Logbook edited 2024-01-01b

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+<div class="tripdate" id="2024-01-01b">2024-01-01</div>
+<div class="trippeople"><u>Sam Tittensor</u>,Jono,Chris H,Becka,Ellie D,</div>
+<div class="triptitle">Balkonhoehle - Happy Campers (eventually!)</div>
+After 2 very hot trips ferrying kit up the plateau, a late start, and a great deal of faff, motivation to get underground was low.
+The prospect of a 3 night camp as my first expo caving trip was quite daunting, and seeing Nat's team emerge from a similar trip didn't do much to allay those fears!
+We eventually headed under around 21:00, steadily making our way to camp whilst trying to commit the route to memory, making it to bed around 02:00, not thrilled by the impending alarm.
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+Upon waking, the inevitable morning faff ensued, accompanied by the perpetual roar of the gas stove. Bags packed & plans made, we left camp just before 11:00.
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+We split into 2 teams, with Chris & Jono going to bolt a pitch near camp, and Ellie, Becka & myself heading for Tartarus, where the previous team had stashed the second drill, along with the promise of draughting leads.
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+Making good time through Northern Powerhouse & Medusa's Maze, we arrived at an unnamed 4 way junction, where Becka said "There's some QMBs around here, maybe we should take a look in case we don't fancy the Tartarus leads"
+It turned out we were in the wrong place, so after a bit of a mooch about, we continued down the passage, passing through the bottom of a big chamber and down a short handline to a very different passage type, interconnected parallel ramps with a Swiss Cheesy nature.
+This was the location of the leads Becka had mentioned, and she & Ellie soon disappeared up a rift to the North to investigate a QMB. 
+Whilst stood at this junction, I noticed some definite air movement, which was quickly attributed to an upwards ramp with a distinctive 'frog spawn' texture to the floor. 
+We followed the ramp, reaching a slippery step over an intersecting rift, with a climb down marked as a QMA on the left, and the ramp still continuing in front of us. 
+The far side of a second, more precarious stepover brought the exciting sight of untrodden mud, at the foot of a large boulder choke with the draught still beckoning, another QMA. 
+A careful shimmy to the edge and & bridge across put me in uncharted territory, and after ducking under an arch I was in much bigger passage, 2 huge blocks looming over me blocking the way on, with an enticing black void above. 
+This presented an obvious barrier to further exploration, but after the echo coming back from a couple of shouts it was immediately clear we needed to investigate further.
+<div class="timeug">T/U: 68.0 hours</div>
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 <div class="tripdate" id="2024-07-06a">2024-07-06</div>
 <div class="trippeople"><u>waite</u>,Charlotte,philips,Jacob C,</div>
 <div class="triptitle">Basecamp - Setup day 1</div>
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 <div class="tripdate" id="2024-07-14c">2024-07-14</div>
-<div class="trippeople"><u>PS</u>,Sieds,PB,JC,Isaac,RM,Marie,JL,</div>
+<div class="trippeople"><u>PS</u>,PB,JC,Isaac,RM,Marie,JL,Sieds,</div>
 <div class="triptitle">Basecamp - Who came down, and went up</div>
 Jacob, Marie  came down (Phil B got them?) and Marie went to bed in the attic.
 
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 <div class="tripdate" id="2024-07-16d">2024-07-16</div>
-<div class="trippeople"><u>Isaac</u>,Ruairidh,Charlotte,Marie,Jono,Lara,Waite,Jacob,</div>
+<div class="trippeople"><u>Isaac</u>,Charlotte,Marie,Jono,Lara,Waite,Jacob,Ruairidh,</div>
 <div class="triptitle">Lake - Marie Hates Swimming</div>
 See title.
 <div class="timeug">T/U: 0.01 hours</div>