[svn r5899] Finally: all the links are well and truly fettled. I think I should retire on the spot, and leave maintaining the resulting mess to other people.

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@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ dry rock and vanishes under the mottling of lichen when it is wet. Further on
still we passed B8, so we decided to head directly away from the col until we
found something new.
<p><a name="1977-101-1">After some time</a>, we climbed down a small fault
<p><a id="id1977-101-1">After some time</a>, we climbed down a small fault
scarp onto a dipping area of rock and I found a small rifty entrance a few
feet long with an obvious climb down inside. I descended this and found two
ways on. To the left was a short pitch, while to the right was a short crawl
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ Since the rock was rather knobbly and there were several ledges, I pulled the
ladder up at each one and coiled it. This meant that derigging was pretty
efficient and we quickly moved over to the draughting hole.
<p><a name="1977-76-1">The</a> entrance which was next to a patch of Bunde
<p><a id="id1977-76-1">The</a> entrance which was next to a patch of Bunde
was vertical for about 6m to what sounded like a snow ledge. It was pretty
narrow with some snow in it, so I descended on a handline. This proved rather
sporting since the snow was only a centimetre or so deep over hard ice, so I
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ proposed to apply mechanical persuasion with a lumphammer to the entrance.
Team fat geriatric jeered at the idea, but the results certainly justified
the means.
<p><a name="1977-76-2">Next</a> day we were back at 106 and a bolt was put in
<p><a id="id1977-76-2">Next</a> day we were back at 106 and a bolt was put in
at the head of the pitch, and Nick descended, with 60m of ladder on the
pitch. Lifelining at the pitch head proved to be the most desperate part of
the exercise, with a very powerful wind (enough to blow a carbide out) coming
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ extent. We had no more tackle to continue, and it was becoming obvious that
we needed to get more people further down. This would entail the placing of
several bolts and rigging for abseil/self-line.
<p><a name="1977-76-3">Next</a> day we showed our entrance to Nick and Julian
<p><a id="id1977-76-3">Next</a> day we showed our entrance to Nick and Julian
again, and they showed us theirs, so we could act as mutual call-outs. I
descended to put a second bolt at the head of the pitch, Simon put a bolt at
the -18m snow platform, but this went wrong. I then placed a bolt on the rock
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ nasty low cloud and rain. We were fairly pissed off with the shaft (Plugged
Shaft) which was proving so awkward to rig, but by next day we were keen to
get to the next pitch down (Saved Shaft).
<p><a name="1977-76-4">We</a> found that the abseil/self-line technique was
<p><a id="id1977-76-4">We</a> found that the abseil/self-line technique was
proving very effective as we all descended to Yesterday's Terminus in about
ten minutes at most. Nick abseiled down the next pitch which proved to be
about 14m onto a snow slope descending a few metres further into a big
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ be free-hanging. The floor obviously needed gardening a lot before we went
down the pitch, and anyway the top looked rather tight. Nick had a look and
then we made our way out.
<p><a name="1977-76-5">The</a> next day - Sunday 21st - we rapidly reached
<p><a id="id1977-76-5">The</a> next day - Sunday 21st - we rapidly reached
the head of the new pitch, and I went as far forward as possible, again on a
line, and started to remove the floor of the rift. This proved fairly easy as
it was not very thick and after about half an hour or so, I had shifted most
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ Accordingly, I waited in the Boulder Chamber with no light while Nick
descended the pitch. It was 18m to a large ledge and Nick estimated another
20m to the bottom, so we had to retreat to get another lifeline.
<p><a name="1977-76-6">We</a> were now getting left behind as the Team
<p><a id="id1977-76-6">We</a> were now getting left behind as the Team
Enthusiast hole 'Schneewindschacht' had reached over 200m and was still
going, while our deepest point was about 145m. We realised that we would not
be able to get much further unless we found some gently descending passage
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ that the pot was rather too wet for a complete descent, especially for a
comparative novice in SRT such as myself. Accordingly we retreated, leaving a
rather massive task for Nick, Julian and Steve the next day.
<p><a name="1977-76-7">Next</a> day was the last day, so all derigging had to
<p><a id="id1977-76-7">Next</a> day was the last day, so all derigging had to
be completed, and everyone went up to the plateau to help carry gear back
down. Team enthusiast had made a very early start, and I was jacking since
all my gear was wet. Accordingly, Rod Leach went down 106 to assist. I
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ learned that a new extension had been made behind the rock bridge in Plugged
Shaft. Dropping onto the snow behind the bridge led to a descent into a
passage which soon ran out over another shaft - no draught. This is yet
another lead to be investigated next year... five in all.
<p><a href="../1978/log.htm#1978-76-1">Eislufth&ouml;hle next trip</a>
<p><a href="../1978/log.htm#id1978-76-1">Eislufth&ouml;hle next trip</a>
<p>The assembled multitude now returned to the col via 82, where yet more
tackle was picked up and I got given a saturated Marlow rope which weighed

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@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ There is evidence that the club had it in 1988, when in Austria, but
I suspect that this may be a red herring and references to "1977/8 in
the 1977 logbook" are really references to "B8" from 1976.
<a name="1977-76" href="../1978/log.htm#1978-76-1">Eislufth&ouml;hle next trip</a>
<a id="id1977-76" href="../1978/log.htm#id1978-76-1">Eislufth&ouml;hle next trip</a>
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