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<p>The first part of the log is traditionally taken up by the journey
out.<br> If this is of no interest, here is a link <a href="#2001-204-1">to
out.<br> If this is of no interest, here is a link <a href="#2001-204-0">to
the caving</a>!
<hr>
<p><FONT size=+1><B>EXPO 2001</B></FONT></p>
<center><h1>EXPO 2001</h1></center>
<p>Sun 5th Aug&nbsp;<U>MarkS</U>&nbsp;travels
to Austria.</p>
<p><b>Sun 5th Aug&nbsp;<U>MarkS</U>&nbsp;travels
to Austria.</b></p>
<p>An uneventful but pleasant journey via Venice (don't
ask!). Flew Stansted -&gt; venice, then bus to Venitia Mestr&eacute;
station. Train to Bad Aussee, arriving at 8.05pm (on the dot!) after 16
hours' traveling.</p>
<p><a name="2001-204-1">Mon 6th Aug.</a> &nbsp; <u>MarkS</u>, Martin,
Earl, Brian, MikeC.</p>
<hr>
<p><b><a name="2001-204-0">Mon 6th Aug.</a> &nbsp; <u>MarkS</u>, Martin,
Earl, Brian, MikeC.</b></p>
<p>Carry to 204.</p>
<p>Set off from the Bergrestaurant about lunchtime, after
ordering five Gemkn&ouml;del in the said restaurant. Cargo was to black
water butts and the equipment to assemble the waterworks at 204. At the
Kratzer junction, there was a delay of 15 mins 'cos Martin's butt had
opened (it was being carried upside-down); thankfully no shit fell out.
Eventually arrived at Top Camp and proceeded to 204. Nearly at 204, Martin
had anothr accident with the again. Earl + Mark took a detour to find a
quicker route from the slabs to 204, but ended up just finding
Gemkn&ouml;delh&ouml;hle [ed.: Germ...?], to the west of 204 by a few
hundred metres. A low entrance leads to a couple of chambers of a climb to
a higher entrance. Eventually Mark + Earl got to 204 (after investigating a
ordering five <span lang="de">Germkn&ouml;del</span> in the said restaurant.
Cargo was two black water butts and the equipment to assemble the waterworks
at 204. At the Kratzer junction, there was a delay of 15 mins 'cos Martin's
butt had opened (it was being carried upside-down); thankfully no shit fell
out. Eventually arrived at Top Camp and proceeded to 204. Nearly at 204,
Martin had anothr accident with the butt again. Earl + Mark took a detour to
find a quicker route from the slabs to 204, but ended up just finding
<span lang="de">Germkn&ouml;delh&ouml;hle,</span> to the west of 204 by a few
hundred metres. A low entrance leads to a couple of chambers of a climb to a
higher entrance. Eventually Mark + Earl got to 204 (after investigating a
hole with a choke and a skeleton - chamois??). Set up some water-collecting
equipment and then walked back to the car park. Went to Base Camp. Food in
Hilde's. Weissbier. G&ouml;sser. Tatty Hut.</p>
Hilde's. <span lang="de">Weissbier. G&ouml;sser.</span> Tatty Hut.</p>
<hr>
<p>Sat 04/Sun 05
Aug.&nbsp;<U>Dunks</U>&nbsp;+ Martin go to austria</p>
<p><b>Sat 04/Sun 05
Aug.&nbsp;<U>Dunks</U>&nbsp;+ Martin go to austria</b></p>
<p>Got up 6am and packed. Drove to Cambridge for 11. A bit of
driving around to Collect stuff from various places. Halfway through
@@ -56,6 +58,8 @@ miles, 2&frac14; hours away) to get the rope. 24&frac14; hours after
leaving Cambridge, 19&frac12; of which were spent driving, arrived at base
camp.</p>
<hr>
<p><U>Zondas uif Augustus.</U>&nbsp; Tony, Mike &amp; Letty
koen naar Oostenrijk. [this ending appears all over - I can't tell if it is
ijk or ijh or yk or yh]</p>
@@ -85,28 +89,29 @@ leverd aangehomen _ [acid-type smiley]</p>
<hr>
<p>9-Aug. Thur. Martin &amp; Brian Steinbrucken</p>
<p><a name="2001-204-1"><b>9-Aug. Thur. Martin &amp; Brian
Steinbrucken</b></a></p>
<p>Rig 1st pitch, 2nd pitch, stich this &amp; Thread down to
<p>Rig 1st pitch, 2nd pitch, Stich this &amp; Thread down to
Wolpertinger*. Go on joll to Cave tree chamber to check out what new stuff
was discovered at end 2000 expo, via 110 bidet, no pain no gain Insig Chmb
etc. on the way out drill new spit for Y hang at top of 2nd (jim'll fix it)
was discovered at end 2000 expo, via 110 bidet, no pain no gain, Insig Chmb
etc. on the way out drill new spit for Y hang at top of 2nd (Jim'll fix it)
pitch).</p>
<p>* Deviate thread Pitch with dodgy natural on left wall
looking SW above 99-06c QM deviating into potential water down pitch but
looking SW above 99-06C QM deviating into potential water down pitch but
away from rub point and towards above QM.</p>
<hr>
<p>10 Aug Fri. Martin &amp; Brian.</p>
<p><a name="2001-204-2"><b>10 Aug Fri. Martin &amp; Brian.</b></a></p>
<p>Go down to Insignificant chamber to push lead ( ) climb up
to left TU 5</p>
<hr>
<p>9-10 Aug Phil &amp; Mike T go to Austria</p>
<p><b>9-10 Aug Phil &amp; Mike T go to Austria</b></p>
<p>Set off Ormskirk 1900h -&gt; Elland to pick up MCT. Tanked
down M1 to cambridge - pick up stuff from Wookey. Drove to dover to watch
@@ -120,8 +125,8 @@ our ferry leave. Slept. Ferry. Autobahn. Austria.</p>
<hr>
<p>11-Aug-01&nbsp;<U>Becka</U>&nbsp;+ Martin
Steinbr&uuml;ckenh&ouml;hle</p>
<p><a name="2001-204-3"><b>11-Aug-01&nbsp;<U>Becka</U>&nbsp;+ Martin
Steinbr&uuml;ckenh&ouml;hle</b></a></p>
<p>Survey down 24A QM from 2000, midway up on left in
Treeumphant passage. Easy passage heading up for 9 legs up to chamber with
@@ -137,8 +142,8 @@ out though. Survey called 'Crowning Glory'. T/U 7hrs 30min</p>
<hr>
<p>12 / Aug / 01&nbsp;<U>Becka</U>&nbsp;+ Martin
Steinbruckenh&ouml;hle</p>
<p><a name="2001-204-4"><b>12 / Aug / 01&nbsp;<U>Becka</U>&nbsp;+ Martin
Steinbruckenh&ouml;hle</b></a></p>
<p align="right">Andy + Wayne from TSG</p>
@@ -165,7 +170,7 @@ surveying in 2 days). [bracket covering 5 lines from 'mud pile on floor' to
<hr>
<p>12 AUG / 01 - SAME TRIP AS ABOVE</p>
<p><b>12 AUG / 01 - SAME TRIP AS ABOVE</b></p>
<p>&nbsp; WAYNE + ANDY (FROM TSG)</p>
@@ -191,7 +196,10 @@ PASSAGE ENDING AT A AVEN, WITH PASSAGES CONTINUING BEYOND BUT NOT EXPLORED.
IT GOES IN THE NORTH DIRECTION, BUT IN SEVERAL BENDS (MANY 90&deg;). WE
WILL SURVEY TOMORROW?</p>
<p>13 AUG 2001 - WAYNE + ANDY, MICK + DUNCAN</p>
<hr>
<p><b><a name="2001-204-5">13 AUG 2001</a> - WAYNE + ANDY, MICK +
DUNCAN</b></p>
<p>WE SURVEYED THE PASSAGE TO THE AVEN (SPEAK TO DUNCAN) MICK
+ ANDY LOOKED AT THE CONTINUATION OF THE PASSAGE, ANOTHER 50 METRES +
@@ -206,10 +214,10 @@ in response:] IF YOU LIKE, FUCK OFF</p>
<hr>
<p><U>Becka</U>, Martin + Earl Surface 13/8/01</p>
<p><b><U>Becka</U>, Martin + Earl Surface 13/8/01</b></p>
<p>Had entered positions of Cave Tree, Great Oak Chamber +
the snow chamber in crwning glory into Earl's GPS. Walked up to 204 + set
the snow chamber in Crowning Glory into Earl's GPS. Walked up to 204 + set
off to find points on surface. Turned out to be q. high up , ~100m above
the points we'd surveyed underground, though GPS aren't so good at height.
Wandered right up to the bunde-covered peak then back down 204. Lots of big
@@ -222,31 +230,32 @@ pitch, ~35m down.</p>
<hr>
<p><U>Becka</U>, Martin + Earl 204 14/8/01</p>
<p><a name="2001-204-9"><b><U>Becka</U>, Martin + Earl 204
14/8/01</b></a></p>
<p>Down treeumphant + turned left down Crowning Glory
<p>Down Treeumphant + turned left down Crowning Glory
(QM24A). Climbed up free climb at end of main passage where our survey on
11/8/01 down main passage had ended. Put handline (11 metres OK) on + left
Earl to put in 2 bolts for pitch down Martin + + went back passage + down
left, past snow chamber {put carbides out - Definately Daylight up there,
left, past snow chamber (put carbides out - Definately Daylight up there,
albeit only a glimmer). Down to end of where 11/8/01 survey had ended (down
wallking passage q. steep down). Continued surveying on until something
walking passage q. steep down). Continued surveying on until something
that looked like a pitch. Kicked rocks down then decided it was
freeclimable, called it Helter Skelter. Ended in a draughting hole with
boulders which looked like it could be squeezed over if you didn't mind
loose stuff or given a bit of crow-bar persuasion. We dug it a bit the
loose stuff or given a bit of crow-bar persuasion. We dug it a bit then
finished off the survey there + headed back to Earl. He'd just finished
rigging a hand-line (needs ~16 metres) + got down to the floor, avoiding
the pitch. He could scramble up a boulder slope the far side of the pitch +
said there was another pitch with passage continuing the other side,
needing bolting around the pith to gte to. We'd run out of rope, so headed
needing bolting around the pitch to get to. We'd run out of rope, so headed
back down main passage (called Bouldercoaster?) + left immediately after
free-climb down to get shortcut back to Treeumphant via the QM28A. Did more
taping, &amp; showed Earl cave tree Chamber, then down to 53A. Earl thought
taping, &amp; showed Earl Cave Tree Chamber, then down to 53A. Earl thought
about putting a bolt in for pitch there but decided against it, poor hang +
not v.exciting pitch whilst Martin + I surveyed. We realised that 42B
joined to 53A, so we surveyed between the two starting at 42B. Finally,
still had a bi of time left so started surveying up 12B, which Mark Byers
still had a bit of time left so started surveying up 12B, which Mark Byers
had had a quick look up last year. Quickly became pretty low, wide passage
with nice mud on floor + white stals. Stopped surveying at station 7, at
top of small chamber. Out, goood, varied trip.</p>
@@ -255,7 +264,7 @@ top of small chamber. Out, goood, varied trip.</p>
<hr>
<p><U>Becka</U>&nbsp;+ Earl 204 15/8/01</p>
<p><a name="2001-204-11"><b><U>Becka</U>&nbsp;+ Earl 204 15/8/01</b></a></p>
<p>Back to where we'd finished
surveying down 12B yesterday at station 7. Surveying down into chamber (after
@@ -269,7 +278,7 @@ consecutive legs of over 20 metres. Finally ended in loose boulder slope
leading up to hole in ceiling. Do-able but not great - the passage high
above just before the boulder slope looked better. Back down the massive
phreatic passage + met Martin, Tony + Letty. Sent them to look at the big
stuff, whilt Earl + I surveyed up right where we'd popped out into big
stuff, whilst Earl + I surveyed up right where we'd popped out into big
stuff. Didn't go far, right ended in another boulder slope up, straight on
was a good, draughting walking size passage. Earl + I went back to the
chamber with Letty to tie up + finish the survey there whilst Tony + Martin
@@ -281,7 +290,8 @@ Out.</p>
<hr>
<p><U>Martin</U>, Tony and Letty 204 15/8/01</p>
<p><a name="2001-204-12"><b><U>Martin</U>, Tony and Letty 204
15/8/01</b></a></p>
<p>Pushed leads in No pain no gain 2000-2B was pushed to the
pitch under King Carbide just above pleasure dome. Pushed leads there which
@@ -289,9 +299,9 @@ all ended in pitches into pleasure dome, apart from one which was left
unpushed.</p>
<p>We then went to look at the stuff of 12B, we surveyed one
of Earl abd Beckas side passages to find a number of white stalactites. We
of Earl and Beckas side passages to find a number of white stalactites. We
then met Earl and Becka who showed us the way to Swings and roundabouts. We
had a toursit, then Tony I pushed a lead which looped back to a previous
had a tourist, then Tony I pushed a lead which looped back to a previous
part of Becka and Earls survey. Meanwhile Letty showed Earl and Becka the
side lead to confirm the connecting survey stations.</p>
@@ -299,23 +309,24 @@ side lead to confirm the connecting survey stations.</p>
<hr>
<p><U>Anthony</U>&nbsp;&amp; Julia Surface Survey 14/8/01</p>
<p><b><U>Anthony</U>&nbsp;&amp; Julia Surface Survey 14/8/01</b></p>
<p>Sat around until 5pm when it was sufficiently cool to walk
more than 5 yards without totally dehydrating. Surface surveyed from 204A
to a hole Becka had spotted earlier in the week via 2 other holes. The firs
to a hole Becka had spotted earlier in the week via 2 other holes. The first
is a small downhill crawl at the bottom of a shakehole, looked at by Mike
TA who declared it to be a dig [ now tagged 2001/02]. The second hole is a
TA who declared it to be a dig [now tagged 2001/02]. The second hole is a
short (~5m) downclimb with passage going off [now tagged 2001/03]. Survey
puts this straight over the colonnade in 04 (which boasts a couple of
avens). This hole had what appeared to be a freshly placed spit of unknown
provenance. Neither hole has been tagged yet, thought spits are placed for
this. The final hole was descended by MikeTA and MikeC the folowing
provenance. Neither hole has been tagged yet, though spits are placed for
this. The final hole was descended by MikeTA and MikeC the following
day...</p>
<hr>
<p><U>Anthony</U>, Duncan, Mick &amp; Brian 204 15/8/01</p>
<p><a name="2001-204-13"><b><U>Anthony</U>, Duncan, Mick &amp; Brian 204
15/8/01</b></a></p>
<p>Plan was for Mick &amp; Brian to bolt across a pit at the
northern extremity of "Chocolate Salty Balls" while me &amp;
@@ -325,11 +336,11 @@ hence 204 had its third entrance. We were warned that the pitch head was
"rather loose" but planned to go out that way. Surveying
proceeded at a reasonable pace, and we caught up with Mick &amp; Brian just
as Brian was preparing to place the last traverse bolt. At this point we
notied that there was no draught coming from across the pitch, so it came
noticed that there was no draught coming from across the pitch, so it came
as less of a surprise when Brian teetered across to find all of four feet
of cave. While we were there, we thought we might as well drop the pitch.
At the bottom is a short horizontal passage leading to another pitch. This
appears to be mderately deep as a stone rattled for 11 seconds down it
appears to be moderately deep as a stone rattled for 11 seconds down it
...</p>
<p>Steamed on out and got to the bottom of the new entrance
@@ -347,7 +358,9 @@ of the loosest pitch heads Dunks or I have seen in Austria *</p>
death-trap. it is in danger of major collapse. I'd give it a resounding
&Oslash; star reommendation. <U>Duncan</U></p>
<p><U>Duncan</U>, Wayne 204 Chocolate Salty Balls 13/9/01</p>
<hr>
<p><a name="2001-204-8"><b><U>Duncan</U>, Wayne 204 Chocolate Salty Balls 13/9/01</b></a></p>
<p>Survey of stuff pushed by Wayne + Andy on an earlier trip.
About 120m of stomping passage trending mainly north from Cave Tree
@@ -357,21 +370,22 @@ Chamber.</p>
<hr>
<p>Friday 17th Aug Eish&ouml;hle - Mission Impossible</p>
<p><b><a name="2001-40-3">Friday 17th Aug Eish&ouml;hle</a> - Mission
Impossible</b></p>
<p>Connection seeking
-&nbsp;<U>Hils</U>&nbsp;+ Olly</p>
<p><b>Connection seeking
-&nbsp;<U>Hils</U>&nbsp;+ Olly</b></p>
<p><img SRC="log2.gif">
<p>We heroically dragged ourselves out of our pits at 7.30 the morning aftr
the Expo Dinner + headed up the hill to Find The Connetion. - a bolt traverse
around the head of Over The Top.</p>
<p>We heroically dragged ourselves out of our pits at 7.30 the morning after
the Expo Dinner + headed up the hill to Find The Connection. - a bolt
traverse around the head of Over The Top.</p>
<p>Olly wants to call this traverse "Too Hard For
CUCC" (I think on the grounds that he couldn't drag anyone else up
here when there was 4k of open passage to be walked into on the other side
of the hill, till an unsuspecting oxford mug came along), but since he
of the hill, till an unsuspecting Oxford mug came along), but since he
bolted the entire traverse while I fell asleep on a pile of rope, it might
not be as appropriate as he'd hoped :-) [This smiley actually vertical -
Ed]</p>
@@ -393,13 +407,12 @@ horizontally + vertically), &amp; Olly thinks it might drop into a known
pitch whose name he isn't sure of ("the Mission Impossible
Pitch"/"Ol's Pitch"??).</p>
<p>(* Stone rattle varies beteen ~5s and ~10s )</p>
<p>Sat 18th &amp; Sun 19th Aug</p>
<p>(* Stone rattle varies between ~5s and ~10s )</p>
<hr>
<p>Eish&ouml;hle - Mission Impossible</p>
<p><b><a name="2001-40-4">Sat 18th &amp; Sun 19th Aug</a><br>
Eish&ouml;hle - Mission Impossible</b></p>
<p>More connection-seeking mit Hils + Olly (....cont'd from
Fri 17th)</p>
@@ -410,22 +423,22 @@ Fri 17th)</p>
20m 45&deg; slope, beyond the sandy slope ( see writeup of Fri 17th). This
made us very happy, coz apparently the most promising-looking leads in KH
around the Theatre - the nearest part to where we are - are unbolted
up-pitches, so, we wanna get high&hellip;</p>
up-pitches, so, we wanna get high...</p>
<p><IMG SRC="log5.gif"></p>
<p>On the 19th we gained a rift passage at the top of the
45&deg; slope. It changes direction lots, has no roof or floor and is
<p><a name="2001-40-5">On the 19th</a> we gained a rift passage at the top of
the 45&deg; slope. It changes direction lots, has no roof or floor and is
confusing. It feels like we're heading up an inlet, or possibly we've
intersected one and could follow it up- or downstream. Going to plot
centreline to figure out what's happening&hellip;</p>
centreline to figure out what's happening...</p>
<p>[Olly (while calculating coordinates so we can figure out
where the hell we're going); "Yay, we're 3mm further North"]</p>
<p>Following the rift upstream leads to a climb which I've
temporary-rigged (needs rigging as a pitch really). At the top you can go
left, right or up &hellip; TBC &hellip;</p>
left, right or up ... TBC ...</p>
<p><IMG SRC="log6.gif"></p>
@@ -447,7 +460,7 @@ new <U>rigging topo</U>:</p>
<hr>
<p>Mon 20th Eish&ouml;hle</p>
<p><b><a name="2001-40-6">Mon 20th Eish&ouml;hle</a></b></p>
<p>Guess what. Looking for a connection again.</p>
@@ -488,7 +501,8 @@ place, obviously)</p>
<hr>
<P><b>Becka + Earl 204B 17/08/01</b></p>
<P><a name="2001-204-15"><b>Becka + Earl 204B
17/08/01</b></a></p>
<p>Up + off early after the dinner. Plod up to 204 with 'bide + stuff.
Underground ~1pm, still feeling a bit woozy after drinking too much last
@@ -500,41 +514,42 @@ about halfway along as far as a pit in the floor. Out.</p> <p>T/U
<hr>
<P><b>Becka + Earl 204B 18/08/01</b></p>
<P><a name="2001-204-16"><b>Becka + Earl 204B 18/08/01</b></a></p>
<p>I think this was the 10am underground day. Back to Swings + Roundabouts.
Finished surveying the LHS, QM which we started yesterday. Cimbed into pit
Finished surveying the LHS, QM which we started yesterday. Climbed into pit
in floor. No big ways on. Up over the top, continued to loose boulder choked
area. Thought I could dig through in the floor. Moved enough stuff to
wriggle myself down + got into **BIG** passage with what looked like 3 ways
on. Jabbered to Earl + started pulling boulders out of another small hole
(so two ways out, both bit loose) + we surveyed through whilst I tried to
work out which way we wanted to head for KH. Then Earl wandered out into the
massive phreaticΠand found a survey point - Earl sniggered like a manic
mouse for a couple of minutes - Bum. nother QM A ticked off. Had a slow
wander up S+R + couldn't see any more obbvious ways on so I decided to have
massive phreatic... and found a survey point - Earl sniggered like a manic
mouse for a couple of minutes - Bum. Another QM A ticked off. Had a slow
wander up S+R + couldn't see any more obvious ways on so I decided to have
another look at the loose boulder slope at the end. Noticed a largish
solution tube at the top, above the boulders. Climbed into it + whoa, it
went up steeply + popped out near the top of the pile of boulders in a
chamber with a ramp off to the right + a passage ahead. The passage had a 3m
drop into what looked like the continuation of the Swings + Roundabouts main
passage. Looked good! Slithered back don the boulders to Earl, Happy.
passage. Looked good! Slithered back down the boulders to Earl, Happy.
Out</p>
<p>T/U 8hours?</p>
<hr>
<P><b>Becka + Earl 204B -&gt; 204D! 19/08/01</b></p>
<P><a name="2001-204-18"><b>Becka + Earl 204B -&gt; 204D!
19/08/01</b></a></p>
<p>Back to where had finished off yesterday. Continued the survey from the
boulder pile up the solution tube ("Suspended Solutions") + rigged a ladder
off a natural down into the passage below. Noticed a moth in the chamber -
hmm. It turned out to be a 11m × 11m massive chamber, very alternative, huge
q.low angled roof slab and boulder floor with a river bed of dry mud running
through it. Earl + I squabbled over wh go to go first. One main way out -
through it. Earl + I squabbled over who got to go first. One main way out -
and a pile of snow + ice. Hmm. Then Earl ducked under another low roof ridge
- and saw daylight,&ellip; slightly disapointed the passage had ended but a
- and saw daylight... slightly disappointed the passage had ended but a
new entrance was the next best thing. Chimneyed up about 6m + there were
several places with light chinking through boulders but nowhere big eough to
get out . Earl put a bolt in from a ledge then hung off it as he hammered
@@ -547,7 +562,7 @@ the plateau + tried to decide which way was home. I persuaded Earl to
surface survey back to 204D. Fortunately not too hot but it took some
time + by about halfway I'd regretted pushing Earl to survey but by
then he wasn't letting me duck out of it so we slogged on with me
geeting increasingly terse and grumpy. Eventually Mick heard us + found
getting increasingly terse and grumpy. Eventually Mick heard us + found
us another survey station (2001/03?) to survey to. Then Earl was a hero
+ went back down the 3 pitches of 204D to fish out my SRT gear.</p>
@@ -555,17 +570,17 @@ us another survey station (2001/03?) to survey to. Then Earl was a hero
<hr>
<u>Becka</u> Mick + Earl GNDN Cave 20/08/01
<p><b><u>Becka</u> Mick + Earl GNDN Cave 20/08/01</b>
<p>Walked to 204D, showing Anthony where it was. Put in a tag bolt for it
+ surveyed to it. Then we all wandered around the area looking for likely
entrances. The skylihgt in the 204D shake-hole looks into a cave with a
entrances. The skylight in the 204D shake-hole looks into a cave with a
large entrance (with a smashed glass bottle in) which quickly closes down
with the only QM being at the base of an icy ramp which looked like it was
filled with boulders but its worth someone going down to check out as its
an interesting position. Lots of entrances in the area but we only found one
really promising one which was drafting out strongly from a small horizontal
entrance. Only about 50m from 204D <!-- FIXME line missing -->
entrance. Only about 50m from 204D, down the hill + N.
<p>Earl happily dragged out rocks until I could squeeze in. It went in ~5m
horizontally then into hading rift. I climbed down ~5m to the head of a
@@ -591,7 +606,8 @@ Currently temporarily tagged as 2001/05
<hr>
<p><u>Becka</u>, Earl + Mick 204<u>D</u> 21/08/01
<p><a name="2001-204-21"><b><u>Becka</u>, Earl + Mick 204<u>D</u>
21/08/01</b></a>
<p>Fettled the entrance to 204D (as well as cairning the route
there from 204B). Put in 204D tag.
@@ -637,7 +653,7 @@ cave, we seem to have lost the draft somewhere.
<hr>
<p><u>Phil U</u>, Mark S, Mike C, Mike TA, Dunks 19.8.01
<p><b><u>Phil U</u>, Mark S, Mike C, Mike TA, Dunks 19.8.01</b>
<p>Preparation for 161 tourist jolly.
@@ -658,8 +674,8 @@ a <u>heavily</u> engineered route. Thilo claims responsibility for this.
<hr>
<u>Phil U</u>, Mark S, Mike C, Mike TA, Dunks 20.8.01<br>
+ 9 Austrian cavers
<p><a name="2001-161-1"><b><u>Phil U</u>, Mark S, Mike C, Mike TA, Dunks
20.8.01<br> + 9 Austrian cavers</b></a>
<p>Decided to go via Top Camp after all, as we thought our guests wouldn't
be too impressed with us taking them on a 3-hour bunde-bashing tour of the
@@ -679,7 +695,8 @@ back to the Bergrestaurant, and it only rained for the last 15 minutes.
<hr>
<p>22nd August 2001 <u>Duncan,</u> Hilary 204
<p><a name="2001-204-25"><b>22nd August 2001 <u>Duncan,</u> Hilary
204</b></a>
<p>Went to look at a qm recommended by Earl, to the left of the passage
from Bonsai Crawl to 204d entrance. Just beyond the roped climb down, shin
@@ -696,7 +713,7 @@ and we buggered off out via 204D entrance.
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<p>23/August/2001 <u>Duncan,</u> Hilary 204
<p><a name="2001-204-26"><b>23/August/2001 <u>Duncan,</u> Hilary 204</b></a>
<p>QM that doesn't exist just before ?99-19c (2nd hole in floor marked
after passage to Millennium Dome)
@@ -707,7 +724,7 @@ booted down there earlier) which had to be excavated with feet and
stacked in limited space at foot of 2nd climb. Way on was blocked by
large flake, which succumbed to a few wellie-blows. Squeezed past the
fallen flake feet first, and passage continued round r-hand bend.
Sudden acetylene leak, plus concerns aboyt reversing squeeze past
Sudden acetylene leak, plus concerns about reversing squeeze past
mobile rock, caused a rout. Hilary had a go next, and was able to turn
around just before the squeeze. Crawling in the conventional head-first
direction, she progressed to a small aven, and called for me to follow
@@ -726,7 +743,7 @@ not as grim as I expected.
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<p>24-8-01 6 am
<p><b>24-8-01 6 am</b>
<p>Is it against the rules to write friendly little notes in the logbook?
Oh well.
@@ -744,7 +761,8 @@ it till October, in China :-))
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<p>2001-08-08 Tony, Letty, <u>Ol</u> Eish&ouml;hle
<p><a name="2001-40-1"><b>2001-08-08 Tony, Letty, <u>Ol</u>
<span lang="de">Eish&ouml;hle</span></b></a>
<p>Rigging trip. I descended while Tony and Letty fettled crampons. Used 40E
(Eistunnel / Elephant's Arsehole) entrance, since it's open this year. Rope
@@ -758,7 +776,8 @@ up). T/U Tony, Letty 4 hours; Olly 5 hours
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<p>2001-08-13 Tony, Letty, <u>Ol</u> Eish&ouml;hle
<p><a name="2001-40-2"><b>2001-08-13 Tony, Letty, <u>Ol</u>
<span lang="de">Eish&ouml;hle</span></b></a>
<p>Finally return with a working drill. Plan is that I rig in to the lead
and start to bolt traverse; meanwhile Letty can put in her first hand-drilled
@@ -771,7 +790,8 @@ very cold from sitting in the draught while Letty bolted, so we exit instead.
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<p>15 AUG 01 <u>MikeTA</u> + MikeC 204C (Hopefully)
<p><a name="2001-204-10"><b>15 AUG 01 <u>MikeTA</u> + MikeC 204C
(Hopefully)</b></a>
<p>Went up to rig the entrance in the gulley found by Martin/Becka/Earl a day
or two earlier. Clambered down to pitch head wearing dry grots, knocking down
@@ -788,17 +808,19 @@ retired for safety to other side, and shouted for Mike C to come down. Ant
&amp; Dunk arrived while he did, and sheltered in passage while some crap
came down the pitch. Mike C then bolted the drop at the bottom of Cave Tree.
100% shit bolt but it still got the MikeTA *Seal Of Approval* so he got to go
down on it :) and so did I. At the bottom there is a rift ot a perhaps 6m
down on it :) and so did I. At the bottom there is a rift to a perhaps 6m
shaft with a puddle in the floor so probably blind. Prussicked back to Cave
Tree then out <u>one at a time.</u>
<p>This pitch is crap. You do not want anyone below the first rebelay while someone does the top!!! The enrtrance could maybe be stabilised!!
<p>This pitch is crap. You do not want anyone below the first rebelay while
someone does the top!!! The enrtrance could maybe be stabilised!!
<p>[sketch] T/U 4 hours
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<p>19/8/01 Surface stuff + looking at horizontal hole nr. 204C <u>Anthony</u> &amp; Julia
<p><b>19/8/01 Surface stuff + looking at horizontal hole nr. 204C
<u>Anthony</u> &amp; Julia</b>
<p>Went off to 204C to place a tag. While Julia bashed in a bolt, I went
for a wander down the adjacent gully, which is littered with shafts and also
@@ -825,7 +847,8 @@ the 3m deep pit ends in a pitch thus ensuring a return...
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<p>20/8/01 Rigging horizontal entrance <u>Julia</u> + Anthony
<p><a name="2001-204-19"><b>20/8/01 Rigging horizontal entrance <u>Julia</u>
+ Anthony</b></a>
<p>Having been a bit slack the previous day and jacked a bit early, I
volunteered to put the back-up bolt in for the pitch we'd found Anthony had
@@ -858,7 +881,9 @@ rebelay bolt ~6 metres down. Not the most productive of days.
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<p>21/8/01 Rigging down 204E Entrance "Germkn&ouml;del's Revenge" <u>Julia</u> + Anthony
<p><a name="2001-204-23"><b>21/8/01 Rigging down 204E Entrance
<span lang="de-at">"Germkn&ouml;del's</span> Revenge" <u>Julia</u> +
Anthony</b></a>
<p>All too soon we were back in that scrotty hole. As it turned out, we
didn't need any more bolts. Got down, via a rebelay and two deviations, down
@@ -882,7 +907,7 @@ and pretty hard to rig.
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<p>18 AUG 01 MikeTA + Mike C 204B
<p><a name="2001-204-17"><b>18 AUG 01 MikeTA + Mike C 204B</b></a>
<p>Went down to look @ that passage opposite the thread pitch rebelay.
@@ -894,7 +919,8 @@ orf aht.
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<p>22/8/01 Surface survey to "Olly's sucking hole" <u>Anthony</u> &amp; Julia
<p><b>22/8/01 Surface survey to "Olly's sucking hole" <u>Anthony</u> &amp;
Julia</b>
<p>Surface surveyed from 204a to what is thought to be the "sucking hole"
found by Olly &amp; Thilo in 2000. There appear to be two entrances, a very
@@ -903,11 +929,12 @@ would be much easier to rig. The larger entrance is tagged 2001/04.
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<p>2001-08-25 More quality, but even less quantity Eish&ouml;hle
<p><b><a name="2001-40-7">2001-08-25</a> More quality, but even less quantity
<span lang="de">Eish&ouml;hle</span></b>
<p align="right">Martin, <u>Olly</u>
<p>Back to Eish&ouml;hle with a new recruit for the uphill caving club.
<p>Back to <span lang="de">Eish&ouml;hle</span> with a new recruit for the uphill caving club.
Today's plan is to try to get to the top of the rift and see if there's
a phreatic tube there.
@@ -924,8 +951,8 @@ reached the rift above the inlet chamber.
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<p>2001-08-27 Reaching for the sky... Eish&ouml;hle
<p align="right">Martin, <u>Olly</u>
<b><p><a name="2001-40-8">2001-08-27</a> Reaching for the sky...
<span lang="de">Eish&ouml;hle</span> <p align="right">Martin, <u>Olly</u></b>
<p>I head in first and tweak the rigging on the way. Get to the pushing front
before Martin and get most of a bolt in before he arrives. A second bolt gets
@@ -938,7 +965,7 @@ the rift. Then I travel along the bottom and stick in a spit to tie the end
of the rope to while Martin rerigs the rope down the inlet chamber. A 26m
rope just fits the bill nicely. I ascend and stick in 2 extra spits. One more
would get us back to the top of the rift, but we decide to head out so we can
geet down the hill and recharge the drill battery. Stick in more spits on the
get down the hill and recharge the drill battery. Stick in more spits on the
way out - one for a rebelay on the junction chamber pitch, one on each side
of the pendule, two on the Modern Way traverse to take a higher route and two
on "Good Afternoon Mr. Phelps" - one to stop the traverse line freezing into
@@ -952,7 +979,8 @@ depth for the HKD spits. Still no nearer to KH though.
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<p>2001-08-28 "Merry Fucking Christmas" 204 <u>Dunks,</u> Earl
<p><a name="2001-204-27"><b>2001-08-28 "Merry Fucking Christmas" 204
<u>Dunks,</u> Earl</b></a>
<p>Early start from bivi at Stone Bridge but despite having packed gear the
previous evening didn't get underground until 12:40. Spent some time shifting
@@ -985,7 +1013,7 @@ and we were both out by 11:20 pm
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<p>30th Aug 2001 <u>Duncan's Tasty Dish</u> Pot. Ht.
<p><b>30th Aug 2001 <u>Duncan's Tasty Dish</u> Pot. Ht.</b>
<p>Written down by popular request
@@ -1012,20 +1040,20 @@ XLENT Brian
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<p>August 30 2001 204 99-01C Earl
<p><a name="2001-204-29"><b>August 30 2001 204 99-01C Earl</b></a>
<p>Brian and I had rigged the traverse at the top of Jim'll Fix it (on the
right) back in 2000 off some quite dodgy naturals. Brian was stopped by a
pool of icy water over ice, so I returned with some siphoning tube to drain
it. Rigged the traverse with an 8m rope (only just long enough), 1 [???]
hanger. 2 twists, 2 slings + 2 maillons. The pool of water had gone, relaced
by 4" deep mud followed by a bank of earth/mud, which chokeks the passage.
hanger. 2 twists, 2 slings + 2 maillons. The pool of water had gone, replaced
by 4" deep mud followed by a bank of earth/mud, which chokes the passage.
The alternative way on, a small slot near near the traverse, was thought to
be too committing, given that I was on my own.
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<p>27.8.01 "Olly's Sucking Hole" <u>Phil U,</u> Mark S
<p><b>27.8.01 "Olly's Sucking Hole" <u>Phil U,</u> Mark S</b>
<p>Went to investigate this draughting orifice. Initial entrance climb is
fine, if you chimney down on the R side. At the bottom, there are three ways
@@ -1034,14 +1062,18 @@ emerge in a large chamber "Cheesy dip". There are a number of small leads
off, all choked. In the roof is lots of daylight, coming from 2001-046. Left
from the entrance went down a loose slope (blowing). Right (Sucking) went
along a bit. We decided to do some surveying. Which required red paint. Which
was at teh bivvi site. So we went and had a cup of tea for a bit. Came back
was at the bivvi site. So we went and had a cup of tea for a bit. Came back
with surveying gear and surveyed the LH route to a ~5m deep pit.
<p align="right">TU ~ 6 hrs
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<p>2001-08-29 Carry on up the rift Martin, &nbsp; <u>Olly</u>
<p><b><a name="2001-40-9">2001-08-29</a> Carry on up the rift Martin, &nbsp;
<u>Olly</u></b>
<p>[Webeditor's note: the call out books seem not to have a trip for this
date, but one for 3rd September which seems to fit
<p>A bit more rerigging on the way in, then we continue from where we left
off, me on the dynamic rope bolting and Martin rerigging static behind.
@@ -1056,7 +1088,7 @@ get back to the bivvy at about 2:30 am.
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<p>2001-09-02 Bierfest bei Altaussee
<p><b>2001-09-02 Bierfest bei Altaussee</b>
<p align="right"><u>Dunks,</u> Mick
@@ -1075,9 +1107,9 @@ gets even better.
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<p>Tue 4 Sep '01 204c Derig <u>Duncan</u>
<p><a name="2001-204-33"><b>Tue 4 Sep '01 204c Derig <u>Duncan</u></b></a>
<p>After vierfest had streaming shits, probably due to dodgy roast chicken.
<p>After bierfest had streaming shits, probably due to dodgy roast chicken.
Dr. Phil gave me a couple of immodium tablets, and that dried me up for the
walk up on Monday evening.
@@ -1120,15 +1152,15 @@ medicine. Immodium is good shit.
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<p>2001-08-26/28 <u>Martin,</u> Olly
<p><b>2001-08-26/28 <u>Martin,</u> Olly</b>
<p>Surface exploration. Found and GPSed 9 caves on a flattish bit of
limestone uphill from the row of Eish&ouml;hle entrances. Coordinates and
notes see Olly. Photos of entrances in Martin's and Olly's camera. 4 caves,
232, 233, 234, 235 were surveyed and have been drawn up.
<h1>This logbook is now pretty much complete apart from a bit of markup
and a few sketches</h1>
<h3>This logbook is now pretty much complete apart from a bit of markup
and a few sketches</h3>
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