diff --git a/years/1982/log.htm b/years/1982/log.htm index af3ff0fc5..c3bc1fd23 100644 --- a/years/1982/log.htm +++ b/years/1982/log.htm @@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ until uncivil hour in morning. Visit toll road.
Monday visit toll road, visit plateau in misty wet conditions: no view; no hot sun ! -
Tuesday David & Ian Brindle rig first section of ramps. 4 new bolts placed. One on short pitch near entrance made redundant as no likes @@ -28,8 +30,7 @@ arrives and takes over rigging ramp.
9 hrs or so
Tuesday was wet again!
-
A good trip for dropping tackle, though all recovered this year unlike last year's ammo can. The entrance series to 115 hasn't changed much, grotty @@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ have exhausted our golden boot potential.
Having calculated all the tackle to the nearest inch, the rigging in was bound to be superbly efficient and smooth - WRONG ! The entrance pitch was @@ -66,10 +67,7 @@ grotty evening. 7 hrs.
~ 7 hrs. -
Andy D, Chas. +
Having been shown where 113 lurks, we surveyed down the gully & along the path to 115. We used two staffs, compass, clino & tape. @@ -81,10 +79,7 @@ size=-1>but it is relevant
Survey at back of book -
Wave 1 115 Rigging rift Ian B & -Chas +
Another half past six start so we were down in good time. The less said about this trip the better. I couldn't find last year's route in the rift so @@ -97,8 +92,8 @@ entrance, met wave 2, and then we'd made a pig's ear of it & went out.
Well the sun was shining so wave 2 only reached the cave at half three. God I hate this strenuous boring entrance series. Down the Ramp, mucho @@ -123,8 +118,7 @@ litre jet anstatt the usual 21. 11 hrs.
The first big trip - jeez were we knackered ! Full of beans, literally, Pete made a jet assisted walk in. Surprisingly efficient trip in with tackle @@ -145,8 +139,7 @@ entrance pitches, and on the Stogerweg on the way back.
The usual early start got us underground by ~1pm with only mild wittering on the entrance rebelay. Things went rather more smoothly than on Tuesday, @@ -198,10 +191,7 @@ Delirium.
8½ hours -
Andy D + Chas +
A leisurely start saw us underground by 3 O'Clock. The memory has faded by now but we rigged the last three year's pitches. The next is a pleasant 10m pitch and shortly afterwards a slightly bigger pitch we didn't go down. At the time we thought it might be a climb but it definitely isn't. @@ -216,16 +206,15 @@ Delirium.
Well, Dave and Ian were going to explore the phreatic maze at the bottom of 41 .... but we'd been outdrinking the local cavers in Bad Mitterndorf last night and the first expedition Huey & Ralph by Dave meant that he jacked at the carpark. -
41 Phreatic Ian & Dave +
Alpine style starts at 0600 hours just don't work for C.U.C.C. so a leisurely start meant we felt vaguely human as we descended the usual boring @@ -262,11 +251,7 @@ I'd really imagined it. Surveying trip next day/ Next pushing trip/ Previous trip -
Pete, Mike, Phil. +
With three of us strung across the 'bunde' we covered quite a lot of ground, and yet this amounted to probably only 10% of the area we crossed. @@ -290,10 +275,7 @@ right of this slope to find the ice plugged shaft.
Phil + Mike +
We had intended to go down the streamway in 115, but all the rain the day before and the swollen becks on the surface at the Bergrestaurant caused us @@ -321,10 +303,7 @@ drop estimated at 80m.
Next 142 trip/ Previous trip -
Tim and Philip S +
Phil's first trip down any continental cave - and on his 28th (<-- I don't believe it!) birthday too. Originally we were @@ -338,15 +317,12 @@ the big chamber.
Pushing trip same day/ Surveying trip next day/ Next pushing trip -
Surveying round the Big Chamber & placed a fixed station. V. slow 7 hrs saw a pine marten on the way back not in the cave, fool. ~ 7 hrs -
Mike + Phil +
Got down to Main Chamber in 1½ hrs for Dig Bicks, then to sump in 1½ hrs, then added a short rope to the stream "Yet another pitch" @@ -371,9 +347,7 @@ weather, or else we'll all be reduced to surveying trips.
Next pushing trip (following on same day) / Previous pushing trip -
Tim + Pete +
Team gastronomique went down with the express intention of blitzing the food dumps; if the cave went a little bit further than last time then it was @@ -403,31 +377,29 @@ of Dig Biccies being carried in tummies.
Next pushing trip/ Next trip (surveying)/ Previous trip +
. . . . . way out man . . . . . -
Phil S & Janet abortive trip to begin survey of the Purgatory. Sensible decision taken at 115 entrance in face of nausea (& headache). Retrat. -
Doug, Mike +
Exploration of 132. Found a big chamber and a big pitch. Thrutched around various crawls and lost each other. Sat around waiting for each other for 2 hrs and then went to call out rescue for each other. Fortunately met near entrance. Almost a nasty fiasco. -
Doug. ~ 4 hrs +
Doug. | ~ 4 hrs
Phil S. & Janet +
Second attempt to survey Purgatory. Dave & Chas followed us down - about 1 hr 20 mins to Main Chamber. An hour later we were still there trying @@ -446,10 +418,9 @@ has ways of preserving its secrets...
Next pushing trip (same day)/ Next surveying trip/ Previous trip -
Chas & Dave + +
My old man said "Follow the van..." geddit ? Gertcha ! @@ -482,10 +453,8 @@ with this fierce cave. Bypass pushing trip (same day)/ Trip which left the "CUCC 82"/ Previous streamway pushing trip -
Tim, Andy D & Mike +
Went to Big Chamber to descend pitch with 66m rope, water for Andy's stink found next to rescue Mars Bar. Descended big pitch via ledge 4m down, after @@ -497,11 +466,7 @@ boulders in floor probably choked.
Next trip (derigging)/ Previous trip -
11 hrs @@ -531,14 +496,14 @@ for any great extension. Coming back found a phreatic tube/crawl which bypassed the cairn + a small passage with some straws ! Dropped back into the Purgatory to avoid the traverse near 115. -
Fine walk back - views of the Dachstein by moonlight ! Pete. +
Fine walk back - views of the Dachstein by moonlight ! | Pete.
Streamway pushing trip which left the arrows (same day)/ Surveying trip (same day)/ Next pushing trip (camp)/ Previous Bypass pushing trip -
The trip that took four days to start ! Doug & Andy had even got changed outside the entrance for one attempt before jacking. Finally @@ -565,9 +530,7 @@ with 150m rope + hangers & Co. & Co. Out @ midnight to v. nice moon.
11½ hours (gasp!). A. -
Doug, Andy W, Andy D, Chas +
Quite a drive to Ramsau am Dachstein, aided by a [?] of beer and snacks. Once there we looked at the walk up, looked at the Seilbahn tariff, looked at @@ -594,14 +557,14 @@ of rope, u.s.w., u.s.w. A very good day out.
P.S. the altitude (or something) made us fart like drains. We think methane comes out of solution at low pressures. -
No caving was done. Went to the fireworks at Hallstatt and spent the day
searching Bad Aussee for gas.
Why walk further than Waddington's tent ?
-
Tim and Phil nearly went underground, but fitness doubts in training and intense precipitation caused a sensible decision to be made. Instead, tackle @@ -616,10 +579,7 @@ write up.
[ someone has obligingly written "Balls" diagonally in large letters to fill the space, Ed. ] -
Tim + Phil +
We went in with Paddy and Dave as Sherpas to ferry four tackle bags and a 50m rope to the phreas above the Stellerweg - Purgatory confluence. A camp @@ -666,8 +626,8 @@ and Andy to meet us, veg curry, beer and the munchies. Surveying trip (same day)/ Next useful pushing trip (camp) / Previous pushing trip -
A 'gentle' introduction to the system for Andy - whose light was in his car (oops). Down on Chas's light (Thanks Chas) but with no water - at first. @@ -693,10 +653,7 @@ site in plan (33k gif, 800x1080) or Next surveying trip / Pushing trip (same day - camp) / Previous surveying trip -
Mike and Andy +
It rained all night on Monday night but we still went down even though it looked a bit wet. Got u/g at ~12 to be greeted almost immediately by the @@ -715,10 +672,7 @@ rubbish from the camp.
Next streamway pushing trip (the bottom) / Surveying trip (same day) / Previous streamway pushing trip -
Pete + Andy W +
Went down the streamway thought it rather wet but pressed on and surveyed from the 12 foot climb downstream. Met Andy + Mike who'd jacked because of @@ -734,10 +688,7 @@ stopping at the camp for a meal. Out not too rapidly.
Next surveying trip / Pushing trip (same day - camp, abortive) / Previous surveying trip -
Chas and Dave +
The Sump
Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit !
@@ -769,9 +720,7 @@ aren't prone to outbursts of emotion.
Next trip to bottom / Previous (abortive) pushing trip Previous pushing trip -
Tim + Phil +
Just for a change of cave we derigged 113 from Purple Pit to the entrance. Apart from one trip down Lost Johns and a couple down 132, 115 is the only @@ -783,9 +732,7 @@ beaucoup de tackle; there are far more pleasurable ways of putting your back out than carrying 120m of rope and a rucksack full of caving gear; but such means are not so readily available. Malesh ! -
Andy W, Dave, Mike, Chas +
We went up Hoher Dachstein. Across the glacier - saw one uncovered crevasse - up a snowslope & then via an incredible number of fixed @@ -795,10 +742,7 @@ people's gear. Weather got worse & we came down. V. fine walk.
Chas. -
Pete and Andy D +
Got down to the bottom in about 5 hours, where we ritually peed in the sump and photographed it. Its rather similar to the one in Penyghent, in a @@ -823,9 +767,7 @@ fireworks as we came out. Previous bottoming trip / Next (survey/sherpa) trip / Previous surveying trip / -
Mike & Andy W +
Good late start, but not too inefficient down to Ramp. Survey went rather slowly. Like everywhere else in the cave, its a bastard to sketch the ramp. @@ -840,10 +782,9 @@ view of the fireworks. Rotten traffic jams in Altaussee.
Next surveying trip (same day and overnight) / Previous surveying trip -
Chas + Dave. Gortcha ! +
Gortcha !
After wogging all the beans and tuna, leaving only sardines for the other intrepid speleos, we went quickly down to the camp & met Pete & Andy @@ -875,11 +816,7 @@ trip & we were grateful to Mike for being in the carpark. Next derigging trip survey/Sherpa trip (earlier same day) Previous derig/camping trip -
115 Derigging - -
Mike, Pete +
Spent many hours hauling 4 amazingly heavy tackle bags up from top of Lake Pitch to camp, then carried 2 on to Stellerweg chamber where we rigged a rope @@ -895,11 +832,7 @@ heavy tackle bags Andy + Andy had left at the last rift pitch.
Final derigging trip survey/Sherpa trip (same overnight) Previous derig/camping trip -
15th/16th [actually 16/17th] - -
Andy W, Andy D +
Completed surveying of 115 by surveying from bottom of ramp to part way down the connection. Went on to camp sketching as we went. Had a quick meal @@ -911,10 +844,7 @@ and left them at various stages on our journey. Came out at 1.30 pm.
Final derigging trip Derigging trip (same overnight) Previous surveying trip -
Dave, Andy D, Paddy, Chas +
The lowest gear was in the Big Chamber and we derigged from there with no major hitches. Thanks to everyone who carried the gear back from the @@ -928,10 +858,7 @@ bastards !
Previous derig/camping trip / This was the last CUCC 115 trip to date -
Mike, Pete +
We derigged 132 in 1½ hrs, then surface surveyed from the lower to the upper entrance of 41; and took lots + lots of bearings on the diff --git a/years/1983/log.htm b/years/1983/log.htm index ea41c9026..726e83dba 100644 --- a/years/1983/log.htm +++ b/years/1983/log.htm @@ -81,9 +81,7 @@ without incident (to the sound of Gail's snores) and a drink at the OTHER Grundlsee campsite. Spotted Mess tent in between and so set off for a walk up to the plateau... -
Naomi, John, Ben, Julian +
A gentle day's workout for the old codgers. Went up to 113 and then prospected the area above. Found very little apart from the inevitable @@ -102,9 +100,7 @@ Hole".
Julian -
Mike, Wiggi +
Raced along the path, through the bunde & into the big chamber pitch. Used the rusty bolts which have since been failed by the BOLT INSPECTOR. Went @@ -119,8 +115,7 @@ pitch, possible bypass. Out quickly after 4 hrs. Next trip
Tuesday
-
Naomi, John
+1983-07-26 | Tuesday | Naomi, John
Couldn't face thrashing through the bunda again, so we tried a new route - up to the "plateau" col, keep right and traverse about 200 yds and then head @@ -133,7 +128,8 @@ pitch. 10m down the next pitch, a rebelay and an 10m to a boulder floor, another 5m pitch, more boulders and a final airy bolt, specially placed for Ben's delight tomorrow. -
Followed the joint up above Stellerweg (bearing 220°). Found 2 phreatic draughting entrances which we followed until they went vertical. @@ -150,12 +146,12 @@ two of them non-climbable shafts. Then back parallel to the ridge, with very few leads. We almost made the path directly above Stellerweg, but descended too soon and hit 201 at 88. -
Wednesday
-
Ben, Julian - hole that hasn't got a name yet. 140
+1983-07-26 | hole that hasn't got a name yet. 140 | Ben, Julian
Schwarzmooskögel route proved best way. Lots of chamois. Julian belted down to John's 'airy' bolt & down 80ft shaft. Bottom choked by @@ -169,8 +165,8 @@ to climb to GLORY.
Time 4 hrs, Ben -
Latchensechsen is as hard as ever, and this short trip seemed more tiring than thirty hours down 115. Still, plenty of time to get fit. Poked around in @@ -184,8 +180,7 @@ boiled over very loudly indeed ! Next trip
Weds 27th
-
Becky, Wiggy - 132 = 142
+1983-07-27 | 132 = 142 | Becky, Wiggy
Went to "the pitch near the entrance" where Wiggy tried very hard to kill himself by putting his weight on a hold which broke off. Much of the other @@ -203,7 +198,8 @@ traversing to the left.
John, Naomi, Nicky, Tony @@ -222,9 +218,8 @@ return to base was rather more subdued.
Tony M -
The aim was to find the end of the Futility Series popping out of the hillside below 115. We surface surveyed down to a permanent station, marked @@ -243,10 +238,7 @@ Bier.
Pete -
We sechsten through the Latchen towards the SMK, and reached the top after a leisurely lunch on a snow patch. First we inspected the entrance to EXCS's @@ -266,9 +258,7 @@ other cave descended was 40m entrance pitch (daylight) then down a slot and
Naomi + Ben 140 +
After a very sweaty walk up to the top of the Schwartzmoos and down to the cave, Ben and I set about doing a surface survey. The cave entrance was @@ -282,9 +272,8 @@ identifying wild flowers on the way down.
Naomi -
Tony + Nicky +
After getting the car up to the plateau we had an easy walk up to 113 - heading up towards the knoll. Unfortunately Tony found another hole he felt @@ -298,9 +287,7 @@ park via the thickest bunde patches.
Next trip to the "two more holes" -
John & Julian 140 +
Returned to the hole - thrashing up to the col & over the top, eager to revel in the glory just one bolt away. I placed the bolt while Julian took @@ -319,7 +306,7 @@ strongly draughting out. Will return tomorrow...
The return to this horizontal cave (145) -
Super firework display provided by the heavens together with torrential downpour cancelled all caving activities, except for fine trip down the @@ -329,14 +316,12 @@ visit the lower part of the show cave due to flooding, and finding a stream the size of the Wharfe coming out when we came out. The food + drink on this trip was excellent - being consumed in large quantities. -
Ben, Naomi. 140 +
Derigged cave up by Schwarzmookögel. Pitch lengths measured as: entrance - 15.2, 6, 10m. followed by 5.5, 10, 10.5 -
Stopped off to look at Thursday's draughting hole. Wandered in clad in shorts + carbide following just one set of footprints of some early explorer. @@ -359,7 +344,7 @@ nothingness.
Entrance discovery / Next trip -
Returned to look at holes found on Thursday - unfortunately our latest short-cut was no better than previous attempts and we were obliged to find @@ -384,8 +369,7 @@ car by an even more interesting (but less bunde-prone) route. Next trip (deeper cave - 143) / Next trip (the other cave - 144) -
After the excesses of the past couple of days we thought we'd better get underground. We rigged a traverse line from the entrance down to the top of @@ -408,7 +392,7 @@ us back below the choke in the stream.
We first bolted in no. (3) (138) on the sketch, a fine descent led to a @@ -418,9 +402,7 @@ shaft we found a rift entrance (139) just below the hillock NE of the VSK, which went to 30m to a rift (12cm) which draughted tantalisingly. Pebbles went another 15m or so -
Naomi, Julian, Ben, John Wolfhöhle 145 +
Went to visit the hole with the "big black nothingness". Ben's bowel movements increased in frequency the nearer we got to this fine feature. At @@ -454,8 +436,7 @@ got fed up (unofficial shit-stirrer's version, in either case only about
Wiggy failed to find the way to the big pitch... We were going to rig the hole that Mike was keen on at the NE end of the big chamber ... but @@ -468,8 +449,7 @@ entrance.
Hacked a lot of bunde with a bush knife / bunde-basher / machete, path to 132 now almost reasonable. -
Mike, Chas. +
We tried the remaining lead in this unpleasant hole and to our dismay it seems to go. Went 60m down a rope from the Big Chamber, in a continuous shaft @@ -482,8 +462,7 @@ bolts while Mike got cold.
Pete, Dave +
With the air of a man selling bits of the real cross, Tony assured us this was the one. After slagging his bolting technique, it didn't take long to use @@ -500,8 +479,7 @@ at least we're in the right area.
5½ hours Dave -
While Muddy Boy fought off nasty gastric microbes and Ben festered, Julian and Naomi returned to 'Wolf Cave' to survey as much as possible. The cave was @@ -522,7 +500,7 @@ past the 2nd entrance and down to CUCC 82. Wolf cave is 29.5m above 82. Next trips: Pushing / Tidying -
Returned via the most direct obvious route in just one hour to where we were last. Having eventually changed - Tony wanged down 1st pitch after @@ -539,7 +517,7 @@ find a few more promising holes for other people to go down. Several hours.
Having excited Dave + Pete to such an extent that they were willing to go down our previous hole, we led them more or less the same way back to the @@ -560,7 +538,7 @@ the knoll.
Ben, Nicky, Tony @@ -578,7 +556,7 @@ potential this area has certainly not been looked at and the potential for finding complex systems would appear quite extensive. (Rowing across the lake is more pleasant than trudging across the bunde). -
Nicky + Tony 146 @@ -590,11 +568,7 @@ exercise and materials were collected instead.
No we didn't. We let Julian take us up a mountain which was a mistake. -
WOLFH&OUML;HLE 145 - -
John & Julian +
Following the stream down, pitches of 5m, 15.4m, 15.4m, 10.5m and 17.4m
were rigged. The latter two pitches formed the top part of another large
@@ -621,7 +595,7 @@ last pitch 160m. Length of pitches (from entrance) - all measured.
Next trips: entrance loose ends /
surveying from Big Leap
-
Went down tube followed by rift near lower entrance. At bottom of rift 6m pitch was bolted. Lands in chamber with hole & boulder slope into bigger @@ -646,9 +620,7 @@ doing: probably lead to 82 anyway. Next trips: entrance loose ends / surveying from Big Leap -
Mike, Chas +
The weather in camp brightened somewhat so we zoomed up to the Bergrestaurant and gazed at the low cloud. Eventually extreme boredom forced @@ -675,10 +647,10 @@ for a game of cricket. 4 hrs Next trip
132 or is it is
-136 142 now ... Thursday 4th
+
1983-08-04 | 132 or is it is
+136 142 now | Phil & Gail
-
Phil & Gail - 5 hours +
- 5 hoursPhil & Gail also finally defestered themselves from the Bergrestaurant to discover pastures new in 132/6. The weather was Lake District disgusting @@ -708,8 +680,7 @@ Toll Rd. Left 20m rope by cairn after entrance tube + bypass. Next trip
[A Sat] Having chacked the bogs in the Bergrestaurant (recommended by muddy boy) we hurried up to the entrance. Pete found his gear rather wet and @@ -734,7 +705,7 @@ Staudnwirt in time for last orders.
Friday 5th Mass Jacking Day @@ -753,7 +724,7 @@ the Resident Galeris and the Dom, looked at the [???] outside the Dom Museum and thus avoided paying entry fee. As a token gesture we looked at calculators to fill in time before rendezvousing with team gear shop. -
Saturday 6th @@ -761,8 +732,7 @@ calculators to fill in time before rendezvousing with team gear shop. a pair of scissors.
142/41
-Phil, Julian, Naomi
+
1983-08-06? | 142/41 | Phil, Julian, Naomi
After a long wet walk up to the entrance, the intrepid trio finally went underground. The pitch in Phil's extension was quickly gained and Julian @@ -799,7 +769,7 @@ several photos on the way out. Next trip
Sat 6th 143 Pete, Chas +1983-08-06 | 143 | Pete, Chas
We surveyed in and derigged out. It was fairly damp today & Chas whinged all the way down. @@ -816,7 +786,7 @@ daylight. 25 mins down to Stögerweg and another 25 mins back. Next trip (next year)
Sunday 7th Phil & Gail +
1983-08-07 | look for resurgences | Phil & Gail
We went to look for resurgences near the road to the plateau. We did find a couple of streams by walking off down the piste from the third hairpin bend @@ -827,7 +797,7 @@ trees and extremely forceful nettles. Somewhere around here is something marked "höhle" on the map.......
[sketches captioned "what the map says ... what we saw"] -
7th AUGUST
Mike, Julian, Naomi, Chas and Wiggy
Investigated various large dry streambeds near Nagelsteghöhle in an @@ -842,9 +812,7 @@ such as the toll road and the ski lift leave us with the impression that the resurgence has been bulldozed to make the track to the skilift pylon.
WOLFHÖHLE 145 8 August - -
Gail & Philip +
1983-08-08 | WOLFHÖHLE 145 | Gail & Philip
We were led to the cave by Naomi & Wiggie and went and saw the 'Wolf' (actually, I think it might be a bear) then went and explored the only loose @@ -862,9 +830,7 @@ and right chokes with mud after a bit. Next trip
WOLF HOLE 8th AUGUST 145 - -
Naomi & Wiggy +
1983-08-08 | WOLF HOLE 145 | Naomi & Wiggy
Quickly made our way to the 'Big Leap' where Wiggy was duely despatched over the leap and into the passages beyond to collect a rope and bolt driver. @@ -885,9 +851,7 @@ iron cross on the Col. Next trip
142-41-?-?-Eishöhle 8th August
-
Surface surveying (but not the last part)
-
Plank & Julian
+1983-08-08 | 142-41-?-?-Eishöhle Surface surveying (but not the last part) | Plank & Julian
A gentleman's festering day. Starting at 142, Plank went charging up the schwarzmoos Kogel dragging the surveying tape, intruments and Julian behind @@ -926,7 +890,7 @@ festering day.
Julian
August 8th 136 Steinschlag Mike, Chas +
1983-08-08 | 136 Steinschlag | Mike, Chas
Pushing, surveying & derigging trip
@@ -945,9 +909,7 @@ hole in the boulders in the Big Chamber. Cave seems to be going strong.9th AUGUST 1983
-SURFACE SURVEYING / ROPE REMOVING
-CHAS, NAOMI, MIKE
+1983-08-09 | SURFACE SURVEYING / ROPE REMOVING | CHAS, NAOMI, MIKE
After a late start the trio made their way up to 136 Höhle. While Mike went off to paint numbers on cave entrances, Chas and Naomi carried out @@ -965,8 +927,7 @@ and young Herbert) had been there today, but we didn't see them. Checked down Planc's hole in the path, but no sign.
Blasted on down to the foot of the pitch in Stellerweg and surveyed back to one of Dave's survey marks in the chamber before the big chamber in 142. @@ -990,7 +951,9 @@ ice age are not recommended for contact lens wearers. Next trip (next year)
9/8/83 Julian + Wiggy went down the Wolf 'Ole to +
1983-08-09| wolf | Julian + Wiggy + +
went down the Wolf 'Ole to put in a few bolts + leave some rope. Used 7 more bolts at a rate of ~ 1.5 per pitch (natural belays used for some backups). Had great fun messing around on Bower's re-belays. @@ -1002,8 +965,7 @@ around on Bower's re-belays. Next trip7th August Tony's 2nd Hole
-Pete, Dave 144
+
1983-08-07 | Tony's 2nd Hole 144 | Pete, Dave
I can't remember much about this trip, but we took about 100m of rope each, and having rigged one more pitch we hit the phreatic level. Moving @@ -1016,8 +978,7 @@ for next trip. Next trip
1623/145
-10/8/83 Naomi + Wiggy
+1983-08-10 | 1623/145 | Naomi + Wiggy
Went back down the Wolf cave to complete our survey of a couple of days ago. Tick, did it. Wiggy's light failed on the way out but team techno-lite @@ -1027,7 +988,7 @@ came to the rescue. Met the derigging team at the entrance. Next trip (derig)
10/8/83 Derigging team (Mike, Chas, Julian) +
1983-08-10| Derigging team |Mike, Chas, Julian
Derigged and surveyed. 7¾ hours @@ -1039,8 +1000,7 @@ came to the rescue. Met the derigging team at the entrance. Next trip (next year)
9th Tony's 2nd Hole 144
-Pete, Dave
+
1983-08-09 | Tony's 2nd Hole 144 | Pete, Dave
We knew this would be a big trip so we took lotsa grub. Sixteen and a half hours later we crawled out to fine dawn having surveyed, pushed most obvious diff --git a/years/1984/log.htm b/years/1984/log.htm index 004817980..ba51dc996 100644 --- a/years/1984/log.htm +++ b/years/1984/log.htm @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ some lack of confidence in Brian's driving as we thought the bad handling was due to his incompetance ! On with the spare, next stop, Austria. The landlady's eyes lit up with dollar signs when she met us at 20:30 Saturday. -
Andy D, Mike R in ROVER the ROVER @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Visited Dachau on Sunday. Full of happy smiling people. Ugh. Arrived Sunday evening after Rover got hot and bothered on the climb from Bad Goisern to Bad Aussee. -
Andy W, Bill H + Blue Mini van @@ -49,9 +49,8 @@ properly.
Arrived Grundlsee Sun lunchtime to find C.U.C.C. swimming in the lake. -
142/41 -> 144 ? Mike M, Bill, Brian +
It was decided to put 3 intrepid speleos who had never been down 142 on this trip. Long delay as Mike's exhaust was welded up. Took wrong turning on @@ -67,7 +66,8 @@ in 20 mins.
Previous trip (last year) / Next trip -
Pete + Wiggy persuaded Wadders to help carry horrendous quantities of rope, bolts and hangers up to Wolfhole. Of course, we didn't take any MRs, @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ thought it was the sheath !
Previous trip (last year) / Next trip -
Horrible walk up burdened down with tackle, it was hard climbing amongst the rocks with your rucksack threatening to pull you over. Finally arrived @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ that on way there) walk back.
Mike M, Brian + Wiggy went down 142 because its a shorter walk than everywhere else. We spent about 3 hours taking pickies of the 142 @@ -119,9 +119,8 @@ the rain. In @ 13:00, out @ 23:00. 10 hours.
Mike T and Mike R +
Mike R forgot light part way across the plateau so had to return. Underground about 1-30, down very efficiently putting in some extra rebelays @@ -137,9 +136,7 @@ back at 10 O'clock, well before the thunderstorm. Other trip same day / Next trip -
John & Bill +
Exhausting walk up to S/S/S with full tackle bag. Decided to do a "second wave" trip but did not count on thunderstorm. Abbed down @@ -157,9 +154,8 @@ expedition for your author so far. Other trip same day / Next trip -
Andy D and Pete +
Carefully leaving the survival bag at the entrance, but armed with nearly 300m of rope, we went down to tidy up last trips rigging (restoring my @@ -241,8 +237,9 @@ they spit through broken teeth..."
It was wet. Team Boy Sprout had been performing various rain-dances for several days, and they finally succeeded. They timed the thunderstorm so it @@ -317,8 +314,7 @@ us we were in the wrong place (We weren't - and it took some while to convince him). Only then did Team B lead (almost) faultlessly to Wolfhöhle - the timing perfect. A. -
After several days unsuccessfully trying to get someone to walk across to 142 in the rain, I finally succeeded to persuade Pete. Bill, bored, came @@ -335,7 +331,7 @@ each Big Pitch route.
John, Brian + Wiggy (Team waster) went down 142 to look at the possible connection and take more pix. Unfortunately, the sketch opposite wasn't @@ -354,9 +350,7 @@ bloke at the Loser hut said shaving brush chap looks after the flowers !
Mike R + Mike T +
Pushed on down to previous limit, past a very bad Parrington bolt to reach the bottom of the shaft after ~15m. A spray lashed ledge with only one @@ -372,13 +366,7 @@ derigging as we went to -100m. Took some rope out - 10 hours.
STEIN SCHLAG SCHACHTE - -
DERIGGING - -
John & Bill +
Due to extremely hot day is was a very sweaty walk up. Abbed down to
-120m and decided to have a quick look down a parallel unexplored shaft.
@@ -401,9 +389,9 @@ Time out 8.48
Next trip -
not for a further 13 years !
-
143 Pete + Mike M +
1984-07-31 |143 | Pete + Mike M
The inevitable happened ! 143 had to be rigged to look for the
connection! Walk in very hot so an hour was spent cooling in the entrance.
@@ -421,7 +409,8 @@ Time out 6.30 pm
Previous trip (last year) / Next trip -
In a brave effort to help AERW's continuing avoidance of caving, Wiggy joined Andy on an assault of the Trissel Berg via the cliff on the front. @@ -430,7 +419,7 @@ God it was hell out there. As this is a caving logbook, all I shall say is:
Trissel Wand, 500+m, severe, loose as shit, no pro, 8h, but very photogenic so watch out for bullshit photos (I took 28 !) -
Carrying the rope from Steinschlagschacht to Wolfhöhle, found a draughting hole. (out). The draught came above a ~10m drop, from a 1m @@ -439,9 +428,9 @@ diameter phreatic tube, this was followed for ~50m until a small drop.
The hole lies just below an obvious cliff in altitude between Steinschlag and Wolfhöhle. -
1st/2nd Wolfhöhle Andy & Brian +
1984-08-01 | Wolfhöhle | Andy & Brian
While most wooftahs sat around and festered, we went caving. Though we did have a last moment attack of nerves at the entrance as a thunderstorm @@ -468,9 +457,7 @@ Julian's bolts as they're the ones half out of the rock.
Attempt at Voice Connection between 143 and 142 +
(1) Four of us made an attempt at connecting these two caves. Me and Andy Wadders (his first caving trip for some time) went to 143 and Bill and Wiggy @@ -495,9 +482,8 @@ pushed ~50+ft up an inlet towards (?) chipping noise. Wiggy. ~4 hours Next 142 trip (derigging) / Last 143 trip -
Mike Martin, Pete
Went underground to the ritual thunderclap. Carrying ~120m of rope which we later discovered to be a mistake. The descent was enlivened by occasional @@ -521,7 +507,8 @@ Excellent soup at the dump, and a fairly slow exit.
As we weren't allowed to derig Wolfhöhle we went to look at Pete's new hole. A very hard slow walk in and followed draught through fine tube to @@ -530,7 +517,8 @@ desperate climbs we couldn't relocate it. No go.
Underground c 1 hour. -
A sweaty walk up followed by survey starting at Wolfhöhle + then to 107. On return walk (trying to locate 82) Andy's credentials were caressed @@ -541,8 +529,8 @@ continuing.
Time underground ½ hour. -
We should have guessed that something was amiss because there was no thunderstorm at the entrance. We shot down to last year's surveyed limit @@ -569,7 +557,7 @@ Out 6.00 Sun 5 Aug } 17½ hours
Today some pissed up cunt pissed around with my car. If they're not careful, tomorrow my car will mess around with their tents. I am not amused; @@ -577,16 +565,15 @@ be warned. PJW
Don't turn your ghetto blaster on people then you twat ! A -
Today I noticed some sober cunt had hung my ice axe, hangers and spanner from an electricity pylon. If he's not careful, tomorrow my ice axe will stick itself through his skull. I was moderately amused but be careful. AJD -
John P & Bill +1984-08-05 | WOLFHÖHLE DERIGGING + SURVEYING | John P & Bill
Andy came with us to the entrance in thick fog then found he'd left his
ascenders behind by accident !! Well, I believed him, but thousands
@@ -606,10 +593,8 @@ Time out 10.30 am xSatx MON <- Pratts !!
Andy D and Mike R +
Underground 4pm and whizzed down to Beezley Street in just 1¼ hour. Dragged the 200m Edelrid up to the camp and stuffed it (just) into a tackle @@ -628,7 +613,8 @@ dropped a piddling little bit of rope back down it. Knackered.
Quick trip. I had my first glimpse of the Big Pitch. 2 hours @@ -646,7 +632,8 @@ well deserved beer in the Loser Hütte.
Previous trip / Next trip (next year) -
Went in, took some boring piccies, collected a bit of rope and came out again. Visited 131 (141) on the way back due to gross navigational @@ -658,7 +645,8 @@ ineptitude.
149 @@ -669,7 +657,7 @@ opposite Wolfhöhle. Several draughting entrances.
Shame it didn't go, it was a nice hole. -
This is the hole we thought was 146, ie. Tony's Toboggan Hole. It's a very large entrance, recognisable by the large pyramidal rock. Down a diff --git a/years/1985/log.htm b/years/1985/log.htm index ee95d4302..27d64e4b4 100644 --- a/years/1985/log.htm +++ b/years/1985/log.htm @@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ Probably not worth pushing.
Phew, what a scorcher. -
Brian.
Brian. +
x x x x x x x x FREE SCHNAPPS x @@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ finished the walk at a dead run. Time down 90 mins - total depth 15m !Previous trip (1983) / Next trip -
+
BUNDE BASHING BOYS @@ -121,7 +124,7 @@ holes, some MUST go.150 was cleared by Brian after 1½ hrs digging. The rift beyond was too small to follow. F--K.
-Meanwhile, back at 144 : Chris and Mike R. +1985-07-29 | Meanwhile, back at 144 | Chris and Mike R.All very efficient so we got away rather late and then went shopping 'cos Chris had forgotten his wellies (what's new). Zapped from car park to the @@ -140,7 +143,7 @@ wet on the walk back. Next trip
-142 Tuesday - see new book +1985-07-30? | 142 Tuesday - see new book | Mike M, Gavin, Tina.[slight hiatus ?] @@ -157,7 +160,7 @@ drip that had increased a bit when it rained on top. Took quite a lot of
+
Wednesday 31 July @@ -167,7 +170,7 @@ Wednesday 31 JulyP.S. Gavin woke up !!
-Brian, Mark, Stef. - 144 +1985-08-01 | 144 | Brian, Mark, Stef.Up at 7.00 am, down at 10.00 am. Slow descent due to inexperience of myself and Mark. Brian replaced naff bolt. Mark put in one of his own at @@ -192,7 +195,7 @@ drive. Arrived back ~ 10.20. Next trip
-[a title line missing ?] +1985-08-02? | [a title line missing ?] | Mike?, Mark?Followed the phreatic team - got underground at 12.40. Caught the others in 3 hours, followed them down to the "Yellow Brick Road" (path @@ -219,16 +222,15 @@ a stream could be heard. Since we'd run out of energy and tackle, we
- -1.8.85 Tina, Gavin and Mike M. Surface prospecting etc. +1985-08-01 | Surface prospecting etc. | Tina, Gavin and Mike M.150, 151. Both looked at again by MM. Conclusions : the same.
NB 151. - see grade 1 survey below. -
[ scrappy sketch which would seem to be a surface plan, mainly ]
- -1.8.85 +[ scrappy sketch which would seem to be a surface plan, mainly ] +
+1985-08-01 | 152 | who?152 time underground 1½ hrs. @@ -236,9 +238,11 @@ a stream could be heard. Since we'd run out of energy and tackle, we ledge then down snow slope to 20m depth. Down further 1.5m climb and past ice formation. Turn left down 45° scree, squeeze behind boulder and drop down hole into rift with boulder floor. Reach T junction at chamber with 3 -jammed boulders, turn right to 2nd pitch, approx 8m.
+jammed boulders, turn right to 2nd pitch, approx 8m. -152 PUSH - GAVIN, MARK, STEF +
+ +1985-08-02? | 152 Push | GAVIN, MARK, STEFTime down 8 hrs @@ -274,11 +278,14 @@ undescended rift at right angles, up over top of mud heap, tube and left, no hassle except Stef's dump in Dump Chamber really stank.
NB. Boulder Alley and Boulder Chamber should be crossed singly as rocks -very unstable & fall spontaneously.
+very unstable & fall spontaneously. -Friday - MM, CS, TW to Salzburg to collect Caroline.
+
-152 Push : Chris & Tina +Friday - MM, CS, TW to Salzburg to collect Caroline. + +
+1985-08-03? | 152 Push | Chris & TinaGot through all the bits the other lot rigged and then to the biggest pitch. A horrid traverse over a ~25m pitch, which was really horrid on the @@ -288,9 +295,10 @@ places to squeeze down to the streamway. The couple of draughting passages we found were too tight.
The first few pitches (descended the day before) are lots longer than -they reckoned.
+they reckoned. -Surface survey P4 to 152 via 151, 150, Caroline Smith and Mike M. +
+1985-08-03? | Surface survey P4 to 152 via 151, 150 | Caroline Smith and Mike M., Mark + BrianSurvey Team, Mark + Brian @@ -303,22 +311,24 @@ Surveyed out in five hours plus took a few photos of the formations and some very nice moonmilk in Boulder Chamber. Surveyed in 40 legs. Time in 8 p.m. 4/8, out 6 a.m. 5/8. Time underground 10 hours. -
Brian.
+Brian. -Sunday/Monday 4/5 August. 152 push. Time down 11 hours. +
+1985-08-04 | Sunday/Monday 4/5 August. 152 push. | Gavin + Mike M. +Time down 11 hours. -
Gavin + Mike M.
Looked at the bits Chris described and they don't go ! But we did find the way on ! (Over 1st 3m drop as described previously. Follow rift down to pitch with squeeze at top (~25-30m)). Your guess as to what happens next probably is as good as mine due to glow-worm syndrome. NB Rig is silly - Two very useless bolts (but they do take a shock load). Flake halfway down has -to be respected !!
+to be respected !! -144 - Food Dump & push for 41 connection. -Mike R, Chris, Stefan. +
+ +1985-08-05? | 144 - Food Dump & push for 41 connection. | Mike R, Chris, Stefan.Up early (despite night with Austrian Cavers), but others coming back etc. meant that we didn't reach car park until 12.00 - down at bottom of big @@ -342,7 +352,7 @@ time, we came back - further push scheduled for tomorrow. Next trip
-Wednesday - pissed down again. +1985-08-07 | Wednesday - pissed down again. | Mike M., Mark, ChrisTeam Super-Hero - Go for it (Mike M., Mark, Chris) @@ -370,7 +380,7 @@ giving total -972m. Last trip
-Thursday. Light drizzle. 144 pointless trip. +1985-08-08 | Thursday. Light drizzle. 144 pointless trip. | Mike R, Tina, Gavin, Stef + BrianMike R, Tina, Gavin, Stef + Brian - yes, that many and a sure fire recipe for disaster. First Mike forgot his gloves. Arrived at cave, underground 8 @@ -402,7 +412,7 @@ out 5.30. Off at 6.00. Back at car at 7.00ish.
-152 detackle Stef, Mark +1985-08-09? |152 detackle | Stef, MarkDown at 2 pm, down to hole in floor above big pitch, ladders down, self line up. @@ -413,9 +423,12 @@ therefore impossible to follow.
Brought out tackle and rubbish left over from last trip (next in log) & detackled, tiring as bags heavy - out for failing light, 8.45. -
Time underground 6¾ hours.
+Time underground 6¾ hours. + +
+ +1985-08-10? | [ title line missing from photocopy ] | Chris?, MikeTA -[ title line missing from photocopy ]This will be written up when Chris has finally got Wild Bill Huckup to fuck his horse ! @@ -439,16 +452,14 @@ like Yorkshire - tight.
Then we went out. Underground 8¼ hours. -
Mike the Animal.
+Mike the Animal. +
The following word is included in the journal for completeness : -"AARDVARK"
+"AARDVARK" +
-Sunday evening - -142 - Survey large chamber and play with magnesium ribbon trip. - -
Team Gavin, Animal, Chris, Tina +1985-08-11 | Sunday evening 142 - Survey large chamber and play with magnesium ribbon trip. | Team Gavin, Animal, Chris, Tina
Down during the early evening after a good deal of jacking possibility but soon the sunshine was exchanged for the colder delights of 142. It did @@ -472,7 +483,7 @@ did not reach the surface until ½ hour later ! Next trip not for 11 years !
-Team Animal, Stef, Mark +1985-08-12? | 152 tackle | Team Animal, Stef, MarkWalked up with team "Survey"/"Prospect" who would bring back 152 tackle. @@ -488,11 +499,10 @@ pitch, so that gave him a chance of extra prussikking.
That fucking cave is always the wrong temp ! When I survey & am inactive the bastard blows out, a sweating hot detackling trip, it blows hot -air in from the bunde.
+air in from the bunde. -[ another line vapourised ] - -Chris + Tina +
+1985-08-12? | [ another line vapourised ] | Chris + TinaLeft the car park at 9.45 diff --git a/years/1987/log.htm b/years/1987/log.htm index 59324c115..d2e38f6b8 100644 --- a/years/1987/log.htm +++ b/years/1987/log.htm @@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ was had and the 10-person attempt must soon be made. awakened by a shadow (of a man !) kneeling down by my tent. When I opened up the zip I saw someone running away - V. suspicious I'm sure. After a couple of minutes a timid voice said 'Are you a caver ?'. The mysterious intruder -proved to be Juliette's boyfriend, Stonker.
+proved to be Juliette's boyfriend, Stonker. + +
Team 'Wet Sponge' left Cambridge on Friday at a caving 6 O'Clock (ie. 8 O'Clock). Chris took the wheel after leaving to see how to drive, and @@ -54,7 +56,9 @@ stopped us at the customs (too smelly) so hit Bad Aussee, Austria by about 12.30 at night GMT. Arrived to see a mysterious furtive rustling from a green tent at the site (who was groping whom is of course confidential). Since the faster smoothie didn't buy us a crate, we had to go to bed -sober.
+sober. + +
Grubby hitchers (Andrew and BKA) made it around 12.30 Sunday (3 days of variable going) - Train London -> Dover, ferry 2 minutes later, got @@ -82,7 +86,9 @@ gypsies. Finally got amazing lift all the way to campsite car park by V.V. kind Austrian couple (with appropriate slobbering grovels). Devoured half of expedition food (after 4 days of stale bread and sweaty cheese). Juliette arrived, after we'd 'swum' in river (v. necessary). Walked, -swum, washed clothes, walk, ate, ate, etc.
+swum, washed clothes, walk, ate, ate, etc. + +
Its hard to envisage the raw courage of one lone feminist setting out into the raw uncivilised wastes of Europe to get to .... sin city, Salzburg. @@ -103,9 +109,7 @@ to lie in river for 3 weeks.
-23/8/87 Exploring on plateau 8 hrs surface work - -Mike R, Jenny, Ian, Keith, Dave, Jared, Chris, Mike M +1987-08-23 | Exploring on plateau 8 hrs surface work | Mike R, Jenny, Ian, Keith, Dave, Jared, Chris, Mike M
Quick ? Stroll ? Swelter ? to Bunter's Bulge. Ate lunch. Looked at an extensive area in the depression beyond. Very little of note except that the @@ -150,10 +154,7 @@ Jenny's glasses !!)
-24/8/87 - -Team Silver Streak ! Or something like it (Streak Lightning)
-Jenny Keith, Ian, Chris, Mike M +1987-08-24 | Team Silver Streak ! Or something like it (Streak Lightning) | Jenny Keith, Ian, Chris, Mike MEarly start (11.30 am) and trip to ridge caves. Down Stogerweg to 32 for brief stop and then on to P.2. Hacked up to 113 via several draughting holes @@ -185,7 +186,9 @@ recognise that tree anywhere) and after much hardship found a wonderful draughting cave which turned out to be 2 minutes from the path and had the symbol 87 by it - what does this mean ? -
Surface time 8½ hours.
+Surface time 8½ hours. + +
Animal discovered what he thought was 153, even though it had no numbers, was 1000m from the nipple (rather than the 60m expected), yet it had a @@ -227,7 +230,7 @@ left. One or two really ought to be revisited I suppose.Where are they ?! -
+
25/8/87 @@ -243,9 +246,9 @@ from the car park to Nipple and collected Ian's gear. Light rapidly fading and mist swirled around. Having found all other entrances looked at on Sunday, we failed in our quest. In total darkness we retreated to the footpath (found by chance) and retreated to the car park for a kip whilst -waiting for those down 87.
- -Hole 87 Reexploration - Jenny, Chris Keith +waiting for those down 87. +
+1987-08-25 | Hole 87 Reexploration | Jenny, Chris KeithThe day before, while walking to 113, we felt a howling draught coming from 87. The survey showed this as fully explored but we felt that they may @@ -274,7 +277,7 @@ at the bottom of the first pitch ought to be explored more thoroughly.
-113 again - reexploration (Animal, Becca, Jared, Andrew) +1987-08-26? |113 again - reexploration | Animal, Becca, Jared, AndrewDown to the hading (?) rifts to try and find a lateral connection to Stellerveg (?) [these damned vegetarians get everywhere] - 41 and perhaps @@ -312,9 +315,9 @@ in plaster up to the elbow, if you're lucky (A's postscript).
-26/8/87 87 +1987-08-26 | 87 | Keith, Ian, Juliette & Mike Martin -Team: Keith, Ian, Juliette & Mike (this is getting sillier all the +
Mike (this is getting sillier all the time 'cos of the knees) Martin.
Time underground 4½ hours. @@ -343,8 +346,7 @@ connection in 143.
[ this sketch is almost completely unintelligible, at least in photocopy]
- -113: Becka, Jenny, Jared, Chris, Mike (Animal) 27/8/87 +1987-08-27 | 113 | Becka, Jenny, Jared, Chris, Mike (Animal)Went with intention of doing a bit of surveying (maybe) but descended next ramp after Andy's and found only way on was through to bottom of Andy's @@ -366,7 +368,7 @@ death. Several bolts will be needed.
-27/8/87 +1987-08-27 | surface | whoSurface time 11 hrs. @@ -408,9 +410,7 @@ They don't know which one - we shall have to visit them to discuss.
-Saturday 29th August - -113 Jared, Ian, Jenny, Keith +1987-08-29 | 113 | Jared, Ian, Jenny, Keith
Left camp at 7.15 am and walked up to 113 in the mist. The entrance was descended without incident. Andy's ramp was descended and Ibbeth Perilous. @@ -427,9 +427,7 @@ pitch. Group sleepy arrived as we were ascending the entrance pitch.
-Saturday 29/8/87 - -109 Jared, Ian +1987-08-29 | 109 | Jared, Ian
Went down entrance free climb to find short pitch. At the bottom I (Ian) colected bones from small passage blocked after about 2 feet. Most bones @@ -442,9 +440,7 @@ least the skull and lower jaws.
-Saturday 29/8/87 - -113 Animal, Juliette, Becka, Chris +1987-08-29 | 113 | Animal, Juliette, Becka, Chris
Group sensible left base camp at 12 (a disturbed night due to group insanity leaving in the early hours rather noisily). Walked up to entrance @@ -473,10 +469,7 @@ of cave around 11-30, trudged back & got to camp around 2-30 am.
-30/8/87 - -Team surface prospecting (cripples), Keith, Ian, Jenny, Andy, Jared + Mike -M +1987-08-30 | Team surface prospecting (cripples) | Keith, Ian, Jenny, Andy, Jared + Mike M
Walk to Braüning col then follow cairns up toward Vd Schwarzmoos kogel - First explored holes near 0/2 which didn't amount to anything (short @@ -515,7 +508,7 @@ Schwarzmooskogeleishöhle to their cave 88 and then if time permits to
-31/8/87 Keith, Ian +1987-08-31 | prospecting | Keith, IanProspecting area around survey point 0/5 (Austrian). Two caves were found. The cave just above 0/5 survey point, about 20 foot. The other about 100m @@ -553,11 +546,9 @@ believed to be completely disinformational, Ed.]
Ian. Time underground ½ hour.
+1987-08-31 | 153 | Chris, Becka, Jared -31/8/87 - -153 Chris, Becka, Jared
(Juliette was there by 'voice connection')
- (Juliette was there by 'voice connection') +Had found entrance previous day while looking for another cave. Donned oversuit over shorts and free climbed entrance shaft. Found amzingly small @@ -597,10 +588,7 @@ caving !
Chris. T/U Becka 3 hrs, Jared and Chris 6 hrs.
- -1/9/87 - -87 Mike the Animal and Juliette +1987-09-01 | 87 | MikeTA and Juliette
Return match with the very cold cave to find MM's legendary passage. Juliette played around rigging - very exciting. Then the fun started. We @@ -614,9 +602,7 @@ pitch. Left it rigged for some other poor suckers.
-31/8/87 Surface surveying - -Mike R, Jenny, Mike M +1987-08-31 | Surface surveying | Mike R, Jenny, Mike M
144 to Larchenhöhle (88) - Problems with condensation on the clino severely delayed progress. Having successfully completed above, then @@ -626,9 +612,9 @@ surveyed from 113 (p0) to 88, then back for other things !!!
-1.9.87 Surface surveying. +1987-09-01 | Surface surveying | Jenny, Keith, Mike M, (+ occasional assistance by Ian) -Jenny, Keith, Mike M (+ occasional assistance by Ian) Survey from 152 to +
Survey from 152 to 113 route ( MM - point - station 4 on previous survey)) completing loop and enabling errors to be assessed on return to UK. @@ -637,8 +623,7 @@ now have the highest entrance 1705 (but have found others) and the combined system now has 11 entrances !!
- -2.9.87 Mike M, Keith, Becka 87 +1987-09-02 | 87 | Mike M, Keith, BeckaYet another attack on 87. In about 11, quite rapidly down to 2nd pitch. Keith life-lined Mike over traverse to passage to left. (over 60 ft or so @@ -660,10 +645,7 @@ up to. Left first 2 pitches tackled.
T/U 7 hours.
- -2-9-87 Jared, Jenny, Chris (+ Andy as 'supervisor' and head sherpa) - -Hole 154 +1987-09-02 | Hole 154 | Jared, Jenny, Chris (+ Andy as 'supervisor' and head sherpa)
By the time everyone was up, food bought, & the injured were tended, it was raining. With great reluctance, people were persuaded to go down holes @@ -681,17 +663,14 @@ caravan next door.
Chris. T/U 2 hrs. -
+
3/9/87 - Keith + Ian decided to go to the toboggan run at Strobl and everyone else decided to join them and jack. Time underground relative to speed through 5 ft tunnel.
- -4/9/87. - -Keith, Ian, Jenny, Jared, Mike M +1987-09-04 | new holes | Keith, Ian, Jenny, Jared, Mike M
Went in search of new holes ! Up to col then across pavement to obvious hole in distance - veering left. Found lots of holes but nothing of note. @@ -701,10 +680,7 @@ it half buried behind a pile of snow. The route is now prominently marked with cairns.
- -4-Sept-87 - -Becka, Juliette, Chris, Mike R +1987-09-04 | surface | Becka, Juliette, Chris, Mike R
Carried on poking around on the ridge above the Nipple. Mike found his massively developed chest was a bit big for the rift in the cave which was @@ -734,10 +710,7 @@ out before the half-ton of snow could fall on him.
T/U about 2 hrs (Becka & Chris)
- -5th Sep 87 - -Chris, Juliette, Mike R ! +1987-09-05 | Chris hole | Chris, Juliette, Mike R
Back at Chris's hole - it goes: pushed on down 12m climb to pitches of ~15m and ~20m followed by as yet undescended pitch of about 20m. Got sodden @@ -754,8 +727,7 @@ boulders in shaft."
T/U 3 hrs
- -Andrew - Marilyn Munroe Hole - 148 +1987-09-04? | Marilyn Munroe Hole - 148 | Andrew"On the plateau discovered by its draught, but not really pushed", the guidebook says. and then the hole was lost for two years, @@ -776,8 +748,7 @@ draughting entrance and chambers...
T/U 2 hrs
- -Becka - Big shaft ~300m from Marilyn Munroe Hole. +1987-09-05 | Big shaft ~300m from Marilyn Munroe Hole | Becka, JaredJared put bolt in, backup bolt from 2nd nearby shaft that MM etc. put in yesterday. Down, say 30m, to ledge, down another say 15m. Rather blocked @@ -794,10 +765,7 @@ looking at, still rigged. T/U 2½ hrs Not nice, went purple.
- -6th Sep 87 - -Chris, Becka, Mike R - 158 continued +1987-09-06 | 158 continued | Chris, Becka, Mike R
It was going to be Chris, Juliette, Mike R, but ¾ the way up the Panoramastrasse, Juliette realised that she had left her rucksack so that @@ -819,8 +787,7 @@ into large wet canyon.
T/U 7 hrs.
- -6th Sept 87 Andy, Jared. 148 Marilyn Munroe Hole +1987-09-06 | 148 Marilyn Munroe Hole | Andy, Jared.Andy arrived at entrance to find his light had failed due to being left on pilot all night. Quickly reached the boulder slope which Andy had rigged @@ -862,9 +829,7 @@ saucepan for the survey trip.
- -7th Sept 87 Andrew, Jared (surveying) 158
- Animal, Juliette, Chris, Becka (pushing) +1987-09-07 | 158 | Andrew, Jared (surveying), Animal, Juliette, Chris, Becka (pushing)All of us in around 2pm. Andrew and Jared as far as bottom of ladder climb below Big Bertha, then surveyed back up to surface, getting very cold. Rest @@ -890,13 +855,13 @@ and wet. Soup on way out. Tired trog back Rest 10 hrs
- -9th Sep 87 Jared, Juliette, Chris, Mike R +1987-09-09 | finish 158 | Jared, Juliette, Chris, Mike RFinished surveying and detackled 158. Need we say more ? T/U 8½ -except Chris 7½
+except Chris 7½ -10th Sep 87 Juliette, Chris, Jared +
+1987-09-10 | detackle | Juliette, Chris, JaredJared detackled a hole while Juliette and Chris detackled and surveyed (with a naff compass) Marilyn Munroe Hole. Chris took some pictures of ice, @@ -906,13 +871,15 @@ it. Jared appeared to lug the tackle out.
T/U Juliette & Chris 5½ hrs
Jared 2 hrs -* Chris
+* Chris + +
11th Sep Down to the dregs of the expedition - Jared, Animal, Chris.
Hilda invited us to the celebrations of the local potato club - a few merry hours of yodelaaaiiooiiii - hic -
+
12th Sep '87 Detackled campsite and dug the beer-bottle tops out of the mud. diff --git a/years/1988/log.htm b/years/1988/log.htm index 553409646..149dc576f 100644 --- a/years/1988/log.htm +++ b/years/1988/log.htm @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ quite badly on the final pass (110° engine), so I walked it, as Rover cooled off. There'd been an enormous storm last night and lots of soil had washed down onto the road. Eventually arrived about dawn, dead. -
+Team Hugh arrived from Greece after an eventful two weeks there - including the exploration of Bekiris Cave on Spetsai (survey on @@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ American girl) [Tautology - Ed.] and thence to Hilda's, where I was allowed to kip in her sin-bin type place (rather confusingly called the "lager" which has visions of sleeping lots of beer!)
-
+ + Fri 19th Team Sharman arrivalChris, Sue, Jared, Adam.
@@ -70,12 +71,13 @@ walking back. Pissed around in the lake with Ian's blow up boat, tried to sink a buoy & punctured the boat.
Had tea, drank beer, sacked out.
Something exciting may have happened but I was probably asleep at the time. -
+ + Team Millars.
Arrived ½ hour after Sharmans after leaving Calais at the same time.
Passed 2 times by Sharmans. Didn't get lost on route.
-Thurs 18th Recce trip +1988-08-18 | Thurs 18th Recce trip| Chris D, Rebecca, Mark "call me Fief" F, Penny, HughAll up to the col where the following holes were assessed:- (Hopefully Becka still has the piece of paper with the bearings on !)
@@ -88,7 +90,9 @@ Mark "call me Fief" F, Penny, Hugh.The area looked at is about 1%-5% of the available area ! Only hopeful entrances are marked.
-
+ + + Friday 19thBright and early start to <???> of Expo88, noone had need to stoop @@ -111,7 +115,7 @@ and, armed with a second dinghy, more swim, sun etc.
A highly successful day's caving !
-Fri 19th (Chris D, Becka) +1988-08-19 | Fri 19th | Chris D, BeckaRover was kaputt, so, feeling unhealthily enthusiastic, we decided to hitch up to the plateau. V. fast ride up, & good hitches, plateau by @@ -132,13 +136,13 @@ watching moths, with lights and a white sheet.
T/U (3 hours or so !)
-Sat 20th Bekka, Keith, Adam +1988-08-20 | Sat 20th | Bekka, Keith, AdamNothing significant found in searching on the far side of the obvious coll looking from the initial place thought for a campsite - not much of a description I know but I haven't got a map. loads of promising looking holes but none draughting & most filled with snow plugs or infill. Nuf zed.
-
+ TEAM MARLBOROUGH (MONTEGO, ACTUALLY):- J.J.Rodgers, Del Boy Robinson, M Dougherty & Wookey
@@ -154,11 +158,7 @@ a lot in Austria (due to navigation by blind people). Arrived 8.30 (16 hours driving).
-Sat 20th - -More exploration in the rain:
- -Hugh, Penny, Mark R, Mark F.
+1988-08-20 | More exploration in the rain | Hugh, Penny, Mark R, Mark F.Met at the "campsite" to be told it was the wrong one ! So all up to the col between the low + high Schwarzmoochkogelllll, where it started @@ -179,11 +179,7 @@ bottom - nothing save helmet (15m pitch, 10m crawl choking off). Draft at top entrances clearly visible.
- SUNDAY - -21st August 1988
- -Mark D, Becka, Jeremy, Wookey, Adam, Del
+1988-08-21 | 21st August 1988 | Mark D, Becka, Jeremy, Wookey, Adam, DelCarried stacks of gear over to the 'far' campsite (near 136). Becka & Adam went for a recce, while Jeremy, Wookey, Del & me (Mark) looked at a @@ -193,9 +189,9 @@ metres.
-(Chris D), Juliette, Roddick, Mark F, Jared
- |
- ----------> Enthusiasm at a low ebb on +1988-08-22? | fester | (Chris D), Juliette, Roddick, Mark F, Jared + + ----------> Enthusiasm at a low ebb on this intended "fester" day. Found some green splodges beyond end of Brauning Nase & a big boomy rift (that probably blocks). Bored so took 'short cut' back through gap in Brauning wall. Chris D. @@ -219,10 +215,13 @@ appears to have several exits. Ran out of rope ! JaredNB 136 is large shaft, has CUCC 1983 on, a ring of red, in small valley, uphill & over from 135. (Fairly obvious)
-
+ + + Joe Cheap'n'easy flight, train, bus, hitch Manchester -> Bad Aussee 7 hours -
+ + Mike M, Gwyneth, Jane, Chris s, SueWalked up to the camp site. Mike gave a lecture on the surrounding area @@ -233,16 +232,15 @@ where MM assured us there would be a draught - however there wasn't ! Spied on the Millars who were clearly audiable but at least ½ mile away. Went back to the car park and made tea until the rest of the animals turned up.
-
+ + Monday 22ndMike + Tina
HELLO !! We've arrived in little min !!
-Mon 22.8.88 - -The keenies: Jeremy, Mark, Becka, Chris, Wookey, Del & Joe
+1988-08-22 | Mon 22.8.88 The keenies | Jeremy, Mark, Becka, Chris, Wookey, Del & JoeWe all set off up the hill at about 2.00 pm, 7 in car (Wookey farting in back). Trogged uphill in cloud, got damp & squidgy. J&M continued to @@ -250,7 +248,7 @@ camp 2. B&C stayed at Camp 1 with W,D&J's gear & tent !? W,D&J returned to camp for a pyromania discussion & a nice, dry night. Wookey
-Tuesday 23rd +1988-08-23 | J hole | Mark and JeremyMark & jeremy went up the previous evening and camped on the col. Went down "mark & Jeremy's" hole at 8 a.m. Situation resolved as @@ -262,7 +260,9 @@ follows:
V.V.V. COLD
+ + + Tuesday 23rdWalked up, dumped gear, gave up on cooking some soup, and then gave up @@ -270,8 +270,7 @@ follows:
Hugh, Penny, Chris & Sue S, Ian M
- -<-- Same hole [arrow points at description for "Mark and Jeremy's" hole] +1988-08-23? | Same hole [arrow points at description for "Mark and Jeremy's" hole]| Chris, Becka(Chris, Becka) @@ -302,7 +301,7 @@ too !
T/U 6½ hrs
-Weds 24th +1988-08-24 | Weds 24th | HughThe long awaited investigation of "Hugh's" hole - actually a shaft near a large depression type thing on a small fault about 100m downvalley @@ -316,7 +315,7 @@ shattered to a fifth pitch, est. depth 30-40m - as follows.
Hugh U/G 1 hr (depends on whether hanging 6 ft down bolting counts)
-Wed 24 Wookey, Del & Adam Cave I +1988-08-24 | Cave I | Wookey, Del & AdamBy lunchtime had got to a cave on 1760m contour due E of Gr. Gsollberg in a snow-filled corrie type feature. Inside sloping rubble strewn ramp to left @@ -332,13 +331,13 @@ perfectly at liberty to be there. On going back to camp I found another cave.
Time underground ~30min.
-Wed 24th Tina + Animal +1988-08-24 | Wed 24th | Tina + AnimalRerigged about 2/3 the way back down 158 for a push ...
Underground 5½ hours
-Wed 24th Wookey, Adam Cave II +1988-08-24 | Cave II | Wookey, Adam
After rushing back to the camp to get some paint to mark the cave before the Germans got there, I had a poke to see if the cave went. Wide horizontal @@ -367,7 +366,7 @@ this can be safely cleared and will be investigated. ] report.
Adam.
-Wed 24th August 1988 +1988-08-24 | Wed 24th August 1988 | Mark D, Hugh, Adam & Joe, Wookey11 pm Chris & Becka still not down from the plateau - no real call out time (they said they might be back at the Bergrestaurant by 8 pm). @@ -391,12 +390,14 @@ relief etc.
10 am, Thursday. Much stress administered re overrunning (non-existant) call out times ! etc.
+1988-08-24 | Wednesday 147 | Joe, Chris S, Mark R + +|--- *Actually it was looked at by Mikes T + M in
v 1984 but no way on was found
-Wednesday 147 -Joe, Chris S, Mark R
This cave listed as "not allocated" was found in '84, but lost before first exploration. Re-found Sat by Mark R + Hugh. *--^ @@ -428,18 +429,14 @@ another pitch ~20m - another trip needed.
Best example of a Yorkshire cave I've seen so far ! Joe
Tight wet crawls. Mark
-Tuesday - "Jared's Hole" Part 2 - -Jared, Juliette, Mark F, Mark R +1988-08-23 | Tuesday - "Jared's Hole" Part 2 | Jared, Juliette, Mark F, Mark R
Re-rigged Jared's bit with 70m rope & bolted down another 20m to choke in shaft (draughting). Side rift 5m off choke goes 3m to choke.
V.WET CAVE DEAD (provisional number 181) [160, Ed.]
-Wed 24th August - -Rabbithohle ? Becka, Chris D +1988-08-24 | Rabbithohle | Becka, Chris D
Rabbit Warren series. @@ -488,8 +485,7 @@ Ian asleep in car waiting for us. Drive down in fog bad, Hildes by 2am.[3 am] Previous trip to Rabbit Warren & Adrian's
Main way trip on same day
-Wed 24th August
- Rabbit Hole Mark D, Jeremy +1988-08-24 | Rabbit Hole | Mark D, JeremyPushing trip below 2nd pitch. 3rd pitch through eye hole at bottom of 2nd, about 10m to boulder strewn floor. Ways on to left & right. @@ -516,7 +512,7 @@ left unrigged.
Next trip/ Previous trip
Rabbit Warren trip on same day. -
+
ThursdayNo one did anything @@ -531,7 +527,8 @@ holes, got rained on at 2.30 & eventually decided to go down to get a book. Rescued by Jez & Del part way down road.
Wookey -
+ +
FriTeam Rover got up horribly early (7.00 ish) & eventually left about @@ -549,8 +546,9 @@ still going come time to go home.
[sketch plan]
T/U 5 hrs +
-Fri Team 158 "push" Tina, Mike +1988-08-26 | Fri Team 158 "push" | Tina, MikeFinished rigging 158. Mike went to the eyehole that we thought might be worth hitting with a hammer. It wasn't worth hitting with the hammer. He @@ -561,7 +559,7 @@ the short climb after the squeeze. The walk back was disgusting - cold wet misty dark ughh and ~4 am.
Time underground ~8 hours -
+
NB(provisional) number assignments so far @@ -572,15 +570,14 @@ misty dark ughh and ~4 am. 163 - Adam's Hole (1)
162 - Adam's Hole (2)
164 - Hugh's hole -
+
Friday - everyone else did:Hugh + Penny - walked along the Stogerweg
Jo, Jane, Mark F, Mark R - portered loads in and out of camp 1
-Ian -slept- [crossed out]
-Friday 161 'Survey' team 2
- Chris, Becka, Jared +1988-08-26 | Friday 161 'Survey' team 2 | Chris, Becka, JaredAfter wimping out at the car park Friday morning, we resolved to go up Friday evening whatever the weather that evening to do an overnight trip. @@ -611,7 +608,7 @@ about 7 a.m. -> camp 2. Weather pissing on us ! Jared Push trip/ Other survey trip on same day.
-Friday 161 Pushing Team - Keith, Mark R +1988-08-26 | Friday 161 Pushing Team | Keith, Mark RDown with that lot [arrow to previous page] just as rain starts. Down thru C+B's "crawl" & rig Adrian down a couple of pitches - one a @@ -631,7 +628,7 @@ to good hang to ledge (20m) then walk down rift (~5-10°) to a bridge Survey trip/ Other survey trip on same day.
-Friday 161 Survey (!!) Team 1 Mark D, Jeremy, Jenny +1988-08-26 | Friday 161 Survey (!!) Team 1 | Mark D, Jeremy, JennyFriday evening was amazingly fine ie. we could actually see the Burger hut before we almost crashed into it. Because we had decided to survey down, we @@ -662,7 +659,7 @@ up and we were evicted to walk and stumble home. Previous trip
Push trip/ Other survey trip on same day. -
+
Saturday28ish[crossed out and replaced with] 27
Everybody @@ -689,7 +686,7 @@ hope this doesn't anger the rain god)."I don't like them in trousers!"
-Sunday 28th August Hole 164 (Hugh's hole) +1988-08-28 | Sunday 28th August Hole 164 (Hugh's hole) | Hugh and PennyHugh & Penny @@ -704,9 +701,7 @@ approx. 15m pitch to a ledge. From there the following is visible
Time U/G 3 hr
-Sunday 28th TeamSunbathSURFACE SURVEY - -Mike M, Chris S, Sue, Gwynneth +1988-08-28 | Sunday 28th Team
SunbathSURFACE SURVEY | Mike M, Chris S, Sue, GwynnethAmbled up around lunchtime, stopped for sarnies around Windloch (32) strolled on round to the path to 113. Couldn't find it - walked up + down @@ -716,9 +711,7 @@ by 6. Oops, forgot: snow plug in 152 has gone - potential way down, had a dig, got muddy, will take a rope in the next few days to hoist the rocks out. Chris
-Monday 29th August - -Team:- Hugh + Penny +1988-08-29 | Monday 29th August | Hugh + Penny
Hole 164 - still no sign of previous exploration @@ -736,13 +729,12 @@ chamber.
[another elevation]
-Monday 29th Aug. - Team. Mike Martin, Jane & Jeremy +1988-08-29 | Monday 29th Aug | Mike Martin, Jane & JeremySurface survey. From P0 (Austria point) to 161 - passed camp II to 147 - then rain stopped play.
-Monday 29th August -HOLE 147 +1988-08-29 | HOLE 147 | Joe and Mark[elevation] @@ -757,9 +749,7 @@ drafting hole only couple of inches high).
* THERE ARE SEVERAL PLACES in 147 where there is definitely an enormous stretch of cave beyond a frustrating choke - this cave HAS POTENTIAL *
-29.8.88 - -More idiots going caving: Del, Wookey & Adam (again) +1988-08-28 | More idiots going caving | Del, Wookey & Adam
Checked out various holes/draught in 162 & 163. In 162 found draughts all disappeared up phreatic tubes in roof. Also found bottom of snow plug in @@ -769,7 +759,7 @@ Camped at camp 1.
162 & 163 are dead. Derigged. 5 hrs U/G
-30.8.88 (as above) +1988-08-29 | 30.8.88 (as above) | AdrianReally impressed to see Jared, Mark D, Chris & Becka walking past at about 7.00 am ! Eventually went down 161 about 12.00. Surveyed 1st pitch. @@ -783,7 +773,7 @@ major downpour outside causing mega-rain on 1st pitch. Jared/Mark's Adrian's trip/ Chris/Becka's trip - new route (on same day)
-Cave 161 Chris, Becka +1988-08-29 | Cave 161 | Chris, BeckaDown entrance pitch, then down parallel shaft to original 2nd pitch shaft. I descended & found you could get to this shaft through an eyehole in the @@ -804,7 +794,7 @@ probably Q. tight, 18" ? Jared/Mark's trip/ Del/Wookey/Adam's trip
-Monday 161 Mark, Jared +1988-08-29 | Monday 161 | Mark, JaredWent down Adrian's route to bottom to check out leads. Phreatic tube doesn't go - choked with earth. Found another way through choke but this led @@ -817,7 +807,7 @@ in last chamber - doesn't go (I think). Chris/Becka's trip/ Del/Wookey/Adam's trip
-Tuesday 30th Mike Animal, Mark, Wookey. 161 +1988-08-30 | Tuesday 30th 161 | Mike Animal, Mark, WookeySet off down 161 to push the new route found, by swinging off the 2nd pitch. Carried on down the pitches until we reached new territory - a free @@ -831,9 +821,7 @@ tackle. Did a quick grade 2 survey on the way out.
-Weds 31/8/88 - -164 Hugh + Penny +1988-08-31 | Weds 31/8/88 164 | Hugh + Penny
Went down the pitch previously located (entries passim). This was a bit longer than it looked, maybe 8m or so, freehang from a rockbridge. Lands in @@ -855,7 +843,7 @@ next page] points off"
This is only 90% true.
-Wed 31 Jeremy, Wookey, Mark R +1988-08-31 | 161 Push | Jeremy, Wookey, Mark R161 Push (from Animals muddy slope) @@ -885,9 +873,7 @@ slope floor ? Animal
[full page sketch]
-Friday 2nd September - -164 Attempted derig + survey trip +1988-09-02 | 164 Attempted derig + survey trip | Penny and Hugh
Penny twisted her ankle on the walk so Hugh went down solo to do as much surveying as possible and to derig (light rain on surface meanwhile turned @@ -906,10 +892,8 @@ I went up the first pitch to find a rather releived Penny on the surface.
N.B. Rain start to flood pulse time - 10 min.
-Tuesday 30th August - -147 - Rerigging for survey Mark F & Jeremy
- + Photographic record & check dead. +1988-08-30 | 147 - Rerigging for survey | Mark F & Jeremy ++ Photographic record & check dead.
Rigged without trouble. Checked possible ways on all dead. @@ -918,9 +902,7 @@ detackling party on way out.
T/U 4 hrs.
-Thursday 1 September - -161 survey/Photo trip/Derig Ian, Del, Adam +1988-09-01 | 161 survey/Photo trip/Derig | Ian, Del, Adam
Intended to finish survey of Adrian's Route, look at the sand choked phreatic tube with a possible view to digging. However, on getting there this @@ -934,9 +916,7 @@ simultaneously. So had to tandem out & took ages.
Derig trip/ Previous trip in Adrian's
-Friday 2nd September - -161 Survey trip. +1988-09-02 | 161 Survey trip. | Becka, Chris D
Becka, Chris D (Chris S sequested to roomier passages, see other survey trip) @@ -957,8 +937,7 @@ wriggle. t/u 8½ hrs LHR push same day/ Next RHR push
-Friday 2nd September 161 Del, -Wookey + Adrian +1988-09-02 | Friday 2nd September 161 | Del, Wookey + AdrianHad to get up early even tho' nice short trip to do. Answer - Breakfast at Camp 1 for last remaining Alpen - Ha ! Arrived at entrance in time for grade @@ -971,8 +950,7 @@ suit; lovely + warm. T/U 3 hrs RHR push same day/ LHR push same day
-Sunday 28th August - didn't get written up at the time. 147 Joe, Mark F, -Juliette. +1988-08-28 | Sunday 28th August - didn't get written up at the time. 147 | Joe, Mark F, JulietteCan't remember much about it now. Went to push the vertical development of 147. Phreatic passage to first pitch approx 16m to small chamber. Boulder @@ -990,16 +968,16 @@ half hour plus gardening [???ing] big boulders, then Jule tried to bolt into nice-looking but squidgy rock + we then decided to give up + go home + come back tomorrow (only I didn't). T/U 5 hrs
-2nd September Mark D (+Chris S, after he failed +1988-09-02 | 2nd September | Mark D., Chris S + +(+Chris S, after he failed (-Jenny from attack of upset stomach ETC) to get through the squeeze). Surveyed from the squeeze back to bottom of second pitch. Very cold. Chris forgot his cowstails - interesting change-overs ! Time U/G 7 hours.
-Back to the right order 161 - R/H - -Friday 2nd September. Mark R, Juliette +1988-09-02 | Back to the right order 161 - R/H | Mark R, Juliette
Jolly exciting pushing trip, we thought. Got up 6.30 am (aagh!) & ate continuously for an hour or so. Good march to camp 1, feeling very @@ -1029,7 +1007,7 @@ flying saucers landed on the Brauning Wall ! Previous RH push trip/ LH push trip same day
-3rd September 161 Jeremy, Adam + Del. Surveying +1988-09-03 | 161 surveying | Jeremy, Adam + Del.Medium weather so easy trip to squeeze. A+D's first attempt at this phenomenon, varied + vocal swearing in + out ! Went right at bottom of @@ -1051,9 +1029,7 @@ trick with used carbide + closed container to give suitable finale. Previous RHR trip/ LHR trips same day
-2nd September 161 pushing Left hand route - -Joe Jared. +1988-09-02 | 161 pushing Left hand route | Joe, Jared.
Got underground about 10 a.m. Down through squeeze where Chris S was hammering away, no problems. 50m pitch 'Baker' was piss wet but got to bottom @@ -1090,7 +1066,7 @@ rapidly failing light.
Next LHR trip/ RHR push same day
-4th Sept TINA + KEITH +1988-09-03 | 4th Sept | TINA + KEITHA further pushing trip going underground at 11 ish in the morning. Put two bolts at head of new pitch descended approx 30m to a very very deep shear @@ -1110,7 +1086,7 @@ Yggdrasall (World Tree) Hell lies within it." LHR survey same day/ Previous trip
-3.9.88 Wookey & Mark F +1988-09-03 | survey left hand route | Wookey & Mark FSurveying 'Left Hand' route from squeeze to [illegible] at top of 6th pitch. Couldn't find pitch despite innumerable holes in the floor & tina @@ -1122,8 +1098,7 @@ and crawled under rock to find pitch. LHR push same day/ Previous trip
-4th September Mike T A, Mark D 161 -Kaninchenhöle +1988-09-04 | 161 Kaninchenhöle | Mike T A, Mark DWent down Left hand route to continue rigging Niflheim pitch. First attempt not very successful, so put in a huge Y-belay right across the rift. @@ -1139,7 +1114,7 @@ pissing down it. RHR push same day/ Previous trip
-4.9.88 Wookey & Adam 161 +1988-09-04| 161 | Wookey & AdamAfter camping trogged over in rain to serious grade 3 change along with keenies Mike, Mark D & Hugh who had come up night before. All U/G by @@ -1167,12 +1142,10 @@ trogged out in 2 hours. Derigging/ Next push (in 1989)/ Previous trip -
+
[full page and half of LHR rigging guide]
-Monday 5th Sept '88 -Survey chamber at bottom of right hand route - -Del & Jeremy +1988-09-05 | Survey chamber at bottom of right hand route | Del & Jeremy
Underground by 10.30 despite the weather.
- v. quick trip down to bottom (1½ hrs)
@@ -1200,8 +1173,7 @@ exploding out of knackered tackle sack. Next push (in 1989)/ Previous trip
-Monday 5th September 88 Photo trip 161
- Mark F, Keith, Ian +1988-09-05 | Photo trip 161 | Mark F, Keith, IanWent in at around 6.30 pm in windy weather all the way down the right hand route into the main chamber. Took about 6 photo in large chamber with about @@ -1218,7 +1190,7 @@ return at campsite for 8 am. Next push (in 1989)/ Previous trip
-Tue 6th-9.88 Detackling starts Wookey, Animal, Adam +1988-09-06 | Detackling starts | Wookey, Animal, AdamSerious rain all night & in morning, so all got up v.late. Wookey had to borrow Hugh's furry (v.soggy) as he is v stupid. U/G by 11.00 when rain @@ -1240,8 +1212,7 @@ Used compass for passage dirns but everything else guesswork. Next push (in 1989)/ Knossos discovery trip
-Tuesday 6/9/88 survey/detackle trip down left -hand route. Jared Tina +1988-09-06 | survey/detackle trip down left hand route | Jared, TinaVery wet overnight. Hugh came with Rover in the morning expecting to find 5 jackers but instead we all went caving. The rain sort of held off and we @@ -1258,9 +1229,7 @@ Comp. 543693 Tina Derig to surface/ Previous trip
-Wednesday 7/9/88 Detackle trip - -- MarkD, Juliette, Del, Jeremy +1988-09-07 | Detackle trip | MarkD, Juliette, Del, Jeremy
Jeremy wizzed off down to squeeze to detackle while Del descended 3rd to pull out Boris & Grandfather Marlow. @@ -1276,7 +1245,7 @@ carry rope off plateau.
T/U 4 hrs
+
From the evening's drinking:Adam "It stays up forever when you're pissed"
@@ -1285,7 +1254,7 @@ developed !!!!!
P.S. Adam left early. Someone was sick in the men's bogs ?? - probably me.
[this last in a different handwriting - doesn't work in ascii :-( Ed.]
-164 Detackling trip - Penny +1988-09-04? | 164 Detackling trip | PennyEventually (after much fear !) down to the bottom of 2nd pitch to detackle, with Mark F on the surface with a whistle to inform me if any rain @@ -1296,7 +1265,7 @@ until the end of the week, and having to swim down the pitches !
Time U/G ~ 1 hr
-Tuesday 30/August 1988 Tina + Jenny +1988-08-30 | 147 | Tina + JennySorry forgot to write it up in its proper place. Jenny and me hurried to 147 thinking the others (ie. the re-tackling trip) would be finished. But no diff --git a/years/1989/log.htm b/years/1989/log.htm index 03ba5d18d..e55a55df5 100644 --- a/years/1989/log.htm +++ b/years/1989/log.htm @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ The first part of the log is traditionally taken up by the journey out.
If this is of no interest, here is a link to the caving!
-TEAM EUROTRAIN :- Tanya, Julian, Mark D & Penny
+1989-08-04 | TEAM EUROTRAIN | Tanya, Julian, Mark D & Penny
Friday 4th August 1989Team Eurotrain's journey out got off to a tense and exciting start when @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ they met Adam plus car to ferry them back up the hill.
-TEAM AVENGER - Rebecca Lawson, Chris Densham +
1989-08-?? | TEAM AVENGER | Rebecca Lawson, Chris Densham
Car having been bought in panic, we travelled across the unavoidable parts of Europe sans ownership documents, green cards, etc., ate bread, brie @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Pissed down (+ hail) Sun, ah, fond memories of ol'Osterreich. X
-Adam & René the red rusty Renault +
1989-08-?? | the red rusty Renault | Adam & René
Being the first to leave UK a lot happened between there & now - so briefness is required. Roughly. Drove to Cambs Thu 20th. Collect food at @@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ Joints hurted !
Time here (15 days) Adam.
-Mike, Tina, Mark F in Rover
-Team slow and reliable (sometimes!) +1989-08-?? | Team slow and reliable (sometimes!) in Rover | Mike, Tina, Mark F
+Trailer was visible with the sun in the right place - well the shadow was anyway. It was unnerving driving around a corner and getting the passenger @@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ hopefully will be better. Oh and by the way I came here for sunshine -> why IS IT RAINING !
-Julian, Chris, Becka. 7th August +
1989-08-07 | small trip | Julian, Chris, Becka
Down 161 & surveyed as far as 1 station beyond lower bolt on 2nd pitch. Back out ! @@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ pitch. Back out !
-1989-08-07 | 161 | Adam, Mark D.
Down 161 rigged 1st pitch & new second pitch. Not very efficient, hope we "warm up" a bit as time goes on. @@ -197,9 +197,7 @@ hope we "warm up" a bit as time goes on.
T/U 4 hours
Previous trip (last year)/Next trip
-Tina+Bill+Animal Tue 8th August 1989 - -
Bypass searching trip +
1989-08-08 | Bypass searching trip | Tina+Bill+Animal
(a) First tried skull pitch via the eye holes at the bottom. Loose and chossy (so what's new!). Landed on boulders, two small ways on, both @@ -235,7 +233,7 @@ absence makes the prick grow longer. <--- sexist crap.
-Tanya + Julian 8th Aug +
1989-08-08 | tourists | Tanya + Julian
The Tourists struggled down 1st pitch and established chocolate stockpile, passed Del+Juliette rerigging 2nd pitch, watched Mike+Tina @@ -245,7 +243,7 @@ newly-bolted knot, went back saw D&J still re-rigging 2nd pitch, explored some bouldery small passages with an entrance partway up 2nd pitch. When D&J were done we went up and jumped out. (well, prussicked really). -
T/U 6 hrs
+T/U 6 hrs
Survey trip/ Drunk & Stupid discovery/ @@ -253,7 +251,7 @@ When D&J were done we went up and jumped out. (well, prussicked really). Previous trip/ Next trip in 161
-1989-08-08 | small trip | Juliette + Del.
Team veggie slop managed 1 bolt and 5 survey points in our stint ! No excuses but rock kept exploding; + worrying about a rub. Surveying is not @@ -266,7 +264,7 @@ cold if you're wearing enough layers to look like a 'Michelin (wo)man'. T/U Previous trip/ Next trip in 161
-Becka, Adam, Chris Wednesday 9th August +
1989-08-09 | drunk and stupid discovery | Becka, Adam, Chris
Mark F and Jeremy had discovered '100m' of pitches from an extremely unlikely looking hole just before the old 3rd pitch (also unlikely looking). @@ -294,7 +292,7 @@ Mark D, Julian, Bill back up. Next Pushing Trip
-Mark D, Julian + Penny Thurs 10th August +
1989-08-10 | DS survey | Mark D, Julian + Penny
Went down with the intention of carrying on surveying down Mark & Julian's hole, looking at various openings noticed by Chris as we went. @@ -316,7 +314,7 @@ down to look at the squeeze, then out. Next D&S Pushing Trip /
-Tina + Tanya Thurs 10th August +
1989-08-10 | mellow trip | Tina + Tanya
A laid-back + well mellow trip. After much faffing (guilty as charged) traversed over top of Mike + Tina's pitch. Tina bravely descended to put in @@ -337,7 +335,7 @@ bit cheesed off after total faff round + freezing cold, so exited. Next Alt. Shopper Pushing Trip /
-1989-08-?? | pushing new route | Tanya + Del
Well hard pushing trip down new route (J+M's). Down to bottom chamber, unethically hammered like fxxx 'til Del could squeeze cheese through. This @@ -357,8 +355,7 @@ hang into the new chamber, loads more cave !! Next D&S Pushing Trip /
-Mark F + Tina + Animal - -Niflheim Rigging Trip +
1989-08-?? | Niflheim Rigging Trip | Mark F + Tina + Animal
Really rather efficient trip down, mainly 'cos only two bolts had to be added (one at the 45m pitch and one on the bridge in Niflheim). Niflheim is @@ -385,7 +382,7 @@ found by climbing above the large boulders blocking rift. Next LHR Pushing Trip /
-Chris, Juliette, Becka R.H.Route +
1989-08-?? | R.H.Route | Chris, Juliette, Becka
Down through squeeze, no probs (!) & dragged down 200m. Rigged rest of RH route into Knossos. Jeremy & Juliette surveyed a stretch. I gardened @@ -402,10 +399,7 @@ feelings. Next RHR Pushing Trip /
- -
12th Aug | Wookey | |
Julian Juliette | (Joules) |
A trip for more surveying guilt ridden nice + short to get down to the fireworks which were going to be tonight but really (since they are tomorrow) @@ -428,7 +422,7 @@ come in. Next D&S Trip /
1989-08-?? | Bills route | Chris, Del, Becka
Surveying trip down Mark, Tina & Bill's route over the top of the 3rd pitch (carry on from traverse line). Q.fun & we finally finished a route! @@ -445,12 +439,13 @@ Next 161 trips: Finding Dreamtime / Pushing D&S
12.8.89 DAN & PETE L arrive but Dan is far too knackered
-to write anymore so won't !!
+1989-08-12 | PETE L arrive | Dan
+
+
but Dan is far too knackered to write anymore so won't !!
(Thank God!!)
Dan
10th August (ish) Jeremy + Juliette +
1989-08-10 | fools | Jeremy + Juliette
Fools - idiots, who else would set off on a poxy trip in the rain.
Yes Jeremy + Juliette (muggins again). The weather forced us down into 161.
@@ -468,8 +463,7 @@ a bolt whilst Jeremy rigs entire 4th pitch + puts in bolt) so out + down.
Left Hand Route (all same day)
10th (Again)
-Bill, Adam Rerigging trip
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1989-08-10 | Rerigging trip | Bill, Adam
Aim to rig 4th pitch & down RH route to Knossos. Realised at start v.short of rope. Bill conned into going down new route to collect rope only @@ -496,7 +490,7 @@ then exited. Next RHR Trip /
Jeremy, Mark D & Adam Survey trip +
1989-08-?? | Survey trip | Jeremy, Mark D & Adam
A wonderfully efficient trip during which nearly 40 legs done + a new bolt put in 4th pitch to elliminate rub. Amusement by insulting each other. @@ -510,7 +504,7 @@ joining Jeremy's earlier survey. Drunk & Stupid trip (same day)
1989-08-10 | rig niflheim | Mark + Del
Intending to rig Niflheim but carrying 200m rope is knackering. Bag popped through squeeze v. easy (!!) and then Adam decided he'd like 50m of @@ -526,7 +520,7 @@ squeeze + out. Next LHR Pushing Trip /
Mark D, Chris, Becka Aug 14th +
1989-08-14 | Drunk and stupid | Mark D, Chris, Becka
Down newly named "Drunken Stupid / Drunk & Stupid" Chris & I surveyed from bottom 30m on, Mark rigged on: unfortunately no spits, but @@ -543,7 +537,7 @@ Good trip Dreamtime discovery trip (same day)
Wookey, Mike TA, Adam Aug 14th Survey & push from Knossos +
1989-08-14 | Survey & push from Knossos | Wookey, Mike TA, Adam
Continued survey from 14 bolt of traverse to pitch into Knossos. Area surveyed: down thro' Star Wars, joining onto last years carbide mark at pitch @@ -579,8 +573,7 @@ loose, and a slip goes down a 30m pitch !! Drunk & Stupid trip (same day)
15-8-89 Dan, Tina, Jeremy, Julian
-Push-Survey 161 RH Route (12h)
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1989-08-15| Push-Survey 161 RH Route (12h) | Dan, Tina, Jeremy, Julian
Tourist down to Knossus. Julian & I scrambled around Knossus, generally being very impressed. Went thro' Star Wars & Tina & I began @@ -605,8 +598,7 @@ the wrong way round. Next RHR Pushing Trip (Flapjack)
15-16/8/89 Joe, Mike, Peter -Push 161 beyond Flapjack +
1989-08-15 | Push 161 beyond Flapjack | Joe, Mike, Peter
Started 4pm, descending to meet previous party coming out at Knossos. Flapjack pitch(es) give nice descent but there are LOTS OF RUBS. Care ! @@ -632,11 +624,9 @@ welcome at 8AM. Rescue trip (same day)
16.8.89 Becka does the squeeze the wrong way
-round with a broken leg !
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1989-08-16 | Becka does the squeeze the wrong way round with a broken leg | Wookey, Becka, Chris + Mark D, Adam, Mark F, Julian, Tanya, Joe -Wookey, Becka, Chris + Mark D, Adam, Mark F, Julian, Tanya, Joe & -lots of Austrians. +
... & lots of Austrians.
W, Bec went down to finish off Niflheim but had a slight error at the squeeze. Becka sent me (wooks) down 1st & then proceeded to come through @@ -704,10 +694,7 @@ to be demanded. Some of the screams were quite disconcerting. T/U 8 hrs) Flapjack trip (same day - supplied rescuers)
8/8/89 Mark.F & Jeremy | -Initial push & discovery of -drunk & stupid |
Initial intention | : to rig down to squeeze |
1st September 89 | |
[Dave, Chris Tanya, Juliette] |
-Team. - Pitch, pitch, pitch, -{drip - rain, pour } - WET. Pitch, pitch -bolt / survey Prussic add infinitum |
+drip - rain, pour } - WET. Pitch, pitch
+bolt / survey Prussic add infinitum
An overnighter. We started fantasising about morning emergences to bright blue skies before we even went in. Zipped downwards, Chris removing even @@ -1507,11 +1478,11 @@ feel the need to mother him ? Same day: The D&S trip
1st September 1989
-DRUNK & STUPID
+1989-09-01 | The French Connection | Dan, Jeremy, Julian, Penny
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DRUNK & STUPID
'THE FRENCH CONNECTION'
@@ -1597,15 +1568,13 @@ the highest entrance" anyway.
Next D&S Trip (photo + derigging)
Same day: The Niflheim trip
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"I'm very disappointed with Dan's performance on
this expedition"
-The 3½ hr extravagance !
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- Team : David & Wookey
+1989-09-01 | The 3½ hr extravagance ! | David & Wookey
Went up in cars (Chris, Del, Juliette, Jeremy, Adam, Wookey and myself)
to discover the 'sprinkling' of snow visible from base camp was, in fact,
@@ -1630,7 +1599,7 @@ and Juliette waiting for us up top.
Next RHR Trip (surveying Wish You Were Here)
1989-09-02? | Rush back | Mike + Tina
Rushed back to Austria. 30 hour train journey and still so keen to be
whisked up to the cave.
@@ -1668,7 +1637,7 @@ Surveyed out.
(next year)
1989-09-03 | photo ds | Dave, Paul, Mark D
Drunk & Stupid Photography / Detackle
@@ -1690,7 +1659,7 @@ Same day: RHR derig/survey /
LHR derig - abortive and Chris's rescue
1989-09-03? | Six go Detackling A Cave | Juliette, Dave, Animal, Jeremy Tanya, Tina
(1) Juliette, Dave, Animal - Down Niflheim
@@ -1725,7 +1694,7 @@ Tina, Tanya, Jeremy ~ 7 hrs
Next trip (1990 rigging in)
Dan & Penny Tues
+ 1989-09-04? | finish detackle Tues | Dan & Penny
Finished detackling D&S &
hauled all rope and ladders to the surface.
@@ -1738,9 +1707,7 @@ hauled all rope and ladders to the surface.
-RH detackle/Rescue trip/Push/Survey
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- Jeremy, Mark F, Adam
+1989-09-04? | RH detackle/Rescue trip/Push/Survey | Jeremy, Mark F, Adam
Shot down, Jeremy pulled Adrian & Boris from Flapjack pitches, Mark F
waited. I looked at current pushing front to see if obviously going to close
@@ -1770,7 +1737,7 @@ Same day: D&S derig /
LHR derig - abortive and Chris's rescue
Chris, Dan, Juliette - Chris's accident
+ 1989-09-06? | LHR derig - abortive and Chris's rescue | Chris, Dan, Juliette
This trip not written up in base camp logbook.
diff --git a/years/1996/log.htm b/years/1996/log.htm
index bb38cf1e7..5d95e5b22 100644
--- a/years/1996/log.htm
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@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ to whoever found it.
17/6/96 | Puerile Humour | Lummat, PhilB, Juliette, ChrisD, Gill 17/7/96 | Puerile Humour | Lummat, PhilB, Juliette, ChrisD, Gill Sam + Brians tales of storming horizontal passage with 5 ways on + 2
pitches... 5 go in to survey what they found + explore more. Re-rigged 2
diff --git a/years/2006/logbook.html b/years/2006/logbook.html
index 652ec31a9..1fbb6b102 100644
--- a/years/2006/logbook.html
+++ b/years/2006/logbook.html
@@ -419,7 +419,12 @@ compass or clino. We returned the next day with a different set of instruments to survey
the passage in a slightly quicker/less exciting trip. [picture]
@@ -528,8 +527,6 @@ Scrambled in 107 on the way back and saw a similar looking snow plug. Down the h
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~15m + looked blind but then Mike spotted a short climb up to
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on way in to give Becka + Chris time to finish rigging
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