From 402b134af4e7ce786441495606c87e4c47052124 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Anthony day Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:22:13 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Anthony Day: More changes to Oldmen and Mordor descriptions --- smkridge/161/mordor.htm | 122 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------- smkridge/161/oldmen.htm | 25 ++++---- 2 files changed, 109 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-) diff --git a/smkridge/161/mordor.htm b/smkridge/161/mordor.htm index 62904e485..23abcb035 100644 --- a/smkridge/161/mordor.htm +++ b/smkridge/161/mordor.htm @@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ accessed by descending Mordor pitch from the Country for Old Men level in 2011. In 2012, this area was accessed and explored from Steinbrückenhöhle via the Far from Support -traverses from the bottom of Fat Cat. The southern extremity (Runnel -Stone area) is very close to Chicken Flied Nice, so in the future it +traverses from the bottom of Fat Cat. The southern extremity +(Runnel Stone area) is very close to +Chicken Flied Nice, so in the future it may prove easier to access these passages via an as yet undiscovered connection in this area, thereby bypassing the Tyrolean traverse at Strange Acrossfall.

@@ -52,9 +53,9 @@ on a spike avoids a rub at a rebelay (huge thread) to drop nicely to near floor. A 60m rope is recommended (this pitch was left rigged in 2011). At the bottom is a chamber is about 15m high. To the west is a north-south trending rift leading to large pitch at S end. [FIXME: -where is this pitch on the survey? Presumably the pitch is a QM - -what grade? There are two candidates. Also 3 C-grade QMs marked on -survey]. East leads to March of the Ents.

+(Wookey/Cat/Adam) where is this pitch on the survey? Presumably the +pitch is a QM - what grade? There are two candidates. Also 3 C-grade +QMs marked on survey]. East leads to March of the Ents.

March of the Ents (2011)

@@ -69,12 +70,12 @@ turns northeast. 30m beyond the Rivendell junction, climbing up to the left in a complex area reaches the head of No Sign of Sauron pitch. Most of the draught appears to coming from the area around this pitch. Immediately beyond is a passage on the -left (bearing on 252°) [C2011-161-XX B] [FIXME: is this the C -lead on the survey? Bearing doesn't fit- 352 better]. The phreatic -passage zig-zags for another 30m. At the corner is a high (12m) -solution area in the roof [C2011-161-XX C] [FIXME: where is this -on the survey?]. Ahead the passage becomes a very high hading rift -with a short drop. Traversing across the rift leads to +left (bearing on 252°) [C2011-161-XX B] [FIXME: (Wookey/Cat/Adam) +is this the C lead on the survey? Bearing doesn't fit- 352 better]. +The phreatic passage zig-zags for another 30m. At the corner is a high (12m) +solution area in the roof [C2011-161-XX C] [FIXME: (Wookey/Cat/Adam) +where is this on the survey?]. Ahead the passage becomes a very high +hading rift with a short drop. Traversing across the rift leads to Bored of the Rings.

Bored of the Rings (2011)

@@ -82,21 +83,21 @@ with a short drop. Traversing across the rift leads to

Bored of the Rings can be accessed either by descending a short pitch and climbing up the far side, or (preferred) by traversing along the right-hand wall of the hading rift (bolts placed for a traverse line). -[FIXME: the survey shows two C leads at the bottom of the rift, and a -B lead at the top, also a p5 - is this a QM?] At the far end of the -traverse is a junction. Ahead leads after 10m to a pitch [C2011-161-XX B]. -A passage to the right here connects heads back to overlook the hading -rift.

+[FIXME: (Andrew/Julian) the survey shows two C leads at the bottom of the +rift, and a B lead at the top, also a p5 - is this a QM?] At the far end +of the traverse is a junction. Ahead leads after 10m to a pitch +[C2011-161-XX B]. A passage to the right here connects heads back to +overlook the hading rift.

The main way on at the junction is to the left (north). The passage continues for 55m, past a pool (traversed on the left) to a rift in the floor (undescended [C2011-161-XX B]). Left here leads to -[FIXME: 2 QMs on survey, B and a C - descriptions? Also, c2 to the east -of the passage - is there a QM there?]. Stepping over the rift (traverse -line advisable) leads to a breakdown chamber with lots of holes in the -floor. [FIXME: extension to west near survey station 'a' leads to 2 B -grade QMs - description?] Keeping right passes a small passage -on the right [C2011-161-XX C]. Clambering among the boulders leads to +[FIXME: (Emma/Olly) 2 QMs on survey, B and a C - descriptions? Also, c2 +to the east of the passage - is there a QM there?]. Stepping over the rift +(traverse line advisable) leads to a breakdown chamber with lots of holes +in the floor. [FIXME: (Emma/Olly) extension to west near survey station +'a' leads to 2 B grade QMs - description?] Keeping right passes a small +passage on the right [C2011-161-XX C]. Clambering among the boulders leads to a short climb down near the right-hand wall (handline useful) to reach a drippy pitch (undescended). [C2011-161-XX B]. The Far From Support traverses head off along the right-hand wall of this pitch @@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ pitch edge after 50m looking out into large chamber/area hole. A small passage continues ahead for ~7m to look out over another drop, probably the same space [C2011-161-XX B]. Halfway along the Shires a small rift passage goes off [C2011-161-XX C] -[FIXME: not explicitly labelled on survey].

+[FIXME: (Wookey/Cat/Adam) not explicitly labelled on survey].

Southern Gallop (2011)

@@ -184,10 +185,79 @@ Clambering up and under the biggest boulder leads to a continuation in a tall rift. The passage continues for a further 50m to a local widening with an undescended pitch to the west [C2011-161-XX A]. Ahead the rift closes down, but a 5m climb up (rope left rigged) leads to -Mad Dogs. +Mad Dogs.

-

Mad Dogs (2011)

- +

Mad Dogs and Holey Cow (2011)

+ +

From the top of the 5m climb from Southern Gallop, +Mad Dogs continues south, with a draught heading from north to south, +for 30m before turning west. After a further 80m, a 3m pitch down is +reached. An immediate 4m climb up from the base of the pitch arrives at +Holey Cow, an area with many holes to avoid +falling down (bolts placed for a traverse line). A pitch estimated at +20m deep at the top of the climb is undescended [C2011-161-XX A], as is +an estimated 5m pitch in a side passage a little further on +[C2011-161-XX B]. Traversing round the right hand (western) wall +gains a mud floored passage heading south, with an unexplored passage +heading east immediately after the holes [C2011-161-XX B]. 10m south +from here a side passage to the west has been explored for 15m +[FIXME: (Julian/Andrew/Cat) to a pitch??] with a draught heading to +the west [C2011-161-XX B]. The main route continues for 15m to a junction +opposite an undescended 8m pitch on the left [C2011-161-XX B]. Right +at the junction leads to Blown Away. Straight ahead +is the continuation towards the Runnel Stone. +At this point the draught changes direction, with the combined airflow +from the point of entry and continuation heading down +Blown Away.

+ +

The continuing passage turns northeast and heads uphill past a side +passage on the right after 15m [C2011-161-XX B]. The passage develops a floor +trench and turns each. The next four passages on the right all connect to +Lärchenrepublik, with the main route to +this area being the easternmost and largest of these. Immediately +beyond this junction, a passage to the right rejoins the main passage some +15m further on. The main route continues southeast, past the junction with +Polka Dot Passage on the left after 20m. 15m further +on the passage briefly divides in two before turning east. 15m beyond +this corner, a low sandy passage to the right opens out at the head of +a soil chute down to the head of a pitch near the Runnel Stone. Ahead is the +main route, which opens out at the top of the Runnel +Stone chamber 10m further on.

+ +

The Runnel Stone (2011)

+ +

The access route from Holey Cow emerges at the top +of a large chamber sloping down to the right. A passage heading uphill and +to the north opposite the point of entry leads to +Runnel North. Descending into the chamber, another passage on the left +also leads to Runnel North. Immediately beyond is a massive boulder (the +Runnel Stone). An undescended pitch on the right (west) here can also +be accessed from the soil chute [C2012-161-XX A]. Continuing beyond +the Runnel Stone, the chamber narrows to become rift passage, at which +point a passage on the right (south) is Welly Popper. +The rift passage continues east for 35m, past undescended pitches of +20m [C2011-161-XX B] and 5m [C2011-161-XX B] to a further pitch +[C2011-161-XX B]. This point is very close to +Chicken Flied Nice, and it is thought likely +that this passage may be accessible by rigging a non-trivial bolt +traverse over this pitch. Right immediately beyond the pitch head also +leads to Welly Popper.

+ +

Welly Popper (2012)

+ +

[FIXME: (Holly/Noel) description needed]

+ +

Runnel North (2012)

+ +

[FIXME: (Becka/Julian) description needed]

+ +

Polka Dot Passage (2012)

+ +

Blown Away (2011/2012)

+ +

[FIXME: (Becka/Julian/Andrew) description needed]

+ +

Lärchenrepublik and Bundestrasse (2012)

diff --git a/smkridge/161/oldmen.htm b/smkridge/161/oldmen.htm index a89c68089..e136f4aed 100644 --- a/smkridge/161/oldmen.htm +++ b/smkridge/161/oldmen.htm @@ -31,9 +31,9 @@

The large trunk passage of Country for Old Men was reached by a bolt climb into the roof of Repton II in 2009 leading to Irony of Time. It ultimately leads to a pitch - -Mordor - into a further trunk passage at a lower level. This -lower level connects to Steinbrückenhöhle via the Far from -Support traverses.

+Mordor - into a further trunk passage +at a lower level. This lower level connects to Steinbrückenhöhle +via the Far from Support traverses.

@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ with the local dip of the beds. It is mostly approximately 10m wide and carries a sandy floored passage heads south for 25m to a narrowing. Continuing under a rock arch, a passage on the right has a visual connection back to just before the narrowing. Continuing -downhill [FIXME: past a passage on the right on the survey - QM?] +downhill [FIXME: (Alex/Jess) past a passage on the right on the survey - QM?] under another rock arch leads to a 15m pitch on the right -[FIXME: I assume this is an undescended QM - what grade?]. The -passage continues past the pitch head for a further 15m. [FIXME: +[FIXME: (Alex/Jess) I assume this is an undescended QM - what grade?]. The +passage continues past the pitch head for a further 15m. [FIXME: (Alex/Jess) Survey implies 2 QMS here, uphill level change to SW, sandy passage downhill to SE].

@@ -76,9 +76,10 @@ bend, a complex area is reached where the main route on is found by keeping to the left hand wall where a pretty chocolate river is soon reached. To the right, several routes round rock pillars ultimately join together until the inlet for the chocolate river is -reached on the right [FIXME: is this a QM?]. Continuing ahead the -passage quickly ends, but a side passage to the right heads uphill to -a 5m climb up. [FIXME: Is there a QM at the top of this climb?]

+reached on the right [FIXME: (Becka/Julian) is this a QM?]. Continuing +ahead the passage quickly ends, but a side passage to the right heads +uphill to a 5m climb up. [FIXME: (Becka/Julian) Is there a QM at the +top of this climb?]

The chocolate river should be traversed to the left (care required to avoid kicking sand onto it). After 20m, the chocolate river heads @@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ pitch appear to be choked.

Massive for Mendip (2011)

-

[FIXME: description needed]

+

[FIXME: (Wookey/Cat/Adam) description needed]

Side passages from Sudetenland (2011)

@@ -148,8 +149,8 @@ with a passage beyond, that has not been followed [C2011-161-XX B]

5m back from the base of the 5m climb, a narrow passage heads off to the west. A further 5m back is another small passage heading west [FIXME: -choked? QM?], and another 10m back is another passage heading west -[C2011-161-XX C]. It seems probable that these passages are all +(Anthony/Becka) choked? QM?], and another 10m back is another passage +heading west [C2011-161-XX C]. It seems probable that these passages are all connected. Following the passage closest to the base of the climb proceeds past many crystals and a well preserved dead bat, and quickly degenerates to a crawl. After 10m, a junction with two