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 Rope for rigging down to pushing in 204
 
-A => 48 (up), 30, +70 (up) [Last item annnotated 'wrong' in pencil]
-King Carbide => 50/60
-Brians phat shaft => 82+30
-Painted Lady => ~30m
-Puss in bolts + on the prowl traverse => 30+27, rope protector,
+A =&gt; 48 (up), 30, +70 (up) [Last item annnotated 'wrong' in pencil]
+King Carbide =&gt; 50/60
+Brians phat shaft =&gt; 82+30
+Painted Lady =&gt; ~30m
+Puss in bolts + on the prowl traverse =&gt; 30+27, rope protector,
 deviation
-Fat Cat => 80, (or 25,45,12) may need more for swing off -&gt; log book
+Fat Cat =&gt; 80, (or 25,45,12) may need more for swing off -&gt; log book
 states "QMA would require swing &amp; prob more rigging to assist swing"
 
-Actual ropes => A: 41m, 11mm, chop from 92m
+Actual ropes =&gt; A: 41m, 11mm, chop from 92m
 King Carbide: chop from 92m 10mm
 Brians : 92 + 38 11mm
-Painted Lady => 140m 10mm
-Puss in bolts => 34 9mm
-On the prowl => 29 9mm
-Fat Cat => 140 10mm
+Painted Lady =&gt; 140m 10mm
+Puss in bolts =&gt; 34 9mm
+On the prowl =&gt; 29 9mm
+Fat Cat =&gt; 140 10mm
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@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ My spanner made a descent of the 2nd pitch, at which point I went out
 <div class="trippeople"><u>Frank</u></div>
 <div class="triptitle"></div>
 <p>
-Popped down the hole to top of Fat Cat. Jess pointed me towards Emmas
+Popped down the hole to top of Fat Cat. Jess pointed me towards Emma's
 alternative hole, using backup of Fat Cat started on a quick pootle
-downhill. Realised quite quickly I'd been sandbagged into a hard
+downhill. Realised quite quickly I'd been sandbagged into a hand
 bolting nightmare. No slings so cut end off rope to make one and head
 down in tight rift.</p>
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@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ natural and destroyed it one hit. Didn't make the mistake a second
 time and cut end off rope to make a sling, arrived at sharp eyehole
 looking for deviation - Jess called down from Emma's 'actual' hole
 'which was nice'. Lost confidence in rock after dinner-plate fell off,
-taking note of natural above. Made 'Y' hang but [unreadable] with hand
+taking most of natural above. Need a 'Y' hang but not with hand
 bolts. Wish I had not lost drill bit at bivvy.</p>
 <p>PS pitch heads back under and appears to connect to Fat Cat pitch. 
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@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ soaked but it was passable.</p>
 
 <p>A 06.30 start from Base Camp saw Emma and I yomping up to the bivi to go caving (thereby cunningly avoiding the thunderstorm of the previous evening). I paired up with Wookey and we went underground in early afternoon.</p>
 
-<p>The first job was to redo the centreline survey on Brian's Phat Shaft, since the original vintage[?] had rather too many suspicious plumbs for the terrain. The DistoX proved to be a bit tedious, regularly resetting itself into various modes that did not give us the answer we wanted, but it was sorted eventually.</p>
+<p>The first job was to redo the centreline survey on Brian's Phat Shaft, since the original vintage had rather too many suspicious plumbs for the terrain. The DistoX proved to be a bit tedious, regularly resetting itself into various modes that did not give us the answer we wanted, but it was sorted eventually.</p>
 
 <p>The next job was to look at a traverse at the top of a climb reached the previous day by Holly and Wookey after swinging off part way down Fat Cat. I put in a couple of bolts and got to the other side, which smelt disgustingly of piss. Shortly afterwards Ollie's light was seen shining down the aven at the far end, confirming that we were below one of the holes near the end of the On The Prowl traverse. Later, Ollie shone his light down a different hole and we saw it coming from above the start of the traverse - so it looks like there is not much to be found here.</p>
 
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ Scrambled in 107 on the way back and saw a similar looking snow plug. Down the h
 <div class="trippeople"><u>Becka</u>, Julian, Wookey + Olaf</div>
 <div class="triptitle">Sch&ouml;nbergsystem - Glitzerdom -&gt; Conference excursion</div>
 
-<p>We assembled outside the Ischlerhutte where we slept the night + marched off at 8.30 sharp. Up the mars[?] track ~10min then on a decent path steeply up to a v.short cave (almost an arch) with snow + on up to the main entrance (55c) with a locked gate. We had 2 guides + 8 of us - 4 CUCC, 2 from Arge Grabbenstetten (Stefan + Ilya), one girl from the Appelhaus group + a guy from the Vienna group using carbide - a while since I've seen that. We abseiled down Glitzerdom -&gt; Deikenkarrengang + got to the Wandgang, Halle des M&uuml;de Bruden + through Trepfsteingang, were shown Satan's Gang where the Raucherkarh&ouml;hle + Feuertalh&ouml;hle systems were connected in 2007, Gigantendom + then Langegang to Schachtbr&uuml;ckenHalle with dodgy polypro blue bridge then out again. All at a pleasant dawdly pace. Very jolly. Back to Ischlerhutte + down the boring track route to Blaa Alm (the Nagelstegweg is more direct + more scenic though v.steep)
+<p>We assembled outside the Ischlerhutte where we slept the night + marched off at 8.30 sharp. Up the main track ~10min then on a decent path steeply up to a v.short cave (almost an arch) with snow + on up to the main entrance (55c) with a locked gate. We had 2 guides + 8 of us - 4 CUCC, 2 from Arge Grabbenstetten (Stefan + Ilya), one girl from the Appelhaus group + a guy from the Vienna group using carbide - a while since I've seen that. We abseiled down Glitzerdom -&gt; Deikenkarrengang + got to the Wandgang, Halle des M&uuml;de Bruden + through Trepfsteingang, were shown Satan's Gang where the Raucherkarh&ouml;hle + Feuertalh&ouml;hle systems were connected in 2007, Gigantendom + then Langegang to Schachtbr&uuml;ckenHalle with dodgy polypro blue bridge then out again. All at a pleasant dawdly pace. Very jolly. Back to Ischlerhutte + down the boring track route to Blaa Alm (the Nagelstegweg is more direct + more scenic though v.steep)
 
 
 <div class="timeug">T/U: 6 hours</div>
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ The pitch heads are nasty and tight, but things look better deeper down. Got out
 <div class="trippeople">Becka + <u>Julian</u> + Holly + Noel</div>
 <div class="triptitle">204a - Runnel Stone</div>
 
-<p>After having taken a day off caving and run out of caves, Becka ordered me to follow her up to top camp, denying me my post canyon relaxing beer and chips. At least I had chips. It was total blackout when we arrived at empty top camp. Faffed and squabbled for long enough in the morning for Noel + Holly to arrive, which proved we could have walked up in the morning. We talked them into following us down to the same pushing front for camping, though Noel is one of the Tunnocks warriors and has never been in 204 or 161 and isn't interested. We gave them the maps[?]. My god it's a long way down. Reminded me of that insane trip down Razor dance I once did in 2007. The Pussy Prance area is all traverses and holes. Team Zeus seemed to have no trouble exploring here day after day when it was being pushed. I am used to being outdone by girlies. After doing what has been disclosed to is known as a 'Julian', we went down some slimy pitches in Dog Days to check out a B-lead before pulling up the rope. I left my warm things in the tacklesack at the top and terminated the surveying when I got too cold in the drafty passages. Back at Pussy Prance, H and N had turned up. Fat Cat head to airy traverses and finally the connection to KH. Romped all the way down to the end, pointing out leads left and right, to the end station 30m away from Chicken Flied Nice. It didn't look appealing (bolt up boulders up to passage above) when there were so many other leads to do. Noel + H took the first B-lead on the left going out, and Becka and I took the two A-leads on the right of the Runnel Stone, which joined and headed on North and in several different ways. Decided to move out as a group at 7 pm. Although the route in is in many ways more direct than going all the way through 161H and all that, it doesn't feel easier. Out at 2 am.</p>
+<p>After having taken a day off caving and run out of caves, Becka ordered me to follow her up to top camp, denying me my post canyon relaxing beer and chips. At least I had chips. It was total blackout when we arrived at empty top camp. Faffed and squabbled for long enough in the morning for Noel + Holly to arrive, which proved we could have walked up in the morning. We talked them into following us down to the same pushing front for camping, though Noel is one of the Tunnocks warriors and has never been in 204 or 161 and isn't interested. We gave them the maps. My god it's a long way down. Reminded me of that insane trip down Razor dance I once did in 2007. The Pussy Prance area is all traverses and holes. Team Zeus seemed to have no trouble exploring here day after day when it was being pushed. I am used to being outdone by girlies. After doing what has been disclosed to is known as a 'Julian', we went down some slimy pitches in Dog Days to check out a B-lead before pulling up the rope. I left my warm things in the tacklesack at the top and terminated the surveying when I got too cold in the drafty passages. Back at Pussy Prance, H and N had turned up. Fat Cat head to airy traverses and finally the connection to KH. Romped all the way down to the end, pointing out leads left and right, to the end station 30m away from Chicken Flied Nice. It didn't look appealing (bolt up boulders up to passage above) when there were so many other leads to do. Noel + H took the first B-lead on the left going out, and Becka and I took the two A-leads on the right of the Runnel Stone, which joined and headed on North and in several different ways. Decided to move out as a group at 7 pm. Although the route in is in many ways more direct than going all the way through 161H and all that, it doesn't feel easier. Out at 2 am.</p>
 
 <div class="timeug">T/U 15hrs</div>
 
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ The pitch heads are nasty and tight, but things look better deeper down. Got out
 <div class="trippeople">Noel + <u>Julian</u></div>
 <div class="triptitle">Surface prospecting above March of the Penguins</div>
 
-<p>It was too hot to make my escape to base camp in the morning, so somehow it seemed like the agreed idea to explore on the surface and give people a rest so they could take Becka caving the next day. Maybe we could find a cave entrance and sit in it. MotP is in an isolated mound of limestone higher than the entrance, and there must be a way into it from the surface. This area is paydirt. I quickly found a cave entrance on the edge, which drafted on account of the hole it came out of 12m away. I still have the cuts and scratches from the through trip no one will ever do again because it is now tagged to show the next person who finds it that they did not discover it. Poked around a snow plug. Found some deeper holes that rattle a long time to the east of the area, encouraged Noel to check out another hole with SRT rigged from the hole drilled for the tag, and then surveyed Bat Slot [?] Cave (all 4 legs). A lot of holes here. Very tantalising.</p>
+<p>It was too hot to make my escape to base camp in the morning, so somehow it seemed like the agreed idea to explore on the surface and give people a rest so they could take Becka caving the next day. Maybe we could find a cave entrance and sit in it. MotP is in an isolated mound of limestone higher than the entrance, and there must be a way into it from the surface. This area is paydirt. I quickly found a cave entrance on the edge, which drafted on account of the hole it came out of 12m away. I still have the cuts and scratches from the through trip no one will ever do again because it is now tagged to show the next person who finds it that they did not discover it. Poked around a snow plug. Found some deeper holes that rattle a long time to the east of the area, encouraged Noel to check out another hole with SRT rigged from the hole drilled for the tag, and then surveyed Bat Shit Cave (all 4 legs). A lot of holes here. Very tantalising.</p>
 
 <div class="timeug">T/U 20 min</div>
 
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ The pitch heads are nasty and tight, but things look better deeper down. Got out
 <div class="trippeople">Frank, Jess, <u>Stu W</u></div>
 <div class="triptitle">D&ouml;ppelgemzeh&ouml;le - 2012-JS1</div>
 
-<p>We initially proceeded to explore some QMs in 204 using the d entrance but failed to locate this successfully as we could not find a tag (we later found the entrance we suspected was 204d in fact was). After a detour to 2003-9 where we took a few photos lighting up the impressive water ice with a [?scirion?]. After exiting we stumbled across a new undescended shaft which was drafting slightly and had a small entrance which rattled for several seconds when a stone was thrown down. Frank taught StuW how to hand bolt to put the tag on and then descended 2012-JS1 while handbolting. Rob joined us after recovering from his late night trip the day before and StuW, Jess went and did some prospecting, splitting up after a short while. StuW found some interesting areas to return to later and marked on GPS. Jess was injured while climbing across the plateau and blacked out for a few seconds after hurting her head and middle finger (and hands) when a hand hold failed. She made it back to Rob, was walked back to top camp and attended to by first aiders before being walked to hospital by Martin. She had a broken middle finger but was otherwise OK. Meanwhile StuW returned to the top of 2012-JS1, gave Rob the GPS to look at the interesting area and was offered a chance to go down into the cave but declined after hearing it crapped out promptly and was rather wet. Cave was derigged and surveyed using rope lengths afterwards.</p>
+<p>We initially proceeded to explore some QMs in 204 using the d entrance but failed to locate this successfully as we could not find a tag (we later found the entrance we suspected was 204d in fact was). After a detour to 2003-9 where we took a few photos lighting up the impressive water ice with a scurion. After exiting we stumbled across a new undescended shaft which was drafting slightly and had a small entrance which rattled for several seconds when a stone was thrown down. Frank taught StuW how to hand bolt to put the tag on and then descended 2012-JS1 while handbolting. Rob joined us after recovering from his late night trip the day before and StuW, Jess went and did some prospecting, splitting up after a short while. StuW found some interesting areas to return to later and marked on GPS. Jess was injured while climbing across the plateau and blacked out for a few seconds after hurting her head and middle finger (and hands) when a hand hold failed. She made it back to Rob, was walked back to top camp and attended to by first aiders before being walked to hospital by Martin. She had a broken middle finger but was otherwise OK. Meanwhile StuW returned to the top of 2012-JS1, gave Rob the GPS to look at the interesting area and was offered a chance to go down into the cave but declined after hearing it crapped out promptly and was rather wet. Cave was derigged and surveyed using rope lengths afterwards.</p>
 
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@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ Had an explore, realised the 1978 survey has the wrong angle for the side passag
 
 <p>Walked down from our bivi to meet the others at the Stogerweg junction. Walked (slowly) to Eish&ouml;hle. It was very hot and took hours, eventually got to the Ice Tunnel entrance which had less ice than Olly remembered. The bolts were almost out of reach! All got down and admired the ice.</p>
 
-<p>On the way back removed the deviation hangs from the old 40A bivi. It took a long time, and we got back to the car as it got dark. Stuart kindly took Terry + Annette back to basecamp, while we walked back to our bivi. Got caught in a big thunderstorm - hail stones nearly 1 cm &Oslah; - fortunately we had helmets on!</p>
+<p>On the way back removed the deviation hangs from the old 40A bivi. It took a long time, and we got back to the car as it got dark. Stuart kindly took Terry + Annette back to basecamp, while we walked back to our bivi. Got caught in a big thunderstorm - hail stones nearly 1 cm &Oslash; - fortunately we had helmets on!</p>
 
 <p><div class="timeug">T/U: 2hrs</div></p>
 
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ Had an explore, realised the 1978 survey has the wrong angle for the side passag
 <div class="trippeople">Olly + <u>Jenny</u></div>
 <div class="triptitle">2012-70 (Doppel Gemse)</div>
 
-<p>Went back to 2012-70 to do some more survey of the shaft near the 204 path. The final 3 leads all got too small sadly. Finished the survey. Huge [illegible] thunderstorm.</p>
+<p>Went back to 2012-70 to do some more survey of the shaft near the 204 path. The final 3 leads all got too small sadly. Finished the survey. Huge evening thunderstorm.</p>
 
 <p><div class="timeug">T/U 1hr 40</div></p>
 
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ Had an explore, realised the 1978 survey has the wrong angle for the side passag
 <div class="trippeople">Olly + <u>Jenny</u></div>
 <div class="triptitle">148 derig</div>
 
-<p>Finally the weather was dry enough to go in 148 to retrieve our 350m of rope that was there. Hoped we could do it in one trip, but weren't sure how long it would take. Got down to the asteroid belt quickly, and did the survey leg down the big pitch on the way in (Super Nova) in case it would need 2 or 3 legs. The disto + pong[?] managed it in 1 56m leg. Carried on down, and surveyed out while derigging. Things went well except for having more rope than tackle sacks and more tackle sacks than people. Was much quicker than I expected.</p>
+<p>Finally the weather was dry enough to go in 148 to retrieve our 350m of rope that was there. Hoped we could do it in one trip, but weren't sure how long it would take. Got down to the asteroid belt quickly, and did the survey leg down the big pitch on the way in (Super Nova) in case it would need 2 or 3 legs. The disto + pony managed it in 1 56m leg. Carried on down, and surveyed out while derigging. Things went well except for having more rope than tackle sacks and more tackle sacks than people. Was much quicker than I expected.</p>
 
 <p><div class="timeug">T/U 9hrs</div></p>