More 258 cave descriptions - almost complete to end 2007

1623/258/caveDescriptions-temp/dubiouspleasure.txt

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+Dubious Pleasure
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+The passage heads south from the junction with Rhubarb Crumbly and Maximum Pleasure. The passage descends steadily and develops a small floor trench, reaching a junction after 35m where there is a boulder-filled shaft in the floor [QM 2007-258-35 B] with aven above [QM 2007-258-40 X]. Traversing round the shaft to the left leads to Goody Goody. A 2m climb on the right leads into So Vein. Dubious Pleasure continues straight ahead.
+
+Continuing beyond the boulder-filled pit, twin avens are reached [QM 258-0755-1 X] [QM 258-0755-2 X]. Doubling back on the right at this point is the entrance to Naughty Naughty. A trickle of water entering at location disappears into a narrow (<0.5m) 2m deep canyon that is hidden beneath a false floor of boulders. The passage continues downhill for a further 10m to a choke.

1623/258/caveDescriptions-temp/flyinghigh.txt

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+Flying High
+
+A comfortable walking-size pack heads north east from Starfish Junction, trending uphill at about 20deg with a significant outward draught. After 50m, a small sandy passage on the left is Down to Earth. A further 30m on, the passage narrows and swings east, developing a narrow floor trench and continuing to ascend. 40m further on the passage doubles back on itself to the right and continues in sinuous fashion, past a too-tight stream inlet on the right, to a crossroads after a further 40m. [RIGHT AND LEFT IN FLYINGHIGH5 - SOME SURVEY CONFUSION].
+
+Flying High continues in similar fashion straight ahead. [TO BE CONTINUED...]

1623/258/caveDescriptions-temp/flyinghigh2.txt

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+No information - included with flyinghigh as far as possible

1623/258/caveDescriptions-temp/literalnorth4.txt

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+Described with stomachulsa

1623/258/caveDescriptions-temp/maxpleasure1.txt

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 Maximum Pleasure: south of Starfish Junction
 
-A fine walking passage heads steadily up-dip with a strong outward draft. Goes 180m to Starfish junction, via a few boulders to clamber over. A tight rift on the right is passed after 75m [QM 07-23 C]. After 130m a shelf forms on LH wall after floor canyon disappears under LH wall, where there is an unexplored sandy crawl [QM 07-27 B]. The shelf is the main way on and rises slowly above floor level until you are traversing past a large hole on the R. This connects under RH wall to Star Light passage. Crawls on LH side at shelf level 30m south of Starfish Junction have [QM 07-22-C] parallel to main passage and [QM 07-28-B] in back corner behind pillars. A climb up on the left in a cross-rift 10m south of Starfish Junction leads immediately to a boulder choke with a voice and light connection to a side passage in Just for a Laugh. [2007-258-94-X] is a high (20m+) aven at the same point.
+A fine walking passage heads steadily up-dip with a strong outward draft. Goes 180m to Starfish junction, via a few boulders to clamber over. A tight rift on the right is passed after 75m [QM 07-23 C]. After 130m a shelf forms on LH wall after floor canyon disappears under LH wall, where there is an unexplored sandy crawl [QM 07-27 B]. The shelf is the main way on and rises slowly above floor level until you are traversing past a large hole on the R. This connects under RH wall to Star Light passage. Crawls on LH side at shelf level 30m south of Starfish Junction have [QM 07-22-C] parallel to main passage and [QM 07-28-B] in back corner behind pillars. A climb up on the left in a cross-rift 10m south of Starfish Junction leads immediately to a boulder choke with a voice and light connection to a side passage in Just for a Laugh. A passage directly opposite on the right connects to Star Light Passage. [2007-258-94-X] is a high (20m+) aven at the same point.
 
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+Starfish Junction
 
-Starfish Junction has 4 large passages meeting at a large boulder and is a distinctive spot. Ahead (North) Maximum Pleasure continues. The right fork is Flying High. The 4th passage is Star Light passage. Including the higher and lower-level connections this is a complex junction.
+Starfish Junction has 4 large passages meeting at a large boulder and is a distinctive spot. Ahead (north) Maximum Pleasure continues. The right fork (northeast) is Flying High. The 4th passage (southeast) is Star Light passage. Including the higher and lower-level connections this is a complex junction.
 
 

1623/258/caveDescriptions-temp/maxpleasure3.txt

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+[PARTIALLY DESCRIBED WITH justforalaugh]
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+Star Light Passage
+
+Star Light passage is a fine, roomy walking passage that heads southeast from Starfish Junction. After 15m, a passage on the right connects back to Maximum Pleasure, and immediately after this a further large passage underneath also connects to Maximum Pleasure (accessed by a 3m climb down). The main passage continues in similar fashion for a further 100m to an aven on the left [QM 2007-258-101 X]. Beyond the aven is a small passage heading steeply uphill with snow and leaves at the bottom [QM 2007-258-65 A]. This area is very close to Ants in Pants Schacht, but repeated attempts have failed to find a connection. Immediately before the aven is an unexplored tube heading downhill on the right [QM 2007-258-64 B].
+
+Continuing past the aven leads immediately to a junction with Delicious on the left - the route to Gravity Always Wins - whilst Star Light Passage turns east. A further passage to the left rapidly chokes. The continuing passage ahead passes the head of an 11m pitch into Iceflow. Immediately beyond this, a crawling sized phreatic tube on the right is the Gravity Always Wins bypass that provides access to Delicious passage south of Gravity Always Wins.
+
+At this point, Star Light Passage turns left (north) and heads uphill developing a floor trench. The passage continues up this ramp for a further 120m, gradually getting smaller, to the limit of exploration: a 2m climb up [QM 2007-258-59 C] at the base of a drippy aven [QM 258-0762-1 X]. 20m before the limit of exploration, is a small unexplored tube heading up [QM 258-0762-2 C].

1623/258/caveDescriptions-temp/maxpleasure6.txt

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+Described with maxpleasure3

1623/258/caveDescriptions-temp/oompah.txt

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 Oompah starts as a boulder floored passage that heads west and downhill from Ribs with Knödel for 10m to a crossroads. South leads to Apfelstrudel. West leads to a window onto a 12m pitch accessed by heading north. North begins as a steeply descending ramp, quickly leading to the 12m pitch on the left. Straight ahead at this point leads to a 3m pitch into Loompah.
 
-The 12m pitch lands in an 8x6m chamber. There is a possible way on halfway down the pitch in the south wall (traverse or climb required to access) [QM 13-01 C] and a possible dig in the southwest corner of the chamber [QM 13-02 D]. To the north, a 3m climb up gains access to a further pitch of 17m that lands in a rift. Upstream ends in a clean washed aven. Downstream leads to a series of boulder climbs with no way on (possible dig) [QM 13-03 D].  
+The 12m pitch lands in an 8x6m chamber. There is a possible way on halfway down the pitch in the south wall (traverse or climb required to access) [QM 1325-1 C] and a possible dig in the southwest corner of the chamber [QM 1325-2 D]. To the north, a 3m climb up gains access to a further pitch of 17m that lands in a rift. Upstream ends in a clean washed aven. Downstream leads to a series of boulder climbs with no way on (possible dig) [QM 1325-3 D].  
 
 Loompah
 

1623/258/caveDescriptions-temp/stomachulsa.txt

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+Stomach ULSA
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+Passages either side of a rock pillar in Literal North immediately unite and head southeast and slightly uphill in a walking-sized passage carrying a significant inward draught. Almost immediately, a thin slot up into a chimney is passed on the right [QM 2007-258-47 B]. After 40m a 6m pitch is reached with aven above [QM 258-0763-1 X] with a continuation visible on the opposite side of the pitch [QM 258-0763-2 A]
+
+TO BE CONTINUED...

1623/258/caveDescriptions-temp/usualsuspects.txt

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 The Usual Suspects
 
-Back at the water collecting pool, to the left (west) a passage leads almost immediately to a tricky climb (rope recommended) up to the right. This gains a further muddy passage, which draughts inwards strongly, leading after about 50 metres to a balcony at the head of the 100m deep pitch The Usual Suspects. This pitch is wet, and is impassible in times of high water (a party was marooned beneath it in 2009), and is now superceded by the route via String Theory. Across the pitch head may be seen a window accessible via the route to String Theory.
+Back at the water collecting pool, to the left (west) a passage leads almost immediately to a tricky climb (rope recommended) up to the right. This gains a further large walking passage, which draughts inwards strongly, leading after about 50 metres to a balcony at the head of the 100m deep pitch The Usual Suspects. Two bolts on the left just before the passage starts to head steeply downhill start the traverse line approach to the pitch head. This pitch is broken by a large ledge at -70m, and the descent from this side is drippy in the dry and more than drippy in the wet - a better rig is required. In 2009 the hang was from two 1-bolt rebelays in rapid succession, with 3 rebelays and a bolt deviation to reach the ledge. The y-hang on the right at the ledge is sub-optimal, the furthest bolt can be extended with a sling to avoid an immediate rub and a bolt deviation 5m down clears the wall - but not the water when it rains
 
-INCOMPLETE
+WARNING: Usual Suspects is impassible in times of high water (a party was marooned beneath it in 2009), and is now superceded by the route via String Theory. Across the pitch head may be seen a window accessible via the route to String Theory.
+
+INCOMPLETE (need to incorporate existing description in usualsuspects.html on website).