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@@ -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.</p>
<hr />
<p></p>
<p>Team Hugh arrived from Greece after an eventful two weeks there -
including the exploration of <u>Bekiris Cave</u> 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
&quot;lager&quot; which has visions of sleeping lots of beer!)</p>
<hr />
<p></p>
Fri 19th <u>Team Sharman arrival</u>
<p>Chris, Sue, Jared, Adam.</p>
@@ -70,12 +71,13 @@ walking back. Pissed around in the lake with Ian's blow up boat, tried to
sink a buoy &amp; punctured the boat.<br>
Had tea, drank beer, sacked out.<br>
Something exciting may have happened but I was probably asleep at the time.
<hr />
<p></p>
Team Millars.<br>
Arrived &frac12; hour after Sharmans after leaving Calais at the same time.<br>
Passed 2 times by Sharmans. Didn't get lost on route.</p>
<hr />
<a name="start">Thurs 18th Recce trip</a>
<a name="start">1988-08-18 | Thurs 18th Recce trip| Chris D, Rebecca, Mark &quot;call me Fief&quot; F, Penny, Hugh</a>
<p>All up to the col where the following holes were assessed:- (Hopefully
Becka still has the piece of paper with the bearings on !)</p>
@@ -88,7 +90,9 @@ Mark &quot;call me Fief&quot; F, Penny, Hugh.</p>
<p>The area looked at is about 1%-5% of the available area ! Only hopeful
entrances are marked.</p>
<hr />
<p></p>
Friday 19th
<p>Bright and early start to &lt;???&gt; of Expo88, noone had need to stoop
@@ -111,7 +115,7 @@ and, armed with a second dinghy, more swim, sun etc.</p>
<p>A highly successful day's caving !</p>
<hr />
<u><a id="id1988-B10-1">Fri 19th</a></u> (Chris D, Becka)
<a id="id1988-B10-1">1988-08-19 | Fri 19th | Chris D, Becka</a>
<p>Rover was kaputt, so, feeling unhealthily enthusiastic, we decided to
hitch up to the plateau. V. fast ride up, &amp; good hitches, plateau by
@@ -132,13 +136,13 @@ watching moths, with lights and a white sheet.</p>
<p>T/U (3 hours or so !)
<hr />
<u>Sat 20th</u> Bekka, Keith, Adam
<a>1988-08-20 | Sat 20th | Bekka, Keith, Adam</a>
<p>Nothing 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 &amp; most filled with snow plugs or infill. Nuf zed.</p>
<hr />
<u>TEAM MARLBOROUGH (MONTEGO, ACTUALLY)</u>
<p>:- J.J.Rodgers, Del Boy Robinson, M Dougherty &amp; Wookey</p>
@@ -154,11 +158,7 @@ a lot in Austria (due to navigation by blind people). Arrived 8.30 (16 hours
driving).</p>
<hr />
<u>Sat 20th</u>
<p>More exploration in the rain:</p>
<p>Hugh, Penny, Mark R, Mark F.</p>
<a>1988-08-20 | More exploration in the rain | Hugh, Penny, Mark R, Mark F.</a>
<p>Met at the &quot;campsite&quot; 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.
<hr />
<a id="id1988-161-1"> <u>SUNDAY</u></a>
<p>21st August 1988</p>
<p>Mark D, Becka, Jeremy, Wookey, Adam, Del</p>
<a id="id1988-161-1">1988-08-21 | 21st August 1988 | Mark D, Becka, Jeremy, Wookey, Adam, Del</a>
<p>Carried stacks of gear over to the 'far' campsite (near 136). Becka &amp;
Adam went for a recce, while Jeremy, Wookey, Del &amp; me (Mark) looked at a
@@ -193,9 +189,9 @@ metres.</p>
<p><a href="#id1988-161-2">Next trip</a>
<hr />
(Chris D), Juliette, Roddick, Mark F, Jared<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;|<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;----------&gt; Enthusiasm at a low ebb on
<a>1988-08-22? | fester | (Chris D), Juliette, Roddick, Mark F, Jared</a>
<p></p>&nbsp;&nbsp;----------&gt; Enthusiasm at a low ebb on
this intended &quot;fester&quot; day. Found some green splodges beyond end
of Brauning Nase &amp; a big boomy rift (that probably blocks). Bored so
took 'short cut' back through gap in Brauning wall. Chris D.</p>
@@ -219,10 +215,13 @@ appears to have several exits. Ran out of rope ! Jared</p>
<p>NB 136 is large shaft, has CUCC 1983 on, a ring of red, in small valley,
uphill &amp; over from 135. (Fairly obvious)</p>
<hr />
<p></p>
<u>Joe</u> Cheap'n'easy flight, train, bus, hitch Manchester -&gt; Bad
Aussee 7 hours
<hr />
<p></p>
Mike M, Gwyneth, Jane, Chris s, Sue
<p>Walked 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 &frac12; mile away.
Went back to the car park and made tea until the rest of the animals turned
up.</p>
<hr />
<p></p>
Monday 22nd
<p><u>Mike + Tina</u></p>
<p>HELLO !! We've arrived in little min !!</p>
<hr />
<u>Mon 22.8.88</u>
<p>The keenies: Jeremy, Mark, Becka, Chris, Wookey, Del &amp; Joe</p>
<a>1988-08-22 | Mon 22.8.88 The keenies | Jeremy, Mark, Becka, Chris, Wookey, Del &amp; Joe</a>
<p>We all set off up the hill at about 2.00 pm, 7 in car (Wookey farting in
back). Trogged uphill in cloud, got damp &amp; squidgy. J&amp;M continued to
@@ -250,7 +248,7 @@ camp 2. B&amp;C stayed at Camp 1 with W,D&amp;J's gear &amp; tent !?
W,D&amp;J returned to camp for a pyromania discussion &amp; a nice, dry
night. Wookey
<hr />
<a id="id1988-161-2"><u>Tuesday 23rd</u></a>
<a id="id1988-161-2">1988-08-23 | J hole | Mark and Jeremy</a>
<p>Mark &amp; jeremy went up the previous evening and camped on the col. Went
down &quot;mark &amp; Jeremy's&quot; hole at 8 a.m. Situation resolved as
@@ -262,7 +260,9 @@ follows:
<p>V.V.V. <u>COLD</u>
<p><a href="#id1988-161-3">Next trip</a>/<a href="#id1988-161-1">Discovery</a>
<hr />
<p></p>
<u>Tuesday 23rd</u>
<p>Walked up, dumped gear, gave up on cooking some soup, and then gave up
@@ -270,8 +270,7 @@ follows:
<p><u>Hugh</u>, Penny, Chris &amp; Sue S, Ian M
<hr />
&lt;-- <a id="id1988-161-3">Same hole</a> [arrow points at description for &quot;Mark and Jeremy's&quot; hole]
<a id="id1988-161-3">1988-08-23? | Same hole [arrow points at description for &quot;Mark and Jeremy's&quot; hole]| Chris, Becka</a>
<p>(Chris, Becka)
@@ -302,7 +301,7 @@ too !
<p>T/U 6&frac12; hrs
<p><a href="#id1988-161-4">Next trip</a>/<a href="#id1988-161-2">Previous trip</a>
<hr />
<u>Weds 24th</u>
<a>1988-08-24 | Weds 24th | Hugh </a>
<p>The long awaited investigation of &quot;Hugh's&quot; 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.
<p>Hugh U/G 1 hr (depends on whether hanging 6 ft down bolting counts)
<hr />
Wed 24 Wookey, Del &amp; Adam Cave I
<a>1988-08-24 | Cave I | Wookey, Del &amp; Adam</a>
<p>By 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.
<p>Time underground ~30min.
<hr />
Wed 24th <u>Tina + Animal</u>
1988-08-24 | Wed 24th | Tina + Animal
<p>Rerigged about 2/3 the way back down 158 for a push ...
<p>Underground 5&frac12; hours
<hr />
<p>Wed 24th Wookey, Adam Cave II
<a>1988-08-24 | Cave II | Wookey, Adam</a>
<p>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.<br>
Adam.
<hr />
<a id="id161debacle">Wed 24th August 1988</a>
<a id="id161debacle">1988-08-24 | Wed 24th August 1988 | Mark D, Hugh, Adam &amp; Joe, Wookey</a>
<p>11 pm Chris &amp; 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.
<p>10 am, Thursday. Much stress administered re overrunning (non-existant) call
out times ! etc.
<p><a href="#id1988-161-5">trip write-up</a>
<hr />
<a>1988-08-24 | Wednesday 147 | Joe, Chris S, Mark R</a>
<p>
|--- *Actually it was looked at by Mikes T + M in<br>
v 1984 but no way on was found<br>
Wednesday 147
<p>Joe, Chris S, Mark R
<p>This cave listed as &quot;not allocated&quot; 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.
<p>Best example of a Yorkshire cave I've seen so far ! Joe<br>
Tight wet crawls. Mark
<hr />
Tuesday - &quot;Jared's Hole&quot; Part 2
<p>Jared, Juliette, Mark F, Mark R
<a>1988-08-23 | Tuesday - &quot;Jared's Hole&quot; Part 2 | Jared, Juliette, Mark F, Mark R</a>
<p>Re-rigged Jared's bit with 70m rope &amp; bolted down another 20m to choke
in shaft (draughting). Side rift 5m off choke goes 3m to choke.
<p>V.WET CAVE DEAD (provisional number 181) [160, Ed.]
<hr />
<a id="id1988-161-5"><u>Wed 24th August</u></a>
<p><u>Rabbithohle ?</u> <u>Becka, Chris D</u>
<a id="id1988-161-5">1988-08-24 | Rabbithohle | Becka, Chris D</a>
<p>Rabbit Warren series.
@@ -488,8 +485,7 @@ Ian asleep in car waiting for us. Drive down in fog bad, Hildes by 2am.[3 am]
<a href="#id1988-161-3">Previous trip</a> to Rabbit Warren &amp; Adrian's<br>
<a href="#id1988-161-4">Main way trip</a> on same day
<hr />
<a id="id1988-161-4"><u>Wed 24th August</u></a><br>
<u>Rabbit Hole</u> <u>Mark D, Jeremy</u>
<a id="id1988-161-4">1988-08-24 | Rabbit Hole | Mark D, Jeremy</a>
<p>Pushing trip below 2nd pitch. 3rd pitch through eye hole at bottom of 2nd,
about 10m to boulder strewn floor. Ways on to left &amp; right.
@@ -516,7 +512,7 @@ left unrigged.
<p><a href="#id1988-161-10">Next trip</a>/
<a href="#id1988-161-3">Previous trip</a><br>
<a href="#id1988-161-5">Rabbit Warren trip</a> on same day.
<hr />
<hr />
<u>Thursday</u>
<p>No one did anything
@@ -531,7 +527,8 @@ holes, got rained on at 2.30 &amp; eventually decided to go down to get a
book. Rescued by Jez &amp; Del part way down road.
<p>Wookey
<hr />
<hr />
<u>Fri</u>
<p>Team Rover got up horribly early (7.00 ish) &amp; eventually left about
@@ -549,8 +546,9 @@ still going come time to go home.
<p>[sketch plan]
<p>T/U 5 hrs
<hr />
Fri Team 158 &quot;push&quot; Tina, Mike
<a>1988-08-26 | Fri Team 158 &quot;push&quot; | Tina, Mike</a>
<p>Finished 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.
<p>Time underground ~8 hours
<hr />
<hr />
<u>NB</u>
<p>(provisional) number assignments so far
@@ -572,15 +570,14 @@ misty dark ughh and ~4 am.
163 - Adam's Hole (1)<br>
162 - Adam's Hole (2)<br>
164 - Hugh's hole
<hr />
<hr />
Friday - everyone else did:
<p>Hugh + Penny - walked along the Stogerweg<br>
Jo, Jane, Mark F, Mark R - portered loads in and out of camp 1<br>
-Ian - <strike>slept</strike> - [crossed out]
<hr />
<a id="id1988-161-7"><u>Friday</u> 161 'Survey' team 2</a><br>
Chris, Becka, Jared
<a id="id1988-161-7">1988-08-26 | <u>Friday</u> 161 'Survey' team 2 | Chris, Becka, Jared</a>
<p>After 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. -&gt; camp 2. Weather pissing on us ! Jared
<a href="#id1988-161-6">Push trip</a>/
<a href="#id1988-161-8">Other survey trip</a> on same day.
<hr />
<a id="id1988-161-6">Friday 161 Pushing Team - Keith, Mark R</a>
<a id="id1988-161-6">1988-08-26 | Friday 161 Pushing Team | Keith, Mark R</a>
<p>Down with that lot [arrow to previous page] just as rain starts. Down thru
C+B's &quot;crawl&quot; &amp; 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&deg;) to a bridge
<a href="#id1988-161-7">Survey trip</a>/
<a href="#id1988-161-8">Other survey trip</a> on same day.
<hr />
<a id="id1988-161-8">Friday 161 Survey (!!) Team 1 Mark D, Jeremy, Jenny</a>
<a id="id1988-161-8">1988-08-26 | Friday 161 Survey (!!) Team 1 | Mark D, Jeremy, Jenny</a>
<p>Friday 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.
<a href="#id1988-161-5">Previous trip</a><br>
<a href="#id1988-161-6">Push trip</a>/
<a href="#id1988-161-7">Other survey trip</a> on same day.
<hr />
<hr />
Saturday <strike>28ish</strike> [crossed out and replaced with] 27
<br>Everybody
@@ -689,7 +686,7 @@ hope this doesn't anger the rain god).
<p>&quot;I don't like them in trousers!&quot;
<hr />
Sunday 28th August Hole 164 (Hugh's hole)
<a>1988-08-28 | Sunday 28th August Hole 164 (Hugh's hole) | Hugh and Penny</a>
<p>Hugh &amp; Penny
@@ -704,9 +701,7 @@ approx. 15m pitch to a ledge. From there the following is visible
<p>Time U/G 3 hr
<hr />
Sunday 28th Team <strike>Sunbath</strike> SURFACE SURVEY
<p>Mike M, Chris S, Sue, Gwynneth
<a></a>1988-08-28 | Sunday 28th Team <strike>Sunbath</strike> SURFACE SURVEY | Mike M, Chris S, Sue, Gwynneth</a
<p>Ambled 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
<hr />
Monday 29th August
<p>Team:- Hugh + Penny
<a>1988-08-29 | Monday 29th August | Hugh + Penny</a>
<p><u>Hole</u> <u>164</u> - still no sign of previous exploration
@@ -736,13 +729,12 @@ chamber.
<p>[another elevation]
<hr />
<a id="id1988-161-ss">Monday 29th Aug. - Team. Mike Martin, Jane &amp; Jeremy</a>
<a id="id1988-161-ss">1988-08-29 | Monday 29th Aug | Mike Martin, Jane &amp; Jeremy</a>
<p>Surface survey. From P0 (Austria point) to 161 - passed camp II to 147 -
then rain stopped play.
<hr />
Monday 29th August
<u>HOLE 147</u>
<a>1988-08-29 | HOLE 147 | Joe and Mark</a>
<p>[elevation]
@@ -757,9 +749,7 @@ drafting hole only couple of inches high).
<p>* THERE ARE SEVERAL PLACES in 147 where there is definitely an enormous
stretch of cave beyond a frustrating choke - this cave HAS <u>POTENTIAL</u> *
<hr />
29.8.88 <!-- must, in fact be 28th -->
<p>More idiots going caving: Del, Wookey &amp; Adam (again)
<a>1988-08-28 | More idiots going caving | Del, Wookey &amp; Adam </a>
<p>Checked out various holes/draught in 162 &amp; 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.
<p>162 &amp; 163 are dead. Derigged. 5 hrs U/G
<hr />
<a id="id1988-161-11">30.8.88 (as above)</a><!-- must, in fact, be 29th -->
<a id="id1988-161-11">1988-08-29 | 30.8.88 (as above) | Adrian</a>
<p>Really impressed to see Jared, Mark D, Chris &amp; 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.
<a href="#id1988-161-9">Jared/Mark's Adrian's trip</a>/
<a href="#id1988-161-10">Chris/Becka's trip - new route</a> (on same day)
<hr />
<a id="id1988-161-10">Cave 161 Chris, Becka</a><!-- 08.29 -->
<a id="id1988-161-10">1988-08-29 | Cave 161 | Chris, Becka</a><!-- 08.29 -->
<p>Down entrance pitch, then down parallel shaft to original 2nd pitch shaft.
I descended &amp; found you could get to this shaft through an eyehole in the
@@ -804,7 +794,7 @@ probably Q. tight, 18&quot; ?
<a href="#id1988-161-9">Jared/Mark's trip</a>/
<a href="#id1988-161-11">Del/Wookey/Adam's trip</a>
<hr />
<a id="id1988-161-9"><u>Monday</u> 161 Mark, Jared</a>
<a id="id1988-161-9">1988-08-29 | <u>Monday</u> 161 | Mark, Jared</a>
<p>Went 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).
<a href="#id1988-161-10">Chris/Becka's trip</a>/
<a href="#id1988-161-11">Del/Wookey/Adam's trip</a>
<hr />
<a id="id1988-161-12">Tuesday 30th Mike Animal, Mark, Wookey. 161</a>
<a id="id1988-161-12">1988-08-30 | Tuesday 30th 161 | Mike Animal, Mark, Wookey</a>
<p>Set 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.
<p><a href="#id1988-161-13">Next trip</a>/
<a href="#id1988-161-10">Previous push trip</a><br>
<hr />
Weds 31/8/88
<p><u>164</u> Hugh + Penny
<a>1988-08-31 | Weds 31/8/88 164 | Hugh + Penny</a>
<p>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&quot;<br>
This is only 90% true.
<hr />
<a id="id1988-161-13">Wed 31 Jeremy, Wookey, Mark R</a>
<a id="id1988-161-13">1988-08-31 | 161 Push | Jeremy, Wookey, Mark R</a>
<p>161 Push (from Animals muddy slope)
@@ -885,9 +873,7 @@ slope floor ?
Animal<br>
[full page sketch]
<hr />
Friday 2nd September
<p><u>164</u> Attempted derig + survey trip
<a>1988-09-02 | 164 Attempted derig + survey trip | Penny and Hugh</a>
<p>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.
<p>N.B. Rain start to flood pulse time - 10 min.
<hr />
Tuesday 30th August
<p><u>147</u> - Rerigging for survey Mark F &amp; Jeremy<br>
+ Photographic record &amp; check dead.
<a>1988-08-30 | 147 - Rerigging for survey | Mark F &amp; Jeremy<a>
<p> + Photographic record &amp; check dead.
<p>Rigged without trouble. Checked possible ways on all dead.
@@ -918,9 +902,7 @@ detackling party on way out.
<p>T/U 4 hrs.
<hr />
<a id="id1988-161-14">Thursday 1 September</a>
<p>161 survey/Photo trip/Derig <u>Ian</u>, Del, Adam
<a id="id1988-161-14">1988-09-01 | 161 survey/Photo trip/Derig | <u>Ian</u>, Del, Adam</a>
<p>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 &amp; took ages.
<p><a href="#id1988-161-16">Derig trip</a>/
<a href="#id1988-161-11">Previous trip in Adrian's</a><br>
<hr />
<a id="id1988-161-15">Friday 2nd September</a>
<p>161 Survey trip.
<a id="id1988-161-15">1988-09-02 | 161 Survey trip. | Becka, Chris D</a>
<p>Becka, Chris D (Chris S sequested to roomier passages, see other survey
trip)
@@ -957,8 +937,7 @@ wriggle. t/u 8&frac12; hrs
<a href="#id1988-161-20">LHR push same day</a>/
<a href="#id1988-161-24">Next RHR push</a>
<hr />
<a id="id1988-161-16">Friday 2nd September 161 Del,
<u>Wookey</u> + Adrian</a>
<a id="id1988-161-16">1988-09-02 | Friday 2nd September 161 | Del, <u>Wookey</u> + Adrian</a>
<p>Had 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
<a href="#id1988-161-18">RHR push same day</a>/
<a href="#id1988-161-19">LHR push same day</a>
<hr />
Sunday 28th August - didn't get written up at the time. 147 Joe, Mark F,
Juliette.
<a>1988-08-28 | Sunday 28th August - didn't get written up at the time. 147 | Joe, Mark F, Juliette</a>
<p>Can'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
<hr />
<a id="id1988-161-17">2nd September</a> Mark D (+Chris S, after he failed
<a id="id1988-161-17">1988-09-02 | 2nd September | Mark D., Chris S </a>
<p></p>(+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. <u>Very</u> cold.
Chris forgot his cowstails - interesting change-overs ! Time U/G 7 hours.
<p><a href="#id1988-161-15">Trip Chris didn't fit on</a>
<hr />
<a id="id1988-161-18">Back to the <u>right</u> order 161 - R/H</a>
<p>Friday 2nd September. Mark R, Juliette
<a id="id1988-161-18">1988-09-02 | Back to the <u>right</u> order 161 - R/H | Mark R, Juliette</a>
<p>Jolly exciting pushing trip, we thought. Got up 6.30 am (aagh!) &amp; 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 !
<a href="#id1988-161-13">Previous RH push trip</a>/
<a href="#id1988-161-19">LH push trip same day</a>
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<a id="id1988-161-20">3rd September 161 Jeremy, Adam + Del. Surveying</a>
<a id="id1988-161-20">1988-09-03 | 161 surveying | Jeremy, Adam + Del.</a>
<p>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.
<a href="#id1988-161-18">Previous RHR trip</a>/
<a href="#id1988-161-22">LHR trips same day</a>
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<a id="id1988-161-19">2nd September 161 pushing Left hand route</a>
<p>Joe Jared.
<a id="id1988-161-19">1988-09-02 | 161 pushing Left hand route | Joe, Jared.</a>
<p>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.
<p><a href="#id1988-161-21">Next LHR trip</a>/
<a href="#id1988-161-18">RHR push same day</a>
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<a id="id1988-161-21">4th Sept TINA + KEITH</a><!-- actually 3rd September -->
<a id="id1988-161-21">1988-09-03 | 4th Sept | TINA + KEITH</a>
<p>A 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.&quot;
<a href="#id1988-161-22">LHR survey same day</a>/
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<a id="id1988-161-22">3.9.88 <u>Wookey</u> &amp; Mark F</a>
<a id="id1988-161-22">1988-09-03 | survey left hand route | <u>Wookey</u> &amp; Mark F</a>
<p>Surveying 'Left Hand' route from squeeze to [illegible] at top of 6th
pitch. Couldn't find pitch despite innumerable holes in the floor &amp; tina
@@ -1122,8 +1098,7 @@ and crawled under rock to find pitch.
<a href="#id1988-161-21">LHR push same day</a>/
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<a id="id1988-161-23">4th September Mike T A, <u>Mark D</u> 161
Kaninchenh&ouml;le</a>
<a id="id1988-161-23">1988-09-04 | 161 Kaninchenh&ouml;le | Mike T A, <u>Mark D</u></a>
<p>Went 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.
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<a href="#id1988-161-24">RHR push same day</a>/
<a href="#id1988-161-23">Previous trip</a>
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<a id="id1988-161-24">4.9.88 <u>Wookey</u> &amp; Adam 161</a>
<a id="id1988-161-24">1988-09-04| 161 | <u>Wookey</u> &amp; Adam</a>
<p>After camping trogged over in rain to serious grade 3 change along with
keenies Mike, Mark D &amp; Hugh who had come up night before. All U/G by
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<a href="#id1988-161-27">Derigging</a>/
<a href="../1989/log.htm">Next push</a> (in 1989)/
<a href="#id1988-161-20">Previous trip</a>
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[full page and half of LHR rigging guide]
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<a id="id1988-161-25">Monday 5th Sept '88 -Survey chamber at bottom of right hand route</a>
<p>Del &amp; <u>Jeremy</u>
<a id="id1988-161-25">1988-09-05 | Survey chamber at bottom of right hand route | Del &amp; <u>Jeremy</u></a>
<p>Underground by 10.30 despite the weather.<br>
- v. quick trip down to bottom (1&frac12; hrs)<br>
@@ -1200,8 +1173,7 @@ exploding out of knackered tackle sack.
<a href="../1989/log.htm">Next push</a> (in 1989)/
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<a id="id1988-161-26">Monday 5th September 88 Photo trip 161</a><br>
Mark F, Keith, Ian
<a id="id1988-161-26">1988-09-05 | Photo trip 161 | Mark F, Keith, Ian</a>
<p>Went 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.
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<a id="id1988-161-27">Tue 6th-9.88 Detackling starts Wookey, Animal, Adam</a>
<a id="id1988-161-27">1988-09-06 | Detackling starts | Wookey, Animal, Adam</a>
<p>Serious rain all night &amp; 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.
<a href="../1989/log.htm">Next push</a> (in 1989)/
<a href="#id1988-161-24">Knossos discovery trip</a>
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<a id="id1988-161-28">Tuesday 6/9/88 survey/detackle trip down left
hand route. Jared Tina</a>
<a id="id1988-161-28">1988-09-06 | survey/detackle trip down left hand route | Jared, Tina</a>
<p>Very 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
<a href="#id1988-161-29">Derig to surface</a>/
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<a id="id1988-161-29">Wednesday 7/9/88 Detackle trip</a>
<p> - MarkD, Juliette, Del, Jeremy
<a id="id1988-161-29">1988-09-07 | Detackle trip | MarkD, Juliette, Del, Jeremy</a>
<p>Jeremy wizzed off down to squeeze to detackle while Del descended 3rd to
pull out Boris &amp; Grandfather Marlow.
@@ -1276,7 +1245,7 @@ carry rope off plateau.
<p>T/U 4 hrs
<p><a href="../1989/log.htm#id1989-161-1">1989 trips</a>
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From the evening's drinking:
<p><u>Adam</u> &quot;It stays up forever when you're pissed&quot;<br>
@@ -1285,7 +1254,7 @@ developed !!!!!<br>
P.S. Adam left early. Someone was sick in the men's bogs ?? - probably me.
<br>[this last in a different handwriting - doesn't work in ascii :-( Ed.]
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<u>164</u> <u>Detackling trip</u> - Penny
<a>1988-09-04? | 164 Detackling trip | Penny</a>
<p>Eventually (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 !
<p>Time U/G ~ 1 hr
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<u>Tuesday 30/August 1988</u> Tina + Jenny
<a>1988-08-30 | 147 | Tina + Jenny</a>
<p>Sorry 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