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<h1>Expo 2022</h1>
<h2>2022 Mission Statement</h2>
<h4>Caving targets 2022</h4>
<p>This year’s aims are to continue pushing leads from Balkonh&ouml;hle, Fischgesicht
and Homecoming. <br /><br />
<img src="../2019/CUCC_map_2018-2.jpg" style="margins: 10px">
<br><i>Map of caves, categorised by date of discovery - credit K. Bender</i>
<p>This year’s aims are to continue pushing leads from <a href="/1623/264/264.html">Balkonh&ouml;hle</a>,
<a href="/1623/290/290.html">Fischgesicht</a> and <a href="/1626/359/359.html">Homecoming</a>. <br /><br />
<img src="20210402_westernCaves.jpg" style="margins: 10px">
<p><b>Balkonh&ouml;hle (264):</b> many promising leads at multiple levels, allowing for meaningful exploration to be done by cavers of varying abilities.
Medusa’s Maze is a particularly exciting lead taking the SMK system into an area not traditionally explored by this expedition. Additionally, the
system connects the previously explored Tunnocks system at convenient points to push leads remaining there, allowing us to explore unfinished
areas of Tunnocks without rigging the previous route, which was flood-prone.
<br><i>Western area - <a href="/1626/359/359.html">Homecoming Hole (359)</a>,
<a href="/1623/290/290.html">Fischgesicht (290)</a> and <a href="/1623/291/291">Happy Butterfly (291)</a> - credit Nat Dalton</i>
<p><b>Fischgesicht (290):</b> The entrance was blocked by snow in 2019 and could not be excavated. Leads from 2018 are still yet to be explored including a
20x20 m large phreatic tunnel with strong draught leading in direction of the rest of SMK left unexplored at the opposite side of a 40 m pitch. It
is also likely to connect to another significant find from 2017, Glucklich Schmetterlingerhoehle (‘Happy Butterfly Cave’; 291,), adding length to
the system.
<p><b><a href="/1623/264/264.html">Balkonh&ouml;hle (264)</a>:</b> many promising leads at multiple levels, allowing for
meaningful exploration to be done by cavers of varying abilities. Medusa’s Maze is a particularly exciting lead taking
the SMK system into an area not traditionally explored by this expedition. Additionally, the system connects the
previously explored Tunnocks system at convenient points (on the right of the map above) to push leads remaining there,
allowing us to explore unfinished areas of Tunnocks without rigging the previous route, which was flood-prone. Big Lad
chamber is in <a href="/1623/264/264.html">Balkonh&ouml;hle</a> is much deeper than the nearer parts of 359 and
290.
<p><b>Second Camp:</b> An objective for this year is to establish a second top camp known as "Garlic Cave'', which is located further west than Stone
bridge, as a base for those exploring Homecoming Hole and Fischgesicht.
<p><b><a href="/1623/290/290.html">Fischgesicht (290)</a>:</b> The entrance was blocked by snow in 2019 and could not be
excavated. Leads from 2018 are still yet to be explored including a 20x20 m large phreatic tunnel with strong draught
leading in direction of the rest of SMK left unexplored at the opposite side of a 40 m pitch. It is also likely to
connect to another significant find from 2017, <a href="/1623/291/291">Glucklich Schmetterlingerh&ouml;hle</a> (‘Happy
Butterfly Cave’; 291,), adding length to the system.
<p><b>Homecoming Hole (359):</b> discovered in 2018 at the western extent of our current area. This is planned to be the focus of further expeditions, but
if resources allow this cave will be pushed in 2022.
<p><b>Second Camp:</b> An objective for this year is to establish a second top camp known as "Garlic Cave'', which is
located further west than Stone bridge, as a base for those exploring Homecoming Hole and Fischgesicht.
<p><em>Updated: 7 March 2022</em>
<p><b><a href="/1626/359/359.html">Homecoming Hole (359)</a>:</b> discovered in 2018 at the western extent of our
current area. This is planned to be the focus of further expeditions, but if resources allow this cave will be pushed in
2022.
<p>See the <a href="/expofiles/location_maps/20210402_overview.jpg">overview Schwartzmoosk&ouml;gl (SMK) system map</a>
showing where 359 and 290 are in relation to Steinbr&uuml;ckenh&ouml;hle top camp (204), Balkonh&ouml;hle entrance
(264), Tunnoschacht (258) and the Loser Alm road-head restaurant and carpark.
<p>See the <a href="/expofiles/location_maps/20210403_northernCaves.jpg">zoomed-in 258/264 area</a> showing the
discovery history as well as the depth; and showing where Medusa's Maze is, NE of Big Lad. SMK has over 120 km of
passages, nearly all originally explored by CUCC Expo.
<p>[The small cave due north of 290 and 291 on the map is <a href="/1623/110.htm">No Helicopter Hole (110)</a>. ]
<p>The grid coordinates are UTM 33N - see Austrian kataster <a href="/handbook/survey/lasers.htm">G&amp;K</a>.
<p><em>Updated: 21 March 2022</em>
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<p>
Back to <a href="../../handbook/planning.html">Expo Planning Guide</a>.