[svn r6485] Mainly typographical changes; also added a description for Cresta Run

smkridge/204/ariston.html

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ of pitches; the current rig as of 2002 uses a pitch-head deviation, and a
 Y-hang rebelay around halfway down, to keep the descent clear of walls and the
 small trickle of water which falls down the shaft. This looks worryingly like
 it would become a huge deluge after rain, drenching anyone on the rebelay, but
-even during one epic trip in 2004 when water levels throughout the cave were 
+even during one epic trip in 2004 when water levels throughout the cave were
 extremely high this area was no more than drippy. The floor is reached after 54
 metres of descent. The way on is a short traverse, an 8 metre pitch, another
 short traverse, and then a 20 metre pitch to a ledge. The final pitch from this
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ this section.</p>
 The streamway continues past a 2m climb and 2m pitch leading to the 25m pitch
 of <b>Mystery Wind</b>; this is descended via a crow's-nest which gives a dry
 sloping descent to the floor, protected by two rebelays. Immediately  beyond
-this is <b>Dave Dives</b>, an awkward roof-tube climb to bypass a tight spot; 
+this is <b>Dave Dives</b>, an awkward roof-tube climb to bypass a tight spot;
 this should on no account be descended head-first. A bolt here might render the
 process safer. The streamway continues to the twin pitches of <b>Easy There</b>
 (15m) and  <b>Steady Now</b> (4m), the 2002 limit; the head of the latter is
@@ -162,21 +162,7 @@ and draughty nature of the passage. There may  be a continuation at high level
 via a loony bolt traverse across the head of Copper [<a
 href="qm.html#C2003-204-48"  id="qC2003-204-48">C2003-204-48 B</a>].</p>
 
-<p>Beyond this the rift becomes tighter and more awkward again, leading to the 
-head of yet another pitch, <b>Yeast</b> (p10). Shortly beyond this the  bottom
-of the rift becomes rather tight and an ascending traverse can be followed, as
-far as a local widening, the 2004 limit; dropping back to stream level rapidly
-becomes tight again, but a traverse  line across, <b>Nordic Traverse</b>, gives
-access to a dry fossil passage to the head of  <b>Thirteen Year Pitch</b> (7m),
-which drops into a spacious dry chamber. Here a tight and  scrofulous-looking
-rift leads off to the right (QM 04-XXX C), while the chosen way on is to
-descend <b>Pepper Pot</b> (20m) back to stream level. Here the passage returns
-to familiar rifty crappiness for a few metres; it is helpful to  take a
-relatively high level for a while until the passage widens again, at which
-point a 6m pitch, <b>(unnamed)</b>, regains the stream level. At this point
-there is a convenient widening at a level that gradually ascends to the head of
-<i>yet another</i> pitch, at which point the exploration team finally got
-bored. (QM 04-XX)</p>
+<p>Beyond this the rift becomes tighter and more awkward again, leading to the head of yet another pitch, <b>Yeast</b> (p10). Shortly beyond this the  bottom of the rift becomes rather tight and an ascending traverse can be followed, as far as a local widening, the 2003 limit; dropping back to stream level rapidly becomes tight again, but a traverse line across, <b>Nordic Traverse</b>, gives access to a dry fossil passage to the head of <b>Thirteen Year Pitch</b> (7m), which drops into a spacious dry chamber. Here a tight and  scrofulous-looking rift leads off to the right (QM 04-XXX C), while the chosen way on is to descend <b>Pepper Pot</b> (20m) back to stream level. Here the passage returns to familiar rifty crappiness for a few metres; it is helpful to  take a relatively high level for a while until the passage widens again, at which point a 6m pitch, <b>Paster of Muppets</b>, regains the stream level. At this point there is a convenient widening at a level that gradually ascends to the head of <i>yet another</i> pitch (QM 04-XX); it is noticeable on the survey that from the bottom of Paster the passage swings southwards away from the consistent NE-SW alignment of most of Razordance.</p>
 
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