+Since the first 2 cars arrived on Sat - base camp has been set up, complete with a fine and huge single tarp - all the gear has come out of Traungold - Top Camp has been set up with a novel cargo net tarp design - Garlic Camp has been stripped down to minimal kit suitable for a lightweight prospecting team and everything else has been moved to Top Camp - over 1km rope has been taken out of Homecoming and walked to Top Camp leaving just the Daren Drum of Doom there - Balkon entrance is rigged and the Mongol Rally rope has been taken to the pitch head - Kaninchenhoehle 161G entrance has been rebolted - all routes have been reflectors +
+There has even been time for prospecting and today we're returning to a good looking 2025 find, the Reflectorist. +
+The 8am deadline to get through the toll road barrier may be a blessing in disguise ... by 6.30 Base Camp is abuzz, cars leave at 7.15 and we can be walking at 8. Given temperatures have been getting to well into the 30s an early start really helps. +
+The only fly in the ointment has been the lack of rain so far and almost complete lack of snow, so we've been walking up with 4+ litres of water. This drought should, though, soon be sorted +
+It's all been a fine team effort with everyone pitching in, so it feels wrong to name any individual but I'm going to anyway - here's a shout out to Hamish Weir for singlehandedly running a bread production line. At 6 this morning there were 2 full loaves ready for the hungry hordes. +
+Time to go caving! +
+Cheers Becka +