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Upsall would be a good bet as the most likely to have it</h3>
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hours' walk along dubious tracks from where the road ends. The road itself is
no trifling effort but a great autobahn affair zigzagging its way up the
hillside. Near the top, it has a heart-stopping hang gliders' take-off ramp.
The road is a toll road, and a car plus four people would cost about £5.50
The road is a toll road, and a car plus four people would cost about &pound;5.50
per trip. Before we parted with cash, however, a curious aspect of local
attitudes was utilised. Cavers in Austria, and I believe in other parts of
the continent too, are regarded as real heroes. The words "Hohlen Forscher"
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ next spring/summmer for details of finds on the 1977 expedition.
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<a id="id1977-76" href="../1978/log.htm#id1978-76-1">Eislufth&ouml;hle next trip</a>
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<h2>Cambridge University versus the Totes Gebirge</h2>
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Gebirge</span> known as the <span lang="de-at">Loser</span> Plateau, which
has recently had a new toll road built up to it. This meant that our area of
interest was only an hour's walk away on level ground (hostile cattle
permitting).
permitting).</p>
<p>The CUCC had been out the previous year and had only scratched the surface
by the time they had to depart.
by the time they had to depart.</p>
<p>The three of us travelled out by train; a fairly arduous 30-hour journey
without any real sleep. Eventually we met up with the other members of the
expedition and I was able to swop my two-day old copy of the 'Times' for a
good English cup of tea; it's remarkable how British one becomes when on the
continent!
continent!</p>
<p>Our first night under canvas was greeted by a classic alpine storm with
thunderbolts and lightning (pyrotechnics worthy of even Hryndyj). Later we
made acquaintance with the Austrian lager, not a patch on Tetleys but very
potent.
potent.</p>
<p>Next day we began prospecting and spent the following few days inspecting
small shafts (100'). These all choked so we concluded that we were looking
for the wrong sort of entrance. What was needed was an entrance with
horizontal passage so that any glacial debris could not enter and block the
pitch below.
pitch below.</p>
<p>We eventually came across a small hole which was draughting violently.
Andy descended and found a snow slope on which he rigged a ladder as a
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ the hole he found another snow slope which led to the head of a pitch with a
large gale, sufficient to put out a carbide lamp, blowing up it. Returning
the following day, with a bolting kit, since there were no natural belays, we
rigged the pitch and descended to discover a vertical snow plug. Deeper still
a pitch belled out to Bar Pot dimensions.
a pitch belled out to Bar Pot dimensions.</p>
<p>We later had grave doubts about the stability of this snow bridge which
was definitely melting and only seemed to stay suspended above the void by
will-power. Pressing on down the shaft we had great problems rigging it; in
fact we spent a good two days bolting/rigging and rerigging before the thing
was satisfactory. The total depth of the pitch was 70 metres.
was satisfactory. The total depth of the pitch was 70 metres.</p>
<p>At the base of the shaft we passed into a hole with fluted walls soaring
up into the distance further than our lights could penetrate; it was
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ came to a boulder choke! This was a surprise; we had not considered this
possibility because of the large draught. First appearances suggested a total
choke. However, a man-size hole was found at the base of the choke and the
boulders seemed safely stuck. We pushed Andy through the hole and he found a
pitch, so we retreated until the next day.
pitch, so we retreated until the next day.</p>
<p>The shaft was descended for 30 metres to another pitch but the draught had
disappeared, so we named it 'Keg Series'. We traversed over this pitch into
@@ -76,26 +76,26 @@ taking the draught so we were back on the trail again. We found two more
pitches; the first was a good hang of 16 metres, the second (down the side of
a large vadose passage) was 11 metres. Then came the first bit of horizontal
development we had encountered - it led to a large chamber and a hefty inlet
making the place a maelstrom of spray.
making the place a maelstrom of spray.</p>
<p>Unfortunately at this point we ran out of both ladder and time so we had
to derig with the sight of more pitches ahead (a sort of Ghar Parau in
miniature). The pot is definitely still going and we shall be back next year
to continue on into the unknown....
to continue on into the unknown....</p>
<p>I think we were all impressed by the area, which is virtually virgin
territory. The <span lang="de-at">Loser</span> Plateau must be one of the
least explored areas of Europe; it has 800 metres potential and large areas
of cavernous limestone which are totally unexplored.
of cavernous limestone which are totally unexplored.</p>
<p align=right>S.Farrow
<p align=right>S.Farrow</p>
<h3><a id="id1978">Austria 1978</a></h3>
<p>August 1978 saw a return of University cavers to the <span
lang="de-at">Totes Gebirge</span> of Austria. Since five members of the
expedition were also Pennine members, this report is included to show that we
don't spend all year digging on Fountains Fell.
don't spend all year digging on Fountains Fell.</p>
<p>Following a successful trip in 1977, a much more organised group set off
in July with a ton of gear (mainly food and rope) for the two-and-a-half day
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ days of icy digging and bolting to rig 'Plugged Shaft'. At the bottom was a
15-metre free drop overhung by a large ice boulder in the process of melting
- indeed, below this point, we were the target for any ice falling in the
shaft. The pitch lands in a large round chamber, on a pile of shattered ice
blocks.
blocks.</p>
<p>From the chamber a further 13-metre pitch (Saved Shaft), drops over the
last of the ice into 'Boulder Chamber'. A small hole in the wall of huge
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ down leads to the head of 'Follow-through shaft', a 30-metre pitch broken by
a large ledge half-way down. An abandoned stream passage leads out into a
high rift chamber - 'The Taproom' - last year's terminus. On our first trip,
the heavy drip in the chamber was absent, but later it returned with a
vengeance.
vengeance.</p>
<p>A climb down leas to the continuing rift - too narrow at stream level -
but a travese to sections of false floor leads to an alternative way down.
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ boulders, a large black hole suggests a chamber going up a vast distance, but
downwards is more directly interesting and accessible. The explorers rigged a
short drop to a narrow slit which rapidly opened into a magnificent 55-metre
free drop from which it was seen that the upward black space is the top of an
80-metre high chamber - the Hall of the Greene King.
80-metre high chamber - the Hall of the Greene King.</p>
<p>Doug and Andy reached the chaotic boulder floor of the chamber after
descending a short 'Balcony' pitch. The Hall is about 20 metres in diameter
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ split in half, causing the floor below Andy to drop 6 inches! Shortly after,
a series of mysterious sump-like gurgling noises from below suggested that
surface rain was coming through - the explorers retreated from the
increasingly intimidating hole - twelve hours plus, this time, having been
spent underground.
spent underground.</p>
<p>The third and final overnight visit was the last pushing trip. Nick, Simon
and Julian descended the rift to find a muddy stream passage - again too
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ down. More traversing led to an oxbow containing an incredible volume of
sticky mud. A 13-metre pitch descends down a filthy wall - prussiking here
was a losing battle except with Gibbs. We called the pitch the 'Fiesta Run'
for reasons soon to be apparent. More traversing leads to an unbottomed black
space where the stream could be heard below.
space where the stream could be heard below.</p>
<p>We got 5 metres down what seemed to be a 50-ish metre pitch. From a depth
of about 330 metres the party slogged out to the surface after 12 hours
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ spectacular leap (double somersault with twist). Nick, Simon and Julian woke
up to find themselves in the river - eliminating two of our group of five on
the spot. There were three more trips involving members of the other groups.
Two derigging and one surveying trip cleared the pot and took the survey to
-140 metres.
-140 metres.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the other group had found a powerfully draughting entrance
which took three days of Yorkshire digging to enter. This soon proved to be a
@@ -189,18 +189,18 @@ smaller rift by pitches of 5, 40 and 30 metres (by-passing a parallel
75-metre free drop) to more rift streamway and further pitches. ExCS
descended the big rift in a 95-metre pitch to reach the same point and
eventually reached a very nasty choke at -280 metres, thus making <span
lang="de-at">'Gemseh&ouml;hle'</span> the second deepest on the plateau.
lang="de-at">'Gemseh&ouml;hle'</span> the second deepest on the plateau.</p>
<p>At least two NPC will be out again in 1979 to push <span
lang="de-at">Eislufth&ouml;hle,</span> and to look at other leads in <span
lang="de-at">Gemseh&ouml;hle</span> - finding deep pots is amazingly easy out
there, pushing them just a little more trouble.
there, pushing them just a little more trouble.</p>
<p align=right>A.Waddington</p>
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<a href="http://www.pennine.demon.co.uk/NPC/1979/MENU.HTM">1979 Journal</a>
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<p>Nick Thorne.
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<font size=-1>Bristol Exploration Club Belfry Bulletin 378 pp</font>
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<br>Proc. UBSS <!-- a href="../../others/ubss/831621.htm" -->Vol. 16 No. 2 pp 77-83
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<title>1980: Proceedings of the University of Bristol Speleological Society 16(1) (1981) pp 5-10, An introduction to Austrian karst, Steve Perry</title>
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<font size=-1>CTS 81.1427: Proceedings of the University of Bristol Speleological Society 16(1) (1981) pp 5-10</font>
<h2>An introduction to Austrian karst</h2>
<p align=right>By Steve Perry
<p>This article appeared in <i>Proceedings of the University of Bristol Speleological Society</i> 16(1) (1981) pp 5-10,
and is reproduced with the permission of the author and UBSS.<br>
The master copy can be viewed on the <a href="http://ubss.org.uk">UBSS web site</a> at<br>
<a href="http://www.ubss.org.uk/search_literature_browse.php?ArticleId=490&ArticleName=An+Introduction+to+Austrian+Karst">
http://www.ubss.org.uk/search_literature_browse.php?ArticleId=490&ArticleName=An+Introduction+to+Austrian+Karst</a>
<br>
A local copy is reproduced <a href="UBSS_Proc_16_1_5-10.pdf">here</a>.
<br>
Alternatively then ask to look at the original article in the CUCC libary,
see the <a href="../../../index.htm">CUCC Home Page</a> for details.
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<font size=-1>CTS 81.1309: Proceedings of the University of Bristol Speleological Society 16(1) (1981) pp 11-20</font>
<h2>A description of some caves...</h2>
<p align=right>By Julian Griffiths
<p>This article appeared in <i>Proceedings of the University of Bristol Speleological Society</i> 16(1) (1981) pp 11-20,
and is reproduced with the permission of the author and UBSS.<br>
The master copy can be viewed on the <a href="http://ubss.org.uk">UBSS web site</a> at<br>
<a href="http://www.ubss.org.uk/search_literature_browse.php?ArticleId=491&ArticleName=A+description+of+some+caves+in+the+Totes+Gebirge%2C+Austria">
http://www.ubss.org.uk/search_literature_browse.php?ArticleId=491&ArticleName=A+description+of+some+caves+in+the+Totes+Gebirge%2C+Austria</a>
<br>
A local copy is reproduced <a href="UBSS_Proc_16_1_11-20.pdf">here</a>.
<br>
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see the <a href="../../../index.htm">CUCC Home Page</a> for details.
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<a href="report.htm">Expo report, Cambridge Underground 1981</a><br>
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and send me one before it disappears for another 17 years :-( Andy</h3>
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<font size=-1>CTS 83.1621: Proceedings of the University of Bristol Speleological Society 16(2) (Nov 1982) pp 77-83</font>
<h2>The Stellerwegh&ouml;hle system</h2>
<p align=right>By Rich Barker et al
<p>This article appeared in <i>Proceedings of the University of Bristol Speleological Society</i> 16(1) (1981) pp 11-20,
and is reproduced with the permission of the author and UBSS.<br>
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<h4>Schnellzughohle Entrance 1623/115</h4>
(AKA Gemsescheissenhohle)
<p>Alt 1467m 47°&deg;0'3"N 13&deg;48'41"E
<p>Alt 1467m 47&deg;0'3"N 13&deg;48'41"E
Depth to sump 740m
<p>The entrance is reached by steeply descending to 90m vertically below the
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measuring pitch lengths and so only grade two is claimed.
<p>A surface traverse from the two entrances of Stellerwegh&ouml;hle to the
entrance to Schnellzughöhle, and extending to other entrances in the area was
entrance to Schnellzugh&#246;hle, and extending to other entrances in the area was
carried out to grade five, and is in close agreement with data from previous
years. The survey from Schnellzugh&ouml;hle to the Confluence was all to
grade five, and agrees with the surveys done in 1980-81 to lower grade. From
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ made in 1980 from memory with measured pitch lengths.
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<p>Lat: 47&deg; 40' 40"<br>
Long: 13&deg; 48' 50"<br>
Altitude: 1790 metres
Altitude: 1790 metres</p>
<p>The entrance to 161 was located at the start of what proved to be a very
successful year for CUCC. The entrance is located on a limestone ridge, just
along from the col between the Hint. and Vord. Schwarzmooskogel. Due to its
location, the cave has been unaffected by the large amount of rock shattering
usually found blocking shafts in the area.
usually found blocking shafts in the area.</p>
<p>The relatively free hanging entrance shaft lands in a small chamber with
two ways on. The most obvious being a 20m shaft leading to a 3rd pitch
through an eye hole, being 10m in length landing on a boulder strewn floor,
with two ways on.
with two ways on.</p>
<p>The left way continues as a 12m pitch landing on a loose boulder slope
ending in a choke. The right way through a small hole under a huge boulder
resting on a loose boulder slope, this continues at an angle of 30 degrees to
a further pitch, this has as yet not been descended due to the unstable
nature of the boulder slope.
nature of the boulder slope.</p>
<p>The second route out of the chamber at the bottom of the entrance pitch,
known as the "Rabbit Warren Series" leads via a small phreatic tube to a
series of shafts of 10.5m, 40m, 47.5m in length eventually ending in a sand
filled tube with no way on at a depth of 170m.
filled tube with no way on at a depth of 170m.</p>
<p>The key to the system is to be found on the second pitch, where, after
descending approx 12m, you pendulum off on to an inclined rift leading to a
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ followed by a very unstable boulder slope leading to a further 26m pitch
known as "Death's Door" in an inclined rift. This is followed by a free
climbable rift ending in a very tight 8m pitch "Beer Belly Blues". This rift
then enlarges and merges with another, entering a huge phreatic passage. This
gives two possible ways on, the Left Hand Route and the Right Hand Route.
gives two possible ways on, the Left Hand Route and the Right Hand Route.</p>
<p><b>LEFT HAND ROUTE</b>
<p><b>LEFT HAND ROUTE</b></p>
<p>This consists of an inclined rift which you continue along avoiding the
holes in the floor. Many ways on have been seen, but none pushed, along this
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ shafts continued down with ledges hindering your descent, until a large black
hole with sheer walls is found. This, the "Niflheim" has as yet not been
fully descended. The word Niflheim comes from the Norse Myths and means "A
realm of freezing mist and darkness under one root of Yggdrasall (world tree)
which hell lies within".
which hell lies within".</p>
<p><b>RIGHT HAND ROUTE</b>
<p><b>RIGHT HAND ROUTE</b></p>
<p>This takes the form of a large phreatic passage which is covered by a thin
layer of moon milk. This continues via a short 5m pitch to an area with rock
@@ -71,30 +71,30 @@ to a large 45 degree boulder slope "Boulder Alley". The passage continues
descending with the roof gaining height all along until a 32m pitch is
reached at the edge of a large black space. This pitch lands in a very large
sloping chamber (60m x 45m approx) called "Knossus" containing a frozen
manganese oxide stream and house size boulders.
manganese oxide stream and house size boulders.</p>
<p>A walking sized route through a boulder choke "Star Wars" leads to yet
another large chamber (possibly a continuation of the first) called "Tower
Blocks" in which you can quite easily get lost. Various routes lead off, none
of which have yet been properly looked at.
of which have yet been properly looked at.</p>
<p>The 1989 expedition to Austria will be concentrating mainly on further
pushing 161 as there are many wide open leads to be looked at left from last
year's expedition.
year's expedition.</p>
<ol>
<li>The Niflheim (Left Hand Route)
<li>Phreatic levels of Tower Blocks (Right Hand Route)
<li>Skull Pitch (possible by-pass to Death's Door)
<li>Passage above Death's Door Pitch
<li>The Niflheim (Left Hand Route)</li>
<li>Phreatic levels of Tower Blocks (Right Hand Route)</li>
<li>Skull Pitch (possible by-pass to Death's Door)</li>
<li>Passage above Death's Door Pitch</li>
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<p>Also it is hoped to investigate by diving, the known resurgence in
Altaussee Lake.
Altaussee Lake.</p>
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<p>T/U ~ 7 hours I think !
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<p>We'll be back in 1990, and it will be fun to see if we can make it a bit
more civilised. Now, a music system would be really nice.....
more civilised. Now, a music system would be really nice.....</p>
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and Vorderer Schwarzmoos Kogels, about 200 metres up towards the Hinterer
from the col, and about 20m down the east side of the ridge itself. Due to
its location the cave has been unaffected by the large amount of rock
shattering usually found blocking shafts in the area.
shattering usually found blocking shafts in the area.</p>
<p>The relatively free hanging 45m entrance shaft lands in a small chamber
with four ways on. The most obvious being a 20m shaft leading to a 3rd pitch
through an eyehole, being 10m in length landing on a boulder strewn floor,
with two ways on.
with two ways on.</p>
<p>The left way continues as a 12m pitch landing on a loose boulder slope
ending in a choke. The right way through a small hole under a huge boulder
resting on a loose boulder slope, this continues at an angle of 30 degrees
to a further pitch, this has as yet not been descended due to the unstable
nature of the boulder slope.
nature of the boulder slope.</p>
<h4>Rabbit Warren Series:</h4>
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ short climbs-down to a series of shafts and rifts - <b>Adrian's Route</b>
10m, 40m, 46m in length eventually ending in a draughting sand-filled tube
with no way on at a depth of 170m. Halfway along the entrance phreatic there
is a blocked 12m pitch and just beyond that a fork to the right leads to a
tight stream rift and a couple of nasty but undescended pitches.
tight stream rift and a couple of nasty but undescended pitches.</p>
<h4>Big Sainsbury's:</h4>
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ walking round the corner reveals the open space of <b>Big Sainsbury's</b> - a
very large passage about 100m long and 10m diameter. This is reached by a 20m
pitch (<b>Automatic Doors</b>) down to the boulder floor. The fourth way out
of the entrance chamber (a 1m diameter hole in the floor) comes out in the
wall halfway down Automatic Doors.
wall halfway down Automatic Doors.</p>
<p>At the lowest point of this end of Big Sainsbury's - to the right of the
foot of the pitch a rift leads back through to the '88 second pitch and on
through the floor (undescended but probably connected to <b>The Dungeon</b>
passages at base of said 2nd pitch). On the second pitch you descend approx
12m before penduluming off on to a ledge giving access to this connecting
rift.
rift.</p>
<h4>The Dungeon:</h4>
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ another short (4m) pitch. At the bottom of this a passage leads off to three
different pitch heads. Two of these pitches are short and choked but the
last goes, however the pitch head consists of a large pile of unstable
boulders and is accessed by crawling under one of the biggest and thus
remains undescended.
remains undescended.</p>
<p>walking 20m up the boulders of Big Sainsbury's takes you to the highest
point of the chamber. In the left wall is a pair of eyeholes overlooking
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ at the bottom. A few metres further along the left wall is a short low
passage which chokes after 12m. Another 25m along Big Sainsbury's there is a
2m x 4m hole against the right hand wall. This is the start of <b>Drunk &amp;
Stupid</b>, a steeply descending rift which goes down to -200m before
connecting with the Left Hand Route at French Connection Pitch.
connecting with the Left Hand Route at French Connection Pitch.</p>
<h4>Alternative Shopper:</h4>
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ which goes for 25m before choking. The first drop is <b>Checkout</b>, the
main route on. The second drop is <b>Alternative Shopper</b>, a funnel-shaped
30m pitch followed by a 10m pitch under a big boulder at the bottom. At the
bottom is a tight rift leading to a chamber where both the rifts out of it
are too tight.
are too tight.</p>
<h4>Dreamtime:</h4>
@@ -96,31 +96,31 @@ are too tight.
to stand on the rock ridge between Checkout pitch and the Alternative Shopper
30m pitch. Along the ridge turn left below loose boulders, traverse a few
metres, and climb 3m up a steep slab to gain the continuation of Big
Sainsbury's passage. This traverse should be lined.
Sainsbury's passage. This traverse should be lined.</p>
<p>The continuation descends for 30m past windows into a large rift on the
right, before closing down. The route continues to the right into a narrower
section, and soon leads to a pitch, with two ways down.
section, and soon leads to a pitch, with two ways down.</p>
<p>A hole to the left descends a 30m pitch (measured but not surveyed beyond
a window on the left). At the bottom, this closes down to a tight rift to a
sharp corner and drop, which was not descended due to the near impossibility
of rigging and return.
of rigging and return.</p>
<p>Climbing off the pitch through the window, and continuing round to the
left, pass underneath jammed boulders which form the floor at the pitch head,
and enter a chamber. The second way down the pitch, ahead rather than to the
left, lands at this point.
left, lands at this point.</p>
<p>Climb up a couple of metres at the back of the chamber and pass through an
eyehole. From here, a vertical climb down for some 6m in an elliptical tube
enters a bedding plane. To the left, the bedding plane continues to the top
of a pitch which has not been descended.
of a pitch which has not been descended.</p>
<p>The examined route goes ahead, as the bedding plane opens into a rift.
From here on, the passable passages are widened sections within the rift,
until the limit of exploration is reached, where there are two or three
possible pitches.
possible pitches.</p>
<h4>Down to the Squeeze:</h4>
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ free-climbable rift - <b>Rift Sans Nom</b> - ending in an 8m pitch <b>Becka
Falls</b> with a very tight hammered squeeze - <b>The Squeeze</b> - at the
top. This rift then enlarges and merges with another, entering a huge
phreatic passage. This gives two possible ways on. The <b>Left Hand
Route</b>, and the <b>Right Hand Route</b>.
Route</b>, and the <b>Right Hand Route</b>.</p>
<h4>Drunk &amp; Stupid:</h4>
@@ -141,28 +141,28 @@ ignored in 1988. This should be rigged with a traverse line to reach a tube
at the bottom leading into a large rift with a 20m hang to boulder strewn
floor. There is a possible route 10m down the pitch, and a tight side rift to
an undescended pitch at the bottom. The hole in the floor beneath the
boulders is about 10m deep to a dead end chamber.
boulders is about 10m deep to a dead end chamber.</p>
<p>From the bottom of the 20m pitch, a traverse line is required to lead down
a slippery slope to the head of an excellent 30m pitch (rope pad for the
belay knot). The main route is now washed rift with traverse lines and a
couple of short hangs.
couple of short hangs.</p>
<p>At the bottom of the 30m pitch there is a very tight rift leading back
which is too tight, and also a parallel rift to the main one, reached by
climbing up 7m to find a bolt to rig it. This rift heads down and enlarges
with a 15m pitch at the limit of exploration in 1989.
with a 15m pitch at the limit of exploration in 1989.</p>
<p>The main route comes to a 20m pitch, where several alternatives are
possible. The continuation of the D&amp;S route is across into another
passage at the head of the pitch.
passage at the head of the pitch.</p>
<p>10m down the pitch is a ledge and a good natural rebelay. From this ledge
a 1m diameter tube descends a series of climbs and is unexplored. At the
bottom of the 20m pitch is a 3m diameter chamber with nice fossilized
bivalves set in the floor. A very tight damp rift heads off from one side. At
the other side is a very tight squeeze through an eyehole, <b>White Hole</b>,
into a neighbouring shaft - the continuation.
into a neighbouring shaft - the continuation.</p>
<p>Follow the passage from the head of the 20m pitch (minding holes in floor)
to reach a superb natural belay with natural backup in the roof - <b>Parallel
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ muddy hading rift, <b>Bacon Slicer</b>, which requires a traverse line to
reach a ladder pitch some 15m down. The walls of the rift slope at 65&#176;.
The rift is relatively tight and awkward although a reasonably easy route was
eventually discovered that involved doubling back to the streamway 15m below
the head of the ladder.
the head of the ladder.</p>
<p>A short climb out of the rift leads to a larger section with a trench in
the floor. Within 20m the passage closes down into a very loose looking
@@ -183,13 +183,13 @@ boulder choke. Beneath this is a short section of narrow rift leading to the
head of a fifteen metre pitch, <b>Darkness Dooms</b>. At the base of the
pitch, the stream disappears down a 3m trench that slopes steeply downwards
for about 15m. A handline is useful here. The trench gradually widens until a
sharp right turn where large rift passage is again entered.
sharp right turn where large rift passage is again entered.</p>
<p>After a short section of wider passage, a 2m boulder climb leads to the
head of another hading rift. This is much larger than the Bacon Slicer
although the walls slope at the same angle of 65&#176;. The boulder climb
marks the start of a spectacular climb down a boulder slope with a vertical
descent of 18m. The boulder slope ends in:-
descent of 18m. The boulder slope ends in:-</p>
<h4>The Helipad:</h4>
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ ascended. The stream disappears into boulders in the floor and it is possible
to climb down through the boulders to an undescended pitch. Immediately to
the left of the boulder climb is a 5m section of 2m high passage that ends at
an 8m pitch, <b>Dead and Buried</b>. All ways on from the bottom of the pitch
were too tight.
were too tight.</p>
<p>To the right of the waterfall in the Helipad is a short climb up leading
to a section of small, twisting phreatic tubes. These were not surveyed but
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ Immediately behind the French Connection Pitch is a large phreatic passage
approximately 5m high. This leads to a small sandy chamber. A climb into a
rift from the chamber leads to a small section of ever diminishing rift that
ends at a pitch; this is in fact the other side of Dead and Buried and thus a
survey connection was made between Left Hand Route and Drunk and Stupid.
survey connection was made between Left Hand Route and Drunk and Stupid.</p>
<h3>Left Hand Route:</h3>
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ survey connection was made between Left Hand Route and Drunk and Stupid.
explored for 25m to undescended pitch) and becomes a zig-zagging keyhole
passage with a very deep narrow canyon in the floor. Two sandy passages off
on the right after 30m lead to the Left Hand Route camp-site and a climb up a
boulder slope to a choked aven.
boulder slope to a choked aven.</p>
<h4>Arrow Chamber:</h4>
@@ -229,14 +229,14 @@ leads to <b>Arrow Chamber</b> where there are three shafts and a passage off
to the right leading to two short undescended pitches after about 15m. The
three shafts are <b>Butcher, Baker</b> and <b>Candlestick Maker</b> and only
the easiest to rig one (Butcher) has been descended, although they are
thought to all be parallel shafts to the same place.
thought to all be parallel shafts to the same place.</p>
<p>Butcher is found by climbing down under some boulders by the left hand end
of the far wall of the chamber (the arrow of the chamber name points to the
relevant boulder). This 45m pitch lands on a choked shaft floor where a
further parallel shaft can be seen at each side through slots in the walls.
A large eyehole into the shaft on the right shows the way on, being a
traverse followed by a 10m pitch.
traverse followed by a 10m pitch.</p>
<h4>Niflheim:</h4>
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ hindering your descent, until a large, wet, black hole is found. This is
Yggdrasall (the world tree) which hell lies within" - a 51m very wet
pitch which lands on a rock bridge about 45m down. Here the shaft splits -
most of the water goes down the French Connection side and the rope goes down
the other side to land on a ledge about 7m above the floor.
the other side to land on a ledge about 7m above the floor.</p>
<h4>French Connection:</h4>
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ coming down the pitch has cut a small canyon across the chamber floor to the
5m round to the left before becoming too tight. Also in French Connection
Chamber there is a hole in the wall about 2m up on the same side as FC pitch.
This leads through to an aven with a 4m pitch and a 2m climb up into another
too-tight rift.
too-tight rift.</p>
<h4>Ragnorok:</h4>
@@ -273,19 +273,19 @@ takes you into a narrower canyon section for 10m which is choked with
boulders at ground level, but an easy climb up 2m at the start of the
boulders takes you into the passage proper. It is about 8m wide with sides
sloping down towards a central 0.5m wide canyon in the floor which can only
be seen occasionally as it has largely been covered with rock fall and sand.
be seen occasionally as it has largely been covered with rock fall and sand.</p>
<p>About 25m after the climb there is a boulder slope down to the left.
Climbing under these boulders gives access to a 17m pitch followed by a 10m
pitch with two ways on at the bottom. The first goes through a small chamber
(2m high) and then chokes, the second goes along a descending rift for about
25m before becoming too tight.
25m before becoming too tight.</p>
<p>At the foot of the boulder slope there is a walking passage which joins
back to Ragnorok in about 15m and a 4m pitch down to the foot of a sandy
slope. Climbing up this slope and around a corner to the left leads to an
open area with a pitch/climb down about 10m to the left and a sizable stream
canyon to the right. This is a major way on.
canyon to the right. This is a major way on.</p>
<p>Back in Ragnorok just beyond the pitches is another small wet hole in the
floor (undescended) and then another 30m of passage (with a choice of either
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ unchecked offshoots, leading to a 12m pitch into a boulder-floored rift.
Climbing up the sloping floor and then down the other side leads to a 20m
pitch down to a wet passage. A couple of metres to the left is <b>Thumper the
Talking Sump</b> and to the right is a couple of short climbs up to an aven
where the sump water comes down.
where the sump water comes down.</p>
<h3>Right Hand Route:</h3>
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ right for 30m a short 5m pitch breaks up the passage. At the foot there is a
another 30m brings you to an area with large rock pinnacles, odd water-worn
clefts. At the start of this there is a small sandy passage in the right hand
wall which goes downhill for 15m before reaching an undescended (but bolted)
large rift pitch.
large rift pitch.</p>
<h4>Over the Rainbow:</h4>
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ block allowing a traverse over a deep pitch followed by a steep slope
upwards; this is <b>Over the Rainbow</b>. To the right of this hole is a rock
pillar and the other side of it allows a safe bypass. Two other holes in the
floor in this area connect to <b>Rainbow Pitch</b> which becomes too tight
10m down.
10m down.</p>
<h4>Pot of Gold:</h4>
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ and down a steep and quite long climb to a fossilized streamway -
<b>Trembling</b>. It is tight in places and leads to a 25m pitch ending in an
impossibly tight rift. An inlet off the streamway leads to a maze of phreatic
tubes, <b>Free Attics</b>, and an active streamway that is too tight to
follow.
follow.</p>
<h4>Poxy and Bungalow pitches:</h4>
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ rift. 10m on is the 6m <b>Poxy Pitch</b>, again on the right hand wall. You
then climb down through a massive boulder collapse area to a flat slab and an
apparent junction. To the right it merely chokes in about 5m but it looks
like the obvious way on when returning so most people have checked it out in
detail!
detail!</p>
<h4>Boulder Alley:</h4>
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ hand wall 3m above the floor. A short sandy slope goes up from the foot of
Boulder Alley and then the steeply descending boulders continue, passing a 4m
climb down into a stream canyon in the left hand wall. A traverse line starts
just after this climb, taking you down what is now a false floor, past a
couple of holes to the edge of the huge open space of <b>Knossus</b>.
couple of holes to the edge of the huge open space of <b>Knossus</b>.</p>
<h4>Knossus:</h4>
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ boulder floor of a 60m diameter domed space. Up in one corner the rift that
has just been traversed comes down a smooth sloping wall to the chamber
floor, and a very loose continuation can be seen beneath large boulders.
There are also a couple of drippy avens and a short canyon over at the
opposite side of the chamber, and a frozen manganese oxide stream.
opposite side of the chamber, and a frozen manganese oxide stream.</p>
<h4>Star Wars:</h4>
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ is lots of jumbled rock and open space. Over to the left a gap looks over the
cliff into <b>Tower Blocks</b> and to the right is a steep, loose climb down
and a small rift passage in the right hand wall. At the foot of the climb you
can go left down a climb into Tower Blocks, or right over boulders into
<b>Tower Hamlets</b>.
<b>Tower Hamlets</b>.</p>
<h4>Tower Hamlets:</h4>
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ sloping sandy passage connecting to the other half of Tower Hamlets. This
consists of a large sand ramp sloping up into the roof and a couple of steep
1.5m diameter tubes going up at the sides. walking back down the sand slope
takes you onto the col between Tower Blocks and the passage to <b>Waterfall
Chamber</b>.
Chamber</b>.</p>
<h4>Tower Blocks:</h4>
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ side of the wide open space there is a shelf leading to a short, choked,
sandy inlet, and just to the right of this is a climb over a boulder into
<b>Olympus</b>. Further around to the right the floor drops steeply down to
the foot of a high drippy aven. A dodgy climb up 10m by the left hand wall
will also bring you into the start of Olympus.
will also bring you into the start of Olympus.</p>
<h4>Olympus:</h4>
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ chamber and round to the right you can look back down to where you just
climbed up from. Going down the pitch and walking down the sloping, rocky
chamber floor brings you to another 6m pitch into the foot of an active
stream pot. The water goes off down a rift by the foot of the pitch but
disappears into a boulder choke another 6m down in the bottom of the rift.
disappears into a boulder choke another 6m down in the bottom of the rift.</p>
<p>The main Olympus passage continues for another 30m, passing a turn off on
the right hand side. At the end of the passage is an impressive cemented
@@ -437,12 +437,12 @@ a couple of crawls with an aven between them brings you into larger passage
with yet another choked inlet on the right and a very unlikely-looking
zig-zag ending with a crawling passage to the left and a 3m climb up into a
rift straight ahead. This rift leads straight to the top of <b>Flapjack</b>,
directly opposite the way in from Carrefour.
directly opposite the way in from Carrefour.</p>
<p>The crawling passage leads to a 2m climb down after 15m with a phreatic
going left to a 2m climb into a high, choked rift, and right over boulders
to another view into the Flapjack pitch and a complex collapse chamber with
various climbs and passages through boulders.
various climbs and passages through boulders.</p>
<h4>Carrefour:</h4>
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ blocked pit to the left with a large wet window through the wall behind
looking over Flapjack. A lot of water is falling from the roof into the pit.
Continuing by the right hand wall leads to a junction with a very big
phreatic passage with a narrow floor slit containing water some 10m below.
This junction is <b>Carrefour</b>.
This junction is <b>Carrefour</b>.</p>
<p>To the right is <b>YAPATE Inlet</b> (Yet Another Pitch At The End) which
goes for 100m with a couple of climbs up, an inlet on the left and a large
@@ -462,13 +462,13 @@ the floor to a boulder-floored area with a way on 5m up the end wall and a
reach a bedding plane going back to the foot of the hole that was climbed
over, and another 25m wet pitch - <b>Wish you were here (not me) pitch</b>
leading to a choice of ways on down a dodgy hole in the floor or over the
boulders around it into a tight rift.
boulders around it into a tight rift.</p>
<p>Straight across Carrefour takes you into the <b>Toilet Block</b>, the
camp-site for the Right Hand Route. A short walking section leads into a very
high cross rift via a 2m climb. This rift is chocked at both ends, but going
straight across takes you into a 3m high 2m wide sandy floored passage to a
crawl into a chamber containing a damp climb down to a choked streamway.
crawl into a chamber containing a damp climb down to a choked streamway.</p>
<p>Turning left at Carrefour leads past the very wet window into Waterfall
Chamber to <b>Flapjack</b>, a large pitch leading straight down 30m and then
@@ -486,12 +486,12 @@ enough for cavers and a very tight pitch descends 8m to a small chamber where
all the water goes through a .5m diameter hole in the floor. Passing through
this leads to a very wet steeply descending rift and 15m along at the end of
this is a ridiculously wet 32m pitch to a vertical sump, which is at least a
couple of metres deep. <b>The Bottom!</b>
couple of metres deep. <b>The Bottom!</b></p>
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@@ -19,18 +19,18 @@ were discovered. One, Adrian's Route, choked at -200m. The other two routes
separated after an awkward squeeze that lay directly above a 10m pitch. The
left hand route ended at an undescended pitch estimated to be 100m deep. The
right hand route followed large passages to two enormous chambers at -300m.
There were several unexplored routes from the chambers to return to in 1989.
There were several unexplored routes from the chambers to return to in 1989.</p>
<p>The 1989 expedition aimed to continue the exploration of 161 and resurvey
the whole cave. One of the primary aims was to find a by-pass to the Squeeze
Pitch to enable faster descent of the system.
Pitch to enable faster descent of the system.</p>
<p>The expedition began officially on 5th August, 1989. Most of the
expedition members arrived by car, bringing with them food and tackle. The
remainder came by train or flew to Austria. Base camp was established at the
camp-site at Bad Aussee outside the Gasthof Staudenwirt. A top camp was wet
up on the Plateau itself close to the Br&auml;uning Nase where a spring
provided an almost continuous supply of water.
provided an almost continuous supply of water.</p>
<p>The first week was spent rigging the cave down to the limits of
exploration and attempting to find a by-pass to the squeeze in the maze of
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ completely out of character with the rest of the cave. A longer and larger
pitch, 30m, left the ledge. At this point the route was below the level of
the squeeze and yet was only a small distance horizontally from it. There was
a strong chance that this route would by-pass the squeeze. The route was not
named after its discoverers; Drunk and Stupid.
named after its discoverers; Drunk and Stupid.</p>
<p>Also in the first week, much of the upper parts of the cave and a good
deal of the Left Hand Route were surveyed. The survey was to B.C.R.A. grade
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ and clinometer readings were taken of a centre line down the cave. Cross
sections drawn at each places where there was a change in the passage shape.
Approximate passage height and widths were measured or estimated where
appropriate. All data was recorded on permatrace paper that was kept in
aluminium binders.
aluminium binders.</p>
<p>The beginning of the second week saw the bottoming of Niflheim; the long
pitch on the Left Hand Route. The pitch was spray lashed and cold and the
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ rigging trips down here were the most uncomfortable in the cave. A brief
reconnaissance at the bottom of the pitch showed there to be a way on
through a two foot diameter hole (small for Kaninchenh&ouml;hle). However
further exploration on this trip was not possible due to a shortage of
carbide underground.
carbide underground.</p>
<p>The pushing and surveying continued down Drunk and Stupid although a link
with either of the routes below the squeeze still proved elusive. Below the
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ development in a vadose trench before another series of pitches that dropped
into a small chamber; Wet Nappy Chamber. Here a large joint between two
types of limestone was met which formed a long thin Hading Rift. The rift
was approximately 30m long and 20m deep although the easiest way through
took three pushing trips to find.
took three pushing trips to find.</p>
<p>Several long surveying trips were required to survey the large chambers at
the bottom of the Right Hand Route, Knossus and Tower Blocks. Several routes
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ led from these chambers and the most promising was pushed down a 50m series
of short pitches; the Flapjack series. The last of these landed in a small
streamway where the water sank into small boulders into a canyon that was
reached further down the passage. A traverse along the canyon led over an
enormous drop estimated to be seventy to eighty metres.
enormous drop estimated to be seventy to eighty metres.</p>
<p>By the 16th August good progress had been made down the Right Hand Route
and Drunk and Stupid, and passages had been surveyed almost up to the pushing
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@ winched up the entrance pitch and rushed to hospital by helicopter. It took
eight hours to evacuate her from the cave but in spite of this she arrived at
the hospital with normal pulse, blood pressure and temperature. This
reinforces the view that practicing rescue techniques regularly is essential
and reflects very well on the excellent Austrian Cave Rescue.
and reflects very well on the excellent Austrian Cave Rescue.</p>
<p>Not surprisingly the accident somewhat dampened the enthusiasm that had
been prevalent at the start of the expedition. Morale was further depressed
when the first pushing trip after the rescue found a sump down the Right Hand
Route. The cave plummeted down a canyon and the sump was discovered at the
bottom of a circular shaft.
bottom of a circular shaft.</p>
<p>A team of four divers arrived in Austria at the time of the accident to
investigate resurgences in the area. Their major aim was to discover whether
@@ -119,13 +119,13 @@ had yielded another interesting find. On the second dive the right humerus
of a human skeleton was retrieved from the bottom of the lake. After further
searching with the Austrian Authorities the following day a boot and sock
were found. The body proved to be that of a villager from Altaussee who had
drowned in the lake thirty years previously.
drowned in the lake thirty years previously.</p>
<p>The diving team stayed in Austria for almost two weeks and spent most of
their time investigating promising resurgences in the area. They found
several leads that are worth pursuing including resurgences in Wolfgangsee
and Kessel. One resurgence in Goldloch was pushed to -65m. They hope to
return again next year.
return again next year.</p>
<p>Work was continued down the routes in Kaninchenh&ouml;hle by the dry
cavers. A camping trip down the Right Hand Route saw the completion of the
@@ -136,14 +136,14 @@ of the head of the Flapjack pitches. Another route, also leading off Tower
Blocks, ascended a large boulder ramp before dropping down 25m into an
impenetrably tight slot. A pitch at the end of the inlet near the camp was
also rigged but remains undescended. Several other smaller routes from Tower
Blocks were also explored and surveyed.
Blocks were also explored and surveyed.</p>
<p>On the 23rd August, a week after Rebecca's accident, Niflheim was finally
redescended. Several routes were found from the bottom; the most obvious
ending in a small slot at the bottom of a 6m pitch. However a side passage
led across a boulder floor to The Black Lagoon, a chamber with what appeared
to be a silted sump. From here there were at least two ways on; one leading
down into a canyon and the second entering a maze-like area of passages.
down into a canyon and the second entering a maze-like area of passages.</p>
<p>Exploration continued down Drunk &amp; Stupid. At the base of the Hading
Rift was a small section of horizontal development ending in an 18m pitch
@@ -151,13 +151,13 @@ with awkward take-off. This led to a series of climbs that became ever more
spectacular in the widening rift. These finally dropped into a chamber with a
side passage leading off to a short pitch and a waterfall dropping into the
far end of the chamber. The chamber had a sandy floor with 1m high sand
ledges around the edge.
ledges around the edge.</p>
<p>The surveying continued down Kaninchenh&ouml;hle until all the routes
except sections of the Left Hand Route had been surveyed. Elevations and
projections were drawn at Base Camp. Drunk and Stupid appeared to pass within
10m of the Right Hand Route below the squeeze. Several attempts were made to
link the two routes although no connection was forthcoming.
link the two routes although no connection was forthcoming.</p>
<p>A second camping trip was mounted to push the routes at the bottom of
Niflheim. Before this could be done, rope had to be retrieved from the
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ with soil. The way on looked very promising and so the exploration at the
bottom of Niflheim was abandoned in preference to this. A day of exploration
yielded several rift pitches that led to a few small chambers. Finally the
rifts became too tight. The area was surveyed and the campers emerged after
48 hours underground.
48 hours underground.</p>
<p>Up until this point, the weather in Austria had been reasonable. There had
been a few impressive thunder storms but we had had more than our share of
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ the tops of the mountains. We walked up to the plateau to investigate the
damage to Top Camp and found it almost completely destroyed. Of the six
tents that were there, only two had survived unscathed and three were
unusable. Almost all the caving trips from this point were conducted from
Base Camp making for very long days.
Base Camp making for very long days.</p>
<p>A further pushing trip down Drunk and Stupid saw the termination of the
route that left the bottom chamber in a tight squeeze. However another way on
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ pitch choked and so the bottom of Drunk &amp; Stupid had been found. The
unknown rope was very clean washed and was assumed to be that of a group of
French Cavers who were exploring a cave close to Kaninchenh&ouml;hle. A note
was attached to the bottom of the rope explaining that C.U.C.C. had found a
connection and the cave surveyed to the bottom.
connection and the cave surveyed to the bottom.</p>
<p>On drawing up the survey however, it was found that the bottom of Drunk
&amp; Stupid was exceedingly close to the bottom of Niflheim. The connection
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ led up out of the chamber; no other routes left the chamber. At this stage
it was almost time to detackle the cave. A short exploratory trip across the
very loose and dangerous section above the third pitch yielded a large
section of phreatic passage. This ends in an undescended pitch that might
drop into the Right Hand Route, thus by-passing the squeeze.
drop into the Right Hand Route, thus by-passing the squeeze.</p>
<p>Detackling eventually arrived with a vengeance on the 3rd September. Three
teams of three descended each of the three major routes. Unfortunately
@@ -232,13 +232,13 @@ After a rest at what was left of Top Camp we carried him to the car park. We
were met by the others from Base Camp near Top Camp and we carried him down
to Top Camp on two poles. Chris arrived in hospital two minutes before
Rebecca was discharged. After a romantic reunion Chris was wheeled away to
the x-ray room where it was found that he had fractured his pelvis.
the x-ray room where it was found that he had fractured his pelvis.</p>
<p>After this accident there was no time for recuperation. The cave had to be
detackled and so people had to cave the day after the accident. After much
effort all the rope was brought out from the cave. A further two days of
carrying saw all the gear down at Base Camp. There was just time to wash and
dry everything before we had to leave.
dry everything before we had to leave.</p>
<p>Although two sumps were found, there are still several ways on in
Kaninchenh&ouml;hle. Down the Right Hand Route there is an unexplored lead
@@ -248,11 +248,11 @@ at the end of the phreatic passage that leads off from over the third pitch.
There are certainly bound to be many other routes that have not been noticed
yet. Kaninchenh&ouml;hle is an extremely complicated system and there is
much to investigate next year. There are also many possibilities of
exploration in other caves on the Loser Plateau.
exploration in other caves on the Loser Plateau.</p>
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<p>1976 This was the first CUCC expedition to Austria, and was primarily a
reconnaissance trip. The area was sufficiently promising that it was decided
to return in 1977.
to return in 1977.</p>
<p>1977 82 Br&auml;uningh&ouml;hle -216m (BCRA Grade 3) Entrance crawl
followed by a series of wet pitches.
followed by a series of wet pitches.</p>
<p>97 Schneewindschacht -265m (BCRA Grade 1) Tight entrance series leads to a
succession of small pitches in a large rift. Too tight at -265m.
succession of small pitches in a large rift. Too tight at -265m.</p>
<p>76 Eislufth&ouml;hle -150m (BCRA Grades 1-4c) Pushed as far as the Tap
Room (was originally 106).
Room (was originally 106).</p>
<p>1978 76 Eislufth&ouml;hle -350m Pushed to -350m as far as The Fiesta Run,
and still going.
and still going.</p>
<p>107 G&auml;mseh&ouml;hle -280m (BCRA Grade 3) A series of pitches ending
in a choke.
in a choke.</p>
<p>1979 76 Eislufth&ouml;hle -506m Bottomed, though a few side passages left
unexplored.
unexplored.</p>
<p>1980 - Joint expedition with UBSS 41 Stellerwegh&ouml;hle -320m A new
route explored in what was originally a German find.
route explored in what was originally a German find.</p>
<p>113 Sonnenstrahlh&ouml;hle -329m
<p>113 Sonnenstrahlh&ouml;hle -329m</p>
<p>1981 - Joint expedition with UBSS 41 Stellerwegh&ouml;hle -680m Pushed
through Pete's Purgatory. Connected to Schnellzugh&ouml;hle (115) at -400m.
through Pete's Purgatory. Connected to Schnellzugh&ouml;hle (115) at -400m.</p>
<p>1982 41 Stellerwegh&ouml;hle -898m (BCRA Grade 5, below Confluence)
Bottomed via Purgatory Bypass.
Bottomed via Purgatory Bypass.</p>
<p>113 Sonnenstrahlh&ouml;hle Redescended, but the cave went no further.
<p>113 Sonnenstrahlh&ouml;hle Redescended, but the cave went no further.</p>
<p>1983 142 (near Stellerwegh&ouml;hle) Explored to the Big Chamber and
connected to Stellerweg.
connected to Stellerweg.</p>
<p>136 Steinschlagschacht -194m Very many loose boulders.
<p>136 Steinschlagschacht -194m Very many loose boulders.</p>
<p>143 -125m (BCRA Grade 5a) Became too tight after a series of pitches.
Later explored to -140m.
Later explored to -140m.</p>
<p>144 -284m (BCRA Grade 5b) Met phreatic level at -200m, but could not gain
access to passage heading towards Stellerwegh&ouml;hle.
access to passage heading towards Stellerwegh&ouml;hle.</p>
<p>145 Wolfh&ouml;hle -300m This cave was named (incorrectly) after a bear
skeleton that was found near the entrance. Still going at the end of the
expedition.
expedition.</p>
<p>1984 A small expedition involving only ten people for three weeks. Wet
weather at the start of the expedition resulting in low morale.
weather at the start of the expedition resulting in low morale.</p>
<p>The main aim of exploring Wolfh&ouml;hle further was achieved as the cave
only went to -426m (approx. 125m further). One pushing team was trapped for
12hrs by flooding, with water levels rising suddenly. They emerged to meet
the rescue party who were delayed by the weather.
the rescue party who were delayed by the weather.</p>
<p>136 Steinschlagschacht -240m (BCRA Grade 1) Ending in a narrowing rift,
no proper survey due to the dangerous nature of the cave.
no proper survey due to the dangerous nature of the cave.</p>
<p>143 Explored for connection to Stellerweg. An audible connection was
found, but was too tight to allow the passage of cavers.
found, but was too tight to allow the passage of cavers.</p>
<p>145 Wolfh&ouml;hle -426m (BCRA Grade 5b) Bottomed.
<p>145 Wolfh&ouml;hle -426m (BCRA Grade 5b) Bottomed.</p>
<p>1985 The connection between Stellerweg and 144 was the year's big find.
Minor extensions were found in 142, and 152 was discovered and explored to a
connection with Sonnenstrahlh&ouml;hle. The expedition was even smaller than
the 1984 one, comprising only eight people.
the 1984 one, comprising only eight people.</p>
<p>142 Minor extensions were found.
<p>142 Minor extensions were found.</p>
<p>144 Connecting to Stellerweg giving a total depth of -971 m and 6.5km of
passage.
passage.</p>
<p>152 (BCRA Grade 5b) Explored to a connection with Sonnenstrahlh&ouml;hle
at -150m.
at -150m.</p>
<p>1986 This expedition intentionally left blank
<p>1986 This expedition intentionally left blank</p>
<p>1987 A small and generally inexperienced party had a rather unsuccessful
expedition, finding lots of small extensions to existing systems, but only
one new cave.
one new cave.</p>
<p>A group of German and French cavers linked their system into Stellerweg,
making the entire system over 1 km deep, and giving them the highest
entrance.
entrance.</p>
<p>87 Minor extensions found but no extra depth gained.
<p>87 Minor extensions found but no extra depth gained.</p>
<p>113 Sonnenstrahlh&ouml;hle Found new route from just inside the entrance
to the Opera House.
to the Opera House.</p>
<p>158 Donner-und-Blitzenh&ouml;hle Pushed to small wet chamber.
<p>158 Donner-und-Blitzenh&ouml;hle Pushed to small wet chamber.</p>
<p>1988 This was the largest expedition to date, with over twenty-five
members. A total of three weeks was spent in Austria. With little to
continue from 1987, the main emphasis was on finding new caves, but
atrocious weather hampered progress.
atrocious weather hampered progress.</p>
<p>147 Rediscovered and explored.
<p>147 Rediscovered and explored.</p>
<p>158 Donner-und-Blitzenh&ouml;hle Rerigged but didn't go beyond last
year's final chamber.
year's final chamber.</p>
<p>164 Bottomed, but not surveyed due to flooding.
<p>164 Bottomed, but not surveyed due to flooding.</p>
<p>161 Kaninchenh&ouml;hle -300m (BCRA Grade 3) A promising and complicated
system. A tight vertical squeeze was eventually passed to give several ways
on.
on.</p>
<p>1989 See the expedition diary for a description.
<p>1989 See the expedition diary for a description.</p>
<p>161 Kaninchenh&ouml;hle System -500m (BCRA grade 5) A sump was found at
-500m, and a major new route was developed. Several routes remain
undescended and there is plenty of potential for further discoveries as the
complexity of the system becomes apparent.
complexity of the system becomes apparent.</p>
<p>1990 ??????????
<p>1990 ??????????</p>
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<p><center><font size=+2><b>1990 Expedition Trip Log</b></font></center>
<p>This is a (fairly) faithful transcription of the CUCC 1990 Expedition
@@ -18,6 +20,10 @@ reformatting to allow for easier perusal and the limitations of ASCII.
<p>The first part of the log is traditionally taken up by the journey out.<br>
If this is of no interest, here is a link <a href="#start">to the caving</a>!
<hr />
30/6/90 | Journey out - Wild Rovers Return | Paul T, Adam, Jeremy
<p>Wild Rovers Return - Paul T, Adam, Jeremy 30/6/90 - 9/7/90
<p><u>Found</u> rover parked somewhere off Mill Rd, &amp; spent a whole day
@@ -69,9 +75,10 @@ site (we had thought we would meet the other's here but they'd gone
h&uuml;tte walking). Eventually plumped for the latter &amp; got off the next
day without paying!<br>
&gt; Oh yes, no shops open 'cos the Austrian's are crap, bloody bank
holiday.<hr />
holiday.
<p><u>Julian</u>, Matt &amp; David H. (Driver) (in Jeremy's car)
<hr />
30/6/90 | Journey out - In Jeremy's car | <u>Julian</u>, Matt &amp; David H
<p>Met Matt who was late (8:30pm) in Chad's carpark, so didn't get away from
Cambridge in time to avoid Mark &amp; Tony who dumped lots of extra gear with
@@ -92,7 +99,9 @@ too difficult for me. Henceforth all navigation errors were due to Dave
overshooting Ausfahrts because no one had any confidence in the signposts. It
began raining at Salzburg and so far hasn't stopped.<hr />
<p><u>Wookmobile I hits the streets</u> - Wookey.
1/7/90 | Journey out - Wookmobile I hits the streets | <u>Wookey</u>
<p>(date unknown)
<p>After already having done 1,500 miles in the previous week (Cam -&gt;
Nottingham -&gt; Settle -&gt; Assynt -&gt; Cam -&gt; Poole -&gt; Cam), the
@@ -123,7 +132,8 @@ at about 5pm - a little miffed!
<p>The wookmobile was attacked by a bus at the border but suffered only minor
damage - another wing - only 2 more corners to do!<hr />
<p>13/7/90 (out of order) Team Cavalier <u>Mark D</u>, Francis, Pete
<p>13/7/90 | Journey out - Team Cavalier | <u>Mark D</u>, Francis, Peter S
<p>I set off at 1.30pm on Friday. Drove to Cambridge to pick up Julian's
hangglider and found problem no 1 - the roof rack provided didn't fit on the
@@ -137,9 +147,8 @@ Saturday evening, absolutely knackered.
God, did I enjoy the beer in Hildas.
<p align=right>MSD<hr />
<p><a name="start"><u>11.7.90</u></a>
<p>Jeremy does it again - Another cave (Jeremy) 11/7/90
<p>11/7/90 | Near 161 - Jeremy does it again - Another cave | Jeremy
<p>- After putting in the bolts two years ago (yes 2 years!) I eventually got
round to descending the obvious rift in the ground at the bottom of the col
@@ -153,14 +162,14 @@ plugged crawl off =&gt; pitch =&gt; ???
<p>T/U &frac14; + &frac12; hr =&gt; <u>&frac34; hrs</u><br>
(2 trips on first day up top!)<hr />
<p>11/7/90 | Surface | Adam
<p>Adam poked into a few random holes previously ignored. Will return to see
what happens with a light.
<p>T/U &frac14; hr<hr />
<p><u><a id="id1990-161c-1">12/7/90</a></u>
<p>Everyone not really caving (Paul T, Olly, Claire, Julian, <u>Adam</u>)
<p>12/7/90 | Surface - Everyone not really caving | Paul T, Olly, Claire, Julian, <u>Adam</u>
<p>Poking further into various holes. The obvious pit by the &quot;high
level&quot; route to 161 was descended using IRT (indestructible rope
@@ -204,14 +213,18 @@ Adam T/U: 1&frac12; hrs
<p><a href="#id1990-161c-2">Next trip</a> (connection to 161)
<hr />
<p>Paul T, <u>Julian</u> T/U &frac12; hr
11/7/90 | Surface | Paul T, <u>Julian</u>
<p>Poking around on plateau miles from 161 away from the camp getting
sunstroke. One was 20m long 40&deg; slope down, dig through at end into small
chamber. It's cold down there crawling in shorts &amp; T-shirt.<hr />
chamber. It's cold down there crawling in shorts &amp; T-shirt.
<p><u>12/7/90</u><br>
Jeremy &amp; <u>Matt</u> (2 years Gestation) &lt;- cave name (matt is
T/U &frac12; hr
<hr />
<p>12/7/90 | near 161 - 2 year Gestiation | Jeremy &amp; <u>Matt</u>
<p>(2 years Gestation) &lt;- cave name (matt is
a tosser!)
<p>As the name suggests this cave was discovered two years ago by Jeremy, he
@@ -237,8 +250,7 @@ pitch.
<p> T/U -&gt; 6 hrs<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-2">12/7/90</a><br>
Del &amp; <u>Damage</u> 161 Rigging RH Route
<p><a id="id1990-161-2">12/7/90</a> | 161 - Rigging RH Route | Del &amp; <u>Damage</u>
<p>Trundled over loadsa boring limestone get to cave about to die. Put on
caving gear. Too hot. lobbed off down some nice greasy slimy fast 11mill
@@ -260,8 +272,9 @@ came out.
DaveH's part in <a href="#id1990-161-2a">this trip</a> /
<a href="#id1990-161-3">Next trip</a><hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-2a">12/7/90</a><br>
<u>Dave H</u> 'solo'
<p><a id="id1990-161-2a">12/7/90</a> | 161 - Dreamtime | <u>David H</u>
<p>'solo'
<p>As it says above, went down to see if I could help anyone downstairs -
took Geraldine &amp; used it with Damage to rig the Traverse around to
@@ -277,8 +290,7 @@ entrance. Came out of 161 to see them walking up the hill!
<a href="#id1990-161b-1">Wookey &amp; Juliette's trip</a> /
<a href="#id1990-161-10">Next Dreamtime trip</a><hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-1">11/7/90</a><br>
<u>Damage</u> 161 Rigging 1st pitch
<p><a id="id1990-161-1">11/7/90</a>| 161 - Rigging 1st pitch | <u>Damage</u>
<p>Went down lost last deviation came up.
@@ -290,10 +302,7 @@ entrance. Came out of 161 to see them walking up the hill!
<a href="#id1990-161c-1">Finding 161c</a>
<hr />
<p><u><a id="id1990-161b-1">Thursday 12th</a> <strike>August</strike> July
1990</u>
<p><u>Strollers 1st cave</u> Wookey &amp; <u>Juliette</u>
<p><a id="id1990-161b-1">12/7/90 | 161 - Strollers 1st cave | Wookey &amp; <u>Juliette</u>
<p>Rigged down Adrians route - to the head of the large pitch discovered 2
years ago. The Wook - proudly bearing WOOK - on every gear item including
@@ -317,8 +326,7 @@ to really 1st Pitch-O-Phobiacs - as it is crawly + shitty.
<p><a href="../1988/log.htm#id1988-161-14">Last Adrian's trip</a> (1988) /
<a href="#id1990-161b-2">Next trip</a> (pushing into France)<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161b-3">15/7/90</a><br>
<u>Disaster Area + Fumble Fingers go shouting</u>
<p><a id="id1990-161b-3">15/7/90</a> | 161 - Disaster Area + Fumble Fingers go shouting | <u>Juliette</u> + Del
<p>In the most tedious way - with Boris -&gt; Adrians to rerig the new pitch
[French Connection II-Ed]. 3 hours for a bolt (7 goes !!!) Lost cones +
@@ -328,13 +336,14 @@ hour -&gt; oh god!
<p> 6&frac12; hrs
<p><u>Juliette</u> + Del
<p><a href="#id1990-161b-2">Previous trip</a> /
<a href="#id1990-161b-4">Next trip</a><hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-4">14/7/90</a> <u>Julian</u> &amp; Dave H &lt;-Mr
Sunburn
<p><a id="id1990-161-4">14/7/90</a> | 161 - Below Knossus | <u>Julian</u> &amp; David H
<p>Dave H &lt;-Mr Sunburn
<p>The intention was to go down and check out the ? part way down flapjack,
but by the time we made it down to boulder alley today's team faff hadn't
@@ -368,8 +377,7 @@ derigged out, dumped ropes and beat it for the surface in a shower of sweat.
The trip <a href="#id1990-161-6">that actually went</a> to the Flapjack QM
<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-6">Julian</a> and <u>David H</u><br>
15/7/90 : Deep question mark at bottom of flapjack
<p><a id="id1990-161-6">15/7/90 | 161 - Deep question mark at bottom of flapjack | Julian and <u>David H</u>
<p>Oh boy what a long way down, and that's before we start any pushing!
@@ -403,9 +411,9 @@ family who'd arrived over the weekend - BUT WHERE'S ALL THE BEER!?
<a href="#id1990-161-16">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<p>...A new face shows up (well, an old old lag really...)<br>
<u>William</u> &amp; Mark D Walk to Camp 1 via some interesting
holes. 16/7/'90
16/7/90| Surface - Walk to Camp 1 via some interesting holes | <u>William</u> &amp; Mark D
<p>A new face shows up (well, an old old lag really...)
<p>Carried caving gear up pm. My first time on a CUCC exped'n. On the col
just short of camp 1 looked across to the hillside opposite... a hole.
@@ -432,7 +440,7 @@ by tree meets fault running up mountain.
<p>T.U. 5 mins each<hr />
<p>13/7/90 <u>Jeremy</u>, Matt &amp; Adam return to '2 years Gestation'
<p>13/7/90 | Near 161 - return to '2 years Gestation' | <u>Jeremy</u>, Matt &amp; Adam
<p>Underground after 4.00pm (Not bad), quick trip to bottom, a quick dig
(extended cave by about 5m). Surveyed &amp; derigged (derigging through
@@ -442,8 +450,7 @@ squeeze &quot;interesting&quot;).
<p> T/U 3&frac12; hours<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-3">14/7/90</a> Adam &amp; <u>Jeremy</u> rig right hand
route &amp; push Yapate
<p><a id="id1990-161-3">14/7/90</a> | 161 - rig right hand route &amp; push Yapate | Adam &amp; <u>Jeremy</u>
<p>Team div brain. Trip started well with Adam using Wookeys electric cos
he'd forgotten his generator.
@@ -485,7 +492,7 @@ appeared late moaning at me - his light had failed. GREAT TRIP!!
<a href="#id1990-161-12">Next trip</a> to Flat Battery series
<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-5">14/7/90</a> Del and <u>Damage</u>
<p><a id="id1990-161-5">14/7/90</a> | 161 - Final cut | Del and <u>Damage</u>
<p>Team get nothing done. Urm trundle. Faff, faff. Trundle. Trundle. Urm did
anything happen. Might aff but I went brain dead last night. Del rigged some
@@ -500,9 +507,9 @@ Faff. CRAP TRIP.
/ <a href="#id1990-161-3">Adam &amp; Jeremy's trip</a> same day (also in Yapate) /
<a href="#id1990-161-7">Next trip</a> to end of Yapate<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-7">15-16/7/90</a> Damage &amp; <u>Wook</u>
<p><a id="id1990-161-7">15/7/90</a> | 161 - Go to climb at end of Yapate | Damage &amp; <u>Wook</u>
<p>Go to climb at end of Yapate
<p>(overnight to 16)
<p>On the way popped into side passage before 'over the rainbow'. Found crap
bolt &amp; rigged rope from Wook &amp; Dam the year before. Rope too short so
@@ -536,7 +543,7 @@ loose rift to climb requiring handline.
<a href="#id1990-161-14">Next trip</a> to 'Endless'
<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-9"><u>16/7/90</u></a> Lief, Janna, <u>Hugh</u>
<p><a id="id1990-161-9">16/7/90 | 161 - Dreamtime | Leif, Jan, <u>Hugh</u>
<p>Dreamtime, ha, ha.
@@ -552,9 +559,8 @@ unnecessary anyway and buggered off out.
<p>Matt et al's <a href="#id1990-161-8">bolt-pulling trip</a> (same day) /
<a href="#id1990-161-7">Main pushing trip</a> (same day)<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-10">16/7/90</a> <u>Mike R</u>, Tina, Jared
<p><a id="id1990-161-10">16/7/90</a>| 161 - Dreamtime proper | <u>Mike R</u>, Tina, Jared
<p>Dreamtime proper
<p>Late underground. Went over the new route traverse across to start of
Dreamtime. It's in a better place this year. Trogged down to the pitch we
@@ -578,9 +584,7 @@ out the other way. Felt knackered so the latter won. Wish I was fitter.
<p><a href="#id1990-161-2a">Previous Dreamtime trip</a> /
<a href="#id1990-161-11">Next Dreamtime trip</a><hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-8">16/7/90</a> Matt, Pete, Mark S, <u>Francis</u>
<p>Novice Pottering trip
<p><a id="id1990-161-8">16/7/90</a> | 161 - Novice Pottering trip | Matt, Peter S, Mark S, <u>Francis</u>
<p>Took us a ridiculous length of time to get down the entrance pitch by
which time yours truly was no longer warm. Tried to do Damage &amp; Del's
@@ -597,7 +601,7 @@ the rest went to remove a bolt (see hugh's bit)
(replacing the pulled bolt - same day)
<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161b-2">14/7/90</a> Juliette, Wookey, <u>Matt</u>
<p><a id="id1990-161b-2">14/7/90</a> | 161 - Adrians Route | Juliette, Wookey, <u>Matt</u>
<p>I spent most of this trip sitting on a edge over Adrain's Route waiting
for Juliette &amp; Wookey to rig a traverse. We descended about 12 via 161B
@@ -613,9 +617,7 @@ some foreign cave
<p><a href="#id1990-161b-1">Previous trip</a> (161b discovery) /
<a href="#id1990-161b-3">Next trip</a><hr />
<a id="id1990-161-11">17/7/90</a> Mark S, Leif, Tony, <u>Matt</u>
<p>2nd Dreamtime Pitch
<a id="id1990-161-11">17/7/90</a> | 161 - 2nd Dreamtime Pitch | Mark S, Leif, Tony, <u>Matt</u>
<p>Yes, another novice trip, down into Dreamtime, there was a pitch within
20m of the start of Dreamtime. Me &amp; Mark bolted the pitch, and I
@@ -631,8 +633,9 @@ base of the rift was an as yet un-identified rope.
<a href="#id1990-161-10">Previous Dreamtime trip</a>
<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-14">18(19)/7/90</a> Jeremy, <u>Francis</u> (Pete)
<p><a id="id1990-161-14">18/7/90</a> | 161 - Second Dreamtime Pitch | Jeremy, <u>Francis</u>, Peter S
<p>(extended to 19th, Pete in brackets)
<p>2nd Dreamtime pitch - The Expos&eacute;. also J &amp; F get totally
knackered.
@@ -671,7 +674,7 @@ bypasses (eg. pitch francis fell down) are required<br>
<a href="#id1990-161-18">Next 'Endless' trip</a>
<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-12"><u>17/7/90</u></a> Mark F, <u>Adam</u>
<p><a id="id1990-161-12">17/7/90</a> | 161 - Flat Battery | Mark F, <u>Adam</u>
<p>Continued exploring the pitches I (Adam) discovered with Jeremy a few days
previously :
@@ -695,9 +698,7 @@ bit)
<a href="#id1990-161-13">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-13">18/7/90</a>
<p>William, Mark D, <u>Adam</u> Push/Survey Flat Battery Series
<p><a id="id1990-161-13">18/7/90</a> | 161 - Push/Survey Flat Battery Series | William, Mark D, <u>Adam</u>
<p>Started surveying from S final survey station in Yapate inlet. Series is
choked-looking insignificant crawl on lh side looking <u>out</u> of cave.
@@ -728,12 +729,16 @@ point marked S on wall 2m up on rhs near top bolt on last rigged pitch.
<a href="#id1990-161-20">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<p>1990.07.19 Andy Waddington. Caving gear up to Top Camp then relocated and
<p>19/7/90 | Surface | Andy Waddington
<p>Caving gear up to Top Camp then relocated and
redescended 100 (from 1977). Still needs number painting on ! Wandered all
over the plateau without finding 101-103. Got bitten by Bunde. Back to
Hilde's whereupon car died. A.<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-16">19/7</a> Dave H + Del - the Daleswear boys.
<p><a id="id1990-161-16">19/7/90</a> | 161 - Push + survey Julian's route off Flapjack | David H + Del
<p>- the Daleswear boys.
<p>Push + survey Julian's route off Flapjack. [tick] vg
@@ -760,9 +765,7 @@ Tee Hee.
<a href="#id1990-161-21">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-17">19/7/90</a> Mike R, Tina <u>Jared</u>
<p>Dreamtime - surveying &amp; re-rigging trip
<p><a id="id1990-161-17">19/7/90</a> | 161 - Dreamtime - surveying and re-rigging trip |Mike R, Tina, <u>Jared</u>
<p>Down at about 12.30 armed with 7 choccy bars ! Tina &amp; Mike did a
romantic (!) surveying trip down to the top bolt of bungalow pitch via
@@ -783,7 +786,7 @@ kind enough to take orders for food over the radio !
<a href="#id1990-161-24">Next (photo) trip</a>
<hr />
<p><u>17/7/'90</u> Mark + William RosenKavalier H&ouml;hle (Shaft-bashing)
<p>17/7/90 | Surface - RosenKavalier H&ouml;hle (Shaft-bashing) | Mark D + William
<p>... A follow-up to yesterday's enthusiastic write-up.
@@ -801,14 +804,15 @@ alt="sketch elevation of both caves"></center>
<p>T.U. = 1 hr 32 mins each<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-15">18-19/7/90</a> <u>Wooks&sup2;</u> and
<u>Damage&sup1;</u>
<p><a id="id1990-161-15">18/7/90</a> | 161 - Vestabule | <u>Wookey</u> and Damage
<p>&sup1;My furry suit was so soggy and I was so cold. Popped down Vestabule
<p>(to 19/7)
<p>Damage- My furry suit was so soggy and I was so cold. Popped down Vestabule
Near over the rainbow and surveyed down low passage with over a foot of
squalor. I now pass on to my more enlightened half.
<p>Wook- &sup2;After surveying on my back with tape in teeth in lots of mud
<p>Wook- After surveying on my back with tape in teeth in lots of mud
we finished off the Vestabule survey - leaving a pitch to be descended.
<p>Trogged off to CFN - passing Mark D &amp; William at Bungalow pitch. Had a
@@ -827,7 +831,9 @@ knackered.
<a href="#id1990-161-36">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-19">20-21/7/90</a> <u>Wook</u> &amp; Damage &amp; Pete
<p><a id="id1990-161-19">20/7/90</a> | 161 - Endless | <u>Wook</u> &amp; Damage &amp; Peter S
<p>(to 21/7)
<p>Yet another overnighter to finish survey of Endless. Went OK except Pete
screwed up compass readings at steep angles so redid some - also dropped
@@ -845,7 +851,7 @@ Mark S, Julian's <a href="#id1990-161-18">tourist trip</a> (same overnight) /
<a href="#id1990-161-26">Next pushing trip</a>
<hr />
<p><u><a id="id1990-161b-4">21/7/90 161b</a></u> - Hugh, Tony, Francis
<p><a id="id1990-161b-4">21/7/90 | 161 - 161b | Hugh, Tony, Francis
<p>After much looking, located entrance (this involved Hugh + Francis
standing a long way away and shouting directions to Tony as to where he
@@ -866,8 +872,11 @@ passage.
<a href="#id1990-161b-5">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-18">20-21/7/90</a> Mark S., <u>Julian</u> :
an absolute tourist trip to show Mark how crap caving is as opposed to
<p><a id="id1990-161-18">20/7/90</a> | 161 - Tourist | Mark S, <u>Julian</u>
<p>(to 21/7)
<p>an absolute tourist trip to show Mark how crap caving is as opposed to
squatting in the campsite waiting for the wind to change direction. Descent
at 9:95, so had acquired our night vision for start, could actually see
things. Festered through Dreamtime, tottered into Knossus, walked round it,
@@ -884,8 +893,7 @@ Wookey &amp; Co. <a href="#id1990-161-19">Surveying trip</a> (same overnight) /
<a href="#id1990-161-26">Next pushing trip</a>
<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-20">21/7/90</a>: Flat Battery Series (cont'd). Mark D.
and <u>William</u>
<p><a id="id1990-161-20">21/7/90</a> | 161 - Flat Battery Series (cont'd) | Mark D and <u>William</u>
<p>Set off @ 11:30am + bolting + surveying gear on a push/survey trip.
Arrived at limit of push quite quickly + rigged down into ... A chamber left
@@ -940,13 +948,14 @@ electrolytic level]" src="elvl2.png" width=704 height=330></a></center>
<a href="#id1990-161-27">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<p>6/7/90 | Journey out - Learning to fly or Team me'n'she go to Austria | Claire &amp; <u>Olly</u>
<p>(to 9/7/90)
<p>Sorry about the delay - Claire asked me if I'd done it - I said no, you
can if you like - she said she would - and seems to have forgotten!
<p>Learning to fly or Team me'n'she go to Austria 6/7/90 -&gt; 9/7/90
<p>Claire &amp; <u>Olly</u>.
<p>Start of on the Friday evening with a lift by boss to Cambridge seemingly
involving a tour of all country lanes between Hertford &amp; C'bridge. Knock
on 60 Sedsewick St. door &amp; woman answers and yells &quot;He's here&quot;.
@@ -979,9 +988,13 @@ the expedition had clearly begun!
<p>T/U: N/A.<hr />
20/7/90 | Journey to Berlin | Matt and <u>Olly</u>
<p>(Date randomly guessed)
<p>Another brick in the wall / Team me'n'he go to Berlin to see the Wall
(Roger Water's not Berlin's) (Maybe it should be &quot;The Pros &amp; Cons of
Hitchhiking&quot;) Matt and <u>Olly</u>
Hitchhiking&quot;)
Trying to be brief, here it goes (leaving Hilda's at 10:30 AM)
@@ -989,7 +1002,7 @@ Trying to be brief, here it goes (leaving Hilda's at 10:30 AM)
its pretty crap in plain ascii. Hence it's commented out, but if you
look at the source in html, you can read it (if you really want)</i> Ed.]
<!-- not even slightly about caving :
not even slightly about caving :
_To_ _Transport_
B.A.station Foot (with Claire).
@@ -1040,19 +1053,16 @@ Bad Ischl Wake up with beginnings of frostbite. Walk into town, find bus
Bad Aussee Train
Hilda's Walk (bloody hell, not more!)
-->
<p>T/U: Can we count Munich's U-Bahn, please?<br>
P.S. Only 6 Oh D**r's!<br>
anon:<i>long bit of self-indulgent bullshit!!!</i><br>
Olly:<i>(Fuck off!OK?)</i><hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-22">Finishing off</a> &quot;Too much too soon&quot;
<p><a id="id1990-161-22">22/7/90 | 161 - Finishing off Too much too soon | Del, Francis, <u>David H</u>
<p>[date deduced to be 1990.07.22 from survey data, Ed.]
<p>Del, Francis, <u>DaveH</u>
<p>The first time Julian took me down flapjack to show me the question mark
he found last year I just laughed and thought he was joking. When it entered
the rift &quot;no-you go first&quot; I knew he was ! But - three trips later
@@ -1082,10 +1092,9 @@ sumps then just <u>below</u> 500m!
<a href="#id1990-161-24">Next (photo &amp; derig) trip</a>
<hr />
<p><u><a id="id1990-161-21">TRIP BEFORE</a> -&gt; finishing off 'too far too
soon'</u>
<p><a id="id1990-161-21">22/7/90 | 161 - TRIP BEFORE finishing off 'too far too soon' | Jeremy + <u>Juliette</u>
<p>Jeremy + <u>Juliette</u>
<p>Date guessed
<p>Very uninteresting prospect this write up.<br>
Went + looked down too much too soon. Too much on 9mm rope for us bottlers -
@@ -1102,8 +1111,9 @@ vspace=10 src="ofaman.png"></center>
<a href="#id1990-161-22">Next (successful) trip</a>
<hr />
<p><u><a id="id1990-161-23">Laying the</a> coax</u> (fnaar)<br>
Jeremy + <u>Juliette</u>
<p><a id="id1990-161-23">22/7/90 | 161 - Laying the coax (fnaar) | Jeremy + <u>Juliette</u>
<p>(Date totally guessed)
<p>What a lovely trip - Sauntered down the Cave - decorating it like a
christmas tree with Coax. Jeremy joined me - (pissed) at the 3rd pitch. Coax
@@ -1130,10 +1140,7 @@ Juliette 5&frac12;hrs
<a href="../1995/log.htm#id1995-161-28">Removing the coax</a>
(part II, 1995)<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-40-1">1990.07.21</a>
<p><u>Trip into the fridge</u><br>
<u>Mark S</u>, Mark F, Dave, Del
<p><a id="id1990-40-1">21/7/90</a> | Eishohle - Trip into the fridge | <u>Mark S</u>, Mark F, David H, Del
<p>Bloody long walk up to a titchy entrance for the cave when there were much
nicer and bigger entrances scattered about everywhere. Well the entrance has
@@ -1157,8 +1164,9 @@ first pitch - see the <u>nasty</u> poly rope frozen in situ).
<hr />
<p>1990.07.24<br>
Skinrip Passages I-IV <u>Julian</u>. Assisted by Kieth, Tony.<br> and the
<p>24/7/90 | Surface - Skinrip Passages I-IV | <u>Julian</u>, Keith, Tony, Jeremy
<p>Assisted by Kieth, Tony.<br> and the
total bastard pants gravel hypodermic foreskin up-your-thunk Jeremy. A
potter up to the camp 1 with bier to hunt for Wadder's lost cave entrances
wearing insufficient protection from sharp rocks in unmarked sink-grinder
@@ -1178,7 +1186,9 @@ him a six day hang-over for every whiff of beer his brother breathes -
laughing from the other side. I shall keep dry ice in his caving shreddies
and use his SRT gear for superconducting experiments<hr />
<p>1990.07.24 &quot;Big&quot; Paul Smith, <u>Hugh</u>, Tanya
<p>24/7/90| Surface | Paul Smith, <u>Hugh</u>, Tanya
<p>( &quot;Big&quot; Paul Smith)
<p>Body failure. Lamp Failure. Motivation failure. All 3 occurred
<u>prior</u> to descent so I'm surprised we went anywhere. Did listen to Paul
@@ -1186,12 +1196,9 @@ doing his Geology super-star bit though.
<p>T/UG - not much (2&frac12;hrs)<hr />
<p><a name="trissel">1990.07.24</a>
<p><a name="trissel">24/7/90 | Surface - Trisselwand.| <u>Wookey</u>, Wadders, Joe &amp; Juliette
<p><u>Wookey</u>, Wadders, Joe &amp; Juliette.
<p>Team hard bastard goes to re-enact the ancient CUCC legend of the
Trisselwand climb.
<p>Team hard bastard goes to re-enact the ancient CUCC legend of the Trisselwand climb
<p>Found route with minor faff - hearts in mouths. Yummy new ring hangers ran
out after 1st 3 pitches - all a bit shitty until up main gully where was
@@ -1218,8 +1225,7 @@ job it's not too hard!
<p>Radios are fun - Can talk to Top camp, Stogerweg, Bergrestaurant, Base
Camp &amp; Entrance.<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-27">1990.07.26</a> Adam, Mike &amp; <u>Jeremy</u> Push
&amp; Survey Flat Battery
<p><a id="id1990-161-27">26/7/90 | 161 - Push and Survey Flat Battery | Adam, Mike &amp; <u>Jeremy</u>
<p>A nice trip, that rare Austrian beasty, a &quot;short trip&quot;. Zoomed
down to 400m (fine route) dithered around a bit deciding where to push.
@@ -1238,8 +1244,7 @@ surface.
<a href="#id1990-161-32">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-24">24/7/90 William</a> &amp; <u>Damage</u>, MarkD and
Adam
<p><a id="id1990-161-24">24/7/90 | 161 - Dreamtime flapjack photos |William</a> &amp; <u>Damage</u>, MarkD and Adam
<p>says Adam
@@ -1254,7 +1259,7 @@ techniques to make us smile. We ran up pitches, William &amp; I derigging
Adam &amp; Dougherty left out early. After fettling carbides (grr, grr), one
left to finish a highly organized, efficient and (hopefully) successful trip
<p>T/UG 12 hours(W&amp;D)<br>
<p>T/UG 12<EFBFBD>hours(W&amp;D)<br>
11 hours(M&amp;A)
<p><a href="#id1990-161-17">Previous (rerigging) Dreamtime trip</a> /
@@ -1262,7 +1267,9 @@ left to finish a highly organized, efficient and (hopefully) successful trip
<a href="#id1990-161-33">Next (also rerigging) Dreamtime trip</a>
<hr />
<p>26/7/90 Team Wings: Mark S., <u>Julian.</u>
<p>26/7/90 | Hanggliding | Mark S, <u>Julian</u>, Olly, Keith
<p>Team Wings: Mark S, <u>Julian.</u>
<p>Support crew : Olly (photographer), Kieth (chauffer), Wook's car.
@@ -1289,7 +1296,7 @@ car park prior to the flight: a rivet had disappeared.
<p>T/A 15 minutes each.<hr />
<p>28/7/90 Team plateau explorer. Matt + Francis
<p>28/7/90 | Surface - Team plateau explorer | Matt + Francis
<p>Went up to Loserhutte with team Hangglider (&amp; William driving just for
added fun) set off for top camp &amp; found a lot of people thinking about
@@ -1310,7 +1317,7 @@ was standing on fell down it. Then came back to Base Camp.
<p>T u/g 10-15 mins.<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-28">28/7/90</a> LeftHand Route Expo Joe+Animal
<p><a id="id1990-161-28">28/7/90</a> | 161 - LeftHand Route Expo | Joe+Mike TA
<p>First venture into the l/h series. In via Dreamtime for Joe's benefit,
then Joe up to l/h series while I nip down to Yapate to get Sally, thence
@@ -1351,8 +1358,9 @@ Bloody well go look at it!!!</center>
<a href="#id1990-161-40">Trip to look</a> at Carrefour hole
<hr />
<p><u><a id="id1990-161-30">29/7/90</a> Left Hand Route again - Joe +
Olly.</u><p> (Candlestick area)
<p><a id="id1990-161-30">29/7/90</a> | 161 - Left Hand Route again | Joe + Olly
<p> (Candlestick area)
<p>Re-rigged yesterdays pitch with 30m marlow, down to Foulness Ledge, then
Sally down to bottom. Trench in floor (AFWAT) goes down another 6-7m. to
@@ -1383,8 +1391,8 @@ and connection back to afwatit - later shown to be a visual connection only
Next trip<a href="#id1990-161-38"></a>
<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-29">28.7.90</a> Mark D., Mark F., Tony &amp; <u>Paul
S.</u><br> -&gt;Dreamtime -&gt;Knossos -&gt;Yapate Foto trip
<p><a id="id1990-161-29">28/7/90</a> | 161 - Dreamtime, Knossos, Yapate Foto trip | Mark D, Mark F, Tony &amp; <u>Paul S</u>
<p>Well, got farther than the end of Big Sainsbury's this time. A gentle
amble down Dreamtime with the two Mark's snapping away - ably assisted by
@@ -1397,7 +1405,7 @@ coloured and vaguely liquid. Hope the foties come out
<p>T/U 9hrs<hr />
<p>29th July 1990
<p>29/7/90 | Surface | Paul S, Del, Juliette
<p>Juliette: <u>TANTALUS</u> (<u>the Paul investigation</u>)<p>
A prospecting trip - Wandering accross the plauteux from the cave, down the
@@ -1417,7 +1425,7 @@ natural) Anyway - Very pretty pitch - Shame it stopped.
<p>T/U &frac12; hr<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-25">24.7.90</a> Matt and <u>Pete</u> Big Sainsbury's
<p><a id="id1990-161-25">24/7/90</a> | 161 - Big Sainsbury's | Matt and <u>Peter</u>
<p>Explored and surveyed a climb spotted by <strike>Damage</strike> Del.
Climbed up Big Sainsbury's, crawled into the chamber containing Dungeon
@@ -1433,7 +1441,7 @@ in a bad rub. Very scary.
<p><a href="#id1990-161-24">Photo/bottoming trip</a> the same day<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161c-3">31.7.90 Francis, MarkS., and <u>Pete</u></a>
<p><a id="id1990-161c-3">31/7/90 | 161 - French Connection | Francis, MarkS, and <u>Peter</u>
<p>French Connection<br>
@@ -1458,9 +1466,7 @@ Survey <a href="#id1990-161c-4">161b to c</a> trip /
<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-26">25.7.90</a> Damage, Matt and <u>Pete</u>
<p>Endless (rift and trip)
<p><a id="id1990-161-26">25/7/90</a> | 161 - Endless (rift and trip) | Damage, Matt and <u>Peter</u>
<p>Zoomed down to the pitch at the end of Endless (alright, contradiction).
Did some cold waiting while Damage did some slick rigging. Descended first
@@ -1491,7 +1497,7 @@ Matt eventually emerged 5 mins before 10am call out. Long, long trip.
<a href="#id1990-161-35">Next (survey/derig) trip</a>
<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-33">Matt &amp;</a> <u>Tim</u> Dreamtime 30/7/90
<p><a id="id1990-161-33">30/7/90 | 161 - Dreamtime | Matt &amp;</a> <u>Tim</u>
<p>Matt decided to sacrifice himself &amp; take me caving for the first time.
After complaining that I walked too slowly he complained even more down the
@@ -1504,8 +1510,7 @@ cave. We knocked five bolts in &amp; rerigged the top 3 pitches. Went out
<a href="#id1990-161-34">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-34">Matt &amp;</a> <u>Tim</u> Dreamtime II the sequel
31/7/90
<p><a id="id1990-161-34">31/7/90 | 161 - Dreamtime II the sequel | Matt &amp;</a> <u>Tim</u>
<p>We went back to finish off the rest of rerigging Dreamtime. It is now very
pleasant. Got all the way to the Chunnel to pich up some more rope. Rigged
@@ -1520,7 +1525,7 @@ while it pissed down.
<a href="#id1990-161-42">Next (derigging) trip</a>
<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-32">30/7/90</a> Del, Juliette, MarkD &amp; <u>Wookey</u>
<p><a id="id1990-161-32">30/7/90</a> | 161 - Flat Battery | Del, Juliette, MarkD &amp; <u>Wookey</u>
<p>Set off to photo Flat Battery, push the 'leads' &amp; prob de-rig when
they didn't go.
@@ -1553,15 +1558,14 @@ to bottom of dreamtime.
<a href="#id1990-161c-3">Next Adrian's/161c trip</a>
<hr />
<p>Wookey and <u>Damage</u> Down 163 and other 'oles 28/7/90
28/7/90 | Surface - Down 163 and other 'oles | Wookey and <u>Damage</u>
<p>We trundled I complained, I got in my oversuit squeezed down some 'oles.
We then surveyed 163 and surface surveyed to VD1
<p>T/U 2 hours<hr />
<p>Wookey &amp; <u>Damage</u><br>
The Dynamic Duo Rig, survey and Derig 162 (29/7/90)
29/7/90 | 162 - The Dynamic Duo Rig, survey and Derig 162 | Wookey &amp; <u>Damage</u>
<p>We went to 162 surveyed top bit rigged ladder. I lost toss, derigged
entrance ladder 161, nicked 55m beal. Surveyed this too. Nice ice. Nice cave.
@@ -1569,7 +1573,9 @@ Shame so cold
<p>T/U 6 hours<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-35">Jeremy</a> and <u>Damage</u> go down Endless.
<p><a id="id1990-161-35">30/7/90 | 161 - Endless | Jeremy</a> and <u>Damage</u>
<p>(Date guessed)
<p>Grr. Grr. Isn't it boring f***ing RH route. Trogged down. Endless. Ignored
Jeremy wimpers but was taken in by his surveying bullshit. We surveyed and
@@ -1585,7 +1591,7 @@ cave, Endless, is really irritating
<a href="#id1990-161-42">rest of derigging</a>
<hr />
<p>18/1 1/8/90 Joe, (Adam) + <u>Francis</u> go Surface prospecting
<p>1/8/90 | Surface | Joe, Adam + <u>Francis</u>
<p>General Plan: Push Joe's holes then Francis' then Adam's.
@@ -1611,7 +1617,9 @@ Adam leaves to rescue his pit. F comes up. Joe goes down F paints 'CUCC
<p>T u/g 3 hrs (F+J), 0.5 (Adam)<hr />
<p>2/8/90. Team Wings : <u>Julian</u>, assisted by Jeremy, not assisted at
<p>2/8/90. | Hanggliding | <u>Julian</u>
<p>Team Wings : <u>Julian</u>, assisted by Jeremy, not assisted at
all by half the caving club, distracting, telling me to get on with it,
admiring its aches and strains and cracks. Couple other pilots in carpark
keeping well away and mumbling things about parachutes. On account of it all,
@@ -1637,7 +1645,7 @@ Ground zero.
<p>T o/g &frac12; hour<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-182-1">30/7/90 Jeremy &amp; <u>Adam</u> plateau-wander.</a>
<p><a id="id1990-182-1">30/7/90 | Surface - plateau-wander |Jeremy &amp; <u>Adam</u>
<p>We wandered found a hole, descended it. this was not far from the camp
fault (goes thro nr water hole) &amp; is a rift. Numbered 90/9 but not
@@ -1659,7 +1667,7 @@ This cave called 90/12. Too hot so went to camp. Thundered later.
<hr />
<p>29/7/90 <u>Adam</u> solo's 90/5
<p>29/7/90 | Surface - solos 90/5 | <u>Adam</u>
<p>This hole found several days previously by a Juliette, Paul, MarkF, Claire
&amp; I wander trip. Paul numbered entrance later. As an alternative to total
@@ -1675,8 +1683,9 @@ book.
putting top two bolts in but this bit could be climbed to so doesn't really
count)<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-182-2">2/8/90</a><br>
Joe &amp; Adam go to do 90/12 (see 30/7/90 write up)
<p><a id="id1990-182-2">2/8/90</a> | Puffball | Joe &amp; Adam
<p>go to do 90/12 (see 30/7/90 write up)
<p>Had vague idea of area of 90/12 but spent 2 hrs Bunde-bashing to fail to
find it. Got VERY Bunde bitten &amp; hot &amp; fucked. Found another cave
@@ -1711,8 +1720,7 @@ Joe 1 hr
<p>V.G. but write in pen next time<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-36">3.8.90</a> <u>Wookey</u> &amp; Tim go play bolt
dot-dot
<p><a id="id1990-161-36">3/8/90</a> | 161 - go play bolt dot-dot | <u>Wookey</u> &amp; Tim
<p>Went to join assorted bolt-bolt surveys and misclosures - old 2nd pitch -
new, re-survey dodgy Sainsbury's leg - join both ends of dreamtime to survey
@@ -1727,8 +1735,7 @@ rope by LH route &amp; took rest out - hard work.
Vestabule - <a href="../1994/log.htm#id1994-161-8">next significant visit</a> (1994)
<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-37">4/8/90</a> Team technical assistants: Damage ! and
<u>Julian</u>
<p><a id="id1990-161-37">4/8/90</a> | 161 - Yapate - Team technical assistants | Damage and <u>Julian</u>
<p>Shoogled down to squeeze, hunked through, shaked into Knossus and shouted
at Tower Blocks. Damage got the drill and drilled a bit and a bolt and I went
@@ -1761,8 +1768,9 @@ reason.
<a href="../1991/log.htm#id1991-161-3">Next trip to Burble</a>
(next year)<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-38">5/8/90</a> Wookey &amp; <u>Damage</u> &amp;
<u>NO</u> Olly down LH Route
<p><a id="id1990-161-38">5/8/90</a>| 161 - down LH Route | Wookey &amp; <u>Damage</u>
<p>&amp; <u>NO</u> Olly
<p>So anyway, in the beginning there were three festering louts. Time passed.
Two of these differentiated from the norm thus changing the norm and started
@@ -1789,7 +1797,7 @@ suggested Wookey went down some small holes. We then left.
<a href="#id1990-161-41">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-40">6/8/90</a> Del &amp; <u>Damage</u> shear the driver
<p><a id="id1990-161-40">6/8/90</a> | 161 - shear the driver | Del &amp; <u>Damage</u>
<p>We got changed and it rained. We went down dreamtime, down Boulder alley
into Carefour eventually. If you think this is boring so is the RH route.
@@ -1807,8 +1815,7 @@ top of Bungalow. Last trip.
<a href="#id1990-161-42">Final derig</a> / Next trip
(<a href="../../smkridge/161/qmtodo.htm#C1990-161-06">see QM list</a> !)<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-41">6/8/90</a> Francis, Olly &amp; <u>Tim</u> survey
Power Station Series (&amp; derig!)
<p><a id="id1990-161-41">6/8/90</a> | 161 - survey Power Station Series (&amp; derig!) | Francis, Olly &amp; <u>Tim</u>
<p>Fluttered down pitches 1,2,3,4 + squeeze into LH Route. Then walked to
hole in floor off rift &amp; abseiled down pitch after pitch to the bottom
@@ -1825,8 +1832,9 @@ slightly. Made it out after our call-out time.
<p><a href="#id1990-161-38">Previous trip</a>
<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161b-5">28/7/90 Juliette</a>, Del, <u>Olly</u> go to see
Adrian's bottom<br> (Better late than never)
<p><a id="id1990-161b-5">28/7/90 | 161 - go to see Adrian's bottom | Juliette, Del, <u>Olly</u>
<p>(Better late than never)
<p>My first real caving trip (Heyman!!!) Del vanished to do some bolting
whilst me 'n' Joules do some surveying. Stop after some, &amp; go and join
@@ -1841,8 +1849,7 @@ Olly : 8 hrs
Mark's <a href="#id1990-161c-2">161c connection</a> /
Next trip (derig) not written up<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-42">7/8/90</a><br> Uncle Tom Cobbly &amp; all go
derigging (<u>Wook</u>, Jez, Paul, Juliette, Julian, Pete &amp; Wadders!)
<p><a id="id1990-161-42">7/8/90</a> | 161 - Uncle Tom Cobbly &amp; all go derigging | <u>Wookey</u>, Jeremy, Paul S, Juliette, Julian, Peter &amp; Wadders
<p>All change in rain - Jez &amp; Julian &amp; Wadders down squeeze, Paul,
Juliette &amp; Pete down dreamtime. Wookey follows to squeeze doing radio
@@ -1871,7 +1878,9 @@ Pete &amp; Wook 4.5 hrs
trip / <a href="#id1990-161-last">Derigging entrance</a> /
<a href="../1991/log.htm#id1991-161-1">Rigging in</a> (1991)<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-43">Matt +</a> <u>Francis</u> Derig Adrians'
<p><a id="id1990-161-43">8/8/90 | 161 - Derig Adrians' | Matt + <u>Francis</u>
<p>(date guessed)
<p>Francis &amp; Matt are cold in top camp. It is the day for derigging.
Francis sez "whoz gonna help me derig Adrians" Matt sez "yer". Off we go.
@@ -1882,7 +1891,9 @@ undiscovered flake. F***. Matt is happy, so is F.
<p>Francis T/ug 3.5 hrs, Matt T/ug 6 hrs<hr />
<p><u><a id="id1990-161c-4">Paul &amp;</a> Juliette</u>
<p><a id="id1990-161c-4">8/8/90 | Surface - 161c | Paul S &amp; Juliette
<p>(Date guessed)
<p>And the rain came tumbling down -<br>
The aim<ol>
@@ -1897,8 +1908,9 @@ through.
<p>Docherty's 161b-c <a href="#id1990-161c-2">discovery trip</a> /
<a href="../1991/log.htm#id1991-161c-1">Next 161c trip</a> (next year)<hr />
<p><u><a id="id1990-161-42a">Paul +</a> Juliette Dreamtime derigg</u>
<!-- same trip as 1990-161-42 on 90.08.07 -->
<p><a id="id1990-161-42a">7/8/90 | 161 - Dreamtime derig | Paul S + Juliette
<p>(same trip as 1990-161-42 on 90.08.07 PaulS guessed)
<p>Well, yes, that about says it all. God, isn't rope heavy.
@@ -1909,7 +1921,9 @@ totally collapsed just as Paul derigged and stepped off it. - Ju.
<p><a href="#id1990-161-42">Main write up of this trip</a><hr />
<p>Wooks &amp; Matt &amp; Pete &amp; <u>Olly</u> go to Eish&ouml;hle
8/8/90 | Eish&ouml;hle | Wook &amp; Matt &amp; Peter &amp; <u>Olly</u>
<p>(Date guesssed)
<p>Long walk - do cave - nasty crawl - nice formations - fun sliding, nasty
walk out up ice slope with one jammer - Matt twists other ankle on walk
@@ -1917,7 +1931,7 @@ down. Getting dark - arrive late at Top camp - eat Vestas.
<p>T/U : 4 hours<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-last">Wooks, Damage (<u>Olly</u>)</a>
<p><a id="id1990-161-last">8/8/90 | 161 - Entrance derigged | Wook, Damage, <u>Olly</u>
<p>Entrance pitch derigged &amp; Geraldine photoed.
@@ -1927,6 +1941,8 @@ Ol: 0 hr
<p><a href="../1991/log.htm#id1991-161-1">Next trip</a> (in 1991)<hr />
8/8/90 | Surface - Winded hole | Paul S and Mike
<p>8th day of the month of August, Year of our Lord MCMXC
<p>Paul and Mike go poke down a hole "WINDED HOLE"
@@ -1940,10 +1956,9 @@ entrances. Paul winded himself by falling about 10cm [might be 10m, Ed.]<br>
<p>T/U 10 mins<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-42b">161 Down Squeeze</a> Up Dreamtime Sherpa trip on
Tuesday 1990.08.07
<p><a id="id1990-161-42b">7/8/90 | 161 - Down Squeeze Up Dreamtime Sherpa |Jeremy, <u>Andy</u>, Julian, Peter
<p>Jeremy, <u>Andy</u>, Julian, Pete [added later]. Second Account
<p>Second Account
<p>This write up is going to suffer from a lack of definition of the
boundaries of the domains of one or several simultaneous and vaguely
@@ -2008,12 +2023,12 @@ hours. Andy
<p><a href="#id1990-161-42">Main write up</a> of this trip /
<a href="#id1990-161-last">Derigging entrance</a> /
<a href="../1991/log.htm#id1991-161-1">Rigging in</a> (1991)<hr /><hr />
<a href="../1991/log.htm#id1991-161-1">Rigging in</a> (1991)<hr />
<p><a id="id1990-161-39">Mark F.,</a> Tanya, Tony, <u>Paul S</u>
Climbing above Boulder Alley
<!-- has to be before 08.06 when derigged to Bungalow, probably after 07.28
when similar personnel did a photo trip -->
<p><a id="id1990-161-39">5/8/90 | 161 - Climbing above Boulder Alley | Mark F, Tanya, Tony, <u>Paul S</u>
<p>(Date guessed) has to be before 08.06 when derigged to Bungalow, probably after 07.28
when similar personnel did a photo trip
<p>A relatively quick trip down to Bungalow with Mark F. taking a few photos
of Tony perched above the Third pitch pretending to use a radio. At Bugalow
@@ -2029,8 +2044,9 @@ although they appear to be separate due to the steep angle of Boulder Alley.
<p>T/U 9 hrs<hr />
<p>Julian, Tanya, Tony &amp; Paul S. Mammuth&ouml;hle &amp; Dachstein
Eish&ouml;hle
9/8/90 | Tourist - Mammuth&ouml;hle &amp; Dachstein Eish&ouml;hle | Julian, Tanya, Tony &amp; Paul S
<p>(Date guessed)
<p>A suitable wind-down before returning to the caveless wastes of Denmark.
Mammuth&ouml;hle is well worth the entrance fee. <u>Enormous</u> phreatic
@@ -2041,8 +2057,7 @@ rock. Grrr. Pretty though.
<p>T/U 2 hrs<hr />
<p>Saturday 1990/08/11 "Positively the last chance to paint a number on 100"
trip
<p>11/8/90 | Surface - "Positively the last chance to paint a number on 100" trip | Andy
<p>Having finally fixed the brakes on the Green Death Machine <u>and</u>
found some paint, Waddington burned up to the car park, then up to Top Camp
@@ -2076,8 +2091,7 @@ overtaking ouigees.... Give me a beer...
<p>Andy. T/U 10 mins<hr />
<p>Adam &amp; Jeremy - Stupid Bastards on the <a
name="dachstein">Dachstein</a> 28/7/90
<p>28/7/90 | Tourist - Stupid Bastards on the Dachstein | Adam &amp; Jeremy
<p>Plan:<ol>
<li>Get up early
@@ -2118,7 +2132,7 @@ some strange looks when we got there.
<p>Summary: 20 miles, 8000 feet of ascent &amp; 8000 descent, T/o/f: 13 hrs
<hr />
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<hr />
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<hr />
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@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ Brooke Bond Foods.
<dt>Sally Line Ferries<dd>&pound;75 Ferry ticket voucher
<dt>Schwartz<dd>Spices, flavouring sachets
<dt>Silva<dd>25% discount on Silva products
<dt>St Ivel<dd>£20 St Ivel voucher
<dt>St Ivel<dd>&pound;20 St Ivel voucher
<dt>Tate &amp; Lyle<dd>Sugar and syrup (one box each)
<dt>Thomas Tunnocks<dd>Caramel Logs and Wafers (one box each)
<dt>Twinings<dd>Teabags
</dl>
<hr />
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<li><a href="index.htm">Index</a> (more detail than in this list)</li>

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<hr />
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<ul id="links">
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<hr />
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<hr />
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@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ trouble-free European motoring.
<hr />
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<ul id="links">
<li>Cambridge Underground 1992,
<a href="../../../jnl/1992/index.htm">Table of Contents</a></li>
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<table><tr><td width=44></td><td width="*">
<a id="id1991-182-4">Puffball and Icing Sugar cave</a> 7th July 1991
<hr />
<p>Gill, Jon, <u>Olly</u>
<a id="id1991-182-4">7/7/91 | Puffball and Icing Sugar cave</a> | Gill, Jon, <u>Olly</u>
<p>Tony wanted someone to go surveying with him &amp; Jon, but somehow we got
Gill instead. We went to the &quot;bottom&quot;, looked down a hole partway
@@ -24,11 +24,10 @@ we gave up and left.
<p><a href="#id1991-182-3">Previous trip</a> /
<a href="#id1991-182-5">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<a id="id1991-182-5">Puffball and Icing Sugar Cave</a> Monday 8th July 1991
<p>Gill, <u>Olly</u>
<a id="id1991-182-5">8/7/91 | Puffball and Icing Sugar Cave</a> | Gill, <u>Olly</u>
<p>Decided I like the cave, so went back (minus Jon who had damaged his
knee), to do some surveying and push the hole. Surveyed for five (yes, 5)
@@ -54,9 +53,7 @@ mostly relieved.
<a href="#id1991-182-6">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<a id="id1991-182-6">Puffball and Icing Sugar Cave</a> Tuesday 9th July 1991
<p>Mark M, Julian T, <u>Olly</u> (again)
<a id="id1991-182-6">9/7/91 | Puffball and Icing Sugar Cave</a> | Mark M, Julian T, <u>Olly</u>
<p>Oh no, I'm getting keen on caving ! Due to rain, no one except me got up
(except Mark S who just made a paella breakfast and went back to bed). Then
@@ -98,9 +95,7 @@ being dangerous ! [but see <a href="#id1991-182-7">next trip !</a>]
<a href="#id1991-182-7">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<a id="id1991-161-1">161 1st rigging in trip.</a>
<p>Fri 05th July 1991
<p><a id="id1991-161-1">5/7/91 | 161 - 1st rigging in trip | Wook, Iain, Henri, Gill, Mark S, Julian S, Ian H</p>
<pre>
Wook, Iain, Henry, Gill, Mark S, Julian S, Ian H
@@ -128,6 +123,8 @@ climb !
<a href="#id1991-161c-1">Same day in France entrance (161c)</a>
<hr />
<p>8/7/91 | 161 | <u>Wook</u>, Iain, Mark S</p>
<pre>
<a id="id1991-161-2">
t/u 9 7 9</a>
@@ -147,7 +144,7 @@ out. Grr. Managed 9 bolts on one battery.
<a href="#id1991-161-3">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<a id="id1991-161-3">Wed 1991.07.10</a> <u>Wook</u>, Henry, Andy t/u 15
<a id="id1991-161-3">10/7/91</a> | 161 - Go to Burble | <u>Wook</u>, Henri, Andrew
<p>Go to Burble
@@ -159,15 +156,13 @@ nasty animal rigging got him down to the floor (p38 ish) lots of phreatic
maze at the bottom, mostly glacially filled - but with one draughting 20-30m
pitch. Stupid place to find cave !
t/u 15
<p><a href="#id1991-161-2">Previous trip</a> /
<a href="#id1991-161-4">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<a id="id1991-161c-1">FRIDAY 5 JULY 1991</a>
<p>RIGGING DOWN 161C
<p>MARK D, FRAN, PAUL S
<a id="id1991-161c-1">5/7/91</a> | RIGGING DOWN 161C | Mark D, Fran, Paul S
<p>mark rigged down the French pitch, mainly using their spits - which had
been missed by most people last year. Y-hang at far end of pitch head beyond
@@ -189,11 +184,7 @@ Gentle exit with Fran getting used to Austrian rebelays.
<a href="#id1991-161-1">Same day in main entrance</a>
<hr />
<a id="id1991-161c-3">THURSDAY 11 JULY</a>
<p>SURVEYING 161C - FRANCE &amp; RIGGING ROLL OF THE DICE
<p>MARK D, MARK F, JULIAN S, PAUL S
<a id="id1991-161c-3">11/07/91</a> | SURVEYING 161C - FRANCE &amp; RIGGING ROLL OF THE DICE | MARK D, MARK F, JULIAN S, PAUL S</p>
<p>Mark F, Julian and I surveyed down to France uneventfully whilst Mark D
rigged Roll of the Dice and below. On the way down, Mark D &amp; I entered
@@ -216,9 +207,7 @@ the Rabbit Warren.
<a href="#id1991-161c-4">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<a id="id1991-161c-2">Saturday 6th July 161c</a>
<p>Mark D, Fran, Ian H
<a id="id1991-161c-2">6/7/91 | 161c</a> | Mark D, Fran, Ian H
<p>Started rigging Roll of the Dice, problems again with a different bolt
driver.... Found a French bolt and attempted to rig off this, but the bolt
@@ -229,9 +218,7 @@ an exit was made. T/U 4 hours.
<a href="#id1991-161c-3">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<a id="id1991-182-8">Friday 12th July Puffball</a>
<p>Mark D, Jon W
<a id="id1991-182-8">12/7/91 | Puffball</a> | Mark D, Jon W
<p>Push at end of Puffball got off to a poor start at the planning start. We
had two hangers and very few spits. This was solved by carrying down lots of
@@ -249,9 +236,9 @@ Pitches&quot; still going. T/U 8&frac12; hours
<a href="#id1991-182-9">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<a id="id1991-182-7">Puffball</a>
<p><a id="id1991-182-7">10/7/91 | Puffball</a> | Tony, Del, Julian H, <u>Juliette</u>
<p>10th/7/91
<p>
<pre>
Tony
@@ -323,7 +310,7 @@ in clear not thundery weather. Rigg <u>well</u> out of the water.
<a href="#id1991-182-8">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<a id="id1991-182-1">1st expo caving trip. 1991 !!</a>
<a id="id1991-182-1">4/7/91 | 1st expo caving trip. 1991 !!</a> | Del, Juliette, Julian H, John
<p>Thursday 4th July 1991 T/U : 3&frac12; hours
@@ -344,11 +331,9 @@ Juliette and John surveyed into the cave.
<a href="#id1991-182-2">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<a id="id1991-182-3">Saturday 6th July 1991</a> T/U 9 hours
<a id="id1991-182-3">6/7/91</a> | Puffball | Del, Juliette, Julian H, Mark M
<p>Del, Juliette, Julian H, Mark M
<p>Puffball
<p>
<p>Mark rerigged the pitch after Shell Pitch then continued down a clean
washed waterfall type pitch. Several rebelays/deviations were put in his
@@ -360,28 +345,28 @@ cold trip, too many people and too few bolts to drill simultaneously !
<p>There is a possible lead through a rift to the right of the pitch after
Shell Pitch (3rd pitch). A shaft continues down after a short distance.
<p>T/U 9 hours
<p><a href="#id1991-182-2">Previous trip</a> /
<a href="#id1991-182-4">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<a id="id1991-182-9">Friday 12th July 1991</a> T/U : 9&frac12; hours
<a id="id1991-182-9">12/7/91</a> | Surveying trip down Puffball | Julian H, Mark M, Julian S
<p>Julian H, Mark M, Julian S
<p>Surveying trip down Puffball
<p>
<p>Started just before the Darkroom, went along and down a couple of
pitches. It was boring, cold, crap. Never mind.
<p>T/U : 9&frac12; hours
<p><a href="#id1991-182-8">Previous trip</a> /
<a href="#id1991-182-10">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<a id="id1991-182-2">Friday 5th July 1991</a> T/U 8 hours
<a id="id1991-182-2">5/7/91</a> | Pushing trip down Puffball | Tony, John, <u>Mark M</u>
<p>Tony, John, <u>Mark M</u>
<p>Pushing trip down Puffball
<p>
<p>When we began the pushing front was the top of what came to be called
'Shell Pitch'. We bolted this and abseiled down. It was a lovely pitch,
@@ -393,16 +378,16 @@ managed it and rigged another rope onto it. However, time was running short,
so in order to get out before the light failed completely, we had to turn
around leaving a rigged but undescended pitch !
<p>T/U 8 hours
<p><a href="#id1991-182-1">Previous trip</a> /
<a href="#id1991-182-3">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<a id="id1991-161-4">13th July</a> T/U 14 hours
<a id="id1991-161-4">13/7/91</a> | Surveying pushing trip down Kaninchenhole. S'not pitch and Burble
and beyond | Andrew, Julian H, Mark S, Julian T, <u>Mark M</u>
<p>Andy, Julian H., Mark S., Julian T., <u>Mark M.</u>
<p>Surveying/pushing trip down Kaninchenh&ouml;le. S'not pitch and Burble
&amp; beyond.
<p>.
<p>This was really two separate trips which interacted. We set off together.
Mark S. and Julian H. surveyed S'not pitch. They surveyed from the lower
@@ -443,13 +428,13 @@ route. Meanwhile Andy and Julian H. descended the pitch and found it to be
choked at about -15m [now known to be Endless]. They then also headed
out.
<p>T/U 14 hours
<p><a href="#id1991-161-3">Previous trip</a> /
<a href="#id1991-161-5">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<a id="id1991-161-8">1991.07.14</a> Olly &amp; Wook &amp; (Andy &amp; Ian H) 4hr
<p>Derig Dreamtime
<a id="id1991-161-8">14/7/91</a> | Derig Dreamtime | Olly &amp; Wook &amp; Andrew &amp; Ian H
<p>Tipping it down so after too much festering decided to de-rig Dreamtime
so as to at least do something useful. Checked out a potential cave on the
@@ -482,9 +467,7 @@ wet so did a bit of survey &amp; left.
<a href="#id1991-161-8a">Olly's write-up</a> (same trip)
<hr />
<a id="id1991-182-10">Tuesday 16th July 1991.</a> T/U : 4 hours
<p>Mark D, Julian H, pushing trip down Puffball.
<a id="id1991-182-10">16/7/91.</a> | pushing trip down Puffball.| Mark D, Julian H
<p>Perfect weather, bright blue sky, no chance of flooding. Original plan
was to push the end of Puffball as far as possible, and do as much surveying
@@ -501,13 +484,15 @@ came out. This lead looks very promising. It is longer than any other route
before the 'Dark Room' and may well provide an alternative into the lower
levels of the cave.
<p>T/U : 4 hours
<p><a href="#id1991-182-9">Previous trip</a> /
<a href="#id1991-182-11">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<a id="id1991-182-11">Wednesday 17th July 1991. T/U : 3&frac34; hours.</a>
<a id="id1991-182-11">17/7/91.| surveying, ladder de-rigging Puffball. | </a> Wookey, Julian H
<p>Wookey, Julian H, surveying, ladder de-rigging Puffball.
<p>
<p>After a thunderstorm just before lunchtime the weather cleared so we went
for it. Wookey's first trip down Puffball (excl. brief look to top of first
@@ -520,15 +505,14 @@ incredibly wet, disgustingly, unpleasantly wet. 'Shell pitch' was wettish.
Both of us were very cold by the time we'd got out. Oh well, perhaps we'll
manage to avoid it happening again !
<p>T/U : 3&frac34; hours.
<p><a href="#id1991-182-10">Previous trip</a> /
<a href="#id1991-182-12">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<a id="id1991-161-9">Tuesday 16th July 1991</a>
<a id="id1991-161-9">16/7/91</a> | Kaninchenhole - Pushing-surveying trip down Burble| <p>Andrew, Julian S, <u>Mark M.</u>
<p>Pushing/surveying trip down Burble, Kaninchenh&ouml;le
<p>Andy, Julian S., <u>Mark M.</u> T/U 17 hrs
<p>Had a luverly time scrambling around in a maze of passageways leading off
below the burble pitch in the opposite direction to Repton Chamber. We
@@ -546,6 +530,8 @@ style I sat on the pitch head assuring Andy that I would jump off if he fell
and thus limit the fall to FF1. He climbed up a rather cruddy mud covered
passage to a dead-end. The longed-for Burble by-pass continues to evade us !
<p>T/U 17 hrs
<p>Elevation of bottom of Exhaustion
<p>[grade 1 sketch]
@@ -554,9 +540,7 @@ passage to a dead-end. The longed-for Burble by-pass continues to evade us !
<a href="#id1991-161-10">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<a id="id1991-161c-4">Weds 17th July &quot;survey&quot; + &quot;Pushing&quot; trip down France</a>
<p>Paul S, Mark D, Penny, Tony, Hugh
<a id="id1991-161c-4">17/7/91 | "survey" + "Pushing" trip down France</a> | Paul S, Mark D, Penny, Tony, Hugh
<p>Entered cave at 2.34 (Pauls timing). At 2.40 someone turned the taps on,
whilst Penny + Hugh were still at 4th + 2nd rebelays respectively. Little
@@ -581,20 +565,23 @@ sympathy.
<a href="#id1991-161c-5">Next trip</a>
<hr />
<a id="id1991-161-15">Knossus derig.</a> T/U 6&frac12; hrs
<p>Julian, Tony, Mark S, <u>Fran</u>
<a id="id1991-161-15">23/7/91 | Knossus derig.</a> | Julian S, Tony, Mark S, <u>Fran</u>
<p>(Date guessed, and Julian guessed)
<p>Derigged Knossus wandered slowly back because we were all knackered 'cept
for Amrk Scott. People had fun going up S'not pitch - Abandoned tackle sacks
@ the bottom of the entrance pitch for hauling the next day.
<p>T/U 6&frac12; hrs
<p><a href="#id1991-161-14">Previous trip</a> /
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<a id="id1991-161-5">Dungeon (1)</a>
<a id="id1991-161-5">14/7/91 | Dungeon (1)</a> | Iain M, Ian H, <u>Fran</u>
<p>Iain M, Ian H, <u>Fran</u> T/U 7 hrs
<p>(Date guessed)
<p>Attempted to rig Dungeon, but difficult lots of ice, no sign of previous
bolts, probably under huge pile of snow @ the bot of the 1st pitch - aborted
@@ -602,11 +589,15 @@ this + went for a tourist to dreamtime &amp; hole in the roof - put in
another bolt @ the bottom of the 3rd pitch to pull the rope onto the
edge.
<p>T/U 7 hrs
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<a id="id1991-161-6">Dungeon (2) Iain M, Del, <u>Fran</u></a> T/U 8 hrs
<a id="id1991-161-6">15/7/91 | Dungeon (2) | Iain M, Del, <u>Fran</u></a>
<p>(Date guessed)
<p>Started bolting in Dungeon @ the bottom of the boulder slope in Big
Sainsbury's. Got two bolts in. I went for a wander underneath some boulders
@@ -619,12 +610,15 @@ rigged the chunnel - went as far as bungalow - my light died - Iain + Del
went as far a Knossus came back. Dels light had died by then so all three of
us came out on one light which made life interesting !
<p>T/U 8 hrs
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<a id="id1991-161-11">Niflheim rig</a> T/U 10&frac12; hrs
<p>Mark F, Iain M, John W, <u>Fran</u>
<a id="id1991-161-11">17/7/91 | Niflheim rig</a> | Mark F, Iain M, John W, <u>Fran</u>
<p>(Date guessed)
<p>Went down thro Butcher, Baker whilst Iain M rerigged Snot for a while.
Mark had a few problems finding bolts - got as far as Niflheim which Iain M
@@ -633,23 +627,26 @@ pottered down there trying to find the rebelay. Came back out again with
another dead light. Iain M made sure I wasn't in front of him - only I sussed
rebelays on this trip @ last !
<p>T/U 10&frac12; hrs
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<a id="id1991-161c-5">France rig, Survey</a> T/U 21/7/91
<pre>Andy, Tony, Mark S, Henri, Fran
3 3 3 5 5</pre>
<a id="id1991-161c-5">21/7/91 | France rig, Survey</a> | Andrew, Tony, Mark S, Henri, Fran
<p>Surveyed down from the dice thro 2 pitches, Tony felt crap [quite
literally] &amp; went out followed by Andy + Mark S. Me + Henri kept
surveying a while but got bored + went out. Mark had started to rig 4th
pitch with a lot more possible ? + depths beyond - didn't bother derigging
until the day after. [continued <a href="#id161c-5more">later</a>]<hr />
until the day after. [continued <a href="#id161c-5more">later</a>]
<a id="id1991-40-1">Eishohle</a> T/U 3 hrs
<p>T/U Andy:3, Tony:3, Mark S:3, Henri:5, Fran:5
<p>Julian S, Andy, Henri, <u>Fran</u> + Hans
<hr />
<a id="id1991-40-1">20/7/91 | Eishohle</a> | Julian S, Andrew, Henri, <u>Fran</u> + *Hans
<p>(Date totally guessed)
<p>After a sweltering heating daying walk (? - my brains gone !) we
eventually got there. The crawl had iced up for the first time in years made
@@ -673,9 +670,7 @@ by now - not surprising really !!
<p><a href="../1990/log.htm#id1990-40-1">Last CUCC trip here (1990)</a> /
<a href="../1998/log.htm#id1998-40-1">Next trip</a><hr />
<a id="id1991-161-12">Toddle Around Big Sainsbury's</a> 20th July T/U 5 hrs
<p>Olly, <u>Julian S</u>
<a id="id1991-161-12">20/7/91 | Toddle Around Big Sainsbury's</a> | Olly, <u>Julian S</u>
<p>Ian H told us there was this big hole near the top of Dreamtime
(&quot;What ! Another one ? Never !). If we were feeling bored we could even
@@ -698,13 +693,13 @@ extracted and by now bored cavers wander slowly out. Passage apparently runs
parallel to Rabbit Warren. There may be a way on but lots and lots of
boulders.
<p>T/U 5 hrs
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<a id="id1991-161c-6">Derig France Mon 22 July T/U 3 hrs</a>
<p>Mark S, <u>Julian S</u>
<a id="id1991-161c-6">22/7/91 | Derig France |</a> Mark S, <u>Julian S</u>
<p>&quot;You're lying around the campsite festering. Bugger off and get the
rope out of France.&quot;<br>
@@ -735,13 +730,15 @@ walk ?
<p>Um yeah !
<p>T/U 3 hrs
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Prospecting up Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel ?! All day !
20/7/91 | Prospecting up Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel ?! All day ! | Andrew, <u>Fran</u>
<p>Andy, <u>Fran</u>
<p>(Date totally guessed)
<p>Found quite a few holes only major one was just below the summit
terrified myself climbing down a 50ft ladder above a snowplug + loose
@@ -753,11 +750,13 @@ be very big tho. so named 161d - thus giving us the highest entrance !
<u>To</u> Hinter SKL 37&frac12;&deg;
<p>About 5 mins from the summit down grass deer path on RH side of main
(from top) gorge in bunde. Two large holes.<hr />
(from top) gorge in bunde. Two large holes.
Prospecting
<hr />
<p>Henri, <u>Fran</u>
20/7/91 | Prospecting | Henri, <u>Fran</u>
<p>(Date totally guessed)
<p>Sent Henri down a few holes - yes I don't go down ladders unless forced !
Two 50fts going nowhere one 5m below 161c - very obvious once you remember
@@ -765,12 +764,10 @@ where it is otherwise it takes 1&frac12;hrs ! Also a 50ft just below 161a
ending in a 20ft high chamber. Lying by entrance pitch - mysteriously found
Ian H gear there who knows why maybe thats where he disappeared to ?!<hr />
<a id="id161c-5more">Continuation</a> of France rig + survey 21/7/91
<a id="id161c-5more">21/7/91 | Continuation</a> of France rig + survey | Andrew, Tony, <u>Mark S</u>, Henri, Fran
<p><a href="#id1991-161c-5">start of this trip</a>
<p>Andy, Tony, <u>Mark S</u>, Henri, Fran
<p>Pushed France down yet another pitch with several leads on which weren't
descended because we had no rope. I descended the 4th pitch to a ledge with
about 20m of pitch visible below through a squeeze bit with a way off to the
@@ -783,7 +780,7 @@ sketch (grade 1)
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<a id="id1991-161-8a">Derigging Dreamtime</a> Wookey &amp; <u>Olly</u> 1991.07.14
<a id="id1991-161-8a">14/7/91 | Derigging Dreamtime</a> | Wookey &amp; <u>Olly</u>
<p>After Wooks and Ian H had carefully put in lots of nice bolts, Fran goes
&amp; finds a better squeeze bypass and so team Charlie have to go pull the
@@ -799,7 +796,9 @@ sketches). Then pulled D.T. apart.
<a href="#id1991-161-8">Wookey's write-up</a> (same trip)
<hr />
<a id="id1991-161-14">Wookey &amp; <u>Olly</u> 1991.07.22/23</a>
<a id="id1991-161-14">22/7/91 | Hellgrind and everywhere | Wookey &amp; <u>Olly</u> </a>
<p>and 23
<p>Survey calibration cairns - survey bottom of Snot pitch - derig rebelays
at bottom of Niffleheim - discover and survey Trehala (off Black Logoon) -
@@ -820,7 +819,7 @@ connection !
<a href="#id1991-161-15">Next trip</a>
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<a id="id1991-182-13">Puffball De-rig - Second Wave.</a> Henri &amp; <u>Olly</u> 1991.07.24
<a id="id1991-182-13">24/7/91 | Puffball De-rig - Second Wave.</a> | Henri &amp; <u>Olly</u>
<p>Got on second trip since I'd had &frac12; hr sleep when wave one (Wooks +
Andy) left camp. Set alarm to 5pm &amp; got awken by Hen at 5:30 am. Suffice
@@ -831,7 +830,7 @@ it to say that ... God it was awful ... what heroes we are ... etc....
<a href="../1992/log.htm#id1992-182-1">Next Trip</a> (next year)
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<a id="id1991-161-16">Derig the entrance pitch</a> Wooks &amp; <u>Olly</u> 1991-07-25
<a id="id1991-161-16">25/7/91 | Derig the entrance pitch</a> | Wook &amp; <u>Olly</u>
<p>+ Andy Fran Henri TU 0 hrs but a hell of a lot of hauling
@@ -854,8 +853,7 @@ base. God it was awful ..... and so on.
<a href="../1992/log.htm#id1992-161-1">Next trip</a> (in 1992)
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<a id="id1991-161-10"><u>Wook</u>, Gill &amp; Henri go to push &amp; survey Burble. 1991.07.16-17</a>
<br>T/U 15 15 5.5 (Jacker)
<a id="id1991-161-10">16/7/91 | push and survey Burble | <u>Wook</u>, Gill &amp; Henri </a>
<p>Gill &amp; Henri both desperately keen to go caving so I took them to
show how awful it was. Henri came to her senses &amp; jacked at the top of
@@ -872,6 +870,7 @@ it choked after 2 zigs (20m) turned round &amp; wondered about draught so
went back &amp; following breeze led through 'obviously choked' bit to a
sizeable room. This is a gaping QM.
<br>T/U Wook:15 Gill:15 Henri:5.5 (Jacker)
<p>[sketch]
<p>Also poked obvious passage at end 'A'
@@ -893,11 +892,13 @@ survey to Burble crawl. Called Vom as Gill felt ill all the way up.
<p>She was totally shagged on the way out. Good but slow trip. out at 04.30
for dawn.
<br>T/U Wook:15 Gill:15 Henri:5.5 (Jacker)
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<a id="id1991-161-13"><u>Wook</u> &amp; Andy go to check out LH route 1991.07.20-21 T/U: 15 hrs</a>
<a id="id1991-161-13">20/7/91 | check out LH route | <u>Wook</u> &amp; Andrew </a>
<p>As the Left Hand route had kindly been rigged for us by Mark F &amp; Iain
H we decided to get on down &amp; have a lok. Finished &amp; improved
@@ -925,13 +926,13 @@ I maintain it wasn't my fault - I can't help it if Andy is [illegible],
although quite where the extra &frac12; hour went in Knossus I have no
idea.
<p>T/U: 15 hrs
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<a id="id1991-182-12">Puffball derig - 1st Wave 23/7/91</a>
<p>Andy &amp; <u>Wook</u>
<a id="id1991-182-12">23/7/91 | Puffball derig - 1st Wave |</a> Andrew &amp; <u>Wook</u>
<p>Henry &amp; co came back from eishohle reporting thunderstorm the next
day (afternoon) so it was obviously necessary to derig puffball immediately.
@@ -956,7 +957,7 @@ small T sacks next year.
<a href="#id1991-182-13">Final trip</a>
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