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journey - drove
"I drove and I drove
Oh how I drove, etc."
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1979-07-28
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Andy Waddington, Tony Malcolm, Ben Millingen,
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journey - great trek south


6.00 am sees setting off on the great trek south (incorporating @@ -65,11 +63,9 @@ booking scheme got us on an enormous hovercraft with a funnel ?! The drive from Calais was smooth until midnight and then ...
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1979-07-29
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journey - great trek south


Sunday 29th July @@ -105,11 +101,9 @@ discovered Karl Gaisberger is in Yugoslavia till August 12th.

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1979-07-30
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Nick Thorne, Julian Griffiths,
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106 - plateau access


Nick and Julian plus a German dictionary negotiated free access to the plateau. Walked over to 106 and laid a guide line back to the col. Went to @@ -125,11 +119,9 @@ the note. Had some beer, fell asleep in the car. [SEE TUESDAY FOR CONTINUING SAGA] --->
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1979-07-31
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journey - Daylight (04:40)


Woke up in the car (several times) - woke Ben up, who was on the ground outside ?! Daylight (04:40) so we set off to drive to Altaussee. All going @@ -140,11 +132,9 @@ we had brekkers and rescued the car and made a mess in the campsite, then someone mentioned caving and all the parties changed.
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1979-07-31
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Eislufthöhle - 1623/106
Eislufthöhle

I got the short straw and ended up in the caving team. (Andy W asked me to mention that he carried the Bluewater up to the cave.) I'm writing this in @@ -168,11 +158,9 @@ should yield to a hammer and needs looking at.

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1979-07-31
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uphill - 50m trip
After carrying B/W up for above abortion, walked uphill to the right of the col and found a large rift cave/phreatic tube affair which gave an @@ -181,11 +169,9 @@ exciting 50m through trip. Altitude about 1750+m, 200m NE of col ?

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1979-08-01
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Eislufthöhle - ice everywhere
Eislufthöhle

Underground by 11.15 Andy W descended to a small hole in the ice where 1978 @@ -222,11 +208,9 @@ pretty bad.

even Less Coital Penetration
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1979-08-02
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Eislufthöhle - camped at col
Eislufthöhle camped at col

Having camped the previous evening at the col we were underground by 7.00 @@ -244,11 +228,9 @@ so he left it. Prusiked out in just under
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arri around about 2.00 pm.
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1979-08-03
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Nick Thorne, Julian Griffiths,
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plateau - walk back
walked into the advance camp with some more supplies after a morning's festering. Had a scenic walk back via Kratzer valley. @@ -262,11 +244,9 @@ and a thunderstorm. Drove down to the campsite to find ... Andy C. waiting for us.
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1979-08-03
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underground - wet
Meanwhile underground ...

After a wet sleepless night (the thunderstorm, I mean) three of us got @@ -286,22 +266,17 @@ and all his lights went out so I left him. Time 10½ hrs.

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1979-08-04
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basecamp - festered


Festered all day [Anonymous. Putting in Tony as author to prevent parsing error message, but who knows who it was.] -
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1979-08-05
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Nick Thorne, Julian Griffiths,
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Eislufthöhle - Fiesta Run
Eislufthöhle
Took the attractive route down to the Fiesta Run rigging the 10m pitch @@ -341,11 +316,9 @@ that be to number the pitches.
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1979-08-05
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plateau - Prospecting on the Plateau


Ben drove us up the Toll Road before going off to collect Simon + Simon. From there we strode manfully up to the col camp before dumping some gear at @@ -393,11 +366,9 @@ for a while before encountering Nick and Julian on their return from 410m of

Tony.
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1979-08-06
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1623-106 - Eislufthöhle
Eislufthöhle

Due to Julian's late arrival to tell us that there was no tackle at 106, @@ -433,11 +404,9 @@ four beers.

Andy W
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1979-08-07
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Eislufthöhle - showabout trip for SK
Two Simons, Eislufthöhle @@ -468,11 +437,9 @@ apallingly slippy ropes and pathological ascenders. underground: SF 11¾ hrs; SK 12¾ hrs
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1979-08-07
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99 - near 106
Höhle 99

Having been informed of the existence of 99 - about 100 yards away from @@ -500,11 +467,9 @@ just in case a connection is possible, in order to pursue this dry old route which may be considered to be draughting.
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1979-08-08
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Eislufthöhle - rigged
Eislufthöhle

Plodded down to last pitch of last year. Julian then went off and @@ -520,11 +485,9 @@ Total depth ~500m at least. Time ~ 8 hrs.

Nick
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1979-08-08
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Eislufthöhle - surveying
Eislufthöhle
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Time ~ 5 hours
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1979-08-09
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Ben Millingen, Andy Waddington, Simon Kellet, Simon Farrow, Nick Thorne, Tony Malcolm, Andy Connolly, Julian Griffiths,
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Altaussee - GösserHöhle
Andy W (till 6.00 pm)

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Beats any Reininghaushöhle for pretties.
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1979-08-10
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106 - too wet
106

After retreating after the 6th, Ben and Andy W got up to the col as night @@ -591,11 +550,9 @@ new pitches would be too wet so we jacked. Washed the 15m rope, took out a piece of Marlow and a piece of hawserlaid.
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99 - obstructive boulder
99 p>What a stinking day ! Enthusiasm unfortunately overtook common sense and @@ -618,35 +575,28 @@ to a return to the surface after the next pitch had been observed to corkscrew cleanly away for at least 30-40 feet. Everybody was feeling miserable though progress looked hopeful and we jacked through more dismal rain. - +



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basecamp - Rained
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1979-08-13
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Eislufthöhle - pushing


Didn't rain, therefore: @@ -684,11 +634,9 @@ achievement, but we'll grow to appreciate it.

Nick.
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1979-08-14
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Eislufthöhl - Derig.
Tony Baroni
Eislufthöhle @@ -705,11 +653,9 @@ Time ~~ 6 hrs

Simon K
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1979-08-15
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Eislufthöhle - derigging
Eislufthöhle

More derigging. Simon F, Ben, Nock straight (?) out with vast amounts of @@ -721,30 +667,24 @@ the gear back to the Bergrestaurant. All back by 6.00 pm amd so to the Kitzer Hotel for food and Fischer's for fizzy wine and beer.
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1979-08-15
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99 - removing the rock anchors
99

Only problem, I hear, was removing the rock anchors from the wall. (Who is this man ?)
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1979-08-16
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plateau - The end !
Nick, Andy C and Julian to col to pick up the remaining gear. Rest of day spent swimming, packing, sunbathing and driving home.
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1979-08-17
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basecamp - LCP
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