 1996 - but is very vulnerable to demolition by winter snows. The shaft is otherwise invisible from a few metres away. The number 80, in red, is quite faded (1989) and is on the shaft wall facing the Bräuning wall. +From Schwarzmoossattel, drop onto the plateau, where an intermittent line of cairns leads from the Bräuning wall camp (CUCC's Top Camp from 1988) across to the right, leading to the 8x caves and 145. Directly across a large clear area of karren, a large cairn used to mark the 8m by 5m entrance shaft, but this has apparently disappeared (1995) only to be rebuilt in 1996 - but is very vulnerable to demolition by winter snows. The shaft is otherwise invisible from a few metres away. The number 80, in red, is quite faded (1989) and is on the shaft wall facing the Bräuning wall.

Close to the path to the 204 bivi (2007-2016 varient at least). Entrance is to the left of the path on the walk up, at end of the first section of limestone pavement (after the climb down the gully).

Entrance shaftView down shaftCairn and very faded paint markLong shot of entrance
from gully above Schwarzmoossattel

Photos © Olly Betts 2005,2006 diff --git a/entrance_data/1623-91.html b/entrance_data/1623-91.html index 0aeffa2a3..800d178ee 100644 --- a/entrance_data/1623-91.html +++ b/entrance_data/1623-91.html @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ though, you do not need to do a data import as it happens automatically --> Plateau - below Bräuning Scharte. GPS: UTM 33T 0410171 5280908; UTM 33T 0410155 5280976; UTM 33T 0410177 5280894 -From Schwarzmoossattel, follow cairned path below the Bräuning Wall, past Top Camp (1988 on). Where this path meets the scree/snow slope from the wall, it turns right, out onto the plateau (this is the main path to Gschwandt-Alm, in frequent use).

100m from the right turn is a snow field on the right, with the sound of falling water at its lower edge. This is the entrance to 91. The bolt is at the NE end of the rift. +From Schwarzmoossattel, follow cairned path below the Bräuning Wall, past Top Camp (1988 on). Where this path meets the scree/snow slope from the wall, it turns right, out onto the plateau (this is the main path to Gschwandt-Alm, in frequent use).

100m from the right turn is a snow field on the right, with the sound of falling water at its lower edge. This is the entrance to 91. The bolt is at the NE end of the rift.

Entrance 91 looking towards entrance 93 (77k JPEG)
Entrance 91 looking north towards 93 and SchönbergCloseup showing location of tag and paint markings (original here)

(Photos © Andy Waddington 1990 and Olly Betts 1999) -In grassy pasture east of Bräuning Alm, next to CUCC's high-level camp of 1977 (camp 1). Relocated 2005, near part-built new shepherds' hut. [In 2024 this is clearly a holiday home, not a hut.] +In grassy pasture east of Bräuning Alm, next to CUCC's high-level camp of 1977 (camp 1). Relocated 2005, near part-built new shepherds' hut. [In 2024 this is clearly a holiday home, not a hut.] diff --git a/entrance_data/1623-B5.html b/entrance_data/1623-B5.html index 440be5800..1986d63f6 100644 --- a/entrance_data/1623-B5.html +++ b/entrance_data/1623-B5.html @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ -"Right on the col - the scar to the west has large holes immediately below it." This seems to exactly describe Schachtgruppe 36 as seen from B4. B5 was not relocated in searches in 1990 and 1995. The Austrians thought B5 was the same as Kat. 35, but Waddington notes that the descriptions don't match well and Auer's map shows 35 as SW from 36. However, Wisenthöhle (1623/75) is very close to B4, and if snow levels were high could be a 10m descent to a snow choke (Olly's theory). +"Right on the col - the scar to the west has large holes immediately below it." This seems to exactly describe Schachtgruppe 36 as seen from B4. B5 was not relocated in searches in 1990 and 1995. The Austrians thought B5 was the same as Kat. 35, but Waddington notes that the descriptions don't match well and Auer's map shows 35 as SW from 36. However, Wisenthöhle (1623/75) is very close to B4, and if snow levels were high could be a 10m descent to a snow choke (Olly's theory).