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+<title>CUCC Expo: GPF report 2018</title>
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+<h1>Ghar Parau Foundation report 2018</h1>
+
+<h3>Report on the Cambridge University Caving Club 2018 Expedition in
+the Totes Gebirge, Austria.</h3>
+
+<p>The CUCC expedition this year ran for six weeks from the 4th of
+July to the 18th of August, during which a considerable amount of
+effort was made to extend the Schwarzmooskogel cave system in the
+Totes Gebirge region of the Austrian Alps in the Upper Styria
+region. In addition to this, prospecting and recording of new cave was
+also made as well as enlarging the surveyed extent of other caves so
+far not connected to the SMK system. At present, we now believe the
+SMK to be the second longest in Austria in terms of total surveyed
+length following the efforts of this expedition.</p>
+
+<p>In terms of prior organisation, much of this was led by the joint
+leaders Ruairidh Macleod and Haydon Saunders, though in addition Tom
+Crossley took a very active role in financial planning and management
+as treasurer, Rachel Turnbull organised the training weekend, Rob
+Watson helped organise gear facilities and Wookey contributed to
+facilitating electrical requirements and also gained sponsorship from
+18650, as well as organising “nerding sessions” for preparation around
+survey software. A further significant aspect of the preparation this
+year was the implementation of large solar panels for charging at the
+top camp at Steinbruckenhohle bivy. These were sourced and the system
+set up by Haydon at a cost of ~£800, which is currently being arranged
+to be split across future expeditions also benefiting from its
+use.</p>
+<p><img src="solarcarry.jpg"/></p>
+
+<p>Chris Densham also facilitated the borrowing and almost successful
+use of a System Nicola for communication between the surface and deep
+camps in Tunnockschacht and Balkonhoehle caves (this was mostly one
+way from the surface due to a broken microphone).</p>
+
+<p>This year some 40 expedition members were present, over half of
+whom were university students, of university student age or had
+recently completed university study. For a significant number, this
+was also their first expedition and much focus went into training and
+supervision both at the training weekend in the UK and while in
+Austria, and although this did not fully eliminate some issues of
+miscommunication, overal the expedition ran very smoothly and there
+were no significant injuries or accidents.</p>
+
+<p>The primary pushing fronts were leads in deep Tunnockschacht
+(Beckoning Silence and the newly discovered Radio Silence),
+Balkonhoehle, Fischgesicht Hoehle and the newly discovered Heimkommen
+Hoehle (Homecoming). Homecoming was discovered early in the expedition
+by Dickon Morris and Jon Arne Toft and was rapidly surveyed to some
+1.6km by the end of the expedition, with a substantial drafting main
+rift development still going and requiring further bolting.<p>
+
+<p>The most significant discoveries came from Balkonhoehle where
+around 5.2km of new cave system was discovered including new
+connections with Tunnocks close to the level of Camp Kraken at
+Anathemusa and also at Champagne on Ice in mid-level Tunnocks, and
+significant new discoveries such as the Mongol Rally pitch of around
+200m depth and the huge, horizontal phreas of Grand Prix. This was to
+a large extent due to the significant efforts of George Breley and
+Becka Lawson.</p>
+
+<p>Very impressive phreatic developments were also found in
+Fischgesicht, particularly a large development tending northeast
+towards the main Schwarzmooskogel system that could be potentially
+significant as a route to connect in. Overall an estimated 7km of cave
+has been discovered and surveyed this year, a very considerable
+result, with the SMK system itself also further enlarged. The survey
+below compares the extent of new discovery year-on-year, with this
+year’s discoveries in blue.</p>
+
+<p>This year was the 35th anniversary of the expedition being based
+from Bad Aussee, and we have been very lucky to enjoy very good
+relations with the local town and authorities. To celebrate this a
+dinner was arranged by the Gasthof Staud’nwirt whose camping
+facilities have provided our base camp for many years, and the local
+Burgomeister joined us in festivities. Additionally, a barbecue night
+was held (as well as mutual caver exchange trips) with the German
+caving club Arge Grabenstetten that also explores close by, and this
+proved very successful.</p>
+
+<p>Following the expedition, a number of members also attended the
+Eurospeleo conference which took place in Ebensee, and Ruairidh
+presented the results of the expedition this year while Wookey gave a
+presentation more broadly on the history of the expedition; excursions
+to the SMK system were also organised and led by members for
+conference attendees. Ruairidh has also submitted an abstract for
+presentation of the expedition results at Hidden Earth this year.</p>
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