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@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ ABOUT COMMUNICATING. Very pretty of course, gosh, wow. Found Bad Aussee and
 bus immediately (good excuse not to walk) and Gasthof and NO CAVERS. Bloody
 Hell, sulked in river and talked to local cats, flashed myself at car
 drivers and eventually ate cold rice pudding. Don't want to cave - am going
-to lie in river for 3 weeks.<hr />
+to lie in river for 3 weeks.
+
+<hr />
 
 <a name="start">23/8/87</a>  Exploring on plateau      8 hrs surface work
 
@@ -143,7 +145,11 @@ Jenny's glasses !!)
                                                &macr;&macr;&macr; Doesn't go -
                                            Been explored previously
 </pre>
+<p>Or a photo of the original sketch!</p>
+<div class="centre"><img src="logbook01.jpg" /></div>
+
 <hr />
+
 24/8/87
 
 <p>Team Silver Streak ! Or something like it (Streak Lightning)<br>
@@ -157,8 +163,10 @@ which were examined.
 to 113&quot; it is. This draughts excessively but unfortunately doesn't come
 to anything significant.
 
+<div class="centre"><img src="logbook02.jpg" /></div>
 <p>[ Plan ]
 
+<div class="centre"><img src="logbook03.jpg" /></div>
 <p>[ elevation ]
 
 <p>Then continued up to 113 (P0). and surface surveyed back to P2 via P1.
@@ -190,6 +198,8 @@ for Jenny or Chris with narrower chests.
 
 <p>No particular climbs and the rift is parallel to a fault in the main rock.
 
+<div class="centre"><img src="logbook04.jpg" /></div>
+
 <p>It wasn't 153.
 
 <p>Next. (Look I'm the only one with caving gear today) Found various holes
@@ -202,6 +212,7 @@ again silted up (perhaps diggable, but to what I don't know). Half way back,
 a draught and squeeze that I couldn't manage but is perhaps possible - soon
 widens out ... go &amp; see (and its harder coming back through the first
 crawl).
+<div class="centre"><img src="logbook05.jpg" /></div>
 
 <p>MEANWHILE back at the surface. David found a nice-looking hole v near the
 Nipple but it blocked after 20 ft ish (Has been known for many years, Mike
@@ -214,7 +225,9 @@ tree and ice sheet. Side of depression.
 <p>Various other holes were found to be blocked or found to seem too cold and
 left. One or two really ought to be revisited I suppose.
 
-<p>Where are they ?!<hr />
+<p>Where are they ?!
+
+<hr />
 
 25/8/87
 
@@ -257,7 +270,9 @@ at the bottom of the first pitch ought to be explored more thoroughly.
 
 <p>We came out at about 2.00 am.
 
-<p>Time underground 5&frac14; hours. Jenny.<hr />
+<p>Time underground 5&frac14; hours. Jenny.
+
+<hr />
 
 113 again - reexploration (Animal, Becca, Jared, Andrew)
 
@@ -293,7 +308,9 @@ caving. The official version is he fell down while descending the footpath
 <p>Moral of the tale - seriously. WATCH OUT FOR LOOSE BOULDERS - nothing's
 necessarily solid: no-one's ever been down before &amp; frost damage means
 everything's dodgy. And if you don't believe it, you may well find yourself
-in plaster up to the elbow, if you're lucky (A's postscript).<hr />
+in plaster up to the elbow, if you're lucky (A's postscript).
+
+<hr />
 
 26/8/87  87
 
@@ -321,8 +338,11 @@ connection in 143.
 
 <p>See over for sketch of plan.
 
-<p>[ this sketch is almost completely unintelligible, at least in photocopy
-]<hr />
+<div class="centre"><img src="logbook06.jpg" /></div>
+
+<p>[ this sketch is almost completely unintelligible, at least in photocopy]
+
+<hr />
 
 113: Becka, Jenny, Jared, Chris, Mike (Animal) 27/8/87
 
@@ -338,7 +358,15 @@ points to descend and no more hangers. On way up spotted alternative route
 for next time (see &quot;survey&quot;) which will avoid remaining hanging
 death. Several bolts will be needed.
 
-<p>Mike (I'm slowly getting more crippled) M's bit ! 27/8/87
+<div class="centre"><img src="logbook07.jpg" /></div>
+<p></p>
+<div class="centre"><img src="logbook08.jpg" /></div>
+
+<p>Mike (I'm slowly getting more crippled) M's bit ! 
+
+<hr />
+
+27/8/87
 
 <p>Surface time 11 hrs.
 
@@ -356,6 +384,7 @@ couldn't find it ! Hence left a permanent marker (0/2) on a pavement of rock
 near one of our cairns and two deep shafts. See over for how to find this
 point.
 
+<div class="centre"><img src="logbook09.jpg" /></div>
 <p>[ diagram which shows not how to find it, but how to know when you have
 found it ]
 
@@ -368,12 +397,16 @@ plateau. Found 107, 83. If you follow gully up until you can see the peak
 between V &amp; H Schwarzmooskogel, 0/5 is on a slab of rock above a gully to
 right. The edge of the gully also has a red paint marker !
 
+<div class="centre"><img src="logbook10.jpg" /></div>
+
 <p>Next to 106, which has been renumbered 76. Permanent marker placed on slab
 above 76A.
 
 <p>The Austrians have reallocated 88 to the Germans who have an extensive
 cave of over 6 km with several pitches which drops into one of our caves.
-They don't know which one - we shall have to visit them to discuss.<hr />
+They don't know which one - we shall have to visit them to discuss.
+
+<hr />
 
 Saturday 29th August
 
@@ -390,7 +423,9 @@ into (Opera House ?) we think, due to the presence of two naf bolts.
 <p>An uneventful exit was made with Ian taking some pictures on the entrance
 pitch. Group sleepy arrived as we were ascending the entrance pitch.
 
-<p>Time underground 6&frac12; hours.<hr />
+<p>Time underground 6&frac12; hours.
+
+<hr />
 
 Saturday 29/8/87
 
@@ -403,7 +438,9 @@ with some brown fur and a hoof which I think is from a small Chamois or Roe
 Deer. All bones in arm's reach were removed. The Austrians will be given at
 least the skull and lower jaws.
 
-<p>Time underground &frac12; hour.    Ian<hr />
+<p>Time underground &frac12; hour.    Ian
+
+<hr />
 
 Saturday 29/8/87
 
@@ -420,6 +457,8 @@ side but wimped out over what sounded like pitch at bottom. Many small
 passages leading off around entire chamber, after investigation, all got too
 tight or headed back up rift.
 
+<div class="centre"><img src="logbook11.jpg" /></div>
+
 <p>Animal leaned on a boulder 4 ft cubed, which rolled off down the passage
 giving him a nice surprise. Boiled up some meaty soup with dig bix, then
 some vege stuff for the vegys, just as Becka and Juliette descended
@@ -430,7 +469,9 @@ chamber shall henceforth be known as Marathon Ledge. The ice holding in the
 rocks had cleared a bit since last time - rather tenuously attached. Got out
 of cave around 11-30, trudged back &amp; got to camp around 2-30 am.
 
-<p>Chris.     T/U 9 hrs<hr />
+<p>Chris.     T/U 9 hrs
+
+<hr />
 
 30/8/87
 
@@ -445,12 +486,14 @@ Wolfh&ouml;hle.
 <p>Climbed up to area near 0/1 - Shaft ~40m deep explored by Ian and numbered
 156. For sketch see survey data at back giving location of cave.
 
+<div class="centre"><img src="logbook12.jpg" /></div>
 <p>[ misleading diagram referred to 0/2 with no north arrow ]
 
 <p>Tumbling Boulder Hall was first explored by Jared and then by Mike M. The
 latter fully appreciating the looseness of the rocks ! Consisted of phreatic
 uplift passage, 3m diameter, ~45&deg;, ~60m.
 
+<div class="centre"><img src="logbook13.jpg" /></div>
 <p>[ a sketch ]
 
 <p>Met German/French cavers
@@ -468,7 +511,9 @@ Schwarzmooskogeleish&ouml;hle to their cave 88 and then if time permits to
 
 <p>Time underground Ian &frac34; hrs<br>
                Jared &frac14; hrs<br>
-              Mike M &frac14; hrs - Stopped to graze !<hr />
+              Mike M &frac14; hrs - Stopped to graze !
+			  
+			  <hr />
 
 31/8/87 Keith, Ian
 
@@ -486,6 +531,8 @@ loose snow. Bottom could not be seen.
 head of pitch of unknown depth. Bolts were spotted and expected to be from
 Manchester Caving Club. So exit was made.
 
+<div class="centre"><img src="logbook14.jpg" /></div>
+
 <p>Keith. Time underground &frac12; hour.
 
 <p>The other cave had a passage going into the side of the hill. To our left
@@ -501,7 +548,11 @@ outside the entrance containing a large quantity of carbide. This is
 presumed to be from the Manchester University Caving Club. [This is
 believed to be completely disinformational, Ed.]
 
-<p>Ian. Time underground &frac12; hour.<hr />
+<div class="centre"><img src="logbook15.jpg" /></div>
+
+<p>Ian. Time underground &frac12; hour.
+
+<hr />
 
 31/8/87
 
@@ -514,6 +565,8 @@ oversuit over shorts and free climbed entrance shaft. Found amzingly small
 15m, placed bolt and handed over to Chris and Becka who had changed into
 full gear.
 
+<div class="centre"><img src="logbook16.jpg" /></div>
+
 <p>Chris descended into unknown - a rift around 6 ft wide or less, went down
 60 ft vertically with a break half-way down and ended up on floor where it
 went on, drafting slightly. Becka came down while I (Chris) plucked up
@@ -541,7 +594,9 @@ Bergrestaurant (only got lost a few times) &amp; found one car waiting for us
 got back in end with only some wounded pride and dented enthusiasm for
 caving&nbsp;!
 
-<p>Chris.  T/U  Becka 3 hrs, Jared and Chris 6 hrs.<hr />
+<p>Chris.  T/U  Becka 3 hrs, Jared and Chris 6 hrs.
+
+<hr />
 
 1/9/87
 
@@ -555,7 +610,9 @@ everything else and decided MM was out of his tree. So discretion being the
 better part of valour, we retreated, dropping a hanger and MR down 3rd
 pitch. Left it rigged for some other poor suckers.
 
-<p>T/U 4<hr />
+<p>T/U 4
+
+<hr />
 
 31/8/87 Surface surveying
 
@@ -565,7 +622,9 @@ pitch. Left it rigged for some other poor suckers.
 severely delayed progress. Having successfully completed above, then
 surveyed from 113 (p0) to 88, then back for other things !!!
 
-<p>Time on surface 9 hours.<hr />
+<p>Time on surface 9 hours.
+
+<hr />
 
 1.9.87 Surface surveying.
 
@@ -575,7 +634,9 @@ enabling errors to be assessed on return to UK.
 
 <p>Met French who said that they hve connected 88 to SWEish&ouml;hle. so they
 now have the highest entrance 1705 (but have found others) and the combined
-system now has 11 entrances !!<hr />
+system now has 11 entrances !!
+
+<hr />
 
 2.9.87  Mike M, Keith, Becka  87
 
@@ -594,7 +655,11 @@ which small stream came out, but too high up. Surveyed it going back, not
 Animal, Ian and Juliette were about to start descending to see what we were
 up to. Left first 2 pitches tackled.
 
-<p>T/U 7 hours.<hr />
+<div class="centre"><img src="logbook17.jpg" /></div>
+
+<p>T/U 7 hours.
+
+<hr />
 
 2-9-87 Jared, Jenny, Chris (+ Andy as 'supervisor' and head sherpa)
 
@@ -614,11 +679,15 @@ about to start rescuing us (again) at 9. Bar closed, so everyine scoffed
 Chris' gluhwein in the tent instead, just to annoy the German couple in the
 caravan next door.
 
-<p>Chris.   T/U 2 hrs.<hr />
+<p>Chris.   T/U 2 hrs.
+
+<hr />
 
 3/9/87 - Keith + Ian decided to go to the toboggan run at Strobl and
 everyone else decided to join them and jack. Time underground relative to
-speed through 5 ft tunnel.<hr />
+speed through 5 ft tunnel.
+
+<hr />
 
 4/9/87.
 
@@ -629,7 +698,9 @@ hole in distance - veering left. Found lots of holes but nothing of note.
 Hacked across to 76 and then up to holes previously located by the Millars.
 Jared descended, but all choked. Finally went in search for 148 again + found
 it half buried behind a pile of snow. The route is now prominently marked
-with cairns.<hr />
+with cairns.
+
+<hr />
 
 4-Sept-87
 
@@ -640,6 +711,8 @@ massively developed chest was a bit big for the rift in the cave which was
 formerly thought to be 153 so thin-man Chris was sent in and reported a 5m
 pitch.
 
+<div class="centre"><img src="logbook18.jpg" /></div>
+
 <p>Juliette found 140 again and a huge well-hidden entrance (thoughts of
 fame) but it turned out to be 138. Chris and Becka went down a hole Mike
 found...
@@ -656,7 +729,11 @@ ice/snow, but the rope was slicing like a cheesewire through a large chunk
 above him, &amp; the pitch appeared choked at the bottom, so he prussicked
 out before the half-ton of snow could fall on him.
 
-<p>T/U about 2 hrs (Becka &amp; Chris)<hr />
+<div class="centre"><img src="logbook19.jpg" /></div>
+
+<p>T/U about 2 hrs (Becka &amp; Chris)
+
+<hr />
 
 5th Sep 87
 
@@ -666,13 +743,17 @@ out before the half-ton of snow could fall on him.
 ~15m and ~20m followed by as yet undescended pitch of about 20m. Got sodden
 with sweat on the way up, and caught by thunderstorm on the way back.
 
+<div class="centre"><img src="logbook20.jpg" /></div>
+
 <p>&quot;Descend entrance rift for about 5m at 45&#176; to cross-rift. Right
 blocks after about 2m. Left descends for further 2m. Enter squeeze on right,
 about 2m long to 12m free climb down steep tube. At the bottom, from a small
 chamber, way on is left to pitch of 15m to large ledge, then 20m to jammed
 boulders in shaft.&quot;
 
-<p>T/U 3 hrs<hr />
+<p>T/U 3 hrs
+
+<hr />
 
 Andrew - Marilyn Munroe Hole - 148
 
@@ -690,7 +771,11 @@ narrow rift of 5m (?) down to what looks like an earthy passage - perhaps a
 bypass for the big pitch, perhaps another bit... Looks interesting, this
 draughting entrance and chambers...
 
-<p>T/U 2 hrs<hr />
+<div class="centre"><img src="logbook21.jpg" /></div>
+
+<p>T/U 2 hrs
+
+<hr />
 
 Becka - Big shaft ~300m from Marilyn Munroe Hole.
 
@@ -703,8 +788,12 @@ one tight bit to get through). Looked like there was another 15 or 20m to
 bottom of pitch, q-few boulders at bottom. V. possibly blocked but worth
 looking at, still rigged. T/U 2&frac12; hrs
 
+<div class="centre"><img src="logbook22.jpg" /></div>
+
 <p>Also, I got struck by lightning on the way down in a huge thunderstorm.
-<u>Not</u> nice, went purple.<hr />
+<u>Not</u> nice, went purple.
+
+<hr />
 
 6th Sep 87
 
@@ -721,9 +810,15 @@ became too tight with water going down narrow slot. However, found an
 alternative way over a climb: bolted and half-descended to ledge with view
 into large wet canyon.
 
-<p>Main chmaber slopes up for ~25m over loose choss.
+<p>Main chamber slopes up for ~25m over loose choss.
 
-<p>T/U 7 hrs.<hr />
+<div class="centre"><img src="logbook23.jpg" /></div>
+<p></p>
+<div class="centre"><img src="logbook24.jpg" /></div>
+
+<p>T/U 7 hrs.
+
+<hr />
 
 6th Sept 87  Andy, Jared.  148 Marilyn Munroe Hole
 
@@ -762,7 +857,11 @@ boulder-choke only to find the way on too tight - however the passage was
 still drafting and a large chamber was visible through a small hole. With
 this, both retreated, leaving behind them a packet of crushed Digbics &amp;
 two tins of Mackerel fillets, some soup, a stove, &amp; a badly dented
-saucepan for the survey trip.<hr />
+saucepan for the survey trip.
+
+<div class="centre"><img src="logbook25.jpg" /></div>
+
+<hr />
 
 7th Sept 87 Andrew, Jared (surveying)       158<br>
             Animal, Juliette, Chris, Becka (pushing)
@@ -783,8 +882,14 @@ as a pained belay point !). Rift continued, xxxx width, but did an S-bend in
 widened later, but would need blasting - ie. a dead end. Out, getting cold
 and wet. Soup on way out. Tired trog back
 
+<div class="centre"><img src="logbook26.jpg" /></div>
+<p></p>
+<div class="centre"><img src="logbook27.jpg" /></div>
+
 <p>T/U Andrew, Jared 8 hrs<br>
-    Rest 10 hrs<hr />
+    Rest 10 hrs
+	
+	<hr />
 
 9th Sep 87 Jared, Juliette, Chris, Mike R
 
@@ -805,7 +910,9 @@ it. Jared appeared to lug the tackle out.
 
 11th Sep Down to the dregs of the expedition - Jared, Animal, Chris.<br>
 Hilda invited us to the celebrations of the local potato club - a few merry
-hours of yodelaaaiiooiiii - hic<hr />
+hours of yodelaaaiiooiiii - hic
+
+<hr />
 
 12th Sep '87 Detackled campsite and dug the beer-bottle tops out of the mud.