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<h3>Base of Mongol Rally along Grand Prix to Little Boy Chamber</h3>
<p>The massive chamber at the base of Mongol Rally seems only to have one way on, <b>Grand Prix</b>. This is reached by initially descending past huge boulders then traversing up R as the roof lowers and the walls close in. This passage soon reaches the p15 into <b>Little Boy chamber</b> (RIG13, see rigging guide). This pitch starts with a protected c2 down to a loose, muddy slope and then a vertical drop with a rebelay into a large, attractive round chamber. <i>Little Boy chamber was used as a camp later on the 2018 Expo by moving the camping gear from Camp Kraken in Tunnockschacht which had been used in 2016, 2017 and early 2018; the Little Boy camp was not used in 2019 and was completely removed that year.</i></p>
<p>The massive chamber at the base of Mongol Rally seems only to have one way on, <b>Grand Prix</b>. This is reached by initially descending past huge boulders then traversing up R as the roof lowers and the walls close in. This passage soon reaches the p15 into <b>Little Boy chamber</b> (RIG13, see rigging guide). This pitch starts with a protected c2 down to a loose, muddy slope and then a vertical drop with a rebelay into a large, attractive round chamber. <i><b>Little Boy chamber</b> was used as a camp later on the 2018 Expo by moving the camping gear from <b>Camp Kraken</b> in Tunnockschacht which had been used in 2016, 2017 and early 2018; the <b>Little Boy chamber</b> was not used in 2019 and was completely removed that year.</i></p>
<p>The main passage, <b>Grand Prix,</b> leaves Little Boy chamber as a low arch to the SE, roughly opposite the pitch. It starts wide but is low and bouldery. Take care to try to follow the footpath. <i>A second passage to the R of this main passage, leaves Little Boy chamber at the lower, S part, to get to PT09. From PT09 there is a network of passages including <b>Scoopy Loop</b> and <b>One Direction</b> as well as to the <b>Rubberman</b> pitch series, see separate section.</i></p>
<p>The main passage, <b>Grand Prix,</b> leaves <b>Little Boy chamber</b> as a low arch to the SE, roughly opposite the pitch. It starts wide but is low and bouldery. Take care to try to follow the footpath. <i>A second passage to the R of this main passage, leaves <b>Little Boy chamber</b> at the lower, S part, to get to PT09. From PT09 there is a network of passages including <b>Scoopy Loop</b> and <b>One Direction</b> as well as to the <b>Rubberman</b> pitch series, see separate section.</i></p>
<h3>Little Boy chamber to Rubberman pitch series and associated passages</h3>
<p>From PT09, just outside <b>Little Boy Chamber</b>, there are three ways on though this isn't immediately obvious. First, turning L here immediately re-joins the main passage into Grand Prix.</p>
<p>From PT09, just outside <b>Little Boy Chamber</b>, there are three ways on though this isn't immediately obvious. First, turning L here immediately re-joins the main passage into <b>Grand Prix</b>.</p>
<p>Second, going straight ahead enters <b>Scoopy Loop</b>. Scoopy Loop leads to a junction <i>(L is a QM2018- B)</i> where R enters <b>One Direction</b>. One Direction can be followed until it drops down at PT10 to join the main route to Rubberman described below or, by turning L at the next junction, it can be followed to <b>Crab Louse</b> which ends in a QM2018-A.</p>
<p>Second, going straight ahead enters <b>Scoopy Loop</b>. Scoopy Loop leads to a junction <i>(L is a QM2018- B)</i> where R enters <b>One Direction</b>. <b>One Direction</b> can be followed until it drops down at PT10 to join the main route to <b>Rubberman</b>n described below or, by turning L at the next junction, it can be followed to <b>Crab Louse</b> which ends in a QM2018-A.</p>
<p>The third and final way from PT09 involves turning R to take the main route to the <b>Rubberman</b> pitch series. This starts as a c2 down to enter walking passage. <i>(Along here an easy-to-miss passage high on the L at PT10 is the far end of <b>One Direction</b> described above).</i> The walking passage splits at a junction. R follows a stream up a narrow canyon a short way to the base of a waterfall and large pool. This is where water for camp can easily be collected. The main way on is L, up a c2, to a short rift. Descend and bear R to quickly reach a pitch head at the start of the Rubberman pitch series <i>Traversing beyond this point leads to a bridge and ???a window onto the same Rubberman pitch??? So no QM?. </i></p>
<p>The third and final way from PT09 involves turning R to take the main route to the <b>Rubberman</b> pitch series. This starts as a c2 down to enter walking passage. <i>(Along here an easy-to-miss passage high on the L at PT10 is the far end of <b>One Direction</b> described above).</i> The walking passage splits at a junction. R follows a stream up a narrow canyon a short way to the base of a waterfall and large pool. This is where water for camp can easily be collected. The main way on is L, up a c2, to a short rift. Descend and bear R to quickly reach a pitch head at the start of the <b>Rubberman</b> pitch series <i>Traversing beyond this point leads to a bridge and ???a window onto the same <b>Rubberman</b> pitch??? So no QM?. </i></p>
<p>The upper section of the Rubberman pitch series (RIG14 - see rigging guide) is an awkward, sloping and loose rift descent via a series of ledges to where the pitch opens out <i>(rigging down here needs significant improvement and more bolts to avoid rubs and loose rock)</i>. Here, swing over to the obvious ledge into ongoing passage on the R - care, stones here drop onto the remainder of the pitch that corkscrews below you. The rope can be tied off here. Descend off rope past boulders and mud, to the continuation of the pitch after around 30m?? <i>The obvious L passage shortly before the lower continuation of the Rubberman pitch series leads S to a p10 QM2018 A on the R and a p5 QM2018 B straight ahead. <b>This area is not far below You Don't Know You're Beautiful near Crab Louse - this may even be a better route in to this area</b></i>.</p>
<p>The upper section of the <b>Rubberman</b> pitch series (RIG14 - see rigging guide) is an awkward, sloping and loose rift descent via a series of ledges to where the pitch opens out <i>(rigging down here needs significant improvement and more bolts to avoid rubs and loose rock)</i>. Here, swing over to the obvious ledge into ongoing passage on the R - care, stones here drop onto the remainder of the pitch that corkscrews below you. The rope can be tied off here. Descend off rope past boulders and mud, to the continuation of the pitch after around 30m?? <i>The obvious L passage shortly before the lower continuation of the <b>Rubberman</b> pitch series leads S to a p10 QM2018 A on the R and a p5 QM2018 B straight ahead. <b>This area is not far below <b>You Don't Know You're Beautiful</b> near <b>Crab Louse</b> - this may even be a better route in to this area</b></i>.</p>
<p>The lower section of the Rubberman pitch (RIG15, see rigging guide) descends to a loose slope. Traverse to the R wall and continue down to a ledge on the L where a waterfall fills a pool on the L. Traverse along the ledge, past the waterfall, following the L wall then scramble up a steep mud slope to the top of the L wall <i>a 2018 traverse rope up here and beyond was left in situ in the 2019 derig trip</i>. At the top of this slope descend the slope and cross to the R wall to continue the descent (QM2018 A).</p>
<h3>Little Boy chamber to Anthemusa</h3>
<h3>Little Boy chamber to Anthemusa and on to Camp Kraken</h3>
<p><b>Grand Prix</b> continues as 20-30m wide passage then it narrows before opening out again into more huge passage. At the start of this section you need to move a cheval (shuffling along with one leg each side of a triangular ridge) to cross from the R to the L wall.</p>
<p>At the far side of this a cheval ridge a p40 (RIG13-01 - see rigging guide) descends to <b>Suction Cup</b>, a complex area beneath the main, huge Grand Prix passage. <i>Below the p40, a further p20 may be a QM2018 A. The main route in Suction Cup scrambles S then E through boulders then climbs up steeply sloping ramps to reach an aven with QM2018-B's off it. Near the base of the ramps a passage on the R leads to QM2018 A</i>.</p>