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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
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<td><a href="piclinks/potato-hut.html"><img src="tinypix/potato-hut.jpg" alt="" /></a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="caption"><td>Vital supplies for the Potato Hut.</td>
<td>Inside the Potato Hut.</td>
<td>The Potato Hut from the outside.</td></tr>
<td>Inside the old Potato Hut.</td>
<td>The old Potato Hut from the outside.</td></tr>
</table>
<hr />

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</b>
</pre>
<p>After many years of using complicated radio systems of varying degrees of complication and reliability, we have finally settled on a foolproof method for communicating callouts from top camp to base camp: mobile phones. Cheap Austrian pay-as-you-go mobiles have sufficiently good reception on the plateau for sending SMS messages, and even occasionally for conversation.</p>
<p>We are using the "B-Free" mobile scheme. (In 2011 we tried using another provider which picked up the T-Mobile network, however the reception was not as good as B-Free. &nbsp;B-Free&nbsp;has an annual renewal of the SIM which gets you the phone number and connection (plus some credit). More credit comes in the form of a receipt with a printed code or a card with a scratch-off secret number.</p>
<p>For some years (including 2018) we have been using the "B-Free" mobile scheme. (In 2011 we tried using another provider which picked up the T-Mobile network, however the reception was not as good as B-Free. &nbsp;B-Free&nbsp;has an annual renewal of the SIM which gets you the phone number and connection (plus some credit). More credit comes in the form of a receipt with a printed code or a card with a scratch-off secret number.</p>
<h3>Annual renewal</h3>
<p>This has to be done in less than 13 months otherwise it costs a more as you
essentially have to start from scratch (~EUR10 for a new SIM with EUR5 of

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<H2>Summary</H2>
<p>Since 2003 the bivy site at the stone bridge has had a number of solar panels
<p>Since 2003 the bivy site at Steinbr&uuml;ckenh&ouml;hle (the stone bridge) has had a number of solar panels
and a car battery, which are mainly used for charging lamp battery packs, drill
and AA/AAA batteries (and phones). Much bigger flexi solar panels arrived in 2007
and a second, larger, battery around the same time.</p>
@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ and a second, larger, battery around the same time.</p>
<p>In 2018 two new PV panels were bought.
These <a href="https://www.jinkosolar.com/ftp/EN-Eagles-270PP-60_rev2014-1.pdf">Jinko JKM270PP-60</a>
beasts are 255W (peak), ~16% efficient and weigh 19kg each. They are glass-fronted, aluminium-framed, and measure 1650 x 992 x 40mm.
The intention is that they will be installed at Steinbruckhohle top camp
and that the light-weight panels already there will be transferred to the Organhohle
The intention is that they will be installed at Steinbr&uuml;ckenh&ouml;hle top camp
and that the light-weight panels already there will be transferred to the Organh&ouml;hle
bivvy camp. The rest of this text describes the situation
in 2017 before these Jinkos were bought. Also new in 2018 is a new set of 12V sockets (car type). This page will be updated when they have been installed.

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<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
<title>
The Potato Hut
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<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../css/main2.css" />
</head>
<body>
<h1>The Potato Hut</h1>
<h1>The old Potato Hut</h1>
<div class="centre"><img src="../images/potato-hut.jpg"></div>
<p>The Potato Hut seen from the outside.</p>
<p>The old Potato Hut seen from the outside.
This is still there, but we now use the new Potato Hut which has been built next to it.
(The old hut is used as a store by various friends and relations of Karin's.)</p>
<p class="caption">Photo &copy; Mark Shinwell, 2000</p>

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<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
<meta id="description" content="Cambridge University Caving Club's Advanced
expedition camps on the Loser Plateau" />
<title>CUCC's Austria Expeditions: High camps</title>
@ -16,10 +15,13 @@ lang="de-at">Altaussee</span> (1976-82) and <span lang="de-at">Grundlsee</span>
(1983 to present). The <a href="years/1978/log.htm#driveroty">1978 accident</a>
demonstrated the foolishness of trying to conduct long explorations without a
high camp. Several people have been benighted on the plateau over the years
and rescues in 1989, 2007 and 2016 as well as numerous other incidents show the value of rapid assistance from Top Camp in
and rescues in 1989, 2007 and 2016 as well as numerous other incidents show
the value of rapid assistance from Top Camp in
the event of a mishap underground.</p>
<p>From 2002 to 2016 our only top camp was in "204 Steinbrückenhöhle" (see below). In 2017 we (mostly UBSS)
established a bivvy camp very close to Organhohle (see below) which will be established more soundly in 2018.</p>
<p>From 2002 to date our only top camp has been in "204 Steinbr&uuml;ckenh&ouml;hle" (see below).
In 2017 we (mostly UBSS guests)
established a bivvy camp very close to Organh&ouml;hle (see below)
which will be established more soundly in 2018.</p>
<p>The terminology of these camps has become very confused over
time, as the campsites have changed. At some time, virtually every
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<p>CUCC's first high camp was set up in 1977, on a site identified on the first
visit in 1976. This was on an area of pasture above a small limestone scar from
<a href="br-alm.html"><span lang="de-at">Br&auml;uning Alm</span></a>. At
<a href="1623/l/tc1977.htm"><span lang="de-at">Br&auml;uning Alm</span></a>. At
the time, the springs in the valley here were the only reliable water supply we
had discovered. There were caves nearby, as well as ones on the plateau to
explore, so the site proved very pleasant, until washed out in one (of many)
@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ deserved the title "camp". It was never used again, as exploration in 1980
switched to the <span lang="de-at">Stellerwegh&ouml;hle</span> area, and
neither of the previous high camps were really of any use.</p>
<h3><a id="topcamp">Top Camp</a></h3>
<h3><a id="topcamp">Schwarzmoossattel Top Camp</a></h3>
<table class="imgtable">
<tr><td><a href="piclinks/tpcamp.htm">
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</td>
</tr></table>
<p>More recently, a really good permanent spring was found in a small
<p>A really good permanent spring was found in a small
climbable shaft a short way beyond
<span lang="de-at">Schwarzmoossattel</span> ("The Col").
As this was adjacent to one of the very few flat areas of grass, and right
@ -106,8 +108,8 @@ next to the path as well, this has made an ideal camp site, and was the normal
Top Camp from 1988 to 2001. Logbooks and Journal accounts at the time
referred to this as "Camp I", despite its not being the first high
camp. A few references are to "Camp 3", which tried to reflect the
chronology. More recently it has been known just as "Top Camp". In
fact, to minimise the impact on grassy areas, the camp has alternated between
chronology. Later it was known just as "Top Camp". In
fact, to minimise the impact on grassy areas, the camp alternated between
the small site immediately adjacent to the spring and a larger (but boggier)
area a little lower (used in 1994, 1996, 1998 etc.).</p>
@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ the cave. Unfortunately, access via the <span lang="de-at">Stogerweg</span>
proved to be more strenuous than from the old plateau top camp, and no usable
water supply was found, so this campsite never came into existence.</p>
<h3>40 bivvy</h3>
<h3>40 Eish&ouml;hle bivvy</h3>
<p>In 2001 people decided to bivvy nearer to the the cave entrances. This
involved putting up tarpaulins in natural shelters, and sleeping on inflatable
@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ opposite with a hose to a butt in the bivi - very effective.</p>
<div class="centre"><a href="images/40bivy.jpg"><img src="tinypix/40bivy.jpg"
width="200" height="128" alt="40 bivvy" /></a></div>
<h3>204 bivvy Steinbruckhohle ("The Stone Bridge")</h3>
<h3>204 Steinbr&uuml;ckenh&ouml;hle ("The Stone Bridge") bivvy</h3>
<p>Cavers working in 204 (<span
lang="de-at">Steinbr&uuml;ckenh&ouml;hle</span>) used the eponymous stone
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drips and wind. Water was obtained from snow at 231, collecting drips
in 231 and a funnel inserted in a grike on the roof of the stone
bridge. Initially two, and later 3 butts were used for
water storage.</p>
water storage. </p>
<p>This has been the main high camp since 2002; it has
been extensively reterraced to increase its capacity (as of 2003 it
@ -164,15 +166,16 @@ could sleep 12 and by 2017 22 could be jammed in), the water
collection methods refined, and a cooking area created, to give an
exceedingly comfortable bivvy site. A much larger single tarp covering
the whole length, used since 2015, has made it much drier at the back,
and the place is now very civilised indeed.</p>
and the place is now very civilised indeed.
See the <a href="handbook/bivirig.html">bivvy rigging guide</a> for tarp erection details.</p>
<div class="centre"><a href="1623/204/bivvy.html">
<img src="tinypix/204bivy.jpg" width="233" height="168"
alt="204 bivvy" /></a></div>
<h3>76 bivvy</h3>
<h3>76 Eislufth&ouml;hle bivvy</h3>
<p>In 2004-2007, the 76 (<a href="1623/76/76.htm">Eislufth&ouml;hle</a>)
<p>In 2004-2007, the 76 <a href="1623/76/76.htm">Eislufth&ouml;hle</a>
re-exploration project necessitated a camp close to the 76 entrance. A bivouac
was established in a convenient rock shelter nearby. This was also
used in 2012,13,15,16. Camping on the nearby grassy bit, which has
@ -181,13 +184,13 @@ room for 2 small tents is a lot warmer than staying in the bivi cave.</p>
<div class="centre"><a href="1623/others/l/76bivvyvw.html">
<img src="tinypix/76bivvy.jpg" /></a></div>
<h3><a id="id2017camp">2017</a> Organhohle Camp</h3>
<h3><a id="id2017camp">2017</a> Organh&ouml;hle Camp</h3>
<p>Sleeping 3 or 4, a bivvy with rainwater collection was established in a small
overhang very closeto <a href="http://expo.survex.com/noinfo/1623/bs17.htm">Organhohle</a> and Guten Morgen hohle. This is a further hour or two walk from
the main top camp at Steinbruckhohle; and would be very hard to establish without
the resources available at Steinbruckhohle. The usual route goes very close to Tunnocksschaft entrance and within view of the
entrance to <a href="http://expo.survex.com/1623/264/264.html">Balkonhohle</a> - and then rather a lot further and over the ridge with a view down to the Appelhaus area.
<p>When UBSS first explored Organhohle they approached from the other direction. See their write-up
overhang very closeto <a href="http://expo.survex.com/noinfo/1623/bs17.htm">Organh&ouml;hle</a> and Guten Morgen h&ouml;hle. This is a further hour or two walk from
the main top camp at Steinbruckh&ouml;hle; and would be very hard to establish without
the resources available at Steinbruckh&ouml;hle. The usual route goes very close to Tunnocksschaft entrance and within view of the
entrance to <a href="http://expo.survex.com/1623/264/264.html">Balkonh&ouml;hle</a> - and then rather a lot further and over the ridge with a view down to the Appelhaus area.
<p>When UBSS first explored Organh&ouml;hle they approached from the other direction. See their write-up
in Descent (see page 18
of <a href="http://expo.survex.com/others/ubss/UBSS_NL_web_series2_v6_sv3.pdf">UBSS newsletter</a>)
for the horrendous walk that this involves.