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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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