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@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ I, unfortunately discovered (after mustering all the courage in me - and
counter my instinct - crawling out of my sleeping bag) that I didn't
have my furry. Great! :( had left it at base camp in the tent where I'd
used it as a pillow. So Aaron and I spent a cold day taking turns
rigging the tarps (intermittantly taking turns to rewarm our fingers). I
rigging the tarps (intermittently taking turns to rewarm our fingers). I
was soooo annoyed <u>not</u> to be caving and having to spend my time in
the cold bivy - am glad to be back at basecamp - am glad to be back at
basecamp in warm hut after having shower :)</p>
@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ cover the hole.</p>
<p>Put the finished knoedel into a warm place for 1hr ish then steam -
super large for about 40mins-1hr, large/small for 20 mins (using
collander over pan of water). Pour melted butter over then icing sugar
colander over pan of water). Pour melted butter over then icing sugar
and poppy seeds.</p>
<hr />
@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ and poppy seeds.</p>
<div class="triptitle">Anthony's journey out</div>
<p>Those who know their expo lore will be aware of the fun and games I
endured whilst attempting to tow a decrepit trailer accorss Europe in
endured whilst attempting to tow a decrepit trailer across Europe in
1995. Since then I've been pouring money into various European breakdown
schemes without further incident - so I was about due for a return on my
investment. Somewhere north of Hamburg I noticed that my bonnet seemed
@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ incident.</p>
<div class="tripdate" id="t2007-07-11A">2007-07-11</div>
<div class="trippeople">Mark Dougherty, <u>Anthony Day</u></div>
<div class="triptitle">115 - MarkD & Anthony install a radon detector in 115</div>
<div class="triptitle">115 - MarkD &amp; Anthony install a radon detector in 115</div>
<p>Tramped along the Stogerweg armed with a GPS location for 115.
Neither of us had been there before, but I recalled seeing a marking
@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ battered than a week ago ...</p>
<p>For the past 3 days, four friendly Hungarians who got in touch with
us through Stuart Bennett have visited us. Thery accomplished a tourist
trip dopwn to Kiwi Suit, and carried enough gear to camp self
trip down to Kiwi Suit, and carried enough gear to camp self
sufficiently. More notably, they carried a substantial volume of
intoxicating liquids - enough to keep top camp happy for a night or two.
In the interest of maintaining contact with these amiable cavers and
@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ of the cave.</p>
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2007-07-15A">2007-07-15</div>
<div class="trippeople">Jenny Black & <u>Olly Betts</u> </div>
<div class="trippeople">Jenny Black &amp; <u>Olly Betts</u> </div>
<div class="triptitle">Cairn Cave - 2006-70 (Cairn Cave) and Marilyn Monroe Hoehle</div>
<p>Jenny was (uncharacteristically) not feeling well so she sat in what
@ -621,12 +621,12 @@ we headed out via another very welcome soup at GLAD.</p>
<p>Went back to 148 with a drill and more rope. Went to the previous
pitch and traversed over it to what was 'the pitch' in 1987 nice big
aven & pitch Olly found a nice rig down and into a little rift -> thus
avoiding the loose choss at the top. Looked at the Ice Castle foute
first, this roughtly goes back under the higher shaft past some very
cool ice formations (big icicles) and very old snow plugs -> one section
aven &amp; pitch Olly found a nice rig down and into a little rift -&gt; thus
avoiding the loose choss at the top. Looked at the Ice Castle route
first, this roughly goes back under the higher shaft past some very
cool ice formations (big icicles) and very old snow plugs -&gt; one section
the snow plug essentially filled the entire passage except for a small
crawl underneath it which I found a bit unnerving. More ice & snow,
crawl underneath it which I found a bit unnerving. More ice &amp; snow,
including a snow plug with clear Summer / Winter layering, I saw at
least 30 layers (and it continued high up as well, so the oldest snow
was older than me!). This passage ended at an up pitch maybe 15m high.
@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ was quite varied -- rocks, snow and ice. Back at the 20ish m pitch we
took the continuation passage, initially promising -- a huge rift
heading for 107, but soon turns a corner and chokes (as noted in 1987).
I climbed up before the choke and over the top and sadly no continuation
visable. Olly poked under the choke and you could see into the blackness
visible. Olly poked under the choke and you could see into the blackness
inside...</p>
<p>Surveyed this and left the cave.</p>
@ -735,23 +735,23 @@ clear up to where the Vord path goes up - perhaps this is used as a
walkers path to the summit? Path was then less defined and many cairns
had collapsed. I thought (wrongly it turned out) that we were too high
up the Vord side and we could see a faint path with cairns leading up
towards the Hinter. Followed this for a bit uphilll to the crest of the
towards the Hinter. Followed this for a bit uphill to the crest of the
ridge and then down a bit to 161d. Already running out of water and it
was so hot. Finally got to VD1 and the path down to 161d. This bit of
the path wasn't as bad as I had feared but took a while as a lot of the
carins had collapsed and Olly had only been here once before and me
never. Finaly got to the entrance after hours.</p>
cairns had collapsed and Olly had only been here once before and me
never. Finally got to the entrance after hours.</p>
<p>The draught was amazing and nice and refreshing. Followed in to
Triassic Park. Amazing cave, nice and big and stil a noticeable draught.
Triassic Park. Amazing cave, nice and big and still a noticeable draught.
We so need to find something like this in 76, in fact the only thing 76
does better is the hanging death - the Guillotene isn't even trying.
does better is the hanging death - the Guillotine isn't even trying.
</p>
<p>Walked up to the top of Knossos (noticed a hibernating bat on the
way) admiring the huge passage. Were able to refill the water bottle at
a drip which was very nice. Returned leaving the radon detector in TP
qauite near the Guillotene (about 3m from the conservation tape and
quite near the Guillotine (about 3m from the conservation tape and
reflective marker we placed). Had a look at Staud'nwirt Palace and into
Zombie Slime which no longer has a ladder in situ (as suggested on the
website). Returned looking at the skull in Golgotha on the way.</p>
@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ without handlines and Ol navigated very well. Got to base camp at about
<p>Have at least got our annual long walk in the dark over with early in
the expo and it was made much better by the amazingly bright Princeton
Tech headtorch that could spot carins miles away. And us being at 161d
Tech headtorch that could spot cairns miles away. And us being at 161d
with our waterproofs at 76 solved the water shortage nicely as well.</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U 7 hrs (3 of which were waiting for the storm to end)</div>
@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ point be noted that it actually rattles for longer than 11 seconds. But
I digress. Armed with 105m of rope, Richard, Sarah and I began the
arduous task of negotiating Chocolate Salty Balls on the way to the
11SR, with the minor detour of liberating 33m of rope from 'Taking the
Piss.' This rope had clearly been affected by its opressor as it was the
Piss.' This rope had clearly been affected by its oppressor as it was the
fastest rope I have ever witnessed. Still, I got my own back by using a
full turn round my breaking krab and twisting the hell out of it.</p>
@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ drafting - it was very cold surveying.</p>
<p>The plan was to rig down then push an A-grade lead for a bit on the
Flat Worm level. So obviously things were never quite going to pan out
that way. We got down to the Underworld without incident (although
tacklesakcs are an absolute bastard to carry). Nial started rigging
tacklesacks are an absolute bastard to carry). Nial started rigging
Gardener's World and Universally Challenged [sic - University Challenge]
(who thinks of these names, seriously!) before realising we didn't have
enough rope of the right length. After a bit of cheeky rebolting and
@ -883,11 +883,11 @@ there by Djuke. Kathryn had wisely decided to abandon this lead. </p>
<p>The chute itself is steep, tight and horrid. A cold wind blows up it
and a wet mud transfers itself all over you. Sharp "popcorn" exists
everywhere and has rpped the arse from my oversuit.</p>
everywhere and has ripped the arse from my oversuit.</p>
<p>Surveying with the Pony I was becoming rapidly fed up, even given
some interesting phreatic passage branching off. Eventually we were
rewarded for our eforts when the shute tipped into the top of a chamber,
rewarded for our efforts when the shute tipped into the top of a chamber,
<u>The Happy Hippocampus"</u>. Some bolting warmed me nicely and I soon
dangled onto a boulder floor set in mud slopes. Other passages led in to
the chamber ceiling (circa 15m up) and other leads included a boulder
@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ chamber with the pool (<u>The Cistern</u>). We then returned to the
climb down across the other side of the pool - this dropped into a rift
(<u>Now Wash Your Hands</u>) which went both ways. First we went left
down the rift, which was a little awkward and tight - we passed a side
pasage at floor level (QM B) and exploration ended at a pitch down (QM
passage at floor level (QM B) and exploration ended at a pitch down (QM
A). The passage appeared to continue across the other side of the pitch
(QM A), but a traverse line is needed to get across safely. We then
explored the rift in the other direction (right after the climb down
@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ go very deep.</p>
<div class="tripdate" id="t2007-07-24A">2007-07-24</div>
<div class="trippeople">Andreas Forsberg, Mark Dougherty, <u>George North</u></div>
<div class="triptitle">204 - Razordance -> The Forbidden City</div>
<div class="triptitle">204 - Razordance -&gt; The Forbidden City</div>
<p>The trip was originally intended to compose of Andreas, <u>James</u>
and myself, but unfortunately James was feeling a touch ill, and so Mark
@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ we reached the bottom of Kiwi Suit which was very cool, windy and wet.
The amount of water now flowing down RD was at least 10 x that of when
we had entered. I couldn't help thinking that we had got out just in the
nick of time. After a long and tedious prussik we all eventually all
reached the surface at 00:30 -> 01:00. An excellent trip!</p>
reached the surface at 00:30 -&gt; 01:00. An excellent trip!</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U 13 ¬Ω hrs</div>
@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ walk/cycle to the "Bad Aussee" town sign there are paths on the right,
you want path no. 19. The sign says 2 hours, it took me 1 1/2 hours
steady uphill (slowish compared to most) to the top. You can't really
see base camp or Grundlsee, but you do get utterly fantastic panoramic
views of Altausee and Loser on one side and Bad Aussee on the other
views of Altaussee and Loser on one side and Bad Aussee on the other
side.</p>
<p>The path is signed. I took a couple of wrong turns but made it in the
@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ from the 204 path, so please don't throw rocks down shafts in this area
<p>Finally got to 76, Olly rigged down to The Ledge and I followed half
an hour later to take a bag of rope through to BNW for the next trip and
the radon detectors to place. The radon detectors were placed in the
side lead in the test tubes roughly opposie the 99 connection. Surface
side lead in the test tubes roughly opposite the 99 connection. Surface
surveyed 102 to 103. Tagged 1998-X01 and Ice Curtain.</p>
<hr />
@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ through the rocks (this is called <u>Scrabble</u>) and bolted down the
first short drop. This was a little drippy but the water disappeared
through the rocky floor. A ramp comes in from above (?perhaps this
connects with the boulder choke in Loopy?). This continues into a rift
with various holes and rock bridge that all connect, gviing it its name,
with various holes and rock bridge that all connect, giving it its name,
<u>Sea Of Holes</u>. Olly rigged an excellent Y-hang to a level with
solid ledges and started down the next pitch. We ran out of hangers,
slings and warmth before the pitch ended, so surveyed out. I coped
@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ Festerers and 250, calibrated the instruments at old TC [Top Camp]. Then
walked up to Mystery Plus [?not Plus?] cave. I went in and discovered it
choked less than a metre beyond where I had been without a light in
2006. Surveyed it and then surface survey down to a part-drilled spit
hole near the cole. I hated the surface survey lots.</p>
hole near the col. I hated the surface survey lots.</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U Jenny 1/4 hour</div>
@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ hole near the cole. I hated the surface survey lots.</p>
<div class="tripdate" id="t2007-07-28A">2007-07-28</div>
<div class="trippeople">Andrew Atkinson, Andreas Forsberg + <u>George North</u></div>
<div class="triptitle">204 - Razor Dance -> Gobi Trail</div>
<div class="triptitle">204 - Razor Dance -&gt; Gobi Trail</div>
<p>We had meant to get underground before 9.00am, but unfortunately
Andreas and myself were feeling rather sleepy in the morning and so we
@ -1491,7 +1491,7 @@ draught today.</p>
<div class="tripdate" id="t2007-07-29C">2007-07-29</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Mark Dougherty</u>, Duncan Collis, Jon Telling, Ollie Stevens</div>
<div class="triptitle">204 - Razordance -> Far East</div>
<div class="triptitle">204 - Razordance -&gt; Far East</div>
<p>Back down Razordance to take another look at the Far East. Uneventful
journey down. Jon took a look at the tubes at the bottom of the
@ -1595,7 +1595,7 @@ go.</p>
<div class="tripdate" id="t2007-07-30B">2007-07-30</div>
<div class="trippeople">Wookey, Julian Todd, Andrew Atkinson, <u>Becka Lawson</u></div>
<div class="triptitle">204 - Gaffered -> The Wares -> Software</div>
<div class="triptitle">204 - Gaffered -&gt; The Wares -&gt; Software</div>
<p>Bimbled down Gaffered, all looking very familiar. Before that, had to
scrounge rope from the pitch into On A Mission and a bag from the top of
@ -1622,7 +1622,7 @@ knees.</p>
<div class="tripdate" id="t2007-07-31C">2007-07-31</div>
<div class="trippeople">Wookey, Julian Todd, Andrew Atkinson, <u>Becka Lawson</u></div>
<div class="triptitle">204 - Razordance -> push horizontal leads. Combined push, survey, photo + derig trip. Sigh.</div>
<div class="triptitle">204 - Razordance -&gt; push horizontal leads. Combined push, survey, photo + derig trip. Sigh.</div>
<p>Woken up by Andrew to the news that we were going down Razordance.
Hmm, really? I was prussiking out of 204E at 10pm last night + fancied a
@ -1795,8 +1795,8 @@ which somehow have to fit into this schema</p>
had been talking about a R.D. trip the day before...) Got to Stone
Bridge early afternoon. JonT was itching for a RD derigging trip -
already up there for a few days, wanted a 'decent' trip. Aaron + I
pulled on our gear quickly, & then the three of us set off down 204A...
Duncan & Mark to follow after a few hours.</p>
pulled on our gear quickly, &amp; then the three of us set off down 204A...
Duncan &amp; Mark to follow after a few hours.</p>
<p>My second trip in Austria, first one was with Aaron to do some
science stuff in a shallow cave. This RD trip turned out to be quite
@ -1818,10 +1818,10 @@ go right down. Thunderstorm?</p>
<p>Put chest jammer on. Jon volunteers to derig - yes please! Start
heading out, followed by Aaron then Jon. Bottom pitches very wet - get
quite soaked. After a while, bump into Duncan & Mark. Good to see them.
quite soaked. After a while, bump into Duncan &amp; Mark. Good to see them.
Say they've re-rigged Paster of Muppets pitch 'cause it's a bit damp.
Follow Duncan up to top of Pepper Pot. Duncan, Mark & I wait there for
an hour (<u>damn</u> cold!) until Aaron & Jon turn up. Given heavy
Follow Duncan up to top of Pepper Pot. Duncan, Mark &amp; I wait there for
an hour (<u>damn</u> cold!) until Aaron &amp; Jon turn up. Given heavy
tacklesack full of wet rope, carry on pushing up through RD. Duncan goes
on ahead.</p>
@ -1832,8 +1832,8 @@ then follow.</p>
<p>Got to basic 'camp' (stove + food) called 'God Loves a Drunk' [GLAD
in other write-ups] - passed straight through on way down. Hot food,
courtesy of Duncan. Richard & George also there! Set off again after a
bit, following Jon. Hear him now & then at top of pitches.</p>
courtesy of Duncan. Richard &amp; George also there! Set off again after a
bit, following Jon. Hear him now &amp; then at top of pitches.</p>
<p>Leave tacklesack at bottom of Kiwi Suit next to Jon's. Start up,
bloody hard work. See Duncan following at the bottom of pitches. Should
@ -1890,7 +1890,7 @@ been warned about the three rope protectors needed. After that comes a
small sloping crawl. Should I take the tacklesack? Asks John. No, it's
OK if you just roll it ahead says I. Oh no - you OK? Er, do you want to
go check out this QMC down this little shaft? Fortunately John could get
down & reported it kept going as a QM B‚ and fetched the tacklesack. We
down &amp; reported it kept going as a QM B‚ and fetched the tacklesack. We
then looked at 06-19A which looked an excellent lead. After some
gardening there was no time left to survey so nosed around the rest of
the passage there and then out. Be a lovely cave if someone with a drill
@ -1936,7 +1936,7 @@ the WNW.</p>
<p>Found an interesting looking hole (2007-73) walking entrance down a
snow slope which then went down a bit to a chamber. Olly looked at the
continuation which was a bit snowy & small. We will return later in
continuation which was a bit snowy &amp; small. We will return later in
expo.</p>
<hr />
@ -2041,16 +2041,16 @@ battery. So we headed out, leaving the depth certainly over 600m.</p>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Dave Loeffler</u>, Djuke Veldhuis, Frank Tully</div>
<div class="triptitle">Random leads in Insignificant</div>
<p>We felt like a short trip so went to try & tick off some annoying QMs
<p>We felt like a short trip so went to try &amp; tick off some annoying QMs
in the Insignificant area.</p>
<p>01-3C is clearly too tight.</p>
<p>01-7C went to a short crawl & climb up into a tall passage. This went
<p>01-7C went to a short crawl &amp; climb up into a tall passage. This went
maybe 10m to a big pitch (probably Pleasuredome). Side passages high &
low on the right led to the same pitch.</p>
<p>A window just before the pitch was some more crawls & a steep ramp
<p>A window just before the pitch was some more crawls &amp; a steep ramp
down to a complex loopy junction. On the right is another big drop
(Pleasuredome again?). On the left various tubes lead off. QM C.</p>
@ -2074,8 +2074,8 @@ after the last disastrous attempt. Wookey 'Volunteered' as a previous
incumbent, and Andrew was mugged into coming too. Packed in advance
with trepidation and got up by 6am to omlette already made by Andrew.
Hiked in to bottom from Sattel to start by 9am. To find the start go
down a bit (30m?) after the heli-landing zone open area & just follow
obvious path. We went off up wrong scre slope & wasted half an hour
down a bit (30m?) after the heli-landing zone open area &amp; just follow
obvious path. We went off up wrong scre slope &amp; wasted half an hour
faffing. First couple of hundred metres is just scrmabling up path to
start.</p>
@ -2142,7 +2142,7 @@ limestone takes the form of a series of 5m cliffs up the slope.</p>
cliffs. The GPS point did not correspond to one exactly, but there were
half a dozen possibilities within 50m. The area around the ridge appears
very promising for caves. The limestone is not very broken-up and there
are holes, big & small, everywhere. The side of the ridge is
are holes, big &amp; small, everywhere. The side of the ridge is
particularily nice in that it offers many horizontal entrances.</p>
<p>I took my photographs using Ollie S's camera before stumbling back in
@ -2154,7 +2154,7 @@ thick fog, hoping the GPS did not pack-up.</p>
<div class="trippeople">Ollie Stevens, Aaron Curtis, Richard Mundy</div>
<div class="triptitle">'Lead 03-75A'</div>
<p>My caving gear still wet & cold, we set off to the 'Wot no Butcombe'
<p>My caving gear still wet &amp; cold, we set off to the 'Wot no Butcombe'
end of the 'Rhino Rift' area of 204. We rigged pitch 03-79A; a phreatic
pitch wead [sic] tackled nicely with a single backed-up bolt. The
fortuitous bolt placement occured purely by chance.</p>
@ -2234,7 +2234,7 @@ photos of large falling boulder. 2nd shot (boulder) was great. Put in 2
bolts to make it safe, using opportunity to teach John B how to put in
drill bolts.</p>
<p>Rigged down - cave is not quite like survey. Actually p3 & p6 after
<p>Rigged down - cave is not quite like survey. Actually p3 &amp; p6 after
~4m and then ~p8 after ~12m then ~30m of streamway to final p29. Got to
end to find [?bury] bolt on far side of pitch but no back-up bolts /
threads / anything. Someone had been very necky. Put in 2 bolts for
@ -2358,7 +2358,7 @@ about 50m to another large pitch.</p>
<p>Big draught.</p>
<p>Next went to horizontal QM N of cobble pile. This was nice &amp;
flat. Andrew left for 2nd photo trip of day in 82. Becka & Wookey
flat. Andrew left for 2nd photo trip of day in 82. Becka &amp; Wookey
surveyed over 250m of stonking passage "Rhubarb Crumbly". Exceptionally
fine trip - lots of QM's. Eventually gave up, utterly sated by too many
QMs - chamber with two going off E, NE, NW.</p>
@ -2407,14 +2407,14 @@ Morven (who had no cags &amp; got soaked to skin). </p>
<p>Got underground 1pm with intention to head south. After ticking off
06-11C and 06-20C, realized our progress was cut short without any rope
to descend the p9. Aaron set off to find Andy, Wook & Becka in South
to descend the p9. Aaron set off to find Andy, Wook &amp; Becka in South
Tunnocks to swipe some rope. Find them he did, and returned with more
than he bargained for - Big Bertha complete with drill, misc gear &
rope. After much to-ing and fro-ing S to N, following objectives
accomplished: Surveyed & derigged 2 pitches Duncan had dropped in N off
accomplished: Surveyed &amp; derigged 2 pitches Duncan had dropped in N off
of big chamber (now called 'Secret Squirrel' and 'Fat Rat'). Frank &
Pete left to go down hill at this point. Ollie & Aaron rigged p9 in
Sauerkraut; could only find one spit in wall & no naturals, so put
Pete left to go down hill at this point. Ollie &amp; Aaron rigged p9 in
Sauerkraut; could only find one spit in wall &amp; no naturals, so put
another in as considered this a tad dodgy. Dropped 06-31A, to be
surveyed next trip. Has another pitch and horizontal QMB at bottom &
provisionally called the 'Pantin Sales Pitch.' Also bolted pitch into
@ -2431,7 +2431,7 @@ Ollie out 12pm.</p>
<div class="tripdate" id="t2007-08-05B">2007-08-05</div>
<div class="trippeople">Ollie Stevens, Richard Mundy, Aaron Curtis</div>
<div class="triptitle">CSB Thermistor & Treeumphant</div>
<div class="triptitle">CSB Thermistor &amp; Treeumphant</div>
<p>With one datalogger installed in Germkndel's Revenge already
(upcoming writeup), we set off to install 3 more: 2 in chocolate salty
@ -2457,7 +2457,7 @@ the bottom of E entrance. The allen key needed to open the logger was
conveniently in a peli case in chocolate salty balls. While Aaron was
already resigned to bringing laptop and scope underground because
anemometer needed to be adjusted after export, trying to solder
underground seeme like crossing the line. So Aaron went down to get key
underground seemed like crossing the line. So Aaron went down to get key
and brought a well-calibrated Ollie to put in a spit to mount the
anemometer on. On the surface again, Aaron failed to get the logger and
anemometer to play nice together and decided to abandon the enterprise
@ -2469,9 +2469,9 @@ until a later date, in the UK or on Expo08.</p>
<div class="tripdate" id="t2007-08-07D">2007-08-07</div>
<div class="trippeople">Nial Peters, Andrew Atkinson, Martin Green, <u>Becka Lawson</u></div>
<div class="triptitle">Gaffered -> Inconvenience Series</div>
<div class="triptitle">Gaffered -&gt; Inconvenience Series</div>
<p>Down to tick off some leads & start the derig. Nial rigged his "worst
<p>Down to tick off some leads &amp; start the derig. Nial rigged his "worst
ever pitch" - for his sake, I hope it is true - rope slung round a
boulder at the pitch head, past a wriggle through loose choss and a few
rub points and down to a spit he put in with a 20cm long vertical crack
@ -2479,10 +2479,10 @@ above it. This dropped us down to where the Engaged pitch landed and
from there Martin attempted to outdo Nial by rigging the next pitch on
even more choss. Got very cold waiting and I was mighty relieved to
find, after the first spit had gone in, that we'd run out of hangers (we
accidentally only had brought two in total!) & could go out. Andrew took
accidentally only had brought two in total!) &amp; could go out. Andrew took
a few photos through the trip and he and I surveyed two shortish QM's
whilst Nial and Martin headed out. We then derigged the rope in
Convenience and Chalk & Cheese and then I took a tacklesack out leaving
Convenience and Chalk &amp; Cheese and then I took a tacklesack out leaving
just a 55m pushing rope to fish out at the bottom of Gaffered. Overtook
Martin and Nial before Gaffered and slowly we all trundled out.
Super-muddy Gaffered rope plus a heavy tacklesack is a crap
@ -2494,7 +2494,7 @@ combination.</p>
<div class="tripdate" id="t2007-08-06A">2007-08-06</div>
<div class="trippeople">Jon Telling, Becka Lawson, <u>Morven</u></div>
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks -> Apfel Strudel</div>
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks -&gt; Apfel Strudel</div>
<p>My first ever cave in Austria, descended down very loose boulder
slopes to large pile of snow at bottom of pitches, fun sledging down.
@ -2503,7 +2503,7 @@ fall and landed on lovely smooth icy floor, same effect as banana skin!
A fun but painful trip followed. Found Apfelstrudel section of cave;
best bit was a chute that looked like a bob sleigh run, great going
down, tricky on the way out. Ended survey at exciting junction, pitch on
one side, stomping passage on the other. Back up pitches & down to top
one side, stomping passage on the other. Back up pitches &amp; down to top
camp for introduction to Holy Hand Grenade [Hungarian-donated alcoholic
beverage].</p>
@ -2519,7 +2519,7 @@ beverage].</p>
<p>Surveying trip down 'great, draughty lead'--left after Wikinki Beach
boulders, then second left along passage. Phreatic tube leads down and
W. Becoming increasing boulder-filled & uninspiring towards
W. Becoming increasing boulder-filled &amp; uninspiring towards
end--[illegible] of large avens though, maybe where ‚---nght comes down.
Named "Dubious Pleasure". Morven's back was playing up in cold, so left
after few hrs.</p>
@ -2532,7 +2532,7 @@ after few hrs.</p>
<div class="trippeople">Frank Tully, Phil Underwood, George North, Pete Harley</div>
<div class="triptitle">Flooding in England</div>
<p>Basically I'm working in Scotland so on the Fridat I drove from
<p>Basically I'm working in Scotland so on the Friday I drove from
Glasgow to Bristol. However, it was very very wet.</p>
<p>Took 5 hours to get to Manchester then the M6 slowed down to creep
@ -2563,7 +2563,7 @@ Birmingham.</p>
stansted. </p>
<p>Anyway, it all came together. Packed in 2 hours - drove to Stansted -
found Phil and George. Drove to M25-A12 juntion found Pete. Got to
found Phil and George. Drove to M25-A12 junction found Pete. Got to
Dover hour late - no problem. Drove to Austria in 12 hours. MCE.</p>
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@ -2572,9 +2572,9 @@ Dover hour late - no problem. Drove to Austria in 12 hours. MCE.</p>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Jon Telling</u>, Morven, Martin Green</div>
<div class="triptitle">Surface shafts</div>
<p>Went to surface shaft Frank & I found a few days ago - a phreatic
<p>Went to surface shaft Frank &amp; I found a few days ago - a phreatic
tube ending in a big bowl of choss, above quarries uphill of bivvy site.
[Voed?] ladder & lifeline to survey, only small, loose cave, [blasted?].
[Voed?] ladder &amp; lifeline to survey, only small, loose cave, [blasted?].
Boulders, ah well. Named Pink Wafer Biscuit Cave as it was really only
worth looking at after looking at all the other entrances.</p>
@ -2587,7 +2587,7 @@ worth looking at after looking at all the other entrances.</p>
<div class="triptitle">81</div>
<p>Went to 81 for an easy day to tick off the crap lead near the RH
route from 81b. To me it looked like a tight, loose & awkward route
route from 81b. To me it looked like a tight, loose &amp; awkward route
through a boulder choke that obviously didn't go. Only went in cos Olly
thought it was "interesting". Having moved the loosest rocks out of the
way I wriggled through and it opened up into a rift. The boulders looked
@ -2625,7 +2625,7 @@ entrance location descriptions).</p>
<p>Oh, in the morning had a look at another new entrance (that has
probably been seen before). Collapsed valley entrance with a couple of
leads, one might go but not without an oversuit & kneepads. Second lead
leads, one might go but not without an oversuit &amp; kneepads. Second lead
is a crawling / stooping phreatic passage for ~10m till it chokes. This
is 2007-7[MISSING] GPS[MISSING]</p>
@ -2644,15 +2644,15 @@ rigged.</p>
so we went back to 81 to tie up a surveying loose end. Olly concocted a
plan whereby I sat at the entrance and felt ill, and Olly went down the
rift shaft and bolted the hypothesized 148 connection. I figured he
would have a hard time with the rope, drill & survey left on his own
through the rift & climbs, so I came too & felt ill & whinged a lot.
would have a hard time with the rope, drill &amp; survey left on his own
through the rift &amp; climbs, so I came too &amp; felt ill &amp; whinged a lot.
Olly bolted down the pitch at the end of the ice and sadly it didn't go
far. We surveyed it and while I derigged Olly looked for other pitches
we had missed.</p>
<p>Back at the other end a tight grovel through ice led to a small rift
and a pitch. This dropped into 148! Right where we built a cairn which
was cool. Surveyed out passing Nial & Andrew photoing ice and
was cool. Surveyed out passing Nial &amp; Andrew photoing ice and
raisins.</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U ~5h</div>
@ -2665,8 +2665,8 @@ raisins.</p>
<p>Headed into 148 with way too much gear, but not enough crabs or
maillons. Got to the [saw?] pitch and the water levels rose considerably
making it very nasty & wet. Oh well, at least the rigging will be good
in high water ... Olly rigged a backup & bolt to get down the narrow bit
making it very nasty &amp; wet. Oh well, at least the rigging will be good
in high water ... Olly rigged a backup &amp; bolt to get down the narrow bit
then got to a ledge where he rigged a nice Y-hang and went down through
a tight bit and then opened up lots to a deviation. This carried on down
to a big blackness with sadly no routes to drop down. It was quite [no
@ -2683,8 +2683,8 @@ clag - reflective markers are ace.</p>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Jenny Black</u> + Olly Betts</div>
<div class="triptitle">1987-02</div>
<p>Went to survey & explore 1987-02. Headed to the RH pitch first. It
had a bolt which, combined with a couple of naturals & fending off from
<p>Went to survey &amp; explore 1987-02. Headed to the RH pitch first. It
had a bolt which, combined with a couple of naturals &amp; fending off from
the wall, got us down. Pitch lands at a junction, left (as you look down
the pitch) is BIG phreas with another way in from a little vertical
oxbow. This goes for a while then gets smaller and lower (but still 5m
@ -2707,17 +2707,17 @@ think.</p>
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2007-08-13A">2007-08-13</div>
<div class="trippeople">Aaron Curtis & Ollie Stevens</div>
<div class="trippeople">Aaron Curtis &amp; Ollie Stevens</div>
<div class="triptitle">South Tunnocks (Pantin Sales Pitch)</div>
<p>Another trip involving ping-ponging to and fro from the North & South
of Tunnocks. Went North to derig traverse past scree slope & commandeer
<p>Another trip involving ping-ponging to and fro from the North &amp; South
of Tunnocks. Went North to derig traverse past scree slope &amp; commandeer
rope. Returned through Sauerkraut, surveyed 06-31A which turned out to
be an exceptionally smooth p30 duly named the Pantin Sales Pitch.
Checked out little horizontal passage to left which didn't go, and then
dropped the next pitch, yet unnamed, which surveyed to about 45m.
Exciting to find that we had been standing on a wedged pile of boulders
suspended above an airy rift. Single hang & backup got us to bottom
suspended above an airy rift. Single hang &amp; backup got us to bottom
where it choked. Very likely way on (marked QMB) by traversing around to
right into spacious rift ~15m down the p45. Ollie suffered a bout of the
keenness so we went back north to meet Becka and Martin who were on
@ -2726,15 +2726,15 @@ much (~30m) before Aaron had had about enough. Avoiding stals / pretties
while maintaining our precarious position high in the rift while
surveying involved a form of Vedic Levitation. Rift got smoother &
wider; looks like next trip will need to drop down to (easily walkable)
rift floor & climb up again shortly. Blows a gale in there though.</p>
rift floor &amp; climb up again shortly. Blows a gale in there though.</p>
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2007-08-11A">2007-08-11</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Becka Lawson</u>, Aaron Curtis + Martin Green</div>
<div class="triptitle">Gaffered -> The Wares + Derig</div>
<div class="triptitle">Gaffered -&gt; The Wares + Derig</div>
<p>Pootled to the Wares & headed off for a QM I'd been hankering after
<p>Pootled to the Wares &amp; headed off for a QM I'd been hankering after
checking. QM 04-49A. We'd left it as a steep ramp needing a handline in
2004. I rigged a handline up (needs ~25m rope) using 2 naturals then
hand bolted a spit on the left wall then a <u>very fine</u> thread on
@ -2745,9 +2745,9 @@ several pitches, and we had to run out leaving lots of QMA's. Aaron's
light played up then fell apart and he couldn't find his spare
batteries, "I think I've learnt a lesson about redundancy today" says he
... Then slog, slog, slog, up the derig. Martin set off first with a
tacklesack & then pulled a second sack up Gaffered, I derigged & Aaron
tacklesack &amp; then pulled a second sack up Gaffered, I derigged &amp; Aaron
did a tacklesack shuffle. We ended up getting 3 tacklesacks all the way
out, one at the bottom of E entrance pitch & one tied to the bottom of
out, one at the bottom of E entrance pitch &amp; one tied to the bottom of
Gaffered pitch so a pretty good job.</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U 13hrs</div>
@ -2758,8 +2758,8 @@ Gaffered pitch so a pretty good job.</p>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Becka Lawson</u>, Aaron Curtis + Martin Green</div>
<div class="triptitle">Gaffered derig + Thermistors</div>
<p>I got to the lowest rebelay on Gaffered & hauled up the tacklesack
tied to the bottom then derigged & Martin & I took out a tacklesack each
<p>I got to the lowest rebelay on Gaffered &amp; hauled up the tacklesack
tied to the bottom then derigged &amp; Martin &amp; I took out a tacklesack each
whilst Aaron switched his data loggers.</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U 2.5 hrs</div>
@ -2768,7 +2768,7 @@ whilst Aaron switched his data loggers.</p>
<div class="tripdate" id="t2007-08-12B">2007-08-12</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Becka Lawson</u>, Aaron Curtis, Martin Green</div>
<div class="triptitle">Tunnockschacht -> Stone Monkey</div>
<div class="triptitle">Tunnockschacht -&gt; Stone Monkey</div>
<p>Second trip of the day: our reward for finishing the Gaffered derig.
Hadn't much time (set off from camp at 4pm) so we headed for a nearby
@ -2796,11 +2796,11 @@ went in fine style to a large aven with a smallish passage … with snow
… and pine cones and leaves … I got really excited by the potential
of an entrance which Martin was perplexed by, since I'd been unimpressed
by all the old stal that he'd been getting excited about. We kept
surveying past the aven and then it headed up a ramp & gradually became
surveying past the aven and then it headed up a ramp &amp; gradually became
smaller and less exciting before we left it at a c2 in a drippy aven. I
checked the snowy passage at the aven; it was small & headed up steeply
checked the snowy passage at the aven; it was small &amp; headed up steeply
but the snow was rotten with holes in and it looked a bit dodgy so we
left it. We then went back to the MP/Flying High junction & did a QMA
left it. We then went back to the MP/Flying High junction &amp; did a QMA
near to it, on the left. This headed down steeply to a chamber with
large lumps of flowstone. It was really drafty and we were too cold to
face more so we headed out.</p>
@ -2816,10 +2816,10 @@ face more so we headed out.</p>
<p>A fine, sunny morning so we hung around until all our gear was dry in
an attempt to have a warmish survey trip in Tunnockschacht. We started
by doing the left lead just after the traverse in Ribs with Kn&ouml;del
[just beyond Caramel Catharsis]. This was extremely drafty & rapidly led
[just beyond Caramel Catharsis]. This was extremely drafty &amp; rapidly led
to a large pitch. We then headed to Maximum Pleasure, taking some snaps
en route. We surveyed from where Martin and I had left off yesterday, in
the flowstone chamber. We went past a large pitch & down to another,
the flowstone chamber. We went past a large pitch &amp; down to another,
smaller pitch then surveyed a small passage on the left and then did a
couple of legs up smaller passages to reconnect to the flowstone
chamber, making us feel virtuous. Martin and Olly turned up and we
@ -2828,9 +2828,9 @@ after only ~30m). I then dragged Julian to the far end of Maximum
Pleasure to double-check that there were no other good leads to the
North. Nothing looked very tempting but I persuaded Julian to continue
the passage on the right where Wookey, Andrew and I had left off. This
headed up into awkward crawls and ceiling tubles and leads of 2-3m legs.
headed up into awkward crawls and ceiling tubes and leads of 2-3m legs.
Unfortunately there was no good reason to stop so we just plodded on
until, thanks be, it finally, gradually lost the draft & fizzled out to
until, thanks be, it finally, gradually lost the draft &amp; fizzled out to
too-tight ceiling tubes.</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U 10.5hrs</div>
@ -2886,7 +2886,7 @@ rope.</p>
<p>Running out of time so could no longer put off the final trip 148
trip. Only had to carry in the drilling stuff + the survey kit, so got
to the big pitch quite efficiently. Sorted out gear we had left there
and Olly sety off down. I sat on the ledge at the Y-hang and shivered as
and Olly set off down. I sat on the ledge at the Y-hang and shivered as
I watch Olly getting father away, and every so often there'd be some
tarzaning around for the rig. I noticed that Olly seemed to be quite
near the water - today it was essentially just water running / trickling
@ -2914,7 +2914,7 @@ but currently would be more unpleasant than suicidal.</p>
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2007-08-14D">2007-08-14</div>
<div class="trippeople">Aaron Curtis & Pete Harley</div>
<div class="trippeople">Aaron Curtis &amp; Pete Harley</div>
<div class="triptitle">Final CSB thermistor trip</div>
<p>Hauled datalogger and thermistor out of CSB, along with a tackle sack
@ -2928,7 +2928,7 @@ way out. </p>
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2007-08-15B">2007-08-15</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Becka Lawson</u> & Julian Todd & Aaron Curtis & Duncan Collis & Martin Green & Pete Harley</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Becka Lawson</u> &amp; Julian Todd &amp; Aaron Curtis &amp; Duncan Collis &amp; Martin Green &amp; Pete Harley</div>
<div class="triptitle">Packing Steinbruckenhoehle Bivvy</div>
<p>Pete, Aaron and Dunks had already done a monster carry yesterday,
@ -2944,7 +2944,7 @@ time at 8 pm with the final rays of sunset pinkening the slabs. </p>
<p>Tony and Djuke had back to collect spit so gave us a hand and Jenny
and Olly came down the hill with their rope so, thankfully, there were
decent numbers for the mammouth rope washing, checking, chopping and
decent numbers for the mammoth rope washing, checking, chopping and
labeling + assorted scrubbing.</p>
<hr />
@ -2965,8 +2965,8 @@ their gear was packed up, they'd been fed a cooked breakfast, sandwiches
packed and they were on the road... With a good chance of making the
ferry. After this firestorm we slumped for a while then started cleaning
and I sketched until 3am, by which time I only had Pete for company who
was on a one bender trying to beat Nials beer tally. The last bits of
plan for maximum pleasure were a bit ropy but I got there in the end
was on a one bender trying to beat Nial's beer tally. The last bits of
plan for maximum pleasure were a bit ropey but I got there in the end
ready for a 7.30 start to catch our train to Italy.</p>
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