Entrance
","A semi-horizontal rift going south, slopes down at 45° to head of a very broken shaft aligned on a joint perpendicular to the scarp (joint is on 055-235°). Drops 30m past much wedged, frost-shattered rock to a choke at -30m.",,,,,,,,,"30m",,,,"t103",,,,"Surface survey","gps98.103",,,,,"HSK 075°, VSK Nipple 153°, Lost Rucksack Cairn 325°",,"GPS GK 5410472 5283506 (FOM 8.7m) About 15m north of Kat.102, in the face of the same 125-305° fault scarp as 101´s northward crawl, which is about 35m away to the SE. ",,,,"Tag"," alloy tag ""1623 103 CUCC 1977"" on M6 stud below the faded remains of a painted number on the NW-facing wall of a prominent joint making a break in the scarp fade in which the entrance lies. ","Surveyed", -104,"1/S +",,,,"plateau/104.htm",,,"Plateau Schacht 104",,,"1d","CUCC 1977 - Team Youth (S.Farrow)","Belay to a bolt in the boulder (on top, 1977 vintage), and as much dwarf pine as you can string together. A somewhat broken but roomy shaft of 29m with ledges at -10 and -24m, to a choke.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"c 1650m ",,,"In deep scrub adjacent to a very large erratic boulder, in the same area as Eislufthöhle (Kat. 76). The boulder has an incipient split, and is visible from the col.",,,,"Paint","Red-painted number (1977)","Refindable","Close to 76, worth a look" +104,"1/S +",,,,"plateau/104/104.html",,,"Plateau Schacht 104",,,"1d","CUCC 1977 - Team Youth (S.Farrow)","Belay to a bolt in the boulder (on top, 1977 vintage), and as much dwarf pine as you can string together. A somewhat broken but roomy shaft of 29m with ledges at -10 and -24m, to a choke.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"c 1650m ",,,"In deep scrub adjacent to a very large erratic boulder, in the same area as Eislufthöhle (Kat. 76). The boulder has an incipient split, and is visible from the col.",,,"
Entrance
Photo © Olly Betts + Jenny Black, 2004","Paint","Red-painted number (1977)","Refindable","Close to 76, worth a look" 105,"1/S +",,,,"plateau/105/105.html",,,"Plateau Schacht 105",,,"1d","CUCC 1977 - Team Youth (N.Thorne, A.Waddington)","Handline descent for 9m leads to a ledge from where a fine 31m pitch drops 14m to a large ledge, then continues in a parallel shaft below an aven, with further ledges at -17, -21m. The shaft is in clean bluish-white limestone and lands on a dampish flat gravel floor.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p105",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,"30m north of Eislufthöhle on the plateau.",,,"
Entrance (red circle indicates tag)
","Tag","paint; tag 1999","Surveyed", 106,,,,,,,,,,"Number not allocated (see Eislufthöhle 1623/76)","nonexistent",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 107,"4/S/T +",,,,"plateau/107.htm",,,"Gemshöhle",,,"1c","CUCC 1978: opened and Big Rift explored by Team Youth. Team Geriatric explored the Big Pitch and reached the bottom.","Small entrance in boulders in a dry gully drops into a small chamber, in the bottom corner of which is the excavated head of a pitch. This quickly bells out to 6m diameter and lands after 18m in a large passage which contains ice-formations early in the season. This large, phreatic passage chokes in both directions and the way on is in a rift to one side, from which the draught pours.
A pitch of 23m has an inlet entering part way down, which makes the rest of this pitch and the following one of 19m unpleasant in wet weather. Two ways then lead on, either down with the water or by traversing round this drop to another passage.
Climbing down with the water leads to a short passage with the water in a rift below. Round a sharp corner is a short drop to the head of a larger rift. A 5m pitch down this leads to another rift which, in turn, leads out to the side of a large shaft. Stones dropped from a small hole in the corner of the passage above the 5m pitch also fall into this shaft. Laddering from the side, the pitch is 67m with a large ledge just above half-way, and is unpleasantly wet in poor weather. From the base of this pitch, the continuing rift/canyon trends south west and has pitches of 5, 9 and 8m before the other route drops in from above.
Over the traverse, a short pitch of 4.5m, followed by a short climb up, leads to the head of a pitch of 10m to a boulder floor. Two ways on from here are down through the boulders into a shaft, or across the shaft and into a narrow rift. The way through boulders soon chokes, but the narrow rift soon opens into a massive shaft of 100m with a rebelay roughly halfway. This drops directly into the rift reached by the original route.
Below the junction, the rift continues with a 5m climb and pitches of 5, 14 and 44m, this last pitch being quite wet and emerging into a massive cross-rift trending south east. The water disappears into the choked floor of this rift via a nasty wet crawl, rapidly becoming too small.",,,,,"Reverse-engineered data in dataset measured from drawn-up survey","grade 5 survey from 1978
",,,"280m",,,,,"p107","exact point not recorded",,"Surface survey","gps98.107",,,,,,,"On the plateau in a prominent dry valley below southern forepeak of Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel, some way below Laser Point 0_5. The bottom of the gully is pretty much on the (cairned) best walking route from Top Camp to Bräuninghöhle (Kat.82) and Eislufthöhle (Kat.76).",,,"
","Tag","number twice in orange paint, 1998 tag on survey point ""1623 107 CUCC 1978""","Surveyed", @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ 182,"4/S +",,"90/12",,"plateau/182/182.html",,,"Bovistundpuderzuckerhöhle","Puffball and Icing Sugar Cave",,"1b","CUCC 1990-1992 - see History for index into logbooks","The main entrance joins with a secondary, slightly smaller entrance in a daylit chamber on top of a snow plug. Sky can be seen through a third entrance in the ceiling, which is surrounded by undergrowth on the surface. A hole down the back edge of the snow plug leads to a slither down a partially iced steep (30°) boulder slope, with a low ceiling which soon rises. A large boulder several metres across is jammed across the slope at a few metres further down, below which the boulder slope continues. An inlet to the left just before an ice formation soon becomes too tight. Carrying on, the slope soon gives way to a traverse above a vadose canyon, with a laddered climb (6m) after about 25m. It is possible to continue along the top of the rift all the way to above the top of shell pitch. It is much more spacious than below but has a couple of bad steps.
From the bottom of the ladder, the passage soon drops down a climb of 2m. Then there is a winding, rifty passageway, named ""Magic Mushroom Passage"" due to the peculiar mushroom-like formations on the walls. These, together with the white dusty look of the walls in places, give the cave its name. After 100m the rift widens, and a traverse develops above a narrower rift below. The upper level may be followed to above the first rope pitch, but the more usual route is to climb down a rock pile into the lower rift (40cm wide), which is known as the Yorkshire Ripper, due to the effect of the sharp, narrow rift on oversuits, and the Yorkshire feel of the cave at this point. After 15m, relieved at one point by a small alcove with an irritating spray of water, the narrow rift widens, after a final flourish, to the head of the first rope pitch (6m).
Shell Pitch
Carrying on from the base of the pitch, the tiny rift in the floor deepens, and traversing along leads soon to the head of Shell pitch (19m). Descending gives a fine view of the chamber, the walls of which contain many large bivalve fossils (hence the pitch's name). From this chamber, a short traverse leads to a junction. Left is an unclimbable aven, whilst to the right is Piezo de Resistance, described below. The main route is currently down Q8 pitch which is broken by a ledge after 16m. After a further 9m and a rebelay, a pendulum through a window to one side leads on. Descending further, the shaft stops after 19m and a further rebelay. There are no passable ways on from the bottom (Strike One).
After the pendulum, a vast army of rebelays lies in wait (Dot to Dot), eventually ending in a larger pitch (25m) the bottom of which, again, has no ways on (Strike Two).
Yet again, a pendulum (at -14m) yields more cave (Bottom Bypass). A dubious 11m hang leads to a ledge. At one end of the ledge, ducking under an arch enters a chamber at the bottom of a high shaft (Lady's Loo), down which a vast torrent pours in wet weather. A further 9m down from the ledge is a floor. Progress can be made along the top of a slimy keyhole shaped rift (Tarzan's Folly) which is irritating to pass, especially with tackle. After 20m, a false floor appears and a few metres further on is The Dark Room, a high chamber with dark, textured walls. A waterfall cascades down from unfathomable heights, and pounds onto a ledge to the back right of the cavern.
Climbing down a slimy slope (which in an ideal world would be lined) the way on is along a rift which exits from the rear of the chamber on the left side. The rift has a couple of false floors in it. The middle level leads to the head of the next pitch: Natural Redundancy (11m) is reached after about 10m. The rope is belayed to a large chock stone at head level, then to a bolt about two inches from a beautifully rounded thread, hence the name. Cyclotron pitch follows immediately, then comes Quark, Strangeness and Charm, a rift passage with many possible traverse levels. In places there are flowstone bosses, and near the roof, some odd tippex stals can be seen. The formations are only notable due to their rarity in the caves of this region.
| Cloud Chamber | Quark Strangeness & Charm |
At the end of QS&C, the passage sweeps round to the left as the floor drops away into Cloud Chamber. The pitch is broken by two rebelays. The grade 5 survey stops about 20m back from the pitch head. The details of the passage leading to the next pitch are uncertain, although the consensus is that it is around 20-30m long, and fairly straight. The lack of information led to the name Amnesia Alleyway. The next pitch is NDE, an acronym for ""Near Death Experience"" , since a party of cavers was flood-pulsed just below this pitch during the initial exploration. This incident also named The Delicate Sound of Thunder, another rift passage with a traverse along to a pitch (Traditional Style - laddered in 1991, marking the end of exploration that year).
After the first 5m slope to a rebelay, Traditional Style drops 12m (with one deviation) to a wide shelf. At the right hand edge is another 12m pitch. This lands in a muddy area which quickly becomes a very muddy steeply descending rift. An 8m pitch (2 bolts, Y-hang) a bit of clambering and a 5m pitch (one bolt) get you to a washing-up-bowl-sized sump at -292m.
5m up on the left hand wall (by the last bit of string) is a muddy crawl. This is below the 'tide-mark' of the sump so is somewhat oppressive. It leads, after 8m to a high parallel rift. A couple of 2m climbs ahead lead back down to another, slightly larger, sump. The rift rises at least 20m, apparently without connecting back to the main descent route.
From the head of ""Q8"" pitch, an alternative route may be followed along a rift on a fault at 20-200°, hading 80° to the west. Taking the passage to the right, a traverse develops after 10m. Water sinks into a hole in the floor after a further 10m, and beyond this, is a 9m pitch, followed after 10m or so by a longer pitch of 16mm.
| Crow's Nest | The Chimney |
This lands on a ledge with an obvious continuation below, but the route, to keep away from potential water, takes a much more interesting route. It goes up a 6m pitch to the Crow's Nest, a narrow rock rib separating two parts of the shaft. This was originally reached by a bolt traverse round the right hand wall. From the Crow's Nest, The Chimney drops 30m in typical Puffball triangular pitch (elliptical joint-aligned phreas cut down on lower side by vadose action). The rope stays resolutely on the upper side with a series of epic hanging rebelays.
At the bottom a 34m freehang lands in the Darkroom, but the bottom of this is in the waterfall (noted in the Darkroom description), so the route goes through a window near the top of the hang which gives a nice dry 30m hang. ",,,,,"In dataset","? grade 5","caves/182/182.svx","1177m","292m","302m",,,,"p182",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,"Bräuning Scharte 180°,Bräuning Zinken 210°, HSK 070°. Journal CU's 1991,92 says VSK 210° but this has to be a typo, maybe 110 ?
Top Camp below the Bräuning wall is on 144° and +01.5° but can't actually be seen from entrance.",,,,,"
| Entrance area with snow plug | Entrance area (clear of snow) | Entrance rift |
Photos © Olly Betts 199? (1 + 2) & © Andy Atkinson 1992 (3)","Paint","Paint mark may still say ""90/12""","Surveyed", 183,"2/S x ",,"90/13",,"plateau/183.htm",,,"Elchfalle",,,"1b","CUCC 1990-1992","A small man-sized hole behind a flake in the obvious fault. Boulder almost blocking entrance was pulled clear in 1992. Descend a boulder pile for 5m then sloping start to an 8m pitch. Strong draught at this point. A few metres of boulder-floored passage lead to another short pitch (5m sloping, then 5m vertical). Another very short passage leads to the third pitch of 10m to a flat boulder floor followed quickly by the fourth pitch rigged clear of a tiny stream by bolts on the roof/far wall. This is again c 10m with a deviation half way to land on more boulders. The water quickly sinks in these, and a little way forward, a hole opens onto a pitch of 6m rigged from a Y-hang. The stream comes down at the east end of this chamber, joined by another inlet from the north, and leaves south to another 5m pitch, quickly followed by another 5m pitch, from the base of which there is a crawling passage. Downstream is a crawl was explored for varying distances on several occasions until the explorers ran out of enthusiasm; the passage also continues upstream, which was not explored.",,"Continuing crawl both upstream and downstream at bottom",,,"In dataset",,"caves/183/183.svx","106m","71m",,,,,"p183",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,"From 182, go N up pavement. Just over crest turn left along sporadically vegetated ledge below 2m wall (to S). After 100m, a large fault is met which contains 183. ",,,"Paint","Paint mark still says ""90/13""","Surveyed", 184,"1/T +",,"90/14",,"plateau/184.htm",,,"Shiruken",,,"1b","Recorded CUCC 1990, descended by Adam ?","It's a sharp narrow canyon and it's a BASTARD. Hence is called Shiruken (the sharp spikey things Ninjas throw).",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p184",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,"From 183, go south up the fault until an area of exposed limestone is met on the left (about 20m). Go left (E) along this exposure up to where the bunde starts and locate a surface stream canyon. This becomes 184 when it goes underground (and it's marked). ",,,"Paint",,"Surveyed", -185,"2/S +",,,,"smkridge/185.htm",,,"Zweijahreentstehungshöhle",,,"2c","CUCC 1990 ","A narrow slot first bolted in 1988 and descended in 1990. First pitch, Fancy a coffee, descends past a small snow plug down to a large(ish) chamber covered with snow which appears to be about 7m deep. A small section to the left lets in a shaft of light, which changes from a wide beam to a narrow one. A low crawl on the left (ice covered) leads to the second pitch Your place or mine ?, a short (3m approx) drop to a ledge, then a longer (10 to 13m) drop down to the floor. The second pitch is slightly wet, with small amounts of water dripping from the roof. A loose climb leads to a tight crawl and even tighter pitch (Marble Sink revisited, JR), which is now named get yer kit off. This descends into a small chamber, where the limestone changes in colour from yellow to blue. A rift then drops into a boulder covered chamber, with a larger boulder choked to the right and a very, very small hole leading to the left for a few metres. The fourth and probably final pitch has been named Came too soon.",,,,,"In dataset",,"caves/185/185.svx",,,,,,,"p185",,,"Nils","gps96.185 gps96bestfit.185","gps00.185",,,,,,"On pavement on the east side of the col between the two Schwarzmooskogels on the usual (89/90) route from Top Camp to 161.",,,,"Paint","Paint says 162 (sigh)","Surveyed", +185,"2/S +",,,,"smkridge/185/185.html",,,"Zweijahreentstehungshöhle",,,"2c","CUCC 1990 ","A narrow slot first bolted in 1988 and descended in 1990. First pitch, Fancy a coffee, descends past a small snow plug down to a large(ish) chamber covered with snow which appears to be about 7m deep. A small section to the left lets in a shaft of light, which changes from a wide beam to a narrow one. A low crawl on the left (ice covered) leads to the second pitch Your place or mine ?, a short (3m approx) drop to a ledge, then a longer (10 to 13m) drop down to the floor. The second pitch is slightly wet, with small amounts of water dripping from the roof. A loose climb leads to a tight crawl and even tighter pitch (Marble Sink revisited, JR), which is now named get yer kit off. This descends into a small chamber, where the limestone changes in colour from yellow to blue. A rift then drops into a boulder covered chamber, with a larger boulder choked to the right and a very, very small hole leading to the left for a few metres. The fourth and probably final pitch has been named Came too soon.",,,,,"In dataset",,"caves/185/185.svx",,,,,,,"p185",,,"Nils","gps96.185 gps96bestfit.185","gps00.185",,,,,,"On pavement on the east side of the col between the two Schwarzmooskogels on the usual (89/90) route from Top Camp to 161.",,,"
| Entrance area | Closeup of entrance |
Photos © Olly Betts 2000. Model: Mark Shinwell.","Paint","Paint says 162 (sigh)","Surveyed", 186,"2/S +",,,,"kratzer/186.htm",,,"Rosenkavalierhöhle",,,4,"CUCC 1990 ","Cairn built by entrances. There are three entrances investigated:
Highest is really tight flat out crawl leading to a tightish but passable rift, draughting. Abandoned in favour of a newly collapsed small hole 10m below, at the foot of a small (5m) cliff. This had a very big rock blocking the entrance and rewarded the huge effort required to move it with nearly 5m of passage to a choke and a choked shaft.
10m further down still is the third entrance. A 6m climb down to a large ramp and a rebelay is the start of a 30m pitch. One way at the bottom is an 8m boulder slope climb up to a choke and small aven. The other way is a 2m climb into moonmilk crawl and some tight thrutching and chokes. All thoroughly investigated and not going anywhere.",,,,,,"
sketch survey by William Stead from 1990 logbook",,,,,,,,"p186",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,"(1994 bearings Bräuning Zinken 284.5°, Loser 235°)",,"Near Schwarzmooskogel just before top camp, 50m higher than path and on opposite hillside, where path by Bräuning Nase meets fault running up the mountain.
1994 log shows location (note that the arrow labelled "approx north" is very approx, as it is actually roughly east):
Following the route depicted, if you reach a sandy depression, you have gone too far.",,,,"Tag","This was numbered 185 at the entrance, but this was fixed in 1997, and a metal tag ""CUCC 186"" bolted on. ","Surveyed", 187,"1/S -",,,,"smkridge/187.htm",,,"Schwa Schacht 187",,,"2c","CUCC 1990-","Nearly vertical bedding plane allows a 5m climb from where 5m+ of pitch can be seen and stones thrown down it indicate more.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Bräuning Nase 246°",,,"Up ridge to Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel from 161, Cairn by entrance.",,,"Paint","Marked ""CUCC 90"". Near 161a","Refindable", 188,"1/T +","a–d",,"yes","plateau/188/188.html",,,"Skinrip Durchgange I-VI",,,"1a","CUCC 1990","From memory, the cave consists of two 3m deep surface shafts of diameter two meters, connected by c. 4m of 0.60m diameter horizontal phreas at the bottom. From the shaft nearer the Hinter-SMK the phreas continued for another 5-6m before I ran away as it was getting a bit tight. It could well be skinrip durchgang from the huge description given on the website, and I just never made it as far as the awkward climb. Survey is Grade II.",,,,,,"It is not yet confirmed, but it seems likely that this is the same cave partially surveyed by Phil Underwood in 1997 entitled 'dodgy compost'.",,,,,"""Austria cave systems manual"" has scribbled note ""this number not CUCC's"" so this probably should revert to number CUCC-1990-18?",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"A line of about six entrances near Top Camp.",,"A fun system of openings in a line, all connected by cave, the last of which is a very tricky climb to get out of and is in the middle of Bunde. It contains some snow and ice blockages, making it unpleasant without gear.","
| Entrance location | View down main entrance | View along rift |
","Tag",,, @@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ ,,"c",,"entrance",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Refindable", ,,"d",,"last entrance",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Refindable", 189,"1/S +",,,,"plateau/189.htm",,,"Plateau Schacht 189",,,"1a","CUCC 1993 or 1994","In fact, it doesn't appear to have been written up at the time. It was redescended in 1996, and there is nothing in the 1996 logbook or notKH survey book, so there is no description here.",,,,,,,,,,,,,"t189",,,,"Surface survey","gps96.164/189",,,,,,,,"From Schwarzmoossattel directly out onto the plateau, keeping to the left edge of a large flat area of karren, passes first Fuchshöhle B11, then 164, a snow-plugged shaft below a small north-facing scar. 164 and 189 are both on the same joint going 018-198°: a few metres north of 164 is a fault line on 102-282° with a large open and heavily snow-plugged shaft, noted often since 1976, but not explored and written up until 1994 (or 1993?).",,"
164 entrance (left of centre) seen over 189 entrance.
The entrance looking north during surface survey in 1996.
","Tag","This is 189, numbered in red paint, and marked with an Austrian metal tag in 1995.","Surveyed", -190,"1/S/t/E =",,"B9",,"plateau/190.htm",,,"Glitterstompf",,"B9 now known to be same as 190","1a","CUCC 1976, 1993","Rectangular shaft 6.7m long (aligned on a joint on 275°) and 4.0m wide. Wall on south side is 1.5m higher than rest of surface. Freeclimb descent of 6m to scree/boulder floor usually with snow plug. At eastern end of the south wall, a horizontal passage leads 7.5m on 185° to the lip of a second pitch. This is 10m leading to a big rift. Ahead over boulders and ice an 8m pitch descends through (sic) spectacular ice stalactites. Way on is effectively blocked by ice but could well connect with a major shaft nearby (1623/189), not descended in 1976 on account of the condition of the ice. The small alternative hole back in the rift is blocked by ice at -6m.
In 1993 the cave was ""extremely cold and some ice formations"".",,,,,,,,,"c 25m",,,,"t190",,,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,"From 164, north to an east-west fault line (climbing past the large open and heavily snow-plugged shaft, which is 189). To the east, this fault line is a north-facing scarp, below which is 190 (number in red, and Austrian metal tag on this wall above the SW corner of the shaft), somewhat before (ie. west of) B8 (1623/197). ",,"
","Tag","On wall above entrance, facing N, number in red, 1993. Austrian metal tag, 1995. The 1976 number ""B9"" was in dull green and was already hard to spot in 1977, since when it has not been seen.","Surveyed", +190,"1/S/T/E =",,"B9",,"plateau/190/190.html",,,"Glitterstompf",,"B9 now known to be same as 190","1a","CUCC 1976, 1993","Rectangular shaft 6.7m long (aligned on a joint on 275°) and 4.0m wide. Wall on south side is 1.5m higher than rest of surface. Freeclimb descent of 6m to scree/boulder floor usually with snow plug. At eastern end of the south wall, a horizontal passage leads 7.5m on 185° to the lip of a second pitch. This is 10m leading to a big rift. Ahead over boulders and ice an 8m pitch descends through (sic) spectacular ice stalactites. Way on is effectively blocked by ice but could well connect with a major shaft nearby (1623/189), not descended in 1976 on account of the condition of the ice. The small alternative hole back in the rift is blocked by ice at -6m.
In 1993 the cave was ""extremely cold and some ice formations"".",,,,,,,,,"c 25m",,,,"t190",,,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,"From 164, north to an east-west fault line (climbing past the large open and heavily snow-plugged shaft, which is 189). To the east, this fault line is a north-facing scarp, below which is 190 (number in red, and Austrian metal tag on this wall above the SW corner of the shaft), somewhat before (ie. west of) B8 (1623/197). ",,"
Photos © Andy Waddington 1995 (left) & © Olly Betts 1996 (right). ","Tag","On wall above entrance, facing N, number in red, 1993. Austrian metal tag, 1995. The 1976 number ""B9"" was in dull green and was already hard to spot in 1977, since when it has not been seen.","Surveyed", 191,"1/S +",,,,"smkridge/191.htm",,,"Schwa Schacht 191",,,"2c","CUCC 1995 ","A 1½m diameter shaft in a limestone shelf with the sound of water. 4m 1st pitch leads to loose floor sloping to passage 3m long heading SSW. 2nd pitch in floor has water entering from above (which could simply be meltwater). 5m pitch leads to sloping boulder choke. ",,,,"Anthony from James 95.07.08 S94p45",,,,,,,,,,"p191",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,"Trisselberg cross 185½°, Summit of Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel 222½°, Prominent col to north of Trisselberg 147½°.",,"About 100m NNE from 161c",,,,"Tag","""CUCC 191 +"" in paint and a metal tag ""CUCC 191"" added in 1997.","Surveyed", 192,"1/S -",,,,"smkridge/192.htm",,,"Schwa Schacht 192",,,"2c","Unknown, and CUCC 1995 (unfinished) ","About a 15m shaft with a large rift at the bottom. Probably doesn't go but can't be sure. Rift c 10m long, on 50-230° with deepest point to SW. Descended to -10m on ladder, but can't see round corner to left (SE) below. Existing spit found near top, but previously unmarked.",,,,"Kate 95.07.26 S94p42",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"c1755m","1623/161c 200°",,"About 100m NNE from 161c, and a few metres higher.",,"Two cairns, one either side of entrance.",,"Paint",,"Lost", 193,"1/S +",,,,"smkridge/193.htm",,,"Schwa Schacht 193",,,"2c","CUCC 1995, 2000 ","Rift at 70-80°. A 3m by 4m shaft descends 7m to a rock floor. To the south a tight bit of rift can be entered for a few metres. To the west a small chamber can be entered via a 1m step down.",,,,"
","In dataset","
","caves/193/193.svx",,,,,,,"p193",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,"200m East of 161c.",,,,"Tag","Tag placed 2000","Surveyed",
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
195,"1/S -",,,,"smkridge/195.htm",,,"Schwa Schacht 195",,,"2d","
","A very large surface rift (almost a canyon), with a pitch at the west end. This has a 5-6 second booming clattering drop, and had a very poor quality spit at the top. It was not descended in 1995. This may be the cave referred to in the description of 165, located by CUCC in 1989, but already having a bolt, and not descended by CUCC but with ""a drop in excess of 35m"".","50m rope?",,,"Kate 95.07.26 S94p43-4","In dataset",,"caves/195/195.svx",,,,,,,"p195",,,"Nils","gps96.195 gps96bestfit.195","gps00.195",,,,"Bräuning Zinken 225° ""Kleine Wild Kogel"" 354°",,"On large white patch of limestone on NW flank of Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel (visible from Top Camp), quite near the top of the bare area (higher up than 1623/194).","On cairned path from Top Camp to Steinbruckenhöhle (204). 195 is 60m E of 194 and 50m WSW of 196, and 90m NNW of 165. Area map NotKH book p115.",,"
","Tag","Cairn, Red paint '195' (1995). Tag ""CUCC 1623/195"" (1999).","Surveyed", 196,"1/T +",,,,"smkridge/196.htm",,,"Schwa Höhle 196",,,"2d","
","By a large (10m wide) snow choked doline, are two horizontal entrances going WSW. The right one is uphill over boulders and ends very quickly. The left one (196) is downhill and carries a draught. The triangular cross-section (widest at the bottom) passage goes for 10m to a junction with a blind uphill branch to the right, whilst straight ahead is too tight.","None",,,"Kate 95.07.26 S94p44","In dataset","
","caves/196/196.svx","26m","15m",,,,,"p196",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,"Bräuning Zinken 240°""Kleine Wild Kogel"" 356°",,"On large white patch of limestone on NW flank of Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel (visible from Top Camp), quite near the top of the bare area, higher up than 1623/195. ","Path from Top Camp to Steinbruckenhöhle (204) goes past this cave. Close to 194, 195, 165.",,,"Tag","Red paint '196' (1995). Tag ""CUCC 1623/196"" (1999).","Surveyed", 197,"1/S +",,"CUCC 1976/B8",,"plateau/197.htm",,,"Bemoost Tropfen Höhle","Mossy Dribble Cave",,"1a","CUCC 1976","A large open hole with snow in the bottom. In wet weather, the old number is even harder to spot, but the hole is very noisy with sinking water. 20m of ladder were fed down between snow and rock before snow plug totally blocked the way on. However, this was in 1976, a year with quite a large amount of snow.",,,,,,,,," 25m",,,,"t197",,,,"Surface survey","gps98.b8","gps00.b8",,,,"(1976) Bräuning Nase 208°, Schönberg 350°, Spot point 1828, 240°
In fact it is impossible to see any landmarks from the actual entrance.",,,"This is situated on the plateau just on a major fault where one climbs down over bare rock for 4m. From Top Camp, head somewhat east of north onto a large area of bare karren containing B11 (1623/198). Continue parallel with the line of a small scarp running north, and pass 1623/164 on the left. Scrambling past a wide snow choked shaft (1623/189) on the right, descend and turn right, along the line of a north-facing scarp containing B9 (1623/190), heading roughly east, and clamber down a few small scars to the large open doline.",,"
Photomontage showing location of B8 below scar. Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel and Schwarzmoossattel behind (Warning - full size image is 1000 pixels wide)
","Tag","Number ""B8"" of 1976 vintage painted in dull green on the wall facing south, opposite the fault scarp, which is very hard to spot, although not fading appreciably year to year. There is an easier-to-find number painted higher up on an east-facing rock, initially in orange, but "refreshed" in red in 1995 as the orange paint was crap. Below this number is the drilled spit with tag ""CUCC 1976 B8"" which is also the point surveyed to. This will, in due course, be replaced by a new tag with the Austrian kataster number, on the same bolt.
Retagged 1997.","Surveyed", -198,"2/S +",,"B11",,"plateau/198.htm",,,"Fuchshöhle",,,"1a","CUCC 1976, reexamined 1994, surface survey 1996","A fine pitch of 55m is broken by a ledge halfway down. The shaft narrows towards the bottom, and from the foot of the ladder, boulders lead to a choke a few metres further down.",,,,,,,,,"55m",,,,"t198",,,,,"gps96bestfit.b11 gps98.b11_1998","gps00.b11",,,,,,"On plateau between B8 and the col, very difficult to spot from more than 5m away, but very noisy in wet weather.",,,"
","Tag","Number ""B11"" was repainted in 1988 (in red) and this is quite visible on flat rock to the SE of the shaft. Just next to it is the spit for the tag ""CUCC 1976 B11"" which is the point surveyed to. This tag will shortly be replaced (on the same bolt) with a new tag bearing the official Austrian number.
Retagged 1999","Surveyed", +198,"2/S +",,"B11",,"plateau/198/198.html",,,"Fuchshöhle",,,"1a","CUCC 1976, reexamined 1994, surface survey 1996","A fine pitch of 55m is broken by a ledge halfway down. The shaft narrows towards the bottom, and from the foot of the ladder, boulders lead to a choke a few metres further down.",,,,,,,,,"55m",,,,"t198",,,,,"gps96bestfit.b11 gps98.b11_1998","gps00.b11",,,,,,"On plateau between B8 and the col, very difficult to spot from more than 5m away, but very noisy in wet weather.",,,"
| 1976 - ladder descent | 1994 - J ulian Haines making an SRT descent | Andy Waddington placing tag, 1996 |
Photos © Victoria Brown 1978, Andy Atkinson 1994, Olly Be tts 1996","Tag","Number ""B11"" was repainted in 1988 (in red) and this is quite visible on flat rock to the SE of the shaft. Just next to it is the spit for the tag ""CUCC 1976 B11"" which is the point surveyed to. This tag was replaced 1999 with a new tag bearing the official Austrian number.
Retagged 1999","Surveyed", 199,"1/T +",,,,"smkridge/199.htm",,,"Stürzender Felsbrocken Höhle","Tumbling Boulder Hole",,"2c","
","A steeply descending tube over scree (sometimes snow), initially 3m in diameter, leads down to a choke. To the right in a cross-rift 24m long (beware of loose rock here) is an audible connection to the surface (199c). The final section of the main tube has roof pendants, and ends with a rising sand floor over which the crawl becomes too tight. The second entrance (199b) is just up and to the left of the main one.","None absolutely required, but 15m handline helpful for entrance, especially if snowy.",,,,"In dataset","
","caves/199/199.svx","65m","29m",,,,,"p199",,,"Surface survey",,"gps00.199",,,,,,"NW flank of Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel. About 30m SSW of 156.","Follow the cairned path which ascends the Vorder Schwarzmooskogel from the NW. Shortly after passing the open rift entrance of 1623/156 (50m south of Laser Point 0/1), scramble up to the right (south). One large and two small open cave entrances.",,,"Tag","metal tag stamped ""CUCC 199"" fixed by M6 stud epoxied into vertical wall left of main entrance (stud placed 1998, kataster number tag replaced provisional one in 1999).","Surveyed", 200,"1/S +",,"93/01",,"plateau/200.htm",,,"Verlorener Rucksack Schacht","Lost Rucksack Cave",,"1d","Discovery and initial descent CUCC 1993 (Adam Cooper), bottomed in three trips in 1998 (Wookey, Andy Waddington).","Found in 1993, it was intended to mark the cave but not descend. However Adam Cooper's rucksack (containing the rope), placed unwisely near the edge, made the first descent. Adam followed on a ladder to retrieve it, then placed a bolt for a further descent on rope. The shaft continued beside a snow plug, but was deemed unsuitable for further exploration in shorts. The find was not relocated in 1993, so exploration stopped. Found again in 1995 whilst marking other known entrances, and probably seen again in 1996.
After a first descent placing a bolt again showed it unsuitable for exploration in shorts, a determined effort by Wookey in 1998 pushed the second pitch, between hanging death ice and snow to a definite choke. However, partway down this pitch was a window with a draught, leading to a third pitch (one bolt at takeoff, another just below). This was nn metres to a final choke.
The whole cave is formed on a fault which forms a SE-facing scarp on the surface. A short distance NE of the entrance, the fault line cuts a lower-lying area. The draught, which was mostly outward through the head of the third pitch during the final exploratory trip, periodically reverses for 10-15 seconds. It would appear to be powered by surface breezes via various other small windows to the surface, most probably including ones lower down in the depression to the NE.",,,,,,"
",,,"45m",,,,"t200",,,,"Surface survey","gps98.1993_01 gps98.1993_01a","gps00.93_01a gps00.93_01b",,,,,,"700m north of Schwarzmoossattel.","From 164, avoid 189 (easiest 15m to its right over a small ridge, but OK immediately on its right edge), then go roughly NNW (a few cairns - 1996 vintage orange paint has completely faded). This leads up onto the right edge of a ridge (the main part of which is deep Lärchen), passing right of the OAV ski marker pole. This is an easy walk above a short (climbable) cliff looking down onto 210. When this easy walk is interrupted by a step down, head leftish over a series of limestone steps to reach a descent into a large broken area (near 173). Climb steeply left up boulders to a large cairn, then along a sloping limestone shelf. Shortly ahead is an abrupt headwall, below which is the shaft of Lost Rucksack Cave (given temporary number CUCC 1993 01). The area could also be reached (with more difficulty) from the ""central"" plateau area towards 76, and also via the ""Geologists' walk"" which passes much further left via 171 and 172. ",,"
Adam Cooper descending to place a bolt below the lip in 1993
","Retag","M6 stud with alloy tag ""CUCC 1993 01"" on flat rock NE of shaft. This will be replaced with the correct kataster number in due course.","Surveyed", 201,"1/S +",,"1998/01",,"smkridge/201.htm",,,"Haftefelle Schacht","Ski-skin shaft",,"2c","CUCC 1998 - a single descent.","2m diameter shaft drops 25m to a boulder floor - a short second pitch follows immediately leading to a too-tight rift. A 40m rope is sufficient.",,,,,"In dataset","? pic","caves/201/201.svx","15m","15m",,,,,"p201",,,"Surface survey",,"gps00.201",,,,,,"NW flank of Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel. 20m N of Laser 0/1","Follow the cairned path which ascends the Vorder Schwarzmooskogel from the NW. Shortly before the obvious open rift entrance of 1623/156 (which is 50m south of Laser Point 0/1) is a small (2m diameter) open shaft.",,,"Tag","metal tag stamped ""CUCC 201"" fixed by M6 stud epoxied into horizontal surface on NW side of main entrance (stud placed 1998, proper kataster number tag replaced provisional one in 1999).","Surveyed", @@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ 208,"1/S +","a b","96-WK3","yes","plateau/208/208.html",,,"Quallenhöhle","Jellyfish Cave",,"1a","
","Two entrances, one 5m lower than the other. Lower section is expanded joint at foot of step, 6m deep. free-climable to gain a choked floor. A small continuation leads to small space in rifty corner where rocks have not filled. Upper entrance is 2-3m diameter shaft 5m deep, also free-climable.","None, 8m handline would be useful.",,"Form sent 2000.05, number allocated. ",,"In dataset","
Grade 2 (at a guess), drawn up in loose leaves in front of 1996-9 NotKH book","caves/208/208.svx","15m","13m",,"The name is essentially spurious, but makes a change from bears, wolves and rabbits ;-).",,,,,,,"gps96.wk3 gps96bestfit.wk3","gps00.wk3",,,,"B.Nase 161°, VSK (obvious point = Nipple ?) 104°, HSK (leftmost top) 054°, Schönberg 346°, Wildkogel (L&R ends of obvious summit ridge) 007-011°",,"100m W of the waterhole at (upper) top camp. 65m N of 90. 16m N of 207.","From Top Camp (upper site) walk along ""crapper"" shelf, following path. After 80m where path goes down to next shelf, climb 3m step ahead. 208 is to the right (and 207 to the left). The lower entrance is accessible from below the step.
Surface survey location sketch in not KH 1996 p 3, area map: NotKH book pp68-69",,,"Spit","""+"" (on cliff between entrances). Spit set by upper entrance awaiting tag (shared with 207).","Surveyed", ,,"a",,"entrance",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p208",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Surveyed", ,,"b",,"last entrance",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Refindable", -209,"1/S +",,"1996WK8 (maybe also CUCC 1996-08)",,"smkridge/209.htm",,,"Schistock-Absturzschacht","Dropped skipole hole",,"2c","
","3m x 0.8m shaft, 16m deep. Freeclimb descent is possible but difficult. Belay (and light!) needed. No draught. Bottom choked by rubble.","20m rope. ",,"Form sent 2000.05, number 209 allocated. ",,"In dataset","? grade 5","caves/209/209.svx",,,,,,,"p209",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,"VSK: 233°, Hollweiser: 145° (from a point between the WK7-WK10 entrances)",,"Along shelf from 136. 35mN of 136a, 10m NW of 136d.","The normal route to 136 (from SMK col/Vd1), passes over/past this cave. It is one of the group of holes shafts and rifts on the same shelf as 136a,b,c,d. From large cubic boulder at 136a, follow shelf N past 136b, and 136c. This cave is the last of these 3 holes. The entrance is joint-developed 3 x 0.8m shaft. Area map NotKH book p 88-89.",,,"Tag","136d Tag, 8m away. ?has its own tag too","Surveyed", +209,"1/S +",,"1996WK8 (maybe also CUCC 1996-08)",,"smkridge/209/209.html",,,"Schistock-Absturzschacht","Dropped skipole hole",,"2c","
","3m x 0.8m shaft, 16m deep. Freeclimb descent is possible but difficult. Belay (and light!) needed. No draught. Bottom choked by rubble.","20m rope. ",,"Form sent 2000.05, number 209 allocated. ",,"In dataset","? grade 5","caves/209/209.svx",,,,,,,"p209",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,"VSK: 233°, Hollweiser: 145° (from a point between the WK7-WK10 entrances)",,"Along shelf from 136. 35mN of 136a, 10m NW of 136d.","The normal route to 136 (from SMK col/Vd1), passes over/past this cave. It is one of the group of holes shafts and rifts on the same shelf as 136a,b,c,d. From large cubic boulder at 136a, follow shelf N past 136b, and 136c. This cave is the last of these 3 holes. The entrance is joint-developed 3 x 0.8m shaft. Area map NotKH book p 88-89.","
Photo © Paul Hammond 1999",,"Tag","136d Tag, 8m away. ?has its own tag too","Surveyed", 210,"1/T +",,"1998-03",,"plateau/210.htm",,,"Fettsack und Faulpelz höhle","Lardy Festerers' Cave",,"1a","
","In a small doline, a low horizontal entrance next to a snow plug leads to a boulder slope. A draughting squeeze leads to muddy passage + a small chamber with boulder floor, a choked depression to the left + a choked uphill slope stright on. There is a rifty hole in the floor just before the large boulder in the middle of the chamber, partly covered with boulders. The bottom can be seen 2m below. No way on, not clear where draught goes.","None",,"Form sent 2000.05, number 210 allocated. ",,,"
",,"~30m",,,,,"t210","lardysurf.0","Entrance",,"Surface survey",,"gps00.210",,,,,,"On plateau NNE of Lower Top Camp, on route to 101 area. This cave is about 120m north of B8, ~150m NNE from the large doline of 189.","Follow route (towards 101/102/200 area if that helps) from Lower Top Camp past 164 and 189 (large holes, passed 15m to right), then go roughly NNW (a few cairns). This leads up onto the right edge of a ridge (the main part of which is deep Lätchen), passing right of the OAV ski marker pole. This is an easy walk above a short (climbable) cliff looking down onto the small doline containing this cave.",,,"Tag","Tag on doline wall opposite cave.","Surveyed", "211-213",,,,,,,,,,"We don't know if these numbers were ever used","nonexistent",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 214,,,"2000-03",,"smkridge/214.html",,,"Segment cave",,,"2d",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p214",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,,,,"Tag","Tag still says ""2000-03""","Surveyed", @@ -375,13 +375,14 @@ ,,,"1987-02",,"plateau/1987_02.html",,,,,,"1c","? GSCB exploration",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"100m up from 157 and 0/5",,,,,,"Lost", ,,,"1989-01",,,,,,,"Probably 195. See 165 for more details.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"North of 165",,,,"Unmarked",,"Lost","May be 195 but seems unlikely; or 196" ,,,"1990-15",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Paint","Numbered erroneously as ""185"" ","Lost","AERW doesn't know where to find it" +,"1/S -",,"1992-X01",,"plateau/1992-X01.html",,,,"Olly's 1992 minus cave",,"1b","CUCC 1992 Olly Betts","Undescended. 2 second drop with a rattle for a bit.",,,,"1992 logbook (1992.08.01)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Unmarked",,"Refindable", ,"1/S -",,"1996-01",,"smkridge/1996_01.html",,,"Ski-pole höhle",,,"2c","CUCC 1996-07-15 Nick, Brian, Tina","Climb down shakehole to open shaft with a jammed boulder at the top. Shaft developed on joint is 1.4m across, 1.5m in the other direction and drops straight down 10m. Rift at bottom is 2m high. 1.5m drop then gently ascending rift gets too tight.",,,,,,,,,"11.1m",,"There are many holes along the rift - all the others are choked or too tight.",,,,,,,"gps96.96_1",,,,,,,,"Situated at top end of rift/gorge next to path to 161d. Walking to 161d: go into the very narrow gorge, then up the right hand wall about a third of the way along. This gets you into the next gorge, trending on bearing 031° (looking towards 161d end of path). Turn right up the rift. 96/01 is at the top end.",,,"Tag","A spit with ""CUCC 96-01""","Refindable","Has a 1996 GPS fix which is almost certainly hopelessly wrong as it puts it way to the north of 161d" ,"1/S -",,"1996-05",,"plateau/1996_05.html",,,,,,"1d","CUCC 1996 Andy Waddington and Fran","Cave is a North-South rift in a joint hading very steeply - say 85 degrees dip to west. Stones rattle down shaft for a very long time. No evidence of previous exploration (ie. no spits, no mud, vegetation not noticeably trampled).",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"gps98.1996_05",,,,"c. 1640m","Schönberg 342½°, Bräuning Zinken 204½°, Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel 101° (very flat summit, so exact point not obvious), Loser Cross 213½°, using AndyW compass NPC#2 (Suunto #439258)",,,"From 164, follow recent (1996 vintage? - not of CUCC origin) fluorescent orange paint dots (these had faded almost completely by 1998, but there are some older red ones for the early part of the route), over a ridge passing the OAV ski marker pole, then leftish over a series of limestone steps to reach a descent into a large broken area (thought to be near 173). Climb steeply left up boulders to a large cairn with a bright orange dot, then over a series of limestone shelves. Shortly up here is a shaft now known to be Lost Rucksack Cave (marked with temporary number CUCC 1993 01). The route continues remarkably easily over a series of bunde-free pavements - easily relocated in 1998. Eventually a large orange dot with an arrow points into a gap in the pines with many fresh (1996) cut branches (again, not CUCC's work). No more dots are to be found, and all ways close up in bunde beyond an obvious shaft in a N-S rift which is therefore clearly the ultimate destination of the marked path.",,"
Entrance rift, looking north.
A picture of the Bräuning wall and Loser from the vicinity of the entrance is here.","Tag","Tag placed on pavement on east side of shaft near middle, a spit with CUCC tag ""9605"".","Surveyed", ,"1/S -",,"1996WK4",,"smkridge/1996wk4.html",,,,,,"2b","CUCC 1996 (Wookey)","Big enough to be worth dropping.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"gps96.wk4 gps96bestfit.wk4","gps00.wk4",,,,,,"A picture of the Bräuning wall and Loser from the vicinity of the entrance is here.","This is a GPSed hole found by Wookey on a thrashed route whilst looking for a possible route from 161d over the top of the Hochklapf spur of the Vord to the Stogerweg. There is a large N-S (ish) fault/joint in the bunde here which provides useful path. Approximately on top of bulge sticking out into valley."," This cave was a squareish hole in a the path that one had to traverse carefully",,"Unmarked",,"Surveyed", -,"1/S -",,"1997-07",,"smkridge/1997_07.html",,,," =1996-07, 1996wk7",,"2c","CUCC 1996 (Wookey) Incomplete","Descent through narrow rift and choked bouldery leads (after 10m) to an undescended pitch (20m ?). Draught stops and starts with a period of about 30 seconds (on the day of discovery), but when active, it was inwards.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"gps96.wk7_1 gps96.wk7_2 gps96bestfit.wk7","gps00.wk7",,,"c. 1810-1820m","VSK: 233°, Hollweiser: 145° (from a point between 97-07 and the 97-08 group of entrances)",,"GPS: E 36338 N (52)82260 H? or E 36385 N (52)82234 H? Averaged from GPS: E 36370 N (52)82269 H?","From route to 139 E of VSK, take big shelf which leads to a series of holes (CUCC 96 WK7 to WK10) and eventually to Steinschlagschacht (136).",,,"Tag","Tag placed 1997","Surveyed", +,"1/S -",,"1997-07",,"smkridge/1997-07/1997-07.html",,,," =1996-07, 1996wk7",,"2c","CUCC 1996 (Wookey) Incomplete","Descent through narrow rift and choked bouldery leads (after 10m) to an undescended pitch (20m ?). Draught stops and starts with a period of about 30 seconds (on the day of discovery), but when active, it was inwards.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"gps96.wk7_1 gps96.wk7_2 gps96bestfit.wk7","gps00.wk7",,,"c. 1810-1820m","VSK: 233°, Hollweiser: 145° (from a point between 97-07 and the 97-08 group of entrances)",,"GPS: E 36338 N (52)82260 H? or E 36385 N (52)82234 H? Averaged from GPS: E 36370 N (52)82269 H?","From route to 139 E of VSK, take big shelf which leads to a series of holes (CUCC 96 WK7 to WK10) and eventually to Steinschlagschacht (136).",,"
Photo © Paul Hammond 1999. Model: Wookey. This picture is believed to be 1997-07, but it has not been definitively ident ified.","Tag","Tag placed 1997","Surveyed", ,"1/S -",,"1996WK11",,"smkridge/1996wk11.html",,,,,,"2b","CUCC 1996 (Wookey)","Big rift aligned 115<->295°. At WNW end is big. Descends over boulders and then snow beyond point of exploration. Needs rope to complete descent, although it is likely to be choked.",,,,,,"? Survey plan and elv in NotKH book.NotKH book 1999- p16",,,,,,,,,,,,"gps96.wk11 gps96bestfit.wk11","gps00.wk11",,,"1661 +/- 53","Nipple: 202°, Trissel: 179°, Hollweiser: 138°",,"At foot of slope from top of VSK, on Eastern side, before flat area containing Nipple to south of VSK.",,,,"Unmarked",,"Surveyed", ,"1/S -",,"1996WK12",,"kratzer/1996wk12.html",,,,,,4,"CUCC 1996 (Wookey)","Oval 3m deep hole. Way on in opposite corner from difficult climb down of 3m to bottom. To the SW is a small mossy hole to choked chamber about 2 x 3m. To the NE clamber 6m down rocky slope then 6m along narrowing rift. V. tight possible way on down, but easier way along can be followed for 10m to awkward boulder blockage. Passage continues at least 3m to corner. The boulder was not passed in shorts and goretex for fear of ripping!",,,,"NotKH book p29-p30",,"? Plan, elevation (grade2)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"c. 1684m",,,"Surface survey passes over cave, but no station at cave.","About 12m or 30m SW of laser point 7 'LSR7_' on south side of Schwarzmoossattel (the one with incorrect position on original laser survey), 40m NE of 36. NW (upslope) from CUCC 1976 B4.","Oval hole 4m x 3m at edge of pavement next to grassy area. Draughting - particularly on entrance slope.",,"Unmarked",,"Refindable", -,"1/T +",,"1996-X01",,"plateau/1996-X01.html",,,,"Sheep Cave",,"1a","CUCC 1996 (Wookey, Andy W, while surface surveying to old Top Camp)","3m long, full of sheep shit",,,,,,,,"3m",,,,,,"nasetotc.7",,,,,,,,,,,"Halfway up the Brauning Näse",,,,"Unmarked",,"Surveyed", +,"1/T +",,"1996-X01",,"plateau/1996-X01/1996-X01.html",,,,"Sheep Cave",,"1a","CUCC 1996 (Wookey, Andy W, while surface surveying to old Top Camp)","3m long, full of sheep shit",,,,,,,,"3m",,,,,,"nasetotc.7",,,,,,,,,,,"Halfway up the Brauning Näse",,,"
Photos © Olly Betts 2004 + 1996","Unmarked",,"Surveyed", ,"? +",,"1998-X01",,"plateau/1998-X01.html",,,,,,"1d","Has a ""+"" mark of unknown provenance. Rediscovered and tied to surface survey by Wookey and Andy W 1998.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p1998-x01",,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,,,,,"Unmarked (?)",,"Surveyed", ,,,"1999-X01",,"smkridge/1999-X01/1999-X01.html",,,,"MI5 Cave",,"2c","Has a ""-"" mark of unknown provenance. Rediscovered and surveyed to (but not descended) 1999",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"pmi5",,,,,,,,,,,"Schwarzmooskogel ridge near 180 and 191",,,"
","Paint (?)",,"Surveyed", ,,,"1999-OB-01",,"plateau/1999-OB-01/1999-OB-01.html",,,,,,"1d","CUCC 1999 (Olly Betts)","Inside small cliff facing toward B.wall. Slightly draughting, 6m deep, with snow plug at bottom. Unexplored, not a promising lead.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"VSK 151, HSK 065, Sch 010, BZW 222 (from top of small cliff). (from NotKH 1996- book p110)",,,,,"
Photo © Olly Betts 1999","Tag",,"Refindable", @@ -389,7 +390,7 @@ ,,,"1999_MS_01",,"smkridge/1999_ms_01.html",,,,,,"2b","CUCC 1999 (Mark Shinwell)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"gps00.99ms01",,,,,,,,,,,,"Surveyed", ,,,"1999_MS_02",,"smkridge/1999_ms_02.html",,,,,,"2b","CUCC 1999 (Mark Shinwell)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"gps00.99ms02",,,,,,,,,,,,"Surveyed", ,"1/T +",,"2000-AA-01",,"plateau/2000-aa-01.html",,,"Schönschrifthöhle","Calligraphy Cave",,"1a","Has a ""+"" mark of unknown provenance. Rediscovered and surveyed by CUCC (Andy A and Wookey) 2000","Surface pit 6m deep, choked at bottom.","Maybe some rope, I don't know.",,,"See 2000 logbook entry (August 9th).","In dataset","
Notes in 2000#34","caves/2000-aa-01/2000-aa-01.svx","10.2m","6.35m","7.98m",,,"p2000-aa-01",,,,,,,,,,,,"On path between 171 and 172.","From old Top Camp",,"A photo is alleged to have been taken in 2000 but has apparently been lost.","Tag","Tagged ""2000-aa-01"" in 2000","Surveyed", -,"1/? +",,"2000-02",,"smkridge/2000-02/2000-02.html",,,,,,"2c","Has a ""+"" mark of unknown provenance. Relocated by Wookey, Andy W and Julian T in 1996; GPSsed and tagged Andy A and Wookey 2000","? Wookey","? Wookey",,,"See 2000 logbook entry (July 30th)",,,,,,,,,,"p2000-02",,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,,,,,"Tag","Tagged ""2000-02"" in 2000",, +,"1/? +",,"2000-02",,"smkridge/2000-02/2000-02.html",,,,,,"2c","Has a ""+"" mark of unknown provenance. Relocated by Wookey, Andy W and Julian T in 1996; GPSsed and tagged Andy A and Wookey 2000","? Wookey","? Wookey",,,"See 2000 logbook entry (July 30th)",,,,,,,,,,"p2000-02",,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,,,,,"Tag","Tagged ""2000-02"" in 2000","Surveyed", ,"1/S +",,"2000-08",,"smkridge/2000-08/2000-08.htm",,,"Grabenkrieghöhle","Trench Warfare Cave",,"2d","Originally noted, but not descended, by Duncan in 2000. Has quite a history of getting reexplored regularly as people explore it and forget to record that it doesn't go: CUCC 2000 (Duncan), 2002 (MikeTA), 2003 (Mark S), 2004 (Dave L)","Short pitch (~6m) from chossy naturals leads to large (~4m wide) unroofed passage. Uphill leads to rift, which is choked (corresponding to nearby choked surface rift). Downhill passes a wedged rock to a climb down onto a snowbank. Right is blind, left descends and leads to a blind pit with a too-tight continuation (looks diggable though).",,"Plausible dig.",,,,,,"~20m","~10m","~15m",,,,"p2000-08",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,"The large entrance is adjacent to the route used in 2000 onwards across the plateau to Steinbrückenhöhle, shortly before arriving at the stone bridge. It lies almost directly above the huge aven of 7-11 Chamber in 204; the vertical separation, however, is of the order of 120m.",,,"
","Tag",,"Surveyed", ,"1/T +",,"2001-02",,"smkridge/2001-02/2001-02.html",,,,,,"2d","CUCC 2001 MikeTA","Small downhill crawl, choked after around 1.5 body lengths.",,,,"2001 logbook",,,,,,,,,,"p2001-02",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,,,,"Spit awaiting tag",,"Surveyed", ,"?",,"2001-03",,"smkridge/2001-03/2001-03.html",,,,,,"2d","CUCC 2001 MikeTA","No description extant",,,,"2001 logbook",,,,,,,,,,"p2001-03",,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,,,,"Spit awaiting tag",,"Surveyed", @@ -401,9 +402,9 @@ ,"+",,"2001-11",,"smkridge/2001-11/2001-11.html",,,"Schnürsenkelschacht","Bootlace Shaft",,"2b","Entrance noted CUCC 2001 Olly B, Martin. Descended 2002 Olly B","Free-climbable shaft. Doesn't go.",,,,"2002 logbook (2002-08-18)",,,,,,,,,,"gps02olly.2001-11",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Tag",,"Surveyed", ,"=",,"2001-12",,"smkridge/2001-12/2001-12.html",,,"Unnotiggewohnlichkeitschacht","Uncalled-for Vulgarity Shaft",,"2b","Apparently explored previously by VfHM. Rediscovered by CUCC 2001 Olly B, Martin but not descended. Descended 2002 Olly B","Large doline entrance can be descended by abseiling or free-climb. At the bottom is a small tunnel which gets smaller - probably too tight, but may be diggable. Can also squeeze through along fault into next, smaller doline, but no further. In the opposite direction is a rift connecting to a second entrance which had a VfHM spit in 2002, where there is a draughting hole in the floor. This gives access to a rift which becomes too tight at ground level; it may be possible to traverse above but it is loose and ""unappealing"".",,"One awkward rift.",,"2002 logbook (2002-08-18)",,,,,,,,,,"gps02olly.2001-12",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Tag",,"Surveyed", ,"=",,"2001-MS-01",,"smkridge/bogen.html",,,"Bogenhöhle",,,"1c","Origin obscure; surveyed 2001 Mark S, Mike Cox",,,,,,"In dataset",,"surface/bogen.svx",,,,,,"tbogen",,,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,,"This cave is somewhat mysterious; it may in fact be the ""second cave with a walk-in entrance"" mentioned in the 157 description, but that is described as being 100m from Laser 0/5, whereas this is more like 30m (or 60m to the further entrance).",,"Tag","Tag, apparently, but what the tag says is unclear!","Surveyed", -,"1/S =",,"2002-OB-01",,"smkridge/2002-OB-01/2002-OB-01.html",,,,,,"2b","CUCC 2002 Wookey, Olly Betts","Unobvious shaft entrance looks choked but can in fact be climbed down 7m to look into largish chamber (~6m across). Needs rope for descent. ","Rope + SRT gear",,,,,"Notes in 2002#06 (not drawn up)",,,,,,,,,,,,,"gps02olly.2002-ob-01",,,,,,"8m off the left side of the path shortly after leaving 40s before steep section past 40f",,,"
| Approach | Close-up |
Photos © Wookey 2002","Spit","Tag bolt placed but no tags to hand","Refindable", -,"1/S +",,"2002-W-01",,"smkridge/2002-W-01/2002-W-01.html",,,,,,"2b","Existing spit indicating previous exploration (GSCB?); rediscovered and surveyed CUCC 2002 Wookey, Olly Betts","Upper entrance is short 10m pitch. At the bottom, narrow passage comes back parallel to upper passage to squeeze, which connects to second lower entrance. Significant draught comes out of canyon in floor, but this is blocked by boulders.",,"Very easy dig with a crowbar",,"2002 logbook (2002-08-01)",,"Notes in 2002#06 (not drawn up)",,,,,,,,,,,,,"gps02olly.2002-w-01",,,,,,"About 60m from 40f (Königschacht); see sketch in survey notes",,,"
| Olly Betts at the upper entrance | Lower entrance | Lower entrance again |
Photos © Wookey 2002","Spit (?)",,, -,"1/S +",,"2002-W-02",,"smkridge/2002-W-02/2002-W-02.html",,,,,,"2b","Almost certainly seen before but documented CUCC 2002 Olly B, Wookey","5m deep rift, snow at bottom. Upper end chokes, lower end continues into narrow canyon going in direction of 40s. There is a vocal connection at the start of this canyon to 217. (Light can just be seen - far too narrow to pass.)",,,,"2002 logbook (2002-08-05)",,"Notes in 2002#06 (not drawn up)","caves/2002-w-02/2002-w-02.svx","22m","10m","13m",,,"p2002-w-02",,,,,,,,,,,,"20m directly below 229 and 15m away from 40s",,,,"Spit","Tag bolt placed but no tags to hand","Refindable", +,"1/S =",,"2002-OB-01",,"smkridge/2002-OB-01/2002-OB-01.html",,,,,,"2b","CUCC 2002 Wookey, Olly Betts","Unobvious shaft entrance looks choked but can in fact be climbed down 7m to look into largish chamber (~6m across). Needs rope for descent. ","Rope + SRT gear",,,,,"Notes in 2002#06 (not drawn up)",,,,,,,,,,,,,"gps02olly.2002-ob-01",,,,,,"8m off the left side of the path shortly after leaving 40s before steep section past 40f",,,"
| Approach | Close-up |
Photos © Wookey 2002","Spit","Tag bolt placed but no tags to hand","Surveyed", +,"1/S +",,"2002-W-01",,"smkridge/2002-W-01/2002-W-01.html",,,,,,"2b","Existing spit indicating previous exploration (GSCB?); rediscovered and surveyed CUCC 2002 Wookey, Olly Betts","Upper entrance is short 10m pitch. At the bottom, narrow passage comes back parallel to upper passage to squeeze, which connects to second lower entrance. Significant draught comes out of canyon in floor, but this is blocked by boulders.",,"Very easy dig with a crowbar",,"2002 logbook (2002-08-01)",,"Notes in 2002#06 (not drawn up)",,,,,,,,,,,,,"gps02olly.2002-w-01",,,,,,"About 60m from 40f (Königschacht); see sketch in survey notes",,,"
| Olly Betts at the upper entrance | Lower entrance | Lower entrance again |
Photos © Wookey 2002","Spit (?)",,"Surveyed", +,"1/S +",,"2002-W-02",,"smkridge/2002-W-02/2002-W-02.html",,,,,,"2b","Almost certainly seen before but documented CUCC 2002 Olly B, Wookey","5m deep rift, snow at bottom. Upper end chokes, lower end continues into narrow canyon going in direction of 40s. There is a vocal connection at the start of this canyon to 217. (Light can just be seen - far too narrow to pass.)",,,,"2002 logbook (2002-08-05)",,"Notes in 2002#06 (not drawn up)","caves/2002-w-02/2002-w-02.svx","22m","10m","13m",,,"p2002-w-02",,,,,,,,,,,,"20m directly below 229 and 15m away from 40s",,,,"Spit","Tag bolt placed but no tags to hand","Surveyed", ,"2/T +",,"2002-01",,"smkridge/2002-01/2002-01.html",,,"Artischockehöhle",,,"2d","CUCC 2002 Dunks, Mark S","A contortion through boulders leads to a large horizontal passage, which gradually ascends until eventually lowering to a short flat-out crawl over choss. This leads to a chamber, from where it is possible to slither to the left through a gap between choss and the ceiling. Here there are two ways on. To the right ends quickly; a dig under the wall ended in a further choke. To the left leads to a tight crawl through dangerous boulders which would need digging to make further progress.
A noticable draught outwards is present throughout the cave.",,,,,,"
",,"64m","7m","51m",,,"t2002-01",,,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,"The entrance is situated in a large choss bowl adjacent to the route used in 2000 onwards from Top Camp to Steinbrückenhöhle, where the path turns left just beyond Hauchhöhle.",,"
(The tag is on the wall behind my head)
","Tag","Tag on rock wall on LH side facing entrance.","Surveyed", ,"1/T +",,"2002-03",,"smkridge/2002-03/2002-03.html",,,"Igelhöhle","Hedgehog cave",,"2d","Entrance noted CUCC 2002 Dunks, Ben S. Descended CUCC 2004, Dave L.","Awkward sharp climb down leads to constricted chamber floored with choss. No ways on and no draught.",,,,,,,,"~5m","~2m","~5m",,,"p2002-03",,,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,"In the bottom of a small depression that one steps around on the 204 walk-in, just beyond the large choss bowl where the rather nonobvious entrance to Artischockehöhle is situated (which is itself a little beyond the obvious entrance to Hauchhöhle).",,,"Tag","Tag placed 2002","Surveyed", ,"1/S x",,"2002-07",,"smkridge/2002-07/2002-07.html",,,,"Quarries A-C",,"2d","CUCC 2002 Frank, Ben","From the sketch it seems that there are 3 entrances in a line which connect underground, and a continuing downwards shaft blocked with snow. In 2002 there was a gap down one side of the snow plug but this was not explored. This point is 34m below the surface and a mere 9m above Crowning Glory in 204.",,,,,"In dataset","
(Drawn up by DL from Frank's notes in 2002#23)","caves/2002-07/2002-07.svx","42m","34m","16m",,,"p2002-07",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Tag","Tag placed 2002","Surveyed",