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<p><strong>Trip 3</strong>. Bolts were placed at the head of <span lang="de-at">Viermalbierschacht</span> and over the new hole. Vic (it says 'our tame idiot' on the scrap of paper in front of me - Ed.) was kicked over the edge and stopped 50m lower down. The pitch (<span lang="de-at">Besoffene</span>) hangs freer than Juniper for all but the last 8m - most impressive. Heavy water, inefficiency over getting tackle to the front and a further pitch needing bolts forced an early exit. Spare time was used following passages nearer the surface to their conclusions, and carrying out more surveying.</p> <p><strong>Trip 3</strong>. Bolts were placed at the head of <span lang="de-at">Viermalbierschacht</span> and over the new hole. Vic (it says 'our tame idiot' on the scrap of paper in front of me - Ed.) was kicked over the edge and stopped 50m lower down. The pitch (<span lang="de-at">Besoffene</span>) hangs freer than Juniper for all but the last 8m - most impressive. Heavy water, inefficiency over getting tackle to the front and a further pitch needing bolts forced an early exit. Spare time was used following passages nearer the surface to their conclusions, and carrying out more surveying.</p>
<p><strong>Trip 4</strong>. More organised this time, one pair went down in heavy water (run off response was very rapid) and reached the head of the next pitch by traversing above a steeply dropping stream canyon. Bolts were placed above a sloping platform to give a pitch of about 17m to the stream floor which continued to drop steeply to a broken 6m pitch. A climb out of the streamway here showed a good spot for rigging a freehanging pitch out of the water. This was bolted by the second pair and descended to a depth of 30m. To our general surprise and great disappointment, a sump rapidly followed.</p> <p><strong>Trip 4</strong>. More organised this time, one pair went down in heavy water (run off response was very rapid) and reached the head of the next pitch by traversing above a steeply dropping stream canyon. Bolts were placed above a sloping platform to give a pitch of about 17m to the stream floor which continued to drop steeply to a broken 6m pitch. A climb out of the streamway here showed a good spot for rigging a freehanging pitch out of the water. This was bolted by the second pair and descended to a depth of 30m. To our general surprise and great disappointment, a sump rapidly followed.</p>
<p><strong>Trip 5</strong>. Final surveying and derigging was completed with Steve being drafted in to prove that we hadn't made it all up. This final trip took just five hours.</p> <p><strong>Trip 5</strong>. Final surveying and derigging was completed with Steve being drafted in to prove that we hadn't made it all up. This final trip took just five hours.</p>
<h4>Comments</h4> <h4>Comments</h4>
<p>The pot is about 220m deep, and it seems likely that the sump is perched or perhaps even a temporary sump in highish water. However, no bypass could be found so the depth is unlikely to be increased. No major phreatic development was reached. Such phreatic passages as were found all choked rapidly and the overall impression is of a larger than life Yorkshire pot cutting through old phreatic developments. Like Yorkshire too, heavy water makes the big pitches very serious and the fourth trip assumed epic proportios at times, with one pair ascending most of the big rift in darkness, including transferring prussiking gear on a tiny ledge over 50m of exposure.</p> <p>The pot is about 220m deep, and it seems likely that the sump is perched or perhaps even a temporary sump in highish water. However, no bypass could be found so the depth is unlikely to be increased. No major phreatic development was reached. Such phreatic passages as were found all choked rapidly and the overall impression is of a larger than life Yorkshire pot cutting through old phreatic developments. Like Yorkshire too, heavy water makes the big pitches very serious and the fourth trip assumed epic proportios at times, with one pair ascending most of the big rift in darkness, including transferring prussiking gear on a tiny ledge over 50m of exposure.</p>
<p><img src="/1623/others/82.png" alt="82 survey - 28k gif" width="640" height="1300" /></p> <p><img src="/1623/82/82.png" alt="82 survey - 28k gif" width="640" height="1300" /></p>
<p>Pitches :</p> <p>Pitches :</p>
<blockquote>1 - 6m <span lang="de-at">Apfelschacht</span><br /> 2 - 20m <span lang="de-at">Orangenschacht</span><br /> 3 - 10m <span lang="de-at">Bierschacht</span><br /> 4 - 15m <span lang="de-at">Nocheinbierschacht</span><br /> 5 - 25m <span lang="de-at">Viermalbierschacht</span><br /> 6 - 50m <span lang="de-at">Bessofene</span><br /> 7 - 17m<br /> 8 - 6m<br /> 9 - 30m</blockquote> <blockquote>1 - 6m <span lang="de-at">Apfelschacht</span><br /> 2 - 20m <span lang="de-at">Orangenschacht</span><br /> 3 - 10m <span lang="de-at">Bierschacht</span><br /> 4 - 15m <span lang="de-at">Nocheinbierschacht</span><br /> 5 - 25m <span lang="de-at">Viermalbierschacht</span><br /> 6 - 50m <span lang="de-at">Bessofene</span><br /> 7 - 17m<br /> 8 - 6m<br /> 9 - 30m</blockquote>
<p><strong>83</strong>: Found 200m north of 82. A 13m freeclimb dropped on to a steep snow slope requiring a line. This was descended for a further 10m to a steep boulder slope which funnelled down to a small hole through which stones fell free a long way. The large amounts of scree made the descent most uninviting. Back up the boulder slope, a phreatic passage was entered and quickly led to a big hole in the floor.</p> <p><strong>83</strong>: Found 200m north of 82. A 13m freeclimb dropped on to a steep snow slope requiring a line. This was descended for a further 10m to a steep boulder slope which funnelled down to a small hole through which stones fell free a long way. The large amounts of scree made the descent most uninviting. Back up the boulder slope, a phreatic passage was entered and quickly led to a big hole in the floor.</p>
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<h3>END OF EXPEDITION REPORT</h3> <h3>END OF EXPEDITION REPORT</h3>
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