Ahead is a phreatic tunnel which chokes, and a large black emptiness. This is descended for 25m in four 6m steps, Viermalbierschacht, to a ledge big enough for one and a bit people. The stream goes over this ledge into a large black void. This pitch, Besoffene, is 50m and hangs free for all but the last 8m in a very impressive shaft. From the foot, traverse above a steeply dropping stream canyon to a sloping platform from which a 17m pitch reaches the stream floor. This cascades over a further 6m pitch, below which a climb out of the stream reaches a rig point for a 30m pitch ending on a slope down to a sump at -216m.","","","","","","Cambridge Underground 1978, facing p 32
There is also an area plan showing 82 in context with 145 and 148.
","","","-216m, +20","","","","","p82","tip of rock marked ""82"" at entrance","","Surface survey","","","","","","","","Plateau 430m from col, roughly NE.","From Schwarzmoossattel, follow description to 80. From here, a route leads directly towards Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel over fairly flat karren, becoming more shattered towards another cairn. Then there is a somewhat chaotic area.
Skirt this on the left to a small ridge running left-right. There is a cairn to the right across the chaotic bit. From the ridge, 82 is the obvious entrance directly ahead. Across the ridge to the right, more cairns lead initially towards 82, but then become misleading as they head up the hill to Wolfhöhle (145).","","
","Tag","""82"" in red paint on boulder and on left of cave. 1998 tag ""1623 82 CUCC 1977"" on right inside cave entrance (not at survey point).","Surveyed","" +80,"1/S +","","","","plateau/80.htm","","","Schwa Schacht 80","","","1c","CUCC 1977 - Team Geriatric, 1994","A straight pitch of 14m to a choke.","","","","","","","","","14m ","","","","","p080","","","Nils","","gps00.80","","","","(1996) VSK nipple: 135°, BW pt 1835: 043° (this cannot possibly be right), Grieskogel: 007°, HSK: 043°","","Plateau just NE of col.","From Schwarzmoossattel, drop onto the plateau, where an intermittent line of cairns leads from the Bräuning wall camp (CUCC's Top Camp from 1988) across to the right, leading to the 8x caves and 145. Directly across a large clear area of karren, a large cairn used to mark the 8m by 5m entrance shaft, but this has apparently disappeared (1995) only to be rebuilt in 1996 - but is very vulnerable to demolition by winter snows. The shaft is otherwise invisible from a few metres away. The number 80, in red, is quite faded (1989) and is on the shaft wall facing the Bräuning wall.","","","Tag","Tag 1998, retag 1999","Surveyed","" +81,"1/T +","","","","plateau/81/81.html","","","Schwa Höhle 81","","","1c","CUCC 1977 - Team Geriatric","A short section of horizontal passage 5m below the surface, with two entrances, but no way on. ","","","","","","","","15m. ","","","","","","","","","GPS post SA","","p81","","","","","","Plateau just NE of col, between 80 and 82, very close to 85.","","","
| Entrance | Dave pointing out the tag bolt |
Photos © Olly Betts 2005","Tag","Tag 2005-07-28","Surveyed","" +82,"4/S/T +","","","","plateau/82.htm","","","Bräuninghöhle","","","1c","CUCC 1977 - Team Geriatric","Very obvious walking sized cave entrance leads to a boulder strewn passage (ice formations early in season) into an aven with daylight entering 20m above. A scramble over boulders leads to Apfelschacht - a 6m pitch with loose boulders at the head. This drops to a 3m climb and then a 20m pitch Orangenschacht with a trickle of water entering halfway down. From the foot, a fine keyhole passage imaginatively named Schlüssellochgang, and a choice of routes. The most obvious way on is a 10m pitch, Bierschacht over a stalagmite flow to an awkward crawl, Worm Passage, which looked likely to end things. However, this opens out suddenly at a pitch head. Nocheinbierschacht is 15m, impressively free. At the foot, a vocal connection can be made with a phreatic passage above the third pitch which ends in a big hole.
Ahead is a phreatic tunnel which chokes, and a large black emptiness. This is descended for 25m in four 6m steps, Viermalbierschacht, to a ledge big enough for one and a bit people. The stream goes over this ledge into a large black void. This pitch, Besoffene, is 50m and hangs free for all but the last 8m in a very impressive shaft. From the foot, traverse above a steeply dropping stream canyon to a sloping platform from which a 17m pitch reaches the stream floor. This cascades over a further 6m pitch, below which a climb out of the stream reaches a rig point for a 30m pitch ending on a slope down to a sump at -216m.","","","","","","Cambridge Underground 1978, facing p 32
There is also an area plan showing 82 in context with 145 and 148.
","","","-216m, +20","","","","","p82","tip of rock marked ""82"" at entrance","","Surface survey","","","","","","","","Plateau 430m from col, roughly NE.","From Schwarzmoossattel, follow description to 80. From here, a route leads directly towards Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel over fairly flat karren, becoming more shattered towards another cairn. Then there is a somewhat chaotic area.
Skirt this on the left to a small ridge running left-right. There is a cairn to the right across the chaotic bit. From the ridge, 82 is the obvious entrance directly ahead. Across the ridge to the right, more cairns lead initially towards 82, but then become misleading as they head up the hill to Wolfhöhle (145).","","
","Tag","""82"" in red paint on boulder and on left of cave. 1998 tag ""1623 82 CUCC 1977"" on right inside cave entrance (not at survey point).","Surveyed","" 83,"2/S =","","","","plateau/83.htm","","","Schwa Schacht 83","","","1c","CUCC 1977 - Team Geriatric","13m freeclimb dropped onto a steep snowslope requiring a handline. This was descended for 10m to a steep boulder slope which funnelled down to a small hole through which stones dropped for a long time. The large amounts of scree made descent unwise. Above the boulder slope, a phreatic passage led quickly to a big hole in the floor. The hole is a fine free-hanging descent of 36m to a solid choke of boulders. The phreatic passage continues beyond the pitch, but was not reached, and trends uphill.","","","","","","","","","55m","","This was originally listed as ""exploration completed"", but the description suggests that with modern drilltastic rigging techniques it would not be hard to reach the continuation of the phreas across the head of the final pitch, and possibly also to find a safe route through the boulderous hole.","","","p83","exact point not recorded","","Surface survey","","","","","","","","Plateau, 200m north of Bräuninghöhle (Kat. 82). This is not very obvious, since it is in an area of dwarf pine on a knoll south of the dry valley containing Kat. 107","","","","Paint","Red paint number from 1977","Surveyed","" 84,"1/T -","","","","plateau/84.htm","","","Schwa Höhle 84","","","1c","CUCC 1977 - Team Geriatric","Draughting tube leads to a small chamber, further small tube leads off, unexplored since deemed impenetrable in shorts and T-shirt.","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","c 1660m","","","Plateau WNW of Kat.83","","","","Paint","","Lost","Not seen since 1977 apparently" -85,"2/t/S +","","","","plateau/85.htm","","","Schwa Höhle 85","","","1c","CUCC 1977 - Team Geriatric","Large descending entrance leads to a series of free climbs ending too tight at -50m.","","","","","","","","","","","","","","p85","east wall of doline","","Surface survey","","","","","","","","Plateau, at southwest end of depression containing Bräuninghöhle (Kat.82)","","","Photo 2005 (Olly's camera)","Tag","large red painted number ""85"", still visible in 1998 but occasionally hidden by snow plug. Tag placed 2005-07-28.","Surveyed","" +85,"2/t/S +","","","","plateau/85/85.html","","","Schwa Höhle 85","","","1c","CUCC 1977 - Team Geriatric","Large descending entrance leads to a series of free climbs ending too tight at -50m.","","","","","","","","","","","","","","p85","red paint mark on east wall of doline (see photo)","","Surface survey","","","","","","","","Plateau, at southwest end of depression containing Bräuninghöhle (Kat.82)","","","
| Entrance area with Dave placing tag bolt | Number just visible down the side of the snowplug |
Photos © Olly Betts 2005","Tag","large red painted number ""85"", still visible in 1998 but occasionally hidden by snow plug. Tag placed 2005-07-28.","Surveyed","" 86,"1/S +","","","","plateau/86.htm","","","Schwa Schacht 86","","","1c","CUCC 1977 - Team Geriatric","Rift descent of 25m until gap between snow and rock got too small.","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","c 1670m","","","Plateau, on higher ground just SE of Bräuninghöhle (Kat.82)","","","","Paint","Numbered in red (1977)","Lost","Not seen since 1977 apparently" "87A","3/S +","","","","smkridge/87.htm","","","Schacht 87A bei Stögerweg","","","2a","CUCC 1980, 1987","Horizontal entrance at base of small cliff at head of dry valley, leads over peaty infill to a pitch head. Cross first hole and descend second, 30m to large chamber. To left is unsurveyed inlet ending too small, while to right is head of very steeply descending phreatic-tube-like pitch of 15m vertically (20m+ of rope). This is a little thrutchy to start, but opens out, and ends in a short climb.
A further 15m pitch follows, hanging clear of a wall made up mainly of boulders. A way on across the head of the final pitch appears too tight. Hole in floor is last pitch, of 33m, which has a boulder 10m high in it, and you can descend either side. Draught is lost into a small passage which you could reach by bolting, but it seems a little pointless.
There is a 1987 extension, but I can't make much sense of the logbook description.","","","","","","? MISSING (grade 5)","caves/087/087.svx","","111.5m","","The 1987 logbook suggests we changed this to 87b and the cave that had mistakenly been numbered 88, called 87b on this site, we called 87a, so we had better look into this.","","","p87","first (of several) bolts used for rigging, LHS of entrance","","","","","","","","","","In a dry valley leading up from the Stögerweg (path 201) shortly after the turn off for Schnellzughöhle. In 2001 the hole was seen blowing a large quantity of vapour visible from some way off.","","","","Paint","No. 87 in red, which is correct but might have been changed to 87A (OK) or 87B (bad) in 1987","Surveyed","" "87B","0/S +","","","","smkridge/87B.htm","","","Schacht 87B bei Stögerweg","","","2a","CUCC 1980, 1987","","","","","","","","","","1.2m","","The 1987 logbook suggests we changed this to 87a and 87 to 87b, so we had better look into this. ","","","","","","","","","","","circa 1505m","","","In Stogerweg - you literally step over it while walking along the path.
Numbered '88' in a fit of optimism while the explorer was getting changed to investigate this impressively draughting hole, it proved in fact to be only 1.2 metres deep and too tight. It appears to be above the inlet below pitch 1 in cave 87, and has been renumbered 87b, since the Austrians have allocated number 88 to Lärchenhöhle.","","","","Paint","","Refindable","Easily refindable, it's right on the Stogerweg path. May well be erroneously marked as 88" @@ -123,16 +123,16 @@ 92,"2/S +","","","","plateau/92.htm","","","Bräu Schacht 92","","","1a","CUCC 1977 - Team Enthusiast.","Pitch of 15m leads to a boulder thrutch and climbs down. More boulders lead to a final pitch of 30m to a solid choke at -90m.","","","","","","
","","","90m","","","","","","","","","","","","","1645m","","","Plateau - below Bräuning Scharte. Not located in searches, 1989, 1998.","","Small, horizontal entrance in deep scrub draughts slightly and leads to an incredibly loose interior.","","Paint","","Lost","Not seen since 1977 despite several concerted searches. Below Bräuningscharte"
93,"1/S +","","","","plateau/93/93.html","","","Bräu Schacht 93","","","1a","CUCC 1977 - Team Enthusiast.","Long rift on a joint (strike 246°, dip 70° towards SE) ending in choke at -35m. An adjacent shaft on the same joint but further east is bigger and more obvious, but chokes much nearer the surface. ","","","","","","","","","35m","","","","p93","","","","Surface survey","","","","","","","","Plateau - below Bräuning Scharte, north of Kataster 91. ","From Schwarzmoossattel, follow cairned path below the Bräuning Wall, past Top Camp (1988 on). Where this path meets the scree/snow slope from the wall, it turns right, out onto the plateau (this is the main path to Gschwandt-Alm, in frequent use).
100m from the right turn is a snow field on the right, with the sound of falling water at its lower edge. This is the entrance to 91 and from here, 93 is 20m further away from the Bräuning Wall.","","
| Entrance 91 on left, looking towards 93 and Schönberg | 93 entrance area, with location of tag highlighted | Closeup of entrance |
Photos © Andy Waddington 1990 (1) and © Olly Betts 1999 (2,3).","Tag","numbered in red (1977) on scarp facing south, 1998 tag ""1623 93 CUCC 1977"".(placed in middle of ""9"")","Surveyed","" 94,"1/S +","","","","plateau/94/94.html","","","Bräu Schacht 94","","","1a","CUCC 1977 - Team Enthusiast.","A rift on a joint (strike 223°, dip 70° to SE) is a spiralling freeclimb to a choke at -35m","","","","","","","","","35m","","","","p94","","","","Surface survey","","","","","","",""," A little north of Kat.93.","From 91 (q.v.), the karren slopes down at 10°. About 50m down the slope on a bearing of 335° is the large open shaft of 94, (visible from 93, which is about 20m from 91).","","
| View of 94 from 93 | Entrance area (tag highlighted) in 1999 | Entrance closeup |
Photos © Andy Waddington 1990 (1) & © Olly Betts 1999 (2, 3)","Tag","number in red (1977) on scarp facing south, 1998 tag ""1623 94 CUCC 1977"" - tag bolt (middle of ""9"")","Surveyed","" -95,"1/S -","","","","br-alm/95.htm","","","Bräu Schacht 95","","",3,"CUCC 1977 - Team Enthusiast. ","A 10m climb down to an unpushed and unpromising tube. ","","","","","","","","","","","","","p95","","","","GPS post SA","","","","","1585m","","","South of Bräuning Alm, near camp 1 (1977), close to 96","","","On Olly's camera","Tag","Number painted on rock (very faint). Tag added 2005-07-28.","Surveyed","" -96,"3/S +","","","","br-alm/96.htm","","","Bräu Schacht 96","","",3,"CUCC 1977 - Team Enthusiast.","Open shaft of 15m leads to a descending rift. Next pitch of 25m, then a short climb, 6m pitch and 15m pitch into a chamber where the water sinks. The upper level of a small rift leads to an abandoned passage and a series of increasingly muddy freeclimbs to a final squeeze and 5m pitch into a sordid little sump.","","","","","","
","","","105m","","","","p96","","","","GPS post SA","","","","","c 1600m","","","In grassy pasture east of Bräuning Alm, next to CUCC's high-level camp of 1977 (camp 1). ","","","
Original photo; 2005 photo on Olly's camera","Tag","number painted red in 1976, refreshed (probably in orange which elsewhere hasn't lasted well) in 1990. Tag added 2005-07-28.","Surveyed","" +95,"1/S -","","","","br-alm/95/95.html","","","Bräu Schacht 95","","",3,"CUCC 1977 - Team Enthusiast. ","A 10m climb down to an unpushed and unpromising tube. ","","","","","","","","","","","","","p95","","","","GPS post SA","","","","","1585m","","","South of Bräuning Alm, near camp 1 (1977), very close to 96","","","
| View from entrance towards Egglgrube | Entrance shaft | Tag and original paint marking |
Photos © Olly Betts 2005","Tag","Number painted on rock (very faint). Tag added 2005-07-28.","Surveyed","" +96,"3/S +","","","","br-alm/96/96.html","","","Bräu Schacht 96","","",3,"CUCC 1977 - Team Enthusiast.","Open shaft of 15m leads to a descending rift. Next pitch of 25m, then a short climb, 6m pitch and 15m pitch into a chamber where the water sinks. The upper level of a small rift leads to an abandoned passage and a series of increasingly muddy freeclimbs to a final squeeze and 5m pitch into a sordid little sump.","","","","","","
","","","105m","","","","p96","","","","GPS post SA","","","","","c 1600m","","","In grassy pasture east of Bräuning Alm, next to CUCC's high-level camp of 1977 (camp 1). Relocated 2005, near part-built new shepherds' hut.","","","
| 1976 descent | 2005 photos (© Olly Betts) |
","Tag","Original 1976 number in red paint, refreshed in orange in 1990. Tag added 2005-07-28.","Surveyed","" 97,"4/S/W x","","","","plateau/97.htm","","","Schneewindschacht","","","1d","CUCC 1977 - Team Enthusiast.","The entrance is the head of a 10m freeclimbable chimney, followed by a 5m climb into a small chamber. Two ways on from the chamber unite in a tiny crawl under a drip. A thrutch through (about the size of Baptistry in Car Pot) is The Nun's Cunt, which ends abruptly at The Vestry, where SRT gear can be put back on while perched above the pitch which follows. Drops of 15m, 20m and 20m, The Bottomless Abbess, lead to a traverse over a blind pitch of about 10m.
The Bottomless Abbess continues with pitches of 15m, 30m, 15m and 15m to a short horizontal section. This breaks out into the side of another shaft where 15m and 10m pitches lead to a more complex area. A short pitch of 6m leads to the Priest's Hole and a gently slanting ramp into a dry, dusty, abandoned phreatic passage. This is interrupted by a large hole in the floor, which would require bolts to cross.
Down the hole, the 25m pitch starts unpromisingly, but soon bells out into a magnificent trench passage. Traversing over a gully leads to a series of short climbs and a fine last pitch The Dissolution. Here the water sinks into an impenetrable crack.
The entrance draughts strongly, but there is no air movement at the end, the most likely way on being the traverse to reach the continuation of the phreatic level at -190m. Unfortunately, the trip to this point is quite severe, since the crawl would render rescue impractical and the Bottomless Abbess rapidly becomes very wet after rain.","","","","","","
","","","265m","","","","","p97","west edge of doline","","Surface survey","","",83039,35837,"1641m","","","Out on the plateau.","Head across for the large erratic boulders near 76 (aka 106), then away from the col past the open shaft of 105, turning left at a gap in the scrub which leads down a bare karren corridor to some dolines. Step across one and cast about for a large one with 97 in red paint.","A moderately large doline, usually without snow, has a small triangular opening at the SW end.","","Tag","""97"" in red paint on doline wall, tag 2005","Surveyed","" 98,"1/S +","","","","plateau/98.htm","","","Plateau Schacht 98","Dropped Light Shaft","","1d","CUCC 1978 - Team Youth/Ladders","After top of entrance shaft, it bells out, to land on a lightly boulder-covered floor after 29m. Tight thrutch to one side leads to second pitch of 17m to a flat rock floor with no way on.","","","","Logbook accounts","","","","","47m","","","","","","","","","","","","","c 1630m ","HSK 116°, Nipple 174° (?!?), Nase 199°. Zinken 216°","","Out on the plateau somewhat further than 97, in a large sloping rockface. Refound 1990, ""shaft further up bedding plane from 176"" (presumably away from 175).","","A small shaft in a large grike with very sharp rocks at the top","","Spit","Bolts at entrance; conjectured to be paint marked as well.","Refindable","Hopefully refindable via 176" 99,"1/S x","","","","plateau/99/99.html","","","Plateau Schacht 99","","","1d","
","Entrance gully of 5m leads to 20m pitch at 70° over snow, heading roughly back towards Eislufthöhle. At the base is a 'snow-duck' under a rock wall beyond which a small rift-like chamber descends about 3m. Straight ahead at the same level, the rift quickly becomes an impenetrable slot through which can be seen a 2m wide passage with an ice floor running down from right to left at 5-10°. This is the source of the strong draught. Below the slot is another low hole, this leaks a vague draught and leads to a small boulder-strewn ledge with a definite blackness continuing to the left behind more boulders. Energetic but nervous removal of these gave obvious signs of a continuation, but other commitments and rain prevented a return. Note therefore it has been Left Going.","","","","1979 logbook, 2004 logbook","","Grade 1 3-d sketch by Tony Malcolm, 1979
E 35876.6 N (52)82903.5 H 1638.9","","Draughting entrance near Eislufthöhle(1623/76), ignored at first, since it was assumed it would join 76.","
| Entrance area in 1999, with tag highlighted (original here) | Jenny Black on the entrance slope, 2004 |
(Photos © Olly Betts)","Tag","Tag placed 1999","Surveyed","" -100,"1/S +","","","","plateau/100.htm","","","Plateau Schacht 100","Viper Shaft","","1a","CUCC 1977, Team Youth, and again in 1990 by AERW ","An east-west rift with two obvious points of descent. The more easterly is about 6m deep and can be seen to end in a chamber. The more westerly is a 15m pitch, with a window communicating with the east hole. At base are boulders and a climb down. A crawl leads to an inlet where water appears and sinks into an impenetrable slot with very sharp rock. ","","","","","","","","","18m","","","","p100","","","","Surface survey","","","","","","","","Just beyond the col, on the left. It is, in fact, extremely near Top Camp, virtually on one of the routes to the Schwarzmooskogel areas. ",0,"","","Tag","red painted number, with 1998 tag ""1623 100 CUCC 1977"" in centre (M6 stud).
This cave was originally only numbered in carbide, so was unmarked for years. It was relocated in 1989, but was not numbered until 1993 since AERW didn't think to carry paint while trying to find old holes. The orange number was fading and chipped in 1995, so was refreshed in red. The surface survey was to the centre of the middle digit of the number.","Surveyed","" -101,"1/S +","main a","","yes","plateau/101.htm","","","Plateau Schacht 101","","","1d","
","Entrance is in a rift orientated 40°-220° and hading about 20°. A 5m climb down leads to a horizontal passage going both ways, north leading out into the face of the scarp (101A). South (down dip) leads to a 4m pitch followed by a small crawl in a scree-floored phreatic tube, leading down dip, at about 30°. This drops via a short climb into a meandering phreatic tube with a tiny stream slot fed by an aven on the left. Progress is by crawling in the roof tube, which goes for about 40m until a window in the right wall leads to the base of an aven. The continuing crawl is too small, while a climb down below the aven (undescended) appears to choke.","","","","","","? MISSING (grade 1)","","","~12m","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Bräuning Scharte 218°, Grieskogel 012.5°, Bräuning Nase 194.5°, Lost Rucksack cairn 319° (compass #439258: NPC2)","","Out on the plateau, near a large north-facing fault scarp on 125-305°. Perhaps best located when looking for Wolfhöhle (which is nowhere nearby) in the mist (see 1984 logbook). There was an OAV ski-tourers' marker pole due north of the col, from which the entrance is about 50m away on 35°. Unfortunately, the pole was pretty much invisible from the approach route in 1977, and is now rotting on the ground, only visible from a metre away at best. However, the cave was relocated in 1998. It turns out to be very close to the faintly-marked path which leads past Lost Rucksack Cave towards CUCC 1996-05, and is a short way south of 1623/173.
(GPS: (cliff directly above 101A) GK 5410503 5283483 (FOM 9.2m))","","","","Tag","extremely faded numbers ""101"" and ""101A"" in red on upper and lower entrances. 1998 tag ""1623 101 CUCC 1977"" on upper entrance, southeast-facing (M6 stud).","","" -"","","main","","entrance","plateau/101main.htm","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","t101","","","","Surface survey","","","","","","Bräuning Scharte 218°, Grieskogel 012.5°, Bräuning Nase 194.5°, Lost Rucksack cairn 319° (compass #439258: NPC2)","","","","Entrance is in a rift orientated 40°-220° and hading about 20°","","Tag","extremely faded numbers ""101"" in red. 1998 tag ""1623 101 CUCC 1977"" southeast-facing (M6 stud).","Surveyed","" -"","","a","","last entrance","plateau/101a.htm","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","gps98.101a","","","","GPS pre SA","gps98.101a","","","","","","","(GPS: (cliff directly above 101A) GK 5410503 5283483 (FOM 9.2m))","","","","Paint","extremely faded numbers ""101A"" in red","Surveyed","" -102,"1/S +","","","","plateau/102.htm","","","Plateau Schacht 102","","","1d","CUCC 1977 - Team Youth (A.Waddington) ","A near-straight shaft of 20m ends on a snow plug.","","","","","","","","","","","","","gps00.102","","","","GPS post SA","gps98.102","","","","c 1630m","","","GPS GK 5410464 5283496 (FOM 11.5m) About 50m west of Kat.101, c 15m south of Kat. 103, on a parallel joint.","","","","Tag","painted number is extremely faded, and appears only as a slight lightening in the lichen when wet. Part drilled hole for tag. Tagged 1998","Surveyed","" +100,"1/S +","","","","plateau/100.htm","","","Plateau Schacht 100","Viper Shaft","","1a","CUCC 1977, Team Youth, and again in 1990 by AERW ","An east-west rift with two obvious points of descent. The more easterly is about 6m deep and can be seen to end in a chamber. The more westerly is a 15m pitch, with a window communicating with the east hole. At base are boulders and a climb down. A crawl leads to an inlet where water appears and sinks into an impenetrable slot with very sharp rock. ","","","","","","","","","18m","","","","p100","","","","Surface survey","","","","","","","","Just beyond the col, on the left. It is, in fact, extremely near Top Camp, virtually on one of the routes to the Schwarzmooskogel areas. ","","","","Tag","red painted number, with 1998 tag ""1623 100 CUCC 1977"" in centre (M6 stud).
This cave was originally only numbered in carbide, so was unmarked for years. It was relocated in 1989, but was not numbered until 1993 since AERW didn't think to carry paint while trying to find old holes. The orange number was fading and chipped in 1995, so was refreshed in red. The surface survey was to the centre of the middle digit of the number.","Surveyed","" +101,"1/S +","main a","","yes","plateau/101/101.html","","","Plateau Schacht 101","","","1d","
","Entrance is in a rift orientated 40°-220° and hading about 20°. A 5m climb down leads to a horizontal passage going both ways, north leading out into the face of the scarp (101A). South (down dip) leads to a 4m pitch followed by a small crawl in a scree-floored phreatic tube, leading down dip, at about 30°. This drops via a short climb into a meandering phreatic tube with a tiny stream slot fed by an aven on the left. Progress is by crawling in the roof tube, which goes for about 40m until a window in the right wall leads to the base of an aven. The continuing crawl is too small, while a climb down below the aven (undescended) appears to choke.","","","","","","? MISSING (grade 1)","","","~12m","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Bräuning Scharte 218°, Grieskogel 012.5°, Bräuning Nase 194.5°, Lost Rucksack cairn 319° (compass #439258: NPC2)","","Out on the plateau, near a large north-facing fault scarp on 125-305°. Perhaps best located when looking for Wolfhöhle (which is nowhere nearby) in the mist (see 1984 logbook). There was an OAV ski-tourers' marker pole due north of the col, from which the entrance is about 50m away on 35°. Unfortunately, the pole was pretty much invisible from the approach route in 1977, and is now rotting on the ground, only visible from a metre away at best. However, the cave was relocated in 1998. It turns out to be very close to the faintly-marked path which leads past Lost Rucksack Cave towards CUCC 1996-05, and is a short way south of 1623/173.
(GPS: (cliff directly above 101A) GK 5410503 5283483 (FOM 9.2m))","","Main entrance is in a rift orientated 40°-220° and hading about 20°","
| Jenny Black at the main entrance | Looking down main entrance shaft | 101A entrance | Extremely faded paint markings |
(Photos © Olly Betts 2005)","Tag","extremely faded numbers ""101"" and ""101A"" in red on upper and lower entrances. 1998 tag ""1623 101 CUCC 1977"" on upper entrance, southeast-facing (M6 stud).","","" +"","","main","","entrance","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","t101","","","","Surface survey","","","","","","","","","","","","Tag","","Surveyed","" +"","","a","","last entrance","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","gps98.101a","","","","GPS pre SA","gps98.101a","","","","","","","","","","","Paint","","Surveyed","" +102,"1/S +","","","","plateau/102/102.html","","","Plateau Schacht 102","","","1d","CUCC 1977 - Team Youth (A.Waddington) ","A near-straight shaft of 20m ends on a snow plug.","","","","","","","","","","","","","gps00.102","","","","GPS post SA","gps98.102","","","","c 1630m","","","GPS GK 5410464 5283496 (FOM 11.5m) About 50m west of Kat.101, c 15m south of Kat. 103, on a parallel joint.","","","
| Entrance view, looking roughly east towards the Hinter | Entrance closeup |
(Photos © Olly Betts 2005)","Tag","painted number is extremely faded, and appears only as a slight lightening in the lichen when wet. Part drilled hole for tag. Tagged 1998","Surveyed","" 103,"1/S +","","","","plateau/103.htm","","","Plateau Schacht 103","","","1d","
","A semi-horizontal rift going south, slopes down at 45° to head of a very broken shaft aligned on a joint perpendicular to the scarp (joint is on 055-235°). Drops 30m past much wedged, frost-shattered rock to a choke at -30m.","","","","","","","","","30m","","","","t103","","","","Surface survey","gps98.103","","","","","HSK 075°, VSK Nipple 153°, Lost Rucksack Cairn 325°","","GPS GK 5410472 5283506 (FOM 8.7m) About 15m north of Kat.102, in the face of the same 125-305° fault scarp as 101´s northward crawl, which is about 35m away to the SE. ","","","","Tag"," alloy tag ""1623 103 CUCC 1977"" on M6 stud below the faded remains of a painted number on the NW-facing wall of a prominent joint making a break in the scarp face in which the entrance lies. ","Surveyed","" 104,"1/S +","","","","plateau/104/104.html","","","Plateau Schacht 104","","","1d","CUCC 1977 - Team Youth (S.Farrow). Relocated and surface surveyed CUCC 2005.","Belay to a bolt in the boulder (on top, 1977 vintage), and as much dwarf pine as you can string together. A somewhat broken but roomy shaft of 29m with ledges at -10 and -24m, to a choke.","","","","","","","","","","","","","p104","","","","Surface survey","","","","","c 1650m ","","","In deep scrub adjacent to a very large erratic boulder, in the same area as Eislufthöhle (Kat. 76). The boulder has an incipient split, and is visible from the col.","","","
Entrance looking down from top of boulder (spit visible in front on boot)
Photo © Olly Betts, 2004","Tag","Red-painted number (1977). Traces of paint still visible in 2004, but number very hard to make out. Described boulder with spit on top fortunately still enables reliable identification. Tag placed on spit 2005-07-28.","Surveyed","Close to 76, worth a look" 105,"1/S +","","","","plateau/105/105.html","","","Plateau Schacht 105","","","1d","CUCC 1977 - Team Youth (N.Thorne, A.Waddington)","Handline descent for 9m leads to a ledge from where a fine 31m pitch drops 14m to a large ledge, then continues in a parallel shaft below an aven, with further ledges at -17, -21m. The shaft is in clean bluish-white limestone and lands on a dampish flat gravel floor.","","","","","","","","","","","","","","p105","","","Surface survey","","","","","","","","30m north of Eislufthöhle on the plateau.","","","
Entrance (red circle indicates tag - original here)
","Tag","paint; tag 1999","Surveyed","" @@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ s (mainly deduced from survey data) don't correspond well with the 1997 experien 142,"6/T/S x","","40n","","smkridge/142.htm","","","Schwa Höhle 142","","","2a","
","Yet another entrance to Stellerweghöhle, with two points of connection, and also the first point of connection with Schwabenschacht, a similar cave explored by Arbeitsgemeinschaft Höhle und Karst Grabenstetten e.V.. 142 contains a very large chamber, imaginatively named The Big Chamber reached by a 34m pitch from a point adjacent to the connection. A full description of 142 (but not 78) is one of the components of the Stellerweghöhle guidebook, just an overview is given here.
Note: With apparent perversity, the Austrians have numbered this as 115e in their Kataster. This is likely to give rise to immense confusion in the long term as more caves are connected, and numbers on entrances cannot readily be altered (owing to the obscurity of their location and inaccessibility from within the system).
After an initial small tube, the cave opens into passages very similar to those in Schwabenschacht and the upper levels of Stellerweghöhle. Descent of some of the steep ramps to the right of the main way on may provide further connections into the main cave (and one may have already done so). However, staying high leads through tubes to an inobvious junction. Left is the connection to 78, whilst right leads immediately to the head of a pitch into the Big Chamber - a popular name in the system. A route from this chamber leads to the foot of an 18m pitch in the entrance series of Stellerweghöhle, and a more obscure route through boulders from the head of the Big Chamber pitch leads to the same place.","","","","","In dataset","CUCC plan from surveys 1982-1985, here in several sections:
","smk-system.svx","","","","this entrance to the main system really should have a name.","","","p142","","","Nils","","",81218.2,35770.4,"1615.1m","","","","Hack up the hillside behind Windloch (Kat.32).","","","Tag (?)","The entrance was prominently numbered '132' in red but this was finally changed in 1996 after the connection to Schwabenschacht (1623-78)","Surveyed","" 143,"3/S +","","","","smkridge/143.htm","","","Weiße Warze Schacht I","","","2a","CUCC 1983, 1984 ","The first pitch starts after a short climb down boulders. From here light may be seen entering from another entrance 143b. The pitch of 20m lands on a small ledge and a short freeclimb leads to a traverse over wedged blocks. The next pitch of 10m is rigged over the edge of the last of these and brings one to a balcony at the start of a 23m shaft. Another clean, almost circular shaft (19m) follows, to a climb of 6m down wedged boulders. The passage now narrows to a small vadose canyon with a stream in it, but soon turns vertical at an 8m pitch, followed quickly by one of 18m. At the foot of this final shaft, the stream flows down a rift, approximately 10m deep, but too narrow to follow. Much hammering here achieved little progress, but could be heard clearly in passages leading from above the Big Pitch in Stellerweghöhle.","","","","","In dataset","See Stellerweghöhlensystem upper levels survey","caves/143/143.svx","182m","124m","36m","The above name is provisional, since its not really my prerogative to name it, but it should have a name really.","","","p143","","p143x","Nils","","","","","","","","The Nipple, (aka ""Weiße Warze"")","","The square shaped entrance lies just below (22m vertically at 34m on 158°) the nipple at the end of the ridge running SSW from Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel.","","","","Surveyed","" 144,"6/S/T x","","","","smkridge/144.htm","","","Tony's Second Höhle","","","2a","CUCC 1983, 1985 ","This is the highest entrance to Stellerweghöhle found by CUCC, and a full description is included in the Stellerweghöhle guidebook description, just an overview is given here.
A predominantly vertical entrance series leads to a level of extensive fossil phreatic development, not fully explored. The main passage, The Yellow Brick Road, leads to the lip of a 25m pitch into a large muddy chamber. From the bottom, a steeply dipping tube is followed down until a canyon is reached from a boulder chamber. Most ways close down quickly from here.
Across the pitch from Yellow Brick Road is a large continuing passage, gained by an obscure and somewhat exposed route in boulders. It soon leads to a bolted climb, but a ramp down below drops to another large passage. Right here, the draught is followed through winding passage until it emerges 20m up in a chamber. Backtracking leads to a squeeze and muddy crawls to the bottom, from where a canyon develops, finally dropping into Stellerweghöhle below the Big Pitch via a 10m chimney.
There are a significant number of unpushed leads in the cave, but all are expected to connect back to already known passage. One may provide a connection to the northernmost reaches of Schwabenschacht (1623/78).","","","","","In dataset","Survey integrated into guidebook description","smk-system.svx","","","","This name is the 1983 provisional name, which was intended to be scrapped. Weiße Warze Höhle II might be better, but this cave really should have a proper name - after all, it was 284m deep before the connection to the main system! It appears in Austrian lists just as Schwarzmooskogelschacht. ARGE call it ""Tony's Second Höhle"" , so we're probably stuck with the name now.","","","p144","","p144x","Nils","","","","","","","","The Nipple, (aka ""Weiße Warze"")","","","","","","Surveyed","" -145,"4/t/S +","a–c","","yes","plateau/145/145.html","","","Wolfhöhle","","","1c","CUCC 1983-4. There is now a history file indexing into the log book write-ups.","Entrance is 2m high and 1m wide and walking passage leads for 120m of level going to first pitch, with a few side passages (one to higher entrance). Pitch is 19m into Wolf Chamber where the skeleton proved not to be of a wolf but of a Brown Bear, Ursus arctos. A pit in the floor, the Bear Pit is blind, and the continuation of the entrance pitch emits no draught and is believed to choke, but was never seriously investigated. A loose 3m climb at the far end of the chamber leads up into a draughting tube. This leads to an awkward 15m slimy tube descent, Bog Seat Climb, best laddered. A short grovel enlarges to a sandy stooping passage which pops out over the edge of a large black hole. Off to the left at this point a crawl intersects a larger passage leading to another set of smaller shafts only partially descended. It is also possible to reach the opposite side of the big pitch by this route.
The 83m Big Leap is rigged in three sections of 22, 25 and 36m via two freehanging rebelays and a deviation near the bottom, in a large rift with black peaty mud on the walls in the upper section. The rift narrows and bottoms out in a small streamway blocked here and there by jammed boulders which no longer (since 1984) constitute a squeeze. Short traverses and pitches of 15m and 6m are straightforward until a second large shaft is reached. The water cannot be avoided on the 59m Tiddley Pom pitch, which can become a serious proposition in wet weather. The first section is 11m, to the level where a heavy drip (rapidly becoming a torrent in thunderstorms) enters. The rebelay bolt is tucked away to the left, a long reach round the corner. Further sections of 17 and 24m in a circular shaft of about 6m diameter reach a big wet ledge. The final section of 7m reaches a big dry stance on jammed boulders, Cold Toes Ledge. This is far enough out of the water to be an acceptable place to sit and wait for 16 hours, or to brew soup.
The stream continues to drop in a rift, with pitches of 13 and 14m from jammed boulders. The water then sinks into a slit, Nobody Knows, which was descended for 15m before becoming too tight. To continue, traverse over this hole and continue a short way to a large black chasm, the 112m Fear and Loathing Pitch, involving some airy traversing near the top. Sections of 10, 29 and 16m reach Acrobat Flake, where careful rigging is required to avoid a particularly gymnastic changeover for the next section of 16m. The rift (never wider than 3-4m) continues with drops of 18 and 23m to land on an unpleasant bit of damp floor: Las Vegas.
A particularly unpleasant mud-walled rift, Beezley Street, ("where the rats have rickets") continues as a traverse if you can stay up, or a nasty thrutch otherwise. This ends abruptly where an aven brings clean washed limestone for the next 14m pitch. A clean, but sharp traverse continues to corkscrewing 18 and 5m pitches into The Drainage Ditch, a wading depth section of passage occasionally blocked by boulders, which hold back the static pools. Short pitches of 8, 9 and 7m twist down to another section of drainage ditch which continues for a few more metres to a static sump 399m below the main entrance.
A hole above the sump leads to a small, muddy, grovelly continuation to some small avens and a further sump, before closing down.
Geology : Tubes near the entrance are formed along the prominent NE-SW joint direction in the area, which so dominates the nearby Bräuninghöhle, and the cave trends generally SW as it drops. However, all the major vertical development is in deep shafts on joints at right-angles to this major trend, on a strike of about 120-300°. Fear and Loathing pitch in particular is in a strikingly narrow rift over 110m deep, suggesting an almost vertical joint. Below this shaft there is very little significant jointing, and the cave meanders considerably before the dismal end another 140m SW.","","","","","In dataset","There is a particularly inadequate elevation only in Cambridge Underground 1985. There is an area plan, drawn at 1:2000, showing 145, 82 and 148 on Gauß and Krüger coordinates, which has never been published.
There is enough survey bumph to draw a respectable plan.
","caves/145/145.svx","1108m","402m","354m","","","","","","","laser point","","","","","","","","On the plateau, 18m above Bräuninghöhle (Kat. 82)
Permanent survey station 0/4 at entrance a.","There are two routes to this entrance, one directly from the Schwarzmoossattel, which is marked by the remains of a line of blue bailer twine, and one from the plateau camp.
For the latter, follow route described under Kat. 80 and 82, but rather than heading for the obvious entrance of 82, follow the cairns uphill towards the col between the Schwarzmooskogels. Shortly on the right is a horizontal draughting entrance 0.9m high and 1.1m wide with no number - this is presumed to be 145b (it has been checked as going into 145). 20-30m further up the hill, drop into a doline with a horizontal entrance leading off. This is 145a.","","
| 145a (© Andy Waddington 1984) | 145a (© David Loeffler 01/08/2005 12:03:13) | 145b (© David Loeffler 01/08/2005 10:46:39) | 145c (© David Loeffler 01/08/2005 12:18:14) |
(We strongly believe the hole above is 145c, but we are not completely sure.)","","","","" +145,"4/t/S +","a–c","","yes","plateau/145/145.html","","","Wolfhöhle","","","1c","CUCC 1983-4. There is now a history file indexing into the log book write-ups.","Entrance is 2m high and 1m wide and walking passage leads for 120m of level going to first pitch, with a few side passages (one to higher entrance). Pitch is 19m into Wolf Chamber where the skeleton proved not to be of a wolf but of a Brown Bear, Ursus arctos. A pit in the floor, the Bear Pit is blind, and the continuation of the entrance pitch emits no draught and is believed to choke, but was never seriously investigated. A loose 3m climb at the far end of the chamber leads up into a draughting tube. This leads to an awkward 15m slimy tube descent, Bog Seat Climb, best laddered. A short grovel enlarges to a sandy stooping passage which pops out over the edge of a large black hole. Off to the left at this point a crawl intersects a larger passage leading to another set of smaller shafts only partially descended. It is also possible to reach the opposite side of the big pitch by this route.
The 83m Big Leap is rigged in three sections of 22, 25 and 36m via two freehanging rebelays and a deviation near the bottom, in a large rift with black peaty mud on the walls in the upper section. The rift narrows and bottoms out in a small streamway blocked here and there by jammed boulders which no longer (since 1984) constitute a squeeze. Short traverses and pitches of 15m and 6m are straightforward until a second large shaft is reached. The water cannot be avoided on the 59m Tiddley Pom pitch, which can become a serious proposition in wet weather. The first section is 11m, to the level where a heavy drip (rapidly becoming a torrent in thunderstorms) enters. The rebelay bolt is tucked away to the left, a long reach round the corner. Further sections of 17 and 24m in a circular shaft of about 6m diameter reach a big wet ledge. The final section of 7m reaches a big dry stance on jammed boulders, Cold Toes Ledge. This is far enough out of the water to be an acceptable place to sit and wait for 16 hours, or to brew soup.
The stream continues to drop in a rift, with pitches of 13 and 14m from jammed boulders. The water then sinks into a slit, Nobody Knows, which was descended for 15m before becoming too tight. To continue, traverse over this hole and continue a short way to a large black chasm, the 112m Fear and Loathing Pitch, involving some airy traversing near the top. Sections of 10, 29 and 16m reach Acrobat Flake, where careful rigging is required to avoid a particularly gymnastic changeover for the next section of 16m. The rift (never wider than 3-4m) continues with drops of 18 and 23m to land on an unpleasant bit of damp floor: Las Vegas.
A particularly unpleasant mud-walled rift, Beezley Street, ("where the rats have rickets") continues as a traverse if you can stay up, or a nasty thrutch otherwise. This ends abruptly where an aven brings clean washed limestone for the next 14m pitch. A clean, but sharp traverse continues to corkscrewing 18 and 5m pitches into The Drainage Ditch, a wading depth section of passage occasionally blocked by boulders, which hold back the static pools. Short pitches of 8, 9 and 7m twist down to another section of drainage ditch which continues for a few more metres to a static sump 399m below the main entrance.
A hole above the sump leads to a small, muddy, grovelly continuation to some small avens and a further sump, before closing down.
Geology : Tubes near the entrance are formed along the prominent NE-SW joint direction in the area, which so dominates the nearby Bräuninghöhle, and the cave trends generally SW as it drops. However, all the major vertical development is in deep shafts on joints at right-angles to this major trend, on a strike of about 120-300°. Fear and Loathing pitch in particular is in a strikingly narrow rift over 110m deep, suggesting an almost vertical joint. Below this shaft there is very little significant jointing, and the cave meanders considerably before the dismal end another 140m SW.","","","","","In dataset","There is a particularly inadequate elevation only in Cambridge Underground 1985. There is an area plan, drawn at 1:2000, showing 145, 82 and 148 on Gauß and Krüger coordinates, which has never been published.
There is enough survey bumph to draw a respectable plan.
","caves/145/145.svx","1108m","402m","354m","","","","","","","laser point","","","","","","","","On the plateau, 18m above Bräuninghöhle (Kat. 82)
Permanent survey station 0/4 at entrance a.","There are two routes to this entrance, one directly from the Schwarzmoossattel, which is marked by the remains of a line of blue bailer twine, and one from the plateau camp.
For the latter, follow route described under Kat. 80 and 82, but rather than heading for the obvious entrance of 82, follow the cairns uphill towards the col between the Schwarzmooskogels. Shortly on the right is a horizontal draughting entrance 0.9m high and 1.1m wide with no number - this is presumed to be 145b (it has been checked as going into 145). 20-30m further up the hill, drop into a doline with a horizontal entrance leading off. This is 145a.","","
| 145a (© Andy Waddington 1984) | 145a (© David Loeffler 01/08/2005 12:03:13) | 145b (© David Loeffler 01/08/2005 10:46:39) | 145c (© David Loeffler 01/08/2005 12:18:14) |
(We strongly believe the hole above is 145c, but we are not completely sure.)","","","","" "","","a","","entrance","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","p145","May be Laser point 0/4, but it is dubious","","","","gps00.145","","","","","","","","","","Tag","Red paint ""145""; tag.","Surveyed","" "","","b","","entrance","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","p145b","","","Surface survey","","","","","","","","","","","","Tag","","Surveyed","" "","","c","","last entrance","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","p145c","","","Surface survey","","","","","","","","","","","","Unmarked","","Surveyed","" @@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ s (mainly deduced from survey data) don't correspond well with the 1997 experien 209,"1/S +","","1996WK8 (maybe also CUCC 1996-08)","","smkridge/209/209.html","","","Schistock-Absturzschacht","Dropped skipole hole","","2c","
","3m x 0.8m shaft, 16m deep. Freeclimb descent is possible but difficult. Belay (and light!) needed. No draught. Bottom choked by rubble.","20m rope. ","","Form sent 2000.05, number 209 allocated. ","","In dataset","? grade 5","caves/209/209.svx","","","","","","","p209","","","Surface survey","","","","","","VSK: 233°, Hollweiser: 145° (from a point between the WK7-WK10 entrances)","","Along shelf from 136. 35mN of 136a, 10m NW of 136d.","The normal route to 136 (from SMK col/Vd1), passes over/past this cave. It is one of the group of holes shafts and rifts on the same shelf as 136a,b,c,d. From large cubic boulder at 136a, follow shelf N past 136b, and 136c. This cave is the last of these 3 holes. The entrance is joint-developed 3 x 0.8m shaft. Area map NotKH book p 88-89.","
Photo © Paul Hammond 1999","On Dave's camera","Tag","","Surveyed" 210,"1/T +","","1998-03","","plateau/210.htm","","","Fettsack und Faulpelz höhle","Lardy Festerers' Cave","","1a","
","In a small doline, a low horizontal entrance next to a snow plug leads to a boulder slope. A draughting squeeze leads to muddy passage + a small chamber with boulder floor, a choked depression to the left + a choked uphill slope stright on. There is a rifty hole in the floor just before the large boulder in the middle of the chamber, partly covered with boulders. The bottom can be seen 2m below. No way on, not clear where draught goes.","None","","Form sent 2000.05, number 210 allocated. ","","","
","","~30m","","","","","t210","lardysurf.0","Entrance","","Surface survey","","gps00.210","","","","","","On plateau NNE of Lower Top Camp, on route to 101 area. This cave is about 120m north of B8, ~150m NNE from the large doline of 189.","Follow route (towards 101/102/200 area if that helps) from Lower Top Camp past 164 and 189 (large holes, passed 15m to right), then go roughly NNW (a few cairns). This leads up onto the right edge of a ridge (the main part of which is deep Lätchen), passing right of the OAV ski marker pole. This is an easy walk above a short (climbable) cliff looking down onto the small doline containing this cave.","","","Tag","Tag on doline wall opposite cave.","Surveyed" "211-213","","","","","","","","","","We don't know if these numbers were ever used","nonexistent","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","" -214,"","","2000-03","","smkridge/214.html","","","Segment cave","","","2d","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","p214","","","Surface survey","","","","","","","","","","","","Tag","Tag still says ""2000-03""","Surveyed" +214,"","","2000-03","","smkridge/214.html","","","Segment cave","","","2d","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","p214","","","Surface survey","","","","","","","","","","","","Retag","Tag still says ""2000-03""","Surveyed" 215,"","a b","2000-05","yes","smkridge/215/215.html","","","Rufverbindungshöhle","","","2b","CUCC 2000 Wookey, Mike Allen","? Wookey","","","","2000 log book (2000/08/03 + 2000/08/06)","In dataset","
Notes in 2000#23","caves/215/215.svx","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Eishöhle portal row, between 40e and 40h","? wookey","Low and wide","? wookey","","","Surveyed" "","","a","","entrance","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","p215","","p215x","Nils","","","","","","","","","","","","Tag","tag as 215a in 2001","" "","","b","","last entrance","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","p215b","","","Surface survey","","","","","","","","","","","","Tag","tag as 215b in 2001","" @@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ s (mainly deduced from survey data) don't correspond well with the 1997 experien "","","a","","entrance","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","p238","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Tag","","","" "","","b","","last entrance","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Tag","","","" 239,"3/S/T x","","2001-04","","smkridge/239/239.html","","","Rock'n'Roll Höhle","","(a.k.a. Olly's Sucking Höhle)","2d","CUCC 2001 Phil U, Mark S","[Taken from 2001 log book] ""Went to investigate this draughting orifice. Initial entrance climb is fine, if you chimney down on the R side. At the bottom, there are three ways on. The first one goes back under the entrance, down a boulder slope, to emerge in a large chamber ""Cheesy dip"". There are a number of small leads off, all choked. In the roof is lots of daylight, coming from 2001-046. Left from the entrance went down a loose slope (blowing). Right (Sucking) went along a bit. We decided to do some surveying. Which required red paint. Which was at the bivvi site. So we went and had a cup of tea for a bit. Came back with surveying gear and surveyed the LH route to a ~5m deep pit.""
(There were at least three trips to this cave judging by the survey file, but only this one was written up.)","","","Form sent 2004.04.30. Number 239 allocated by Robert TWC at 2004 expo dinner","","In dataset","
","caves/239/239.svx","503m","45m","172m","","","","p239","","","Surface survey","","","","","","","","In small valley just below top of SMK ridge, 200m S of 204 bivvy site","","","","Tag","Tagged as 2001-04 by initial explorers. Retagged with final kataster number 2004-07-31.","Surveyed"
-240,"2/S/T +","","2003-08","","smkridge/240/240.html","","","Gewölbeschacht","Arch Shaft","","2d","CUCC 2003 Earl M, Brian O","Entrance is a wide, open rift aligned roughly north-south, spanned by a rock bridge at the southern end. The cave proper starts with a boulder slope at the north-east corner of the rift, which briefly closes down before opening out into a high, narrow slot. Beyond thisis a pitch, the foot of which is blocked by snow.","Approx 75m rope; see elevation survey.","There is a possible lead in an alcove on the far wall of the final pitch, but this was not thought promising, and was left uninvestigated.","Form sent 2004.04.30. Number 240 allocated by Robert TWC at 2004 expo dinner","","In dataset","
(Notes in 2003#29)","caves/240/240.svx","51m","44m","11m E-W","","","p240","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Tag","Tagged as 2003-08 by original explorers. Retagged with final kataster number 2004.","Surveyed" +240,"2/S/T +","","2003-08","","smkridge/240/240.html","","","Gewölbeschacht","Arch Shaft","","2d","CUCC 2003 Earl M, Brian O","Entrance is a wide, open rift aligned roughly north-south, spanned by a rock bridge at the southern end. The cave proper starts with a boulder slope at the north-east corner of the rift, which briefly closes down before opening out into a high, narrow slot. Beyond thisis a pitch, the foot of which is blocked by snow.","Approx 75m rope; see elevation survey.","There is a possible lead in an alcove on the far wall of the final pitch, but this was not thought promising, and was left uninvestigated.","Form sent 2004.04.30. Number 240 allocated by Robert TWC at 2004 expo dinner","","In dataset","
(Notes in 2003#29)","caves/240/240.svx","51m","44m","11m E-W","","","p240","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","
| Facing south | Facing south (closeup) | Tag placement | Facing east |
","Tag","Tagged as 2003-08 by original explorers. Retagged with final kataster number 2004.","Surveyed" 241,"2/T +","","2003-04","","smkridge/241/241.html","","","Dreieckhöhle","Triangle Cave","","2d","CUCC 2003 Julian T, Dave L, Frank T","A short sloping crawl leads to a stooping passage which opens out into a large horizontal phreatic passage heading northeast, floored with large blocks. This proceeds for around 25m to the northeast before terminating in an unstable boulder pile. Some small tubes branch off but are too small to access. In summer 2003 there was a strong inwards draught, which lost itself in the terminal boulder chokes.","None required","None (one arguable dig, not worth the bother)","Form sent 2004.04.30. Number 241 allocated by Robert TWC at 2004 expo dinner","","In dataset","
(Notes in 2003#23)","caves/241/241.svx","53m","13m","33m N-S","","","p241","","","","Surface survey","","","","","","","","In small elliptical depression around 100m N of stone bridge. A short tunnel to the south from this depression can be seen from the stone bridge; this is triangular in cross-section, hence the name.","","","
","Tag","Tagged as 2003-04 by initial explorers. Retagged with final kataster number 2004-07-31.","Surveyed" 242,"1/S/W +","","2002-04","","smkridge/242/242.html","","","Tropfelhöhle","Dripping Cave","","2d","
","Square hole at the end of short gully looks out onto a drop of 3m (spit placed for ladder) to a false floor with a further similar-sized drop by a large boulder (continue the same ladder). Landing in a rift, east quickly becomes too tight, while west leads to a 3m free-climbable drop which is choked at the bottom.","","","Form sent 2004.04.30. Number 242 allocated by Robert TWC at 2004 expo dinner","","In dataset","
Notes in 2003#22","caves/242/242.svx","17m","11m","","","","","p242","pitch head bolt","","Surface survey","","","","","","","","","Go to 204C and stand facing the stone bridge. The entrance can be seen ~60m away {might be wise to check surface survey if bothered} at the end of a short gully.","","","Tag","Tag on LH wall of gully approaching entrance. Tagged as 2002-04 by original discoverers; retagged with final kataster number 2004.07.31.","Surveyed" 243,"2/S/E x","","2001-05","","smkridge/243/243.html","","","GNDN Höhle","Goes Nowhere Does Nothing","","2d","CUCC 2001 Earl, Becka, Mick","[Taken from 2001 log book] ""It went in ~5m horizontally then into hading rift. I climbed down ~5m to the head of a pitch + various possibilities. Back out. Earl in to rig pitch whilst Mick + I surface surveyed from 204D tag bolt to new cave + put in a tag bolt above its entrance. Mick + I then continued the survey down to Earl. Pitch went down, still hading, to large snow + ice plug ... with no ways on + we seemed to have lost the draft. Surveyed to far side of chamber then back out. Earl derigged + Mick + I went into passage at top of pitch which had two LHS small leads off, both of which drop into steeply descending rift (the second one being too tight to go through). Mick dropped well down into the rift, which kept going, though without much draft, to a small way on which he reckoned would drop into the pitch. Its possible we did miss the way on in the cave as we seemed to have lost the draft down the pitch. Worth another look around probably.""","Rope for 5m pitch","Some C-grade QMs, see survey","Form sent 2004.04.30. Number 243 allocated by Robert TWC at 2004 expo dinner","","In dataset","
","caves/243/243.svx","53m","31m","","","","t243","","","","Surface survey","","","","","","","","About 50m from 204D, down the hill + north","","","","Retag","Tagged as 2001-05 by original explorers. To be retagged with final kataster number 2004.","Surveyed"
@@ -378,10 +378,10 @@ s (mainly deduced from survey data) don't correspond well with the 1997 experien
"","1/S +","","LA38","","remote/la38.htm","","","LUSS/LA38","","",6,"LUSS 1988","15m inclined pitch to snow blockage.","","","","The above description is taken from the LUSS report on the 1988 expedition. ","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","1900m","","","13° 50' 01"" E, 47° 42' 02"" N","","","","","","Lost",""
"","1/E +","","LA40","","remote/la40.htm","","","LUSS/LA40","","",6,"LUSS 1988","Small entrance leads to boulder ramp to choke with ice formations.","","","","The above description is taken from the LUSS report on the 1988 expedition.","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","1860m","","","13° 50' 01"" E, 47° 42' 13"" N","","","","","","Lost",""
"","","","BS1-15","","","","","","","UBSS finds - no documentation","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Lost",""
-"","","","BS16","","","","","","","UBSS finds - no documentation","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","bs16","","","Coordinates probably read from map, converted from lat long assuming MGI datum","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Lost","No idea if these coordinates are any good"
+"","","","BS16","","","","","","","UBSS finds - no documentation",6,"","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","bs16","","","Coordinates probably read from map, converted from lat long assuming MGI datum","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Lost","No idea if these coordinates are any good"
"","2/S +","","BS17","","noinfo/remote/bs17.htm","","","Organhöhle","","",6,"UBSS 1990","A deep and serious cave in a very remote location, with numerous Puits en bayonettes, from which rescue would be virtually impossible after a tortuous tube at -100m.
The 1m diameter entrance is followed by a walking sized phreatic passage with further entrances in the roof. This continues to a four-way junction. Straight on soon chokes at a boulder slope. Up to the left, the passage winds back to a further entrance. The way on is down to the right. The 5m high passage continues, passing low crawls on the left and right to a point where the roof lowers and the passage is split horizontally. The lower passage leads to an extensive series of low crawls whilst the upper passage continues to a squeeze past a debris cone with a distinct draught. Past the debris cone the passage splits again. The right hand passage chokes soon after a 12m pitch but the left hand passage carries on as a hands and knees crawl, crosses a blind 4m pit and soon reaches the first pitch.
A fine descent of 66m in a large shaft lands on a boulder ledge with the second pitch following on immediately. This descends 50m to a 15cm wide rift. Although there is a possible continuation beyond, this would require considerable effort to enter and was not pushed. A climb up to a window above the second pitch (krab and sling left rigged) gains a climb down to the boulder-strewn foot of an aven and a horizontal tube going off (not explored). 13m down the second pitch, Fledermaus ledge can be gained, with a passage leading off to Fledermaus pitch, named for the quantities of bat skeletons at its head. This 27m descent reaches about the same level as the base of the second pitch, and is blind except for a small slot in one wall. Traversing over Fledermaus leads to a small chamber with two tubes leading off, both draughting. The left tube becomes too tight, but a pitch can be seen beyond the constriction. The right tube is the Organ Grinder.
The Organ Grinder is 46m of exceedingly tortuous passage - nowhere extremely tight but twisting and turning, rising and falling, requiring a unique combination of contortions. It is best tackled feet first on the way in (head first on the way out) until a flat out crawl near the end which leads to the crux: a U-bend, best approached head first on the descent. This is even more difficult on the return, when it is best tackled feet first. UBSS's times to pass this passage varied from 10 minutes to 3½ hours, with an average of 20 minutes. There is just room to replace SRT gear before the following pitch. The return of an injured person through this tube would be almost impossible without extensive modification of the cave.
The third pitch descends 42m, passing two windows, to a floor with no way on. From the foot of the pitch, a 3m climb up to a ledge reveals two climbs down. One of thse is blind, but the other leads to an undescended pitch of c20m.
Both of the windows in the third pitch connect with Topher's pitch, and the lower one was rigged. From here the pitch is 86m with a large ledge near the bottom. At the foot, a window leads to an aven, whilst in the opposite wall, another window looks onto the fifth pitch, Toccata and Feuge (sic).
Toccata and Feuge is best descended from a ledge above the large ledge in Topher's pitch. Rigged mainly from flakes and threads, it drops in a series of steps, 39m in total. A small hole in the floor drops into a chamber with no passable way on - just two exits, both too tight. 10m back up the pitch, a ledge can be gained and is the start of the Rift Climb. This is a 40m descent, and is best rigged as a self-lined climb. The rift continues for some distance horizontally, but has not been followed. Below the Rift climb, the head of another pitch can be gained, but great care should be exercised in the Rift Climb and this following pitch (The Pitch of the Flying Boulders) as there are many loose rocks, which, when dislodged, fall the full depth of both pitches. From the bottom of Topher's Pitch to the head of PotFB, many fossils of ""large bivalves and snails on sticks"" protrude up to 25mm from the rock.
The PotFB was rigged from a thread and is somewhat awkward for 6m to a rebelay, after which it hangs free. The 32m descent lands in The Hall of the Flying Boulders, which again contains much loose rock, choking the floor level. However, a 2m climb up a mudbank leads to an impressive phreatic passage. A pit in the floor of this passage drops to a chamber with a deep well. Passing this, and a smaller side passage on he left, one soon reaches Another Bloody Pitch with a strong draught at the head. The side passage also joins this pitch. Another Bloody Pitch is 31m, but ends blind. A window part way down reaches a further shaft of 36m, also blind, but this is the deepest explored point, at -295m.
From the head of Another Bloody Pitch, a continuation of the phreatic passage can be seen, but will not be reached without a serious bolted traverse. It is thought that this is the main way on, at c260m depth.","","",""," The above description is adapted from the UBSS report in Newsletter Vol 6 No. 3, November 1990. ","","Grade 3c survey on cover of UBSS Nls 6(3), 11/90","","235m","295m","","","","","bs17","","","Coordinates probably read from map, converted from lat long assuming MGI datum","","","","","1950m","","","About 300m along the north side of the ridge running east from Hohes Augst-Eck, about 50m from the summit of the ridge at the foot of a 5m cliff, a 1m diameter tube. [no surface survey info or coordinates].","","","","","","Lost","No idea if these coordinates are any good" "","","","BS18","","","","","","","UBSS finds - no documentation","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Lost","" -"","","","BS19","","","","","","","UBSS finds - no documentation","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","bs19","","","Coordinates probably read from map, converted from lat long assuming MGI datum","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Lost","No idea if these coordinates are any good" +"","","","BS19","","","","","","","UBSS finds - no documentation",6,"","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","bs19","","","Coordinates probably read from map, converted from lat long assuming MGI datum","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Lost","No idea if these coordinates are any good" "","","","BS20-nn?","","","","","","","UBSS finds - no documentation","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Lost","" "","+ (?)","","HFG-KA88","","smkridge/hfg-ka88/hfg-ka88.html","","","","","","2b","Franco-German group 1988","","","","","See 2002 logbook entry (2002-08-05)","","","","","","","","","","gps02olly.hfg-ka88","","","","","","","","","","","Close to 163, down a couple of ledges from 2001-08.","","Nice sloping shaft on a rift/diaclase","
| Approach | Closeup of entrance | Paint markings |
Photos © Wookey 2002","Paint","Hard to read (originally read as BFG-KA88). Also a red splodge which is more likely to be a + than a -","Surveyed","" "","","","88H","","","","","","","GSCB","2b","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Refindable","Has been seen recently (1998)" @@ -418,6 +418,10 @@ s (mainly deduced from survey data) don't correspond well with the 1997 experien "","1/S =","","2002-OB-01","","smkridge/2002-OB-01/2002-OB-01.html","","","","","","2b","CUCC 2002 Wookey, Olly Betts","Unobvious shaft entrance looks choked but can in fact be climbed down 7m to look into largish chamber (~6m across). Needs rope for descent. ","Rope + SRT gear","","","","","Notes in 2002#06 (not drawn up)","","","","","","","","","","","","","gps02olly.2002-ob-01","","","","","","8m off the left side of the path shortly after leaving 40s before steep section past 40f","","","
| Approach | Close-up |
Photos © Wookey 2002","Spit","Tag bolt placed but no tags to hand","Surveyed" "","1/S +","","2002-W-01","","smkridge/2002-W-01/2002-W-01.html","","","","","","2b","Existing spit indicating previous exploration (GSCB?); rediscovered and surveyed CUCC 2002 Wookey, Olly Betts","Upper entrance is short 10m pitch. At the bottom, narrow passage comes back parallel to upper passage to squeeze, which connects to second lower entrance. Significant draught comes out of canyon in floor, but this is blocked by boulders.","","Very easy dig with a crowbar","","2002 logbook (2002-08-01)","","Notes in 2002#06 (not drawn up)","","","","","","","","","","","","","gps02olly.2002-w-01","","","","","","About 60m from 40f (Königschacht); see sketch in survey notes","","","
| Olly Betts at the upper entrance | Lower entrance | Lower entrance again |
Photos © Wookey 2002","Spit (?)","","Surveyed" "","1/S +","","2002-W-02","","smkridge/2002-W-02/2002-W-02.html","","","","","","2b","Almost certainly seen before but documented CUCC 2002 Olly B, Wookey","5m deep rift, snow at bottom. Upper end chokes, lower end continues into narrow canyon going in direction of 40s. There is a vocal connection at the start of this canyon to 217. (Light can just be seen - far too narrow to pass.)","","","","2002 logbook (2002-08-05)","","Notes in 2002#06 (not drawn up)","caves/2002-w-02/2002-w-02.svx","22m","10m","13m","","","p2002-w-02","","","","","","","","","","","","20m directly below 229 and 15m away from 40s","","","","Spit","Tag bolt placed but no tags to hand","Surveyed" +"","1/S =","","2002-AD-01","","smkridge/2002-AD-01/2002-AD-01.html","","","","","","2d","Entrance noted CUCC 2002 (Anthony)","Short drop (~4m) to snow plug. There is a gap above the snow plug and there may be a way on, though it is probably choked.","","","","Original survey notes","","","","","","","","","gps02.p2002-ad-01","","","","","","","","","","","","On far side of Nieder Augst-Eck ridge from stone bridge is a large valley between the NAE and the next ridge. (Valley heads towards the valley between Altaussee and Wildensee huts). Gully leading into this contains many holes that are obviously choked. Cave is at head of gully.","","","","Spit","","Surveyed" +"","1/S =","","2002-AD-02","","smkridge/2002-AD-02/2002-AD-02.html","","","","","","2d","Entrance noted CUCC 2002 (Anthony)","10-15m deep with snow plug (probably choked)","","","","Original survey notes","","","","","","","","","gps02.p2002-ad-02","","","","","","","","","","","","At bottom of gully from 2002-AD-01 are some shafts - one is ~1m square, lower down is another ~2m square with a part-drilled spit hole at the top.","","","","Spit","","Surveyed" +"","1/S =","","2002-AD-03","","smkridge/2002-AD-03/2002-AD-03.html","","","","","","2d","Entrance noted CUCC 2002 (Anthony)","Inside entrance, rubble slope drops down to short pitch into chamber. Chamber is ~20ft deep from entrance. One wall is steeply inclined, chamber may continue underneath. At (illegible) there may be a continuation: a narrow gully appears to twist off to the left. Above is an eye-hole through which there appears to be blank space.
Further round from this entrance and lower down, there is a large depression with a small snow-plug on the floor, with a crawl at the bottom (very small technical QM) - looks like lots of water comes down it - disappears into a choss bowl.","","","","Original survey notes","","","","","","","","","gps02.p2002-ad-03","","","","","","","","","","","","","Traverse along terrace above level of 2002-AD-02 to reach grassy col - cave is horizontal entrance on hillside.","","","","","Surveyed" +"","1/S =","","2002-AD-04","","smkridge/2002-AD-04/2002-AD-04.html","","","","","","2d","Entrance noted CUCC 2002 (Anthony)","The first hole is triangular with sandy-floored passage leading to 2 things: firstly, a small slot in the floor where rocks fall for ~2 sec, and secondly a climb/squeeze over/under a large rock to a rocky floor, roof ~15 feet here. It appears that a narrow canyon is filled with rocks for ~10ft - maybe after that it could be descended.
Further round are 2 holes together. Lower of the two is full of rocks. Nearer is steeply sloping hole (sounds dead).","","","","Original survey notes","","","","","","","","","gps02.p2002-ad-04","","","","","","","","","","","","","Further round and higher up on the same side of the col as 2002-AD-03 are three holes.","","","Spit","Spit hole drilled at first entrance (the triangular one)","Surveyed" "","1/T +","","2002-03","","smkridge/2002-03/2002-03.html","","","Igelhöhle","Hedgehog cave","","2d","Entrance noted CUCC 2002 Dunks, Ben S. Descended CUCC 2004, Dave L.","Awkward sharp climb down leads to constricted chamber floored with choss. No ways on and no draught.","","","","","","","","~5m","~2m","~5m","","","p2002-03","","","","Surface survey","","","","","","","","","In the bottom of a small depression that one steps around on the 204 walk-in, just beyond the large choss bowl where the rather nonobvious entrance to Artischockehöhle is situated (which is itself a little beyond the obvious entrance to Hauchhöhle).","","","Tag","Tag placed 2002","Surveyed" "","1/S x","","2002-07","","smkridge/2002-07/2002-07.html","","","","Quarries A-C","","2d","CUCC 2002 Frank, Ben","From the sketch it seems that there are 3 entrances in a line which connect underground, and a continuing downwards shaft blocked with snow. In 2002 there was a gap down one side of the snow plug but this was not explored. This point is 34m below the surface and a mere 9m above Crowning Glory in 204.","","","","","In dataset","
(Drawn up by DL from Frank's notes in 2002#23)","caves/2002-07/2002-07.svx","42m","34m","16m","","","p2002-07","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Tag","Tag placed 2002","Surveyed" "","1/S x","","2002-08","","smkridge/2002-08/2002-08.html","","","","Quarries E","","2d","CUCC 2002 Frank, Ben","Hole at the bottom of a surface depression opens out to a pitch into a 6m by 4m chamber. Next pitch-head is too tight and requires capping.","","","","","In dataset","","caves/2002-08/2002-08.svx","21m","14m ","10m","","","t2002-08","p2002-08","point on dripline","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Tag","Tag placed 2002","Surveyed" @@ -430,7 +434,7 @@ s (mainly deduced from survey data) don't correspond well with the 1997 experien "","-","","2002-X17","","smkridge/2002-X17/2002-X17.html","","","","","","2d","Entrance noted CUCC 2002 Dunks","~20m deep shaft in slabs","","","","original survey sketches","","","","","","","","","","gps02.p2002-x17","No idea","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Unmarked","","Surveyed" "","-","","2002-X18","","smkridge/2002-X18/2002-X18.html","","","","","","2d","Entrance noted CUCC 2002 Dunks","2m wide shaft in bunde","","","","original survey sketches","","","","","","","","","","gps02.p2002-x18","No idea","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Unmarked","","Surveyed" "","1/S/T +","","2003-01","","smkridge/2003-01/2003-01.html","","","Alcove cave","","","2d","CUCC 2003 Tony R, Brian O","A short climbable rift in an alcove in the side of the hill leads to about an 8metre pitch to a small round chamber which is comprehensively choked ","","","","","In dataset","","caves/2003-01/2003-01.svx","26m","9m","12m N-S","","","p2003-01","","","","","","","","","","","","","Walk over the back of the ridge from 204","","","Tag","Tag placed 2003","Surveyed" -"","?","","2003-07","","smkridge/2003-07/2003-07.html","","","","","","2d","CUCC 2003 ?Brian?","Believed to have been descended in 2003 (probably by Brian)","","","","","","","","","","","","","gps03.2003-07","","","","","","","","","","","","This cave is somewhat mysterious. 2003 records give a GPS fix for ""2003-07"" at the location described; but in 2004 it transpired that the cave documented under the number 2003-08, now renumbered as 240, had actually been tagged as 2003-07.
A search of the location described by these GPS coordinates by Anthony + Julia in 2005 revealed a single candidate shaft, which Julia thought she had seen someone climbing out of, possibly Brian.","","Small pit with a horizontal entrance leading to an immediate short pitch.","On Julia's camera","Unmarked","","Surveyed" +"","?","","2003-07","","smkridge/2003-07/2003-07.html","","","","","","2d","CUCC 2003 ?Brian?","Believed to have been descended in 2003 (probably by Brian)","","","","","","","","","","","","","gps03.2003-07","","","","","","","","","","","","This cave is somewhat mysterious. 2003 records give a GPS fix for ""2003-07"" at the location described; but in 2004 it transpired that the cave documented under the number 2003-08, now renumbered as 240, had actually been tagged as 2003-07.
A search of the location described by these GPS coordinates by Anthony + Julia in 2005 revealed a single candidate shaft, which Julia thought she had seen someone climbing out of, possibly Brian.","","Small pit with a horizontal entrance leading to an immediate short pitch.","
","Unmarked","","Surveyed" "","1/T +","","2003-X11","","smkridge/2003-X11/2003-X11.html","","","","Earl + Becka's Dead Cave 1","","2d","CUCC 2003 (Earl, Becka)","Loose boulder slope in ~25m into boulder/rubble choked chamber, quite large and with a high roof (say 5m high and 5m wide). No draught, no way on visible. Boulders loose at the top.","","","","2003#03","","","","","","","","","","gps03_bis.p2003-x11","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","Below and SE of GPSsed point","","","","Unmarked","","Surveyed" "","1/S -","","2003-X12","","smkridge/2003-X12/2003-X12.html","","","","Earl + Becka's Undescended Shaft 2","","2d","CUCC 2003 (Earl, Becka)","Surface shaft ~10m deep to boulder floor. Shaft ~3x4m at surface. Could be rigged on naturals. Can't tell if draughting.","","","","2003#03","","","","","","","","","","gps03_bis.p2003-x12","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","","","","","Unmarked","","Surveyed" "","1/T =","","2003-X13","","smkridge/2003-X13/2003-X13.html","","","","Earl + Becka's Low Entrance 4","","2d","CUCC 2000? 2001? + 2003 (Earl, Becka)","Crawl over small stones. No apparent draught.","","Not clear if it's been pushed to conclusion; if so, it needs documenting properly anyway","","2003#03","","","","","","","","","","gps03_bis.p2003-x13","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","Just off old route to 204","","Obvious low arch in large depression","","Unmarked","","Surveyed" @@ -439,7 +443,7 @@ s (mainly deduced from survey data) don't correspond well with the 1997 experien "","1/S =","","2003-X16","","smkridge/2003-X16/2003-X16.html","","","","Earl + Becka's Cave 7","","2d","CUCC 2003 (Earl, Becka)","Moderate shaft, 4m diameter. Drops 10-15m, free-climbable with care. Sloping to boulder floor. One phreatic tube off, sloping up ~20°, not pushed, no draught.","","One crawling lead.","","2003#03","","","","","","","","","","gps03_bis.p2003-x16","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","Very near Rock'n'Roll Höhle.","","","","Unmarked","","Surveyed" "","1/S -","","2003-X17","","smkridge/2003-X17/2003-X17.html","","","","Earl + Becka's Shaft 8","","2d","CUCC 2003 (Earl, Becka)","2m diameter shaft, ~5m deep, possible way off at bottom (not promising).","","","","2003#03","","","","","","","","","","gps03_bis.p2003-x17","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","In grassy meadow at edge of bunde","","","","Unmarked","","Surveyed" "","1/S +","","2003-X18","","smkridge/2003-X18/2003-X18.html","","","","Earl + Becka's Dead Shaft 10","","2d","CUCC 2003 (Earl, Becka)","E-W joint with two shaft entrances. Westerly entrance free-climbable to snow plug. Then crawl under arch into 2nd chamber at base of easterly entrance. No way on.","","","","2003#03","","","","","","","","","","gps03_bis.p2003-x18","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","~40m off 204 path near 2000-08.","","","","Unmarked","","Surveyed" -"","=","","2004-01","","plateau/2004-01/2004-01.html","","","","","","1d","CUCC 2004 (Olly, Jenny)","Chossy slope heading down hill, with snow plug below skylight. Close to the 76 bivi, used initially to sleep in, and after we started camping it was used to store gear+food and cook in when raining.","","","","Email 2005-05-30","","","","","","","","","","gps04.p2004-01","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","","As for 76","Large entrance facing towards ridge (with smaller skylight entrance near 99)","","Tag","Tag placed 2004","Surveyed" +"","=","","2004-01","","plateau/2004-01/2004-01.html","","","","Bivvy cave","","1d","CUCC 2004 (Olly, Jenny)","Chossy slope heading down hill, with snow plug below skylight. Close to the 76 bivi, used initially to sleep in, and after we started camping it was used to store gear+food and cook in when raining.","","","","Email 2005-05-30","","","","","","","","","","gps04.p2004-01","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","","As for 76","Large entrance facing towards ridge (with smaller skylight entrance near 99)","
| Entrance | Inside (note flat sleeping spot on right; comfortable, but cold!) |
Photos © Olly Betts 2005","Tag","Tag placed 2004","Surveyed" "","=","","2004-02","","plateau/2004-02/2004-02.html","","","","","","1d","CUCC 2004 (Olly, Jenny)","Draughting hole with a chossy entrance. Just inside is a crap snow plug that collapsed a lot. The draught issues from a too-narrow rift roughly below the entrance. The top of the rift has a large rock wedged in. This can be rocked if pulled very hard. Perhaps it's worth removing to see if the rift is wide enough at the top? It's definitely wider beyond the rift.","","tight slot, see description","","2004 log book","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Short distance further north along same small valley as the 2004 Eislufthöhle bivi","","","","Tag","Tag placed 2004","Refindable" "","+","","2004-03","","plateau/2004-03/2004-03.html","","","","","","1d","CUCC 2004 (Olly, Jenny)","Doesn't go anywhere, apparently.","","","","Email 2005-05-30","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","On cairned route from Eislufthölhle to old Top Camp","Large entrance","","
View from near 76, showing entrance
","Tag","Tag 8/8/2004","Surveyed" "","1/E =","","2004-21","","smkridge/2004-21/2004-21.html","","","","Earl's Hat Cave","","2d","CUCC 2001,2004","Walk down slope (sometimes snow plugged) to chamber. Two passages lead on, left hand passage is choked, right hand passage has not been explored.","Handline may be required","Right hand passage","","","","","","","","","","","","gps04.p2004-21","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","Very close to 204 D, approx. 15m down slope NW.","","Huge open triangular entrance, facing North West.","
","Unmarked","","Surveyed" -"",1,"","2005-01","","smkridge/2005-01/2005-01.html","","","","Mysteryville","","2d","CUCC 2005 Mark S, Emma","","","","","","In dataset","NOTES MISSING!","caves/2005-01/2005-01.svx","","","","","","","p2005-01","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","","","","","","","" +"","1/S + (?)","","2005-01","","smkridge/2005-01/2005-01.html","","","","Mysteryville","","2d","CUCC 2005 Mark S, Emma","","","","","","In dataset","NOTES MISSING!","caves/2005-01/2005-01.svx","","","","","","","p2005-01","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","","","","","","","" "","?","","2005-02","","smkridge/2005-02/2005-02.html","","","","","","2d","CUCC 2005 ??","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","p2005-02","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","" "","?","","2005-03","","smkridge/2005-03/2005-03.html","","","","","","2d","CUCC 2005 ??","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","p2005-03","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","" -"","1/S =","","2005-05","","smkridge/2005-05/2005-05.html","","","","2002-X14","","2d","Entrance noted CUCC 2002 (Duncan). Refound + partially explored CUCC 2005 (Peter + Phil)","Two routes, which both lead to pitches (probably the same pitch).","","","","original survey sketches; 2005 log book","","Grade 1 sketch in 2005#28","","","","","The number 2005-05 was also used (briefly) for another entrance, which was found the next day to connect to 204, and designated as 204G. The number was reused due to an acute tag shortage.","","","p2005-05","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","","","Cliff entrance, 3m wide, 1m high on cliff facing E","On Pete's camera","Tag","Tag ""2005-05"" placed 2005","Surveyed" +"","1/S =","","2005-05","","smkridge/2005-05/2005-05.html","","","","2002-X14","","2d","Entrance noted CUCC 2002 (Duncan). Refound + partially explored CUCC 2005 (Peter + Phil)","Wide entrance part-way up cliff leads to two crawling passages. Both end in pitches (probably the same pitch). Draughts gently out.","","","","original survey sketches; 2005 log book","","Grade 1 sketch in 2005#28","","","","","The number 2005-05 was also used (briefly) for another entrance, which was found the next day to connect to 204, and designated as 204G. The number was reused due to an acute tag shortage.","","","p2005-05","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","","","Cliff entrance, 3m wide, 1m high on cliff facing E","
| Entrance | Phil at the entrance | Junction inside |
Photos © Peter Clifton 2005","Tag","Tag ""2005-05"" placed 2005","Surveyed" "","1/S =","","2005-06","","smkridge/2005-06/2005-06.html","","","L Shaft","2002-X13","","2d","Entrance noted CUCC 2002 (Duncan). Refound + partially explored CUCC 2005 (Peter + Phil)","","","","","original survey sketches; 2005 log book","","","","","","","","","","p2005-06","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","","","L-shaped shaft entrance, around 15m deep. Needs a ladder / rope.","On Pete's camera","Tag","Tag ""2005-06"" placed 2005","Surveyed" "","1/S +","","2005-07","","smkridge/2005-07/2005-07.html","","","","2002-X12","","2d","Entrance noted CUCC 2002 (Duncan). Refound + explored CUCC 2005 (Peter + Phil)","","","","","original survey sketches; 2005 log book","","Notes in 2005#28","caves/2005-07/2005-07.svx","","","","","","p2005-07","","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","","","Sloping triangular entrance 1m wide","On Pete's camera","Tag","Tag ""2005-07"" placed 2005","Surveyed" -"","1/S =","","2005-08","","smkridge/2005-08/2005-08.html","","","","2002-X11","","2d","Entrance noted CUCC 2002 (Duncan). Refound + partially explored CUCC 2005 (Peter + Phil)","","","","","original survey sketches; 2005 log book","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","~8m dia shaft, with another shaft adjacent. Looks about 15m deep. Bottom has snow plug, and looks typically chossy. However, rift visible in North end - could go.","","Tag","Tag ""2005-08"" placed 2005","Surveyed" +"","1/S =","","2005-08","","smkridge/2005-08/2005-08.html","","","","2002-X11","","2d","Entrance noted CUCC 2002 (Duncan). Refound + partially explored CUCC 2005 (Peter + Phil)","","","","","original survey sketches; 2005 log book","","","","","","","","","gps02.p2005-08","","","","","","","","","","","","","","~8m dia shaft, with another shaft adjacent. Looks about 15m deep. Bottom has snow plug, and looks typically chossy. However, rift visible in North end - could go.","","Tag","Tag ""2005-08"" placed 2005","Surveyed" "","","","2005-91","","plateau/2005-91/2005-91.html","","","","","","1d","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","" -"","1/S +","","2005-92","","plateau/2005-92/2005-92.html","","","","","","1d","CUCC 2005 (Jenny)","Narrow shaft with strong draught, leads to choke","Rope + SRT gear","","","2005 logbook","In dataset","Notes in 2005#05","caves/2005-92/2005-92.svx","","","","","","p2005-92","","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","South of , on path towards Top Camp","","","On Olly's camera","Tag","Tag ""2005-92"" placed 2005","Surveyed" -"","1/S +","","2005-93","","plateau/2005-93/2005-93.html","","","","","","1d","CUCC 2005 (Jenny + Dave)","Rifty shaft, choked with snow. A narrow slot between the snow and the wall was descended by Jenny but soon became too tight.","","","","2005 logbook","In dataset","Notes in 2005#05","caves/2005-93/2005-93.svx","","","","","","p2005-93","","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","South of , on path towards Top Camp","","","On Olly's camera","Tag","Tag ""2005-93"" placed 2005","Surveyed" -"","1/S +","","2005-94","","plateau/2005-94/2005-94.html","","","","","","1d","CUCC 2005 (Jenny)","Narrow shaft dropping into rift, soon becoming too tight.","","","","2005 logbook","In dataset","Notes in 2005#05","caves/2005-94/2005-94.svx","","","","","","p2005-94","","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","South of , on path towards Top Camp","","","On Olly's + Dave's cameras","Tag","Tag ""2005-94"" placed 2005","Surveyed" -"","1/S +","","2005-95","","plateau/2005-95/2005-95.html","","","","","","1d","CUCC 2005 (Dave)","Wide rift, with 3 separate shafts separated by narrow rock bridges. Soundly snow-choked in 2005.","","","","2005 logbook","In dataset","Notes in 2005#05","caves/2005-95/2005-95.svx","","","","","","p2005-95","","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","South of , on path towards Top Camp","","","On Olly's camera","Tag","Tag ""2005-95"" placed 2005","Surveyed" -"","1/S +","","2005-96","","plateau/2005-96/2005-96.html","","","","Chimney Pot","","1d","CUCC 2005 (Dave)","Tubular shaft of around 1.5m diameter, terminating in choss 8m down.","","","","2005 logbook","In dataset","Notes in 2005#05","caves/2005-96/2005-96.svx","","","","","","p2005-96","","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","South of , on path towards Top Camp. Somewhat to the north of 2005-92 to 2005-95 area, near a bunde-topped hillock.","","","On Olly's camera","Tag","Tag ""2005-96"" placed 2005","Surveyed" -"","1/S +","","2005-97","","plateau/2005-97/2005-97.html","","","","Fluted Pot","","1d","CUCC 2005 (Olly B)","A fluted draughting shaft, roughly between 76 and 97, which Olly descended on natural belays. Went for 4m before becoming too tight.","","","","2005 logbook","","","","","","","","","p2005-97","","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","","","","","Unmarked","","Surveyed" -"","1/S x","","2005-98","","plateau/2005-98/2005-98.html","","","","Hanger Pot","","1d","CUCC 2005 (Olly B)","","","","","2005 logbook","","","","","","","","","p2005-98","","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","","","","","Unmarked","","Surveyed" -"","1/T +","","2005-99","","plateau/2005-99/2005-99.html","","","","Coatless Cave","","1d","CUCC 2005 (Jenny)","","","","","2005 logbook: discovery; exploration","","Notes in 2005#30","caves/2005-99/2005-99.svx","","","","","","p2005-99","","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","","","","","Unmarked","Spit hole made, but tag not placed (tagging kit not available)","Surveyed" +"","1/S +","","2005-92","","plateau/2005-92/2005-92.html","","","","","","1d","CUCC 2005 (Jenny)","Narrow shaft with strong draught, leads to choke","Rope + SRT gear","","","2005 logbook","In dataset","Notes in 2005#05","caves/2005-92/2005-92.svx","","","","","","p2005-92","","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","South of 76, on path towards Top Camp","","","
Photos © Olly Betts 2005","Tag","Tag ""2005-92"" placed 2005","Surveyed" +"","1/S +","","2005-93","","plateau/2005-93/2005-93.html","","","","","","1d","CUCC 2005 (Jenny + Dave)","Rifty shaft, choked with snow. A narrow slot between the snow and the wall was descended by Jenny but soon became too tight.","","","","2005 logbook","In dataset","Notes in 2005#05","caves/2005-93/2005-93.svx","","","","","","p2005-93","","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","South of 76, on path towards Top Camp","","","
Photos © Olly Betts 2005","Tag","Tag ""2005-93"" placed 2005","Surveyed" +"","1/S +","","2005-94","","plateau/2005-94/2005-94.html","","","","","","1d","CUCC 2005 (Jenny)","Narrow shaft dropping into rift, soon becoming too tight.","","","","2005 logbook","In dataset","Notes in 2005#05","caves/2005-94/2005-94.svx","","","","","","p2005-94","","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","South of 76, on path towards Top Camp, on same rift as 2005-92","","","
Photos © Olly Betts (left) and David Loeffler (right), 2005","Tag","Tag ""2005-94"" placed 2005","Surveyed" +"","1/S +","","2005-95","","plateau/2005-95/2005-95.html","","","","","","1d","CUCC 2005 (Dave)","Wide rift, with 3 separate shafts separated by narrow rock bridges. Soundly snow-choked in 2005.","","","","2005 logbook","In dataset","Notes in 2005#05","caves/2005-95/2005-95.svx","","","","","","p2005-95","","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","South of 76, on path towards Top Camp","","","Photo 2005 on Olly's camera, but would be of doubtful use relocating it","Tag","Tag ""2005-95"" placed 2005","Surveyed" +"","1/S +","","2005-96","","plateau/2005-96/2005-96.html","","","","Chimney Pot","","1d","CUCC 2005 (Dave)","Tubular shaft of around 1.5m diameter, terminating in choss 8m down.","","","","2005 logbook","In dataset","Notes in 2005#05","caves/2005-96/2005-96.svx","","","","","","p2005-96","","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","South of 76, on path towards Top Camp","","","
Photo © Olly Betts 2005","Tag","Tag ""2005-96"" placed 2005","Surveyed" +"","1/S =","","2005-97","","plateau/2005-97/2005-97.html","","","","Fluted Pot","","1d","CUCC 2005 (Olly B)","A fluted draughting shaft, roughly between 76 and 97, which Olly descended on natural belays. Went for 4m before becoming too tight.","","","","2005 logbook","","","","","","","","","p2005-97","","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","","","","","Unmarked","","Surveyed" +"","1/S =","","2005-98","","plateau/2005-98/2005-98.html","","","","Hanger Pot","","1d","CUCC 2005 (Olly B)","","","","","2005 logbook","","","","","","","","","p2005-98","","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","","","","","Unmarked","","Surveyed" +"","1/T =","","2005-99","","plateau/2005-99/2005-99.html","","","","Coatless Cave","","1d","CUCC 2005 (Jenny)","","","","","2005 logbook: discovery; exploration","","Notes in 2005#30","caves/2005-99/2005-99.svx","","","","","","p2005-99","","","","GPS post SA","","","","","","","","","","","","Unmarked","Spit hole made, but tag not placed (tagging kit not available)","Surveyed"