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<H2 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER>161 Kaninchenh&ouml;hle:
Mordor and passages beyond</H2>
<H3 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER>Overview</H3>
<P ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><SPAN LANG="en-GB">The
large trunk passages described on this page were originally accessed
by descending Mordor pitch from the Country for Old Men level in
2011. In 2012, this area was accessed and explored from
Steinbr&uuml;ckenh&ouml;hle via the Far from Support traverses from
the bottom of Fat Cat. The southern extremity (Runnel Stone area) is
very close to Chicken Flied Nice, so in the future it may prove
easier to access these passages via an as yet undiscovered connection
in this area, thereby bypassing the Tyrolean traverse at Strange
Acrossfall.</SPAN></P>
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<H4 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER><A NAME="mordor"></A>Mordor
(2011)</H4>
<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER>Mordor is a small, very windy (blowing
up) pitch at the northern end of Sudetenland (accessed from Country
for Old Men) that is rigged from roof. After the initial 10m drop, it
is possible to climb a further 10m down to a second hang from a
thread then a roof bolt where pitch opens out. A deviation ~7m down
on a spike avoids a rub at a rebelay (huge thread) to drop nicely to
near floor. A 60m rope is recommended (this pitch was left rigged in
2011). At the bottom is a chamber is about 15m high. To the west is a
north-south trending rift leading to large pitch at S end. [FIXME:
where is this pitch on the survey? Presumably the pitch is a QM &ndash;
what grade? There are two candidates. Also 3 C-grade QMs marked on
survey]. East leads to March of the Ents.</P>
<H4 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER><A NAME="entmarch"></A>March
of the Ents (2011)</H4>
<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER>The large passage of March of the Ents
heads eastwards from the chamber at the base of Mordor pitch 4m
higher up, reached via an easy traverse out. There is a strong
draught from east to west (into the chamber). After 18m, a t-junction
is reached with a much less windy passage to the right (south),
Rivendell, that is the main route to the south. Straight ahead (east)
the main passage continues uphill then turns northeast. 30m beyond
the Rivendell junction, climbing up to the left in a complex area
reaches the head of No Sign of Sauron pitch. Most of the draught
appears to coming from the area around this pitch. Immediately beyond
is a passage on the left (bearing on 252<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif">&deg;</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif">)
[C2011-161-XX B] [FIXME: is this the C lead on the survey? Bearing
doesn't fit- 352 better]</FONT>. The phreatic passage zig-zags for
another 30m . At the corner is a high (12m) solution area in the roof
[C2011-161-XX C] [FIXME: where is this on the survey?]. Ahead the
passage becomes a very high hading rift with a short drop. Traversing
across the rift leads to Bored of the Rings.</P>
<H4 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER>Bored of the Rings
(2011)</H4>
<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER>Bored of the Rings can be accessed
either by descending a short pitch and climbing up the far side, or
(preferred) by traversing along the right-hand wall of the hading
rift (bolts placed for a traverse line). [FIXME: the survey shows two
C leads at the bottom of the rift, and a B lead at the top, also a p5
&ndash; is this a QM?] At the far end of the traverse is a junction.
Ahead leads after 10m to a pitch [C2011-161-XX B]. A passage to the
right here connects heads back to overlook the hading rift.</P>
<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER>The main way on at the junction is to
the left (north). The passage continues for 55m, past a pool
(traversed on the left) to a rift in the floor (undescended
[C2011-161-XX B]). Left here leads to [FIXME: 2 QMs on survey, B and
a C &ndash; descriptions? Also, c2 to the east of the passage &ndash;
is there a QM there?]. Stepping over the rift (traverse line
advisable) leads to a breakdown chamber with lots of holes in the
floor. [FIXME: extension to west near survey station 'a' leads to 2 B
grade QMs &ndash; description?] Keeping right passes a small passage
on the right [C2011-161-XX C]. Clambering among the boulders leads to
a short climb down near the right-hand wall (handline useful) to
reach a drippy pitch (undescended). [C2011-161-XX B]. The Far From
Support traverses head off along the right-hand wall of this pitch
(left rigged in 2012) and is the connection route to
Steinbr&uuml;ckenh&ouml;hle, emerging in Cirque du Soleil. A tube
heading up on the right immediately before the start of the traverse
links back to overlook the pitch and also a possible continuation
east [C2011-161-XX C].</P>
<H4 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER>No Sign of Sauron
(2012)</H4>
<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER>No Sign of Sauron pitch is accessed by
heading north and uphill from March of the Ents into the wind to a
rock pillar at the pitch head. The pitch is rigged by traversing
along the left hand wall to a rock bridge overlooking a second,
connected hole that is the descent route. An aven above the pitch on
the left at this point appears to be main source of the draught
[C2012-161-XX X]. It would be relatively easy to continue the
traverse to an apparent passage on the far side of the pitch
[C2012-161-XX B] - it is unclear whether or not this passage
continues.</P>
<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER>The pitch is a fine circular shaft, 5m
round and 32m, and is descended via a deviation 4m down and a y-hang
rebelay approximately halfway down. At the base of the pitch, a rift
passage heads south, accessed by climbing down through boulders. The
passage was followed for 15m, via a 2m down climb, and continues to
the south, tight but passable [C2012-161-XX B]. There is little
discernible draught.</P>
<H4 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER><A NAME="shires"></A>Rivendell
(2011)</H4>
<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER>Large passage to R off March of the Ents
in more phreas arrives in a chamber. A hole in the floor is approx
p10 with a pool at bottom (QMA). There is possible passage to N. Way
on is downhill, arriving at a large T-junction with horizontal
passage. This is very windy again (E to W). Left is the large passage
of the Shires, right is towards the Stables.</P>
<H4 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER><A NAME="shires1"></A>The
Shires (2011)</H4>
<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER>Turning L (S) at
</P>
<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER>T-junction enters huge phreatic passage
5m across trending gently downhill, 'The Shires'. This reaches a
pitch edge after 50m looking out into large chamber/area (QMA). Drop
is about 10m then another 10m in further hole. A small passage
continues ahead for ~7m to look out over another drop, probably the
same space (QMB). Halfway along the Shires a small rift passage goes
off (QMC).</P>
<H4 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER><A NAME="shires2"></A>The
Stables (2011)</H4>
<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER>17m to R (w) it opens out at a small
streamway. Passage continues ahead up small climb (QMA). Another goes
downhill to L. The stream sinks in too-tight passage.</P>
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reached by a bolt climb into the roof of <a href="farnth.htm#repton2">Repton II</a> in 2009. <FONT COLOR="#000080">
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<p>Small very windy (blowing up) pitch rigged from roof. After 1st 10m drop <H2 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER>161 Kaninchenh&ouml;hle:
can be climbed another 10m down to 2nd hang from thread then roof bolt where Country for Old Men</H2>
pitch opens out, deviation ~7m down on spike avoids rub at rebelay (huge thread) <H3 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER>Overview</H3>
to drop nicely to near floor (55m rope is a bit too short, bring <P ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><SPAN LANG="en-GB">The
60m for a proper rig). Chamber is about 15m high. To W is N/S rift leading large trunk passage of Country for Old Men was reached by a bolt
to large pitch at S end.</p> climb into the roof of <A HREF="farnth.htm#repton2">Repton II</A> in
2009 leading to Irony of Time. It ultimately leads to a pitch &ndash;
<h4><a name="entmarch">March of the Ents</a> (2011)</h4> Mordor &ndash; into a further trunk passage at a lower level. This
lower level connects to Steinbr&uuml;ckenh&ouml;hle via the Far from
<p>Large passage March of the Ents leads eastwards, 4m up, reached by Support traverses. </SPAN>
easy traverse out of Mordor chamber. Strong draught blows westwards (into chamber). Much less windy </P>
passage leaves on R after 18m - the way to The Shires &amp; Stables. Main passage continues uphill then turns NE, <HR>
climbing up to L in complex area reaches 30m pitch, which appears to be the <H4 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER>Irony of Time
source of the draught (QMA). Immediately beyond this goes off L on 252deg (QMB). (2009/2011)</H4>
The Phreas continues zigzaggy for another 30m . At the corner is a high <P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER>Irony of time was accessed via a bolt
(12m) solution area in the roof (QMC). Ahead the passage gets very high and climb from Repton II in 2009; the 18m pitch has been left permanently
there is a 10m pitch/traverse over a hole in the floor. Beyond here is 'Bored of the Rings'.</p> rigged. At the top, a tall, sandy floored rift passage heads north &ndash;
Irony of Time &ndash; with a significant breeze blowing from the
<h4><a name="boredring">Bored of the Rings</a> (2011)</h4> north. A small passage on the left after 50m is choked (possible dig
&ndash; [C2011-161-XX D]) and another 20m on a further passage to the
<p>...</p> left quickly becomes too tight. The main passage continues for a
further 20m to a junction. Straight ahead leads after 7m to a 5m
<h4><a name="shires">Rivendell</a> (2011)</h4> climb up, at the top of which a narrow passage continues with a
<p>Large passage to R off March of the Ents in more phreas arrives in a chamber. A hole in draught coming from the north [C2011-161-XX B]. The main way on is to
the floor is approx p10 with a pool at bottom (QMA). There is possible passage turn sharp left at the junction, which also carries a draught towards
to N. Way on is downhill, arriving at a large T-junction with horizontal passage. the point of entry. After a further 20m a junction with Country for
This is very windy again (E to W). Left is the large passage of the Shires, right is towards the Stables.</p> Old Men is reached.
</P>
<h4><a name="shires">The Shires</a> (2011)</h4> <H4 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER>Country for Old Men
Turning L (S) at (2011)</H4>
<p>T-junction enters huge phreatic passage 5m across trending gently downhill, <P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER>Country for Old Men is a phreatic
'The Shires'. This reaches a pitch edge after 50m looking out into large chamber/area (QMA). passage the generally trends approximately along a north-south line,
Drop is about 10m then another 10m in further hole. A small passage continues sloping gently down to the south with the local dip of the beds. It
ahead for ~7m to look out over another drop, probably the same space (QMB). is mostly approximately 10m wide and carries a noticable draught from
Halfway along the Shires a small rift passage goes off (QMC).</p> north to south.</P>
<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER>Heading south from the point of entry
<h4><a name="shires">The Stables</a> (2011)</h4> from Irony of Time, a sandy floored passage heads south for 25m to a
<p>17m to R (w) it opens out at a small streamway. narrowing. Continuing under a rock arch, a passage on the right has a
Passage continues ahead up small climb (QMA). Another visual connection back to just before the narrowing. Continuing
goes downhill to L. The stream sinks in too-tight passage.</p> downhill [FIXME: past a passage on the right on the survey &ndash;
QM?] under another rock arch leads to a 15m pitch on the right
[FIXME: I assume this is an undescended QM &ndash; what grade?]. The
<hr /> passage continues past the pitch head for a further 15m. [FIXME:
Survey implies 2 QMS here &ndash; uphill level change to SW, sandy
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<ul id="links"> <P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER>The passage heads north from Irony of
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<li><a href="top.htm">Kaninchenhöhle</a> Cave Description - Overview</li> the main passage after a 15m. Proceeding a further 25m round a double
<li><a href="../../index.htm">Back to Expedition Intro page</a></li> bend, a complex area is reached where the main route on is found by
<li><a href="../../infodx.htm">Index to info/topic pages</a></li> keeping to the left hand wall where a pretty chocolate river is soon
<li><a href="../../areas.htm">Area/subarea descriptions</a></li> reached. <I>To the right, several routes round rock pillars
<li><a href="../../indxal.htm">Full Index to 1623 caves</a></li> ultimately join together until the inlet for the chocolate river is
<li><a href="../../../index.htm">Back to CUCC Home page</a></li> reached on the right [FIXME: is this a QM?]. Continuing ahead the
</ul> passage quickly ends, but a side passage to the right heads uphill to
</body> a 5m climb up. [FIXME: Is there a QM at the top of this climb?]</I></P>
</html> <P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="font-style: normal">The chocolate
river should be traversed to the left (care required to avoid kicking
sand onto it). After 20m, the chocolate river heads down a pitch to
the right [C2011-161-XX B]. A traverse over the top of this pitch
leads to Popcorn Passage. Country for Old Men continues left past an
impassable hole on the left with a stream (good for filling water
bottles). Immediately beyond the watering a hole, a small draughting
passage doubles back on the left &ndash; this is Massive for Mendip.
Immediately beyond is a slope down to a pitch with a rift passage
exiting with water audible [C2011-161-XX B]. The main passage
continues north, traversing round a pit on the left with wet aven
above [C2011-161-XX X]; the water exits down a too tight rift at the
bottom of the pit. From here, the passage heads uphill to the north
past a small hole in the floor [C2011-161-XX B] and a small choked
passage on the right [C2011-161-XX D] for 45m until a 10m pitch is
reached. A traverse round the right of the pitch is blind. Descending
the pitch leads to Sudetenland.</P>
<H4 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER>Sudetenland (2011)</H4>
<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="font-style: normal">The 10m
sloping pitch into Sudetenland is formed where the phreatic passage
changes level. At the base of the pitch, two tall narrow passages on
the left lead to a side passage heading south. A little further on, a
further side passage on the right also heads south. The main route
continues uphill to the northeast. 50m from the base of the pitch, a
floor trench is reached. Continuing to the left here leads, after
15m, to a drop overlooking the continuing passage that would require
rigging. The easiest way to proceed is head right down the floor
trench after which a 2m climb down is reached (sling or handline
useful for the return). Shortly beyond the base of the climb, a small
passage on the right leads immediately to a pitch with a strong
draught [C2011-161-XX A]. The main passage continues for a further
40m to a junction. Right heads uphill and chokes almost immediately.
To the left, the passage narrows markedly, and is consequently very
cold since it appears to carry most of the draught present throughout
Sudetenland and Country for Old Men. After 25m, the head of Mordor
pitch is reached which is extremely draughty and extremely cold. All
alternative ways on at the head of the pitch appear to be choked.
</P>
<H4 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER>Popcorn Passage (2011)</H4>
<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="font-style: normal">[FIXME:
description needed &ndash; see Becka's logbook entry, 2011-08-10]</P>
<H4 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER>Massive for Mendip
(2011)</H4>
<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="font-style: normal">[FIXME:
description needed]</P>
<H4 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER>Side leads from
Sudetenland (2011)</H4>
<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="font-style: normal">Near the base
of the pitch from Country for Old Men into Sudetenland, there are two
side passages &ndash; one heading approximately southwest, the other
southeast.</P>
<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="font-style: normal">The southwest
passage is a tall, narrow rift that heads gently downhill to the
south with a small draught from south to north. [FIXME: the bit
covered by the oldmensouth survey needs describing &ndash; see
Becka's logbook entry, 2011-08-10]</P>
<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="font-style: normal">The southeast
passage is a walking sized, sandy floored passage that draughts
towards the southeast. A number of crystals (gypsum?) were observed
in numerous places in this passage. After 55m a 5m climb up is
reached. At the top of the climb, a rift passage heads off to the
west [C2011-161-XX B]. To the east is a further climb up, apparently
with a passage beyond, that has not been followed [C2011-161-XX B]</P>
<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal">5m back
from the base of the 5m climb, a narrow passage heads off to the
west. A further 5m back is another small passage heading west [FIXME:
choked? QM?], and another 10m back is another passage heading west
[C2011-161-XX C]. It seems probable that these passages are all
connected. Following the passage closest to the base of the climb
proceeds past many crystals and a well preserved dead bat, and
quickly degenerates to a crawl. After 10m, a junction with two
similarly small passages on the right is reached [C2011-161-XX C]
[C2011-161-XX C]. The passage continues in a similar vein, with
popcorn encrusted walls in places, for a further 35m before opening
out at the head of a pitch, estimated at 7m, at the base of which a
larger rift passage is seen continuing to the southeast [C2011-161-XX
A]. There is little draught in this area considering the size of the
passage.</SPAN></P>
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