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@ -192,11 +192,60 @@ passage, which immediately has a large circular pit in the floor, this can be
descended and the other side can be climbed, preferably with lines. The
phreatic part of the passage then takes advantage of a sloping weakness, which
goes up and to the left. This can be followed to a right hand bend where the
floor drops down with the weakness to <i>yet another</i> pitch
[<a href="qm.html#C2004-204-01" id="qC2004-204-01">C2004-204-01 B</a>]
; it is
noticeable on the survey that from the bottom of Paster the passage swings
southwards away from the consistent NE-SW alignment of most of Razordance.</p>
floor drops down with the weakness to <i>yet another</i> pitch <b><a id="butteredscones">Buttered Scones</a></b> (p20), the top of
which marks the 2004 limit. It is noticeable on the survey that from the bottom
of Paster the passage swings southwards away from the consistent NE-SW alignment
of most of Razordance.</p>
<p>2007 saw a big push with several old lags teaming up with new blood to try and
finally bottom the bastard. From the bottom of Buttered Scones, a climb down and a short,
muddy passage reaches the head of a pair of spacious pitches, <b><a id="leftzipper">Left
Zipper</a></b> (p12) and <b><a id="rightzipper">Right Zipper</a></b> (p12). In flood
conditions the stream re-enters from a window [C2007-204-?? C] part-way down Left Zipper
and makes Right Zipper extremely wet. A short section of comfortable walking passage
heading almost due north inevitably gives way to more rifty thrutching, passing an
inlet on the right [C2007-204-?? B] where the stream re-enters. This marks a return
to the previous south-westerly line of the passage. After a few metres, a climb down
at a corner if followed by a squeeze to reach the head of <b><a id="holyhandgrenade">
The Holy Hand Grenade</a></b> (p3), an irritating little pitch with an awkward pitch-head.
8 metres further on are a pair of short, splashy pitches separated by a wet ledge:
<b><a id="unicum">Unicum</a></b> (p7) and <b><a id="zwack">Zwack</a></b> (p5). The next
100m of passage is a ruler-straight muddy rift running to the south-west. After some
narrow sections it is possible to climb up into a large roof tube, which gradually
descends to a balcony overlooking the final sump, <b><a id="nowbethankful">Now Be
Thankful</a></b>. Here the wind from Razordance goes up a large aven above the sump
[C2007-204-?? X], while a long bolted traverse, mostly on the left-hand wall, gains
access to <a href="#silkroad"><b>The Silk Road</b></a>.</p>
<h3><a id="silkroad">The Silk Road</a></h3>
<p>A slippery climb down from the traverse over the sump (an extra bolt would be
a good idea) gains a keyhole-shaped inlet passage with an elliptical roof tube
and narrow floor trench. Like Razordance, the passage draughts towards the
sump. The passage runs south-east along the strike for about 30m before
turning north-east and heading up-dip in a series of steep meanders for a
short distance. An unpleasant 3m climb up marks a return to south-easterly
progress. The passage briefly splits, with the stream flowing through a pool
in a low section while a large oxbow to the left provides a trivial bypass.
Just beyond the oxbow is a junction. <i>Straight ahead, going upstream, 40m
of stooping and crawling over muddy cobbles leads to a chamber where the
stream emerges from a tight inlet [C2007-204-?? C] with an obvious passage
visible 7m above (which can be reached from beyond <a href="#khyber"><b>Carry-on
up the Khyber</b></a>)</i>.</p>
<p>Back at the junction, the left turn leads up an abandoned series of dry
cascades, <b><a id="khyber">Carry-on up the Khyber</a></b>. Ten climbs of
varying difficulty and ranging in height between 2 and 4 metres pass a lead
on the left [C2007-204-?? ?] to reach a relatively well decorated section of
walking passage. This becomes a sandy crawl which branches; to the left is
unexplored [C2007-204-?? C], straight ahead reaches a hole overlooking the
continuation of The Silk Road, while to the right quickly reaches a loose
2m climb down into the same place. <i>Right here is a 3m climb down followed
by a short section of passage to the head of a 7m pitch back to the inlet at
the foot of Carry-on up the Khyber</i>. To the left, The Silk Road continues as
4m wide passage with a rocky floor, passing a stooping-height passage on the
left [C2007-204-?? A]. After 60m, a gap between boulders leads into a 30m-wide
chamber, <b><a id="forbidcity">The Forbidden City</a></b>.</p>
<h3><a id="fledermaus">Fledermausschacht</a></h3>