Surveying round the Big Chamber & placed a fixed station. V. slow 7 hrs saw a pine marten on the way back not in the cave, fool. ~ 7 hrs -
Got down to Main Chamber in 1½ hrs for Dig Bicks, then to sump in 1½ hrs, then added a short rope to the stream "Yet another pitch" @@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ weather, or else we'll all be reduced to surveying trips.
Next pushing trip (following on same day) / Previous pushing trip -
Team gastronomique went down with the express intention of blitzing the food dumps; if the cave went a little bit further than last time then it was diff --git a/years/1983/log.htm b/years/1983/log.htm index 029b465f3..f68647f33 100644 --- a/years/1983/log.htm +++ b/years/1983/log.htm @@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ trip was excellent - being consumed in large quantities.
Derigged cave up by Schwarzmookögel. Pitch lengths measured as: entrance - 15.2, 6, 10m. followed by 5.5, 10, 10.5 -
Stopped off to look at Thursday's draughting hole. Wandered in clad in shorts + carbide following just one set of footprints of some early explorer. @@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ exercise and materials were collected instead.
No we didn't. We let Julian take us up a mountain which was a mistake. -
Following the stream down, pitches of 5m, 15.4m, 15.4m, 10.5m and 17.4m were rigged. The latter two pitches formed the top part of another large diff --git a/years/1990/log.htm b/years/1990/log.htm index 86839076e..ff41e424c 100644 --- a/years/1990/log.htm +++ b/years/1990/log.htm @@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ Adam T/U: 1½ hrs
Next trip (connection to 161)
Poking around on plateau miles from 161 away from the camp getting sunstroke. One was 20m long 40° slope down, dig through at end into small diff --git a/years/1992/log.htm b/years/1992/log.htm index 8adac4667..69d3fa017 100644 --- a/years/1992/log.htm +++ b/years/1992/log.htm @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ cave and we didn't notice at all.
Piezo goes through to the Darkroom ! The hole named Crow's Nest led via 4/5 rebelays (2/3 hanging) to a 34m free-hang into the darkroom. This free @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ the way out. Brute Force discovery trip (same day)/ Next Darkroom trip -
Carried about 200m of rope through the Darkroom to the rigging front. Re-rigged the Chimney on a longer rope and used the excess to rig a traverse @@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ were tourists & we don't care.
Pottering about trip. If you follow the roof in the entrance rift, you eventually come out over the top of Shell Pitch. Ignorance comes down by the @@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ now definitely unsafe and I will not be going down it until it changes. T/U Pottering trip (same day)/ Next trip
I decided that far too much ill-informed bullshit was flying regarding the Puffball "Rolling Stone", so went prospecting with Glen and @@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ This bit is called "Deep Sleep" (ask Tina).
After finding a complete set of borrowed gear for Jerry having spent several fruitless hours looking for Kaninchenhöhle & Jerry's gear, @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ Olly can't get his warped imagination out of here.
T/U 8 hrs (all at less than 50m, what a bunch of light weights)
A couple of days before 600m of cable for radios had been laid down the cave. Then Julian carried 200m of rope to the pushing front. Only one thing @@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ down there. Tourist trip (same day)/ Next trip
Didn't get underground until 22.15 (beat that Matt). Resurveyed entrance then went into cave proper and surveyed from ladder to just before 1st rope diff --git a/years/1999/log.htm b/years/1999/log.htm index 029475385..51765c17a 100644 --- a/years/1999/log.htm +++ b/years/1999/log.htm @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ the caving!
1999-07-10 | Journey - Journey | Duncan, Erin
+1999-07-10 | Journey - magnificent trailer-packing | Duncan, Erin
Duncan arrived at Cambridge at 10:20 and a mere 7 hours later we set off for the ferry. Thanks to Earl's magnificent trailer-packing, we didn't need @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ inadvertantly explore their tunnel network (T.U. 20 minutes) instead of A8
1999-07-10 | Journey - Journey | Julian T, Theo + Becka
+1999-07-10 | Journey - ballsed up the ferry | Julian T, Theo + Becka
Theo (from Cambridge)
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Austria, arrived 9 pm. Said hi to Hilde, had a couple of beers + collapsed (John had beaten us here by an hour)1999-07-11 | Loser Plateau - Carries | Julian T, Becka, John, Theo
+1999-07-11 | Loser Plateau - 2 Carries | Julian T, Becka, John, Theo
Did 2 carries each to set up Top Camp - all the rope we'd got, all the bolts + tacklesacks, tent, gear, food etc. On the way back from the 2nd, went @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ contoured to Julian then more contouring on 60° slopes + back via the lake. Duncan already 2 beers down when we got back.
1999-07-10 | Journey - Journey | John P
+1999-07-10 | Journey - by plane | John P
Got here by plane - Munich - and was the very first person to arrive this year. Got stranded in town and buggered up the public phone in a cafe, but @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ got a lift to the gasthof eventually. Ju, B, T got here later and spent evening in gasthof cafe.
1999-07-11 | Loser Plateau - Carries | John P, Julian T, Becka, Theo
+1999-07-11 | Loser Plateau - Carried some stuff | John P, Julian T, Becka, Theo
Carried some stuff up then buggered around the local hills as above. Yes, the main route to top camp is by far the easiest. @@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ that is roughly right and in roughly the right place. It'll do. Need to survey to it at some point.
1999-08-04 | 204 - Steinbrückenhöhle | Anthony, Julia, Nick
+1999-08-04 | 204 - Steinbrückenhöhle surveying| Anthony, Julia, Nick
Went to survey lots of passage and push the pitch rigged on the previous trip. Team efficient consisted of Nick making up the numbers, Julia @@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ hang.
TU 11 hrs
1999-08-05 | 40 - Eishöhle | Becka, Paul, Wookey, Andy A, Julian T
+1999-08-05 | 40 - Eishöhle addendum | Becka, Paul, Wookey, Andy A, Julian T
Logbook claims this is an addendum to 08.06 write-up but dates screwed up for this and previous entry so I've put it down as 08.05
1999-08-06 (Addendum to Becka's write up) diff --git a/years/2000/log.htm b/years/2000/log.htm index f8a909745..4285523c2 100644 --- a/years/2000/log.htm +++ b/years/2000/log.htm @@ -1382,7 +1382,7 @@ hence pitch is called Fledermausschacht.
2000-08-10 | 204 - Steinbrückenhöhle | Anthony & Dunks
+2000-08-10 | 204 - Steinbrückenhöhle Fledermausschacht | Anthony & Dunks
TU 11 hrs
diff --git a/years/2001/log.htm b/years/2001/log.htm index 6ea71f66c..485221298 100644 --- a/years/2001/log.htm +++ b/years/2001/log.htm @@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ top of small chamber. Out, goood, varied trip.2001-08-15 | 204 - 204 | Becka+ Earl
+2001-08-15 | 204 - Huge passage | Becka+ Earl
Back to where we'd finished surveying down 12B yesterday at station 7. Surveying down into chamber (after @@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ Out.
2001-08-15 | 204 - 204 | Martin, Tony and Letty
+2001-08-15 | 204 - No pain no gain | Martin, Tony and Letty
Pushed leads in No pain no gain 2000-2B was pushed to the pitch under King Carbide just above pleasure dome. Pushed leads there which @@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ about halfway along as far as a pit in the floor. Out.
T/U
2001-08-18 | 204 - 204B | Becka + Earl
+2001-08-18 | 204 - 204B Back to Swings + Roundabouts | Becka + Earl
I think this was the 10am underground day. Back to Swings + Roundabouts. Finished surveying the LHS, QM which we started yesterday. Climbed into pit diff --git a/years/2004/logbook.html b/years/2004/logbook.html index bdc83191e..b735de594 100644 --- a/years/2004/logbook.html +++ b/years/2004/logbook.html @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ planning to leave for Dover at 4am. Expo had begun.
I was phoned, "There is a problem", "Please bring your bathroom scales", "400kg overweight", "bollocks" (thought Martin). Solutions ...another car ... too crap .. another trailer ... too long ... DSL ... too expensive ...
diff --git a/years/2006/logbook.html b/years/2006/logbook.html index 2b3ef8d5a..0079d7da6 100644 --- a/years/2006/logbook.html +++ b/years/2006/logbook.html @@ -1,8 +1,7 @@ - - + - +Trying again, this time more sober.
diff --git a/years/2008/frontmatter.html b/years/2008/frontmatter.html index 9aba30eb9..a2f428fd7 100644 --- a/years/2008/frontmatter.html +++ b/years/2008/frontmatter.html @@ -1 +1,2 @@ +Rigged entrance pitch - quite slow going but its awkward. Very little snow so snow slope had a slot on the RHS as descend and Chris added a deviation on LH wall to keep rope over, though a bit low.
After a long wait (having foolishly turned up at the same time as A-team) we got going and rigged the traverse, nuisance pit and then started on Caramel Catharsis but ran out of hangers frustratingly near to the top. Out to rain, mist and dark – good test of the reflectors on the way home.
Neil rebolted and adjusted entrance, including rebolting traverse on left hand wall at scree level. We then continued to start of snow slope (melted) and swapped 11mm rope used for entrance with 9mm. Andy rebolted slope, ensuring cavers could not slip down chasm. CARE!!! Continued rigging to start of Caramel Catharsis (short rope needed for small pitch before CC) Large boulders moved during ascent CARE REQUIRED!!!! @@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ a bit lost at Ykikikiki beach, almost ended up at starfish junction. Made our wa
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ diagram">
Quick trip as far as String Theory, continued rigging down the 100m pitch, had difficulty finding last years bolts. Finally rigged pitch, Andy and Rob sheltered in bivy shelter. At the bottom made our way back up the balcony climb to "Leaky Chamber", limit of last year, all climbed down tight rift and looked at potential climb up, looking very good can see up 10meters to a scalloped roof. Rigged a traverse line to bypass shite rift and placed both at bottom of climb. Left climbing rope and etriers in situ, ready for next assault. Made our way back out. From the survey "leaky chamber" is approx 26meters vertically and 5m horizontally away from "Where O ware" in Steinbruckenhohle making this an excellent lead.
diff --git a/years/2012/logbook.html b/years/2012/logbook.html index 94d67beaf..0f2bb9aa5 100644 --- a/years/2012/logbook.html +++ b/years/2012/logbook.html @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Fat Cat => 140 10mm
Wook & Serena filled the van with lots of food & gear & set off for expo. Remarkably traffic-free trip in the UK & across europe. Realised @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Left 5:30pm, arrived 9:30pm.
Martin rigged Fat Cat and explored the wrong way to solution pocket 8m long & 10m high @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ My spanner made a descent of the 2nd pitch, at which point I went out
Popped down the hole to top of Fat Cat. Jess pointed me towards Emma's alternative hole, using backup of Fat Cat started on a quick pootle @@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ bolts. Wish I had not lost drill bit at bivvy.
Went down to fat cat to attempt to rig pitch so we could swing off into "window". Holly placed 3 Hiltis to put us in a nice place for @@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ soaked but it was passable.
Back to fat cat to set the last hilti & drop down. Dropped pitch to near survey stn 14 of fat cat survey. Saw window on way down that Holly managed to rig rope to -> Just a pocket at horizontal level but climb up with QMA above.
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ The pitch heads are nasty and tight, but things look better deeper down. Got outAfter promising results last time we returned with an extra bag of rope (70ish meters again) a drill (together a heavy carry) and an extra person. Martin descended the pitch and began drilling. Frank bolted several more entrances in the surrounding area as there is lots of promising cave in the region. StuW waited at the top and then descended. The drill ran out of power after two holes (it was the rubbish heavy hilti bivy setting one) and we decided to retreat and derig for now due to the weather and feeling cold. We decided that it would be easy to return to as it was not deep and could be done after derigging the deeper cave. A brief shower caused a lot of water to run down the cave while we were in it. On the way back we found a shaft (untagged) on the Tunnocksshaft path which was noted in StuWs GPS
diff --git a/years/2016/logbook.html b/years/2016/logbook.html index 674bbb698..e2ef7a2ad 100644 --- a/years/2016/logbook.html +++ b/years/2016/logbook.html @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@After day of topcamp fettling we set off to Balcony to rig the entrance shaft, after initially intending to do only a carry. We reflected en-route, so as to be able to find out way back, arriving ~ 8pm. I rigged the first few rebelays, not really understanding what the bolts @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ lack of inspiration we headed back out & back to top camp, getting there ~mi
Feeling Keen we set off to rig Tunnocks entrance shaft, optimistically we took ropes /hangers to get to the bottom of ducks on ice. Burdened by 2 bags & equipped with me skyhook I set off; diff --git a/years/2019/logbook.html b/years/2019/logbook.html index 563f4de37..5f192538b 100644 --- a/years/2019/logbook.html +++ b/years/2019/logbook.html @@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ start (a bit of a ledge) to cslere (sp?) it got wetter and more verticle then we
-Setting off bright and early from the stone bridge (11:00), we took tagging and surface bashing kit to Fishgesicht with a firm belief that we would find a second access ot the snowed-in cave. +Setting off bright and early from the stone bridge (11:00), we took tagging and surface bashing kit to Fishgesicht with a firm belief that we would find a second access to the snowed-in cave.
Whilst Reuben charitably carried some gear to Homecoming (needlessly as they'd taken one of our ropes), me and Corin GPS tagged some likely entrances about the area. We should have written some more information to know which would need rope to access.
Upon Reuben's return we tagged the cave dropped the previous day (tag: CUCC-2019; RH-01) and drew a survey of the little shaft.
Regretting not bringing more lunch, we set off to visit the ~8 sites previously identified - we looked at 3. @@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ Setting off bright and early from the stone bridge (11:00), we took tagging and
Cave was rigged to the horizontal level a few points as follows
• 2nd pitch could do with a little rerigging due to the awkward take off, although much of this is due to glossy rock diff --git a/years/2022/logbook.html b/years/2022/logbook.html index 8abd51a8d..377d7b18d 100644 --- a/years/2022/logbook.html +++ b/years/2022/logbook.html @@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ We wore Andreas out on the way out (not least due to slipping croll). Nice to ge
We'd had no peep from the Balkonhoehle cavelink so we weren't sure when the campers would have left so we headed off leisurely but there was no sign of life at the top of Honeycomb so Nathan + I dragged Alex on a trip down memory lane to Icecock aven. The ice is in a sorry state with rotten, melting ice lumps melted from the avens littering the floor. I wanted to check out the snow ramp but it was so melted that there wasn't enough left to climb up.