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short climbs down, arrives at the top of <b>Strained by Gravity,</b> p75.</p>
<h3>Strained by Gravity to Watershed to Flowstone Canyon</h3>
<h3>Strained by Gravity to the end of Watershed</h3>
<p><b>Strained by
Gravity </b>is broken by four large ledges and lands on a boulder
floor with a waterfall entering on the E side. Care should be taken on
the second pitch, above the second deviation a large boulder is traversed,
if it is descended on the wrong side severe rope rub occurs. (<i>A passage leads
off directly behind the waterfall - it is not possible to avoid
getting wet - and traverses over a pit in the floor with a streamway
at the bottom; after the traverse it is possible to drop down into a
streamway (described next) or to continue to traverse into a phreatic
tube in the roof, QMB). </i>Following cairns to the right at floor level at the bottom of <b>Strained By Gravity</b> it is possible to scurry under a
drippy area below the waterfall to enter
<b>Watershed</b>, a fine streamway that trends SE. (<i>Just past the
waterfall the passage passes beneath the traverse mentioned above)</i>.</p>
<p>The p75 of <b>Strained by
Gravity </b>is broken by four large ledges (care needed in rigging to avoid rubs and severe rub problems have occurred from the rope being pulled into the wrong position) and lands on a boulder floor in an irregular chamber with a waterfall entering on the E side. (<i>A passage leads
off directly behind the waterfall - necessitating getting wet - and traverses over a pit in the floor with a streamway at the bottom; after the traverse it is possible to drop down into the
streamway on the main route (described next) or to continue to traverse into a phreatic
tube in the roof, QMB, probably ?2019-6B).</i></p>
<p>At the bottom of <b>Strained By Gravity</b>, follow cairns ahead then immediately left along the right wall at floor level to scurry under a
drippy waterfall area to enter <b>Watershed</b>, a fine streamway that trends east then turns abruptly to head south. (<i>Just past the
waterfall the passage passes beneath the traverse mentioned above, below ?2019-6B)</i>.</p>
<p><b>Watershed</b> continues for over 100m as a significant streamway with some
unusually impressive speleothems for the Totes Gebirge. This section
is reminiscent of the great stream caves of the Mendip Hills until
the water begins to cut down into a trench in the floor. At this
point progress is made by climbing up and traversing at roof level in a phreatic tube. The initial climb up is at a 90 degree right hand bend, followed immediately by another climb up at the 90 degree left hand bend. This passage continues to be finely decorated. This carries on until it
eventually reaches a T-junction. R immediately arrives at a large,
wet pitch (<b>Peculiar Pot</b>) whilst to the L the phreas continues in the direction of Flowstone Canyon.</p>
point progress is made by climbing up and traversing at roof level in a phreatic tube above the deep rift. This traverse may be at PT23 or at PT24 where ?2019-7B is marked. The initial climb up is at a 90 degree right hand bend followed around 10m later by another climb up at the 90 degree left hand bend. This passage continues to be finely decorated. Two more challenging sections towards the end are protected by bolted handlines. <b>Watershed</b> eventually reaches a T-junction at PT25. R immediately arrives at a large, wet pitch, <b>Peculiar Pot</b>, whilst to the L the phreas continues in the direction of <b>Flowstone Canyon</b>.</p>
<h3>Flowstone Canyon and Peculiar Pot to Alpine Showers and on to Paradise Lost</h3>
<h3>Beyond Watershed: Flowstone Canyon and Peculiar Pot to Alpine Showers and on to Paradise Lost</h3>
<p><b>Peculiar Pot</b> down the pitch leads to camp. A flattened bit of ground sleeps 3 comfortably and 4 at a squeeze. Continuing down another small pitch leads to a narrow rift that continues past a few short pitches to rejoin the main route in <b>Sound of Water</b> The route down Flowstone Canyon and Sound of Water is the preferred route as less rope is required.</p>
<p><i>Heading R for ~10m from PT25 at the end of <b>Watershed</b>, descend <b>Peculiar Pot</b> pitch. Here, flattened ground can sleep 3 comfortably and 4 at a squeeze - used in 2024. Continuing down another small pitch leads to a narrow rift that continues past a few short pitches to rejoin the main route in <b>Sound of Water</b> The route to here from Flowstone Canyon is better as less rope is required.</i></p>
<p><b>Flowstone Canyon</b> L at this two way junction is Flowstone canyon,
continuing down a narrow sandy rift - sloping steeply downwards for 100m. R