","20m rope + 2 slings for ent pitch; 5m handline + 1 or 2 slings for climb down into Flashgun Chamber. More needed for Pie Series and traverse to Sweet Sight.","Question mark list.","Form submitted summer 2003 as part of a misnumbering cockup. Resolved 2004-07-28 with allocation of new number 234.",,"In dataset; download .3d file or Raw survey data","plan drawn up after 2006 expo:
(2004 version archived here, or in colour here; 2005 version here)","caves/234/234.svx",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"The arch-shaped entrance and gully are obvious from the route used in 2000 onwards from Top Camp to Steinbrückenhöhle. Shortly after crossing the large bare area of limestone slabs on the flanks of the Hinter, the path traverses directly around the right-hand side of the entrance gully.",,"
A noticable draught outwards is present throughout the cave.",,,,,,"
",,,,,,,"t249",,,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,"The entrance is situated in a large choss bowl adjacent to the route used in 2000 onwards from Top Camp to Steinbrückenhöhle, where the path turns left just beyond Hauchhöhle.",,"
(The tag is on the wall behind my head)
","Retag","Tag on rock wall on LH side facing entrance, with provisional number.","Surveyed", 250,"1/T +",,"2000-AA-01",,"plateau/250/250.html",,,"Schönschrifthöhle","Calligraphy Cave, a.k.a. Dämmerunghöhle or Twilight Cave",,"1a","Has a ""+"" mark of unknown provenance. Rediscovered and surveyed by CUCC (Andy A and Wookey) 2000","Surface pit 6m deep, choked at bottom.","Maybe some rope, I don't know.",,,"See 2000 logbook entry (August 9th).","In dataset","
Notes in 2000#34","caves/2000-aa-01/2000-aa-01.svx",,,,,,"p250",,,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,"On path between 171 and 172.","From old Top Camp",,"A photo is alleged to have been taken in 2000 but has apparently been lost. Olly took photos 2007-07-26.","Tag","Tagged ""2000-aa-01"" in 2000. Tag changed to ""1623/250"" 2007-07-26 by Olly and Jenny.","Surveyed", 251,"2/S/T +",,"2004-11",,"smkridge/251/251.html",,,"In Ihrer Gesichtshöhle ","In Your Face cave",,"2d","CUCC 2004 Becka + Nial+Martin+Stuart","A small, drafting entrance in the bottom of a deep gully leads into low phreatic passage. After a short crawl over small angular rocks, a series of small (1 meter) drops enlarge the passage to allow standing room. The passage continues a short distance to a chamber with a scree floor.
To the left, are what appear to be blocked entrance shafts with flows of debris that spill into the chamber. Right leads to a spacious passage that rapidly becomes a flat out crawl over loose rocks, and chokes soon after. Higher up on the right, and looking back in the direction of the entrance, is a small phreatic tube that slopes upward. This can be followed around two right-angled turns before it chokes.
The way on from the chamber is straight on. Ducking under a low protrusion from the ceiling leads into another, slightly larger, chamber.
A passage leads off to the left from the far side of the chamber. This can be followed for a short distance before it reaches a blank wall with a small amount of water emerging from a hole near the top. A climb through a window in the right of the chamber leads to the bottom of an aven.
On the right hand wall of the chamber, to the left of the window, a short free climb provides the main way on. Below the climb an awkward crawling passage slopes downwards and emerges part way down the pitch. From the top of the climb, a high passage slopes steeply downwards for about five meters to emerge at the top of the ten meter pitch.
The pitch descends at a less than vertical angle to an icy boulder choke at the bottom with no way on. Above the pitch and to the left, a walking sized phreatic tube can be reached by way of a bolted climb. This leads to a muddy boulder choke.","30m rope + 10 hangers, should get you to all of the cave.",,"Form prepared 06/03/2005, waiting to be sent.",,"In dataset","
Notes in 2004#13; Tunnelized version of plan here.","caves/2004-11/2004-11.svx",,,,,,"t251",,,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,"From 204A go to 204D, then carry on a bit further.","Low (crawling) drafting phreatic hole in shallow valley heading down towards bowl of plateau.","
","Retag","Tag 21/7/2004 with provisional number","Surveyed", +252,"2/S/T x",,,,"noinfo/252.html",,,"Bunnyschacht",,,,"ARGE",,,,,,"In dataset",,,,,,,,"p252",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 5,"2/W +",,,,"noinfo/1626/5.htm",,,"Nagelsteghöhle",,,1626,"LVHK Oberösterreich, 1972","A short climb (protection advisable; two hangers in situ; rope of unknown vintage present in 2002) leads to a tube. This descends at 45° to a short walk round a pool to a short greasy climb. One soon emerges in the huge main passage, floored at the lower end by vast amounts of very unpleasant mud. The sump is reached by a right turn over some fine stratified sand, but CUCC's interest lay in some holes in the roof at the top end, with the hope of a high-level continuation.
The mud eventually runs out to be replaced by more and more inclined slabs, which were very easy on the way up. The gradient steadily increases until the floor merges into the end wall, and the trickle of water enters from high up. At this point, a couple of holes in the roof have already been passed, but investigation revealed these to be beyond reasonable reach without some fairly serious bolting.",,,,,"Resurveyed by Olly Betts and Martin Sluka in 2002 but we don't have an entrance fix so the data isn't currently in the dataset.",,,"278m",,,"A resurgence cave of major importance, visited by CUCC in 1976 and 2002. Krenmayr gives it 278m long, seasonally active, very roomy water cave. The associated perennial resurgence is Naglbrünndl, putting out 50-100 l/s.",,,,,,,,,,,"865m",,,"Above Rettenbachtal (north side); about 20-25 minutes on foot from Blaa-Alm.","Continue past the Blaa-Alm hostelry on the track to a crossroads of paths. Take the path to the right and then bear downhill and to the left at a fork by a small wooden hut. Follow the track until you end up walking parallel to the river; keep a lookout on the right for a small bridge across the river. Cross the bridge and take a small path to the left, which arrives at a further (smaller!) bridge over a stream. Just before the bridge, ascend up the hillside to the right through the undergrowth, keeping the large rocky gully to your right and the stream to your left. After a few minutes you will arrive at the resurgence (under tree-roots) to the left. At this point, cross into the gully on the right and climb up to the very top to reach the cave.","Entrance is at the head of a large, steeply-inclined stream bed (carries major flow in flood), and is reminiscent of Sleets Gill.","
Photos © Olly Betts 2002",,,, 50,"3/S/T",,,,"noinfo/1626/50.htm",,,"Ahnenschacht",,,1626,"Meanwhile, on the other side of the range, Upper Austrian cavers have undertaken some homework that others left behind a quarter of a century ago. Ahnenschacht (Ancestors' Shaft) was discovered in the 1950s and pushed to -395m. In the 1970s, Belgian cavers found vast horizontal passages amounting to about 5km in total – and a continuation to -602m. Their pushes came to an abrupt halt, however, when in 1975 a caver fractured his pelvis and had to be transported out of the cave. It was Austria's biggest cave rescue operation in the 20th century.
Since documentation of the Belgian finds was fragmentary and of very poor quality, some members of the Verein für Höhlenkunde in Oberösterreich decided to fill in the gaps in the maps and resume surveying activities. So far, 1.7km have been accurately surveyed.
Correspondent: Theo Pfarr
(I fear attempting to reconcile the chronology of the above snippet with theinformation above is a hopeless task.)
","
The entrance is in a small shakehole situated on the ridge separating Feuertal and Hintergras. The cave starts with four pitches (p14, p11, p5 and p11) which drop onto a slope formed of big boulders (rope desirable). After this, another series of small pitches (p9, p7, p6, p4, p10, p18, p11) from which is reached the Sinterterrasse at -141m.
From this point, one has left the zone of small pitches and started a series of pitches which in reality are part of a single shaft down to -400m.
Indeed, if you had an unfortunate accident on the Sinterterrasse, you would fall all the way to -400m. These pitches are usually wet, especially after rain... Here is the list of pitches: p25, Schuppenstufe 30, p10, Sicherungsstufe 32, Schachtgabel 48, a 10m ramp, Josef Schacht 100m. On the Josef Schacht, a pendulum 6m from the top enables one to reach the entry to the Horizontal network. Descending the Josef Schacht a little further, after a 6.5m and a 10m pitch, access can be gained to a wide canyon, active in the bottom, and which ends in a fissure. This canyon is fossil in the upper level and certainly presents possibilities for continuation.
After one has crossed the ""doorway"" and a short squeeze, one enters the network proper. At this point is a passage covered in rather special formations. The first junction gives access to a network ... [unfortunately there are lines missing in my photocopy of Spéalp 1]
This fossil system, which has not been fully travelled through, contains numerous possibilities. It is reached by three principal access routes: the pitch already mentioned; a descending fissure a little before the Belgica; and a sloping passage with formations in the Mammoth pitch chamber. The system is composed of a big chamber with numerous passages and junctions; it is very poorly known and no doubt houses many surprises. Continuing along the passage, one passes a step of 4m to find a junction, to the left at which lies the bivouac.
Directly after the bivouac, there is a 10m pitch, and at the bottom, a new junction: downhill the Belgica passage, of fairly small dimensions, which leads, after traversing past three holes, to a descent of an 8m and a 17m pitch and to the squeezes passed by our French colleagues.
Uphill, discovered by D.Motte and PIE, in the course of the expedition in 1974, is the Galerie de Francs Comtois. This is a large ascending fossil passage interspersed with traverses, dips and pitches. It reascends to -90m. At -150m, a 20m pitch reaches the Résomega.
A little before the 20m pitch, a short descending canyon passage avoids the 20m pitch and the series of squeezes following it. The Résomega is an alternately ascending and descending passage, very chaotic, interspersed with several junctions and pitches which leads to the Balcon du Visionnaire, offering several possibilities. A 60m pitch gives onto another 60m pitch which is undescended. There is another big pitch in excess of 100m and an unfinished ascending passage. A little before, a 10m pitch allows one to reach a passage interspersed with 3 junctions and 7 exits ! This shows the level of complexity which we ran into.
It was also at the Balcon du Visionnaire that an accident occurred in 1975, which terminated exploration in that year.
Back in the Horizontal network, and after passing a little bouldery climb an inlet is encountered, named The Bath. The passage continues a little longer, to end in a pitch. [ exploration incomplete ]
The following junction has been named Mammoth Junction because the passage to the right leads onto the pitch of the same name. It is necessary to exercise great care and attention not to slip hereabouts, because a fall would drop you into same.
The Mammoth Pitch, Para-pitch and probably the Negus pitch, form part of the same system (see survey) which is composed of a 146m pitch, a 10m pitch and a narrow canyon interspersed with several cascades leading finally to a 35m pitch giving onto the sump at -612m. The Para-pitch, p106, is followed by pitches of 5, 10 and 50m and drops via the latter into the Mammoth Canyon.
The Negus pitch, which is undescended, should also drop into the same canyon. Several other small pitches and active streamways should also rejoin this system.
The depth of 612m should be treated cautiously because the method of survey used (based on the height of a man) is fairly imprecise. The bottom could be anywhere between -580m and -630m. The shortage of time prevented us from redoing our survey. [The depth quoted in Atlas des Grandes Gouffres is -607m, which is shown as the bottom of this system. However, a Belgian survey shows the Yodl system (which is supposed to end at -607m) to be somewhere else entirely, so it is rather unclear which survey is wrong.]
Turning left, the Zipfer passage is followed for 150m before reaching an important junction: to the left Chimneys passage, to the right Draughting passage.
This is very large with a constant slope, interrupted in the middle by a squeeze and a couple of drops. The Schnaps pitch (40m with an unexplored, narrow canyon) is avoided by traversing to reach a 25m pitch in which you must pendulum 5m from the bottom in order to reach a chamber in which is met a small stream. Climbing up a little opposite, a short upper passage rejoins the stream by a 20m pitch. In the chamber, the descent of a 10m pitch allows the stream to be followed to a squeeze beyond which one can hear the grumble of a large river ? A place to go back to.
This is fossil, and tight in places, and allows exploration of a very complex network which intersects itself in various places and which could hold very great surprises, since its exploration has only been sketchily outlined. The exit from this passage is in an area of boulders where two possibilities exist:
To the left: a tight passage has been forced on a slope to Kitschacht (Tackle Bag Shaft) a magnificent 50m drop, very wide and completely free hanging. At its base, several possibilities. A tight active canyon which can be bypassed by a fossil passage, broken by an earthy drop of 3m to a huge 15m pitch leading to a sump at -360m.
A drop of a few metres gives access to a huge fossil passage (10 × 5m). The floor of this is cut by a deep canyon which has not been explored. After a hundred metres or so the passage ends at a vast wet pitch. Climbing over a big boulder on the right gives access to another pitch upwards.
Just after the base of Kitschacht, a passage of 80m makes a connection with the system of the Décollement pitch at the bottom of the 40m shaft. A canyon leaving the junction passage can be followed for more than 300m, and exits, in several places, into the side of the big fossil passage, just before the pitch upwards.
To the right: The Décollement pitch, with, at its base, a sloping chamber full of boulders. To the left a very deep ascending canyon is unexplored. In the bottom is the Méandre Emeri, so called because the formations are orientated in the direction of progress and of the draught. This rejoins a wide pitch with an inlet. After this 15m pitch is a short canyon and a damp 40m pitch. At the bottom, a huge descending passage suddenly turns almost vertical. This is the Toboggan, needing 20m of rope (a very spectacular passage). At this level one again cuts a new streamway. The passage continues, then contracts, and chokes at -385m.
After the Bivouac: a 10m pitch, then turn left into a small passage, ignore three pitches to the side, then descend pitches of 8 and 13m to arrive at some easy squeezes on the left. After this, a climb of 5m and a 42m pitch. Stops in a sand blockage at -410m.
Over the 13m pitch a small passage goes to several climbs in a fossil series. There is a 25m pitch and two 10m pitches ending in several very tight chimneys.
From the entrance, after 70m down Josef schacht, climb down 7m over a large block and descend about 12m in the bottom of a meander. Progress is then in the meander, with a short climb in a fault on the left and a 120m pitch, in sections of 22m and 100m. Beyond is a tight canyon with a 20m pitch to a sump at -607m (the last part of the 100m pitch is wet).
Atlas des Grands Gouffres du Monde 1979 says that the original -395m route goes on to c-470m (unsurveyed) and there are also routes ending at -385m and -386m.",,,,"
The description was translated from the references by Andy Waddington and Jill Gates.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"1890m, Frigoschacht 1875m (enters at -130m at Sinterterrasse)",,,"NW of Wehrkogel on the Schönberg. Marked and named on OAV map sheet 15/1.",,,,,,, 55,"4/T/S/E x","a–q",,"yes","noinfo/1626/55.htm",,,"Raucherkarhöhle",,,1626,"
","The labyrinthine system contains several levels of development, mostly southwards towards Nagelsteghöhle (the probable resurgence at 850m). The current deepest point (a sump) has been reached by systematically traversing over pitches of 40 to 90m.",,,,"
The description is translated mainly from reference 78.2012 by Andy Waddington and Jill Gates, with additional info on dates/lengths as cited.",,,,,,,"
More information on this cave, by those exploring it, can be found on the Landesverein für Höhlenkunde in Oberosterreich site, with text available in both English and German and with a number of excellent photos.
",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"NE of Hinterer Raucher",,"There are seventeen entrances, of which the highest is at 1635m. This gives the cave a vertical range of -718m, +7m, total 725m.",,,,, @@ -433,7 +434,7 @@ ,"-",,"2002-X16",,"smkridge/2002-X16.html",,,,,,"2d","Entrance noted CUCC 2002 Dunks","Notes have one word of description, which is rather smudged but could be ""spring"" (?)",,,,,,"Sketches and brief descriptions in 2002#31",,,,,,,,"gps02.p2002-x16","No idea",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Unmarked",,"Surveyed", ,"-",,"2002-X17",,"smkridge/2002-X17.html",,,,,,"2d","Entrance noted CUCC 2002 Dunks","~20m deep shaft in slabs",,,,,,"Sketches and brief descriptions in 2002#31",,,,,,,,"gps02.p2002-x17","No idea",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Unmarked",,"Surveyed", ,"-",,"2002-X18",,"smkridge/2002-X18.html",,,,,,"2d","Entrance noted CUCC 2002 Dunks","2m wide shaft in bunde",,,,,,"Sketches and brief descriptions in 2002#31",,,,,,,,"gps02.p2002-x18","No idea",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Unmarked",,"Surveyed", -,"1/S/T +",,"2003-01",,"smkridge/2003-01/2003-01.html",,,"Nischehöhle","Alcove cave",,"2d","CUCC 2003 Tony R, Brian O","A short climbable rift in an alcove in the side of the hill leads to about an 8metre pitch to a small round chamber which is comprehensively choked ",,,"Form prepared 2006-06-28",,"In dataset","
Notes in 2003#10","caves/2003-01/2003-01.svx",,,,,,"p2003-01",,,,,,,,,,,,,"Walk over the back of the ridge from 204",,,"Tag","Tag placed 2003","Surveyed", +256,"1/S/T +",,"2003-01",,"smkridge/2003-01/2003-01.html",,,"Nischehöhle","Alcove cave",,"2d","CUCC 2003 Tony R, Brian O","A short climbable rift in an alcove in the side of the hill leads to about an 8metre pitch to a small round chamber which is comprehensively choked ",,,"Form prepared 2006-06-28",,"In dataset","
Notes in 2003#10","caves/2003-01/2003-01.svx",,,,,,"p2003-01",,,,,,,,,,,,,"Walk over the back of the ridge from 204",,,"Tag","Tag placed 2003","Surveyed", ,"?",,"2003-07",,"smkridge/2003-07/2003-07.html",,,,,,"2d","CUCC 2003 ?Brian?","Believed to have been descended in 2003 (probably by Brian)",,,,,,,,,,,,,"gps03.2003-07",,,,,,,,,,,,"This cave is somewhat mysterious. 2003 records give a GPS fix for ""2003-07"" at the location described; but in 2004 it transpired that the cave documented under the number 2003-08, now renumbered as 240, had actually been tagged as 2003-07.
A search of the location described by these GPS coordinates by Anthony + Julia in 2005 revealed a single candidate shaft, which Julia thought she had seen someone climbing out of, possibly Brian.",,"Small pit with a horizontal entrance leading to an immediate short pitch.","
","Unmarked",,"Surveyed", ,"1/T +",,"2003-X11",,"smkridge/2003-X11.html",,,,"Earl + Becka's Dead Cave 1",,"2d","CUCC 2003 (Earl, Becka)","Loose boulder slope in ~25m into boulder/rubble choked chamber, quite large and with a high roof (say 5m high and 5m wide). No draught, no way on visible. Boulders loose at the top.",,,,"2003#03",,,,,,,,,,"gps03_bis.p2003-x11",,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,"Below and SE of GPSsed point",,,,"Unmarked",,"Surveyed", ,"1/S -",,"2003-X12",,"smkridge/2003-X12.html",,,,"Earl + Becka's Undescended Shaft 2",,"2d","CUCC 2003 (Earl, Becka)","Surface shaft ~10m deep to boulder floor. Shaft ~3x4m at surface. Could be rigged on naturals. Can't tell if draughting.",,,,"2003#03",,,,,,,,,,"gps03_bis.p2003-x12",,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,,,,,"Unmarked",,"Surveyed", @@ -455,24 +456,24 @@ ,"-",,"2004-10",,"smkridge/2004-10/2004-10.html",,,,,,"2d","CUCC 2004 Becka + Nial","Go down tube next to main entrance shaft to head of pitch. Pitch less than 10m down. Possible ways on.","20m rope + spits etc.",,,,,,,,,,,,"gps04.p2004-10",,,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,"215 deg to Zinken, 309 deg to Griess Kogel. (I suspect there is an error here, as this would be almost right at the summit of the Griess Kogel -DL.)",,,"From 204 bivvy over col then down + west following line of large shafts / collapses.","Entrance shaft with snow plug, pitch visible beyond","
","Tag","Tag 21/7/2004","Surveyed", ,"0/S -",,"2004-13",,"smkridge/2004-13.html",,,,,,"2d","CUCC 2004 ? (Possibly Julian?). Surface surveyed CUCC 2005 (Anthony, Julia)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p2004-13","Part drilled spit hole",,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,"Between 161E and 161H, on the same level as E",,"Horizontal entrance 4-5m wide, quite low, leading to crawl sloping downwards at around 45°. Strong cold outwards draught.","None in existence","Spit","Part-drilled spit hole","Surveyed", ,"1/T +",,"2004-14",,"smkridge/2004-14/2004-14.html",,,"Doktorarbeitloch","Thesis Cave",,"2d","CUCC 2004 Olly M, Mark S + Stuart","Rift continues for ~15m with a critical-angle boulder slope. Choked at bottom with slight draft emerging from rocks.","Oversuit + helmet (and presumably a light as well - DL)",,,,"In dataset","Notes in 2004#40 (missing)","caves/2004-14/2004-14.svx",,,,,,"p2004-14",,,,,,,,,,,,"SMK ridge, near 234 (Hauchhöhle)","Follow normal 204 walk-in path as far as 2002-03 and turn left (northwards). Climb over ridge, down into choss bowl then left over bunderous ridge.","Pit with snow plug (at time of original exploration in 2004) leads to vertical rift entrance.","
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","Tag","Tag 1/8/2004","Surveyed", -,"1/T +","a b","2004-15","yes","smkridge/2004-15/2004-15.html",,,"Rundreisehöhle","Olly's Through Trip",,"2d","CUCC 2004 Olly M, Mark S + Stuart","20m of rift connects both entrances. Going A->B passage leads off on the left by A but is too tight after ~10m. Next left in the main rift is an oxbow and connects back into main rift after ~4m of tight passage.","Oversuit + helmet (and presumably a light as well - DL)","Passage on left might just go, but only for small and stupid people","Form prepared 2006-06-28",,"In dataset","Plan:
Elevation:
Notes in 2004#41","caves/2004-15/2004-15.svx",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"SMK ridge, near 234 (Hauchhöhle)","Follow normal 204 walk-in path as far as 2002-03 and turn left (northwards). Climb over ridge, down into choss bowl then left over bunderous ridge.","A: Climb down in rift leads to slot straight ahead. B: Large pit with loose boulders leads to a small rift.","
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| 2004-15a entrance | View backwards from 2004-15a entrance | 2004-15b entrance | 2004-15b tag close-up |
","Tag","Tag 1/8/2004",, +253,"1/T +","a b","2004-15","yes","smkridge/2004-15/2004-15.html",,,"Rundreisehöhle","Olly's Through Trip",,"2d","CUCC 2004 Olly M, Mark S + Stuart","20m of rift connects both entrances. Going A->B passage leads off on the left by A but is too tight after ~10m. Next left in the main rift is an oxbow and connects back into main rift after ~4m of tight passage.","Oversuit + helmet (and presumably a light as well - DL)","Passage on left might just go, but only for small and stupid people","Form prepared 2006-06-28",,"In dataset","Plan:
Elevation:
Notes in 2004#41","caves/2004-15/2004-15.svx",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"SMK ridge, near 234 (Hauchhöhle)","Follow normal 204 walk-in path as far as 2002-03 and turn left (northwards). Climb over ridge, down into choss bowl then left over bunderous ridge.","A: Climb down in rift leads to slot straight ahead. B: Large pit with loose boulders leads to a small rift.","
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| 2004-15a entrance | View backwards from 2004-15a entrance | 2004-15b entrance | 2004-15b tag close-up |
","Tag","Tag 1/8/2004",, ,,"a",,"entrance",,,,,,,,"CUCC 2004 Olly M, Mark S + Stuart",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"2004-15.taga",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Tag","Tag","Surveyed", ,,"b",,"last entrance",,,,,,,,"CUCC 2004 Olly M, Mark S + Stuart",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"2004-15.tagb",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Tag","Tag","Surveyed", ,"0/S -",,"2004-16",,"smkridge/2004-16/2004-16.html",,,,,,"2d","CUCC 2004 Martin, Frank","Not descended","Oversuit + handline",,,,,,,,,,,,"gps04.p2004-16",,,,,,,,,,,,"On slope above 204 C and E","Go to 204C and head up 15m. Now contour around to large cairn. Cave is downslope towards main plateau.","Climb down hole along a fault with 3m cliff behind. Black hole continues down fault. Sucks slightly.","
Elevation:
Notes in 2004#46","caves/2004-19/2004-19.svx",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"East of 204. Routefinding difficult. GPS essential.",,"4m wide arch in side of limestone bed. Also surface shaft above same bed.",,,"Tagged as ""2004-19""",, +254,"2/S/T x ","a–c","2004-19","yes","smkridge/2004-19/2004-19.html",,,"Kindergartenhöhle",,,"2d","CUCC 2004 Brian, Tony","Entrances A and B quickly unite. Phreatic passage leads downslope past a pitch (QM A) to a crossroads. Straight on is choked; right leads to a chamber and another choke, possibly passable (QM A). Left is 25m of varying-size phreatic to a T-junction. Right leads to two choked passages, both probably diggable (left QM A, right QM B) -- these draft, although the notes don't say whether the draft is in or out. Left at the T-junction leads upslope via a 2m climb to a chamber with an aven, then another chamber at the foot of an 18m surface shaft (entrance C). From this chamber a small passage leads off to the left (QM C).","Rope + SRT gear","Two pitches and some diggable chokes, see description.","Form prepared 2006-06-28","Logbook account","In dataset","Plan:
Elevation:
Notes in 2004#46","caves/2004-19/2004-19.svx",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"East of 204. Routefinding difficult. GPS essential.",,"4m wide arch in side of limestone bed. Also surface shaft above same bed.",,,"Tagged as ""2004-19""",, ,,"a",,"entrance",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p2004-19a",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Tag",,"Surveyed", ,,"b",,"entrance",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p2004-19b",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Tag (?)",,"Surveyed", ,,"c",,"last entrance",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p2004-19c",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Tag (?)",,"Surveyed", -,"1/S/T +",,"2004-20",,"smkridge/2004-20/2004-20.html",,,"Brecheisenhöhle","Crowbar cave",,"2d","CUCC 2004 Dave, Olly M","Entrance pitch leads to small elongated chamber floored with gravel and blocks. A slope up at the southern end reveals two impassably tight passages to the left (eastwards). Near the foot of the pitch a tube slopes down to the west, but this is blocked by a large boulder; it presumably would connect to 2000-08 which is nearby.","20m rope + two hangers for ent pitch.","One dig, see description.","Form prepared 2006-06-28",,"In dataset","Plan:
Elevation:
Notes in 2004#51","caves/2004-20/2004-20.svx",,,"10m N-S",,,"t2004-20",,,"p2004-20",,,,,,,,,"In choss-filled depression near 2000-08.","Follow usual path from 204 bivvy. Turn left just before 2000-08.","Groove in side of depression allows descent past boulder floor; groove continues upwards to lip of depression and is easily spotted.","
Photo © David Loeffler 08/08/04 11:35:46
","Tag","Tag 8/8/2004","Surveyed", +255,"1/S/T +",,"2004-20",,"smkridge/2004-20/2004-20.html",,,"Brecheisenhöhle","Crowbar cave",,"2d","CUCC 2004 Dave, Olly M","Entrance pitch leads to small elongated chamber floored with gravel and blocks. A slope up at the southern end reveals two impassably tight passages to the left (eastwards). Near the foot of the pitch a tube slopes down to the west, but this is blocked by a large boulder; it presumably would connect to 2000-08 which is nearby.","20m rope + two hangers for ent pitch.","One dig, see description.","Form prepared 2006-06-28",,"In dataset","Plan:
Elevation:
Notes in 2004#51","caves/2004-20/2004-20.svx",,,"10m N-S",,,"t2004-20",,,"p2004-20",,,,,,,,,"In choss-filled depression near 2000-08.","Follow usual path from 204 bivvy. Turn left just before 2000-08.","Groove in side of depression allows descent past boulder floor; groove continues upwards to lip of depression and is easily spotted.","
Photo © David Loeffler 08/08/04 11:35:46
","Tag","Tag 8/8/2004","Surveyed", ,"1/E =",,"2004-21",,"smkridge/2004-21/2004-21.html",,,,"Earl's Hat Cave",,"2d","CUCC 2001,2004","Walk down slope (sometimes snow plugged) to chamber. Two passages lead on, left hand passage is choked, right hand passage has not been explored.","Handline may be required","Right hand passage",,,,,,,,,,,,"gps04.p2004-21",,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,"Very close to 204 D, approx. 15m down slope NW.",,"Huge open triangular entrance, facing North West.","
","Unmarked",,"Surveyed", ,"1/S + (?)",,"2005-01",,"smkridge/2005-01.html",,,,"Mysteryville",,"2d","CUCC 2005 Mark S, Emma",,,,,,"In dataset","NOTES MISSING!","caves/2005-01/2005-01.svx",,,,,,,"p2005-01",,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,"?",,"2005-02",,"smkridge/2005-02.html",,,,,,"2d","CUCC 2005 ??",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p2005-02",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,"?",,"2005-03",,"smkridge/2005-03.html",,,,,,"2d","CUCC 2005 ??",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p2005-03",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,"1/S =",,"2005-05",,"smkridge/2005-05/2005-05.html",,,,"2002-X14",,"2d","Entrance noted CUCC 2002 (Duncan). Refound + partially explored CUCC 2005 (Peter + Phil)","Wide entrance part-way up cliff leads to two crawling passages. Both end in pitches (probably the same pitch). The right-hand one has a 1 sec drop followed by a rattle of up to 8 seconds with a 2-second pause in the middle. Draughts gently out.",,,,"Brief description and sketch in 2002#31; 2005 log book",,"Grade 1 sketch in 2005#28",,,,,"The number 2005-05 was also used (briefly) for another entrance, which was found the next day to connect to 204, and designated as 204G. The number was reused due to an acute tag shortage.",,,"p2005-05",,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,,,"Cliff entrance, 3m wide, 1m high on cliff facing E","
| Entrance | Phil at the entrance | Junction inside |
Photos © Peter Clifton 2005","Tag","Tag ""2005-05"" placed 2005","Surveyed", ,"1/S -",,"2005-06",,"smkridge/2005-06/2005-06.html",,,"L Shaft","2002-X13",,"2d","Entrance noted CUCC 2002 (Duncan). Refound + partially explored CUCC 2005 (Peter + Phil)",,,,,"Brief description and sketch in 2002#31; 2005 log book",,,,,,,,,,"p2005-06",,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,,,"L-shaped shaft entrance, around 15m deep. Needs a ladder / rope.","
| Phil at the entrance | Entrance | Looking down shaft |
Photos © Peter Clifton 2005","Tag","Tag ""2005-06"" placed 2005","Surveyed", -,"1/S +",,"2005-07",,"smkridge/2005-07/2005-07.html",,,"Daumenkinohöhle","2002-X12",,"2d","Entrance noted CUCC 2002 (Duncan). Refound + explored CUCC 2005 (Peter + Phil)","No description extant, but from the survey and underground photo, it seems that it slopes downwards for 16m, passing a right-angle bend to the right, before ending in a pebble choke.",,,"Form prepared 2006-06-28","Brief description and sketch in 2002#31; 2005 log book","In dataset","
Notes in 2005#28","caves/2005-07/2005-07.svx",,,,,,"p2005-07",,,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,,,"Sloping triangular entrance 1m wide","
| Phil at the entrance | Entrance | The choke inside |
Photos © Peter Clifton 2005","Tag","Tag ""2005-07"" placed 2005","Surveyed", +257,"1/S +",,"2005-07",,"smkridge/2005-07/2005-07.html",,,"Daumenkinohöhle","2002-X12",,"2d","Entrance noted CUCC 2002 (Duncan). Refound + explored CUCC 2005 (Peter + Phil)","No description extant, but from the survey and underground photo, it seems that it slopes downwards for 16m, passing a right-angle bend to the right, before ending in a pebble choke.",,,"Form prepared 2006-06-28","Brief description and sketch in 2002#31; 2005 log book","In dataset","
Notes in 2005#28","caves/2005-07/2005-07.svx",,,,,,"p2005-07",,,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,,,"Sloping triangular entrance 1m wide","
| Phil at the entrance | Entrance | The choke inside |
Photos © Peter Clifton 2005","Tag","Tag ""2005-07"" placed 2005","Surveyed", ,"1/S =",,"2005-08",,"smkridge/2005-08/2005-08.html",,,,"2002-X11",,"2d","Entrance noted CUCC 2002 (Duncan). Refound + partially explored CUCC 2005 (Peter + Phil)",,,,,"Brief description and sketch in 2002#31; 2005 log book",,,,,,,,,"gps02.p2005-08",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"~8m dia shaft, with another shaft adjacent. Looks about 15m deep. Bottom has snow plug, and looks typically chossy. However, rift visible in North end - could go.","
| Phil at the entrance | Tag closeup | Shaft | Shaft from the other side | Continuing rift |
Photos © Peter Clifton 2005","Tag","Tag ""2005-08"" placed 2005","Surveyed", ,,,"2005-91",,"plateau/2005-91/2005-91.html",,,,,,"1d","CUCC 2004 (OllyB and Jenny)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p2005-91","not sure",,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,"Just round the corner from 2004-01, past 2004-02 and on the left of the valley.",,"
Photos © Olly Betts 2005","Tag","Tagged 2005.","Surveyed", ,"1/S +",,"2005-92",,"plateau/2005-92/2005-92.html",,,,,,"1d","CUCC 2005 (Jenny)","Narrow shaft with strong draught, leads to choke","Rope + SRT gear",,,"2005 logbook","In dataset","Notes in 2005#05","caves/2005-92/2005-92.svx",,,,,,"p2005-92",,,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,"South of 76, on path towards Top Camp",,,"
Photos © Olly Betts 2005","Tag","Tag ""2005-92"" placed 2005","Surveyed", @@ -486,11 +487,11 @@ ,"0/S -",,"2006-01",,"smkridge/2006-01/2006-01.html",,,,"Off-Trail Pot",,"2d","Almost certainly seen before, but tagged CUCC 2006","Undescended. Noticeable cold outward draught, but comes in noticeable gusts, so may be wind blowing through from another nearby entrance.",,,,"2006 logbook",,,,,,,,,"gps06.2006-01",,,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,,"Towards the end of the slabs on the 204 walkin, just after the narrow gully climb, taking a route slightly further down (the other side of a large bunde patch) one encounters this large surface shaft. ",,"
Photo © Mark Shinwell 2006. Model: Aaron Curtis","Unmarked","No record of a tag being placed","Surveyed", ,"0/S ?",,"2006-02",,"smkridge/2006-02/2006-02.html",,,,,,"2c","Almost certainly seen before, but tagged CUCC 2006",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"gps06.2006-02",,,,,,,,,,,,,"Where the 204 walkin swings uphill (eastwards) towards the beginning of the slabs, it passes between a blind pit on the left, this hole on the right, and another hole (2006-03) further to the right.",,"
Photo © Mark Shinwell 2006.",,,, ,"0/S +",,"2006-03",,"smkridge/2006-03/2006-03.html",,,,,,"2c","Has a red paint mark saying ""CUCC 1987 +"" but not documented at the time (nothing relevant in the '87 logbook it seems). Tagged CUCC 2006.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"gps06.2006-03",,,,,,,,,,,,,"Where the 204 walkin swings uphill (eastwards) towards the beginning of the slabs, it passes between a blind pit on the left, 2006-02 on the right, and this entrance further to the right.",,"
| Entrance | Closeup of marking |
Photos © Mark Shinwell 2006",,,, -,"2/S/E x","a b","2006-04","yes","smkridge/2006-04/2006-04.html",,,"Tunnockschacht",,,"2d","Entrance noted CUCC 2006; exploration ongoing.","See underground description page","See underground description","See underground description",,,"In dataset",,"caves/2006-04/2006-04.svx",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"From the stone bridge, follow the cairns towards 204e entrance. Upon reaching the final gully, where the path turns up to the right towards that entrance, continue straight across and then work to the right, traversing around the rear lip of a hole. This leads to the bottom of a loose climb, which is ascended to reach another level. A prominent Christmas tree style fir marks the point where another climb is made to the next level up. It is then necessary to ascend to the next level above this, either by a short traverse and then a narrow climb between two blocks, or by heading right and then heading back up to the left. Having done this, a short ascent on small loose stones brings one to the uppermost level, marked by a prominent cairn (visible from the stone bridge).
Follow the cairns around to the left, descending slightly at first and then maintaining the same level, to eventually reach a cairned point overlooking a large broken gully running from right to left. Descend into the gully (passing the shaft of 2004-18) and cross to the other side where an obvious level ascends upwards and to the right. Having reached the top, follow the cairns to the right to arrive quickly at an area with a hole to each side. The shakehole to the left, containing a cairn some two feet high, contains the A entrance; the B entrance is the other hole. ",,,,,, +258,"2/S/E x","a b","2006-04","yes","smkridge/2006-04/2006-04.html",,,"Tunnockschacht",,,"2d","Entrance noted CUCC 2006; exploration ongoing.","See underground description page","See underground description","See underground description",,,"In dataset",,"caves/2006-04/2006-04.svx",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"From the stone bridge, follow the cairns towards 204e entrance. Upon reaching the final gully, where the path turns up to the right towards that entrance, continue straight across and then work to the right, traversing around the rear lip of a hole. This leads to the bottom of a loose climb, which is ascended to reach another level. A prominent Christmas tree style fir marks the point where another climb is made to the next level up. It is then necessary to ascend to the next level above this, either by a short traverse and then a narrow climb between two blocks, or by heading right and then heading back up to the left. Having done this, a short ascent on small loose stones brings one to the uppermost level, marked by a prominent cairn (visible from the stone bridge).
Follow the cairns around to the left, descending slightly at first and then maintaining the same level, to eventually reach a cairned point overlooking a large broken gully running from right to left. Descend into the gully (passing the shaft of 2004-18) and cross to the other side where an obvious level ascends upwards and to the right. Having reached the top, follow the cairns to the right to arrive quickly at an area with a hole to each side. The shakehole to the left, containing a cairn some two feet high, contains the A entrance; the B entrance is the other hole. ",,,,,, ,,"a",,"entrance",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p2006-04a",,,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,,,,,"Tag",,"Surveyed", ,,"b",,"last entrance",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"p2006-04b",,,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,,,,,"Tag",,"Surveyed", ,"0/S -",,"2006-05",,"smkridge/2006-05.html",,,,"M5",,"2d",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"gps06.2006-05",,,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,,,"Draughting surface shaft",,"Tag",,"Surveyed", -,"1/T +",,"2006-06",,"smkridge/2006-06/2006-06.html",,,"Bogenhöhle",,,"1c","Origin obscure; surveyed 2001 CUCC (Mark S, Mike Cox)","Ducking under the entrance arch leads to a spacious tunnel with snow on the floor. This narrows and slopes uphill to a second skylight entrace.","None required",,,,"In dataset","Notes in 2001#11 apparently, but this wallet is missing","surface/bogen.svx",,,,"This cave is somewhat mysterious; it may in fact be the ""second cave with a walk-in entrance"" mentioned in the 157 description, but that is described as being 100m from Laser 0/5, whereas this is more like 30m (or 60m to the further entrance).",,"tbogen",,,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,,"Obvious large arched entrance opposite the second of the two short climbs on the 204 walk-in, just before Laser Point 0/5.","
Photo © Mark Shinwell 2006","Tag","Apparently retagged in 2006 with the new provisional number.","Surveyed", +,"1/T +",,"2006-06",,"smkridge/2006-06/2006-06.html",,,"Bogenhöhle",,,"1c","Origin obscure; surveyed 2001 CUCC (Mark S, Mike Cox)","Ducking under the entrance arch leads to a spacious tunnel with snow on the floor. This narrows and slopes uphill to a second skylight entrance.","None required",,,,"In dataset","Notes in 2001#11 apparently, but this wallet is missing","surface/bogen.svx",,,,"This was once conjectured to be the ""second cave with a walk-in entrance"" mentioned in the 157 description, but that cave was located in 2007.",,"tbogen",,,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,,"Obvious large arched entrance opposite the second of the two short climbs on the 204 walk-in, just before Laser Point 0/5.","
Photo © Mark Shinwell 2006","Tag","Apparently retagged in 2006 with the new provisional number.","Surveyed", ,"0/S -",,"2006-07",,"smkridge/2006-07.html",,,"Infrared Spectrometer",,,"2d","CUCC 2006 (Phil + Matt)","One spit placed, but not descended",,,,,,,,,,,,,"gps06.2006-07",,,,"GPS post SA",,,,,,,,,,,,"Tag","Tag ""2006-07"" placed by original explorers","Surveyed", ,"1/T +",,"2006-08",,"smkridge/2006-08/2006-08.html",,,"Knackered Tacklesack Cave",,,"2d","CUCC 2006 (Phil + Chantalle + Sandeep)","Boulder slope leading to impenetrable choke after 12m","None required",,,"2006 logbook","In dataset","
Notes in 2006#33","caves/2006-08/2006-08.svx",,,,,,"p2006-08",,,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Surveyed", ,"1/S +",,"2006-09",,"smkridge/2006-09/2006-09.html",,,"Random Schacht",,,"2d","CUCC 2006 (Phil + Chantalle)",,,,,,,"Notes in 2006#27. Drawn up straight onto master survey by DL, to be copied.","caves/2006-09/2006-09.svx",,,,,,"p2006-09",,,,"Surface survey",,,,,,,,"Close to 2006-04 (Tunnockschacht), around 50m to the south-east.",,,"
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| Entrance and tag | Closeup of entrance |
Photos © Chantalle Mouwer 2006-08-06","Tag","Tag ""2006-09"" placed by original explorers","Surveyed",