From 7e677795360c32ad6e0e94396d3acd47c83cbe8c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Expo on server Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 09:22:16 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Online edit of cave 1623-264 [PosixPath('/home/expo/expoweb/cave_data/1623-264.html')] --- cave_data/1623-264.html | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/cave_data/1623-264.html b/cave_data/1623-264.html index 0bf388182..e3251f724 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-264.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-264.html @@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ code used in the Austrian kataster e.g '1/S +' - https://expo/.survex.com/katast

Northern Pitstop follows downstream in spacious walking passage (care to keep to the path) to enter a medium sized chamber (here, R is a QMA at a strongly drafting, wet pitch. This was explored but, unfortunately, neither surveyed or derigged in 2024, grrr ; L is a QMB up a sloping climb / aven). The main route continues opposite where you enter this chamber, down a c2. The easy walking passage passes a QMB climb on the L {does this exist? It's on the survey but maybe a mistake?} and another left that just leads to an aven and continues until it briefly lowers to a 3m crawl on mud. This opens up to a high sloping passage. Clamber up on the L and continue in easy walking passage to finally reach a bouldery ledge overlooking a medium sized chamber. A sneaky clamber between the boulders on the R (care, the one you climb over moves a bit) allows you to free climb down to the upper part of the chamber (there are aven QMs above the lower part of the chamber). The only exit to the chamber involves crossing it to the far, N wall and clambering down either of two nearby holes. Both holes drop a p6 to reach the same point (This pitch is awkward and needs a rigging guide, RIG12-05).

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The p6 lands in Northern Powerhouse, a further section of horizontal passage. It begins with two parallel passages, both tight but the R is easier (the L passage has a QMA climb off on the L). These two passages re-join and, shortly after, you arrive at a balcony looking out onto a large, wet pitch the small L descending passage immediately before the balcony soon ends whilst an easy-to-miss c4 on the R a few metres before the balcony leads to a second balcony which overlooks the same big pitch. This deep pitch is as yet undescended, QM2018-A.

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The p6 lands in Northern Powerhouse, a further section of horizontal passage. It begins with two parallel passages, both tight but the R is easier (the L passage has a QMB climb off on the L, though this may simply loop back to the chamber you have just come from). These two passages re-join and, shortly after, you arrive at a balcony looking out onto a large, wet pitch the small L descending passage immediately before the balcony soon ends whilst an easy-to-miss c4 on the R a few metres before the balcony leads to a second balcony which overlooks the same big pitch. This Northern Powerhouse pitch descends 50m - care, loose rocks - to a wet chamber. From this chamber a c10 leads to an aven.

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A traverse (care, loose rocks) along the L wall from the first balcony is followed by an ascent of a short pitch (RIG12-06, see rigging guide) to reach the upper part of the chamber above the big pitch and the start of Medusa's Maze. This upper chamber was originally accessed by a climb on the R wall then a squeeze through loose boulders - not recommended. From this upper chamber a QMB passage leads off the L wall. The main passage continues W out of the chamber via a c5 down. This is easiest to descend by climbing past boulders on the R wall with a possible QMB at this point. The main passage soon reaches a 4 way junction. Ahead quickly leads to a pitch, QM2019-B. L enters a low, wide room and is an enticing QM2019-A. R immediately goes to a T-junction. I won't continue to describe the route here until at least some of the QMs are cleared up and the main way on is clear.

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The main way on from the balcony above the Northern Powerhouse pitch is to traverse (care, loose rocks) along the L wall then to ascend a short, awkward pitch (RIG12-06, see rigging guide) to reach the upper part of the chamber above the big pitch and the start of Medusa's Maze. This upper chamber was originally accessed by a climb on the R wall then a squeeze through loose boulders - not recommended. From this upper chamber a passage leads off the L wall to a pitch then to Gorgon's Lair - this is more easily reached via the main route, see below. The main passage continues W out of the chamber via a c5 down. This is easiest to descend by climbing past boulders on the R wall with a possible QMB at this point. The main passage soon reaches a 4 way junction. Ahead quickly leads to a pitch, QM2019-B. L enters a low, wide room and is an enticing QM2019-A. R immediately goes to a T-junction. I won't continue to describe the route here until at least some of the QMs are cleared up and the main way on is clear.

2 Low-level Balkonhöhle and on to the deepest connection to Tunnockschact at Anthemusa (see "258plus264-lower-tunnbalkon" survey)