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   <letter>s</letter><!--Leave blank for single-entrance cave. If there is more than one entrace then the letter needs to be given. Generally matches the entranceslug ID.  -->
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-<explorers>The main passages as far as Elephantengang were explored by 1938. Since then a variety of groups have worked here finding numerous extensions, of which Schneevulkanhalle is the most significant.</p><p>Until recently, it has been difficult to come close to a comprehensive survey or even a good estimate of the length of the system because of a lack of contact and some misunderstanding between the groups involved. However, in 1997 a chance encounter (at the International Congress) by Wookey with Denis Motte, of the <a href="../../others/gscb/index.htm">G.S.Clerval,</a> led to renewed contacts with one group who explored this area, and Thilo M&uuml;ller of ARGE has contacted the leaders of other groups and obtained all the rest of the 1980s information that survives. This is being merged into a coherent set of information which will guide necessary resurvey work to complete the picture.</p><ul><li>Discovered and main passages explored in 1929 by Ausseer cavers, and surveyed in 1938 by O Schauberger and U Czornig.</li><li>Further exploration 1953, Sektion Ausseerland.</li><li>Wilfried Lorenz, Franz Lindenmayr with Nuremburg and Munich cavers discover the Schneevulkanhalle at the beginning of July 1978 (not yet connected to Eish&ouml;hle).</li><li>In Autumn 1983, Eish&ouml;hle was "1600m long with four entrances".</li><li>After several trips by the Germans in September to November 1983, the system was 2500m long with five entrances [<a href="../../others/muenchen/de/841642.htm" lang="de">Der Schlaz, 42</a>, also on site in <a href="../../others/muenchen/en/841642.htm">English translation</a>].</li><li>More recently, Reinhard Kieselbach's (M&uuml;nchen/Nurnberg - VfHM) group have linked it to <a href="88.htm">L&auml;rchenschacht</a> (88) (itself 1885m long in April 1995, and apparently giving a combined length of 6km) which they also connected to <a href="../../1623/41.htm">Stellerwegh&ouml;hle</a> (5.75 km).</li><li>Our Current estimate of the cave length is 1,863km, from a total surveyed length of 2,463m (600m of the 974m long Schneevulkanhalle survey is not deemed to be part of the cave length).<br />The length comes from:<br />VfHM 1980s survey - 693m: Original part of cave plus extensions<br /> VfHO 1991 survey - 374m: Schneevulkanhalle from 40e entrance<br />CUCC 1998-9 surveys - 751m: Heaven and Hell and persitence of vision SVH extensions<br />Arge 1999 surveys - 130m: K&ouml;nigsschacht and Gr&uuml;ner Eingang</li></ul><p>Stellerwegh&ouml;hle in turn is connected to <a href="78.htm">Schwabenschacht</a> which was over 7km at the time and exploration continues. This must make the combined system at least 19 km long. We have seen figures quoted as high as 25km, but this may involve some double-counting, given the uncertainties involved. Arge's estimate (entirely from extant survey data) was 22.7 km after summer 1999.</explorers><!-- 'CUCC Expo' and year(s) of exploration. To distinguish from caves explored by foreign groups. Individual names can be given too if it was a small cave. -->
+<explorers>The main passages as far as Elephantengang were explored by 1938. Since then a variety of groups have worked here finding numerous extensions, of which Schneevulkanhalle is the most significant.</p><p>Until recently, it has been difficult to come close to a comprehensive survey or even a good estimate of the length of the system because of a lack of contact and some misunderstanding between the groups involved. However, in 1997 a chance encounter (at the International Congress) by Wookey with Denis Motte, of the <a href="/1623/others/gscb/index.htm">G.S.Clerval,</a> led to renewed contacts with one group who explored this area, and Thilo M&uuml;ller of ARGE has contacted the leaders of other groups and obtained all the rest of the 1980s information that survives. This is being merged into a coherent set of information which will guide necessary resurvey work to complete the picture.</p><ul><li>Discovered and main passages explored in 1929 by Ausseer cavers, and surveyed in 1938 by O Schauberger and U Czornig.</li><li>Further exploration 1953, Sektion Ausseerland.</li><li>Wilfried Lorenz, Franz Lindenmayr with Nuremburg and Munich cavers discover the Schneevulkanhalle at the beginning of July 1978 (not yet connected to Eish&ouml;hle).</li><li>In Autumn 1983, Eish&ouml;hle was "1600m long with four entrances".</li><li>After several trips by the Germans in September to November 1983, the system was 2500m long with five entrances [<a href="/1623/others/muenchen/de/841642.htm" lang="de">Der Schlaz, 42</a>, also on site in <a href="/1623/others/muenchen/en/841642.htm">English translation</a>].</li><li>More recently, Reinhard Kieselbach's (M&uuml;nchen/Nurnberg - VfHM) group have linked it to <a href="88.htm">L&auml;rchenschacht</a> (88) (itself 1885m long in April 1995, and apparently giving a combined length of 6km) which they also connected to <a href="../../1623/41.htm">Stellerwegh&ouml;hle</a> (5.75 km).</li><li>Our Current estimate of the cave length is 1,863km, from a total surveyed length of 2,463m (600m of the 974m long Schneevulkanhalle survey is not deemed to be part of the cave length).<br />The length comes from:<br />VfHM 1980s survey - 693m: Original part of cave plus extensions<br /> VfHO 1991 survey - 374m: Schneevulkanhalle from 40e entrance<br />CUCC 1998-9 surveys - 751m: Heaven and Hell and persitence of vision SVH extensions<br />Arge 1999 surveys - 130m: K&ouml;nigsschacht and Gr&uuml;ner Eingang</li></ul><p>Stellerwegh&ouml;hle in turn is connected to <a href="78.htm">Schwabenschacht</a> which was over 7km at the time and exploration continues. This must make the combined system at least 19 km long. We have seen figures quoted as high as 25km, but this may involve some double-counting, given the uncertainties involved. Arge's estimate (entirely from extant survey data) was 22.7 km after summer 1999.</explorers><!-- 'CUCC Expo' and year(s) of exploration. To distinguish from caves explored by foreign groups. Individual names can be given too if it was a small cave. -->
 <survex_file>caves-1623/40/40.svx</survex_file><!-- Name of top-level survey file for this cave. Relative to the 'loser' survex repository. So for most caves that's "caves-162x/cavenum/cavnum.svx". (e.g. caves-1623/204/204.svx -->
 <underground_description>Schwarzmooskogeleish&ouml;hle is an extensive cave over 1600m long before 1983, extended to 2500m by a German group by 1985. The system is mainly horizontal, 
   though tackle is needed to explore it fully, and crampons are necessary in parts,