diff --git a/smkridge/204/ariston.html b/smkridge/204/ariston.html index 510c1d38e..d6bfa51e3 100644 --- a/smkridge/204/ariston.html +++ b/smkridge/204/ariston.html @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ Dig</a>]. Not surveyed in 2000.</p> <div class="centre"> <h3><a id="survey">Survey</a></h3> -<img style="padding: 2pt; border: 2px solid #000" src="smallsurveys/ariston.png" alt="Survey" /></div> +<img style="padding: 2pt; border: 2px solid #000" src="smallsurveys/ariston.png" alt="Survey of ariston area" /></div> <hr /> diff --git a/smkridge/204/razordance.html b/smkridge/204/razordance.html index 9da59a915..d7defc221 100644 --- a/smkridge/204/razordance.html +++ b/smkridge/204/razordance.html @@ -94,20 +94,22 @@ to the previous south-westerly line of the passage. After a few metres, a climb at a corner if followed by a squeeze to reach the head of <b><a id="holyhandgrenade"> The Holy Hand Grenade</a></b> (p3), an irritating little pitch with an awkward pitch-head. 8 metres further on are a pair of short, splashy pitches separated by a wet ledge: -<b><a id="unicum">Unicum</a></b> (p7) and <b><a id="zwack">Zwack</a></b> (p5). The next +<b><a id="unicum">Unicum</a></b> (p7) and <a id="zwack"><b>Zwack</b></a> (p5). The next 100m of passage is a ruler-straight muddy rift running to the south-west. After some narrow sections it is possible to climb up into a large roof tube, which gradually -descends to a balcony overlooking the final sump, <b><a id="nowbethankful">Now Be -Thankful</a></b>. Here the wind from Razordance goes up a large aven above the sump +descends to a balcony overlooking the final sump, <a id="nowbethankful"><b>Now Be +Thankful</b></a>. Here the wind from Razordance goes up a large aven above the sump [C2007-204-?? X], while a long bolted traverse, mostly on the left-hand wall, gains -access to <a href="#silkroad"><b>The Silk Road</b></a>.</p> +access to <a href="#silkroad"><b>The Far East</b></a>.</p> + +<h1>The Far East</h1> <h3><a id="silkroad">The Silk Road</a></h3> <p>A slippery climb down from the traverse over the sump (an extra bolt would be a good idea) gains a keyhole-shaped inlet passage with an elliptical roof tube and narrow floor trench. Like Razordance, the passage draughts towards the -sump. The passage runs south-east along the strike for about 30m before +sump. The passage here is The Silk Road, and runs south-east along the strike for about 30m before turning north-east and heading up-dip in a series of steep meanders for a short distance. An unpleasant 3m climb up marks a return to south-easterly progress. The passage briefly splits, with the stream flowing through a pool @@ -132,40 +134,70 @@ the foot of Carry-on up the Khyber</i>. To the left, The Silk Road continues as left [C2007-204-?? A]. After 60m, a gap between boulders leads into a 30m-wide chamber, <b><a id="forbidcity">The Forbidden City</a></b>.</p> -<p>The Forbidden city is a fine boulder-strewn chamber of fine +<p>The Forbidden city is a boulder-strewn chamber of fine dimensions, reminiscent of Knossos in Kaninchenhöhle, sloping -upwards to the North west and the exit into the Gobi Desert. Near the -lowest point, (below and to the right of the Carry-on up the Khyber -entrance) is a rocky crawl which leads into a wide but choked space +upwards to the North west and the exit into the Gobi Desert. Near, but below +and to the right of the Carry-on up the Khyber +entrance, is a rocky crawl which leads into a wide but choked space below the Carry-on up the Khyber passage. There is at least an aural -connection up to that passage. In the Southern corner of The Forbidden -City is [C2007-204-?? X].</p> +connection up to that passage. This may be the closest point to Siberia in +Kaninchenhöhle, but is clearly a long-term dig. +In the Southern corner of The Forbidden City is [C2007-204-?? X].</p> + +<h3><a id="gobitrail">The Gobi Trail</a></h3> -<h3><a id="gobidesert">The Gobi Desert</a></h3> <p>A large (8m wide) bouldery passage leads off from the upper end of The Forbidden City heading steadily uphill and north-north-west. There is one -notable climb up a large sloping rock which needs a little care. After 90m a passage leads off -to the right ("Silkworm"), and then the passage drops to being a crawl -to reach a complex T-junction after 110m. To the -left is <a id="entertheflagon">Enter the Flagon</a>. To the right a -rocky passage carrying a strong draught leads downhill and south to join up with -Silkworm after 20m at a 90left corner. This</p> +notable climb up a large sloping rock which needs a little care (handline). +Just after the climb a passage leads off +to the right ("Silkworm"), which is the quickest way to <a href="#crouchingtiger"><b>Crouching Tiger</b></a>. The main passage drops to being a low crawl +to reach a complex T-junction 110m from The Forbidden City. Down to the +left is <a id="entertheflagon"><b>Enter the Flagon</b></a>. To the right a +rocky passage carrying a strong draught leads downhill and south into the <a id="crouchingtiger">Crouching tiger</a>. +Straight on is a small passage [C2007-204-37 B].</p> + +<h3><a id="silkworm">Silkworm</a></h3> +<p>A short passage connecting the <a href="#gobitrail"><b>Gobi Trail</b></a> +to <a href="#crouchingtiger"><b>Crouching Tiger</b></a>, shortcutting the +crawling and complex junction at the end of the Gobi Trail. Halfway along is a +6m aven [C2007-204-34 X]. At the same point there is a tight connection to near +the start of <a href="#crouchingtiger"><b>Crouching Tiger</b></a>.</p> + +<h3><a id="crouchingtiger">Crouching tiger</a></h3> +<p></p>A tight passage on the right apparently connects into silkworm (aural connection?). +After 40m at a 90left corner is the junction with <a href="#silkworm"><b>Silkworm</b></a> (off to the right). +</p> <p>Beyond here the passage is full of unusally fine light-coloured -sand, from which the area gets its Gobiu Desert name. It is +sand, from which the area gets the Gobi Trail name. It is comfortable but not particularly large, with some crawling and -stooping where the sand fills much of the passage. [C2007-204-?? C] -and [C2007-204-?? B] are along here.</p> +stooping where the sand fills much of the passage. [C2007-204-32 C] +and [C2007-204-33 B] are along here.</p> <p>After 70m an aven 20m+ high is reached where water can be heard at -the end of the rift [C2007-204-?? C]. The strong breeze continues down -the passage ("Crouching Tiger") which now gets rather smaller being +the end of the rift [C2007-204-35 C]. The strong breeze continues down +the passage which now gets rather smaller being stooping and crawling all the way. It winds for 90m to a short 2m drop into a small chamber where there is a 4-way junction. A crawl leads off -uphill to the left (East) with a strong outward draught[C2007-204-?? -A]. A keyhole passage comes in from the South [C2007-204-?? +uphill to the left (East) with a strong outward draught[C2007-204-42 +A]. A keyhole passage comes in from the South [C2007-204-43 A], up which most (all?) of the draught goes. And a low passage heads down to -the West [C2007-204-?? B]. </p> +the West [C2007-204-44 B].</p> + +<h3><a id="entertheflagon">Enter the Flagon</a></h3> +<p>Left at the end of the Gobi Trail is <a href="#crouchingtiger"><b>Enter the Flagon</b></a>. 50m of passage leads +past a climb [C2007-204-37 B] on the right and [C2007-204-38 C] on the left] +to a point where a vadose canyon intersects. 5m back from this junction is a +short loop looking over the canyon passage. It contains [C2007-204-39 B] on +the right. Right (up) along the canyon leads to a 6m aven, +reasonably climbable with some gear [C2007-204-40-B]. Left leads, via a climb +down, to a continuing rift which heads towards the left zipper/right zipper +area in Razordance. The phreas clearly continues over the top of the vadose +canyon [C2007-204-41-B] but it would require some effort to reach it.</p> + +<div class="centre"> +<h3><a id="survey">Survey</a></h3> +<img style="padding: 2pt; border: 2px solid #000" src="smallsurveys/fareast.png" alt="Survey" /></div> <hr /> diff --git a/smkridge/204/smallsurveys/fareast.png b/smkridge/204/smallsurveys/fareast.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..6ad127f85 Binary files /dev/null and b/smkridge/204/smallsurveys/fareast.png differ