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Kaninchenhöhle was CUCC's @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ nearest approach point had been checked carefully and found hopeless from both sides.
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Tunnocks was first found in @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ which being a tantalising 20m away from Steinbrückenhöhle. between and Tunnocks were high, but we've thought connections were 'likely' before and been wrong...
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2011 saw a relatively large @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ actual students who were able to come, and supplied the first ever expo-leader-not-based-in-Cambridge in the form of Chris Smith.
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The character of the 3 @@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ soil-filled development at the bottom. KH is largely walking passage, some of it enormous, with as much up as down on this year's route.
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This year, members of CUCC @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ space, and to search for the potential connection with Tunnockschacht, whose closest point was only a few dozen tantalising metres away from Steinbrückenhöhle.
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To cut down on the amount @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ camped underground before. Overall it was deemed a great success in enabling a lot of work in the deeper reaches, but the hot-bedding proved somewhat miserable for the night shift.
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Much of the camper’s time @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ time and rope, with the pitches still going, it was decided to turn their attention to other more horizontal leads.
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The other main find was @@ -145,18 +145,18 @@ heading off into blank space on the survey. However, the connection had still not been found, and the campsite was derigged, so it was down to the Tunnocks team to keep pushing.
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After dropping the 80m @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ upwards into black space and only approximately 20 metres away from Steinbrückenhöhle. Plans were made, equipment purchased, and Neil, Andy and some newly recruited team members were ready for a rematch.
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However, just getting to @@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ hanger placements. A period of re-rigging ensued, with extra hangers placed within reach of the height challenged and also to avoid some newly formed, precarious crevices.
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A team consisting of Andy, @@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ over a large pot, leaving him spreadeagled on a very tight rope over a large drop. The now decidedly shaky team carried on to the head of String Theory but felt it wise to pass on rigging for that day.
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Eventually, the rigging was @@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ obstacle, another pitch leading upwards. Neil quickly free climbed this and another small pitch afterwards, finishing at a ledge with a small, muddy tube going leftwards and a 10m pitch continuing up.
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As all the static rope had @@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ down into a big chamber with a massive pitch heading down past this which was promptly christened ‘The Beast‘. Two excited cavers headed out, looking forward to the next pushing trip.
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<Somewhere in here we @@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ should mention the occaision where Becka dropped a small pitch, found a survey station and though the connection was made, but turned out to be wrong. Adds a bit of tension to the real connection>
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A larger team were back the @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ most potential. Whilst Noel and Neil surveyed the chamber, Andy climbed the precarious climb whilst Rob helped haul gear up and offered much needed words of support.
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After rigging the climb, @@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ gained via a bolt and hair-raising climb and the heavily draughting tube was gained. This was pushed to a 20 metre pitch (Eh bah Gum) which led into the bottom of a rift with numerous leads going off.
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Holly, Noel, Wookey and @@ -283,12 +283,12 @@ were also pushed. An upper level passage leading off from Starfish junction provided over ……m of passage, ending extremely close to the surface.
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Kaninchenhöhle
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In 2009 Andrew Atkinson had @@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ to KH, so this top-class lead ('Irony of Time') remained for team by Rob Adams on his last trip.
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The nearest entrance to the @@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ back up dip to 'Strange Downfall/Upfall/Acrossfall'. This is a big space passed by a p38 then a p25 back up again or a very airy tyrolean.
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At the pushing front the @@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ the fun for the day. The find was named 'Country for Old Men' after the very easy going.
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The passage was heading @@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ to 170m. The Strange Acrossfall Tyrolean was also rigged, providing much entertainment as cavers unused to tyroleans starting at hanging rebelays got themselves strung up.
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As the gap to Steinbrücken @@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ derigging, so no progress from this end, but the way prepared for 2012.
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Back in KH, the Country for @@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ more cavers were inducted into 'expedition fever', escaping at 4am to an extraordinary view of mist in the valley below, illuminated by the moonlight.
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The next trip (Olly Madge @@ -398,12 +398,12 @@ certain to connect back to the northern end of YAPATE, and should provide a much easier route to the far end, avoiding the comedy tyrolean.
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So as is often the case the