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Fix 2013 logbook typos (Jenny).
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@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ concluded that it was the 1970s route. Followed the walking size rift to
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the pitch at the end and surveyed out from their hang bolt back into
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ropeless, derigging as we went.</p>
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<p>Back in ropeless Olly rigged along rigged along the traverse with more
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<p>Back in ropeless Olly rigged along the traverse with more
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rope and more hangers than last year. Instead of the free climbed
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traverse at the end we dropped down to a ledge off to the left. This led
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to two short segments of passage each of which ended looking down on the
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@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ drop back down to me leaving him ‘rope free’ hence the name. I threw
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the rope back and Olly put in a bolt.</p>
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<p>We clambered down the other side into a drafty chamber. A too tight hole
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in the floor as the source of part if the draft. The rest seems to come
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in the floor is the source of part if the draft. The rest seems to come
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out of a tight rift. We surveyed the chamber and the passage going off
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for a bit but we were both very cold. I decided that we were too cold to
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survey as thoroughly as I felt the chamber warranted, so we decided to
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@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ return tomorrow.</p>
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<p>Headed back into the chamber beyond Rope Free to chase the draft and
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complete the survey. First I tried in the lower level of the rift – I
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could squeeze through rift (without SRT kit on) and appeared in a
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could squeeze through just (without SRT kit on) and appeared in a
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widening that led to a pitch – I couldn’t get too close without
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gear. I surveyed back out to the chamber and we tried higher up in the
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rift. Olly got through a squeeze (above where I had been) and then to
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@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ another – he pulled some rocks out so we could (just) fit through. We
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came out at the top of a rift that we could climb/slither down, leading
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on a ledge above a pitch that we carefully traversed around.</p>
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<p>We followed the draft into big passage, at first we followed it to a
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rift lvel, climbing over big boulders – this led to a hole in the
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<p>We followed the draft into big passage, at first we followed it at a
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high level, climbing over big boulders – this led to a hole in the
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floor, so we went back and followed at the base of the passage, past
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some pretty mud, down a climb and some more mud. We eventually got to a
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pitch that we had no gear to descend or cross. The draft and passage
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@ -124,15 +124,15 @@ appear to continue. Surveyed out.</p>
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<p>Took the drill and rigging gear in, Olly removed some more rocks from
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the squeezy bit (pushing the envelope) and we realised that we could
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bypass the first squeeze by being high up. Olly then put in a rope as
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protection on the shorter down, this made me happy because there is
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protection on the slither down, this made me happy because there is
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quite a pitch below and we removed quite a few of the footholds last
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time (to clatter down the pitch).</p>
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<p>Went to the pushing front and rigged over the pitch, following the
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draft. Shortly after the passage mad a sharp right hand turn into
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draft. Shortly after the passage made a sharp right hand turn into
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passage that was much more phreatic in character ~2m wide. We then hit
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another rift was also strongly drafted, doubling the strength of the
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draft in the passage heading for ICH – it is seriously cold and windy.
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draft in the passage heading for KH – it is seriously cold and windy.
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This is “The Coldest Place in Earth”.</p>
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<p>There is a short drop which I traversed over to see another pitch
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@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ This is “The Coldest Place in Earth”.</p>
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rope and Olly rigged it across the traverse and down the short pitch
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to a gloopy muddy pool below. We continued along the rift beyond,
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which headed fairly persistently east. We stopped when another pitch
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blocked our way on. This looked like a long traverse was needed then
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blocked our way on. This looked like a longer traverse was needed then
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we had rope for. We surveyed out getting colder and colder as we
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went.</p>
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@ -152,22 +152,22 @@ went.</p>
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<div class="triptitle">Sleepless</div>
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<p>Back into Sleepless, re-rigging some ropes along the way to free up
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what we needed for later. Got the The Coldest place in Earth, Olly is
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going first, and he discoveres what happens if you use a rack, it
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what we needed for later. Got to the The Coldest place in Earth, Olly is
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going first, and he discovers what happens if you use a rack, it
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isn’t locked off and you don’t keep hold of the down rope.
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Fortunately the pitch is only ~5m high, he was already down 1m and he
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landed in soft squelchy mud. Still it was a very scary few moments for
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both of us…<p>
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<p>Got to yesterdays pushing front and Olly preceeded to bolt down the
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pitch into passage beyond. To keep watm I drew the elevation that got
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<p>Got to yesterdays pushing front and Olly proceeded to bolt down the
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pitch into passage beyond. To keep warm I drew the elevation that got
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missed yesterday. After traversing over the pitch we followed the
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walking size rift on (with the draft), over a short climb and a hole and
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to a widening. This time the way on is down a short pitch to some more
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squelchy mud pools and sadly another pitch that we don’t have rope
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for.</p>
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<p>Olly comes up with the mad idea that I reassessed the reascend the
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<p>Olly comes up with the mad idea that I reascend the
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previous pitch, throw him the rope so he can see what happens on the
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next pitch. I took both slings up with me to aid with me getting the
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rope back. Amazingly the mad plan worked. Olly ascertained that the
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@ -183,19 +183,19 @@ passage and draft continued below and we both got safely back up.</p>
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<div class="triptitle">Too Bold for This Spit</div>
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<p>Yet again back into sleepless and heading ever closer to KH. Took
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more rope, and last of our hangers and the last drill battery to the
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pushing front. Rigged 2 short pitches with one larger rope and headed
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more rope, and the last of our hangers and the last drill battery to the
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pushing front. Rigged 2 short pitches with one longer rope and headed
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on. The passage is now much riftier and less obvious what level to be
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at. We stay at the level of the bottom of the pitch, not the floor
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trench and traverse along until we have to drop down a bit. A bit
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further on the passage widens and we rig a short rope to get to a lower
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level. A pitch drops deeper but we continue a long with the draft. We
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level. A pitch drops deeper but we continue along with the draft. We
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stay either at the base of the rift or <4m above mostly and work our way
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along. Sadly we then get to another pitch in the way.</p>
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<p>Olly rigged round, it took him a while as each time he hammered to dress
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the rock, flake fell and boomed down the pitch. I kept telling myself it
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was a really short pitch that echoed alot... There was nowhere to wait
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was a really short pitch that echoed a lot... There was nowhere to wait
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out of the draft and I started to wonder why I had used up nearly a
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whole years worth of annual leave to sit and shiver in Austria.
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Fortunately Olly got to the other side with 1 hanger left to rig there.
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@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ jammer too far away from me to undo with cold fingers and I got
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increasingly unhappy.</p>
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<p>I finally made it to the other side where I told Olly this was the worse
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thing he had ever rigged and that we might die when we have to retun to
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thing he had ever rigged and that we might die when we have to return to
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get out the cave. Fortunately he took it as a compliment...</p>
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<p>We continued on with the draft (which might be a bit weaker), until we
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@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ out but we were keen to survey back before we went down the hill.</p>
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<p>As luck would have it we didn't die on the way out but I still whimpered
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quite a lot despite trying to be brave. This is called Too Bold for this
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Spit as Olly lifted a Hilti out on the way back. We got the Makita drill
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and batteries out of the cave, and surveyed back to the previous dat,
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and batteries out of the cave, and surveyed back to the previous day,
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Also we made our call out and nearly got to the car park in time, where
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Julian was patiently waiting to take us down the hill.</p>
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@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ with the drill and thrubolts (having run out of Hiltis 2 days ago).</br>
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<img alt="elv/rigging guide of The Number of the Beast"
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src="./logbkimg05.png"></p>
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<p>* Dour: "Can you remember those numbers while I get my bok out?"</br>
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<p>* Dour: "Can you remember those numbers while I get my book out?"</br>
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Chris: "Maybe. Distance 6.66, Clino +66, Ooer!"</p>
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<p>At the bottom was a 3s drop down a dribbly shaft, but we eschewed this is favour of a
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@ -667,12 +667,12 @@ ropeless. Dropped straight down here and did some loopy bits to connect stuff.</
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together. There are now no leads here.</p>
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<p>Went back along ropeless towards the passage heading to 76. I spotted a roof tube which I
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climbed up into. It reconnected a few meters on, nut then continued. We followed the passage
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climbed up into. It reconnected a few meters on, but then continued. We followed the passage
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up until it rejoined where the rope comes in. Surveyed back.</p>
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<p>Went to the lead towards 76. Clambered down and then traversed along at a widening above floor
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level. It was tight at first then became more keyhole like. The floor/rift trench turned off
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to the right and the phreas (which was getting bigger) went stragiht on. Followed the big
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to the right and the phreas (which was getting bigger) went straight on. Followed the big
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phreas called Wonderland. We got to a couple of junctions turned right each time (towards
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76!). Eventually the passage got smaller and full of soil.</p>
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@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ across the border and the sat nav locked in. Eventually arrived at base camp aro
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-02c">2013-08-02</div>
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<div class="trippeople"><u>Alex C</u>, martin G</div>
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<div class="trippeople"><u>Alex C</u>, Martin G</div>
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<div class="triptitle">bullet 2nd Hohle</div>
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<p>Early in the morning (CUCC time) myself and Martin set out for Bullet 2nd Hohle with 150m
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@ -1036,8 +1036,7 @@ parallel rift) and another climb/pitch heading north. Decided to leave that unti
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more gear.</p>
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<p>While Olly derigged Stuart looked at a roof tube above which looks promising but needs a
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drill. Moved on to the Coldest place in Earth to take the rope to the start of the traverse. On the way out we had a
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look at getting into the roof tubes level with the top of the short pitch. Stuart traversed
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drill. Moved on to the Coldest place in Earth to take the rope to the start of the traverse. On the way out we had a look at getting into the roof tubes level with the top of the short pitch. Stuart traversed
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across from the pitch and I climbed from the bottom further along. The climb up was easy and
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I got to a similar level to Stuart. I knocked off a few loose holds and climbed up
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further. Suddenly I was falling down the rift, briefly I had a calm sense of inevitability,
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@ -1060,13 +1059,13 @@ so we decided on a surface day. We started at laser5 and headed ~ parallel to th
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path but west of it.</p>
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<p>After not long Stuart found a slightly drafty hole 2012-SW-01. He climbed down into it
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and therutched into a rift. It didn’t go. I photographed the entrance while he did a sketch survey
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and thrutched into a rift. It didn’t go. I photographed the entrance while he did a sketch survey
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and got a GPS reading. Carried on north. It is very bunde-y – I think the best prospecting
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is either close to the 204 path or near the plateau/ridge fault. Stuart ended up at the
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latter and found another climbable entrance that looked promising 2012-SW-02, sadly it got
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too small. Again Stuart drew a survey while we photoed + GPS-ed.</p>
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<p>Walked back to camped, Stuart walked up to 209 to borrow a hand bolting kit so I could
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<p>Walked back to camped, Stuart walked up to 204 to borrow a hand bolting kit so I could
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2012-SW-01. Went and tagged 2007-70 and 2007-71 and took photos.</p>
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-12b">2013-08-12</div>
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@ -1101,7 +1100,7 @@ quicker route in for future trips.</p>
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<p>China continued beyond where we entered, but not for long. At the north end is a wall of
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choss. Stuart climbed part way up + it looks like there is a continuation higher up. There
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is a passage/window on the East wall, but this just connects back to the bottom of the
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pitch. While we finished the survey to the pitch we set Stuart off to chase the draft and
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pitch. While we finished the survey to the pitch we sent Stuart off to chase the draft and
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find us a continuation.</p>
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<p>He duly obliged and found a pitch through rocks north of the pitch down. We were
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<p>Back to 107 to derig and look at a few leads. Collected bags and slowly brought them out
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derigging and drawing elevations as we went. At the bottom of the rift pitch I clambered and
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wriggled down the rift which got increasingly echoy. I got to a pitch down that looked like
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it belled out a lot. I didn’t have survey kit but estimate pitches 20-25m deeps and very
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it belled out a lot. I didn’t have survey kit but estimate pitch is 20-25m deep and very
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interesting in its location relative to China. There is a lot of cave still to find here!
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Grade 1 surveyed back and continued to de-rig to the end of Sleepless. I bolted up into the
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roof tube. A couple of short climbs lead to a taller aven, which might be free climbable. Surveyed
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this and continued to derig and bag carry. We got all five bafs of gear, plus survey kit
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this and continued to derig and bag carry. We got all five bags of gear, plus survey kit
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through Pushing the Envelope. Too one bag out each to the entrance chamber.</p>
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<div class="timeug">T/U: 10hrs 30</div>
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@ -1147,7 +1146,7 @@ through Pushing the Envelope. Too one bag out each to the entrance chamber.</p>
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<p>Stuart rejoined us for the final derig. Got the gear to ropeless junction and had a quick
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side trip to show Stuart Wonderland and look at the roof tube there. Frustratingly after
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getting all the gear in, the fully charged, unused drill battery did half a hole. I
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suggested that Olly tried to lasso a spike as a belay which he dilgently did after several
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suggested that Olly tried to lasso a spike as a belay which he diligently did after several
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attempts. Sadly the spike then came down the pitch, so the lead is still going… Finished
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derigging + hauled the 6 bags up the entrance pitch and carted them back to camp. There
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are a lot of great leads in 107 and possible connections with 101 and 76 still to be
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