From 7adf9fcb2756cfc3beadf93c44a3ae4d45c2acab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dl267 Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 18:41:30 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] [svn r4943] Modified goals and detailed aims documents to reflect decision to push Eislufthohle. --- years/2003/goals.htm | 80 +++++++++++++++++--------------------- years/2003/priorities.html | 49 ++++++++++++++++++----- 2 files changed, 75 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-) diff --git a/years/2003/goals.htm b/years/2003/goals.htm index c64973135..1d79d6bc0 100644 --- a/years/2003/goals.htm +++ b/years/2003/goals.htm @@ -6,65 +6,55 @@

CUCC Austria 2003 - Mission statement

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This summer, Cambridge University Caving Club will be continuing its highly successful series of expeditions to the -Loser plateau in Austria. This document sets out the principal goals of the 2003 expedition.

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This summer, Cambridge University Caving Club will be continuing its highly successful series of +expeditions to the Loser plateau in Austria. This document sets out the principal goals of the 2003 +expedition.

Background

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This summer sees CUCC's 27th expedition to the Loser plateau, which lies in the Totes Gebirge mountains, about -80km east of Salzburg. CUCC is the principal group exploring in the area, which continues to yield new discoveries.

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This summer sees CUCC's 27th expedition to the Loser plateau, which lies in the Totes Gebirge mountains, +about 80km east of Salzburg. CUCC is the principal group exploring in the area, which continues to yield new +discoveries.

The principal known systems in the area are the southern Schwarzmooskogel system, comprising Stellerweghöhle itself, the stunningly beautiful Schwarzmooskogel Eishöhle, and a number of other smaller caves, much of -which was explored by CUCC in the 70s and early 80s; and Kaninchenhöhle, -an extremely complex system discovered by CUCC in 1989 which was the main focus of expeditions between then and -2000.

+href="../../smkridge/40/cucc.htm">Schwarzmooskogel Eishöhle, and a number of other smaller caves, +much of which was explored by CUCC in the 70s and early 80s; and Kaninchenhöhle, an extremely complex system discovered by CUCC in +1989 which was the main focus of expeditions between then and 2000.

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For a long period these caves were known to approach each other very closely but a connection between them proved -elusive. This was finally achieved by a German group last year, bringing the total length of the -Schwarzmooskogelhöhlensystem to over 50km and its depth to 1030m, placing it in among both the world's deepest -and longest caves.

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For a long period these caves were known to approach each other very closely but a connection between +them proved elusive. This was finally achieved by a German group last year, bringing the total length of the +Schwarzmooskogelhöhlensystem to over 50km and its depth to 1030m, placing it in among both the world's +deepest and longest caves.

Over the last three years the principal focus of CUCC's work has been Steinbrückenhöhle, a cave lying to the north of the furthest known -reaches of Kaninchenhöhle. This has quickly yielded over 5.3km of passage reaching a depth of 454m. As well as its -considerable potential in its own right, it has a number of promising leads pointing in the direction of -Kaninchenhöhle, in particular the Razordance streamway which is currently the deepest known point in the cave and -is no more than 300m away from the Fuzzy Logic series in Kaninchenhöhle. This area of Kaninchenhöhle has a -number of large unexplored leads which will be reexamined in more detail now -that a connection to Steinbrückenhöhle seems possible. +href="../../smkridge/204/204.shtml">Steinbrückenhöhle, a cave lying to the north of the +furthest known reaches of Kaninchenhöhle. This has quickly yielded over 5.3km of passage reaching a +depth of 454m. As well as its considerable potential in its own right, it has a number of promising leads +pointing in the direction of Kaninchenhöhle, in particular the Razordance streamway which is currently +the deepest known point in the cave and is no more than 300m away from the Fuzzy Logic series in +Kaninchenhöhle. This area of Kaninchenhöhle has a number of large unexplored leads which will be +reexamined in more detail now that a connection to Steinbrückenhöhle seems possible. + +One of the deepest caves in the area is Eislufthöhle, which is to +the southwest of Steinbrückenhöhle. This was actually one of the first caves explored by CUCC on +the plateau, in 1977-9. Not all the leads were fully explored at the time, and it is intended to return +there this year and finish off the exploration.

Principal Goals for 2003

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Steinbrückenhöhle:

+The three main goals will be: -

Kaninchenhöhle:

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Elsewhere:

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Documentation and resurveying:

- +There are also a number of other aims. These are not the principal focus of the expedition, more things for +people to do on rest days or if they are not keen on any of the above. They are detailed on this page.

2003 Expo Committee

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David Loeffler, 19/1/03

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David Loeffler - Last updated 28/5/03

diff --git a/years/2003/priorities.html b/years/2003/priorities.html index 7e9e24a2d..58af543da 100644 --- a/years/2003/priorities.html +++ b/years/2003/priorities.html @@ -1,34 +1,65 @@ + 2003 Expo: Priorities + -

2003 Expo priorities: Things to do in Steinbrückenhöhle

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2003 Expo priorities

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These are in approximate descending order of priority within each category. This is intended to stimulate discussion - feel free to rant at will.

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The three primary goals for 2003 are:

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The people principally responsible for organising each of these three parallel efforts will be: + + + + +
Razordance:Dour, Mark, Dave
Gaffered:Martin, Earl
Eislufthöhle:Olly, Tony
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There are also a number of auxilliary projects. These are largely intended for people to do on rest days, +or if they don't feel like doing a big pitch series. Some of these are listed below; cf. the 204 QM list.

Pitch series (requiring bolting)

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Horizontal stuff

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Horizontal stuff in Steinbrückenhöhle

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Other caves

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+* The MFC tube comes out in the side of a large shaft which continues both up +and down. This may connect with a doline on the surface almost directly above. If so, this would provide a +seventh entrance to Steinbrückenhöhle, although this would not be of much use given the unpleasant +nature of the crawl connecting it to the rest of the cave.
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