From 485144f9a2d610e01b12eb8ffa330fef7ca57b1f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Philip Sargent
Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 16:42:13 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Tidying primer and fixing links
---
.gitignore | 12 ---------
handbook/computing/todo.html | 18 +++++++++----
handbook/fester.html | 6 ++---
handbook/primer.html | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
piclinks/tpcamp.htm | 6 +++--
piclinks/typing.htm | 5 ++--
6 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-)
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6d98ed850..e3df3d21d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,18 +12,6 @@ desktop.ini
indxal.htm
report.html
dplong.htm
-br-alm.html
-egglgrub.html
-gschwand.html
-kratzer.html
-plateau.html
-remote.html
-wilden.html
-smkridge.html
-1623/40area.html
-1623/41area.html
-1623/via161.html
-1623/via204.html
1623/204/qm.html
1623/234/qm.html
1623/258/qm.html
diff --git a/handbook/computing/todo.html b/handbook/computing/todo.html
index 651a8359e..04c9d31a4 100644
--- a/handbook/computing/todo.html
+++ b/handbook/computing/todo.html
@@ -76,6 +76,17 @@ If a heading is in italics, then there are hidden items.
DOCUMENT how to pout the "cave" or "locatoion" into the logbook entry title
add the triptitle "location - " to logbook template (example) file (where?)
+
+Areas and prospecting guides
+
+
+ - Areas (these are the sub-areas)
+
- resurrect cavestab2.scsv to run the script, then make static, retire script.
+ - Remove entirely and replace by static HTML pages. The noinfo/areapage_skeletons converted to static pages. Add a few links to caves in each area.
+ - Prospecting Guides & slippy map & GPS tracks
+
- This whole subsystem needs a good examination and possible rewriting. :expoweb:/noinfo/prospecting_guide_scripts
+
+
Photos
@@ -124,9 +135,9 @@ If a heading is in italics, then there are hidden items.
- why there are so many broken links
- non-troggle scripts
-
- DOCUMENT them all - have we got a full list?
+
- DOCUMENT them all - have we got ?
- Makefile
-
- Get it working !
+
- Get it working ! How many of other scripts should be in it ? Should we do data imports to schedule too ?
@@ -139,9 +150,6 @@ If a heading is in italics, then there are hidden items.
WHY are total lengths of surveyed cave different between expo server and WSL server for 2019 and a few other years only ?
DEBUG - too many messages - reduce the number unless we need them
Why is "kataster' not found ?!
- What is "GPS "not parsed in survex" mean
- Test import when:
- no profile logging .json file present
Missing .3d files
REPORT if there is no .3d file - make it if it is not there ? O rjust leave it to Makefile ?
Troggle parser/viewer
diff --git a/handbook/fester.html b/handbook/fester.html
index a15927322..b303782f6 100644
--- a/handbook/fester.html
+++ b/handbook/fester.html
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ from CU 1992. This tale involves a Citroen van and a Volvo, also depicted below.
Far more people seem to travel by bike in Austria than in the UK despite
the obvious disadvantages of (a) ridiculous heat or (b) it pissing buckets
and (c) it's very hilly. However, cycling down the
-toll road is very pleasant, or can be very exciting,
+toll road is very pleasant, or can be very exciting,
depending on whether or not you are trying to break the club record of under
ten minutes or it is (again) pissing buckets. Most people foolish enough to
do it at all, only cycle up the toll road once (but there are
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ exceptions, even to this rule).
Dave Brindle tops out in cloud
This is the fine peak with glacier visible from the
-toll road on a clear day. Although the postcards
+toll road on a clear day. Although the postcards
would have you believe it is a 3k peak, this is really only 2994m, not that
this detracts from a fine day out. One look at the "via ferrata" up the
south-facing cliff is enough to convince everyone of the wisdom of investing
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ remains. Still it got us a go in the Feuerwehr's big red rescue boat :-)
Hang-gliding
Not for the complete beginner is the mind-bending takeoff from a ramp at the
-top of the Toll-road. On early expos, everyone
+top of the Toll-road. On early expos, everyone
thought that this was only for loonies, but now a small contingent of
C.U.Hang-gliding Club have shown that it is even possible to land in a tree
and survive.
diff --git a/handbook/primer.html b/handbook/primer.html
index d46e6af0c..35f5a216f 100644
--- a/handbook/primer.html
+++ b/handbook/primer.html
@@ -16,17 +16,17 @@ lang="de-at">Salzburg). Recent large projects are:
-- Schwarzmooskogel system formed from the linkage of several caves into one system, 150km or so long, and 1033m deep,
+
- Schwarzmooskogel system formed from the linkage of several caves into one system, 120km or so long, and 1033m deep,
of which around nine tenths of the length (and the highest and deepest points) were explored by CUCC. This now includes connections
-with Kaninchenhöhle, Steinbrückenhöhle and Balkonhöhle.
-- Heimkommenhöhle (Homecoming) discovered in 2018 is on the edge of the plateau and has not been connected with any other cave yet.
-- Fischgesichthöhle (FGH) and Gluklischesmetterlinghöhle (Happy Butterfly)
+with Kaninchenhöhle (161), Steinbrückenhöhle (204) and Balkonhöhle (264).
+- Heimkommenhöhle (Homecoming, 359) discovered in 2018 is on the edge of the plateau and has not been connected with any other cave yet.
+- Fischgesichthöhle (FGH, 290) and Gluklischesmetterlinghöhle (Happy Butterfly, 291)
were discovered in 2017 and despite being only a few metres apart they have not yet been connected. FGH has gone deep but was snow-plugged in 2019.
-- Tunnocksschaht and Balkonhöhle the focus of exploration since 2016.
+
- Tunnocksschaht (258) and Balkonhöhle (264) the focus of exploration since 2016.
In 2018 they both went deep and three connections between them were made.
-- Steinbrückenhöhle the most major cave in the area and the principal focus of CUCC's work 2000-2008.
+
- Steinbrückenhöhle (204) the most major cave in the area and the principal focus of CUCC's work 2000-2008.
@@ -77,15 +77,18 @@ challenging activity. Also, unlike a Yorkshire tourist trip, you must survey
and describe what you find – logbooks write-ups
form part of a long-term record
of what has been done so are rather more important than on weekend meets at
-home. Surveying may be an entirely new activity for first-time expo members,
+home. Surveying may be an entirely new activity for first-time expo members,
but it is also a very important one, and one which it is worth making the
-effort to get right from the start.
+effort to get right from the start. We have been doing this for nearly 40 years
+so we have a reliable set of procedures for
+converting muddy notebooks into beautiful wallcharts.
The caves in Austria are as different from Yorkshire and Mendip as those two
areas are from each other. There are few sporting streamways and few
formations. The caves are colder (often not much above freezing, and sometimes
below). They are often much deeper than Yorkshire trips, though the entrances
we are currently using mean that even the remotest places are not at vast
+we are currently using mean that even the remotest places are not at vast
depths. However, pitches may be big, and close together in deep shafts of up to
a couple of hundred metres. Though often dry in good weather, run-off is rapid
and a damp pitch can rapidly become a serious proposition with near-freezing
@@ -96,21 +99,29 @@ many leads still to push not needing a lot of vertical work at all.
In Austria, expo is effectively split into "Base
Camp" and various "plateau camps". Base camp is in
-the valley, near the pub, shops, lake and other "R&R" facilities. It is
-here that we have the bulk of the documentation, computers, lamp charging, log
-book and survey book. The plateau camps are right outside the cave entrances, and
+the valley, near the gasthof, shops, river, lake and other facilities. It is
+here that we have the bulk of the documentation, computers, log
+book and survey book. The plateau bivvy camp is a short walk from the cave entrances, and
are reached by a toll road (on which we have a deal which avoids paying each
-time) which ascends 900m to a tourist car park from where it is around a 40
-minute walk (on good paths) to the edge of the plateau. From here it is a
-one-and-a-half-hour slog across rough limestone pavements to the main a 40
+minute walk (on good paths) to the edge of the plateau. From here it is a
+one-and-a-half-hour slog across rough limestone pavements to the main Steinbrückenhöhle bivvy site.
-We also have other shorter-lived high camps such as Organhöhle (from 2017).
+The main bivvy has solar charging for lights and electric drills.
-The plateau camps and and Base camp are linked by mobile phone, which are much
-better for coordinating and reporting activities than the radios we used
-previously. The result of this is that trips are
-mostly organised by the people in top camp, and it is usual to spend periods of
+
We also have other shorter-lived high camps such as Organhöhle (in 2017) and are planning (2020)
+a new site at Garlic Cave much further to the north west.
+
+The plateau camps and and Base camp are linked by rugged mobile phones
+using a specific Austrian carrier to get adequate reception. Your own phone will
+probably not work so well and will not be reliable over much of the plateau.
+
+Trips are mostly organised by the people in top camp (we even have a whiteboard),
+ and it is usual to spend periods of
three or four days or so at top camp, alternating with festering at base.
On the other hand, the plateau a nature reserve where camping is
diff --git a/piclinks/tpcamp.htm b/piclinks/tpcamp.htm
index 7745dcb7d..76f901585 100644
--- a/piclinks/tpcamp.htm
+++ b/piclinks/tpcamp.htm
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ Top Camp 1993
-This is the upper of two alternating sites of CUCC's Top Camp for the last
-several years. An area of fairly flat grass next to a supply of flowing water
+
This is the upper of two alternating sites of CUCC's Top Camp for
+several years in the late 80s. An area of fairly flat grass next to a supply of flowing water
is unusual on the plateau, and this has proved to be an exceptionally useful
base, despite being exposed to the frequent poor weather. The view is in the
direction of the approach to Kaninchenhöhle.
+Since 2000 we have used the bivvy at Steinbrückenhöhle and collected rainwater
+(which is plentiful) for our water supply.
Photo © Dan Mace, 1991
diff --git a/piclinks/typing.htm b/piclinks/typing.htm
index cf8729145..dcb13fafc 100644
--- a/piclinks/typing.htm
+++ b/piclinks/typing.htm
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ Typing up survey data at Base Camp
Tony Rooke typing up survey data into a PC in the old Potato Hut at
-Base Camp. This is a vital part of the
+Base Camp in 1991. This is a vital part of the
expedition, as it enables exploration to be based on a realistic idea of
where various passages are relative to each other. If not done whilst on the
-expedition, it can take months to track people down to get surveys drawn up.
+expedition, it can take months to track people down to get surveys drawn up.
+[This is still true 30 years later.]
Photo © Daniel Mace, 1991