[svn r7271] General cleanup + added Twiglets description

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@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ href="qm.html#C2000-204-18" id="qC2000-204-18">C2000-204-18 C</a>].</li>
distance further a walking-size passage goes to the left [<a
href="qm.html#C2000-204-19" id="qC2000-204-19">C2000-204-19 C</a>].</li>
</ul>
<p>The main passage then forks: to the left is blind <!-- was [<a
href="qm.html#C2000-204-20" id="qC2000-204-20">C2000-204-20 C</a>]--> whilst to
<p>The main passage then forks: to the left is blind whilst to
the right the passage continues past a high up crawl [<a
href="qm.html#C2000-204-21" id="qC2000-204-21">C2000-204-21 C</a>], and then
possibly [<a href="qm.html#C2000-204-22" id="qC2000-204-22">C2000-204-22
@ -175,38 +174,46 @@ stopwatch).</p>
<h3><a id="crowningglory">Crowning Glory</a></h3>
<p>A phreatic passage with a stream flowing down it, which heads upwards from
<a href="#treeumphantpassage">Treeumphant Passage</a>. Near the beginning a
high up crawl heads off to the left, connecting to <a
<p><a href="l/cglory.html"><img src="t/cglory.jpg" class="onleft" /></a> This
large phreatic passage, with a (normally dry) streambed in the floor, heads
upwards from <a href="#treeumphantpassage">Treeumphant Passage</a>. Near the
beginning a high up crawl heads off to the left, connecting to <a
href="#twiglets">Twiglets</a>. Another 20m leads to a boulder infall which can
be climbed over, or the stream can be followed around to the right. A 2m
scramble climb is reached, and <a href="#bouldercoaster">Boulder
Coaster</a>, on the left, can be accessed by traversing from the pitch head.
Further up the passage boulder infall from the left leads to a connection back
to <a href="#treeumphantpassage">Treeumphant Passage</a>. The summit of a
boulder is soon reached, as the passage becomes smaller. Going down the
boulders goes into a chamber, with an aven [<a href="qm.html#C2001-204-11"
id="qC2001-204-11">C2001-204-11 X</a>], and a 4m climb up at the end, followed
by a pitch, formerly <a id="qC2001-204-10"
be climbed over, or the fossil streambed can be followed around to the
right.</p>
<p><a href="l/cgjunct.html"><img src="t/cgjunct.jpg" class="onright" /></a>
Scrambling 2m up loose boulders reaches an important junction <i>(right)</i>
where a side passage, <a href="#bouldercoaster">Boulder Coaster</a>, branches
off to the left; this is the route to the 204e entrance.</p>
<p style="clear: left"><a href="l/cgnorth.html"><img src="t/cgnorth.jpg" class="onleft"
/></a> Continuing along the main passage, boulder infall from the left
leads to a connection back to <a href="#treeumphantpassage">Treeumphant
Passage</a>.The summit of a boulder is soon reached, as the passage becomes
smaller. Going down the boulders goes into a chamber, with an aven [<a
href="qm.html#C2001-204-11" id="qC2001-204-11">C2001-204-11 X</a>], and a 4m
climb up at the end, followed by a pitch, formerly <a id="qC2001-204-10"
href="qm.html#C2001-204-10">C2001-204-10 A</a>]. At the bottom of this is a
blind pit; walking up a boulder slope on the other side of this leads to a
further drop, descended in 2003 with a tackle-sack rope protector. To the left
was a rift with an aven (went 3m). In the LH wall, 2m up, was a small crawl [<a
href="qm.html#C2003-204-X87" id="qC2003-204-X87">C2003-204-X87 C</a>].
Straight on, the rift continued down a moderate pitch [<a
href="qm.html#C2003-204-X88" id="qC2003-204-X88">C2003-204-X88 B</a>] and above
this the passage continued, which could be reached by bolting up ~3m [<a
href="qm.html#C2003-204-X89" id="qC2003-204-X89">C2003-204-X89 B</a>]. (This
was not surveyed, so the QM numbers are provisional, and the parent QM hasn't
been moved to the expired list yet.)</p>
href="qm.html#C2003-204-X87" id="qC2003-204-X87">C2003-204-X87 C</a>]. Straight
on, the rift continued down a moderate pitch [<a href="qm.html#C2003-204-X88"
id="qC2003-204-X88">C2003-204-X88 B</a>] and above this the passage continued,
which could be reached by bolting up ~3m [<a href="qm.html#C2003-204-X89"
id="qC2003-204-X89">C2003-204-X89 B</a>]. (This was not surveyed, so the QM
numbers are provisional, and the parent QM hasn't been moved to the expired
list yet.)</p>
<!-- The extensions from 2003 /were/ allegedly surveyed at the time but the
data seems to have been lost! -->
<h3><a id="germknodel">Germkn&ouml;dels' Revenge</a></h3>
<p><img class="onright" src="rigging/e.png" alt="E entrance rigging guide" />
<p>
<a href="l/ente.html"><img class="onleft" src="t/ente.jpg" /></a>
<a href="l/gkrevenge.html"><img class="onright" src="t/gkrevenge.jpg" /></a>
Germkn&ouml;dels' Revenge is the short connection between the 204e and 204f
entrances and the Treeumphant end of Boulder Coaster. <b>204e</b> is a low
square hole in the face of a cliff. From here a low passage leads down and to
@ -221,7 +228,9 @@ down this tube reveals that it connects to the top of the pitch reached from
204e; it was not thought worth the considerable bother of rigging this
route.</p>
<p>A backup and Y-hang are followed by a rebelay or short deviation next to a
<p><img class="onright" src="rigging/e.png" alt="E entrance rigging guide" />
<a href="l/epitch.html"><img class="onleft" src="t/epitch.jpg" /></a>
A backup and Y-hang are followed by a rebelay or short deviation next to a
window into a parallel shaft (There may be undocumented QMs in this shaft). The
pitch narrows below the deviation, to a rebelay where it bells out to several
metres diameter. The remaining drop is in a fine open shaft, passing a ledge a
@ -229,12 +238,13 @@ few metres off the floor, into Crowning Glory Chamber in <a
href="#bouldercoaster">Boulder Coaster</a> near its connection to Crowning Glory
Passage. </p>
<h3><a id="bouldercoaster">Boulder Coaster</a></h3>
<h3 style="clear: left"><a id="bouldercoaster">Boulder Coaster</a></h3>
<p>A walking sized passage goes from <a href="#crowningglory">Crowning Glory
Passage</a> to <b><a id="cgchamber">Crowning Glory Chamber</a></b> where 204e
and 204f drop in from <a href="#germknodel">Germkn&ouml;dels Revenge</a>,
daylight being just visible. A rift intersects the chamber at the north end [<a
daylight being just visible (unless F entrance is blocked by snow, which it
frequently is). A rift intersects the chamber at the north end [<a
href="qm.html#C2001-204-12" id="qC2001-204-12">C2001-204-12 C</a>], [<a
href="qm.html#C2001-204-13" id="qC2001-204-13">C2001-204-13 C</a>]. The obvious
way out of the chamber continues for 15m before choking, passing under avens
@ -249,8 +259,7 @@ The passage continues to a a staggered crossroads; to the right there is a
sandy crawl, leading to <a href="#sandpit">Sand Pit</a>. The other two ways on
later rejoin; the left route has a phreatic tube going into the roof [<a
href="qm.html#C2001-204-22" id="qC2001-204-22">C2001-204-22 X</a>]. Continuing
downslope, the passage splits in two, to the left is blind <!-- Was [<a
href="qm.html#C2001-204-15" id="qC2001-204-15">C2001-204-15 C</a>]-->. The
downslope, the passage splits in two; to the left is blind, while the
right way leads to a chamber with a pitch [<a href="qm.html#C2001-204-16"
id="qC2001-204-16">C2001-204-16 B</a>] and an aven [<a
href="qm.html#C2001-204-23" id="qC2001-204-23">C2001-204-23 X</a>]. The passage
@ -263,13 +272,13 @@ right.</p>
after which a small passage goes of to the left [<a href="qm.html#C2001-204-56"
id="qC2001-204-56">C2001-204-56 C</a>]. Further on a passage is reached, with
an aven above where <a href="swings.html#crestarun">Cresta Run</a>, the
connection with Swings and Roundabouts, drops in. The passage to the right soon
connection with Swings and Roundabouts, drops in. (In 2005 this was the main
trade route into Cresta Run, but it needs to be rigged from above by a party
going via Swings.) The passage to the right soon
turns left, going downhill to a junction. Straight on is a small passage
(blind). <!-- Was [<a href="qm.html#C2001-204-57"
id="qC2001-204-57">C2001-204-57 C</a>]-->. Turning left leads to a junction
(blind). Turning left leads to a junction
with the downhill passage of the previous chamber. Continuing downwards, a
small passage leads to the left, also blind <!-- Was [<a href="qm.html#C2001-204-58"
id="qC2001-204-58">C2001-204-58 C</a>]-->. Further down <b><a
small passage leads to the left, also blind. Further down <b><a
id="helterskelter">Helterskelter Pitch</a></b> is reached. At the
pitch head passages go to the left and right but are too tight. The pitch is 8m
deep and can be climbed down, and spirals around on itself, ending in boulders,