diff --git a/noinfo/folk.csv b/noinfo/folk.csv index f97b20243..73a1c035c 100644 --- a/noinfo/folk.csv +++ b/noinfo/folk.csv @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ "Tim Farrar","Farrar",,,"i/tim_farrar.jpg",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Simon Farrow","Farrow",,,"l/simonf.htm",,1,1,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Andy Farrow","Farrow",,,"i/andy_farrow.jpg",,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, -"David Fearon","Fearon",,,"i/davef.jpg",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,1,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,, +"David Fearon (Damage)","Fearon",,,"i/davef.jpg",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,1,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Mark Fearon","Fearon",,,"l/markf.htm",,,,,,,,,,,,,1,1,1,1,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Aggy Finn","Finn",,,"i/aggy_finn.jpg",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Doug Florence","Florence",,,"l/dougf.htm",,,1,,,,1,,,,,,,-1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, diff --git a/years/1990/log.htm b/years/1990/log.htm index fe2f38a19..3f15514b4 100644 --- a/years/1990/log.htm +++ b/years/1990/log.htm @@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
+ONLY FIRST TWO +

1990 Expedition Trip Log

This is a (fairly) faithful transcription of the CUCC 1990 Expedition @@ -18,6 +20,10 @@ reformatting to allow for easier perusal and the limitations of ASCII.

The first part of the log is traditionally taken up by the journey out.
If this is of no interest, here is a link to the caving! +

+ +30/6/90 | Journey out - Wild Rovers Return | Paul T, Adam, Jeremy +

Wild Rovers Return - Paul T, Adam, Jeremy 30/6/90 - 9/7/90

Found rover parked somewhere off Mill Rd, & spent a whole day @@ -69,9 +75,10 @@ site (we had thought we would meet the other's here but they'd gone hütte walking). Eventually plumped for the latter & got off the next day without paying!
> Oh yes, no shops open 'cos the Austrian's are crap, bloody bank -holiday.

+holiday. -

Julian, Matt & David H. (Driver) (in Jeremy's car) +

+30/6/90 | Journey out - In Jeremy's car | Julian, Matt & David H

Met Matt who was late (8:30pm) in Chad's carpark, so didn't get away from Cambridge in time to avoid Mark & Tony who dumped lots of extra gear with @@ -92,7 +99,9 @@ too difficult for me. Henceforth all navigation errors were due to Dave overshooting Ausfahrts because no one had any confidence in the signposts. It began raining at Salzburg and so far hasn't stopped.

-

Wookmobile I hits the streets - Wookey. +1/7/90 | Journey out - Wookmobile I hits the streets | Wookey + +

(date unknown)

After already having done 1,500 miles in the previous week (Cam -> Nottingham -> Settle -> Assynt -> Cam -> Poole -> Cam), the @@ -123,7 +132,8 @@ at about 5pm - a little miffed!

The wookmobile was attacked by a bus at the border but suffered only minor damage - another wing - only 2 more corners to do!

-

13/7/90 (out of order) Team Cavalier Mark D, Francis, Pete + +

13/7/90 | Journey out - Team Cavalier | Mark D, Francis, Peter S

I set off at 1.30pm on Friday. Drove to Cambridge to pick up Julian's hangglider and found problem no 1 - the roof rack provided didn't fit on the @@ -137,9 +147,8 @@ Saturday evening, absolutely knackered. God, did I enjoy the beer in Hildas.

MSD

-

11.7.90 -

Jeremy does it again - Another cave (Jeremy) 11/7/90 +

11/7/90 | Near 161 - Jeremy does it again - Another cave | Jeremy

- After putting in the bolts two years ago (yes 2 years!) I eventually got round to descending the obvious rift in the ground at the bottom of the col @@ -153,14 +162,14 @@ plugged crawl off => pitch => ???

T/U ¼ + ½ hr => ¾ hrs
(2 trips on first day up top!)

+

11/7/90 | Surface | Adam +

Adam poked into a few random holes previously ignored. Will return to see what happens with a light.

T/U ¼ hr

-

12/7/90 - -

Everyone not really caving (Paul T, Olly, Claire, Julian, Adam) +

12/7/90 | Surface - Everyone not really caving | Paul T, Olly, Claire, Julian, Adam

Poking further into various holes. The obvious pit by the "high level" route to 161 was descended using IRT (indestructible rope @@ -204,14 +213,18 @@ Adam T/U: 1½ hrs

Next trip (connection to 161)

-

Paul T, Julian T/U ½ hr +11/7/90 | Surface | Paul T, Julian

Poking around on plateau miles from 161 away from the camp getting sunstroke. One was 20m long 40° slope down, dig through at end into small -chamber. It's cold down there crawling in shorts & T-shirt.

+chamber. It's cold down there crawling in shorts & T-shirt. -

12/7/90
-Jeremy & Matt (2 years Gestation) <- cave name (matt is +T/U ½ hr +

+ +

12/7/90 | near 161 - 2 year Gestiation | Jeremy & Matt + +

(2 years Gestation) <- cave name (matt is a tosser!)

As the name suggests this cave was discovered two years ago by Jeremy, he @@ -237,8 +250,7 @@ pitch.

T/U -> 6 hrs

-

12/7/90
-Del & Damage 161 Rigging RH Route +

12/7/90 | 161 - Rigging RH Route | Del & Damage

Trundled over loadsa boring limestone get to cave about to die. Put on caving gear. Too hot. lobbed off down some nice greasy slimy fast 11mill @@ -260,8 +272,9 @@ came out. DaveH's part in this trip / Next trip

-

12/7/90
-Dave H 'solo' +

12/7/90 | 161 - Dreamtime | David H + +

'solo'

As it says above, went down to see if I could help anyone downstairs - took Geraldine & used it with Damage to rig the Traverse around to @@ -277,8 +290,7 @@ entrance. Came out of 161 to see them walking up the hill! Wookey & Juliette's trip / Next Dreamtime trip

-

11/7/90
-Damage 161 Rigging 1st pitch +

11/7/90| 161 - Rigging 1st pitch | Damage

Went down lost last deviation came up. @@ -290,10 +302,7 @@ entrance. Came out of 161 to see them walking up the hill! Finding 161c

-

Thursday 12th August July -1990 - -

Strollers 1st cave Wookey & Juliette +

12/7/90 | 161 - Strollers 1st cave | Wookey & Juliette

Rigged down Adrians route - to the head of the large pitch discovered 2 years ago. The Wook - proudly bearing WOOK - on every gear item including @@ -317,8 +326,7 @@ to really 1st Pitch-O-Phobiacs - as it is crawly + shitty.

Last Adrian's trip (1988) / Next trip (pushing into France)

-

15/7/90
-Disaster Area + Fumble Fingers go shouting +

15/7/90 | 161 - Disaster Area + Fumble Fingers go shouting | Juliette + Del

In the most tedious way - with Boris -> Adrians to rerig the new pitch [French Connection II-Ed]. 3 hours for a bolt (7 goes !!!) Lost cones + @@ -328,13 +336,14 @@ hour -> oh god!

6½ hrs -

Juliette + Del +

Previous trip / Next trip

-

14/7/90 Julian & Dave H <-Mr -Sunburn +

14/7/90 | 161 - Below Knossus | Julian & David H + +

Dave H <-Mr Sunburn

The intention was to go down and check out the ? part way down flapjack, but by the time we made it down to boulder alley today's team faff hadn't @@ -368,8 +377,7 @@ derigged out, dumped ropes and beat it for the surface in a shower of sweat. The trip that actually went to the Flapjack QM

-

Julian and David H
-15/7/90 : Deep question mark at bottom of flapjack +

15/7/90 | 161 - Deep question mark at bottom of flapjack | Julian and David H

Oh boy what a long way down, and that's before we start any pushing! @@ -403,9 +411,9 @@ family who'd arrived over the weekend - BUT WHERE'S ALL THE BEER!? Next trip

-

...A new face shows up (well, an old old lag really...)
-William & Mark D Walk to Camp 1 via some interesting -holes. 16/7/'90 +16/7/90| Surface - Walk to Camp 1 via some interesting holes | William & Mark D + +

A new face shows up (well, an old old lag really...)

Carried caving gear up pm. My first time on a CUCC exped'n. On the col just short of camp 1 looked across to the hillside opposite... a hole. @@ -432,7 +440,7 @@ by tree meets fault running up mountain.

T.U. 5 mins each

-

13/7/90 Jeremy, Matt & Adam return to '2 years Gestation' +

13/7/90 | Near 161 - return to '2 years Gestation' | Jeremy, Matt & Adam

Underground after 4.00pm (Not bad), quick trip to bottom, a quick dig (extended cave by about 5m). Surveyed & derigged (derigging through @@ -442,8 +450,7 @@ squeeze "interesting").

T/U 3½ hours

-

14/7/90 Adam & Jeremy rig right hand -route & push Yapate +

14/7/90 | 161 - rig right hand route & push Yapate | Adam & Jeremy

Team div brain. Trip started well with Adam using Wookeys electric cos he'd forgotten his generator. @@ -485,7 +492,7 @@ appeared late moaning at me - his light had failed. GREAT TRIP!! Next trip to Flat Battery series

-

14/7/90 Del and Damage +

14/7/90 | 161 - Final cut | Del and Damage

Team get nothing done. Urm trundle. Faff, faff. Trundle. Trundle. Urm did anything happen. Might aff but I went brain dead last night. Del rigged some @@ -500,9 +507,9 @@ Faff. CRAP TRIP. / Adam & Jeremy's trip same day (also in Yapate) / Next trip to end of Yapate

-

15-16/7/90 Damage & Wook +

15/7/90 | 161 - Go to climb at end of Yapate | Damage & Wook -

Go to climb at end of Yapate +

(overnight to 16)

On the way popped into side passage before 'over the rainbow'. Found crap bolt & rigged rope from Wook & Dam the year before. Rope too short so @@ -536,7 +543,7 @@ loose rift to climb requiring handline. Next trip to 'Endless'

-

16/7/90 Lief, Janna, Hugh +

16/7/90 | 161 - Dreamtime | Leif, Jan, Hugh

Dreamtime, ha, ha. @@ -552,9 +559,8 @@ unnecessary anyway and buggered off out.

Matt et al's bolt-pulling trip (same day) / Main pushing trip (same day)

-

16/7/90 Mike R, Tina, Jared +

16/7/90| 161 - Dreamtime proper | Mike R, Tina, Jared -

Dreamtime proper

Late underground. Went over the new route traverse across to start of Dreamtime. It's in a better place this year. Trogged down to the pitch we @@ -578,9 +584,7 @@ out the other way. Felt knackered so the latter won. Wish I was fitter.

Previous Dreamtime trip / Next Dreamtime trip

-

16/7/90 Matt, Pete, Mark S, Francis - -

Novice Pottering trip +

16/7/90 | 161 - Novice Pottering trip | Matt, Peter S, Mark S, Francis

Took us a ridiculous length of time to get down the entrance pitch by which time yours truly was no longer warm. Tried to do Damage & Del's @@ -597,7 +601,7 @@ the rest went to remove a bolt (see hugh's bit) (replacing the pulled bolt - same day)

-

14/7/90 Juliette, Wookey, Matt +

14/7/90 | 161 - Adrians Route | Juliette, Wookey, Matt

I spent most of this trip sitting on a edge over Adrain's Route waiting for Juliette & Wookey to rig a traverse. We descended about 12 via 161B @@ -613,9 +617,7 @@ some foreign cave

Previous trip (161b discovery) / Next trip

-17/7/90 Mark S, Leif, Tony, Matt - -

2nd Dreamtime Pitch +17/7/90 | 161 - 2nd Dreamtime Pitch | Mark S, Leif, Tony, Matt

Yes, another novice trip, down into Dreamtime, there was a pitch within 20m of the start of Dreamtime. Me & Mark bolted the pitch, and I @@ -631,8 +633,9 @@ base of the rift was an as yet un-identified rope. Previous Dreamtime trip

-

18(19)/7/90 Jeremy, Francis (Pete) +

18/7/90 | 161 - Second Dreamtime Pitch | Jeremy, Francis, Peter S +

(extended to 19th, Pete in brackets)

2nd Dreamtime pitch - The Exposé. also J & F get totally knackered. @@ -671,7 +674,7 @@ bypasses (eg. pitch francis fell down) are required
Next 'Endless' trip

-

17/7/90 Mark F, Adam +

17/7/90 | 161 - Flat Battery | Mark F, Adam

Continued exploring the pitches I (Adam) discovered with Jeremy a few days previously : @@ -695,9 +698,7 @@ bit) Next trip

-

18/7/90 - -

William, Mark D, Adam Push/Survey Flat Battery Series +

18/7/90 | 161 - Push/Survey Flat Battery Series | William, Mark D, Adam

Started surveying from S final survey station in Yapate inlet. Series is choked-looking insignificant crawl on lh side looking out of cave. @@ -728,12 +729,16 @@ point marked S on wall 2m up on rhs near top bolt on last rigged pitch. Next trip

-

1990.07.19 Andy Waddington. Caving gear up to Top Camp then relocated and +

19/7/90 | Surface | Andy Waddington + +

Caving gear up to Top Camp then relocated and redescended 100 (from 1977). Still needs number painting on ! Wandered all over the plateau without finding 101-103. Got bitten by Bunde. Back to Hilde's whereupon car died. A.

-

19/7 Dave H + Del - the Daleswear boys. +

19/7/90 | 161 - Push + survey Julian's route off Flapjack | David H + Del + +

- the Daleswear boys.

Push + survey Julian's route off Flapjack. [tick] vg @@ -760,9 +765,7 @@ Tee Hee. Next trip

-

19/7/90 Mike R, Tina Jared - -

Dreamtime - surveying & re-rigging trip +

19/7/90 | 161 - Dreamtime - surveying and re-rigging trip |Mike R, Tina, Jared

Down at about 12.30 armed with 7 choccy bars ! Tina & Mike did a romantic (!) surveying trip down to the top bolt of bungalow pitch via @@ -783,7 +786,7 @@ kind enough to take orders for food over the radio ! Next (photo) trip

-

17/7/'90 Mark + William RosenKavalier Höhle (Shaft-bashing) +

17/7/90 | Surface - RosenKavalier Höhle (Shaft-bashing) | Mark D + William

... A follow-up to yesterday's enthusiastic write-up. @@ -801,14 +804,15 @@ alt="sketch elevation of both caves">

T.U. = 1 hr 32 mins each

-

18-19/7/90 Wooks² and -Damage¹ +

18/7/90 | 161 - Vestabule | Wookey and Damage -

¹My furry suit was so soggy and I was so cold. Popped down Vestabule +

(to 19/7) + +

Damage- My furry suit was so soggy and I was so cold. Popped down Vestabule Near over the rainbow and surveyed down low passage with over a foot of squalor. I now pass on to my more enlightened half. -

Wook- ²After surveying on my back with tape in teeth in lots of mud +

Wook- After surveying on my back with tape in teeth in lots of mud we finished off the Vestabule survey - leaving a pitch to be descended.

Trogged off to CFN - passing Mark D & William at Bungalow pitch. Had a @@ -827,7 +831,9 @@ knackered. Next trip

-

20-21/7/90 Wook & Damage & Pete +

20/7/90 | 161 - Endless | Wook & Damage & Peter S + +

(to 21/7)

Yet another overnighter to finish survey of Endless. Went OK except Pete screwed up compass readings at steep angles so redid some - also dropped @@ -845,7 +851,7 @@ Mark S, Julian's tourist trip (same overnight) / Next pushing trip

-

21/7/90 161b - Hugh, Tony, Francis +

21/7/90 | 161 - 161b | Hugh, Tony, Francis

After much looking, located entrance (this involved Hugh + Francis standing a long way away and shouting directions to Tony as to where he @@ -866,8 +872,11 @@ passage. Next trip

-

20-21/7/90 Mark S., Julian : -an absolute tourist trip to show Mark how crap caving is as opposed to +

20/7/90 | 161 - Tourist | Mark S, Julian + +

(to 21/7) + +

an absolute tourist trip to show Mark how crap caving is as opposed to squatting in the campsite waiting for the wind to change direction. Descent at 9:95, so had acquired our night vision for start, could actually see things. Festered through Dreamtime, tottered into Knossus, walked round it, @@ -884,8 +893,7 @@ Wookey & Co. Surveying trip (same overnight) / Next pushing trip

-

21/7/90: Flat Battery Series (cont'd). Mark D. -and William +

21/7/90 | 161 - Flat Battery Series (cont'd) | Mark D and William

Set off @ 11:30am + bolting + surveying gear on a push/survey trip. Arrived at limit of push quite quickly + rigged down into ... A chamber left @@ -940,13 +948,14 @@ electrolytic level]" src="elvl2.png" width=704 height=330> Next trip

+ +

6/7/90 | Journey out - Learning to fly or Team me'n'she go to Austria | Claire & Olly + +

(to 9/7/90) +

Sorry about the delay - Claire asked me if I'd done it - I said no, you can if you like - she said she would - and seems to have forgotten! -

Learning to fly or Team me'n'she go to Austria 6/7/90 -> 9/7/90 - -

Claire & Olly. -

Start of on the Friday evening with a lift by boss to Cambridge seemingly involving a tour of all country lanes between Hertford & C'bridge. Knock on 60 Sedsewick St. door & woman answers and yells "He's here". @@ -979,9 +988,13 @@ the expedition had clearly begun!

T/U: N/A.

+20/7/90 | Journey to Berlin | Matt and Olly + +

(Date randomly guessed) +

Another brick in the wall / Team me'n'he go to Berlin to see the Wall (Roger Water's not Berlin's) (Maybe it should be "The Pros & Cons of -Hitchhiking") Matt and Olly +Hitchhiking") Trying to be brief, here it goes (leaving Hilda's at 10:30 AM) @@ -989,7 +1002,7 @@ Trying to be brief, here it goes (leaving Hilda's at 10:30 AM) its pretty crap in plain ascii. Hence it's commented out, but if you look at the source in html, you can read it (if you really want) Ed.] -

T/U: Can we count Munich's U-Bahn, please?
P.S. Only 6 Oh D**r's!
anon:long bit of self-indulgent bullshit!!!
Olly:(Fuck off!OK?)

-

Finishing off "Too much too soon" +

22/7/90 | 161 - Finishing off Too much too soon | Del, Francis, David H

[date deduced to be 1990.07.22 from survey data, Ed.] -

Del, Francis, DaveH -

The first time Julian took me down flapjack to show me the question mark he found last year I just laughed and thought he was joking. When it entered the rift "no-you go first" I knew he was ! But - three trips later @@ -1082,10 +1092,9 @@ sumps then just below 500m! Next (photo & derig) trip

-

TRIP BEFORE -> finishing off 'too far too -soon' +

22/7/90 | 161 - TRIP BEFORE finishing off 'too far too soon' | Jeremy + Juliette -

Jeremy + Juliette +

Date guessed

Very uninteresting prospect this write up.
Went + looked down too much too soon. Too much on 9mm rope for us bottlers - @@ -1102,8 +1111,9 @@ vspace=10 src="ofaman.png"> Next (successful) trip

-

Laying the coax (fnaar)
-Jeremy + Juliette +

22/7/90 | 161 - Laying the coax (fnaar) | Jeremy + Juliette + +

(Date totally guessed)

What a lovely trip - Sauntered down the Cave - decorating it like a christmas tree with Coax. Jeremy joined me - (pissed) at the 3rd pitch. Coax @@ -1130,10 +1140,7 @@ Juliette 5½hrs Removing the coax (part II, 1995)

-

1990.07.21 - -

Trip into the fridge
-Mark S, Mark F, Dave, Del +

21/7/90 | Eishohle - Trip into the fridge | Mark S, Mark F, David H, Del

Bloody long walk up to a titchy entrance for the cave when there were much nicer and bigger entrances scattered about everywhere. Well the entrance has @@ -1157,8 +1164,9 @@ first pitch - see the nasty poly rope frozen in situ).

-

1990.07.24
-Skinrip Passages I-IV Julian. Assisted by Kieth, Tony.
and the +

24/7/90 | Surface - Skinrip Passages I-IV | Julian, Keith, Tony, Jeremy + +

Assisted by Kieth, Tony.
and the total bastard pants gravel hypodermic foreskin up-your-thunk Jeremy. A potter up to the camp 1 with bier to hunt for Wadder's lost cave entrances wearing insufficient protection from sharp rocks in unmarked sink-grinder @@ -1178,7 +1186,9 @@ him a six day hang-over for every whiff of beer his brother breathes - laughing from the other side. I shall keep dry ice in his caving shreddies and use his SRT gear for superconducting experiments

-

1990.07.24 "Big" Paul Smith, Hugh, Tanya +

24/7/90| Surface | Paul Smith, Hugh, Tanya + +

( "Big" Paul Smith)

Body failure. Lamp Failure. Motivation failure. All 3 occurred prior to descent so I'm surprised we went anywhere. Did listen to Paul @@ -1186,12 +1196,9 @@ doing his Geology super-star bit though.

T/UG - not much (2½hrs)

-

1990.07.24 +

24/7/90 | Surface - Trisselwand.| Wookey, Wadders, Joe & Juliette -

Wookey, Wadders, Joe & Juliette. - -

Team hard bastard goes to re-enact the ancient CUCC legend of the -Trisselwand climb. +

Team hard bastard goes to re-enact the ancient CUCC legend of the Trisselwand climb

Found route with minor faff - hearts in mouths. Yummy new ring hangers ran out after 1st 3 pitches - all a bit shitty until up main gully where was @@ -1218,8 +1225,7 @@ job it's not too hard!

Radios are fun - Can talk to Top camp, Stogerweg, Bergrestaurant, Base Camp & Entrance.

-

1990.07.26 Adam, Mike & Jeremy Push -& Survey Flat Battery +

26/7/90 | 161 - Push and Survey Flat Battery | Adam, Mike & Jeremy

A nice trip, that rare Austrian beasty, a "short trip". Zoomed down to 400m (fine route) dithered around a bit deciding where to push. @@ -1238,8 +1244,7 @@ surface. Next trip

-

24/7/90 William & Damage, MarkD and -Adam +

24/7/90 | 161 - Dreamtime flapjack photos |William & Damage, MarkD and Adam

says Adam @@ -1254,7 +1259,7 @@ techniques to make us smile. We ran up pitches, William & I derigging Adam & Dougherty left out early. After fettling carbides (grr, grr), one left to finish a highly organized, efficient and (hopefully) successful trip -

T/UG 12 hours(W&D)
+

T/UG 12�hours(W&D)
11 hours(M&A)

Previous (rerigging) Dreamtime trip / @@ -1262,7 +1267,9 @@ left to finish a highly organized, efficient and (hopefully) successful trip Next (also rerigging) Dreamtime trip

-

26/7/90 Team Wings: Mark S., Julian. +

26/7/90 | Hanggliding | Mark S, Julian, Olly, Keith + +

Team Wings: Mark S, Julian.

Support crew : Olly (photographer), Kieth (chauffer), Wook's car. @@ -1289,7 +1296,7 @@ car park prior to the flight: a rivet had disappeared.

T/A 15 minutes each.

-

28/7/90 Team plateau explorer. Matt + Francis +

28/7/90 | Surface - Team plateau explorer | Matt + Francis

Went up to Loserhutte with team Hangglider (& William driving just for added fun) set off for top camp & found a lot of people thinking about @@ -1310,7 +1317,7 @@ was standing on fell down it. Then came back to Base Camp.

T u/g 10-15 mins.

-

28/7/90 LeftHand Route Expo Joe+Animal +

28/7/90 | 161 - LeftHand Route Expo | Joe+Mike TA

First venture into the l/h series. In via Dreamtime for Joe's benefit, then Joe up to l/h series while I nip down to Yapate to get Sally, thence @@ -1351,8 +1358,9 @@ Bloody well go look at it!!! Trip to look at Carrefour hole

-

29/7/90 Left Hand Route again - Joe + -Olly.

(Candlestick area) +

29/7/90 | 161 - Left Hand Route again | Joe + Olly + +

(Candlestick area)

Re-rigged yesterdays pitch with 30m marlow, down to Foulness Ledge, then Sally down to bottom. Trench in floor (AFWAT) goes down another 6-7m. to @@ -1383,8 +1391,8 @@ and connection back to afwatit - later shown to be a visual connection only Next trip

-

28.7.90 Mark D., Mark F., Tony & Paul -S.
->Dreamtime ->Knossos ->Yapate Foto trip +

28/7/90 | 161 - Dreamtime, Knossos, Yapate Foto trip | Mark D, Mark F, Tony & Paul S +

Well, got farther than the end of Big Sainsbury's this time. A gentle amble down Dreamtime with the two Mark's snapping away - ably assisted by @@ -1397,7 +1405,7 @@ coloured and vaguely liquid. Hope the foties come out

T/U 9hrs

-

29th July 1990 +

29/7/90 | Surface | Paul S, Del, Juliette

Juliette: TANTALUS (the Paul investigation)

A prospecting trip - Wandering accross the plauteux from the cave, down the @@ -1417,7 +1425,7 @@ natural) Anyway - Very pretty pitch - Shame it stopped.

T/U ½ hr

-

24.7.90 Matt and Pete Big Sainsbury's +

24/7/90 | 161 - Big Sainsbury's | Matt and Peter

Explored and surveyed a climb spotted by Damage Del. Climbed up Big Sainsbury's, crawled into the chamber containing Dungeon @@ -1433,7 +1441,7 @@ in a bad rub. Very scary.

Photo/bottoming trip the same day

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31.7.90 Francis, MarkS., and Pete +

31/7/90 | 161 - French Connection | Francis, MarkS, and Peter

French Connection
@@ -1458,9 +1466,7 @@ Survey 161b to c trip /

-

25.7.90 Damage, Matt and Pete - -

Endless (rift and trip) +

25/7/90 | 161 - Endless (rift and trip) | Damage, Matt and Peter

Zoomed down to the pitch at the end of Endless (alright, contradiction). Did some cold waiting while Damage did some slick rigging. Descended first @@ -1491,7 +1497,7 @@ Matt eventually emerged 5 mins before 10am call out. Long, long trip. Next (survey/derig) trip

-

Matt & Tim Dreamtime 30/7/90 +

30/7/90 | 161 - Dreamtime | Matt & Tim

Matt decided to sacrifice himself & take me caving for the first time. After complaining that I walked too slowly he complained even more down the @@ -1504,8 +1510,7 @@ cave. We knocked five bolts in & rerigged the top 3 pitches. Went out Next trip

-

Matt & Tim Dreamtime II the sequel -31/7/90 +

31/7/90 | 161 - Dreamtime II the sequel | Matt & Tim

We went back to finish off the rest of rerigging Dreamtime. It is now very pleasant. Got all the way to the Chunnel to pich up some more rope. Rigged @@ -1520,7 +1525,7 @@ while it pissed down. Next (derigging) trip

-

30/7/90 Del, Juliette, MarkD & Wookey +

30/7/90 | 161 - Flat Battery | Del, Juliette, MarkD & Wookey

Set off to photo Flat Battery, push the 'leads' & prob de-rig when they didn't go. @@ -1553,15 +1558,14 @@ to bottom of dreamtime. Next Adrian's/161c trip

-

Wookey and Damage Down 163 and other 'oles 28/7/90 +28/7/90 | Surface - Down 163 and other 'oles | Wookey and Damage

We trundled I complained, I got in my oversuit squeezed down some 'oles. We then surveyed 163 and surface surveyed to VD1

T/U 2 hours

-

Wookey & Damage
-The Dynamic Duo Rig, survey and Derig 162 (29/7/90) +29/7/90 | 162 - The Dynamic Duo Rig, survey and Derig 162 | Wookey & Damage

We went to 162 surveyed top bit rigged ladder. I lost toss, derigged entrance ladder 161, nicked 55m beal. Surveyed this too. Nice ice. Nice cave. @@ -1569,7 +1573,9 @@ Shame so cold

T/U 6 hours

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Jeremy and Damage go down Endless. +

30/7/90 | 161 - Endless | Jeremy and Damage + +

(Date guessed)

Grr. Grr. Isn't it boring f***ing RH route. Trogged down. Endless. Ignored Jeremy wimpers but was taken in by his surveying bullshit. We surveyed and @@ -1585,7 +1591,7 @@ cave, Endless, is really irritating rest of derigging

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18/1 1/8/90 Joe, (Adam) + Francis go Surface prospecting +

1/8/90 | Surface | Joe, Adam + Francis

General Plan: Push Joe's holes then Francis' then Adam's. @@ -1611,7 +1617,9 @@ Adam leaves to rescue his pit. F comes up. Joe goes down F paints 'CUCC

T u/g 3 hrs (F+J), 0.5 (Adam)

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2/8/90. Team Wings : Julian, assisted by Jeremy, not assisted at +

2/8/90. | Hanggliding | Julian + +

Team Wings : Julian, assisted by Jeremy, not assisted at all by half the caving club, distracting, telling me to get on with it, admiring its aches and strains and cracks. Couple other pilots in carpark keeping well away and mumbling things about parachutes. On account of it all, @@ -1637,7 +1645,7 @@ Ground zero.

T o/g ½ hour

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30/7/90 Jeremy & Adam plateau-wander. +

30/7/90 | Surface - plateau-wander |Jeremy & Adam

We wandered found a hole, descended it. this was not far from the camp fault (goes thro nr water hole) & is a rift. Numbered 90/9 but not @@ -1659,7 +1667,7 @@ This cave called 90/12. Too hot so went to camp. Thundered later.

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29/7/90 Adam solo's 90/5 +

29/7/90 | Surface - solos 90/5 | Adam

This hole found several days previously by a Juliette, Paul, MarkF, Claire & I wander trip. Paul numbered entrance later. As an alternative to total @@ -1675,8 +1683,9 @@ book. putting top two bolts in but this bit could be climbed to so doesn't really count)

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2/8/90
-Joe & Adam go to do 90/12 (see 30/7/90 write up) +

2/8/90 | Puffball | Joe & Adam + +

go to do 90/12 (see 30/7/90 write up)

Had vague idea of area of 90/12 but spent 2 hrs Bunde-bashing to fail to find it. Got VERY Bunde bitten & hot & fucked. Found another cave @@ -1711,8 +1720,7 @@ Joe 1 hr

V.G. but write in pen next time

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3.8.90 Wookey & Tim go play bolt -dot-dot +

3/8/90 | 161 - go play bolt dot-dot | Wookey & Tim

Went to join assorted bolt-bolt surveys and misclosures - old 2nd pitch - new, re-survey dodgy Sainsbury's leg - join both ends of dreamtime to survey @@ -1727,8 +1735,7 @@ rope by LH route & took rest out - hard work. Vestabule - next significant visit (1994)

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4/8/90 Team technical assistants: Damage ! and -Julian +

4/8/90 | 161 - Yapate - Team technical assistants | Damage and Julian

Shoogled down to squeeze, hunked through, shaked into Knossus and shouted at Tower Blocks. Damage got the drill and drilled a bit and a bolt and I went @@ -1761,8 +1768,9 @@ reason. Next trip to Burble (next year)

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5/8/90 Wookey & Damage & -NO Olly down LH Route +

5/8/90| 161 - down LH Route | Wookey & Damage + +

& NO Olly

So anyway, in the beginning there were three festering louts. Time passed. Two of these differentiated from the norm thus changing the norm and started @@ -1789,7 +1797,7 @@ suggested Wookey went down some small holes. We then left. Next trip

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6/8/90 Del & Damage shear the driver +

6/8/90 | 161 - shear the driver | Del & Damage

We got changed and it rained. We went down dreamtime, down Boulder alley into Carefour eventually. If you think this is boring so is the RH route. @@ -1807,8 +1815,7 @@ top of Bungalow. Last trip. Final derig / Next trip (see QM list !)

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6/8/90 Francis, Olly & Tim survey -Power Station Series (& derig!) +

6/8/90 | 161 - survey Power Station Series (& derig!) | Francis, Olly & Tim

Fluttered down pitches 1,2,3,4 + squeeze into LH Route. Then walked to hole in floor off rift & abseiled down pitch after pitch to the bottom @@ -1825,8 +1832,9 @@ slightly. Made it out after our call-out time.

Previous trip

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28/7/90 Juliette, Del, Olly go to see -Adrian's bottom
(Better late than never) +

28/7/90 | 161 - go to see Adrian's bottom | Juliette, Del, Olly + +

(Better late than never)

My first real caving trip (Heyman!!!) Del vanished to do some bolting whilst me 'n' Joules do some surveying. Stop after some, & go and join @@ -1841,8 +1849,7 @@ Olly : 8 hrs Mark's 161c connection / Next trip (derig) not written up

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7/8/90
Uncle Tom Cobbly & all go -derigging (Wook, Jez, Paul, Juliette, Julian, Pete & Wadders!) +

7/8/90 | 161 - Uncle Tom Cobbly & all go derigging | Wookey, Jeremy, Paul S, Juliette, Julian, Peter & Wadders

All change in rain - Jez & Julian & Wadders down squeeze, Paul, Juliette & Pete down dreamtime. Wookey follows to squeeze doing radio @@ -1871,7 +1878,9 @@ Pete & Wook 4.5 hrs trip / Derigging entrance / Rigging in (1991)

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Matt + Francis Derig Adrians' +

8/8/90 | 161 - Derig Adrians' | Matt + Francis + +

(date guessed)

Francis & Matt are cold in top camp. It is the day for derigging. Francis sez "whoz gonna help me derig Adrians" Matt sez "yer". Off we go. @@ -1882,7 +1891,9 @@ undiscovered flake. F***. Matt is happy, so is F.

Francis T/ug 3.5 hrs, Matt T/ug 6 hrs

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Paul & Juliette +

8/8/90 | Surface - 161c | Paul S & Juliette + +

(Date guessed)

And the rain came tumbling down -
The aim

    @@ -1897,8 +1908,9 @@ through.

    Docherty's 161b-c discovery trip / Next 161c trip (next year)

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    Paul + Juliette Dreamtime derigg - +

    7/8/90 | 161 - Dreamtime derig | Paul S + Juliette + +

    (same trip as 1990-161-42 on 90.08.07 PaulS guessed)

    Well, yes, that about says it all. God, isn't rope heavy. @@ -1909,7 +1921,9 @@ totally collapsed just as Paul derigged and stepped off it. - Ju.

    Main write up of this trip

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    Wooks & Matt & Pete & Olly go to Eishöhle +8/8/90 | Eishöhle | Wook & Matt & Peter & Olly + +

    (Date guesssed)

    Long walk - do cave - nasty crawl - nice formations - fun sliding, nasty walk out up ice slope with one jammer - Matt twists other ankle on walk @@ -1917,7 +1931,7 @@ down. Getting dark - arrive late at Top camp - eat Vestas.

    T/U : 4 hours

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    Wooks, Damage (Olly) +

    8/8/90 | 161 - Entrance derigged | Wook, Damage, Olly

    Entrance pitch derigged & Geraldine photoed. @@ -1927,6 +1941,8 @@ Ol: 0 hr

    Next trip (in 1991)

    +8/8/90 | Surface - Winded hole | Paul S and Mike +

    8th day of the month of August, Year of our Lord MCMXC

    Paul and Mike go poke down a hole "WINDED HOLE" @@ -1940,10 +1956,9 @@ entrances. Paul winded himself by falling about 10cm [might be 10m, Ed.]

    T/U 10 mins

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    161 Down Squeeze Up Dreamtime Sherpa trip on -Tuesday 1990.08.07 +

    7/8/90 | 161 - Down Squeeze Up Dreamtime Sherpa |Jeremy, Andy, Julian, Peter -

    Jeremy, Andy, Julian, Pete [added later]. Second Account +

    Second Account

    This write up is going to suffer from a lack of definition of the boundaries of the domains of one or several simultaneous and vaguely @@ -2008,12 +2023,12 @@ hours. Andy

    Main write up of this trip / Derigging entrance / -Rigging in (1991)

    +Rigging in (1991)
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    Mark F., Tanya, Tony, Paul S -Climbing above Boulder Alley - +

    5/8/90 | 161 - Climbing above Boulder Alley | Mark F, Tanya, Tony, Paul S + +

    (Date guessed) has to be before 08.06 when derigged to Bungalow, probably after 07.28 +when similar personnel did a photo trip

    A relatively quick trip down to Bungalow with Mark F. taking a few photos of Tony perched above the Third pitch pretending to use a radio. At Bugalow @@ -2029,8 +2044,9 @@ although they appear to be separate due to the steep angle of Boulder Alley.

    T/U 9 hrs

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    Julian, Tanya, Tony & Paul S. Mammuthöhle & Dachstein -Eishöhle +9/8/90 | Tourist - Mammuthöhle & Dachstein Eishöhle | Julian, Tanya, Tony & Paul S + +

    (Date guessed)

    A suitable wind-down before returning to the caveless wastes of Denmark. Mammuthöhle is well worth the entrance fee. Enormous phreatic @@ -2041,8 +2057,7 @@ rock. Grrr. Pretty though.

    T/U 2 hrs

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    Saturday 1990/08/11 "Positively the last chance to paint a number on 100" -trip +

    11/8/90 | Surface - "Positively the last chance to paint a number on 100" trip | Andy

    Having finally fixed the brakes on the Green Death Machine and found some paint, Waddington burned up to the car park, then up to Top Camp @@ -2076,8 +2091,7 @@ overtaking ouigees.... Give me a beer...

    Andy. T/U 10 mins

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    Adam & Jeremy - Stupid Bastards on the Dachstein 28/7/90 +

    28/7/90 | Tourist - Stupid Bastards on the Dachstein | Adam & Jeremy

    Plan:

    1. Get up early diff --git a/years/1991/log.htm b/years/1991/log.htm index 08ff4eef8..32e4a8fe4 100644 --- a/years/1991/log.htm +++ b/years/1991/log.htm @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ we gave up and left.

      Previous trip / Next trip +

      8/7/91 | Puffball and Icing Sugar Cave | Gill, Olly