The landing at the bottom of the pitch is on an unstable boulder ridge on the floor of a chamber measuring about 10m by 20m, on one side is what looks to be a 3m deep blind trench which has been observed to take a sizable stream in wet weather[<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-66" name=qC2000-204-66>C2000-204-66</A>] and on the other the chamber floor slopes away gradually, leading to the head of <B>Brians Phat shaft</B> and on the right of the chamber as one descends the slope to a short climb up a large boulder into another slightly larger chamber measuring about 25m by 12m with a fairly level boulder strewn floor. In the far left hand corner after a small climb up was a small passage with a false floor.After 10m crawl, a window was found which looked out on to the head of a 30m pitch which was descended using a deviation in the opposite wall at 3m from the head of the pitch. The pitch was mainly circular at the top, becoming more rifty as it was descended.The base of the pitch landed on a boulder floored chamber with two ways on. The route to the north was a narrow climbing rift passage leading to a choke with no way on and no leads. The route to the south and east is a shorter and wider passage with a dogleg to the left. In the left hand wall about 3m up a short climb is a small body size tube through which water could be heard. [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-65" name=qC2000-204-65>C2000-204-65 B</A>] After derigging the pitch to the pitch-head the top of the pitch was descended after a short distance (4m) to a ledge which was then traversed round to the right to gain a saddle between the pitch previously descended and a large diameter pot. This was descended with difficulty due to the crap nature of the rock. The pitch enters part way down the first pitch after <B>Millenium Dome</B>. The pitch landed on a rubble floor next to a blind pit noted in the <B>White Elephant</B> description and may well be the parallel shaft [<a href="qm.shtml#C1999-204-25" name=qC1999-204-25>C1999-204-25 B</a>].
<h3>Brians phat shaft</h3>
The landing at the bottom of the pitch is on an unstable boulder ridge on the floor of a chamber measuring about 10m by 20m, on one side is what looks to be a 3m deep blind trench which has been observed to take a sizable stream in wet weather[<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-66" name=qC2000-204-66>C2000-204-66</A>] and on the other the chamber floor slopes away gradually, leading to the head of <B>Brian's Phat Shaft</B> and on the right of the chamber as one descends the slope to a short climb up a large boulder into another slightly larger chamber measuring about 25m by 12m with a fairly level boulder strewn floor. In the far left hand corner after a small climb up was a small passage with a false floor.After 10m crawl, a window was found which looked out on to the head of a 30m pitch which was descended using a deviation in the opposite wall at 3m from the head of the pitch. The pitch was mainly circular at the top, becoming more rifty as it was descended.The base of the pitch landed on a boulder floored chamber with two ways on. The route to the north was a narrow climbing rift passage leading to a choke with no way on and no leads. The route to the south and east is a shorter and wider passage with a dogleg to the left. In the left hand wall about 3m up a short climb is a small body size tube through which water could be heard. [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-65" name=qC2000-204-65>C2000-204-65 B</A>] After derigging the pitch to the pitch-head the top of the pitch was descended after a short distance (4m) to a ledge which was then traversed round to the right to gain a saddle between the pitch previously descended and a large diameter pot. This was descended with difficulty due to the crap nature of the rock. The pitch enters part way down the first pitch after <B>Millenium Dome</B>. The pitch landed on a rubble floor next to a blind pit noted in the <B>White Elephant</B> description and may well be the parallel shaft [<a href="qm.shtml#C1999-204-25" name=qC1999-204-25>C1999-204-25 B</a>].
<h3>Brian's Phat Shaft</h3>
At the bottom of the slope of the first chamber of Pleasure Dome by ducking under a drippy rock flake, a mobile boulder slope is encountered leading steeply down to the top of a large 100m shaft. The pitch was rigged with a bolt backup at the top of the slope and a Y-Hang at the pitch-head. By
a back and foot traverse to the right a small passage can be accessed which was not explored at the time[<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-72" name=qC2000-204-72>C2000-204-72 B</A>]. The main pitch was descended by a series of rebelays and deviations. The shaft was essentially vertical and oval in cross section belling out for the bottom 30m. Also in the bottom 30m were various
galleries with what looked like possible windows into passages although the light used was not strong enough to say whether these were ways on or just alcoves. These need further investigation by possible deviation or pendulum:
Pretty bits comes of Swings and Roundabouts, passing a pit on the right, which can be climbeed over to a crawl, which emerges in the main passage. Down the pit is a tight rift pitch [<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-98" name=qC2001-204-98>C2001-204-98 C</A>]. Continuing along the passage past the pit, a number of windows are visible overlooking <B>Magic Roundabout chamber</B>. A passage goes of to the right which passes a number of stalactites, before intersecting a rift. A grotto of stalactites is visible to the left, with possible continuing passage beyond[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-49" name=qC2001-204-49>C2001-204-49 C</A>]. The rift has not been descended[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-47" name=qC2001-204-47>C2001-204-47 B</A>], although a light connection has been made to <B>Juicy Bits</B>.
<h2>Treeumphant Passage through to Cave Tree Chamber</h2>
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<H3><A name=thecolonnade>The Colonnade</A></H33>>
<H3><A name=thecolonnade>The Colonnade</A></H3>
<P><B>Bonsai Crawl</B> joins at a point where <b>The Colonnade</b>, a wide walking passage with a boulder floor, makes a sharp turn. To the right the passage comes to a chamber-like crossroads. To the left is an initially walking-sized tube <B>Sucker</B> and to the right a low draughting crawl <B>Flopsy the Bunny Rabbits Lair</B>. <b>The Colonnade</b> continues and a stream joins from the left. Further along on the left is a pile of stones which must originate from a passage [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-43" name=qC2000-204-43>C2000-204-43 Dig</A>]. The passage then becomes small with a possible aven [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-44" name=qC2000-204-44>C2000-204-44 X</A>], a tight rift [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-45" name=qC2000-204-45>C2000-204-45 B</A>], and a crawl down and to the right. The crawl emerges into a chamber, with a possible way on over rocks directly ahead [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-49"
name=qC2000-204-49>C2000-204-49 C</A>]. The chamber gets larger to the right, where there are two tight rifts leading off [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-46" name=qC2000-204-46>C2000-204-46 C</A>], [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-47" name=qC2000-204-47>C2000-204-47 C</A>] and an aven [<A
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-48" name=qC2000-204-48>C2000-204-48 X</A>]. Water was flowing down one of these, possibly to the waterfall entering the chamber in <b>No Pain No Gain</b>. At this time in 2000 it had not rained on the surface for 8 days. Back where <B>Bonsai Crawl</B> enters, the passage goes straight on with a number of minor passages to the sides. These are a crawl to the left which slopes slightly upwards to a pit with a small body sized tube going of at the bottom[<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-54" name=qC2000-204-54>C2000-204-54 C</A>], continuing over the pit a flat out crawl continues upwards[<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-53" name=qC2000-204-53>C2000-204-53 C</A>]; then some distance further on, another crawl on the left [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-16" name=qC2000-204-16>C2000-204-16 B</A>] leading from a trench in the passage; a small passage on the right [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-17" name=qC2000-204-17>C2000-204-17 C</A>] that links to [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-21" name=qC2000-204-21>C2000-204-21 C</A>]; and a crawl high up to the left [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-18" name=qC2000-204-18>C2000-204-18 C</A>]. A short distance further a walking-size passage goes to the left [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-19" name=qC2000-204-19>C2000-204-19 C</A>]. The main passage then forks: to the left is [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-20" name=qC2000-204-20>C2000-204-20 C</A>] whilst to the right the passage continues past a high up crawl [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-21" name=qC2000-204-21>C2000-204-21 C</A>], and then possibly [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-22" name=qC2000-204-22>C2000-204-22 C</A>]. The main passage then pops out into<a href="treeumphant.shtml#treeumphantpassage"><B>Treeumphant Passage</B></a>.
<P><B>Bonsai Crawl</B> joins at a point where <b>The Colonnade</b>, a wide walking passage with a boulder floor, makes
a sharp turn. To the right the passage comes to a chamber-like crossroads. To the left is an initially walking-sized
tube <B>Sucker</B> and to the right a low draughting crawl <B>Flopsy the Bunny Rabbits Lair</B>. <b>The Colonnade</b>
continues and a stream joins from the left. Further along on the left is a pile of stones which must originate from a
passage [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-43" name=qC2000-204-43>C2000-204-43 Dig</A>]. The passage then becomes small with
a possible aven [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-44" name=qC2000-204-44>C2000-204-44 X</A>], a tight rift [<A
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-45" name=qC2000-204-45>C2000-204-45 B</A>], and a crawl down and to the right. The crawl
emerges into a chamber, with a possible way on over rocks directly ahead [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-49"
name=qC2000-204-49>C2000-204-49 C</A>]. The chamber gets larger to the right, where there are two tight rifts leading
off [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-46" name=qC2000-204-46>C2000-204-46 C</A>], [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-47"
name=qC2000-204-47>C2000-204-47 C</A>] and an aven [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-48" name=qC2000-204-48>C2000-204-48
X</A>]. Water was flowing down one of these, possibly to the waterfall entering the chamber in <b>No Pain No Gain</b>.
At this time in 2000 it had not rained on the surface for 8 days. Back where <B>Bonsai Crawl</B> enters, the passage
goes straight on with a number of minor passages to the sides. These are a crawl to the left which slopes slightly
upwards to a pit with a small body sized tube going of at the bottom[<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-54"
name=qC2000-204-54>C2000-204-54 C</A>], continuing over the pit a flat out crawl continues upwards[<A
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-53" name=qC2000-204-53>C2000-204-53 C</A>]; then some distance further on, another crawl on
the left [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-16" name=qC2000-204-16>C2000-204-16 B</A>] leading from a trench in the passage;
a small passage on the right [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-17" name=qC2000-204-17>C2000-204-17 C</A>] that links to [<A
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-21" name=qC2000-204-21>C2000-204-21 C</A>]; and a crawl high up to the left [<A
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-18" name=qC2000-204-18>C2000-204-18 C</A>]. A short distance further a walking-size passage
goes to the left [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-19" name=qC2000-204-19>C2000-204-19 C</A>]. The main passage then forks:
to the left is [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-20" name=qC2000-204-20>C2000-204-20 C</A>] whilst to the right the passage
continues past a high up crawl [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-21" name=qC2000-204-21>C2000-204-21 C</A>], and then
possibly [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-22" name=qC2000-204-22>C2000-204-22 C</A>]. The main passage then pops out
<P><B>The Colonnade</B> meets <B>Treeumphant Passage</B> at a narrow angle. In one direction Treeumphant Passage ends just next to its entrance at a boulder slope. Ascending this leads to a fork; the left branch is blind and the right branch ends shortly afterwards in a choked chamber. In the other direction, Treeumphant Passage continues over large boulders going slightly up hill. There is a walking passage off to the left which goes to <B>Crowning Glory</B>, as well as a high up crawl to the right [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-25" name=qC2000-204-25>C2000-204-25 C</A>] and then a tight high passage to the left [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-26" name=qC2000-204-26>C2000-204-26 C</A>]. The passage then increases in height approaching a sharp turn to the right. Here a walking size passage [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-28" name=qC2000-204-28>C2000-204-28 A</A>] continues straight on, and there may be an aven in the ceiling [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-27" name=qC2000-204-27>C2000-204-27 X</A>]. The main passage passes possibly diggable holes at floor level [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-29" name=qC2000-204-29>C2000-204-29 Dig</A>], and continues into <B>Great Oak Chamber</B>.
<P><B>The Colonnade</B> meets <B>Treeumphant Passage</B> at a narrow angle. In one direction Treeumphant Passage ends
just next to its entrance at a boulder slope. Ascending this leads to a fork; the left branch is blind and the right
branch ends shortly afterwards in a choked chamber. In the other direction, Treeumphant Passage continues over large
boulders going slightly up hill. There is a walking passage off to the left which goes to <B>Crowning Glory</B>, as
well as a high up crawl to the right [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-25" name=qC2000-204-25>C2000-204-25 C</A>] and then a
tight high passage to the left [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-26" name=qC2000-204-26>C2000-204-26 C</A>]. The passage
then increases in height approaching a sharp turn to the right. Here a walking size passage [<A
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-28" name=qC2000-204-28>C2000-204-28 A</A>] continues straight on, and there may be an aven in
the ceiling [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-27" name=qC2000-204-27>C2000-204-27 X</A>]. The main passage passes possibly
diggable holes at floor level [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-29" name=qC2000-204-29>C2000-204-29 Dig</A>], and continues
into <B>Great Oak Chamber</B>.
<H3><A name=greatoakchamber>Great Oak Chamber</A></H3>
<P><B>Treeumphant Passage</B> disappears into an approx 5m drop [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-32"
name=qC2000-204-32>C2000-204-32 B</A>] in Great Oak Chamber and there is an aven above [<A
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-33" name=qC2000-204-33>C2000-204-33 X</A>]. There may be passage continuing straight across the chamber [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-31" name=qC2000-204-31>C2000-204-31 B</A>], as well as a passage to the right [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-30" name=qC2000-204-30>C2000-204-30 C</A>]. Just before the drop there is a bouldery slope up to another smaller walking size passage. There is an oxbow to the left, with a possible passage leading offit [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-34" name=qC2000-204-34>C2000-204-34 B</A>], as well as an aven [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-35" name=qC2000-204-35>C2000-204-35 X</A>]. There are a couple of possible digs to the left slightly further on [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-36" name=qC2000-204-36>C2000-204-36 C</A>], [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-37" name=qC2000-204-37>C2000-204-37 C</A>] before the passage enters <B>Cave Tree Chamber</B>.
name=qC2000-204-32>C2000-204-32 B</A>] in Great Oak Chamber and there is an aven above [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-33"
name=qC2000-204-33>C2000-204-33 X</A>]. There may be passage continuing straight across the chamber [<A
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-31" name=qC2000-204-31>C2000-204-31 B</A>], as well as a passage to the right [<A
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-30" name=qC2000-204-30>C2000-204-30 C</A>]. Just before the drop there is a bouldery slope up
to another smaller walking size passage. There is an oxbow to the left, with a possible passage leading offit [<A
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-34" name=qC2000-204-34>C2000-204-34 B</A>], as well as an aven [<A
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-35" name=qC2000-204-35>C2000-204-35 X</A>]. There are a couple of possible digs to the left
slightly further on [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-36" name=qC2000-204-36>C2000-204-36 C</A>], [<A
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-37" name=qC2000-204-37>C2000-204-37 C</A>] before the passage enters <B>Cave Tree Chamber</B>.
<H3><A name=cavetreechamber>Cave Tree Chamber</A></H3>
<P>There is a climb down of about 2m into <B>Cave Tree Chamber</B>, which has a bouldery floor on
the left, and a pitch on the right [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-39" name=qC2000-204-39>C2000-204-39 B</A>]. An aven extends above [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-38" name=qC2000-204-38>C2000-204-38 X</A>], and the passage may continue over the pitch [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-40"
name=qC2000-204-40>C2000-204-40 A</A>]. It would be advisable to protect this traverse.
<P>There is a climb down of about 2m into <B>Cave Tree Chamber</B>, which has a bouldery floor on the left, and a pitch
on the right [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-39" name=qC2000-204-39>C2000-204-39 B</A>]. An aven extends above [<A
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-38" name=qC2000-204-38>C2000-204-38 X</A>], and the passage may continue over the pitch [<A
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-40" name=qC2000-204-40>C2000-204-40 A</A>]. It would be advisable to protect this traverse.
<H3><A name=crowningglory>Crowning Glory</A></H3>
<P>A phreatic passage with a stream flowing down it, which heads upwards from a passage of<B>Treeumphant Passage</B>. Near the begining a high up crawl heads of to the left[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-8" name=qC2001-204-8>C2000-204-8 C</A>]. Another 20m leads to a bolder infall which can be climbed over, or the stream can be followed around to the right. A 2m scramble climb is reaced, and <B>Bolder Coaster</B>, on the left, can be acessed by traversing from the pitch head. Further up the passage bolder infall from the left leads to <B>Treeumphant Passage</B>[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-9" name=qC2001-204-9>C2000-204-9 A</A>]. The summit of a bolder is soon reached, as the passage becomes smaller. Going down the bolders goes into a chamber, with an aven[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-11" name=qC2001-204-11>C2000-204-11 X</A>], and a 4m climb up at the end, followed by a pitch, which has been started down[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-10" name=qC2001-204-10>C2000-204-10 A</A>].
<P>A phreatic passage with a stream flowing down it, which heads upwards from a passage of<B>Treeumphant Passage</B>.
Near the begining a high up crawl heads of to the left[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-8" name=qC2001-204-8>C2000-204-8
C</A>]. Another 20m leads to a bolder infall which can be climbed over, or the stream can be followed around to the
right. A 2m scramble climb is reaced, and <B>Bolder Coaster</B>, on the left, can be acessed by traversing from the
pitch head. Further up the passage bolder infall from the left leads to <B>Treeumphant Passage</B>[<A
href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-9" name=qC2001-204-9>C2000-204-9 A</A>]. The summit of a bolder is soon reached, as the
passage becomes smaller. Going down the bolders goes into a chamber, with an aven[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-11"
name=qC2001-204-11>C2000-204-11 X</A>], and a 4m climb up at the end, followed by a pitch, which has been started
<P>Germknödels Revenge is the short connection between 204e and the Treeumphant end of Boulder Coaster. 204e is a low square hole in the face of a cliff. From here a low passage leads down and to the right. A short climb down and up again brings one to the top of the pitch. The (awkward) passage from 204f is a small tube sloping uphill at ~45° on the right, and a possible QM from across the top of the shaft.</P>
<P>Germknödels Revenge is the short connection between 204e and the Treeumphant end of Boulder Coaster. 204e is a
low square hole in the face of a cliff. From here a low passage leads down and to the right. A short climb down and up
again brings one to the top of the pitch. The (awkward) passage from 204f is a small tube sloping uphill at ~45° on
the right, and a possible QM from across the top of the shaft.</P>
<P>A backup and Y-hang are followed by a rebelay or short deviation next to a window into a parallel shaft (There may be undocumented QMs in this shaft). The pitch narrows below the deviation, to a rebelay where it bells out to several metres diameter. The remaining drop is in a fine open shaft, passing a ledge a few metres off the floor, into <B>Crowning Glory Chamber</B></p>
<P>A backup and Y-hang are followed by a rebelay or short deviation next to a window into a parallel shaft (There may
be undocumented QMs in this shaft). The pitch narrows below the deviation, to a rebelay where it bells out to several
metres diameter. The remaining drop is in a fine open shaft, passing a ledge a few metres off the floor, into
<B>Crowning Glory Chamber</B></p>
<P>204f is a hole in a pile of boulders a few metres up the surface gully from 204e. A small tube descends towards 204e via a couple of bouldery squeezes. The tube becomes steeper with a black space beyond. A light shone down this tube reveals that it connects to the top of the pitch reached from 204e.
<P>204f is a hole in a pile of boulders a few metres up the surface gully from 204e. A small tube descends towards 204e
via a couple of bouldery squeezes. The tube becomes steeper with a black space beyond. A light shone down this tube
reveals that it connects to the top of the pitch reached from 204e.
A walking sized passage goes from <B>Crowning Glory passage</B> to <B>Crowning Glory Chamber</B> where <B>204 e</b> and <B> 204 f</B> drop in from <B>Germknödels Revenge</B>, daylight being just visible. A rift intersects the chamber, at the north end[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-12" name=qC2001-204-12>C2000-204-12 C</A>],[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-13" name=qC2001-204-13>C2000-204-13 C</A>]. The obvious way out of the chamber continues for 15m before choking, passing under avens [<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-18" name=qC2001-204-18>C2000-204-18 X</A>] and [<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-19" name=qC2001-204-19>C2000-204-19 X</A>] at a cross junction. To the left is too tight, and to the right, along with the next passage to the right join up at a chamber with an aven[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-20" name=qC2001-204-20>C2000-204-20 X</A>]. The passage continues from the botom of the chamber and passes a pocket on the right with an aven[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-21" name=qC2001-204-21>C2000-204-21 X</A>]. The passage continues to a a staggered cross roads, to the right there is a sandy crawl[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-14" name=qC2001-204-14>C2000-204-14 B</A>]. The other two ways on later rejoin, the left route has a phreatic tube going into the roof[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-22" name=qC2001-204-22>C2000-204-22 X</A>]. Continuing downslope, the passage splits in two, to the left is[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-15" name=qC2001-204-15>C2000-204-15 C</A>]. The right way leads to a chamber with a pitch[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-16" name=qC2001-204-16>C2000-204-16 A</A>] and an aven[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-23" name=qC2001-204-23>C2000-204-23 X</A>]. The passage continues opposite the entrance, in walking sized downhill passage, passing a crawl to the left [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-17" name=qC2000-204-17>C2000-204-17 C</A>], then a too tight passage to the right. Further down, the passage turns a sharp left, then turns around to the left, after which a small passage goes of to the left[<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-56" name=qC2000-204-56>C2000-204-56 C</A>]. Further on a passage is reached, with a climable aven[<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-55" name=qC2000-204-55>C2000-204-55 X</A>]. The passage to the right soon turns left, going downhill to a junction. Straight on is a small passage[<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-57" name=qC2000-204-57>C2000-204-57 C</A>]. Turning left leads to a junction with the downhill passage of the previous chamber. Continuing downwards, a small passage leads to the left[<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-58" name=qC2000-204-58>C2000-204-58 C</A>]. Further down <B>Helterskelter Pitch is reached. At the pitch head passages go to the left and right but are too tight. The pitch is 8m deap and can be climbed down, and spirals around on itself, ending in bolders, and a visible way on through the bolders[<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-59" name=qC2000-204-59>C2000-204-59 B</A>].
A walking sized passage goes from <B>Crowning Glory passage</B> to <B>Crowning Glory Chamber</B> where <B>204 e</b> and
<B> 204 f</B> drop in from <B>Germknödels Revenge</B>, daylight being just visible. A rift intersects the
chamber, at the north end[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-12" name=qC2001-204-12>C2000-204-12 C</A>],[<A
href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-13" name=qC2001-204-13>C2000-204-13 C</A>]. The obvious way out of the chamber continues for
15m before choking, passing under avens [<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-18" name=qC2001-204-18>C2000-204-18 X</A>] and [<A
href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-19" name=qC2001-204-19>C2000-204-19 X</A>] at a cross junction. To the left is too tight, and
to the right, along with the next passage to the right join up at a chamber with an aven[<A
href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-20" name=qC2001-204-20>C2000-204-20 X</A>]. The passage continues from the botom of the
chamber and passes a pocket on the right with an aven[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-21" name=qC2001-204-21>C2000-204-21
X</A>]. The passage continues to a a staggered cross roads, to the right there is a sandy crawl[<A
href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-14" name=qC2001-204-14>C2000-204-14 B</A>]. The other two ways on later rejoin, the left
route has a phreatic tube going into the roof[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-22" name=qC2001-204-22>C2000-204-22 X</A>].
Continuing downslope, the passage splits in two, to the left is[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-15"
name=qC2001-204-15>C2000-204-15 C</A>]. The right way leads to a chamber with a pitch[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-16"
name=qC2001-204-16>C2000-204-16 A</A>] and an aven[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-23" name=qC2001-204-23>C2000-204-23
X</A>]. The passage continues opposite the entrance, in walking sized downhill passage, passing a crawl to the left
[<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-17" name=qC2000-204-17>C2000-204-17 C</A>], then a too tight passage to the right.
Further down, the passage turns a sharp left, then turns around to the left, after which a small passage goes of to the
left[<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-56" name=qC2000-204-56>C2000-204-56 C</A>]. Further on a passage is reached, with a
climable aven[<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-55" name=qC2000-204-55>C2000-204-55 X</A>]. The passage to the right soon
turns left, going downhill to a junction. Straight on is a small passage[<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-57"
name=qC2000-204-57>C2000-204-57 C</A>]. Turning left leads to a junction with the downhill passage of the previous
chamber. Continuing downwards, a small passage leads to the left[<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-58"
name=qC2000-204-58>C2000-204-58 C</A>]. Further down <b>Helterskelter Pitch</b> is reached. At the pitch head passages go
to the left and right but are too tight. The pitch is 8m deep and can be climbed down, and spirals around on itself,
ending in bolders, and a visible way on through the bolders[<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-59"
name=qC2000-204-59>C2000-204-59 B</A>].
<H3><A name=sucker>Sucker</A></H3>
An initialy walking passage, which degenerates to crawling passage, which leads from <B>The Colonade</B>. After 15m, a 1m diameter tube continues straight on[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-33" name=qC2001-204-33>C2000-204-33 B</A>], whilst the explored route turns right. After another 30m a small passage bears to the right[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-24" name=qC2001-204-24>C2000-204-24 C</A>]. A further 15m leads to a small chamber with large dubious bolders on a sloping floor. Straight on is [<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-25" name=qC2001-204-25>C2000-204-25 C</A>], and there is a pitch in the floor[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-101" name=qC2001-204-101>C2000-204-101 B</A>], which can be stepped over. This leads to a key hole passage with a rift disappearing on the right[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-32" name=qC2001-204-32>C2000-204-32 C</A>], which may be descendable. The key hole passage then turns right, straight on at this point a small stream enters, where there is an aven above[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-27" name=qC2001-204-27>C2000-204-27 X</A>], and a flat out crawl entering from the right[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-26" name=qC2001-204-26>C2000-204-26 C</A>] , this ends in a mud floored chamber with an aven[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-28" name=qC2001-204-28>C2000-204-28 X</A>]. Continuing along the key hole passage, a passage intersects, and the keyhole passage becomes blocked. To the right, another passage intersects which quickly becomes too tight in both directions, the passage continues straight on to a small partially mud filled passage[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-29" name=qC2001-204-29>C2000-204-29 C</A>]. To the left a body sized passage continues to a T juction with continuations[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-30" name=qC2001-204-30>C2000-204-30 C</A>], [<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-31" name=qC2001-204-31>C2000-204-31 C</A>].
An initialy walking passage, which degenerates to crawling passage, which leads from <B>The Colonade</B>. After 15m, a
<h2><center>CUCC Austria 2003 - Mission statement</center></h2>
<p>This summer, Cambridge University Caving Club will be continuing our highly successful series of expeditions to the
Loser plateau in Austria. Here we set out the principal goals for this year.</p>
<p>This summer, Cambridge University Caving Club will be continuing its highly successful series of expeditions to the
Loser plateau in Austria. This document sets out the principal goals of the 2003 expedition.</p>
<h2>Background</h2>
<p>This summer sees CUCC's 27th expedition to the Loser plateau, which lies in the Totes Gebirge mountains, about
80km east of Salzburg. We are the principal group exploring in the area, which continues to yield new discoveries.</p>
80km east of Salzburg. CUCC is the principal group exploring in the area, which continues to yield new discoveries.</p>
<p>The principal known systems in the area are the southern Schwarzmooskogel system, comprising <a
href="../../smkridge/41/41.htm">Stellerweghöhle</a> itself, the stunningly beautiful <a
href="../../noinfo/smkridge/40.htm">Schwarzmooskogel Eishöhle</a>, and a number of other smaller caves, much of
which was explored by CUCC in the 70s and early 80s; and <ahref="../../smkridge/161/top.htm">Kaninchenhöhle</a>,
an extremely complex system discovered by CUCC in 1989 which was the main focus of our expeditions between then and
an extremely complex system discovered by CUCC in 1989 which was the main focus of expeditions between then and
2000.</p>
<p>For a long period these caves were known to approach each other very closely but a connection between them proved
@@ -26,23 +26,27 @@ elusive. This was finally achieved by a German group last year, bringing the tot
Schwarzmooskogelhöhlensystem to over 50km and its depth to 1030m, placing it in among both the world's deepest
and longest caves.</p>
<p> Over the last three years the principal focus of our expeditions has been <a
<p> Over the last three years the principal focus of CUCC's work has been <a
href="../../smkridge/204/204.shtml">Steinbrückenhöhle,</a> a cave lying to the north of the furthest known
reaches of Kaninchenhöhle. This has quickly yielded over 4.7km of passage reaching a depth of 368m. As well as its
considerable potential in its own right, it has a number of promising leads pointing in the direction of
Kaninchenhöhle, in particular the Razordance streamway which is currently the deepest known point in the cave and
is no more than 300m away from the Fuzzy Logic series in Kaninchenhöhle. This area of Kaninchenhöhle has a
number of large unexplored leads which we shall be returning to now that the possibility of a connection to
Steinbrühöhle seems possible.
number of large unexplored leads which will be reexamined in more detail now
that a connection to Steinbrückenhöhle seems possible.
<h2>Principal Goals for 2003</h2>
<h3>Steinbrückenhöhle</h3>
<ul><li>Continue the exploration of Razordance and other leads heading southwards</li><li>Push the pitches leading
off Swings and Roundabouts (Merry-Go-Round and Gaffered to the Wall series). (<i> This was one of the aims of last
year's expedition, but due to poor weather conditions, this was not finished.</i>)</li><li>Explore leads in the
north-east end discovered in 2001 (Chocolate Salty Balls area)</li></ul>
<ul>
<li>Continue the exploration of Razordance and other leads heading southwards</li>
<li>Push the pitches leading off Swings and Roundabouts (Merry-Go-Round and Gaffered to the Wall series).
<i>( This was one of the aims of last year's expedition, but due to poor
weather conditions, this was not finished.)</i></li>
<li>Explore leads in the north-east end discovered in 2001 (Chocolate Salty Balls area)</li></ul>
<h3>Kaninchenhöhle</h3>
<li>Revisit deep pitches in Far North area</li>
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