From 76bbc6f18d406af06fe6984ae98b827b30d65749 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: dave The Subway series is the deepest level presently known in
+Steinbrückenhöhle. It is in a steeply sloping bedding plane at an
+average altitude of around 1400m. Access is from the Subsoil level via the Four Pitches of the
+Apocalypse. This pitch series starts at a chamberette in a
+side passage in the Fat Worm Blows a Sparky
+area of the Subsoil level. A wide Y-hang across the passage protects a short
+muddy ramp, which is followed by a traverse to the left across a wide ledge to
+the first main pitch. I can't remember anything about this pitch, but the next
+pitch is somewhat damp, and lands at a traverse along the left-hand side of a
+slot until it opens out wide enough to descend. This third pitch is 21m long
+and lands at a small round ledge. Here the water disappears down a narrow round
+hole to one side [XXX Is this not a QM? i can't remember. Perhaps it would
+be too small to get a body through. Certainly a C-- grade lead.]
+while the main shaft continues straight ahead from a Y-hang on the right-hand
+wall (needing 2 maillons to avoid a marginal rub) and an immediate deviation.
+The next pitch is a spacious 34m, with a deviation part-way down. Shortly
+beneath this a swing through a window leads to the main Subway series, while
+continuing down the pitch leads to Mornington
+Crescent. The final Pitch of the Apocalypse lands in a chamber floored with boulders,
+with one huge block in the centre. Around 5m off the ground, it is possible to
+swing off onto a ledge, where a hole in the wall reveals a sporting passage
+which spirals down steeply in a corkscrew pattern, passing several short climbs
+and a tight bend (requiring SRT kit removal, at least if you're as fat as
+Dave). Beyond this the passage appears to close down, although there are one or
+two unexplored side branches [C2005-204-59 C], and the passage has not been
+surveyed. The continuation of the pitch series is Mornington Crescent [NIAL]
+[C2005-204-60 B] [C2005-204-61 X], which ends at [XXX is this right?] a too-tight
+pitch-head 60m further down. Swinging through the window from the Fourth Pitch of the Apocalypse, a short
+drop belayed off a spike lands on a wide ledge. Traversing to the right
+leads to a steep upward slope, at the top of which a passage leads
+right and left; to the left is [C2005-204-50 C] and to the right is [C2005-204-49 B] (the
+latter has an 11-second rattle). Traversing leftwards reaches a
+short pitch into the spacious, boulder-floored Turnstile
+Chamber. An aven enters to one side [C2005-204-51 X] while
+continuing on leads to a funnel-shaped hole in the floor. This is rigged with a
+Y-hang from a pillar and a spit, and a deviation to the other wall, but this
+requires some athletic manouvres to pass. The pitch is only 5m deep and lands
+in another large chamber. (The pitch can be bypassed by a climb down through
+the boulders, but this is not recommended, as the boulders are not especially
+stable.). [XXX This is as far as I ever went and everything else here is
+solely based on the survey! XXX] In this next chamber which I propose be called The Platform, a climb-up the right-hand wall leads to an unpushed crawl [C2005-204-52 A], while straight on leads down a couple of minor pitches past another passage on the right [C2005-204-53 B] to a 9m pitch. This lands in a wide passage, The Tube. There is a hole in the floor [C2005-204-54 C] while the passage continues both north and south.
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+204 Steinbrückenhöhle 5/S x Subway Series
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+The Four Pitches of the Apocalypse
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+Mornington Crescent
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+The Tube
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+Northern Line
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+The northwards branch of The Tube soon reaches a downward slope and 5m pitch.
+At the bottom of this is a narrow muddy tube which might be diggable [C2005-204-39 D].
+The way on is a traverse, Mind The Gap, along a
+shale band on the left-hand wall. Beyond this is a blind pit and an aven
+[C2005-204-40 X]. Shortly afterwards the passage emerges from the floor of a wide
+bedding-plane ramp. Uphill is [C2005-204-47 C]. Downhill chokes, but there is a passage
+on the left, Tooting Bec. This leads on past several
+holes in the floor [C2005-204-37 C] [C2005-204-38 C], with the sound of running water emerging.
+The largest of these holes was descended for 25m through a wide chamber
+(Morden) to a narrow twisty passage. After a
+further drop of 16m this narrows somewhat, but more rift is visible
+beyond [C2005-204-46 C].. Continuing along Tooting Bec leads past yet more
+holes in the floor [C2005-204-35 B] [C2005-204-36 B] to a steep upwards ramp [C2005-204-34 B]. There is a
+passage on the left; continuing straight along this ends, but turning right
+partway along leads to another steep upwards ramp, with a slimy muddy floor. At
+the top of this is a fork; the right branch is [C2005-204-33 B] which probably links to
+05-34, while the left branch continues, sloping steeply up; a handline is
+required [C2005-204-32 A].
Heading southwards from the pitch into The Tube, the passage soon reaches a complex junction, St. Pancras. The main passage loops round on itself, passing various small passages [C2005-204-56 C] [C2005-204-57 C] [C2005-204-58 C]. To the left is a pitch, Pig's Ear Pitch, which can be either descended or traversed round. +Traversing across leads to an upward-sloping passage, Docklands Light Railway. At the top of this is a pitch [C2005-204-26 A], with a passage visible across the pitch-head [C2005-204-27 B]. The main passage continues ahead; exploration was halted by a pool of water, which could be traversed over [C2005-204-28 A].
+ +Descending Pig's Ear Pitch from St. Pancras leads to the Picadilly Line, a +very wide, boulder-floored passage. This slopes downward, passing an aven +[C2005-204-25 X]. Beyond this is a junction, with another aven [C2005-204-24 X] above it. On the +left is a narrower passage leading to Green Park, +while ahead Picadilly Line continues, still sloping downwards. After around 50m +it narrows and swings to the left, passing a passage [C2005-204-23 B] on the left. This +final section carries a trickle of water in a trench in the floor. At the end +of the passage this disappears down a hole in the floor [C2005-204-22 B], beyond which +is a 10m pitch, Dog's Dinner, with very poor +quality rock. This lands in a large chamber, Hounslow, with a boulder floor. Above is an aven [C2005-204-20 X]. +In the floor are two more holes. The smaller is [C2005-204-21 B], while the larger leads +to a 24m pitch, Dog's Bollocks. The water +rejoins part-way down, and at the bottom is a sump, at a depth of 490m from +204e.
+ +From the junction in Picadilly Line, an upward-sloping side passage leads +off. This passes a 2m climb to a juction, Green +Park. Straight ahead the passage continues for a few metres between +large mud banks, but the main route doubles back over itself and emerges in +another passage, Jubilee Line Extension, which runs +for around 50m parallel to and more or less directly above the Picadilly Line. +Holes in the floor (which appear to have both been given the same number, +[C2005-204-31 B]) presumably connect. At the end, the passage forks, with walking-size +passage continuing in both directions [C2005-204-29 A] [C2005-204-30 B].
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