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-Austrian kataster area 1623
-
+Austrian kataster area 1623
Area 1623: Loser-AugstEck plateau
-Within the Austrian kataster, area 1620 is the Western Totes Gebirge. Area
+Within the Austrian kataster, area 1620 is the Western Totes Gebirge. Area
1623 is the Loser - Augst-Eck plateau, bounded to the SE by path 234 from the
-Wildenseehutte down to Altausseer See, to the south by the lake itself, then
-to the SW by the road to Blaa-Alm. The Western edge is marked by the valley
-of Grüne Bichl, and the northern limit is the ridge crest of
-Schönberg, then a rather ill-defined line back to the
-Wildenseehütte. Within this area, by far the majority of caves are above
-1500m in an area from around Augst See, along the major ridge line of
-Schwarzmooskogel towards Augst-Eck (forming a long strip on the SE of the
-area), and across the plateau west of Schwarzmooskogel.
+Wildenseehutte down to Altausseer See, to the south by the lake itself, then to
+the SW by the road to Blaa-Alm. The Western edge is marked by the valley of
+Grüne Bichl, and the northern limit is the ridge crest of Schönberg,
+then a rather ill-defined line back to the Wildenseehütte. Within this
+area, by far the majority of caves are above 1500m in an area from around Augst
+See, along the major ridge line of Schwarzmooskogel towards Augst-Eck (forming
+a long strip on the SE of the area), and across the plateau west of
+Schwarzmooskogel.
Access to the area is relatively easy at its southern edge, as the Loser Panoramastraße (a toll road) climbs the
southern slopes of Loser to reach a large parking area and self-service
-restaurant at 1600m just below Augst See. From here, good paths reach both
-the southern slopes of Vd. Schwarzmooskogel, and also north to a col
-overlooking the extensive pathless central plateau. Both the further reaches
-of the central plateau and the areas around the Schönberg, Gries Kogel
-and Augst-Eck ridges are remote - being large pathless areas of rough karren
-with little or no water supplies except for snowmelt.
+restaurant at 1600m just below Augst See. From here, good paths reach both the
+southern slopes of Vd. Schwarzmooskogel, and also north to a col overlooking
+the extensive pathless central plateau. Both the further reaches of the central
+plateau and the areas around the Schönberg, Gries Kogel and Augst-Eck
+ridges are remote - being large pathless areas of rough karren with little or
+no water supplies except for snowmelt.
-
+
+
Plateau visualisation by Pennine Software (still in early
+development stages :-)
There are approaching two hundred caves known at present in the area, so
-for convenience, we have broken the area down into smaller areas, with a
-number of related caves in each. Some of these areas are natural - separated
-by clear geographic boundaries like big cliffs, or areas of non-karstic
-rocks. Others are more arbitrary, and are defined more by route of access
-than by any real geographical distinction. Apart from a few caves found in
-the first couple of years, CUCC's work has been confined to just the first
-four of these smaller areas, though the map overlaps onto most of the others.
+
There are approaching two hundred caves known at present in the area, so for
+convenience, we have broken the area down into smaller areas, with a number of
+related caves in each. Some of these areas are natural - separated by clear
+geographic boundaries like big cliffs, or areas of non-karstic rocks. Others
+are more arbitrary, and are defined more by route of access than by any real
+geographical distinction. Apart from a few caves found in the first couple of
+years, CUCC's work has been confined to just the first four of these smaller
+areas, though the map overlaps onto most of the others.
-
-
+
+
+
+
+
-Main plateau over Schwarzmoossattel
+Main plateau over Schwarzmoossattel Whole Schwarzmooskogel ridge area which has four approaches:
-Bräuning Alm and Kunntal
-Kratzer valley and area south of Schwarzmoossattel
-East of Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel to Wildensee
-"Further" plateau and out to Augst-Eck
-Sommersitz and Egglgrube area
-Loser and around Augst-see (access from Toll road)
-Gschwandt Alm and area east of Blaa-Alm
-North of Altausseer-See and valley to Hochklapf
-Ramsau/Posern area: Augst Bach valley below Toll road
+The walk in to the "Nipple" area The walk in to the Stellerweghöhle area The walk in to the Kaninchenhöhle area The walk in to the Vord. Schwarzmooskogel area Bräuning Alm and Kunntal Kratzer valley and area south of Schwarzmoossattel East of Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel to Wildensee "Further" plateau and out to Augst-Eck Sommersitz and Egglgrube area Loser and around Augst-see (access from Toll road) Gschwandt Alm and area east of Blaa-Alm North of Altausseer-See and valley to Hochklapf Ramsau/Posern area: Augst Bach valley below Toll road (not shown on map)
-CUCC Home page Expedition Intro page Main Indices: Index to ExpoIndex to cave descriptions in area 1623Adjacent area 1626 published reports and logbooks
+
-CUCC's Austria Base Camps
-
+CUCC's Austria Base Camps
Altaussee
The first CUCC expeditions camped courtesy of Fritz Madlmeier (who annually
-plied us with free beer on arrival and departure) at his campsite by the
-lake in Altaussee, with splendid views of the Trisselberg and very
-convenient for the Loser Panoramastraße , as
-well as various local hostelries.
+plied us with free beer on arrival and departure) at his campsite by the lake
+in Altaussee, with splendid views of the Trisselberg and very convenient for
+the Loser Panoramastrasse , as well as various local
+hostelries.
-
+
+
+1981 base camp
+View across the lake from 1981 base camp
+1978 mess tent
+1982 base camp
+
Gasthof Staud'nwirt
-Eventually we outgrew his rather restricted space and moved to the other
-side of Bad Aussee, at
-Gasthof Staud'nwirt , by
-the road to Grundlsee. Here Hilde and Karin Wilpernig have made us very
-welcome for many years, and have provided us with many luxuries including
-some office space in 1984 and use of the "Potato Hut" ever since, which has
-sported a fridge for cold beer since 1995 ! So vital is this to expo morale
-that some passage has been named
-after it.
+
Eventually we outgrew this rather restricted space and moved to the other
+side of Bad Aussee, at Gasthof
+Staud'nwirt , by the road to Grundlsee. Here Hilde and Karin Wilpernig have
+made us very welcome for many years, and have provided us with many luxuries
+including some office space in 1984 and use of the "Potato Hut" ever since,
+which has sported a fridge for cold beer since 1995! So vital is this to expo
+morale that some passage has been
+named after it.
-
-
-Gasthof Staud'nwirt (1995)
+
+
+Gasthof Staud'nwirt (1995).
It no longer looks like this, having been extended for 1998.
-Typical Mess tent at Base Camp (wet in 1994)
-Typical Mess tent at Base Camp (dry in 1995) The Staud'nwirt sports a river which is
+ Typical Mess tent at Base Camp (wet in 1994)
+Typical Mess tent at Base Camp (dry in 1995)
+The Staud'nwirt sports a river which is
excellent for end-of-expo ropewashing, if it's not in too high a
flood!
-Typical expo gear behind better-than-average transport
-More typical expo transport - knackered trailer (1995) Typical expo gear behind better-than-average transport
+More typical expo transport - knackered trailer (1995) Vital supplies for the Potato Hut.
-Inside the Potato Hut.
-The Potato Hut from the outside. Vital supplies for the Potato Hut.
+Inside the Potato Hut.
+The Potato Hut from the outside.
-
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- CUCC's Top Camps
-CUCC WWW pages: Copyright
-
+CUCC's Austria expeditions: copyright notice
Copyright notice Copyright notice
-All material on these Web pages is copyright, but in the majority of cases,
+All material on these Web pages is copyright, but in the majority of cases,
permission to reproduce will be granted with due acknowledgement. Some of
the CUCC material has previously appeared in printed publications, is
acknowledged as such here, and any further reproduction should similarly
-acknowledge the place of original publication. Where previously
+acknowledge the place of original publication. Where previously
published in printed form, there is no need to cite the web pages as source
-too.
+too.
A number of the cave descriptions are derived from material published in
the Austrian cave kataster, translated by CUCC members. We believe that
@@ -23,15 +22,14 @@ copyright in the translation can be assigned to CUCC, but acknowledgement of
the original source is included where this is available. We have been asked
to restrict access to cave descriptions derived from Austrian sources, so
you will find that this material is in the "NoInfo" hierarchy which is under
-password protection.
+password protection.
-Copies of this archive being browsed from local disc (especially if
-intended to be used on a machine with no "real" net connection) may contain a
-mirror of certain pages produced by third parties. There will always be a
-link to the original website, as well as an internal link to the local
-mirror. These pages are not reproduced on our main web server, and you
-will therefore find that the local link will not work when browsing from
-chaos.
+
Copies of this archive being browsed from local disc (especially if intended
+to be used on a machine with no "real" net connection) may contain a mirror of
+certain pages produced by third parties. There will always be a link to the
+original website, as well as an internal link to the local mirror. These pages
+are not reproduced on our main web server, and you will therefore find
+that the local link will not work when browsing over the net.
A number of other descriptions are derived from individual club
publications, and the sources are individually acknowledged. Again, where
@@ -44,10 +42,10 @@ with those organisations or with the individual authors. Permission has been
sought to include such material in the archive, but neither CUCC nor the
editors of these pages have been granted the right to permit further
reproduction - please approach these organisations or the original authors
-direct.
+direct.
Copyright in the html, page layout and structure of the archive lies with
-Andy Waddington in almost all cases.
+Andy Waddington in almost all cases.
Photographs : Where scanned photographs or images digitised from
video are included, the copyright information for the original photograph is
@@ -55,18 +53,17 @@ included in the html page which includes the fullsized image. In almost all
cases, the html files, page layout and image manipulation used to produce an
image for the website is © Andy Waddington. In these cases, these
aspects may be reproduced with acknowledgement, but permission to use the
-image must be sought from the original photographer.
+image must be sought from the original photographer.
-There is a list of all the individual
-contributors to this archive, who ultimately
-own copyright to the original articles. As almost everyone on an expedition
-writes something in the logbook, see the list of
-expedition members for a pretty inclusive list of
-authors.
+
There is a list of all the individual contributors to this archive, who ultimately own
+copyright to the original articles. As almost everyone on an expedition writes
+something in the logbook, see the list of expedition
+members for a pretty inclusive list of authors.
Where no address is given, please approach the webmaster
(email: <Austria> on site pennine.demon.co.uk)
-in the first instance before reproducing any material.
+in the first instance before reproducing any material.
And finally ... material written specifically for this archive tries to be
as objective, accurate and up-to-date as possible. Individual articles and
@@ -83,25 +80,19 @@ situation may not yet have come to our attention. In no case can CUCC or the
authors of information presented here be held responsible for any conflict,
loss or consequential damage arising from the use of or inability to use the
information. We would appreciate being informed of any errors, omissions or
-misunderstandings of which you become aware.
+misunderstandings of which you become aware.
-CUCC Home page Expedition Intro page Main Indices: Index to ExpoDescription of CUCC's area and split to subareasIndex to cave descriptions in area 1623published reports and logbooks
+
-Visiting CUCC's Caves
-
+CUCC's Austria expeditions: disclaimer
Warning and disclaimer Warning and disclaimer
-Many of the caves described in these pages are in a Nature Reserve
+Many of the caves described in these pages are in a Nature Reserve
(Naturschutzgebiet), in which permission is legally required (and most often
denied) for both caving and camping. Austria has a very strict cave
-conservation ethic - permission to cave is unlikely to be granted without
-the support of the local caving organisation, who are currently discouraging
-new exploration by any groups who have not previously worked in the area.
+conservation ethic - permission to cave is unlikely to be granted without the
+support of the local caving organisation, who are currently discouraging new
+exploration by any groups who have not previously worked in the area.
Care should be taken where possible to stick to existing paths. Be aware
-that knowing the coordinates of a cave, and/or bearings to prominent
-landmarks, is no guarantee of being able to find it in the intricate and
-confusing limestone karren fields. Marking of caves or routes by paint is
-now strongly discouraged, more discrete metal tags being used instead. This
-makes caves even harder to spot from any distance away.
+that knowing the coordinates of a cave, and/or bearings to prominent landmarks,
+is no guarantee of being able to find it in the intricate and confusing
+limestone karren fields. Marking of caves or routes by paint is now strongly
+discouraged, more discrete metal tags being used instead. This makes caves even
+harder to spot from any distance away.
Many of the caves were explored up to twenty years ago, using 8mm
self-drilling anchors - the hangers were removed. Not all of these were
@@ -34,83 +33,68 @@ Many of the caves contain loose rock, many are subject to rapid flooding with
very cold runoff water. Rocks can move, ice formations can form in different
places each year and may be in a greater or lesser state of decomposition
during the summer. What may have been safe rigging during the original
-exploration may not be safe today. Snow plugs on entrance pitches may
-collapse without warning. Other hazards may exist of which the original
-explorers were unaware.
+exploration may not be safe today. Snow plugs on entrance pitches may collapse
+without warning. Other hazards may exist of which the original explorers were
+unaware.
Please take these caves as you find them and treat their descent as if it
-was original exploration. It is up to the individual to satisfy his or
-herself that the descent is safe, that any belays used or reused are sound.
-CUCC does not maintain any of the anchors or fixed ropes in the caves except
-during their own continuing explorations and even then cannot guarantee their
-safety. Neither CUCC nor any member or guest of a CUCC expedition can be held
+was original exploration. It is up to the individual to satisfy his or herself
+that the descent is safe, that any belays used or reused are sound. CUCC does
+not maintain any of the anchors or fixed ropes in the caves except during their
+own continuing explorations and even then cannot guarantee their safety.
+Neither CUCC nor any member or guest of a CUCC expedition can be held
responsible for any accident occurring to third parties descending any of the
caves described here, even if using equipment placed by such persons. If you
-are not prepared to assume responsibility for your own safety, please stay
-out of these caves or take suitable training to ensure that you can assess
-and deal with the risks.
+are not prepared to assume responsibility for your own safety, please stay out
+of these caves or take suitable training to ensure that you can assess and deal
+with the risks.
Be aware that it can take considerable time for any rescue effort to be
organised in this location, so visitors should aim to be self-reliant.
-Although the Austrian rescue organisation may be able to call upon the
-services of a helicopter, these cannot fly at night, and military operations
-will take priority over civilian rescue. You'll need a fluent german speaker
-(ie. able to converse accurately over the phone) to be able to make contact
-with the rescue service at all. It is in your interest to make contact with
-any other cavers or expeditions in the area, as well as the local caving
-groups, before any rescue effort is required. It is also your moral
-responsibility to offer assistance in the event that another group is
-involved in a rescue situation. Unlike rescues in the UK, which tend to use
-huge numbers of haulers, very few Austrian cavers are available for any
-given rescue.
-It may be helpful to read the Rescue Guide
-which CUCC uses on its expeditions.
+Although the Austrian rescue organisation may be able to call upon the services
+of a helicopter, these cannot fly at night, and military operations will take
+priority over civilian rescue. You'll need a fluent german speaker (ie. able to
+converse accurately over the phone) to be able to make contact with the rescue
+service at all. It is in your interest to make contact with any other cavers or
+expeditions in the area, as well as the local caving groups, before any
+rescue effort is required. It is also your moral responsibility to offer
+assistance in the event that another group is involved in a rescue situation.
+Unlike rescues in the UK, which tend to use huge numbers of haulers, very few
+Austrian cavers are available for any given rescue. It may be helpful to read
+the Rescue Guide which CUCC uses on its
+expeditions.
-Finally, information presented here is gathered together from a wide
-variety of sources, from detailed reports written at the time of exploration
-to word-of-mouth from memory many years later. Although every care has been
-taken to ensure that it is correct (for our own use if nothing else :-),
-neither CUCC nor the editors of this archive make any warranty as to the
-accuracy or currency of anything presented here . In ALL cases, any
-opinions expressed are those of the contributing author, and do not
-necessarily reflect an official position of Cambridge University Caving Club
-or of any other body which they may appear to represent. Any representation
-of a legal or 'official' position reflects our best efforts at understanding,
-but should not be taken as an authoritative source. Errors, omissions and
-misunderstandings are inevitable, especially when there are language barriers
-and only one visit to the area each year. Legal positions, regulations,
-policies and responsible bodies all change, and the latest situation may not
-yet have come to our attention. In no case can CUCC or the authors of
-information presented here be held responsible for any conflict, loss or
-consequential damage arising from the use of or inability to use the
-information. We would appreciate being informed of any errors, omissions or
-misunderstandings of which you become aware.
+
Finally, information presented here is gathered together from a wide variety
+of sources, from detailed reports written at the time of exploration to
+word-of-mouth from memory many years later. Although every care has been taken
+to ensure that it is correct (for our own use if nothing else :-), neither
+CUCC nor the editors of this archive make any warranty as to the accuracy or
+currency of anything presented here . In ALL cases, any opinions
+expressed are those of the contributing author, and do not necessarily reflect
+an official position of Cambridge University Caving Club or of any other body
+which they may appear to represent. Any representation of a legal or 'official'
+position reflects our best efforts at understanding, but should not be taken as
+an authoritative source. Errors, omissions and misunderstandings are
+inevitable, especially when there are language barriers and only one visit to
+the area each year. Legal positions, regulations, policies and responsible
+bodies all change, and the latest situation may not yet have come to our
+attention. In no case can CUCC or the authors of information presented here be
+held responsible for any conflict, loss or consequential damage arising from
+the use of or inability to use the information. We would appreciate being
+informed of any errors, omissions or misunderstandings of which you become
+aware.
-Please also read our copyright notice .
+
Please also read our copyright notice .
+Back to CUCC Home page Back to Expedition Home page Index to info/topics pages Description of CUCC's area and split to subareasFull Index to area 1623 cave descriptions published reports and logbooks Index (text only) to pictures Index (with thumbnails) to pictures members of CUCC expeditions 1976-98Other groups who have worked in the area.
-
-
-
+
+
diff --git a/dplong.htm b/dplong.htm
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@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
-
-
+
+
-
-CUCC's place in the Austrian Deep and Long caves
-
+CUCC's place in the Austrian deepest and longest caves
Austrian Deep and Long caves
+Austrian Deep and Long caves
-This information is extracted from the World Deep and Long caves
-lists
-maintained by Bob Gulden of the NSS Geo² committee; hence although
-only Austrian caves are listed, the sequence number is a world ranking.
+
This information is extracted from the World Deep and Long caves lists maintained by Bob
+Gulden of the NSS Geo² committee; hence although only Austrian caves are
+listed, the sequence number is a world ranking.
This extract from the lists will go out of date very quickly. It was last
-synched on 2004-04-19. Check the original list if you want to be up to date.
+synched on 2004-04-19. Check the original list if you want to be up to date.
Deep caves
-
+
+
World rank Cave name Country State County Depth (metres) Length (metres) Source Date 2 Lamprechtsofen Vogelschacht Weg Schacht Austria Salzburg Leo.Steinberge 1632.0 50000 Descent N161P18 09/01 20 Cosanostraloch-Berger-Platteneck Höhlesystem Austria Salzburg Tennengebirge 1291.0 30076 A.Klimchouk List 06/02 65 Kammerschartenhöhle Austria Salzburg Hoher Goll 1033.0 5500 D'apres Theo Pfarrin Regards 07/02 66 Schwarzmooskogelhöhlensystem:
+ Kaninchenhöhle (1623/161),1623/142 ,Schwarzmooskogeleishöhle (1623/40),Lärchenschacht (1623/88),Stellerweghöhle (1623/41),Schnellzughöhle (1623/115),1623/144 ,Schwabenschacht (1623/78) Austria Steiermark Totes Gebirge 1030.0 56073 Robert Winkler e-mail 01/04 67 Herbsthöhle-Grieshessel (Maanderhöhle) Austria Salzburg Tennengebirge 1029.0 0 Deep Cave List by Philippe Drouin 02/01 70 Hedwig Höhle (Bleikogelhöhle (P35)) Austria Salzburg Tennengebirge 1021.0 0 Wojciech W.Wisniewski e-mail 03/03 140 Schnee-Maria höhle Austria Salzburg Tennengebirge 817.0 5000 Jaskinie #6 1997 154 Cabrihöhle Austria Salzburg Tennengebirge 801.0 4500 Austria's long & deep caves web site 06/01
-Long caves
-
+
World rank Cave name Country State County Length (metres) Depth (metres) Source Date 18 Hirlatzhöhle Austria Oberosterreich Dachstein 86606 1009.0 Descent N161P18 09/01 19 Raucherkarhöhle (1626/55)Austria Oberosterreich Totes Gebrige 82686 758.0 magpies@almtal.at 03/04 29 Dachstein-Mammuthohle Austria Oberosterreich Dachstein 57583 1199.0 Descent N161P18 09/01 34 Schwarzmooskogelhöhlensystem:
Austria Steiermark Totes Gebirge 56073 1030.0 Robert Winkler e-mail 01/04 Kaninchenhöhle (1623/161),1623/142 ,Schwarzmooskogeleishöhle (1623/40),Lärchenschacht (1623/88),Stellerweghöhle (1623/41),Schnellzughöhle (1623/115),1623/144 ,Schwabenschacht (1623/78)Austria Steiermark Totes Gebirge 56073 1030.0 Robert Winkler e-mail 01/04
37 Kolkbluser-Monster-Hohlensystem Austria Salzburg Steinernes Mer 55000 711.0 International Caver N25 09/01 45 Lamprechtsofen Vogelschacht Weg Schacht Austria Salzburg Leo.Steinberge 50000 1632.0 Descent N161P18 09/01 58 Eisriesenwelt Austria Salzburg Tennengebirge 42000 407.0 CIM No.6,7 J-A80 264 Altherrenlabyrinth Austria ? 15000 0.0 Descent N159P19 05/01
-CUCC Home page Expedition Intro page Main Indices: Index to ExpoDescription of CUCC's area and split to subareasIndex to cave descriptions in area 1623published reports and logbooks
-
+Alternative activities
+CUCC Austria Expeditions: Festering
Expo Festering Guide
+Expo Festering Guide
What to do for R&R when burnt out from too much caving, or when
-the weather is simply too hot or too awful to go up to the plateau ?
+the weather is simply too hot or too awful to go up to the plateau?
Expo members often bring alternative sports equipment, or there are a wide
range of games which don't need any. Try:
@@ -25,78 +31,96 @@ festering, Radio-fettling ,
Ropewashing , Salt-mining ,
Swimming , Sunbathing ,
Tobogganning , Trisselberg ascent ,
-Tyrolean building , Windsurfing ...
+Tyrolean building , Windsurfing ...
-Huge Abseil Huge Abseil Recommended by the local cavers, this 200m almost-a-free-hang cliff
provides mind-bending sport, probably not to be repeated by any of those
-that had a go first time.
+that had a go first time.
-Bier drinking In the "early days" Expo used to drink Reininghaus Bier in the Bar
+ Bier drinking
+Gösser ). Expo always
-maintains a tally of bottled beers drunk, so that the right people get
-charged for it - and so we can report how many metric tons we got through
-each year. There is a corresponding Limonade tally.Gösser ). Expo always
+maintains a tally of bottled beers drunk, so that the right people get charged
+for it - and so we can report how many metric tons we got through each year.
+There is a corresponding Limonade tally.
Cake Austrians do pretty good cakes for pigging out on calorie-restoration
+Austrians do pretty good cakes for pigging out on calorie-restoration
days when veggie-slop just isn't enough. It's best to point and say "Ein
stuck bitte" rather than try to ask for exactly what you want. One person's
mega-sticky-chocoloate-cake arrived as a cup of cocoa through trying to be
-too clever.
+too clever.
Canoeing on the lake is a pleasant way to cool off for all and sundry. There are
-also white water rivers, from the easy (ie. they need a bit of rain) to the
+
+Basecamp , but watch out for Hilde's weir:
-Basecamp , but watch out for Hilde's weir (see picture).
+
Car-fixing Owing to being mainly impoverished students, expo has an annual crop of
+Owing to being mainly impoverished students, expo has an annual crop of
shit cars which limp across Europe with infeasibly large loads and equally
-crap trailers epic travel. This usually
results in at least one car being fettled at any time during expo, which
provides relaxing spectator sport for everyone else in
Basecamp at the time. One chariot which was more
reliable than most, until its eventual demise through old age and several
-visits to Austria was Rover Richardson:
- How (not) to drive round Europe "
-from CU 1992. This tale involves a Citroen van and a volvo:
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
+The trailer responsible for the 1995 epic
+Rover Richardson
+Wookmobile II looking a bit the worse for wear
+
+
+
Cycling Far more people seem to travel by bike in Austria than in the UK despite
+Far more people seem to travel by bike in Austria than in the UK despite
the obvious disadvantages of (a) ridiculous heat or (b) it pissing buckets
and (c) it's very hilly. However, cycling down the
toll road is very pleasant, or can be very exciting,
depending on whether or not you are trying to break the club record of under
ten minutes or it is (again) pissing buckets. Most people foolish enough to
do it at all, only cycle up the toll road once (but there are
-exceptions, even to this rule).
+exceptions, even to this rule).
Dachstein climbing
+
+
Dave Brindle tops out in cloud
+
This is the fine peak with glacier visible from the
toll road on a clear day. Although the postcards
would have you believe it is a 3k peak, this is really only 2994m, not that
this detracts from a fine day out. One look at the "via ferrata" up the
@@ -105,179 +129,174 @@ in a seilbahn ticket up to the glacier, where summer skiing is possible if
you are early enough. The climb itself is fun, and well-equipped with great
reinforcing bar handholds everywhere, which probably explains the drongo
density - a helmet or a suitable turn of speed are advised to avoid
-stone-fall.
+stone-fall.
It can be done in a day on
-foot from Hallstatt , but only if you are very fit.
-
-
Dave Brindle tops out in cloudvery fit.
Dinghy floating Diving There is not much scope for cave diving in CUCC's caves, though some has
+There is not much scope for cave diving in CUCC's caves, though some has
been done in nearby resurgences. However, for relaxing by the lake, a set of
scuba gear and wetsuit or Michelin-man drysuit are ideal. The water is clear,
and in Grundlsee lies an underwater habitat which is fun to visit, and an old
lorry which is "verboten".
Diving in Altausseer See
revealed not the hoped for resurgence, but a few bits of 50's vintage human
-remains. Still it got us a go in the Feuerwehr's big red rescue boat :-)
+remains. Still it got us a go in the Feuerwehr's big red rescue boat :-)
Hang-gliding Toll-road . On early expos, everyone
thought that this was only for loonies, but now a small contingent of
C.U.Hang-gliding Club have shown that it is even possible to land in a tree
-and survive.High-frying
+
+
+This is a sort of Russian-roulette with the base
camp barbecue. A large Dutch Oven is filled far too full with oil, perched on
the swinging barbecue above a large open fire and used to fry chips (at which
point it almost overflows onto said fire). A swinging barbecue is ideal for
getting lumps of meat off without getting burnt, but less than perfect when
the victim is set the task of getting a large hot pan of chips off. Needless
-to say, we survived....
Hydro-speeding Ideally, this means body-surfing down a river with a flat thing to
+Ideally, this means body-surfing down a river with a flat thing to
ride on to protect chest and arms from rocks, and with fins (flippers
to you) to give some degree of control. Needless to say, CUCC's version
involved a body board or an inner tube on the river from Grundlsee down
to Basecamp. "Reasonable" water levels are required, and getting out
to walk round the weir is strongly recommended. "Interesting to find out
-how wet it can get before you hurt yourself or drown" (Wookey).
+how wet it can get before you hurt yourself or drown" (Wookey).
Ice creams Austrians do ice creams every bit as good as their sticky cakes - and
-with the advantage of Schlagobers to appeal to the calorifically-challenged.
+Austrians do ice creams every bit as good as their sticky cakes - and
+with the advantage of Schlagobers to appeal to the calorifically-challenged.
Mohr-im-Hemd No, not the passage in
+No, not the passage in
Kaninchenhöhle, but the death-by-chocolate pudding which it was named
after. The first challenge is to persuade the other attendees at the expo
dinner to pay for the game if you win. The second challenge is to eat ten of
these delicacies and not throw up for at least five minutes.
-It has been done :-)
+It has been done :-)
Pedalo pedalling Basecamp was
at Altaussee, but is now more likely to be an excuse for a trip to Hallstatt,
where there is also a handy gear shop and a diving school
-to get bottles filled.Potato Hut festering(See also Bier Drinking )
+Bier Drinking .) Festering in the evenings, or
+daytime in the rain, generally takes place in Hilde's "Potato Hut", so called
+because it is the meeting place of the "Potato Club". This august local
+organisation exists mainly to drink potato-derived alcohol, and engage in
+curling on Hilde's ice - more usually a lake at the time of year of our
+visit.
Radio-fettling Ever since we had a set of really excellent communications equipment on
-evaluation from Philips in 1990, until the advent of mobile phones on expo
+Ever since we had a set of really excellent communications equipment
+on evaluation from Philips in 1990, until the advent of mobile phones on expo
1999, expo hankered after a working set of CB-type radios. Top Camp to Base
-Camp is not line of sight, and thus needed a repeater, which (a) didn't work
-or (b) worked all the time and flattened its battery or (c) cut in and out
+Camp is not line of sight, and thus needed a repeater, which (a) didn't work or
+(b) worked all the time and flattened its battery or (c) cut in and out
continuously during use or, very rarely, (d) worked perfectly. The temptation
to 'improve' it during time (d) resulted in hours being spent fettling it in
-states (a) to (c). For better (probably) or worse, this activity is now
-pretty much a thing of the past
+states (a) to (c). For better (probably) or worse, this activity is now pretty
+much a thing of the past, owing to the advent of mobile phones .
Ropewashing Basecamp and is refreshing if it's hot.
-However, it can be a bit epic in the river if it is in flood, in which case a
-Tyrolean traverse over the river is a sporting game.
-Basecamp and is refreshing if it's hot. However, it can
+be a bit epic in the river if it is in flood, in which case a Tyrolean traverse over the river is a sporting game.
+Salt-mining There are Salt Mines at both Hallstatt and Altaussee which are worth a
+There are Salt Mines at both Hallstatt and Altaussee which are worth a
visit. The latter were used as a stash for huge amounts of stolen art
treasures by the Nazis, a fact that they keep strangely quiet about, given
that it was the brave action of one of the local workers which saved them
-from being dynamited.
+from being dynamited.
Swimming Either in the river behind the Staud'nwirt or in one of the lakes, where
-the top metre or so gets quite warm in hot weather.
+Either in the river behind the Staud'nwirt or in one of the lakes, where
+the top metre or so gets quite warm in hot weather.
Sunbathing Tobogganning There is a dry (metal trough) toboggan run
- Trisselberg ascent Of four expo attempts, two have succeeded - in
+Of four expo attempts, two have succeeded - in
1984 and again in
1990 .
An earlier attempt was thwarted by a wasps' nest, and the
1992 attempt made the error of
retreating from high up in what turned out to be quite an epic in a
-thunderstorm. It must be about time someone else had a go...
+thunderstorm. It must be about time someone else had a go...
Tyrolean traverse Typically occurs towards the end of expo when large amounts of gear,
+Typically occurs towards the end of expo when large amounts of gear,
particularly rope and pulleys, ends up down by the river for
ropewashing . If the river really is too epic to stand in,
a tyrolean traverse from Hilde's to some trees opposite can provide an
-awesome sense of exposure and not a little danger !
+awesome sense of exposure and not a little danger !
Windsurfing Yet another lakeside activity - this one really is easiest if there is
+Yet another lakeside activity - this one really is easiest if there is
some wind, but as long as this is not too strong, it's a good game for total
-beginners (unlike Hang-gliding , for example).
-
+beginners (unlike Hang-gliding , for example).
-CUCC Home page Expedition Intro page Main Indices: Index to ExpoDescription of CUCC's area and split to subareasIndex to cave descriptions in area 1623published reports and logbooks Pictures: Text only Index Index pages (with thumbnails) Table of members of CUCC expeditions 1976-presentLoser Plateau area : Cave description index
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