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<h1>Area 1626: <span lang="de-at">Rauher - Sch&ouml;nberg</span></h1>
<p>Within the Austrian kataster, area 1620 is the Western
<span lang="de-at">Totes Gebirge</span>. Area 1623 is the
<span lang="de-at">Loser - Augst-Eck</span> plateau (including CUCC's area)
and 1626 is the area to the north and northwest. Starting from
<span lang="de-at">Rettenbachtal</span> (the valley just beyond
<span lang="de-at">Blaa-Alm</span>, at the end of the left branch at the
start of the <span lang="de-at"><a href="../tollrd.htm">Loser
Panoramastra&szlig;e</a></span>), everything to the north and west of the
valley of <span lang="de-at">Gr&uuml;ne Bichl</span>, is in 1626. The
boundary then follows the ridge crest of
<span lang="de-at">Sch&ouml;nberg</span>, then a rather ill-defined line to
the <span lang="de-at">Wildenseeh&uuml;tte</span>. To the east here is area
1627, and the eastern border of 1626 turns north.
<p>There are a number of very significant systems within the area, only one
of which has been visited by CUCC, as they tend to be difficult of access, or
very much reserved to the Austrian cavers. The latter applies particularly
to <b lang="de-at">
<a name="55" href="../noinfo/1626/55.htm">Raucherkarh&ouml;hle</a></b>
with its many entrances near the <b lang="de-at">Ischler H&uuml;tte</b>,
accessible by paths from <b lang="de-at">Rettenbach</b>. This is well
illustrated on the <span lang="de-at">Landesverein f&uuml;r H&ouml;hlenkunde
in Oberosterreich</span> site with text in
<a href="http://alpha.aec.at/cave/cave.html" lang="en">English</a> or
<a href="http://alpha.aec.at/cave/index.html" lang="de-at">German</a>.
<p>The other major systems lie around the high <b lang="de-at">Hintergras</b>
and <b lang="de-at">Feuertal</b> valleys north of the
<b lang="de-at">Sch&ouml;nberg</b> ridge line, and reached only by immense
and steep climbs up from the north to the <b lang="de-at">Ebenseer
Hochkogelh&uuml;tte</b>. The oldest and most extensive cave in this area is
<b lang="de-at"><a name="50" href="../noinfo/1626/50.htm">Ahnenschacht</a></b>,
visited by the <a href="../others/bec/index.htm">B.E.C.</a> in the late
sixties, and pushed by many other groups since.
<p>Both French and Belgian cavers, associated with the
<a href="../others/gsab/index.htm">GSAB</a> explored a series of deep
systems in the seventies - about the same time that CUCC first visited
Austria. These include
<b lang="de-at"><a name="117" href="../noinfo/1626/117.htm">Trunkemboldschacht</a></b>
-854m; the four entrances of
<b lang="de-at"><a name="120" href="../noinfo/1626/120.htm">Feuertalsystem</a></b>
-913m; and the smaller
<b lang="de-at"><a name="122" href="../noinfo/1626/122.htm">Ufoschacht</a></b>
or <b lang="fr-be">Gouffre Ovni</b>, -565m.
<p>Two expeditions by <a href="../others/luss/index.htm">LUSS</a> in the
late eighties explored caves on the 1623/1626 border, with all the
significant finds lying in the 1626 area. These included
<b lang="de"><a name="la11" href="la11.htm">Lungeh&ouml;hle</a></b> -375m;
<b lang="de"><a name="la12" href="la12.htm">Sternloch</a></b> -331m and
<b lang="de"><a name="la34" href="la34.htm">Ratselh&ouml;hle</a></b> -425m.
Their access route was either from <span lang="de-at">Grundlsee</span> or via
the Toll road - both ways around five hour walks-in.
<p>As you might expect, CUCC has visited only the most accessible cave in the
area, the resurgence of
<b lang="de-at"><a name="5" href="../noinfo/1626/5.htm">Nagelstegh&ouml;hle</a></b>,
which is a pleasant five minute stroll from the bar at Blaa-Alm.
<p>There are approaching two hundred caves known at present in the area, but
CUCC have very few details of most of these, so, apart from those mentioned
above, they are not included in these web pages at present.
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<tr><th align=left><font size=+2>LA11</font></th>
<th align=center><font size=+2>Lungeh&ouml;hle</font></th>
<th align=right><font size=+2>2/S +</font></th></tr>
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<p><b>Altitude</b>: 1839m<br>
<b>Location</b>: 13&deg; 50' 22&quot; E, 47&deg; 42' 26&quot; N<br>
150m due south of Ro&szlig; Kogel summit - to north of a snowfield. In a
depression 90m due East of Sternloch and the Rock Shelter.
<p>A large rift gives an awkward 7m ladder climb down into a chamber leading
to a boulder slope. Climb down in a rift for 8m (narrow at top) until a
loose slope leads down to a 7m pitch where a small dry inlet enters. The
pitch leads onto a rocking boulder wedged in a narrow rift and a tight
squeeze down, <b>The Jaws</b>, forms the head of the next 16m pitch and the
start of <b>Deep Throat Series</b>.
<p>The pitch lands in a small chamber with a short walking rift exit.
Pitches of 14m, 8m and 10m follow in rapid succession. At the foot of the
10m pitch, a smooth, oval squeeze, <b>The Cnut</b> (spelling mistake), opens
onto <b>The Womb</b>. This is a fine pitch of 41m in a spacious shaft,
landing in a chamber 12m x 10m with a floor of large boulders of dubious
stability.
<p>A rift to one side is a loose and narrow pitch of 17m to a ledge and much
nicer drop of 10m. A large rift, <b>The Large Intestine</b>, follows.
Initially traversed on wide ledges, this soon narrows to a crawl along the
rift at roof level. A 14m pitch descends to the foot of the rift and a short
section of sharp, suit-ripping rift leads to a chamber with an inlet up to
one side. The suit ripping rift can be bypassed by a pendulum, but the rope
left for this is now hanging inaccessible, so the original manoevre would
need to be repeated.
<p>The exit from the chamber is too tight, but a 12m pitch up reaches a
muddy solution tube at roof level, originally reached by an exposed traverse
from a point halfway down the previous pitch. A slippery climb up and a
short flat-out crawl, <b>The Small Intestine</b>, leads to the head of a
constricted pitch of 10m to a wider section of the rift. After a few metres,
a pit in the floor necessitates a climb down, then back up of 5m. At this
point, a traverse follows the roof of the rift while the floor cuts down
sharply. A pair of 13m deep holes are crossed by fairly exposed traverses,
and further traversing reaches the next pitch <b>Fantasy</b>, in a shaft
which is initially about 15m in diameter.
<p>A drop of 46m, broken by ledges covered in loose boulders, lands on a
large sloping ledge at a junction with a much larger shaft. The rubble needs
caution, as much of the rest of the pitch is in the firing line.
<p>The next section is 58m with two deviations, close to a wall down which
some water falls. The opposite wall is some 20-30m away, and to either side,
no walls are visible. Below this section, a narrow saddle of rock splits the
shaft, the left hand route (facing the water) being taken. A further 27m
lands on an enormous (20m x 30m) flat ledge right across the shaft, with
pitches continuing both sides.
<p>The right hand (facing the water) shaft is the continuation of the route
avoided at the rock saddle. A steep, muddy slope leads onto a 41m pitch and,
below this, a climb over a muddy boulder pile leads onto a steep ramp (rope
required) descending 15m into <b>The Dream Machine</b>. This is a massive
passage 30m wide leading through boulders the size of houses. After about
100m, a boulder pile with a large central boulder is reached. Beyond, the
passage can be seen to continue, but scaling equipment will be required to
reach it.
<p>From the 30m x 20m ledge, the left hand shaft is undescended, but rock
tests indicate a similar depth to the right hand shaft, ie. about 50m.
<p>At the end of 1988, the depth is 354m with excellent potential.
<p>Stopped at -375m, no further details at present.
<p><b>Exploration</b>: <a href="../others/luss/index.htm">LUSS</a> 1987-9
<p><b>References :</b>
<dl>
<dt>87.1514<dd><cite>Austria Reconnaissance Expedition 1987, Lancaster University Speleological Society</cite>
<dt>89.1866<dd><cite>Dead Mountains Expedition 1988, L.U.S.S.</cite> 24pp illus.
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<tr><th align=left><font size=+2>LA12</font></th>
<th align=center><font size=+2>Sternloch</font></th>
<th align=right><font size=+2>3/S -</font></th></tr>
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<p><b>Altitude</b>: 1850m<br>
<b>Location</b>: 13&deg; 50' 20&quot; E, 47&deg; 42' 27&quot; N<br>
On flat col to the south of Ro&szlig; Kogel, slightly above and to the west
of a small but prominent rock shelter.
<p>A narrow slot (1m x 5m) with a small capping roof, soon bells out to a
landing after 17m on a boulder-strewn ledge. The second pitch, <b>Virgo</b>,
follows immediately, bolt belays giving a fine hang of 21m. Ways down
through the boulder floor soon choke, but a step up into a small alcove
reveals a small hole dropping into a rift. This is the take-off for
<b>Aquarius</b>, an 85m shaft in six sections. Halfway down, the water
cascades in from the roof, usually in large quantities.
<p>From the base of Aquarius, traversing forwards gains a drier hang for the
next pitch of 16m. A pendulum 10m down avoids the worst of the water, which
continues down a clean circular shaft (see below).
<p>The pendulum reaches <b>W.C.S. series</b> where two short drops in a rift
lead to a bolt rebelay in a massive jammed boulder. Just below this, a
window opens into a narrow shaft which is undescended. At the foot of the
rift, a short section of hading rift gets wetter at the head of the next
pitch, whose 11m are always lashed by spray from somewhere above.
<p>A short traverse into a large alcove escapes the spray and facilitates a
dry hang for <b>FUDE</b>, a 14m pitch with natural belays set well back and
soft squidgy choss at the pitch head. Two climbs lead to a rift/ramp area
where the way on is tight and thrutchy. <b>Nil Desperandum</b> soon drops to
the head of a short pitch and more climbs down into a chamber.
<p>The rift outlet is too tight, but a 5m climb up gains a bypass where a
short traverse leads to <b>Ardua</b>, a pitch of 11m. Down the slope, the
water sinks in boulders, but the way on is a slot in the wall behind a large
boulder. This immediately bells out onto <b>Astra</b>, a 38m pitch where a
pendulum onto and over a huge chocked boulder reaches bolts for the second
part of the pitch, a superb 25m drop down one end of a large rift.
<p>Climbing down at the far end of the rift, an area of breakdown is
reached. Up the boulders, a rift enters from the right (presumed to be an
inlet, but not explored), while water can be heard away to the left.
However, the loose nature of this area, combined with the pitch below,
precluded anything more than a cursory examination.
<p>Under the boulders, a short pitch lands in a chamber where the water is
rejoined shortly before it cascades over the lip of another large shaft, the
limit of exploration in 1987.
<p>The pitch is 57m and quite wet, dropping into a sizeable chamber (50m x
10m and 40m high), <b>The Planetarium</b>. This chamber is formed along a
fault, with breakdown littering the floor. At one end, under a large
waterfall, is a pitch between the wall and the boulders. This drops 15m into
an extremely loose boulder choke <b>Religious Places</b>, with no way on. No
other route out could be found from the Planetarium, giving an overall depth
of 331m.
<p>The wet way on from the bottom of Aquarius descends pitches of 7m and
27m. The latter is arguably the best pitch of the cave, hanging free for 23m
beside a column of water. Unfortunately, the way on is a tiny impassable
rift.
<p><b>Exploration</b>: <a href="../others/luss/index.htm">LUSS</a> 1987-8
<p><b>References :</b>
<dl>
<dt>87.1514<dd><cite>Austria Reconnaissance Expedition 1987, Lancaster University Speleological Society</cite>
<dt>89.1866<dd><cite>Dead Mountains Expedition 1988, L.U.S.S.</cite> 24pp illus.
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<tr><th align=left><font size=+2>LA34</font></th>
<th align=center><font size=+2>Ratselh&ouml;hle</font></th>
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<p><b>Altitude</b>: 1835m<br>
<b>Location</b>: 13&deg; 50' 30&quot; E, 47&#176; 42' 20&quot; N<br>
Slightly to the right of a hillock visible from Sternloch
(<a href="la12.htm"> LA12</a>) approx. 200m SE of
<a href="la11.htm">LA11</a>.<br> This is borderline 1626 or 1623
<p>Originally thought to be a choked shaft, it was noted as &quot;worth
another look&quot; in 1987, but was not relocated in 1988. Closer inspection
with a ladder revealed parallel slots in the rift and a noticeable draught.
<p>The original entrance is a &quot;walk-in&quot; open shaft which leads on
to a twisted vertical pitch of 17m, <b>Parthos</b>, into a sizeable chamber
at the top of a rubble slope. The obvious small wriggle at the bottom of the
slope leads to the <b>Musketeers' Series</b>, while a bolted climb leads to
the main way on.
<p>The Musketeers' Series consists of stooping phreatic passages, with a 5m
pitch, then a couple of climbs to the head of an 11m pitch, <b>Aramis</b>,
into a chamber. At the far end, a further pitch, <b>Athos</b>, is 8m. The
way on is up a short climb to the head of a 5m+10m ramp, <b>Porthos</b>,
down to a phreatic tube with a silted up floor. Digging in the silt revealed
a tight rift rising up, but as this was too tight, the dig was abandoned.
The water from Aramis descends a tight rift in the base of the phreatic
tube, but after 3m, this too became too tight.
<p>The climb up before the Musketeers' Series leads quickly to a T-junction.
To the right, a winding ramp passage of decreasing size leads on and up with
several fallen blocks making progress awkward. This route ends at a small
chamber with an inlet dropping from the roof. Left from the T-junction leads
on down a gently sloping boulder ramp in stooping, then walking passage.
This increases in size and becomes steeper before emerging into the side of
an enormous boulder ramp, <b>Hillsborough Revisited</b>. The inlet passage
enters three quarters of the way up Hillsborough, which is 10m wide by 5m
high and drops a total of 40m at 40&deg;. At the base of Hillsborough, an
aven rises to the surface and daylight can be seen reflecting off the sides
of this second entrance. A third entrance was discovered on the surface
which leads down a deep grike through a tight arch and into a small chamber.
Digging boulders revealed a steeply inclined squeeze leading onto a pitch at
the top of the Hillsborough ramp. The base of this pitch leads onto an
inclined overhanging terrace with a hole at the back which drops 2m onto
another inclined overhanging terrace. A 4m climb down from this ledge ends
at the top of the boulder ramp of Hillsborough.
<p>The base of Hillsborough was blind until a dig in unstable boulders on
the left hand side revealed a tight drop between two wedged boulders into
another very sizeable ramp, <b>Penistone Road</b>. This ramp is convoluted
and twists around open shafts and roof collapse to end in a huge chamber
with a small muddy hole in the floor, <b>The Hole in the Road</b>. This way
on is blind.
<p>An alternative route from the main ramp of Penistone Road leads down an
old phreatic tube decorated with calcite frost and numerous small helictites
to a flat-out crawl to a 25m blind pitch.
<p>Near the bottom of the Hole in the Road, a 6m rope climb up the eastern
wall, <b>The Escalator</b>, leads to a series of solution tubes. A 1m
diameter tube drops NE into <b>The Broadwalk</b>, a sizeable mud-floored
phreatic passage. Here, following a strong draught, the passage opens up,
becoming very high with a number of avens cutting down into the passage. A
4m rope climb drops down to the head of a pitch, <b>Reason to Believe?</b>.
This dry shaft is disjointed and 144m deep, broken at approximately half
depth by a 'saddle'. A further short pitch lands on a slope before the final
drop into a sizeable chamber. The only exit from this chamber is to the east
and is a muddy rift passage traversed at various levels. This leads to the
head of a further series of disjointed shafts and the wet 77m pitch <b>More
than a Feeling</b>. Here a 57m drop lands on a spray-lashed ledge and a
further 20m drop gives way to a large boulder slope. Two wet 2m climbs lead
up to the head of a 7m pitch which leads to the base of the shaft.
<p>Through the small passage across the base of the shaft, a climb down
through boulders leads to a rift streamway. Only a short way down is an 11m
pitch followed immediately by a 17m pitch, <b>Leonie's Birthday Leap</b>.
The stream leads on once more until it cuts away and a traverse along a
muddy rift passage leads to the head of a fault collapse chamber running
away at an angle of 70&deg;. Over 20m above the stream a distinctly dodgy
rope climb/abseil leads to a point where a climb back around rejoins the
stream. A further 8m rope climb leads to the last 19m pitch which drops into
a sump at a depth of 425m.
<p><b>Exploration</b>: <a href="../others/luss/index.htm">LUSS</a> 1987,1989
<p><b>References :</b>
<dl>
<dt>87.1514<dd><cite>Austria Reconnaissance Expedition 1987, Lancaster University Speleological Society</cite>
<dt>90.1341<dd><cite>Dead Mountains Expedition, Ian Rolland, Underground October 1989 pp 4-9 (Army Caving Association)</cite>
<dt>90.1342<dd><cite>Dead Mountains Expedition 1989, Ian Rolland, Chelsea Speleological Society Newsletter 32(5) pp 56-9</cite>
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