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[svn r8351] Put in QM numbers for Far East area, add EntertheFlagon description.
Use logbook info to improve description. Add survey pic for fareast
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@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ Dig</a>]. Not surveyed in 2000.</p>
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<div class="centre">
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<h3><a id="survey">Survey</a></h3>
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<img style="padding: 2pt; border: 2px solid #000" src="smallsurveys/ariston.png" alt="Survey" /></div>
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<img style="padding: 2pt; border: 2px solid #000" src="smallsurveys/ariston.png" alt="Survey of ariston area" /></div>
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<hr />
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@ -94,20 +94,22 @@ to the previous south-westerly line of the passage. After a few metres, a climb
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at a corner if followed by a squeeze to reach the head of <b><a id="holyhandgrenade">
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The Holy Hand Grenade</a></b> (p3), an irritating little pitch with an awkward pitch-head.
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8 metres further on are a pair of short, splashy pitches separated by a wet ledge:
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<b><a id="unicum">Unicum</a></b> (p7) and <b><a id="zwack">Zwack</a></b> (p5). The next
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<b><a id="unicum">Unicum</a></b> (p7) and <a id="zwack"><b>Zwack</b></a> (p5). The next
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100m of passage is a ruler-straight muddy rift running to the south-west. After some
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narrow sections it is possible to climb up into a large roof tube, which gradually
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descends to a balcony overlooking the final sump, <b><a id="nowbethankful">Now Be
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Thankful</a></b>. Here the wind from Razordance goes up a large aven above the sump
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descends to a balcony overlooking the final sump, <a id="nowbethankful"><b>Now Be
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Thankful</b></a>. Here the wind from Razordance goes up a large aven above the sump
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[C2007-204-?? X], while a long bolted traverse, mostly on the left-hand wall, gains
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access to <a href="#silkroad"><b>The Silk Road</b></a>.</p>
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access to <a href="#silkroad"><b>The Far East</b></a>.</p>
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<h1>The Far East</h1>
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<h3><a id="silkroad">The Silk Road</a></h3>
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<p>A slippery climb down from the traverse over the sump (an extra bolt would be
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a good idea) gains a keyhole-shaped inlet passage with an elliptical roof tube
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and narrow floor trench. Like Razordance, the passage draughts towards the
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sump. The passage runs south-east along the strike for about 30m before
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sump. The passage here is The Silk Road, and runs south-east along the strike for about 30m before
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turning north-east and heading up-dip in a series of steep meanders for a
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short distance. An unpleasant 3m climb up marks a return to south-easterly
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progress. The passage briefly splits, with the stream flowing through a pool
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@ -132,40 +134,70 @@ the foot of Carry-on up the Khyber</i>. To the left, The Silk Road continues as
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left [C2007-204-?? A]. After 60m, a gap between boulders leads into a 30m-wide
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chamber, <b><a id="forbidcity">The Forbidden City</a></b>.</p>
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<p>The Forbidden city is a fine boulder-strewn chamber of fine
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<p>The Forbidden city is a boulder-strewn chamber of fine
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dimensions, reminiscent of Knossos in Kaninchenhöhle, sloping
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upwards to the North west and the exit into the Gobi Desert. Near the
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lowest point, (below and to the right of the Carry-on up the Khyber
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entrance) is a rocky crawl which leads into a wide but choked space
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upwards to the North west and the exit into the Gobi Desert. Near, but below
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and to the right of the Carry-on up the Khyber
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entrance, is a rocky crawl which leads into a wide but choked space
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below the Carry-on up the Khyber passage. There is at least an aural
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connection up to that passage. In the Southern corner of The Forbidden
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City is [C2007-204-?? X].</p>
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connection up to that passage. This may be the closest point to Siberia in
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Kaninchenhöhle, but is clearly a long-term dig.
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In the Southern corner of The Forbidden City is [C2007-204-?? X].</p>
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<h3><a id="gobitrail">The Gobi Trail</a></h3>
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<h3><a id="gobidesert">The Gobi Desert</a></h3>
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<p>A large (8m wide) bouldery passage leads off from the upper end of The Forbidden
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City heading steadily uphill and north-north-west. There is one
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notable climb up a large sloping rock which needs a little care. After 90m a passage leads off
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to the right ("Silkworm"), and then the passage drops to being a crawl
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to reach a complex T-junction after 110m. To the
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left is <a id="entertheflagon">Enter the Flagon</a>. To the right a
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rocky passage carrying a strong draught leads downhill and south to join up with
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Silkworm after 20m at a 90left corner. This</p>
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notable climb up a large sloping rock which needs a little care (handline).
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Just after the climb a passage leads off
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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
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to reach a complex T-junction 110m from The Forbidden City. Down to the
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left is <a id="entertheflagon"><b>Enter the Flagon</b></a>. To the right a
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rocky passage carrying a strong draught leads downhill and south into the <a id="crouchingtiger">Crouching tiger</a>.
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Straight on is a small passage [C2007-204-37 B].</p>
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<h3><a id="silkworm">Silkworm</a></h3>
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<p>A short passage connecting the <a href="#gobitrail"><b>Gobi Trail</b></a>
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to <a href="#crouchingtiger"><b>Crouching Tiger</b></a>, shortcutting the
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crawling and complex junction at the end of the Gobi Trail. Halfway along is a
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6m aven [C2007-204-34 X]. At the same point there is a tight connection to near
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the start of <a href="#crouchingtiger"><b>Crouching Tiger</b></a>.</p>
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<h3><a id="crouchingtiger">Crouching tiger</a></h3>
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<p></p>A tight passage on the right apparently connects into silkworm (aural connection?).
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After 40m at a 90left corner is the junction with <a href="#silkworm"><b>Silkworm</b></a> (off to the right).
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</p>
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<p>Beyond here the passage is full of unusally fine light-coloured
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sand, from which the area gets its Gobiu Desert name. It is
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sand, from which the area gets the Gobi Trail name. It is
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comfortable but not particularly large, with some crawling and
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stooping where the sand fills much of the passage. [C2007-204-?? C]
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and [C2007-204-?? B] are along here.</p>
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stooping where the sand fills much of the passage. [C2007-204-32 C]
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and [C2007-204-33 B] are along here.</p>
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<p>After 70m an aven 20m+ high is reached where water can be heard at
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the end of the rift [C2007-204-?? C]. The strong breeze continues down
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the passage ("Crouching Tiger") which now gets rather smaller being
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the end of the rift [C2007-204-35 C]. The strong breeze continues down
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the passage which now gets rather smaller being
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stooping and crawling all the way. It winds for 90m to a short 2m drop
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into a small chamber where there is a 4-way junction. A crawl leads off
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uphill to the left (East) with a strong outward draught[C2007-204-??
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A]. A keyhole passage comes in from the South [C2007-204-??
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uphill to the left (East) with a strong outward draught[C2007-204-42
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A]. A keyhole passage comes in from the South [C2007-204-43
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A], up which most (all?) of the draught goes. And a low passage heads down to
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the West [C2007-204-?? B]. </p>
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the West [C2007-204-44 B].</p>
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<h3><a id="entertheflagon">Enter the Flagon</a></h3>
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<p>Left at the end of the Gobi Trail is <a href="#crouchingtiger"><b>Enter the Flagon</b></a>. 50m of passage leads
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past a climb [C2007-204-37 B] on the right and [C2007-204-38 C] on the left]
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to a point where a vadose canyon intersects. 5m back from this junction is a
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short loop looking over the canyon passage. It contains [C2007-204-39 B] on
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the right. Right (up) along the canyon leads to a 6m aven,
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reasonably climbable with some gear [C2007-204-40-B]. Left leads, via a climb
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down, to a continuing rift which heads towards the left zipper/right zipper
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area in Razordance. The phreas clearly continues over the top of the vadose
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canyon [C2007-204-41-B] but it would require some effort to reach it.</p>
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<h3><a id="survey">Survey</a></h3>
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<img style="padding: 2pt; border: 2px solid #000" src="smallsurveys/fareast.png" alt="Survey" /></div>
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