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<li><a href="../../pubs.htm#pubs1984">Index</a> to all publications</li>
<li><a href="../../index.htm">Back to Expeditions intro page</a></li>
<li><a href="../../../index.htm">CUCC Home Page</a></li>
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<li>1985 Expedition info:
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<li><a href="../../pubs.htm#pubs1985">Index</a> to all publications</li>
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<h1>AUSTRIA 1987</h1>
<ul>
<li>Cambridge Underground Expo Report:
<ul>
<li><a href="report.htm">Expedition description</a></li>
<li><a href="158gd.htm">Donner-und-Blitzen H&ouml;hle</a>, Mike Richardson</li>
<li><a href="ent113.htm">Entrance 113</a>, Mike Richardson</li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="geolog.htm">Geology of the Totengebirge</a>, Jared West<br>
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<h1>AUSTRIA 1987</h1>
<ul>
<li>Cambridge Underground Expo Report:
<ul>
<li><a href="report.htm">Expedition description</a></li>
<li><a href="158gd.htm">Donner-und-Blitzen H&ouml;hle</a>, Mike Richardson</li>
<li><a href="ent113.htm">Entrance 113</a>, Mike Richardson</li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="geolog.htm">Geology of the Totengebirge</a>, Jared West<br>
</ul>
<hr />
<a>1987-08-22 | Journey out | Juliette, Jenny, Jared, Keith, Ian, Chris, Mike M, Mike R, Andrew and BKA</a>
<a>1987-08-22 | journey - Journey out | Juliette, Jenny, Jared, Keith, Ian, Chris, Mike M, Mike R, Andrew and Dave</a>
[participant 'BKA' assumed to be Dave.]
<p>The first part of the log is traditionally taken up by the journey out.<br>
If this is of no interest, here is a link <a href="#start">to the caving</a>!
@ -115,7 +126,7 @@ to lie in river for 3 weeks.
<hr />
<a name="start">1987-08-23 | Exploring on plateau 8 hrs surface work | Mike R, Jenny, Ian, Keith, Dave, Jared, Chris, Mike M </a>
<a name="start">1987-08-23 | plateau - Exploring on plateau 8 hrs surface work | Mike R, Jenny, Ian, Keith, Dave, Jared, Chris, Mike M </a>
<p>Quick ? Stroll ? Swelter ? to Bunter's Bulge. Ate lunch. Looked at an
extensive area in the depression beyond. Very little of note except that the
@ -160,7 +171,7 @@ Jenny's glasses !!)
<hr />
<a>1987-08-24 | Team Silver Streak ! Or something like it (Streak Lightning) | Jenny Keith, Ian, Chris, Mike M</a>
<a>1987-08-24 | surface - survey - Team Silver Streak ! Or something like it (Streak Lightning) | Jenny, Keith, Ian, Chris, Mike M</a>
<p>Early start (11.30 am) and trip to ridge caves. Down Stogerweg to 32 for
brief stop and then on to P.2. Hacked up to 113 via several draughting holes
@ -195,7 +206,8 @@ symbol 87 by it - what does this mean ?
<p>Surface time 8&frac12; hours.
<hr />
<a>1987-08-24 | 153 - maybe | Animal</a>
<p>
Animal discovered what he thought was 153, even though it had no numbers,
was 1000m from the nipple (rather than the 60m expected), yet it had a
strong draught, had a panoramic view, as warned, and was beneath a boulder
@ -238,8 +250,7 @@ left. One or two really ought to be revisited I suppose.
<hr />
25/8/87
<a>1987-08-25 | plateau - rained again | chris, andy, dave, Becka, Ian, Keith, Jenny, Juliette, Animal, Jared</a>
<p>It rained in the morning, stopped - we went up to the plateau and it
rained again. We descended and everyone except MM went down the salt mines.
@ -254,7 +265,8 @@ Sunday, we failed in our quest. In total darkness we retreated to the
footpath (found by chance) and retreated to the car park for a kip whilst
waiting for those down 87.
<hr />
<a>1987-08-25 | Hole 87 Reexploration | Jenny, Chris Keith</a>
<a>1987-08-25 | 87 - Hole 87 Reexploration | Jenny, Chris, Keith</a>
<p>The day before, while walking to 113, we felt a howling draught coming
from 87. The survey showed this as fully explored but we felt that they may
@ -283,7 +295,7 @@ at the bottom of the first pitch ought to be explored more thoroughly.
<hr />
<a>1987-08-26? |113 again - reexploration | Animal, Becca, Jared, Andrew</a>
<a>1987-08-26? |113 - again - reexploration | Animal, Becka, Jared, Andrew</a>
<p>Down to the hading (?) rifts to try and find a lateral connection to
Stellerveg (?) [these damned vegetarians get everywhere] - 41 and perhaps
@ -321,12 +333,12 @@ in plaster up to the elbow, if you're lucky (A's postscript).
<hr />
<a>1987-08-26 | 87 | Keith, Ian, Juliette &amp; Mike Martin
<a>1987-08-26 | 87 - impressive entrance | Keith, Ian, Juliette, Mike Martin</a>
<p>Mike (this is getting sillier all the
time 'cos of the knees) Martin.
<p>Time underground 4&frac12; hours.
<p>Time underground 4.5 hours.
<p>This is a truly impressive entrance. Bit chilly though. Descended to head
of last pitch, which was very black. Superb rig, figure of 8 on bight xxxx
@ -352,7 +364,7 @@ connection in 143.
<p>[ this sketch is almost completely unintelligible, at least in photocopy]
<hr />
<a></a>1987-08-27 | 113 | Becka, Jenny, Jared, Chris, Mike (Animal)</a>
<a>1987-08-27 | 113 - surveying? | Becka, Jenny, Jared, Chris, Mike (Animal)</a>
<p>Went with intention of doing a bit of surveying (maybe) but descended next
ramp after Andy's and found only way on was through to bottom of Andy's
@ -374,7 +386,7 @@ death. Several bolts will be needed.
<hr />
<a>1987-08-27 | surface | who</a>
<a>1987-08-27 | surface - LASER RANGEFINDER | who</a>
<p>Surface time 11 hrs.
@ -416,7 +428,7 @@ They don't know which one - we shall have to visit them to discuss.
<hr />
<a>1987-08-29 | 113 | Jared, Ian, Jenny, Keith</a>
<a>1987-08-29 | 113 - in the mist | Jared, Ian, Jenny, Keith</a>
<p>Left camp at 7.15 am and walked up to 113 in the mist. The entrance was
descended without incident. Andy's ramp was descended and Ibbeth Perilous.
@ -433,10 +445,10 @@ pitch. Group sleepy arrived as we were ascending the entrance pitch.
<hr />
<a>1987-08-29 | 109 | Jared, Ian</a>
<a>1987-08-29 | 109 - bones | Jared, Ian</a>
<p>Went down entrance free climb to find short pitch. At the bottom I (Ian)
colected bones from small passage blocked after about 2 feet. Most bones
collected bones from small passage blocked after about 2 feet. Most bones
were there, including skull, lower jaws, vertebr&aelig;, ribs, legs etc.
with some brown fur and a hoof which I think is from a small Chamois or Roe
Deer. All bones in arm's reach were removed. The Austrians will be given at
@ -446,7 +458,7 @@ least the skull and lower jaws.
<hr />
<a>1987-08-29 | 113 | Animal, Juliette, Becka, Chris</a>
<a>1987-08-29 | 113 - group sensible | Animal, Juliette, Becka, Chris</a>
<p>Group sensible left base camp at 12 (a disturbed night due to group
insanity leaving in the early hours rather noisily). Walked up to entrance
@ -475,7 +487,7 @@ of cave around 11-30, trudged back &amp; got to camp around 2-30 am.
<hr />
<a>1987-08-30 | Team surface prospecting (cripples) | Keith, Ian, Jenny, Andy, Jared + Mike M</a>
<a>1987-08-30 | surface - Team surface prospecting (cripples) | Keith, Ian, Jenny, Andy, Jared, Mike M</a>
<p>Walk to Bra&uuml;ning col then follow cairns up toward Vd Schwarzmoos
kogel - First explored holes near 0/2 which didn't amount to anything (short
@ -514,7 +526,7 @@ Schwarzmooskogeleish&ouml;hle to their cave 88 and then if time permits to
<hr />
<a>1987-08-31 | prospecting | Keith, Ian</a>
<a>1987-08-31 | surface - prospecting | Keith, Ian</a>
<p>Prospecting area around survey point 0/5 (Austrian). Two caves were found.
The cave just above 0/5 survey point, about 20 foot. The other about 100m
@ -552,7 +564,7 @@ believed to be completely disinformational, Ed.]
<p>Ian. Time underground &frac12; hour.
<hr />
<a>1987-08-31 | 153 | Chris, Becka, Jared</a>
<a>1987-08-31 | 153 - voice connection | Chris, Becka, Jared</a>
<p></p> (Juliette was there by 'voice connection')
@ -594,7 +606,7 @@ caving&nbsp;!
<p>Chris. T/U Becka 3 hrs, Jared and Chris 6 hrs.
<hr />
<a>1987-09-01 | 87 | MikeTA and Juliette</a>
<a>1987-09-01 | 87 - return | MikeTA and Juliette</a>
<p>Return match with the very cold cave to find MM's legendary passage.
Juliette played around rigging - very exciting. Then the fun started. We
@ -608,7 +620,7 @@ pitch. Left it rigged for some other poor suckers.
<hr />
<a>1987-08-31 | Surface surveying | Mike R, Jenny, Mike M</a>
<a>1987-08-31 | Surface - surveying | Mike R, Jenny, Mike M</a>
<p>144 to Larchenh&ouml;hle (88) - Problems with condensation on the clino
severely delayed progress. Having successfully completed above, then
@ -618,9 +630,9 @@ surveyed from 113 (p0) to 88, then back for other things !!!
<hr />
<a>1987-09-01 | Surface surveying | Jenny, Keith, Mike M, (+ occasional assistance by Ian)</a>
<a>1987-09-01 | Surface - surveying | Jenny, Keith, Mike M, Ian</a>
<p></p> Survey from 152 to
<p>(+ occasional assistance by Ian)</p> Survey from 152 to
113 route ( MM - point - station 4 on previous survey)) completing loop and
enabling errors to be assessed on return to UK.
@ -629,7 +641,7 @@ now have the highest entrance 1705 (but have found others) and the combined
system now has 11 entrances !!
<hr />
<a>1987-09-02 | 87 | Mike M, Keith, Becka</a>
<a>1987-09-02 | 87 - attack | Mike M, Keith, Becka</a>
<p>Yet another attack on 87. In about 11, quite rapidly down to 2nd pitch.
Keith life-lined Mike over traverse to passage to left. (over 60 ft or so
@ -651,8 +663,8 @@ up to. Left first 2 pitches tackled.
<p>T/U 7 hours.
<hr />
<a>1987-09-02 | Hole 154 | Jared, Jenny, Chris (+ Andy as 'supervisor' and head sherpa)</a>
<a>1987-09-02 | 154 - Hole 154 | Jared, Jenny, Chris, Andy</a>
<p>(+ Andy as 'supervisor' and head sherpa)
<p>By the time everyone was up, food bought, &amp; the injured were tended,
it was raining. With great reluctance, people were persuaded to go down holes
rather than the bar at the first lull in the rainstorm. Andy led us to the
@ -670,14 +682,14 @@ caravan next door.
<p>Chris. T/U 2 hrs.
<hr />
<a>1987-09-03 | toboggan | Everyone</a>
<a>1987-09-03 | basecap - toboggan | Juliette, Jenny, Jared, Keith, Ian, Chris, Mike M, Mike R, Andrew and Dave</a>
<p>
3/9/87 - Keith + Ian decided to go to the toboggan run at Strobl and
everyone else decided to join them and jack. Time underground relative to
speed through 5 ft tunnel.
<hr />
<a>1987-09-04 | new holes | Keith, Ian, Jenny, Jared, Mike M</a>
<a>1987-09-04 | plateau - new holes | Keith, Ian, Jenny, Jared, Mike M</a>
<p>Went in search of new holes ! Up to col then across pavement to obvious
hole in distance - veering left. Found lots of holes but nothing of note.
@ -687,7 +699,7 @@ it half buried behind a pile of snow. The route is now prominently marked
with cairns.
<hr />
<a>1987-09-04 | surface | Becka, Juliette, Chris, Mike R</a>
<a>1987-09-04 | surface - above Nipple| Becka, Juliette, Chris, Mike R</a>
<p>Carried on poking around on the ridge above the Nipple. Mike found his
massively developed chest was a bit big for the rift in the cave which was
@ -717,7 +729,7 @@ out before the half-ton of snow could fall on him.
<p>T/U about 2 hrs (Becka &amp; Chris)
<hr />
<a>1987-09-05 | Chris hole | Chris, Juliette, Mike R </a>
<a>1987-09-05 | Chris hole - undescended | Chris, Juliette, Mike R </a>
<p>Back at Chris's hole - it goes: pushed on down 12m climb to pitches of
~15m and ~20m followed by as yet undescended pitch of about 20m. Got sodden
@ -734,7 +746,7 @@ boulders in shaft.&quot;
<p>T/U 3 hrs
<hr />
<a>1987-09-04? | Marilyn Munroe Hole - 148 | Andrew</a>
<a>1987-09-04? | 148 - Marilyn Munroe Hole | Andrew</a>
<p>&quot;On the plateau discovered by its draught, but not really
pushed&quot;, the guidebook says. and then the hole was lost for two years,
@ -755,7 +767,7 @@ draughting entrance and chambers...
<p>T/U 2 hrs
<hr />
<a>1987-09-05 | Big shaft ~300m from Marilyn Munroe Hole | Becka, Jared</a>
<a>1987-09-05 | plateau - Big shaft ~300m from Marilyn Munroe Hole | Becka, Jared</a>
<p>Jared put bolt in, backup bolt from 2nd nearby shaft that MM etc. put in
yesterday. Down, say 30m, to ledge, down another say 15m. Rather blocked
@ -772,7 +784,7 @@ looking at, still rigged. T/U 2&frac12; hrs
<u>Not</u> nice, went purple.
<hr />
<a>1987-09-06 | 158 continued | Chris, Becka, Mike R</a>
<a>1987-09-06 | 158 - continued | Chris, Becka, Mike R</a>
<p>It was going to be Chris, Juliette, Mike R, but &frac34; the way up the
Panoramastrasse, Juliette realised that she had left her rucksack so that
@ -794,7 +806,7 @@ into large wet canyon.
<p>T/U 7 hrs.
<hr />
<a>1987-09-06 | 148 Marilyn Munroe Hole | Andy, Jared</a>
<a>1987-09-06 | 148 - Marilyn Munroe Hole | Andy, Jared</a>
<p>Andy arrived at entrance to find his light had failed due to being left on
pilot all night. Quickly reached the boulder slope which Andy had rigged
@ -836,8 +848,8 @@ saucepan for the survey trip.
<div class="centre"><img src="logbook25.jpg" /></div>
<hr />
<a>1987-09-07 | 158 | Andrew, Jared (surveying), Animal, Juliette, Chris, Becka (pushing)</a>
<a>1987-09-07 | 158 - survey and detackle | Andrew, Jared, Animal, Juliette, Chris, Becka</a>
<p>Jared (surveying), Becka (pushing)
<p>All of us in around 2pm. Andrew and Jared as far as bottom of ladder climb
below Big Bertha, then surveyed back up to surface, getting very cold. Rest
of us started bolted down ledges. Many rebelays later, got to the bttom of a
@ -862,13 +874,13 @@ and wet. Soup on way out. Tired trog back
Rest 10 hrs
<hr />
<a>1987-09-09 | finish 158 | Jared, Juliette, Chris, Mike R</a>
<a>1987-09-09 | 158 - finish | Jared, Juliette, Chris, Mike R</a>
<p>Finished surveying and detackled 158. Need we say more ? T/U 8&frac12;
except Chris 7&frac12;
<hr />
<a>1987-09-10 | detackle | Juliette, Chris, Jared</a>
<a>1987-09-10 | 148 - detackle and survey | Juliette, Chris, Jared</a>
<p>Jared detackled a hole while Juliette and Chris detackled and surveyed
(with a naff compass) Marilyn Munroe Hole. Chris took some pictures of ice,
@ -881,14 +893,14 @@ it. Jared appeared to lug the tackle out.
<p>* Chris
<hr />
<a>1987-09-11 | yodelaaaiiooiiii | Jared, Animal, Chris</a>
<a>1987-09-11 | basecamp - yodelaaaiiooiiii | Jared, Animal, Chris</a>
<p>
11th Sep Down to the dregs of the expedition - Jared, Animal, Chris.<br>
Hilda invited us to the celebrations of the local potato club - a few merry
hours of yodelaaaiiooiiii - hic
<hr />
<a>1987-09-12 | Detackled | Jared, Animal, Chris</a>
<a>1987-09-12 | basecamp - Detackled | Jared, Animal, Chris</a>
<p>
12th Sep '87 Detackled campsite and dug the beer-bottle tops out of the mud.
@ -933,22 +945,6 @@ call back to collect.
<p>88 will have to be renumbered 87A and 87 to 87B
<hr />
<!-- LINKS -->
<ul id="links">
<li>1987 Expedition info:
<ul>
<li>Cambridge Underground Expo Report:
<ul>
<li><a href="report.htm">Expedition description</a></li>
<li><a href="158gd.htm">Donner-und-Blitzen H&ouml;hle</a>, Mike Richardson</li>
<li><a href="ent113.htm">Entrance 113</a>, Mike Richardson</li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="geolog.htm">Geology of the Totengebirge</a>, Jared West<br>
<!-- <li><a href="bcracc.htm">BCRA Caves &amp; Caving Report</a><br> -->
</ul></li>
<li><a href="../../pubs.htm#pubs1987">Index</a> to all publications</li>
<li><a href="../../index.htm">Back to Expeditions intro page</a></li>
<li><a href="../../../index.htm">CUCC Home Page</a></li>
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