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<font size=-1>CTS 78.2027: Descent 38 (March/April 1978) p 34</font>
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CTS 78.2027: Descent 38 (March/April 1978) p 34</p>
<p>This article first appeared in <i>Descent</i>(38) for Mar/Apr 1978,
p34 and is reproduced here with the
permission of the author and Wild Places Publishing.
<h2>Cambridge push the hard pots of Altaussee</h2>
<p align=right><i>Mike Perryman, CUCC</i>
<p>FOR THE SECOND YEAR running, Cambridge Cavers, somewhat disillusioned
after several summers prospecting in the Pyrenees, made a visit to the karst
regions of western Austria in 1977. The 1976 expedition (full details in the
current <a href="../../../years/1976/report.htm"><i>Cambridge Underground</i></a>) did
important foundation work in the area, and even though little of note was
found, sufficient knowledge was gained to make our prospecting last summer
easier and more rewarding. It also found the Dachstein/Totesgebirge area
excellent for tourist trips into the huge phreatic systems that abound, but
attention was focussed on the extensive lapiaz plateau above Altaussee,
where the caves have turned out to be of a very different nature.
<p>Until recently access to it had been difficult and the area consequently
remained unexplored, but a toll road now serves this limestone mass nearly
3300ft above the nearest valley floor. Although prospecting now involves a
mere one and a half hours walk, one arrives much poorer!
<p>The depth potential of this region is of the order of 3300ft, but serious
dye-testing has yet to be carried out. Rumours this summer of a 2300ft+ pot
discovered further east on the Tauplitz plateau by a French team lifted
morale even further. If confirmed this find would displace
Gruberhornh&ouml;hle as the deepest in Austria. Then bear in mind that
serious prospecting in the mountains has only just begun!
<p>Our finds have been more modest - amongst numerous small pots they include
those now catalogued as holes 82, 97 and 106. The first of these would not be
out of place in Yorkshire, with a stream cascading in at -130ft. After an
awkward 65ft crawl, a series of wet pitches in progressively larger rifts
reaches a sump at -754ft.
<p>This article first appeared in <i>Descent</i>(38) for Mar/Apr
1978, p34 and is reproduced here with the permission of the author
and Wild Places Publishing.</p>
<h1>Cambridge push the hard pots of Altaussee</h1>
<p style="text-align: right"><b>Mike Perryman, CUCC</b></p>
<p>FOR THE SECOND YEAR running, Cambridge Cavers, somewhat
disillusioned after several summers prospecting in the Pyrenees,
made a visit to the karst regions of western Austria in 1977. The
1976 expedition (full details in the current <a href=
"../../../years/1976/report.htm"><i>Cambridge Underground</i></a>)
did important foundation work in the area, and even though little
of note was found, sufficient knowledge was gained to make our
prospecting last summer easier and more rewarding. It also found
the Dachstein/Totesgebirge area excellent for tourist trips into
the huge phreatic systems that abound, but attention was focussed
on the extensive lapiaz plateau above Altaussee, where the caves
have turned out to be of a very different nature.</p>
<p>Until recently access to it had been difficult and the area
consequently remained unexplored, but a toll road now serves this
limestone mass nearly 3300ft above the nearest valley floor.
Although prospecting now involves a mere one and a half hours walk,
one arrives much poorer!</p>
<p>The depth potential of this region is of the order of 3300ft,
but serious dye-testing has yet to be carried out. Rumours this
summer of a 2300ft+ pot discovered further east on the Tauplitz
plateau by a French team lifted morale even further. If confirmed
this find would displace Gruberhornhöhle as the deepest in Austria.
Then bear in mind that serious prospecting in the mountains has
only just begun!</p>
<p>Our finds have been more modest - amongst numerous small pots
they include those now catalogued as holes 82, 97 and 106. The
first of these would not be out of place in Yorkshire, with a
stream cascading in at -130ft. After an awkward 65ft crawl, a
series of wet pitches in progressively larger rifts reaches a sump
at -754ft.</p>
<p>97 is equally sporting with a tight entrance series leading to a
succession of smallish pitches again in large rift passage. At 886ft it
suddenly closes down and becomes too constricted.
<p>106 was not pushed to definite conclusion due to lack of time, but a team
reached 460ft in a series of enormous shafts.
<p>Exploration of these and other smaller shafts went rather slowly - partly
because of their location in relation to our camp, and partly due to their
nature. We were rather surprised to find the systems wet and responding
rapidly to rain, and cold even by English standards. And almost without
exception the pitches had to be bolted due to the scarcity of good natural
belays.
<p>But we have returned with valuable knowledge of the region, and more than
enough enthusiasm to organise another visit.
succession of smallish pitches again in large rift passage. At
886ft it suddenly closes down and becomes too constricted.</p>
<p>106 was not pushed to definite conclusion due to lack of time,
but a team reached 460ft in a series of enormous shafts.</p>
<p>Exploration of these and other smaller shafts went rather slowly
- partly because of their location in relation to our camp, and
partly due to their nature. We were rather surprised to find the
systems wet and responding rapidly to rain, and cold even by
English standards. And almost without exception the pitches had to
be bolted due to the scarcity of good natural belays.</p>
<p>But we have returned with valuable knowledge of the region, and
more than enough enthusiasm to organise another visit.</p>
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<!-- LINKS -->
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1977 Expedition info:<br>
<img alt="---&gt;" src="../../../../icons/lists/1.png">
<a href="../../../years/1977/log.htm">Logbook</a> (currently missing)<br>
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Andy Waddington's <a href="../../../years/1977/andylg.htm">Logbook</a><br>
<img alt="---&gt;" src="../../../../icons/lists/1.png">
<a href="../../../years/1977/report.htm">Expo report, Cambridge Underground 1978</a><br>
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<a href="bcracc.htm">BCRA Caves &amp; Caving Report (NOT ON SITE)<br>-->
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Nick Thorne's write-up in <a href="../../../years/1977/771649.htm">Belfry Bulletin 354</a><br>
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<a href="../../../pubs.htm#pubs1977">Index</a> to all publications<br>
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<a href="../../../index.htm">Back to Expeditions intro page</a><br>
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<a href="../../../../index.htm">CUCC Home Page</a></li>
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1977 Expedition info:
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<li><a href= "../../../years/1977/log.htm">Logbook</a> (currently missing)</li>
<li>Andy Waddington's <a href= "../../../years/1977/andylg.htm">Logbook</a></li>
<li><a href= "../../../years/1977/report.htm">Expo report, Cambridge Underground 1978</a></li>
<!-- <img src="../../../../icons/lists/1.png"> <a href="bcracc.htm">BCRA Caves &amp; Caving Report (NOT ON SITE)<br>-->
<li>Nick Thorne's write-up in <a href= "../../../years/1977/771649.htm">Belfry Bulletin 354</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href= "../../../pubs.htm#pubs1977">Index</a> to all publications</li>
<li><a href= "../../../index.htm">Back to Expeditions intro page</a></li>
<li><a href= "../../../../index.htm">CUCC Home Page</a></li>
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