@@ -629,7 +622,8 @@ a diplomatic mission was sent bearing a gift of Jagertee and an apology cobbled
trick, we were told to "have a good fart" and that Alice was in ordnung.
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Typed up David Loeffler, January 2004. I've done my best to
decipher this but bits are still illegible; there are also a lot of
dangling cross-references to trips that never actually got written
up. Editorial comments (in italics) are mine.
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EXPO 2003
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(20th Expo at Staud'n'Wirt)
10/7/2003 -- Journey , Packing and Journey to
Austria -- Mark S, Earl (driving),
diff --git a/years/2004/logbook.html b/years/2004/logbook.html
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2004 Expo Logbook
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Expo 2004
@@ -206,7 +199,7 @@ For a stretcher to carry me to old base camp.
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14/7/04
Dave, Olly M, Stuart, Dour
204 - Ariston rigging
@@ -219,7 +212,7 @@ while Olly, Stuart and I wandered down Ariston. Ran out of rope at Steel Toecap
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14/7/04
Jenny + Olly B
76 - 76
@@ -247,7 +240,7 @@ cairned a path from the bivvy to the 204 path.
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15/7/04
Dave, Mark D, Nial
204 - Kiwi Suit rigging
@@ -262,7 +255,7 @@ cold + knackered + wanted to go downhill.
T/U Dave 5.5hrs, Nial, Mark D 6.5
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15/7/04
Olly M, Stuart, Pete
204 - 204E rigging
@@ -272,7 +265,7 @@ cold + knackered + wanted to go downhill.
T/U Olly, Stuart, Pete 2.5hours
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16/7/04
Jenny, Olly B
76 - 76
@@ -287,7 +280,7 @@ pitch (though we're yet to confirm this). We ascend to the rock bridge, and head
falling snow & rocks, but after two spits I'm still not there and my legs are losing feeling. Jenny is cold too so we exit.
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17/7/04
Olly B + Jenny
76 - 76
@@ -310,7 +303,7 @@ to the pitches (draft bitter). Then returned to BC, racing darkness + an electri
Total TU 6.5hrs
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18/7/04
Dave, Becka, Nial
204 - Gaffered rig + tourist
@@ -329,7 +322,7 @@ two bolts, but all the rock is awful.
T/U 8.5hrs
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18/7/04
Dour, Mark D
204 - Razor Dance rigging
@@ -346,7 +339,7 @@ MSD.
TU Mark 10hrs Dour 11.25hrs
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18/7/04
Olly B + Jenny
@@ -366,7 +359,7 @@ middle. Definitely not worth using as an entrance when 76a is so much nicer.
T/U 3hrs
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19/7/04
Becka + Earl
204 - Gaffered rig to Underworld
@@ -379,7 +372,7 @@ Takes ~2hrs from bottom.
T/U 9hrs
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19/7/04
Brian
Cave 2003-02 - (Blaudrachenschact)
@@ -392,7 +385,7 @@ put in another bolt as a deviation when I got down to the rift.
short climb up the side of the shaft and another hole. But no more rope, so I went home.
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19/7/04
Martin, Nial
204 - 204
@@ -402,7 +395,7 @@ No Bolts, from first hole using two bolts! (Deviation needed). 03-67B pushed to
traverse. Pencil broke, so took some photos.
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19/7/04
Olly B + Jenny
76 - Brave New World
@@ -429,7 +422,7 @@ cave!
T/U 8hrs
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19/7/04
Olly M, Dave
204 - Razor Dance
@@ -445,7 +438,7 @@ dive out of it which could have been very nasty. Fortunately I succeeded in land
T/U 12hrs
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20/7/04
Becka, Nial + Earl
204 - Underworld / Sirens push + survey
@@ -472,7 +465,7 @@ or 03-6C look to be much.
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21/7/04
Becka + Nial
Loser Plateau - Surface Prospect
@@ -501,7 +494,7 @@ on opposite wall. Tony + I surface surveyed to 2004-11 in the evening of 21st; M
We also re-found 2002-04.
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21/7/04
Earl + Stuart
204 - Gaffered
@@ -528,7 +521,7 @@ grades by removing one of the footholds. This makes getting out for whoever surv
pointy lights in finding such delights.
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21/7/04
Jenny + Olly B
99 - 99
@@ -547,7 +540,7 @@ leaving the ice squeeze for either a day later on in expo with less ice, or a da
T/U Jenny 1hr
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21/7/04
Mark D, Dour
204 - Razor Dance
@@ -566,7 +559,7 @@ jammer!
T/U Mark D 10.75hrs Dour 13.25hrs
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21/7/04
Tony + Brian
Cave 2003-02 - (Blaudrachenschact)
@@ -575,7 +568,7 @@ jammer!
Went home.
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22/7/04
Tony + Brian
Loser Plateau - Surface bash
@@ -591,7 +584,7 @@ Then walked along side of valley until we found two entrances of note: GPSsed, t
Went back via Damoclesschacht.
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22/7/04
Becka, Earl + Dave
204 - Underworld Push
@@ -615,7 +608,7 @@ calming tongue. [I think my jammers are knackered – the teeth don't bit
T/U 11 hours
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22/7/04
Olly M, Pete
234 - Hauchhöhle
@@ -651,7 +644,7 @@ corpse on the next walk down I found none and must assume he made it. Lucky real
Peter on his 35mm film...
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22/7/04
Jenny, Olly B
76 - 76
@@ -668,7 +661,7 @@ New World survey and went home. Jenny put in a better placed spit for the ledge
T/U 5.5hrs
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22/7/04
Martin, Nial, and Stuart
Cave 2004-11 - In Your Face
@@ -695,7 +688,7 @@ etc. caused the general consensus to be "jack". Also, the probability of our onl
T/U 7.5hrs
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23/7/04
Dave, Pete, Olly M
234 - Hauchhöhle surveying
@@ -710,7 +703,7 @@ surveying as well.)
T/U Pete + Dave 11h, Olly 10h
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23/7/04
Martin and Stuart
Cave 2004-11 - 204 - In Your Face + 204 scrotting
@@ -743,7 +736,7 @@ cave and tackle bag, and trying to turn round in the passage at the same time, i
T/U 7.5hrs
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24/7/04
Dave, Becka, Pete, Olly M, Earl
234 - Hauchhöhle again
@@ -767,7 +760,7 @@ thrutch into an aven with water coming in and a too tight rift off. Out + home.<
T/U Dave 6.5h; Olly 4h; Pete 4h; Earl 7h; Becka 9.5h
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24/7/04
Jenny + Olly B
76 - Eislufthöhle - rigging down 70's route to Keg Series
@@ -798,7 +791,7 @@ Shaft. We surveyed back till it connected at The Ledge and went home.
T/U 10 hours
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25/7/04
Becka + Earl
204 - Gardeners' World -> Subsoil
@@ -819,7 +812,7 @@ Earl Teflon-Jammers Merson was, of course, fine + blamed it all on my poor techn
T/U 10hrs
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25/7/04
Olly B + Jenny
76 - Brave New World
@@ -838,7 +831,7 @@ survey.
very fast.
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26/7/04
Becka + Earl
204 - Re-rigging Gaffered + Gardeners' World
@@ -866,7 +859,7 @@ spanking new rope unless you're pristine. Thanks to Tony for cleaning + checking
T/U 10 hours
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26/7/04
Olly B + Jenny
76 - Brave New World
@@ -885,7 +878,7 @@ then left the cave.
T/U 11hrs
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27/7/04
Becka + Earl
204 - Surveying Subsoil
@@ -964,7 +957,7 @@ one later on was similarly dealt with.
T/U 1hr (Peter)
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27/7/04
Martin, Dave, Dour
204 - Razor Dance
@@ -1003,7 +996,7 @@ there are enough (i.e. more than 4) moderately hard (but not necessarily bionic)
T/U Martin 15hrs, Dave 16hrs, Dour 17.5hrs
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27/7/04
Olly B + Jenny
76 - Brave New World
@@ -1022,7 +1015,7 @@ size to an aven – this is still to be surveyed.
T/U 4.75hrs
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29/7/04
Jenny + Olly B
76 - 76 and surface shaft
@@ -1033,7 +1026,7 @@ etc, and to carry a bag of rope down to The Ledge ready for the next day.
T/U Jenny 1.5hrs
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30/7/04
Becka, Earl, Nial + Julian
204 - Subsoil – Fat Worm Blows a Sparky
@@ -1054,7 +1047,7 @@ some weird white formations like plastic in a passage at the end of the survey,
T/U 10 hrs
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30/7/04
Dave, Stuart
234 - Hauchhöhle: How to knacker yourself in the least interesting way possible
@@ -1080,7 +1073,7 @@ since. Buggeration.
T/U 4hrs
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30/7/04
Jenny + Olly B
76 - Keg Series
@@ -1116,7 +1109,7 @@ uneventfully.
T/U 12hrs
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30/7/04
Tony + Brian
Cave 2003-02 - bolting
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side of chamber to small window. Squeezed through to small chamber (~5m) with no way on. Derigged + exit.
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them next year.
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31/7/04
Tony + Brian
Cave - Skinny Festerers
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awkward passage to pitch head blocked by large boulder. Needed persuaders. Went home.
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1/8/04
Becka, Martin + Julian
204 - Earthenware
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T/U 10 hours
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1/8/04
Jenny + Olly B
76 - to the Tap Room
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T/U 10hrs
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1/8/04
Stuart, Olly M, Mark S
Loser Plateau - Surface prospecting near Hauchhöhle
@@ -1263,7 +1256,7 @@ and crawl gets too tight).
T/U ~0.5h – maybe less, at no point out of light from surface.
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1/8/04
Tony + Brian
Cave - Skinny Festerers
@@ -1272,7 +1265,7 @@ and crawl gets too tight).
and descend to small chamber with a squeeze through a rift in the floor. Descended to rifty chamber with no way on. Went home.
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2/8/04
Becka, Nial, Stuart, Earl + Martin
204 - Loop closures + Cresta Run
@@ -1300,7 +1293,7 @@ trip!
T/U Martin + Earl 9 hours; Becka + Nial 8 hours; Stuart 7 hours
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3/8/04
Becka, Nial + Earl
204 - Push Subsoil + start to derig Gaffered
@@ -1336,7 +1329,7 @@ and two failed spits at the top of Gaffered to improve the traverse at the head
T/U 12 hours
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3/8/04
Jenny + Olly B
76 - Brave New World
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T/U 10.5 hrs
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3/8/04
Stuart, Olly M
204 - Razor Dance Derig
@@ -1369,7 +1362,7 @@ Kiwi Suit, where Olly and I jacked.
T/U Olly M 10.5 hrs; Stuart 11.5 hrs.
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4/8/04
Becka, Earl + Nial
204 - Finish derigging Gaffered
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T/U Nial + Becka 3 hours; Earl 4 hours
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4/8/04
Dave, Martin, Frank
204 - derigging continued
@@ -1400,7 +1393,7 @@ rejoined at the bottom of Thread Pitch, hauled up that + derigged it.
T/U No idea. Perhaps Dave 4hrs, M + F 3hrs.
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4/8/04
Jenny + Olly B
76 - Brave New World pitch series
@@ -1423,7 +1416,7 @@ then went back to retrieve the bag.
T/U Jenny 13.75 hrs; Olly 13.25hrs
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4/8/04
Stuart, Olly M
Loser Plateau - Surface work near Hauchhöhle part 2
@@ -1431,7 +1424,7 @@ then went back to retrieve the bag.
Photographed and tagged 2004-15.
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4/8/04
Tony, Julian, Brian
Cave 2004-12 - Finish 2004-12
@@ -1445,7 +1438,7 @@ that he investigated: horizontal phreas to T-junction, upslope to choked chamber
pitch in floor. Tony exited. We went home. Cave tagged 2004-19.
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5/8/04
Jenny + Olly B
Cave 108 - Cave 2004-02 - Descending "108" and 2004-02
@@ -1465,7 +1458,7 @@ definitely wider beyond the rift.
T/U Olly 1hr
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5/8/04
Tony, Brian
Cave 2004-19 - pushing
@@ -1478,7 +1471,7 @@ cave to try to find this shaft. After much whooping and hollering he eventually
and contorted route back to stone bridge.
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6/8/04
Dave, Nial
204 - Miscellaneous 204 stuff
@@ -1499,7 +1492,7 @@ lead: a crawl underneath a boulder the size of a small car, supported a foot off
of survey (I don't know, I left the notes up the hill – doh!) [Not a bad guess – it was 25.49m].
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6/8/04
Stuart, Martin, Mark S
Base Camp - Grabenbach Canyon
@@ -1512,7 +1505,7 @@ a thing is possible).
Time in water 4.5hrs. Time under water 1 min (Martin + Stuart), 10secs (Mark).
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7/8/04
Dave, Nial
234 - Hauchhöhle
@@ -1531,7 +1524,7 @@ diminutive streamway, probably passable, but equally probably very nasty! Didn't
beginning of Underhand – explored but not surveyed by Pete].
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We returned the next day with a different set of instruments to survey
the passage in a slightly quicker/less exciting trip.
@@ -1046,11 +1039,11 @@ The path was very good, and went down the north-ish side of the Vord, past 199,
Besides, I am still capable of writing quite neatly. Nonetheless, I am writing at a reasonable speed. At least I actually have something to write. This is a content-free rant, but if you look back over the last 6 years, you will realise that there is a certain status that one must attain before one is entitled to make logbook entries that are this inconsequential.