diff --git a/years/2016/logbook.html b/years/2016/logbook.html index e9cb907ce..b38833d7f 100644 --- a/years/2016/logbook.html +++ b/years/2016/logbook.html @@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ rigging + cursing the rigging guide which gave no indication of scale + insuffic helped by thorough greasing of the spits making them near-invisible) we rigged to the bottom + the short traverse beyond.</p> <p>Redone Rigging guide 2016 - Champagne On Ice</p> -<p>Starting from climb down at ??? junction (to avoid first two pitches from Hed??? Highway route) +<p>Starting from climb down at Petticoat junction (to avoid first two pitches from Hedonism Highway route) <p><img src="logbkimg12.jpeg" alt="Champagne on Ice topo1"></p> <p><img src="logbkimg13.jpeg" alt="Champagne on Ice topo2"></p> <p><img src="logbkimg14.jpeg" alt="Champagne on Ice topo3"></p> @@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ the short traverse beyond.</p> <div class="triptitle">Balkonhöhle 264 - Frozen North</div> <p>Had a good orientation session trying to spot good QMs in 264. Went up Turtlehead and looked for QM92A and concluded it probably didn't exist (it was just the p6). Then looked -??? to N, looked at S side of QMAp60 but v. wet this side so we picked our way around to +just to N, looked at S side of QMAp60 but v. wet this side so we picked our way around to passage on its S side and Andrew rigged down to a large ledge and then floor, no way on - a fine 40m pitch but a dissapointing end. Then checked the snow slope on far NW of Frozen North and Andrew kicked steps up snow for c. 15m then I came up and he put in a bolt and I belayed him up @@ -444,11 +444,10 @@ so high as they would have been had we died of hypothermia. I suppose dead peopl would have been a hassle for everyone else. Around 5am, the condition of the pitch had dramatically improved, and Mark made the excecutive decision to get out then. Again, it was a very efficient operation. Mark and I tandem prussicked out, and David followed behind. By 6am we were officially out of Balkonhöhle.</p> -<p>There are several lessons to be learned here. The first is to avoid wet pitches - don't be swayed by ???. +<p>There are several lessons to be learned here. The first is to avoid wet pitches - don't be swayed by hubris. Secondly, appreciate cushions, try sitting still on unforgiving limestone for several straight hours if you don't. Thirdly, you don't need to take drugs to experience altered states of consciousness. Just get really cold. But at the end of the day, it was an experience, albeit not a fun one. We live to cave again.</p> -<div class="callout">22:00</div> <div class="timeug">18 hrs</div> <div class="tripdate" id="t2016-07-02b">2016-07-02</div> @@ -531,7 +530,7 @@ to 2-3m of easy crawling with various minor side passages until we came to a wet improved to walking but sadly soon closed down. However, climbing c3 up out of the passage on the left led to passages both sides. We surveyed left (passage on R, N side was done by Frank and me on 5/7/16 - it soon closed down to a drafting dig). This led to a fairly complex breakdown rift. We finished after ~40 survey legs looking onto a fairly promising continuation. When we plotted the data the -bottom of Champagne on Ice pitches was only ~18m from the far end of the Daft Choice traverse which would make it ??? much faster and +bottom of Champagne on Ice pitches was only ~18m from the far end of the Daft Choice traverse which would obviously make it much faster and easier to gain the Daft Choice leads, but on 5/7/16 Frank and I didn't spot a continuation from in Daft choice, and on 6/7/16 Andrew, George and Luke didn't connect when they rigged a parallel shaft in Champagne on Ice. </p> <p><img src="logbkimg5.jpeg" alt="rigging topo"></p> @@ -965,7 +964,7 @@ down the boulder ramp until Chris got a hold of himself and decided we were bein exploration fever having ebbed away, we surveyed back to the junction where we met Peachey and Katey. Almost unable to contain our excitement, we told them of our findings. They then headed off up a ramp in the opposite direction to see what could be found (apparantly a lot of passage) while chris went to fetch the 100m of Anthony's 9mm so we could rig -this thing properly and safely - we were conceivably 800m deep if not more! I was ??? with bolting it, and soon we we +this thing properly and safely - we were conceivably 800m deep if not more! I was charged with bolting it, and soon we we were down, albeit with a few annoying rub points en route!</p> <p><img src="logbkimg19.jpeg" alt="rigging topo"></p> <p>After dropping this ramp, we headed down through the slippery boulder slope below the master cave only to find the @@ -973,7 +972,7 @@ most amazing development at the bottom: an upward ramping phreatic borehole 4x4m it was long after 10pm and only getting later, so we resolved to survey the scooped passage tomorrow and headed back to camp for a welcome tea. In bed by 1am. Up at 8am and needing a shit - the facilities are excellent! The camp overall is excellently thought out and organised. Many noodle and oatso along with a great water supply, make for a wonderful stay. -After breakfast we headed back to the lead for a survey accompanied by some excellent photographs in Octopussyand at ???. +After breakfast we headed back to the lead for a survey accompanied by some excellent photographs in Octopussyand at camp [??? Rob to check]. 2 hours of surveying later, myself and Densham had arrived at a steep boulder slope (slippery with a long way down) which at this depth really needed bolting. Leaving it for the next trip we headed back to camp before attempting to head out of the cave. I unfortunately got to Procrastination at 7pm just as a flood pulse hit the pitch. I was at the first rebelay when