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<p>Altitudes: (from old kataster)<menu>
<table>
<tr><td><b>40a</b></td><td lang="de">Oberer Eingang</td><td>1690m</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>40b</b></td><td lang="de">Schneeschacht</td><td>1683m</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>40c</b></td><td lang="de-at">Reichenvaterschacht</td><td>1635m</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>40d</b></td><td lang="de-at">Unterer Eingang (Eismadonna-Thalhammerh&ouml;hle)</td><td>1645m</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>40e</b></td><td lang="de-at">Brennerbeselschluf</td><td>1643m</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>40f</b></td><td lang="de-at">K&ouml;nigsschacht</td><td>1689m</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>40g</b></td><td lang="de-at">Einstieg zur Hans Pfandl-Halle (close to Lerchenschacht)</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>40h</b></td><td lang="de-at">Eistunnel (Elefant)</td><td>1635m</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>40s</b></td><td lang="de-at">Gr&uuml;ner Eingang</td><td>1652m</td></tr>
</table>
<p><b>Other SMKHS entrances:</b></p>
<table>
<tr><td><b>40i</b></td><td lang="de-at">L&auml;rchenschacht</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>40j</b></td><td lang="de-at">Stellerwegh&ouml;hle</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>40k</b></td><td lang="de-at">Stellerwegh&ouml;hle</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>40l</b></td><td lang="de-at">Stellerwegh&ouml;hle (?)</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>40m</b></td><td lang="de-at">Schnellzugh&ouml;hle</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>40n</b></td><td lang="de-at">Schwa-Schacht 142</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>40o</b></td><td lang="de-at">Schwaben-Schachth&ouml;hle-Eingang a</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>40p</b></td><td lang="de-at">Schwaben-Schachth&ouml;hle-Eingang b</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>40q</b></td><td lang="de-at">Schwaben-Schachth&ouml;hle-Eingang c</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>40r</b></td><td lang="de-at">Schwaben-Schachth&ouml;hle-Eingang d</td></tr>
</table>
<p>As CUCC has not been responsible for the majority of the exploration in Eish&ouml;hle, the majority of the information concerning it is stored <a href="../../noinfo/smkridge/40.htm">elsewhere</a>.</p>
</menu>
<p>Laser rangefinding puts an entrance (which we believe is 40a - the
highest) at E 36458.2 N (52)81700.4 H 1689.5
<p><b>Location:</b> SSE of <span lang="de-at">Vd. Schwarzmooskogel</span> and
ENE of a large basin in the hillside which often contains a lot of snow.
Roughly a 450m NNE of
<a href="../../smkridge/113.htm"><span lang="de">Sonnenstrahlh&ouml;hle.</span></a>
<p><b>Approach:</b> From the Bergrestaurant, take path 201 to the
left turn to the plateau at <span lang="de-at">Egglgrube</span> (where the
cows often are; the second signpost you encounter along the route to Top
Camp). This is about 15-20 minutes' walk from the Bergrestaurant.
<p>Instead of taking the path to Top Camp, continue along the 201. Pass the
junction path left to <span lang="de-at">Kratzer</span> and continue until a
spit with a red circle around it is seen in the middle of the path. After
about 10 metres a faint red upper-case Omega is seen in the middle of the
path, marking Kat. 28 (we think). This is about 10 minutes from the
<span lang="de-at">Egglgrube</span> turn-off. (If you reach a drop into the
valley, initially steep and then easing off, then you have gone too far). At
the Omega, there is a well-marked (cairns and red paint spots/arrows) branch
path.</p>
<p>Follow this past a wire traverse and into a gully with a tree which has
been struck by lightning on the right. (The path up the limestone to the left
here leads to
<a href="../78.htm"><span lang="de">Schwabenschacht)</span>.</a> After
about 10 minutes' walk from the Omega you reach a small cliff with two red
arrows pointing in opposite directions on it. (<b>note</b>: not a
double-headed arrow, which you encounter on the route to
<span lang="de">Schwabenschacht).</span> Do not continue straight on but
climb up to the left, slightly doubling back on yourself.</p>
<p>After about fifteen minutes from the pair of arrows the path reaches a
traverse (already rigged with an orange rope in 2000) over a deep hole; about
five minutes after this you reach Bunter's Bulge
(<span lang="de">Wei&szlig;e Warze;</span> the Nipple) on your right. Pass
this in the grassy gully and head round to the right after about fifty
metres. Here new red paint marks appear and take you to 40a
<b lang="de">(Oberer Eingang)</b>, a very large entrance with a plaque
proclaiming <span lang="de-at">'Schwarzmooskogel Eish&ouml;hle'</span> and a
green Nature Reserve sign bolted to the wall. This is about twenty minutes'
walk from Bunter's Bulge. 40a is believed to be the Germans' (Munich) bivvy
site. Note that in the dark the route between 40a and Bunter's Bulge can be
difficult to follow.</p>
<p>To reach the main row of entrances (40s, 40h and 40e), continue past 40a
up through some <span lang="de">bunde</span> and follow the path (heading in
2000 for a snow plug). Before the drop to the snow plug the path bears right
slightly to a step over a small gully with a large hole on the right
(believed to be 40b). Continue at about the same level until a short traverse
round a bunde-covered outcrop of limestone with a fairly large entrance on
the left is reached (choked in 2000). From here descend about ten metres and
continue on a shelf at the same level to a 5m climb down karren. Continue at
the same level to the left to reach a snow plug. The
<b lang="de">Nichts50</b> entrance (not yet connected to
<span lang="de">Eish&ouml;hle)</span> can be seen as an arch ahead with a
rubble slope leading down inside and a terrace for a bivvy site (believed to
have been used by the French). 40h is about ten metres further along,
draughts strongly (very cold!) and has a large snow slope leading down.
Following the path leads past a small choked entrance (vocal connection to
40e discovered in 2000) to a point where the path ends abruptly and
unambiguously. This is the site of the 40e entrance
<b lang="de-at">Brennerbeserlschluf),</b> also strongly draughting. This is
about ten minutes' walk from 40a.</p>
<h4>Overview:</h4>
<p><span lang="de-at">Schwarzmooskogel Eish&ouml;hle</span> is an extensive
cave over 1600m long before 1983, extended to 2500m by a German group by
1985. The system is mainly horizontal, though tackle is needed to explore it
fully, and crampons are necessary in parts, because of the substantial
quantities of ice in the cave. Was extended by the Germans who work in the
area in the early eighties, who suggested then that there was potential for
extension vertically. Subsequently linked via a 30m pitch to
<a href="88.htm"><span lang="de">L&auml;rchenschacht</span></a> (1623/88)
which in turn was connected to the
<a href="../../smkridge/41.htm"><span lang="de-at">Stellerwegh&ouml;hlensystem,</span></a>
giving no increase in depth if the laser-rangefound altitude is correct
rather than the old kataster one, which seems likely.
<h4>Translated brief guide:</h4>
<p>From <span lang="de-at">'L&auml;ngsten und Tiefsten H&ouml;hlen in
&Ouml;sterreich',</span> translated by Wookey and
<span lang="de">Thilo.</span> Entrances have been labelled with the modern
convention and parts in [square brackets] have been added for clarity.
<p>The cave is on the south-eastern slopes of the
<span lang="de-at">Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel</span> (1843) developed in
<span lang="de-at">Dachsteinkalk.</span> From seven partly shaft-like
entrance points, a huge, flat-floored level with impressive ice formations
can be approached. The <b lang="de">Schneevulkanhalle</b> at the northern end
is the biggest ice-bearing chamber in middle Europe.
<p>Four entrances lead into the central area. A 40m shaft from the Top
Entrance <b lang="de">Oberen Eingang</b> (40a) breaks into the ice-decorated
<b lang="de-at">Altausseer Halle.</b> To the west from here via a 25m ramp
accessing <b lang="de">Schneehalle</b> leads both to entrance 40b and the
connecting gallery from the ice-bearing <b lang="de">Thalhammerhalle,</b>
that can be entered from entrances 40c and 40d too. South of the Schnee and
Altausseer Halles, the <b lang="de">Teufelberger Halle</b> connects, the
bottom of which contains an ice lake. A wide passage with side shafts goes
southsouthwest to <b lang="de">Hans-Pfandl-Halle.</b> The east connected
room, also reached by a 23m high chimney (entrance 40g), is divided into two
by a high block barrier. The <b lang="de">Flu&szlig;tunnel</b> south from
here ends blocked.
<p>From the <span lang="de-at">Altausseer Halle,</span> a lofty passage with
ice figures heads off NNE. The continuation is the <b lang="de">Halle des
Schiefen Turms</b>, where the <b lang="de">Wahnsinnsch&auml;chte</b>
branches off on the west. It was thought that this was blocked by ice.
However, over a wall of ice one reaches the 130 by 75 by 50 m
<b lang="de">Schneevulkanhalle,</b> on the eastern wall of which rises a
steep snowslope flowing from the <b lang="de">K&ouml;nigsschachts</b>
(entrance 40f). The chamber with its very impressive ice formations can also
be reached via the <b lang="de">Brennerbeselschluf</b> (entrance 40e)
[and by <b lang="de">Eistunnel</b> (entrance 40h)]. At its northern end a
climb reveals the easterly-running <b lang="de">Kalten Gang</b> and the
parallel <b lang="de">Spinnenfriedhof.</b>
<h4><a name="svh" lang="de">Schneevulkanhalle</a> trip</h4>
<p>The principal objective of both pushing and tourist trips is the huge ice
chamber of <span lang="de">Schneevulkanhalle,</span> which requires some
serious ice work to reach from the older entrances (40a - d and 40g) in the
middle of the system.
<p>If entrance 40h is open this provides the easiest way to reach
<span lang="de">Schneevulkanhalle.</span> In the left-hand wall, just
before the start of the tube at the bottom of the daylight snow slope, are
two Spits from which to rig a 35m rope. If the entrance is open you can
abseil straight down the ice slope and stroll out into
<span lang="de">Schneevulkanhalle,</span> entering just behind the 'elephant'
formation seen in the top right of the picture below. Crampons are necessary
from the surface onwards.
<p><a href="l/svh.htm"><img src="svh.jpg" align=left height=338 width=500></a>
If 40h is blocked by snow or ice, follow the description to the 'new'
entrance <span lang="de-at">(Brennerbeselschluf,</span> 40e), with a somewhat
limited area to get changed, perched between the icy blast from the cave and
whatever the Austrian weather is offering.
<p>The entrance is not walk-in, and low crawling in the face of the icy
draught starts at once. A small descending tube (somewhat muddy - irritating
in crampons!) leads in about 20m to a short climb down into larger
(walking/stooping) passage <span lang="de">Ger&ouml;llgang.</span> This goes
downhill to a scramble up. This was totally ice-covered in 1997 and 1998, but
not 1999 or 2000 and has a <a href="../../fixaid.htm#icy">fixed rope</a>
(VfHO-installed), which may be buried in ice at somewhat critical points - a
certain amount of care is needed if chipping it out with an ice-axe and
gloves really are needed !
<p>Partway up this slope is a space on the left
[<a href="../../smkridge/40/qm.htm#C000040-05" name="qC000040-05">C0000-40-05</a> A], including a pitch in the floor. At the far end of this space, a
short crawl and a grovel down through boulders where a stream comes in from
above both choke. The pitch is a c3, p20, p30 - the last part being very wet
in early summer. Leading to
<A HREF="#schotterland"><span lang="de">Schotterland</span></A>.
<p>Survey data also suggests a passage off to the right of the iceslope
for 20m or so.
<p>Above the scramble up is a short traverse, also rather interesting when
covered in hard ice (and also protected by a fixed rope which had to be dug
out in 1998). A steeply ascending passage to the L holds a quantity of
particularly scrofulous rope (presumably a previous fixed rope). This can be
climbed ~10m until it gets too vertical. It draughts. Beyond the ice is a
steep snow/ice slope down into the huge
<span lang="de">Schneevulkanhalle.</span> It is <b>strongly</b> recommended
to equip this with a properly rigged SRT rope rather than anything less - the
cave has seen a number of accidents, some <b>fatal</b>. Although the slope
looks like soft snow, it is a layer of coarsely crystalline hard
<span lang="fr">n&eacute;v&eacute;</span> over solid ice. In parts it is
almost impossible to kick steps into, whilst in others it offers only minimal
purchase for crampon points. Conditions no doubt vary with the season as well
as with position on the slope and the year. Tackle required: 50m rope,
crampons.
<p>There is one bolt at the top, for a traverse line to two bolts off to the
right in the roof where the snow-slope proper starts. Sometimes the traverse
area is full of snow and an ice-screw or ice-axe rebelay/deviation (club
first ? in 1989) may be needed. A deviation (from rock) at the head of the
steep section was found adequate in 1998.
<p><center><img alt="plan - 12k.png" width=600 height=540
src="i/40svh.png"></center>
<p>The 50m <span lang="de">K&ouml;nigschacht</span> (40f) entrance is the
source of the snow slope and comes in here. It is often full of snow but was
open in 1999 and so was surveyed (by ARGE).
<p>At the bottom is the main chamber from which the pitch does indeed look
like a snow-covered volcanic cone. Most of the floor area is ice-covered and
only a slight slope is necessary to make crampons vital here. Most of the
chamber is filled with ice formations up to 15m high (end of season). Those
with two ice-tools can climb almost anything in the chamber, though the
formations are no doubt rather more spectacular and fragile in spring or
early summer. Formation-ice can also shatter very easily as melting occurs
between component crystals later in the season, so it is probably safer for
climbers to stick to hard <span lang="fr">n&eacute;v&eacute;.</span> Ways on
are mostly reached by steeper slopes that definitely require ice-gear and can
be quite unnerving approached from above. Note that the slopes are usually
<b>hard</b> ice, ice-axe-braking after a slip is not an option - lifeline or
don't fall !
<p><center><a href="l/istal.htm"><img alt="Photo of ice formations, 41k jpeg"
width=150 height=200 src="t/istal.jpg"></a></center>
<h4><a name="schotterland"><span lang="de">Schotterland</span></a>
(Munich cavers 198? and ARGE 2000)</h4>
<p>The foot of the piss-wet pitch opens out into very large triangular
passage. You can go NE about 35m until it chokes (a good draught comes
out of one hoplessly choked corner) or SW 20m to a T-junction. Right (W)
is <span lang="de">Kleiner Keller.</span> Left, ducking under the low
wall, is <span lang="de">Schotterland.</span>
<p><span lang="de">Kleiner keller</span> is about 50m in huge passage to
where the end is choked with glacial fill and a waterspout comes in the from
the roof 3m up. A sling ladder makes it possible to ascend the waterspout -
you can even do it without getting very wet, as the spout is unusually
well-concentrated, and thus avoidable. This comes into an E-W rift, with the
water coming from the east end. It can be ascended in both directions at
various traverse levels for about 30m, but the top appears choked at all
points. The top is probably very close to the floor of
<span lang="de">Elefantengang.</span></p>
<p>The old Munich cavers' data suggests that there is a passage off
<span lang="de">Kleiner Keller</span> that we missed - which seems hard to
believe, but maybe it is worth another visit?</p>
<p><span lang="de">Schotterland</span> is more enormous passage (10m wide)
going SSE, presumably <span lang="de">Schotterland,</span> due to the
flooring of small rocks. A ramp goes up steeply on the left after 30m. It
closes down after 40m. Ahead the passage slowly narrows until it chokes at
the end - probably very close to the surface.</p>
<hr>
<h4><a name="svhdesc"><span lang="de">Schneevulkanhalle</span></a>
description</h4>
<p>Starting from the base of the pitch from the 40e and 40f entrances (facing
outwards from the slope), heading round the chamber to the left leads over a
large flat area of ice to where a gap between ice and rock
[<a name="qC000040-01" href="qm.htm#C000040-01">C0000-40-01</a> A] drops 10m
(2 bolts, one added 1999) into large passage:
<b lang="de"><a href="#elefant">Elefantengang</a></b>.
<p>Right next to it is an icefall coming in from above
[<a href="qm.htm#C000040-02" name="qC000040-02">C0000-40-02</a> C].
Just to the right of this is a very low gap
[<a href="qm.htm#C000040-06" name="qC000040-06">C0000-40-06</a> B]
made rather unpleasant by the pool of icy water that can't be avoided.
This was apparently explored by GSCB in early 80s for approximately 40m,
but was revisited in 2000 by Shinwell and Horsley. This led to the discovery
of further passages, the <b><a href="#nightm">Night Manipulations
Series.</a></b></p>
<p>40m round the wall of the chamber is a rubble run-in, iced on the top
half. This was climbed by Haines (1998) and Atkinson (1999), as well as
the GSCB. At the top is a wet boulder choke that definitely doesn't go,
but the GSCB plan shows a narrow rift on the right marked 'tight'. Halfway up
this slope on the left is the narrow entrance to <a href="#pov">Persistence
of Vision.</a></p>
<p><a href="l/c04003.htm"><img src="c04003.jpg" alt="Photo - 107k" hspace=10 vspace=10 height=300 width=200 align=right></a><br>
20m further round another couple of icefalls come in. Both are about 8-10m
and vertical
[<a href="qm.htm#C000040-03" name="qC000040-03">C0000-40-03</a> A].
The first of these was bolted up by Betts in 2000 and is now permanently
rigged. This is the way to <b>Mission Impossible</b> which comes very close
to <span lang="de">Kaninchenh&ouml;hle.</span></p>
<p>50m further round (downslope) the ice drops away steeply under the wall.
A line is advisable for the descent. 20m down, the ice slope peters out
giving way to sand and rocks. At the end here is a very strongly draughting
hole [<a href="qm.htm#C000040-04" name="qC000040-04">C0000-40-04</a> B].
This was excavated by Shinwell and Merson in 2000 to get through to
<b lang="de">Kalten Gang</b> and
<span lang="de">Spinnenfriedhof</span> (surveyed by VfHM, 1984). To the right
at the foot of the slope closes down with rocks and ice - it would probably
connect with Plastic Hell. A few metres up from the bottom of the slope on
the left hand (N) wall is a gap between the ice and rock
[<a href="qm.htm#A199840-06" name="qA199840-06">A1998-40-06</a> A] leading to
<a href="#express">Express Finish.</a>
<p>Back in <b lang="de">Schneevulkanhalle</b>, another 10m clockwise round
the chamber is another, steeper iceslope. A rope is definitely needed for
this. This is the way to <b><a href="#phell">Plastic Hell.</a></b>
<p>Beyond and above are more thin icefalls coming from high in the ceiling
- trying to climb these would be bonkers - the debris from the collapse
of some of them is all around.
<h2><a name="elefant" lang="de"></a>Elefantengang</h2>
<p>This passage leads to the 'old cave' via some difficult sections of
steep ice.
steep ice.</p>
<p>The pitch drops down into large passage blocked by the ice wall behind.
There is a crawl on the right that doesn't go. The main passage leads 80m
@ -469,7 +146,7 @@ the bottom is too tight, and the draught seems to have gone.
<h2><a name="pov"></a>Persistence of Vision (CUCC, 1999)</h2>
<p><img src="povice.jpg" ALT="Entrance rift photo - 52k" hspace=10 vspace=10 height=306 width=200 align=left>
<p><a href="l/povice.htm"><img src="t/povice.jpg" ALT="Entrance rift photo - 52k" hspace=10 vspace=10 height=306 width=200 align=left></a>
An interesting series off <span lang="de">Schneevulkanhalle,</span> with some
tortuous small passage of a highly 'Mendip' nature, including tight bends,
squeezes, ridiculous climbs, insane bolt traverses, and bizarre hading
@ -481,9 +158,9 @@ far. The end (bottom of Eiscream) is the point closest to
(<a href="../161/chile.htm#breezeb">Breeze block</a> area of Chile) which
makes it a very interesting spot.
<p><a href="fullsize/povelv.png"><img src="povelv.png" ALT="Persistence of
<p><a href="fullsize/povelv.png"><img src="inline/povelv.png" ALT="Persistence of
Vision extendedelevation - 18k" height=520 width=555></a>
<p><a href="l/devalt.htm"><img src="devalt.jpg" ALT="Photo - 60k" hspace=10
<p><a href="l/devalt.htm"><img src="t/devalt.jpg" ALT="Photo - 60k" hspace=10
vspace=10 height=200 width=133 align=right></a>
About 10m up the left edge of the funnel-shaped rubble/ice slope at the
western edge of SVH is a narrow rift. (You can leave your crampons at the
@ -494,7 +171,7 @@ reaching a very narrow and rather awkward 180 degree bend, leading to another
7m of unhelpfully small wiggly passage. At least the wind stops you
overheating :-).
<p><a href="l/pov1.htm"><img src="pov1.jpg" ALT="Photo - 53k" hspace=10
<p><a href="l/pov1.htm"><img src="t/pov1.jpg" ALT="Photo - 53k" hspace=10
vspace=10 height=193 width=130 align=left></a>
At the end there is a hole in the floor, which is made awkward by the
chockstone in the middle of it. The way on to <a href="#upup">Up, up and
@ -544,7 +221,7 @@ and no ways on.
<h3><a name="upup"></a>Up, up ... (CUCC, 1999)</h3>
<p><a href="l/upup1.htm"><img src="upup1.jpg" ALT="Photo - 63k" hspace=10
<p><a href="l/upup1.htm"><img src="t/upup1.jpg" ALT="Photo - 63k" hspace=10
vspace=10 height=200 width=307 align=left></a>
Ascending the steep, rifty passage for 4m leads to a squeeze over a boulder
into a spacious chamber. At the left hand edge is access back into the top of
@ -557,7 +234,7 @@ sloping right hand wall of the chamber to a window.
<h3>... and away</h3>
<p><a href="l/upup2.htm"><img src="upup2.jpg" ALT="Photo - 109k" hspace=10
<p><a href="l/upup2.htm"><img src="t/upup2.jpg" ALT="Photo - 109k" hspace=10
vspace=10 height=245 width=160 align=right></a>
At the top a lined 2m climb leads to a passage, And away. The main Delaying
Tactics rift also continues ahead for about 12m (including a bad step)
@ -588,7 +265,7 @@ called Radio 3 because it was crap.
<h3><a name="angled"></a>Angle of Dangle (CUCC, 1999)</h3>
<p><a href="l/hooked.htm"><img src="hooked.jpg" ALT="Photo - 58k" hspace=10
<p><a href="l/hooked.htm"><img src="t/hooked.jpg" ALT="Photo - 58k" hspace=10
vspace=10 height=306 width=200 align=left></a>
Most of the draught at the rock bridge comes from a window across the Radio
3 pitch. This is reached by a 5-bolt tension traverse. (Originally done
@ -720,71 +397,6 @@ a deadman. (horrid polyprop garden rope coiled up in situ!)
<li>Ice slope out of SVH to dig [0000-04 B]. 20m rope, 2 ice screws.
</ul>
<p><b>Exploration:</b>
The main passages as far as <span lang="de">Elefantengang</span> were
explored by 1938. Since then a variety of groups have worked here finding
numerous extensions, of which <span lang="de">Schneevulkanhalle</span> is
the most significant.
<p>Until recently, it has been difficult to come close to a
comprehensive survey or even a good estimate of the length of the system
because of a lack of contact and some misunderstanding between the groups
involved. However, in 1997 a chance encounter (at the International
Congress) by Wookey with <span lang="fr">Denis Motte,</span> of the
<a href="../../others/gscb/index.htm"><span lang="fr">G.S.Clerval,</span></a>
led to renewed contacts with one group who explored this area, and
<span lang="de">Thilo M&uuml;ller</span> of ARGE has contacted the leaders of
other groups and obtained all the rest of the 1980s information that
survives. This is being merged into a coherent set of information which will
guide necessary resurvey work to complete the picture.
<p><span lang="de-at">Stellerwegh&ouml;hle</span> in turn is connected to
<a href="../../smkridge/78.htm"><span lang="de">Schwabenschacht</a> which
was over 7km at the time and exploration continues. This must make the
combined system at least 19 km long. We have seen figures quoted as high as
25km, but this may involve some double-counting, given the uncertainties
involved. Arge's estimate (entirely from extant survey data) was 22.7 km
after summer 1999.
<ul>
<li>Discovered and main passages explored in 1929 by
<span lang="de-at">Ausseer</span> cavers, and surveyed in 1938 by
<span lang="de-at">O Schauberger</span> and
<span lang="de-at">U Czornig.</span>
<li>Further exploration 1953, <span lang="de-at">Sektion Ausseerland.</span>
<li><span lang="de">Wilfried Lorenz, Franz Lindenmayr</span> with
Nuremburg and Munich cavers discover the
<span lang="de">Schneevulkanhalle</span> at the beginning of July 1978
(not yet connected to <span lang="de">Eish&ouml;hle).</span>
<li>In Autumn 1983, <span lang="de">Eish&ouml;hle</span> was
"1600m long with four entrances".
<li>After several trips by the Germans in
September to November 1983, the system was 2500m long with five entrances
[<a href="../../others/muenchen/de/841642.htm" lang="de">Der Schlaz, 42</a>,
also on site in
<a href="../../others/muenchen/en/841642.htm">English translation</a>].
<li>More recently, <span lang="de">Reinhard Kieselbach's
(M&uuml;nchen/Nurnberg - VfHM)</span> group have linked it to
<a href="../88.htm"><span lang="de">L&auml;rchenschacht</span></a> (88)
(itself 1885m long in April 1995, and apparently giving a combined length
of 6km) which they also connected to
<a href="../../smkridge/41.htm"><span lang="de-at">Stellerwegh&ouml;hle</a>
(5.75 km).
<li>Our current estimate of the cave length is 1,863km, from a total
surveyed length of 2,463m (600m of the 974m long
<span lang="de">Schneevulkanhalle</span> survey is not
deemed to be part of the cave length).<br>
The length comes from:<br>
VfHM 1980s survey - 693m: Original part of cave plus extensions<br>
VfHO 1991 survey - 374m: <span lang="de">Schneevulkanhalle</span> from
40e entrance<br>
CUCC 1998-9 surveys - 751m: Heaven and Hell and Persistence of Vision SVH
extensions<br>
Arge 1999 surveys - 130m: <span lang="de">K&ouml;nigsschat</span> and
<span lang="de">Gr&uuml;ner Eingang</span>
</ul>
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