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<h2>MEANWHILE, BACK AT CAMBRIDGE:-</h2>
<hr />
<p>1997-07-18 | Journey - TEAM MOMENTUM II | <u>MikeTA</u>, Sam , DaveH</p>
<p>1997-07-18 | Journey - TEAM MOMENTUM II | <u>Mike TA</u>, Sam , Dave H</p>
<p>Started from York with Tina'n'Mike and quite a lot of not-very well packed
gear, and drove to pick up Dave, thence to Sam's with even more even more
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ mangled crash) the journey was pretty eneventful. T/T 14&frac12; hours
<hr />
<p>1997-07-18 | Team Raspberry Ripple | TonyR + <u>Becka</u> </p>
<p>1997-07-18 | Team Raspberry Ripple | Tony R + <u>Becka</u> </p>
<p>All v. civilised, even tho' I had shitloads of gear there was only the two
of us, so it all fitted. Saw Clive et al at Dover, &amp; Mike et al (who
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ short climb down the rift.
<hr />
<a id="id1997-161-3">1997-07-23 | 161 - Wheelchair Access | <u>Jon</u>, Adam, Mike</p>
<a id="id1997-161-3">1997-07-23 | 161 - Wheelchair Access | <u>Jon</u>, Adam, Mike TA</p>
<p>T/U 5 hours
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ out how much more there is ....
<hr />
<a id="id1997-161-4">1997-07-24 | 161 - Wheelchair Access and Kein Zimmer Rift | Tony, <u>Mike</u>, Sam, <u>Adam</u></p>
<a id="id1997-161-4">1997-07-24 | 161 - Wheelchair Access and Kein Zimmer Rift | Tony, <u>Mike TA</u>, Sam, <u>Adam</u></p>
<p>Tony, Mike pushing Time U/G
<p>Sam, <u>Adam</u>surveying TU 6 hours
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ The way on over the top of the pot soon chokes - no draft.
<hr />
1997-07-24 | 161 - SAM &amp; DAVE GO WALKABOUT | DAVE, <u>SAM</u></p>
1997-07-24 | 161 - SAM &amp; DAVE GO WALKABOUT | Dave, <u>Sam</u></p>
<p>BECKA - no date given for this trip - but I was on the 161 trip that
Sam and Dave were part of so looking at other dates I think this was the 24th.
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ and crawled up a slope and out.
<hr />
<a id="id1997-161-9">1997-07-28 | 161 Surveying and Photographing Lost World | <u>Dave H</u>, Mike, Sam and William </p>
<a id="id1997-161-9">1997-07-28 | 161 Surveying and Photographing Lost World | <u>Dave H</u>, Mike TA, Sam and William </p>
<p>Dave H and Mike - Photographing Lost World
<p>Sam and William - Surveying Lost World
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ close to our call-out time of 8pm.
<hr />
<u><a id="id1997-161-10">1997-07-28 | 161 - Surveying Lost World Upstream | Sam, <u>William</u></p>
<p><a id="id1997-161-10">1997-07-28 | 161 - Surveying Lost World Upstream | Sam, <u>William</u></p>
<p>Sam (notes) and <u>William</u> (instruments)
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ for Sump clearance, wild nights out and rising damp."]
<hr />
<a id="id1997-161-11">1997-07-28 | 161 - Rigging towards Siberia | <u>Phil U</u>, Dunk, Becka </p>
<a id="id1997-161-11">1997-07-28 | 161 - Rigging towards Siberia | <u>Phil U</u>, Dunks, Becka </p>
<p>T/U 7 hrs
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ surveying downstream for some time. Then we came out.
<hr />
<center><a id="id1997-161-7">1997-07-27 | 161 - Tourist + Wheelchair Access with German cavers from Stuttgart club | <u>Becka</u>, Robert and Robert </p>
<p><a id="id1997-161-7">1997-07-27 | 161 - Tourist + Wheelchair Access with German cavers from Stuttgart club | <u>Becka</u>, Robert and Robert </p>
<p>T/U 7 hrs<br>
@@ -541,9 +541,9 @@ all the way back to the car park with their gear!
<hr />
<center><a id="id1997-136-2">1997-07-29 | 136 - Steinschlagschacht | <u>Becka</u>, Julian H, Anthony</p>
<p><a id="id1997-136-2">1997-07-29 | 136 - Steinschlagschacht | <u>Becka</u>, Julian H, Anthony</p>
<p>T/U 6&frac12; hrs</center>
<p>T/U 6&frac12; hrs
<p>Faff, faff. Then Becka realised she had forgotten her oversuit at 161 so
had to go back down the bloody hill to get it (see Fuckwit count). Finally
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ again to a fantastic sunset.
<hr />
<center><a id="id1997-136-1">1997-07-28 | 136 - Steinschlagschacht | <u>Julian H</u>, Anthony </p>
<p><a id="id1997-136-1">1997-07-28 | 136 - Steinschlagschacht | <u>Julian H</u>, Anthony </p>
<p>T/U 7&frac12; hrs
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ to the obvious ledge. It's advisable not to call "pitch free" until OFF the
<hr />
<center><a id="id1997-161-15">1997-07-31 | 161 - KH&ouml;hle - Puerile Humour | <u>Dave H</u>, Andrew, Mike </p>
<p><a id="id1997-161-15">1997-07-31 | 161 - KH&ouml;hle - Puerile Humour | <u>Dave H</u>, Andrew A, Mike TA</p>
<p>TU 5&frac12; hrs
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ Next trip - 1999 ?
<hr />
<a id="id1997-161-16">1997-07-31 | 161 - Siberia | <u>Dunk</u>, William, Phil U </p>
<a id="id1997-161-16">1997-07-31 | 161 - Siberia | <u>Dunks</u>, William, Phil U </p>
<p>TU 11 hrs</p>
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ of sculpted flakes of rock, and quite a lot of ?s all over the place.
<hr />
<center><a id="id1997-136-3">1997-07-31 | 136 - Steinschlagschact | Tony, <u>Becka</u> </p>
<p><a id="id1997-136-3">1997-07-31 | 136 - Steinschlagschact | Tony, <u>Becka</u> </p>
<p>TU Tony 7 hrs, Becka 8 hrs
@@ -676,8 +676,7 @@ lightning and downpour. Walked down in caving gear. Yum,yum.
<hr />
<a id="id1997-161-8">27/07/97</a> <u>Sam, Adam</u><br>
Surveying upstream in Lost World
<p><a id="id1997-161-8">1997-07-27 | 161 - Surveying upstream in Lost World |<u>Sam</u>, Adam</p>
<p>Discovered a section of <u>large</u> passage containing many mud
formations and showing evidence of backing up. Very sump-like. Much of
@@ -697,8 +696,7 @@ didn't have time to complete the whole upstream survey.
<hr />
<a id="id1997-161-12">29/7/97</a> Sam's rift at top of K(l?)ein Zimmer<br>
<center>Tony, Jon, <u>Adam</u></center>
<p><a id="id1997-161-12">1997-07-29</a> | 161 - Sam's rift at top of K(l?)ein Zimmer | Tony, Jon, <u>Adam</u></p>
<p>Went with drill to push over the 1st pit (Sam did before, blind pit).
Bolted down 2nd pit, clearing choss on the way. Approx 20m deep before
@@ -714,7 +712,7 @@ did - it went about 10 feet! Went out - Tony frozen. Needs further push for
<hr />
30/07/97 Surface ramblings Tony, <u>Adam</u>
<p>1997-07-30 | Surface - Surface ramblings | Tony, <u>Adam</u></p>
<p>Went round the Augstwies side for a look around, starting at 201 level.
Lots of bunde bashing and following Bambi tracks up ridiculous slopes.
@@ -734,8 +732,8 @@ T/U 30 mins
<hr />
<a id="id1997-136-4">31/7/97</a> Steinschlagschacht (136)<br>
Julian H + Anthony.<br>
<p><a id="id1997-136-4">1997-07-31</a> | 136 - Steinschlagschacht (136) | Julian H + Anthony</p>
TU 8 hours
<p>Bombed down the "Eyehole Route" as far as the limit of the trip on 29/7/97
@@ -759,8 +757,9 @@ out with a view to hauling the rope out from the top later.
<hr />
<a id="id1997-161-13">30/7/97</a> Siberia<br>
<u>JON</u>, DUNCAN TU 7&frac12; hrs
<p><a id="id1997-161-13">30/7/97</a> | 161 - Siberia | <u>Jon</u>, Duncan</p>
<p>TU 7&frac12; hrs
<p>I was talked into going to Siberia with Duncan. There were plenty of
comments like "Its not that cold", "Burble Crawl is not too bad" and the
@@ -778,8 +777,7 @@ went out to meet our call out.
<hr />
Dunk, Anthony<br>
26/7/97 Team Lardis Time Travel to Expo
<p>26/7/97 | Journey - Team Lardis Time Travel to Expo | Dunks, Anthony</p>
<p>Smaller than it looks on the inside. Travels along right angles in space
time. Got to Dover so fast we reckoned we'd catch the earlier ferry.
@@ -796,9 +794,7 @@ Fuel consumption against speed for Lada Riva 1.3 !
<hr />
<a id="id1997-161-14">Last and final bit of Magic Jumars</a> 30/7/96
<p>Sam Lieberman and Mike Richardson
<p><a id="id1997-161-14">30/7/97 | 161 - Last and final bit of Magic Jumars | Sam Lieberman and Mike Richardson</p>
<p>First trip down Magic Jumars (in fact first trip down Alternative
Universe) before we'd even got to the pitch series we spotted a V. V. good
@@ -817,10 +813,9 @@ dehydrated midgets might get through - derigged in the well dripping pitches.
<p><a href="#id1997-161-5">Previous Alternative Universe trip</a>
<hr width=40%>
<hr />
<p><a id="id1997-161-14a"><u>Sam</u></a> Re-rigging Where the Wind Blows
30/7/97
<p><a id="id1997-161-14a">30/7/97 | 161 - Re-rigging Where the Wind Blows | <u>Sam</u></p>
<p>After de-rigging Alternative Universe, Mike headed out from the
Guillotine, with some time in hand I decided to go and recover my tape slings
@@ -835,17 +830,17 @@ spare ropes and ran back down Triassic.
<hr />
3/8/97 Swiss Alpinists arrive...<br>
Chris Densham, Mary Lane (Fran's sister), Mike Baslington (Juliette Kelly's
4C's buddy)
<p>3/8/97 | Journey - Swiss Alpinists arrive... | Chris Densham, Mary Lane, Mike Baslington
<p>Mike Baslington - (Juliette Kelly's 4C's buddy)
<p>Mary Lane (Fran's sister)
<p>Just left the Swiss Alps after 2 weeks very pleasant climbing. Just
trogging up the hill to see about doing some caving. Chris
<hr />
2/8/97 some rambling/digging/surface rigging
<br><u>Adam</u>
<p>2/8/97 | Surface - some rambling/digging/surface rigging | <u>Adam</u></p>
<p>Claggy weather so went to<br>
@@ -890,8 +885,9 @@ slightly. Marked "+" and '97/2" in carbide, <u>not tagged</u>.
<hr />
<a id="id1997-136-5">2/8/97</a> Julian H / Becka T/U 7 hours<br>
<center>136 - Steinschlagschacht<br>CONNECTION Trip!</center>
<a id="id1997-136-5">2/8/97</a> | 136 - Steinschlagschacht CONNECTION Trip!| Julian H, Becka</p>
T/U 7 hours
<p>Everyone was nursing non-existent post-dinner hangovers in the rain, but
Julian + I + Adam, being mugs, headed up the hill. Clag + drizzle. Oh well,
@@ -932,8 +928,9 @@ Next trips (into 161): <a href="#id1997-136-6">Forbidden Land</a> &amp;
<hr />
<center><a id="id1997-136-6">3/8/97 Julian, Anthony, <u>Becka</u> T/U 8
hrs</a><br> 136 Steinschlagschacht</center>
<p><a id="id1997-136-6">3/8/97 | 136 - Steinschlagschacht | Julian, Anthony, <u>Becka</u></p>
T/U 8
<p>Team keen up at 6.30 which meant all of Top Camp was up &amp; around
by 7.30 &amp; I was the last to leave Top Camp at 9.30 or so.
@@ -983,8 +980,7 @@ knackered.
<hr />
<a id="id1997-136-7">3 Aug 97</a> Push/Survey Wookey's 1996 lead in
Forbidden Land "The Gravel Pit"<br><u>William Stead</u>, Andrew Atkinson.
<p><a id="id1997-136-7">3/8/97</a> | 161 - Push/Survey Wookey's 1996 lead in Forbidden Land "The Gravel Pit" | <u>William Stead</u>, Andrew Atkinson</p>
<p>The original plan had been for Mike (Animal) to go with Andrew via
Stairway to Hell, special permission having been sought from Tina.
@@ -1022,8 +1018,9 @@ Out at sundown via <u>lots</u> of prussiking + getting v.hot.
<hr />
<center><a id="id1997-161-17">3-8-97</a> Duncan, Jon, Andrew K, Phil U. TU
14<br> Someone Else's Problem</center>
<p><a id="id1997-161-17">3/8/97 | 161 - Someone Else's Problem | Duncan, Jon, Andrew K, Phil U</p>
TU 14
<p>Picked up 75m of 9 mil at the Guillotine. Then went to retrieve Andrew
from the far end of Salt Lake, while Jon + Phil set off to survey to SEP.
@@ -1045,7 +1042,9 @@ pitch with wind farting up it.
<hr />
<p><a id="id1997-161-18">3.8.97</a> Dave H &amp; Mike R TU 5&frac12; hrs
<p><a id="id1997-161-18">3/8/97</a> | 161 - Moomintroll | Dave H &amp; Mike R</p>
TU 5&frac12; hrs
<p>Aim:- to bolt up at Moomintroll
@@ -1087,8 +1086,7 @@ Other trips (same day): <a href="#id1997-136-6">136 Forbidden Land</a> /
<hr />
<p><a id="id1997-161-19">4/8/97</a> <u>Dave H</u>, Mike B, Chris D, Mary,
Juliette
<p><a id="id1997-161-19">4/8/97</a> | 161 - Lost World | <u>Dave H</u>, Mike B, Chris D, Mary, Juliette</p>
<p>Wheelchair Access -&gt; Lost World to survey the downstream end
@@ -1163,8 +1161,8 @@ It also needs surveying.
<hr />
<p><a id="id1997-161-20">5/8/97</a> Surveying Siberia Left hand branch<br>
Phil U, Phil B, Brian, <u>Andrew K</u><br>
<p><a id="id1997-161-20">5/8/97</a> | 161 - Surveying Siberia Left hand branch | Phil U, Phil B, Brian, <u>Andrew K</u></p>
TU 11&frac12;
<p>Fairly swift journey in. Tried to fix previous Siberia survey up to
@@ -1212,9 +1210,7 @@ at a sensible time.
<hr />
<p><a id="id1997-136-8">1 3 6</a> &nbsp; 5th Aug '97<br>
<u>Steinschlagschacht<br>
Chris D</u>, Andy A
<p><a id="id1997-136-8">5/8/97 | 136 - Steinschlagschacht | <u>Chris D</u>, Andy A</p>
<p>First trip in this hole for me - far less chossy than feared, due to
latest bolting techniques no doubt. Down to pit at connection between 136 +
@@ -1236,7 +1232,7 @@ pitch. Good trip, shame nothing went.
<hr />
<p><a id="id1997-161-21">161d</a> Chris &amp; <u>Mary</u> 6th August 1997
<p><a id="id1997-161-21">6/8/97 | 161 - Staudnwirt Palace</a> | Chris &amp; <u>Mary</u></p>
<p>Went to Staudnwirt Palace, climbed up miserable climb, bits of it fell
off at embarassing moments, de-rigged two ropes and retrieved Julian's gear
@@ -1246,8 +1242,7 @@ for price of two beers.
<hr />
<p align=right><a id="id1997-136-10">7th August '97</a>
<p>Steinschlagschacht Julian, <u>Chris</u>
<p><a id="id1997-136-10">7/8/97</a> | 136 - Steinschlagschacht | Julian, <u>Chris</u></p>
<p>Tripped our way down to the 'Y' hang above 'Traverse of the Gods'. Set
about bolting over the top - straight over ? No - left horrible climb up
@@ -1265,8 +1260,7 @@ choss to the mythical window that heads south to Stellerweg.
<hr />
<p><u>7th Aug 97</u><br>
<center><u>Dave H</u>, Anthony, Andy A, Juliet</center>
<p>7/8/97 | Surface 136 | <u>Dave H</u>, Anthony, Andy A, Juliette</p>
<p>walking around the area of 136, putting tags on stuff [Tagged 136, 138,
139, 97-07 (formerly WK7), 97-08 (formerly WK8,9,10)], taking photos of
@@ -1290,9 +1284,9 @@ It is further south than the current southern extremity of 136 and is
<hr />
<p><a id="id1997-161-23">8th August 97</a><br>
Derig of Wheelchair Access<br>
<u>Dave H</u>, Brian, Mike B, TU 6 hrs
<p><a id="id1997-161-23">8/8/97</a> | 161 - Derig of Wheelchair Access | <u>Dave H</u>, Brian, Mike B</p>
TU 6 hrs
<p>Initial aims were to go down, look for leads and survey some
bits + pieces. But we also had to be out quite early so we could
@@ -1337,8 +1331,9 @@ each, which we left at Mothshag.
<hr />
<p><u><a id="id1997-136-9">6/8/97</a> Julian H</u>, Andy A, Mike B. T/U 8
hrs<br>136 - Steinschlagchact
<p><a id="id1997-136-9">6/8/97</a> | 136 - Steinschlagchact | <u>Julian H</u>, Andy A, Mike B</p>
T/U 8hrs
<p>Went down with the intention of taking a few photos and then
pushing some leads in Forbidden. My first (+ last?) underground
@@ -1382,8 +1377,9 @@ leads off the side of Elin Algor.
<hr />
<p><a id="id1997-161-22">6/8/97</a> - Pushing below SEP <font size=+1>TU 17
hr</font><br><u>Dunk</u>, William, Jon
<p><a id="id1997-161-22">6/8/97</a> | 161 - Pushing below SEP | <u>Dunks</u>, William, Jon</p>
TU 17hr
<p>Pushed below <u>S.E.P.</u><br>
Whacked in loads of <u>Bolts</u><br>
@@ -1398,9 +1394,9 @@ Previous day's <a href="#id1997-161-20">Siberia trip (Fuzzy Logic)</a> /
<hr />
<p><a id="id1997-161-24">8/7/97</a> - Derigging SEP
<p><a id="id1997-161-24">8/7/97</a> | 161 - Derigging SEP | <u>Dunks</u>, William, Jon, Phil U</p>
<p><u>Dunk</u>, William --&gt; TU 11 hour<br>
Dunks</u>, William -- TU 11 hour
Jon, Phil U --&gt; TU 6&frac12; hour
<p>Derigged.
@@ -1411,8 +1407,8 @@ Jon, Phil U --&gt; TU 6&frac12; hour
<hr />
<p><a id="id1997-136-11">10/8/97 136</a> - Footlights Traverse Chris &amp;
<u>Anthony</u>
<p><a id="id1997-136-11">10/8/97 | 136 - Footlights Traverse | Chris &amp; <u>Anthony</u></p>
<p align=right>TU ~9 hrs
<p>Finally got underground after a week nursing an injured knee
@@ -1459,7 +1455,6 @@ Brian's head to ensure no repeat performance.
<p><a href="#id1997-136-10">Previous trip</a> /
<a href="#id1997-136-12">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<p><u>Haines Miracle Carbide Cure</u>
@@ -1480,8 +1475,9 @@ Dark thoughts cast in the Haines direction on the dim prusik out.
<hr />
<p align=right><a id="id1997-136-12">TU 9 hrs</a>
<p>10/8/97 136 To Tirolia via Elin Algor. Brian &amp; Phil B
<p><a id="id1997-136-12">10/8/97 | 136 - Tirolia via Elin Algor | Brian &amp; Phil B</p>
<p align=right>TU 9 hrs</a>
<p>Trogged off down the pitches &amp; across the traverse to the
slot and waited for Phil. We both walked along Elin Algor (lead
@@ -1498,7 +1494,7 @@ I ended back in main passage - got pissed off &amp; went out.
<hr />
<p>12/8/97 <u>Anthony</u> - Pissing about on the surface
<p>12/8/97 | Surface - Pissing about on the surface | <u>Anthony</u></p>
<p>Plan was to put tags on the unmarked 161e and 161f entrances,
except I left the tags at top camp. Bunged in a spit at 161f
@@ -1511,7 +1507,7 @@ an even more atrocious approach.
<hr />
<p>13/8/97 Phil U &amp; <u>Anthony</u> Pissing about on the surface again.
<p>13/8/97 | Surface - Pissing about on the surface again | Phil U &amp; <u>Anthony</u> </p>
<p>Planned to surface survey 191-&gt;161c, and look for the elusive
192, which is allegedly marked and in the same area. Took a while to
@@ -1538,8 +1534,9 @@ gets ticked. No photo because I'd run out of film.
<hr />
<p><a id="id1997-136-14">14/8/97</a> Phil U &amp; <u>Anthony</u> Derig 136
<br>TU 5 hrs (AD) 2&frac12; hrs (PU)
<p><a id="id1997-136-14">14/8/97</a> | 136 - Derig 136 |Phil U &amp; <u>Anthony</u></p>
<p>TU 5 hrs (AD) 2&frac12; hrs (PU)
<p>Team hero having done the hard bit the day before, team
knackered knees went down and derigged from the traverse to
@@ -1554,8 +1551,7 @@ rescued most of them.
<hr />
<p><a id="id1997-136-13">12/8/97</a> 136 Footlights cont. <u>Chris</u>,
Brian, John
<p><a id="id1997-136-13">12/8/97</a> | 136 - Footlights cont. | <u>Chris</u>, Brian, Jon</p>
<p>Brian &amp; I trolled around Forbidden Land derigging various
bits &amp; pieces to generate enough rope to drop the pitch at
@@ -1566,7 +1562,7 @@ comfortable, ie.
<p>[rigging sketch]
<p>rather than the precarious rebelays that were used to rig it.
John &amp; I surveyed in, Brian arrived with rope &amp; went off
Jon &amp; I surveyed in, Brian arrived with rope &amp; went off
down the first pitch. 30m later he touched the floor: "It's big".
Oh good. "There's a rope here". Oh bother. Been Hainesed again -
his climb up from the Orchestra Pit finished here. Brian &amp; I
@@ -1587,7 +1583,9 @@ hill.
<hr />
<p><a id="id1997-161-25">11/8/97 KH Moomintroll</a> <u>Jon</u>, Phil
<p><a id="id1997-161-25">11/8/97 | 161 - Moomintroll</a> | <u>Jon</u>, Phil B</p>
<p>[Marked only as Phil, so had to guess U or B -- JGT]
<p>We went down to have a look at the climb up beyond
Moomintroll. Having taken a drill battery with us we