[svn r6523] All sorts of changes, look at the diffs, I haven't got time to enumerate them all - sorry!

smkridge/204/ariston.html

@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ The pitch series begins with a short pitch of 5m rigged from a large thread in
 the roof a few metres back, with a single spit for the vertical part, which is
 almost a scramble. This lands on a large ledge formed of boulders wedged across
 a narrow point, with impressive aven above. There are two choices of descent
-here: one to the north, <b>You're So Veined</b> (15m) which was used in 1999,
-and one to the south, <b><a id="potulike">Pot-U-Like</a></b> (~35m) which has
-been the trade route since 2000.</p>
+here: one to the north, <a href="midlevel.html#veined">You're So Veined</a>
+(15m) which was used in 1999, and one to the south, <b><a
+href="#potulike">Pot-U-Like</a></b> (~35m) which has been the trade route since
+2000.</p>
 
 <h4>You're So Veined route</h4>
 
@@ -41,11 +42,12 @@ aven above. From here, there are two ways on.</p>
 <p><i>To the left, facing away from the pitch just descended, is a gully, which
 in 1999 contained a thick layer of ice. Carefully traversing this rather
 slippery section leads to the head of a small pitch of 6m, which was rigged
-with a Y-hang. From here a walking size phreatic passage, <b>Rainbow</b> leads
-off, carrying a substantial breeze. The passage initially descends, but then
-develops a narrow floor trench; as the trench deepens, the phreatic part of the
-passage rises, and then ends abruptly where the floor trench turns right and
-leads off as a too-tight rift while ahead the phreas pinches out.</i></p>
+with a Y-hang. From here a walking size phreatic passage, <b><a
+id="rainbow">Rainbow</a></b>, leads off, carrying a substantial breeze. The
+passage initially descends, but then develops a narrow floor trench; as the
+trench deepens, the phreatic part of the passage rises, and then ends abruptly
+where the floor trench turns right and leads off as a too-tight rift while
+ahead the phreas pinches out.</i></p>
 
 <p>To the right leads into a small, very crumbly chamber, from which a short
 section of awkward rift leads to a fine crow's nest in the wall of a large
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ just below the Y-hang at the top. The landing is on another large ledge, where
 a pool can be used to refill water containers. This is also the landing of
 Pot-U-Like.</p>
 
-<h4>Pot-U-Like route</h4>
+<h4><a id="potulike">Pot-U-Like route</a></h4>
 
 <p>The pitch is rigged with a traverse line which descends steeply to the nose
 of a sloping rock wedged across the rift, from where an entertaining Y-hang on
@@ -71,11 +73,12 @@ spit only usable with a bollard type hanger.  This is followed by a deviation
 from the opposite wall, providing a clear hang to the bottom.  The landing is
 on a floor of boulders wedged across the shaft, although it seems sound. A
 backup bolt protects the approach to the Y-hang at the head of the next pitch,
-<b>Steel Toecap</b> (35m). After a ledge 3m down, where a deviation optimises
-the hang, the walls of the shaft bell out dramatically and the rope hangs in
-stimulating isolation. About 5m from the floor a ledge is passed, which could
-be gained by a swing across, where there may possibly be a passage leading off
-[<a href="qm.html#C1999-204-20" id="qC1999-204-20">C1999-204-20 B</a>].</p>
+<b><a id="toecap">Steel Toecap</a></b> (35m). After a ledge 3m down, where a
+deviation optimises the hang, the walls of the shaft bell out dramatically and
+the rope hangs in stimulating isolation. About 5m from the floor a ledge is
+passed, which could be gained by a swing across, where there may possibly be a
+passage leading off [<a href="qm.html#C1999-204-20"
+id="qC1999-204-20">C1999-204-20 B</a>].</p>
 
 <p>At the foot of the pitch, the way on is a very chossy, sloping descent which
 will require either re-rigging or bypassing (which may be possible by a climb
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ the bottom of a short climb up of 3m on the right, which is followed by a
 scramble down on the other side. <i>From here, straight ahead is a climb up
 into the foot of an aven, half-right is a short ascending passage leading to a
 chamber where a traverse around the right hand wall leads to a slope down to
-<b><a href="#fled">Fledermausschacht</a></b>.</i> Full right is a
+<b><a href="#fledermaus">Fledermausschacht</a></b>.</i> Full right is a
 stooping/crawling height phreatic passage with a mud floor. This passes on the
 right the other end of the crawl which led off from the foot of the previous
 pitch, which provides a convenient shortcut.</p>
@@ -142,29 +145,49 @@ passage is considerably wider for a few metres below  the cascade, but soon
 resumes in its previous manner; it is helpful to traverse  quite high up in
 this section.</p>
 
-</p>Suddenly, the head of a pitch, <b>Black Lightning</b> (13m), is reached.
-The streamway continues past a 2m climb and 2m pitch leading to the 25m pitch
-of <b>Mystery Wind</b>; this is descended via a crow's-nest which gives a dry
-sloping descent to the floor, protected by two rebelays. Immediately  beyond
-this is <b>Dave Dives</b>, an awkward roof-tube climb to bypass a tight spot;
-this should on no account be descended head-first. A bolt here might render the
-process safer. The streamway continues to the twin pitches of <b>Easy There</b>
-(15m) and  <b>Steady Now</b> (4m), the 2002 limit; the head of the latter is
-difficult and  tight, but it seems unlikely that the rig could be improved by
-any alteration not involving a large hammer.</p>
+</p>Suddenly, the head of a pitch, <b><a id="blacklightning">Black
+Lightning</a></b> (13m), is reached.  The streamway continues past a 2m climb
+and 2m pitch leading to the 25m pitch of <b><a id="mysterywind">Mystery
+Wind</a></b>; this is descended via a crow's-nest which gives a dry sloping
+descent to the floor, protected by two rebelays. Immediately  beyond this is
+<b><a id="davedives">Dave Dives</a></b>, an awkward roof-tube climb to bypass a
+tight spot; this should on no account be descended head-first. A bolt here
+might render the process safer. The streamway continues to the twin pitches of
+<b><a id="easythere">Easy There</a></b> (15m) and <b><a id="steadynow">Steady
+Now</a></b> (4m), the 2002 limit; the head of the latter is difficult and
+tight, but it seems unlikely that the rig could be improved by any alteration
+not involving a large hammer.</p>
 
 <p>2003 saw further pushing to a short, rather damp down pitch (3m) shortly
-followed  by a climb up over boulders into a large chamber, <b>God Loves a
-Drunk</b>, where an (apparently impassably tight) inlet enters from the right.
-Immediately beyond this are <b>The Mash Tun</b> (p8) and <b>Copper</b> (p17).
-In high water levels these are both  very wet, dangerously so given the cold
-and draughty nature of the passage. There may  be a continuation at high level
-via a loony bolt traverse across the head of Copper [<a
-href="qm.html#C2003-204-48"  id="qC2003-204-48">C2003-204-48 B</a>].</p>
+followed  by a climb up over boulders into a large chamber, <b><a id="glud">God
+Loves a Drunk</a></b>, where an (apparently impassably tight) inlet enters from
+the right.  Immediately beyond this are <b><a id="mashtun">The Mash Tun</a></b>
+(p8) and <b><a id="copper">Copper</a></b> (p17).  In high water levels these
+are both  very wet, dangerously so given the cold and draughty nature of the
+passage; a deviation around halfway down Copper could potentially help matters.
+There may  be a continuation at high level via a loony bolt traverse across the
+head of Copper [<a href="qm.html#C2003-204-48" id="qC2003-204-48">C2003-204-48
+B</a>].</p>
 
-<p>Beyond this the rift becomes tighter and more awkward again, leading to the head of yet another pitch, <b>Yeast</b> (p10). Shortly beyond this the  bottom of the rift becomes rather tight and an ascending traverse can be followed, as far as a local widening, the 2003 limit; dropping back to stream level rapidly becomes tight again, but a traverse line across, <b>Nordic Traverse</b>, gives access to a dry fossil passage to the head of <b>Thirteen Year Pitch</b> (7m), which drops into a spacious dry chamber. Here a tight and  scrofulous-looking rift leads off to the right (QM 04-XXX C), while the chosen way on is to descend <b>Pepper Pot</b> (20m) back to stream level. Here the passage returns to familiar rifty crappiness for a few metres; it is helpful to  take a relatively high level for a while until the passage widens again, at which point a 6m pitch, <b>Paster of Muppets</b>, regains the stream level. At this point there is a convenient widening at a level that gradually ascends to the head of <i>yet another</i> pitch (QM 04-XX); 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>Beyond this the rift becomes tighter and more awkward again, leading to the
+head of yet another pitch, <b><a id="yeast">Yeast</a></b> (p10). Shortly beyond
+this the  bottom of the rift becomes rather tight and an ascending traverse can
+be followed, as far as a local widening, the 2003 limit; dropping back to
+stream level rapidly becomes tight again, but a traverse line across, <b><a
+id="nordic">Nordic Traverse</a></b>, gives access to a dry fossil passage to
+the head of <b><a id="thirteenyear">Thirteen Year Pitch</a></b> (7m), which
+drops into a spacious dry chamber. Here a tight and scrofulous-looking rift
+leads off to the right (QM 04-XXX C), while the chosen way on is to descend
+<b><a id="pepper">Pepper Pot</a></b> (20m) back to stream level. Here the
+passage returns to familiar rifty crappiness for a few metres; it is helpful to
+take a relatively high level for a while until the passage widens again, at
+which point a 6m pitch, <b><a id="paster">Paster of Muppets</a></b>, regains
+the stream level. At this point there is a convenient widening at a level that
+gradually ascends to the head of <i>yet another</i> pitch (QM 04-XX); 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>
 
-<h3><a id="fled">Fledermausschacht</a></h3>
+<h3><a id="fledermaus">Fledermausschacht</a></h3>
 
 <p>The traverse round to the pitch head is protected by a thread belay at the
 start of the traverse. A substantial thread (requiring 2 slings due to its