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<h1>CUCC Expo 2004: Mission Statement</h1>
<h1 align="center">CUCC Expo 2004: Mission Statement</h1>
<p>This summer, Cambridge University Caving Club will be continuing
its highly successful series of expeditions to the Loser plateau in
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is the principal group exploring in the area, which continues to yield new
discoveries.</p>
<p>The principal known cave system in the area is the Schwarzmooskogel system,
which comprises a number of connected caves including <a
<p>The principal known cave system in the area is the Schwarzmooskogel
system, which comprises a number of connected caves including <a
href="../../smkridge/161/top.htm">Kaninchenh&ouml;hle</a>, <a
href="../../smkridge/41/41.htm">Stellerwegh&ouml;hle</a> and the stunningly
beautiful <a href="../../smkridge/40/cucc.htm">Schwarzmooskogel
Eish&ouml;hle</a>. Altogether the system is 55.1 kilometres long and 1030m
deep, putting it among both the world's longest and deepest caves; over half of
the length, and the highest and deepest points, were explored by CUCC.</p>
deep, putting it among both the world's <a
href="http://www.pipeline.com/%7Ecaverbob/wlong.htm">longest</a> and <a
href="http://www.pipeline.com/%7Ecaverbob/wdeep.htm">deepest</a> caves; over
half of the length, and the highest and deepest points, were explored by
CUCC.</p>
<p>Over the last few years the principal focus of CUCC's work has been <a
href="../../smkridge/204/204.shtml">Steinbr&uuml;ckenh&ouml;hle</a>, a cave
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<h2>Principal Goals for 2004</h2>
<p>The goals of the 2004 expedition include:</p>
<ul>
<li />The deepest point in Steinbr&uuml;ckenh&ouml;hle is in the tight and
arduous stream passage of Razordance, which appears to continue downwards
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explore in this area. <!-- Personnel: Principally Martin + Earl. I'm also
interested (Dave) -->
<li />Some suggestions have been made for a return to Kaninchenh&ouml;hle,
which was the primary site of exploration by CUCC for most of the 1990s. There
are a number of open leads in the Far North, the area closest to
Steinbr&uuml;ckenh&ouml;hle; it is not entirely inconceivable that one of these
may lead downwards towards a connection with Razordance.
<!-- Personnel: This is Wookey's pet project -->
<li />There are a number of other leads in Steinbr&uuml;ckenh&ouml;hle which might merit exploration, including an undescended pitch (QM 01-38A) in the Chocolate Salty Balls area, known as 'The Eleven Second Rattle' after the sound heard on dropping rocks down it; another undescended pitch (01-68A) at the end of the Merry F***ing Christmas crawl; and many others (cf. the Steinbr&uuml;ckenh&ouml;hle <a href="../../smkridge/204/qm.shtml">question mark list</a>).
<li />One of the most interesting of the many smaller caves in the area near
Steinbr&uuml;ckenh&ouml;hle is Hauchh&ouml;hle, a prominent entrance near the
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(1623) and the boundary with the adjacent area 1626. <!-- Personnel: Brian,
Tony, other people when feeling slack -->
<li />There are a number of other leads in Steinbr&uuml;ckenh&ouml;hle which might merit exploration, including an undescended pitch (QM 01-38A) in the Chocolate Salty Balls area, known as 'The Eleven Second Rattle' after the sound heard on dropping rocks down it; another undescended pitch (01-68A) at the end of the Merry F***ing Christmas crawl; and many others (cf. the Steinbr&uuml;ckenh&ouml;hle <a href="../../smkridge/204/qm.shtml">question mark list</a>).
<li />Some suggestions have been made for a return to Kaninchenh&ouml;hle,
which was the primary site of exploration by CUCC for most of the 1990s. There
are a number of open leads in the Far North, the area closest to
Steinbr&uuml;ckenh&ouml;hle; it is not entirely inconceivable that one of these
may lead to a connection between the two, although it seems unlikely.
<!-- Personnel: This is Wookey's pet project -->
<li />There is also much documentation and surveying work to be done, which
although less glamorous than original exploration is vitally necessary
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</ul>
The expedition committee is as follows:
<h2>Expedition Committee</h2>
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<dt>Expedition Leader:</dt><dd>Olly Madge (Caius)</dd>
<dt>Treasurer:</dt><dd>David Loeffler (Trinity)</dd>
<dt>Transport Organiser:</dt><dd>Mark Shinwell (Queens')</dd>
<dt>Committee members without portfolio:</dt><dd>Martin Green (Corpus)</dd>
<dd>Steve Bishop (Queens')</dd>
<dd>Peter Clifton (Trinity)</dd>
<dt>Other committee members:</dt><dd>Martin Green (Corpus)</dd>
<dd> <i>[plus others yet to be appointed]</i></dd>
</dl>
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