From faa5af7c3eeb7a0b3b6872e23ef99cb9c05126de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wookey Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2023 14:49:58 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Fixup large collection of mixed-linefeed files in cave_data --- cave_data/1623-106.html | 4 +- cave_data/1623-114.html | 118 +++--- cave_data/1623-171.html | 92 ++--- cave_data/1623-2001-02.html | 10 +- cave_data/1623-2001-03.html | 12 +- cave_data/1623-2004-18.html | 14 +- cave_data/1623-2007-04.html | 22 +- cave_data/1623-2007-05.html | 4 +- cave_data/1623-2007-07.html | 4 +- cave_data/1623-2007-12.html | 10 +- cave_data/1623-2009-01.html | 28 +- cave_data/1623-2010-04.html | 4 +- cave_data/1623-2010-06.html | 28 +- cave_data/1623-2010-07.html | 22 +- cave_data/1623-2012-OK-03.html | 4 +- cave_data/1623-2012-dd-01.html | 2 +- cave_data/1623-2012-js-1.html | 4 +- cave_data/1623-2012-ns-07.html | 2 +- cave_data/1623-2013-03.html | 10 +- cave_data/1623-2015-dl-01.html | 10 +- cave_data/1623-2018-aa-01.html | 4 +- cave_data/1623-2018-pf-01.html | 2 +- cave_data/1623-258.html | 20 +- cave_data/1623-264.html | 272 +++++++------- cave_data/1623-268.html | 10 +- cave_data/1623-269.html | 4 +- cave_data/1623-272.html | 32 +- cave_data/1623-286.html | 6 +- cave_data/1623-290.html | 644 ++++++++++++++++----------------- cave_data/1623-291.html | 78 ++-- cave_data/1623-297.html | 2 +- cave_data/1623-B4.html | 4 +- cave_data/1623-haldenloch.html | 8 +- cave_data/1626-359.html | 456 +++++++++++------------ cave_data/1626-LA11.html | 4 +- cave_data/README.txt | 26 +- 36 files changed, 988 insertions(+), 988 deletions(-) diff --git a/cave_data/1623-106.html b/cave_data/1623-106.html index 236d984e4..be889411f 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-106.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-106.html @@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ code used in the Austrian kataster e.g '1/S +' - https://expo/.survex.com/katast -106 was a mistake - the number was accidentally used by CUCC -for Eislufthöhle (76) for a while. But we reverted to the +106 was a mistake - the number was accidentally used by CUCC +for Eislufthöhle (76) for a while. But we reverted to the Austrian Kataster numbering once the confusion was discovered. So 106 and 76 are two numbers for the same cave. diff --git a/cave_data/1623-114.html b/cave_data/1623-114.html index 4d0f71b3c..9d1650da6 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-114.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-114.html @@ -43,73 +43,73 @@ code used in the Austrian kataster e.g '1/S +' - https://expo/.survex.com/katast -CUCC 1980, 2019 +CUCC 1980, 2019 Is this possibly the same as 228 ? -2018-07-18: Rock-filled rift ~1m high and wide goes 260 degrees magnetic into hillside (descending approx. 15 degrees). Hole in floor near ent. is a climbdown, then a 22cm squeeze (Radost did it) to where it continues - tight. No draft. - - -

- -Going over the hole in the floor the more obvious route leads after 14m from ent.to a 2m climb down and a drafting flat-out hole leading to a vertical (upwards) solution (?) shaft filled with rocks. [Since the hillside is very steep here, this may be ~20m or more to the surface.] Could be dug, but ideally not from the bottom where Radost was. -Whole cave drafts cold air out slightly - less in 2019 than 2018 possibly due to snow choke elsewhere. No snow visible anywhere near it. - -The roof of the rift is flat and slopes to the south, about 30 degrees from vertical. This is very similar to rifts in Schnellzughohle and Stellerweghohle nearby, but in this cave there are no flow scallops. -Roof is solid rock and floor is blocks and rocks [and relic vadose features]. -
-Explored properly by Radost & Philip in 2019. 2019-07-16b No survey. - -

Good sketch of how to find it in Logbook Wed 11 Jul 2007 when Mark Doherty and Anthony Day found it (again) while looking for 115. - Inserted here too: +2018-07-18: Rock-filled rift ~1m high and wide goes 260 degrees magnetic into hillside (descending approx. 15 degrees). Hole in floor near ent. is a climbdown, then a 22cm squeeze (Radost did it) to where it continues - tight. No draft. + + +

+ +Going over the hole in the floor the more obvious route leads after 14m from ent.to a 2m climb down and a drafting flat-out hole leading to a vertical (upwards) solution (?) shaft filled with rocks. [Since the hillside is very steep here, this may be ~20m or more to the surface.] Could be dug, but ideally not from the bottom where Radost was. +Whole cave drafts cold air out slightly - less in 2019 than 2018 possibly due to snow choke elsewhere. No snow visible anywhere near it. + +The roof of the rift is flat and slopes to the south, about 30 degrees from vertical. This is very similar to rifts in Schnellzughohle and Stellerweghohle nearby, but in this cave there are no flow scallops. +Roof is solid rock and floor is blocks and rocks [and relic vadose features]. +
+Explored properly by Radost & Philip in 2019. 2019-07-16b No survey. + +

Good sketch of how to find it in Logbook Wed 11 Jul 2007 when Mark Doherty and Anthony Day found it (again) while looking for 115. + Inserted here too: none. Chilly draft and scramble so shorts not advised. 1980 logbook, 2007 logbook, 2018 & 2019 logbooks. identified with previously issued 114 -Logbook: 2018-07-14 -
Photos taken from turn-off point [from Stoger Weg]: "a barely discernable trod" to cave. -This "trod" is much more overgrown than it was in 1982. -
-I have just (May 1990) found an old note book which says this was explored by John, Tony and Andy C, but gives no detail on where or what. -There is a strong suspicion that the cave was one of the "promising leads" found on their trip to Wildenseealm. However, the only -published account refers the reader to the 1980 log book. This latter is, unfortunately, missing.

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This does not appear to be in the Austrians' Kataster. -

-AERW email 30 June 2020: -The name Verlorenschacht was probably invented by me, and in the absence -of the 1980 logbook, there is no real reason to believe it was a schacht, -just something they thought worth a number in a year when we were making -the effort to actually number stuff we found. It is _probably_ not (as you -might hope) somewhere between 113 and 115, but it _might_ be ... There is -something in that area that one steps over on a particular (probably -obscure) route from one cave to another. I don't *think* it got a -number but it *might* be 114. If that surmise is anywhere near, then it -is between the Stogerweg and 113, rather than close to 115. -

-> But it is definitely not a "Schacht": more a horizontal scramble with a -> couple of pits. [Philip] - -That doesn't sound like the thing in the 113 area I'm thinking of - that -was at least a bit of a climb down at the entrance (enough not to venture -in without at least a handline). Of course, if it was something on the -Wildenseealm walk, then it is nowhere near 113/41/115. -

-The missing 1980 logbook really is critical to this one. -

-Philip Sargent email 1 July 2020 to Wookey: -

-> According to AERW it might or might not be the same cave, or be might -> be remembering something else; but it is arguably in the right place -> as at least two groups have found it while looking for 115 coming from -> the path - and 113 is on the other (upper) side of the path - so it is -> topologically between 113 and 115 even if not geometrically between 113 and 115. -> -> I say let's go for it and rub out the uncertainty. -> Which means I had better write up a sketch survey for all 15m of it. -

-I've not followed the whole thread/saga, but at this stage I think this sounds reasonable. Almost anything would be an improvment and so long as we're reasonably sure that the original 114 is not marked as such in a way that might one day be noticed (and it seems unlikely that the 1980 logbook will surface at this point) any reasonable effort to get a cave in about the right place should suffice. -

+Logbook: 2018-07-14 +
Photos taken from turn-off point [from Stoger Weg]: "a barely discernable trod" to cave. +This "trod" is much more overgrown than it was in 1982. +
+I have just (May 1990) found an old note book which says this was explored by John, Tony and Andy C, but gives no detail on where or what. +There is a strong suspicion that the cave was one of the "promising leads" found on their trip to Wildenseealm. However, the only +published account refers the reader to the 1980 log book. This latter is, unfortunately, missing.

+

This does not appear to be in the Austrians' Kataster. +

+AERW email 30 June 2020: +The name Verlorenschacht was probably invented by me, and in the absence +of the 1980 logbook, there is no real reason to believe it was a schacht, +just something they thought worth a number in a year when we were making +the effort to actually number stuff we found. It is _probably_ not (as you +might hope) somewhere between 113 and 115, but it _might_ be ... There is +something in that area that one steps over on a particular (probably +obscure) route from one cave to another. I don't *think* it got a +number but it *might* be 114. If that surmise is anywhere near, then it +is between the Stogerweg and 113, rather than close to 115. +

+> But it is definitely not a "Schacht": more a horizontal scramble with a +> couple of pits. [Philip] + +That doesn't sound like the thing in the 113 area I'm thinking of - that +was at least a bit of a climb down at the entrance (enough not to venture +in without at least a handline). Of course, if it was something on the +Wildenseealm walk, then it is nowhere near 113/41/115. +

+The missing 1980 logbook really is critical to this one. +

+Philip Sargent email 1 July 2020 to Wookey: +

+> According to AERW it might or might not be the same cave, or be might +> be remembering something else; but it is arguably in the right place +> as at least two groups have found it while looking for 115 coming from +> the path - and 113 is on the other (upper) side of the path - so it is +> topologically between 113 and 115 even if not geometrically between 113 and 115. +> +> I say let's go for it and rub out the uncertainty. +> Which means I had better write up a sketch survey for all 15m of it. +

+I've not followed the whole thread/saga, but at this stage I think this sounds reasonable. Almost anything would be an improvment and so long as we're reasonably sure that the original 114 is not marked as such in a way that might one day be noticed (and it seems unlikely that the 1980 logbook will surface at this point) any reasonable effort to get a cave in about the right place should suffice. +

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You can see the entrance clearly even when standing at the col. It is in the middle of the 'view from the col' photo. Click to enlarge. diff --git a/cave_data/1623-2001-02.html b/cave_data/1623-2001-02.html index 3857661f0..1854082bf 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-2001-02.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-2001-02.html @@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ code used in the Austrian kataster e.g '1/S +' - https://expo/.survex.com/katast -CUCC 2001 MikeTA - -Frank Tully, -Mark Dougherty, -Roshni Gohil, +CUCC 2001 MikeTA + +Frank Tully, +Mark Dougherty, +Roshni Gohil, 2016 Small downhill crawl, choked after around 1.5 body lengths. diff --git a/cave_data/1623-2001-03.html b/cave_data/1623-2001-03.html index 43ae26955..c55a6d324 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-2001-03.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-2001-03.html @@ -36,15 +36,15 @@ code used in the Austrian kataster e.g '1/S +' - https://expo/.survex.com/katast -CUCC 2001 MikeTA - -Frank Tully -Mark Dougherty -Roshni Gohil +CUCC 2001 MikeTA + +Frank Tully +Mark Dougherty +Roshni Gohil 2016 A short (~5m) down climb to short pitch into small choked chamber. 15m rope, tape -2001 logbook +2001 logbook tag phototag phototag photo diff --git a/cave_data/1623-2004-18.html b/cave_data/1623-2004-18.html index 22f2fda7a..a1c444018 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-2004-18.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-2004-18.html @@ -22,16 +22,16 @@ Entrance noted CUCC 2004 Martin, Frank. Descended 2005 Olly, Mark, Dave. Descended and surveyed 2018 Paul, Natalie, Wookey. -Spacious entrance shaft lands on snow cone about 10m down, and a circular ledge of loose rocks which the snow cone does not fully cover. Walk along this ledge, around the south side of the snow cone. The rope can be rigged to 2 bolts on the south wall to continue descending the north-east slope of the snow cone. On this ledge, at the eastern uphill side, is a short section of rift that would require more rigging to explore further. The base of the snow cone sits on a floor of loose rocks which appear to overlie a vertical shaft (continuation of the entrance shaft). At the western tip of the snow cone base is a tiny gap in the snow which could possibly be explored with a safety rope. At the northern side of the snow cone base is a small chamber with an approx. 8m high aven. -

+Spacious entrance shaft lands on snow cone about 10m down, and a circular ledge of loose rocks which the snow cone does not fully cover. Walk along this ledge, around the south side of the snow cone. The rope can be rigged to 2 bolts on the south wall to continue descending the north-east slope of the snow cone. On this ledge, at the eastern uphill side, is a short section of rift that would require more rigging to explore further. The base of the snow cone sits on a floor of loose rocks which appear to overlie a vertical shaft (continuation of the entrance shaft). At the western tip of the snow cone base is a tiny gap in the snow which could possibly be explored with a safety rope. At the northern side of the snow cone base is a small chamber with an approx. 8m high aven. +

[2005 description: "Spacious entrance shaft lands on snow plug about 10m down. At one side (uphill, which is probably roughly east) is a short section of rift, and a slot down one side of the snow plug, but this proved too narrow (at least with 2005 snow levels)"] -50m rope, 5 hangers and and a rope protector/deviation sling (for the bad rub near the top). -

-20m rope and slings were sufficient in 2005 when snow levels were much higher. - +50m rope, 5 hangers and and a rope protector/deviation sling (for the bad rub near the top). +

+20m rope and slings were sufficient in 2005 when snow levels were much higher. + 2005 logbook description - + 2004-18-elev.pdf and 2004-18-elev2.pdf diff --git a/cave_data/1623-2007-04.html b/cave_data/1623-2007-04.html index d5de41959..01c8914e5 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-2007-04.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-2007-04.html @@ -23,17 +23,17 @@ CUCC 2007 -*date 2007.08.08 -The cave is in a loose depression on the ridge behind the bivi. It has plenty of snow in the entrances and dramatic slabs of rock hovering above it. -

-The north entrance leads to 'Slackwell's Stumble', a boulder choked passage with bouldery floor. -

-The other entrance leads to a snowy slide down into ' John's Winter Wonderland' or alternatively a precarious 3m climb leading to a boring chamber or a bouldery passage into 'Quick wee chamber', with a ledge on the opposite side. -

-Quick wee has a high entrance inaccessible to us. John's winter wonderland has a too tight passage that echoes and feels as if it may 'go' under the snow. -

-2007-04 has been tagged by us as such. -

+*date 2007.08.08 +The cave is in a loose depression on the ridge behind the bivi. It has plenty of snow in the entrances and dramatic slabs of rock hovering above it. +

+The north entrance leads to 'Slackwell's Stumble', a boulder choked passage with bouldery floor. +

+The other entrance leads to a snowy slide down into ' John's Winter Wonderland' or alternatively a precarious 3m climb leading to a boring chamber or a bouldery passage into 'Quick wee chamber', with a ledge on the opposite side. +

+Quick wee has a high entrance inaccessible to us. John's winter wonderland has a too tight passage that echoes and feels as if it may 'go' under the snow. +

+2007-04 has been tagged by us as such. +

We had several 'brown alert' moments on climbs, due to slipperiness and looseness. Another memorable time was when I put in a crap spit, then reached to hang a sling from a natural. The snow under me collapsed, dropping me 4m. Luckily onto more snow. I slid down the snow towards the Winter Wonderland, before the rope became taut and caught me. Worrying. /logbookentry/2007-08-08/slippery-hole diff --git a/cave_data/1623-2007-05.html b/cave_data/1623-2007-05.html index bb96190ba..8d65596be 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-2007-05.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-2007-05.html @@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ code used in the Austrian kataster e.g '1/S +' - https://expo/.survex.com/katast -; notes in 2007#41 -Andrew and I decided to get a bit of gentle exercise so did a walk from 204 towards 161d/g and found not v. many promising holes for quite a lot of stomping. +; notes in 2007#41 +Andrew and I decided to get a bit of gentle exercise so did a walk from 204 towards 161d/g and found not v. many promising holes for quite a lot of stomping. Elev 1758m 37070 82945 5m deep surface hole with two horizontal entrances at either end. The most likely-looking lead probably. diff --git a/cave_data/1623-2007-07.html b/cave_data/1623-2007-07.html index 2aec74d1c..24c047e6e 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-2007-07.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-2007-07.html @@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ -2007.08.01 -Becka and Andy Atkinson +2007.08.01 +Becka and Andy Atkinson 2007-07 Elev 1873m 36916 83559. Horizontal tube sloping down, ends after 10m, no draft. /logbookentry/2007-08-01/surface-prospecting-prospecting-from-204 diff --git a/cave_data/1623-2007-12.html b/cave_data/1623-2007-12.html index 7cce9d591..2526717ee 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-2007-12.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-2007-12.html @@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ code used in the Austrian kataster e.g '1/S +' - https://expo/.survex.com/katast -No information on this other than the svx file. No trip in the logbook near this date. - -No location or any other information at all. -*date 2007.08.01 -*team Insts Jon Telling +No information on this other than the svx file. No trip in the logbook near this date. + +No location or any other information at all. +*date 2007.08.01 +*team Insts Jon Telling *team Notes Morven Beranek diff --git a/cave_data/1623-2009-01.html b/cave_data/1623-2009-01.html index 801dfd115..54ef9242e 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-2009-01.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-2009-01.html @@ -37,20 +37,20 @@ code used in the Austrian kataster e.g '1/S +' - https://expo/.survex.com/katast -*title "Affenjagdhoehle" -*date 2009.07.29 -*team Insts Frank Tully -*team Notes Frank Tully - -Nothing in the logbook about this trip. -Scanned notes give location(s) - -Scanned notes seem to describe two caves and two entrance locations, done at 12:00 and 13:20 -The second is "Martin and Frank's more hopeful draughting(sic) cave" - -0411670 5283099 5283101 Becka's GPS 33T -0411714 5203153 - +*title "Affenjagdhoehle" +*date 2009.07.29 +*team Insts Frank Tully +*team Notes Frank Tully + +Nothing in the logbook about this trip. +Scanned notes give location(s) + +Scanned notes seem to describe two caves and two entrance locations, done at 12:00 and 13:20 +The second is "Martin and Frank's more hopeful draughting(sic) cave" + +0411670 5283099 5283101 Becka's GPS 33T +0411714 5203153 + 1874m and 1861m diff --git a/cave_data/1623-2010-04.html b/cave_data/1623-2010-04.html index 3d1260e3f..983f87104 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-2010-04.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-2010-04.html @@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ code used in the Austrian kataster e.g '1/S +' - https://expo/.survex.com/katast becka, Andrew Atkinson, george -From logbook: Looking for 2nd Balkonhöhle entrance (dropping 2010-04) on 3rd July 2016 - +From logbook: Looking for 2nd Balkonhöhle entrance (dropping 2010-04) on 3rd July 2016 +
Dropped 2010-04 using naturals to get to snow slope. Andrew and I used the shovel to dig at the base and the side in 3 spots. Soft snow initially and some gaps but no draft. Gave up after less than an hour. Survey in wallet 2016#08. diff --git a/cave_data/1623-2010-06.html b/cave_data/1623-2010-06.html index 7261a0cb7..0599b1021 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-2010-06.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-2010-06.html @@ -37,26 +37,26 @@ code used in the Austrian kataster e.g '1/S +' - https://expo/.survex.com/katast -Dunkle Zone Schacht - -*date 2010.08.09 -*team Insts Frank Tully -*team Notes Frank Tully -*team Bolter Matrtin Janke +Dunkle Zone Schacht + +*date 2010.08.09 +*team Insts Frank Tully +*team Notes Frank Tully +*team Bolter Matrtin Janke Part of trip surface surveying beyond Tunnocks. -No trip record in logbook. -20010-06 and 2010-07 apparently on same trip. -useful note in scans in 2010#17 & 2010#18 for both. - -Survey on surface runs from Tunnocks bolt. -No trip record in logbook. -20010-06 and 2010-07 apparently on same trip. -useful note in scans in 2010#17 & 2010#18 for both. +No trip record in logbook. +20010-06 and 2010-07 apparently on same trip. +useful note in scans in 2010#17 & 2010#18 for both. + +Survey on surface runs from Tunnocks bolt. +No trip record in logbook. +20010-06 and 2010-07 apparently on same trip. +useful note in scans in 2010#17 & 2010#18 for both. also comment re 2010-05 diff --git a/cave_data/1623-2010-07.html b/cave_data/1623-2010-07.html index b53ec0f9d..bde00bf44 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-2010-07.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-2010-07.html @@ -37,23 +37,23 @@ code used in the Austrian kataster e.g '1/S +' - https://expo/.survex.com/katast -Part of trip surface surveying beyond Tunnocks. - -Photos on Franks camera 780, 781, 782, 783 -No trip record in logbook. -20010-06 and 2010-07 apparently on same trip. -useful note in scans in 2010#17 & 2010#18 for both. +Part of trip surface surveying beyond Tunnocks. + +Photos on Franks camera 780, 781, 782, 783 +No trip record in logbook. +20010-06 and 2010-07 apparently on same trip. +useful note in scans in 2010#17 & 2010#18 for both. also comment re 2010-05 -No trip record in logbook. -20010-06 and 2010-07 apparently on same trip. -useful note in scans in 2010#17 & 2010#18 for both. - -Survey on surface runs from Tunnocks bolt. +No trip record in logbook. +20010-06 and 2010-07 apparently on same trip. +useful note in scans in 2010#17 & 2010#18 for both. + +Survey on surface runs from Tunnocks bolt. UTM 33T GPS diff --git a/cave_data/1623-2012-OK-03.html b/cave_data/1623-2012-OK-03.html index 90cd5b0f8..7c07cd4c5 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-2012-OK-03.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-2012-OK-03.html @@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ code used in the Austrian kataster e.g '1/S +' - https://expo/.survex.com/katast Olaf Kähler, Wookey -

Obvious hole of about 1.5m diameter in side of cliff opens up to a nice phreatic passage of considerable length. Another entrance to the left, to the right the cave becomes slightly smaller. Not explored any further, yet.

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Obvious hole of about 1.5m diameter in side of cliff opens up to a nice phreatic passage of considerable length. Another entrance to the left, to the right the cave becomes slightly smaller. Not explored any further, yet.

+

This cave might be identical to BS17 but no tags or signs of previous exploration could be found. Also there was almost no noticeable draught.

 diff --git a/cave_data/1623-2012-dd-01.html b/cave_data/1623-2012-dd-01.html index 3dfef26aa..565cfce99 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-2012-dd-01.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-2012-dd-01.html @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ code used in the Austrian kataster e.g '1/S +' - https://expo/.survex.com/katast -CUCC +CUCC Noted by Duncan Collis and Anthony Day, 2012-08-10 Snow plugged surface shaft, at least 15m deep diff --git a/cave_data/1623-2012-js-1.html b/cave_data/1623-2012-js-1.html index d080cdef1..215257019 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-2012-js-1.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-2012-js-1.html @@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ CUCC -Entrance behind rock in large depression near 204d
-Small pretty white flower growing in entrance, hence name.
+Entrance behind rock in large depression near 204d
+Small pretty white flower growing in entrance, hence name.
Shithouse small loose entrance onto shaft, shaft craps out at bottom with packed gravel floor, no discernable draft diff --git a/cave_data/1623-2012-ns-07.html b/cave_data/1623-2012-ns-07.html index 45716b3d2..bc28562ad 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-2012-ns-07.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-2012-ns-07.html @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ code used in the Austrian kataster e.g '1/S +' - https://expo/.survex.com/katast -CUCC, Ian Walker +CUCC, Ian Walker , Noel Snape no description, no *ref, simple shaft diff --git a/cave_data/1623-2013-03.html b/cave_data/1623-2013-03.html index 46360c3b0..8abf2f83a 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-2013-03.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-2013-03.html @@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ code used in the Austrian kataster e.g '1/S +' - https://expo/.survex.com/katast Matt Watson, Holly Bradley, Becka Lawson -Logbook 2013-08-04 -
The first pitch had previously been dropped by Matt > a lovely y-hang off two naturals straight down to a snow and ice bridge 30m down. Becka & I had headed off to AinP ahead of the others to rerig the entrance (the rope had been removed after the prospecting but the slings had been left in place) I re-rigged this pitch feeling a little precarious as I wasn't wearing my oversuit or helmet! (It was a fine hot day so less clothes was needed here). -
-Becka then headed down to the ice bridge with crowbar in hand (or stuffed down the side of her harness). The ice bridge was a very large but thin block of ice which we had to climb under in order to proceed further into the cave. We weren't sure how stable this was and it would definitely hurt if it collapsed on you! So Becka spent a good 15 mins giving it a bash with the crowbar. It didn't break so we hoped that meant it was OK as we swapped places and I headed under the snow bridge with drill, rope and all the other bits and pieces for vertical cave exploration. -
+Logbook 2013-08-04 +
The first pitch had previously been dropped by Matt > a lovely y-hang off two naturals straight down to a snow and ice bridge 30m down. Becka & I had headed off to AinP ahead of the others to rerig the entrance (the rope had been removed after the prospecting but the slings had been left in place) I re-rigged this pitch feeling a little precarious as I wasn't wearing my oversuit or helmet! (It was a fine hot day so less clothes was needed here). +
+Becka then headed down to the ice bridge with crowbar in hand (or stuffed down the side of her harness). The ice bridge was a very large but thin block of ice which we had to climb under in order to proceed further into the cave. We weren't sure how stable this was and it would definitely hurt if it collapsed on you! So Becka spent a good 15 mins giving it a bash with the crowbar. It didn't break so we hoped that meant it was OK as we swapped places and I headed under the snow bridge with drill, rope and all the other bits and pieces for vertical cave exploration. +
The way on was through a hole in the ice in a corner of the cave. diff --git a/cave_data/1623-2015-dl-01.html b/cave_data/1623-2015-dl-01.html index 602e4f60e..fb1d1e588 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-2015-dl-01.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-2015-dl-01.html @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ code used in the Austrian kataster e.g '1/S +' - https://expo/.survex.com/katast a -Dan Lenartowicz +Dan Lenartowicz Matt Watson p7 leads into chossy rift, small crawl that would need digging. No other ways on. 2 Hangers, 2 slings, 20m Rope @@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ Matt Watson -On 2018-06-06 04:24 +0100, Wookey wrote: -Last week the GMH centreline work was completed and checked in, and the therionising progressed a bit and we eventually (with a lot of -email) got to the bottom of the 'is Shagged Spit/GutenMorgenHoehle the same cave' mystery. Thanks to all who contributed - it was hard work, but we got there. - +On 2018-06-06 04:24 +0100, Wookey wrote: +Last week the GMH centreline work was completed and checked in, and the therionising progressed a bit and we eventually (with a lot of +email) got to the bottom of the 'is Shagged Spit/GutenMorgenHoehle the same cave' mystery. Thanks to all who contributed - it was hard work, but we got there. + (The answer is no, there are two entrances, originally believed to be the same cave, the upper (tagged, explored, described, unsurveyed, unlocated, unphotoed) one is SS and the lower (explored, surveyed, photoed, undescribed, located) one is GMH). 10m 7m diff --git a/cave_data/1623-2018-aa-01.html b/cave_data/1623-2018-aa-01.html index 73c679a6c..5ab38f79b 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-2018-aa-01.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-2018-aa-01.html @@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ Adam Aldridge, Paul Fox -Open rift leads to a 6m pich directly below the tag. Pitch lands in a chamber with a chossy, sloping floor. -At the lowest point of the slope is a crawling height passage, which was blocked by a boulder choke at the start of Expo 2018. +Open rift leads to a 6m pich directly below the tag. Pitch lands in a chamber with a chossy, sloping floor. +At the lowest point of the slope is a crawling height passage, which was blocked by a boulder choke at the start of Expo 2018. These boulders were hauled out by Adam and Paul, to reveal a slightly larger chamber (resembling a bedding plane), containing a much more substantial boulder choke, held together with mud. 20m rope and a sling (to secure a line to one of the boulders in the open rift before the pitch) diff --git a/cave_data/1623-2018-pf-01.html b/cave_data/1623-2018-pf-01.html index 42e64d79c..90625fb15 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-2018-pf-01.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-2018-pf-01.html @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ code used in the Austrian kataster e.g '1/S +' - https://expo/.survex.com/katast CUCC, Paul Fox, Natalie Uomini -See logbook /logbookentry/2018-08-08/t2018-08-08_plateau_to +See logbook /logbookentry/2018-08-08/t2018-08-08_plateau_to 2018-PF-01 is a 2m-diameter shaft with an easy climb down to a mossy slope. diff --git a/cave_data/1623-258.html b/cave_data/1623-258.html index 0cc81d495..2b7412342 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-258.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-258.html @@ -43,19 +43,19 @@ code used in the Austrian kataster e.g '1/S +' - https://expo/.survex.com/katast CUCC 2006-2015 -Tunnocks is a major part of the Schwarzmooskogelhoehlensystem, comprising much of the northern section. -The cave description is currently (2016) undergoing a major update. Start here for now underground description. - -

The passage descriptions have not yet been copied from the survex files. See the A - Z list - +Tunnocks is a major part of the Schwarzmooskogelhoehlensystem, comprising much of the northern section. +The cave description is currently (2016) undergoing a major update. Start here for now underground description. + +

The passage descriptions have not yet been copied from the survex files. See the A - Z list + and the completion instructions. See underground description -

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    In dataset diff --git a/cave_data/1623-264.html b/cave_data/1623-264.html index 142afede0..4bc9b388a 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-264.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-264.html @@ -38,145 +38,145 @@ code used in the Austrian kataster e.g '1/S +' - https://expo/.survex.com/katast Entrance noted CUCC 2002 (Duncan). Refound + partially explored CUCC 2005 (Peter + Phil). Explored to ~3km in 2014. -

    WARNING: Entrance pitch floods dangerously in wet weather - wait at the bottom until it is safe to ascend. A bivvy bag, food and a brew kit should be left at the bottom of the entrance pitch!

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    The PT01 etc points and the RIG01 etc rigs are noted on the 2019 survey to make it easy to match up the survey to the description. The description could be added to the survey so they can be kept updated together and - more importantly - so they can be used together. Ditto the rigging guides.

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    From upslope above the entrance, descend a c6 (RIG01 - 15m, 1 bunde backup, 1 top hanger, 1 rebelay hanger ... needs another hanger at the top to make top-out easier) using a handline to reach a large ledge.

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    Balkonhöhle above Hangman's Pitch (see "1623-uppertunnbalc2" survey)

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    Entrance series

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    From the entrance (roomy and dry enough to leave surface gear), take the larger, R stooping passage (L passage runs parallel to this and re-joins at the entrance pitch) to reach the entrance pitch series (RIG02 - see rigging guide). This starts as a short, sloping drop which lands at a bridge. From here a second short drop reaches 2 ledges in a much larger shaft. Below these ledges traverse out to the longest hang. This is always wet and responds rapidly to rain, quickly becoming unpleasant and it can be impassable. This drops down with a deviation to a large, loose, drippy ledge. Traverse out to the final short drop to reach a spacious chamber at the bottom of the entrance pitch series called Room With A View. (An emergency dump - bothy, stove, food, etc. - should be left here in case returning cavers find the entrance pitch series too wet to ascend).

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    (Three passages off to the N of Room With A View lead to Levitation and Crushed Plumbs, see separate description below). From the base of the pitch go to the high point of the chamber then descend to the far side along the R wall of the chamber, past some large boulders, (The small passage leading down the boulder slope back under the pitch leads to the DigDug area, see separate description).

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    On leaving a Room With A View enter walking -passage. (The first R leads to Chasm Passage and a pitch head at PT01). (Next, just beyond an obvious blind 10m hole in the floor, a small crawl on the L enters Hiltiaplenty. This leads to an extensive series of horizontal passages and pitches and a huge chamber, Galactica; see separate section below]).

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    Keep walking upwards to soon reach the unobvious 2nd R which is a short-cut (continuing along up the main passage leads over boulders to a modest chamber, Liar's Bakery, with water splashing down from an aven in the far corner. The obvious continuation is through a low wide archway on the R which then loops round right to eventually meet the end of the short-cut, at PT02); Lemon Snout is a passage that leads N from the L wall of Liar's Bakery up a short free climb. A bolt and a thread on either side of the opening can be used to rig a hand line). The 2nd R is a small passage which immediately lowers to a short crawl then regains walking passage and immediately reaches a junction at PT02. Turn R here (L leads to Liar's Bakery) and descend a rift made super-slippery by the passage of many cavers.

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    At the bottom a c2 down soon leads to the Natural Highs traverse (RIG03 - 30m?, 4 slings?, 2 hangers?; named as it was originally rigged solely using naturals). This traverses along the R wall over a series of pits. At a bridge before the final pit ascend a c4 on the R, either as a straightforward free climb with good holds or a rope can be rigged from anchors high on the R (these anchors are in the sandy Chasm Passage on the R. This stomps uphill for a short distance to reach a ledge to a big pitch the far side of which is PT01; [the pitch has probably been descended but this needs checking]. (Continuing along the traverse beyond the end of the Natural Highs traverse leads to Bipedal traverse and Bipedal passage, see separate section below).

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    Goes North off Liar's Bakery. Appears as a tall, narrow rift passage with a rocky floor. A short way in the passage turns sharply left then right, with an awkward boulder to scramble around on the second corner. The rift continues sloping gently upward, after a short while the floor drops about a meter and it is advisable to continue by traversing on the obvious footholds. The rift traverse turns right above a hole in the lower level which is large enough to crawl into, but only connects back to the main rift in two other places. Meanwhile, the main traverse curves back left and lowers to meet the floor. After this a pair of smoothed rock bridges cut the passage in two vertically, they can be climbed from between the two but not from the outside. After the bridges the passage forks, with the larger route heading left, and the right-hand route dead-ending after about 50m. A hole on the left route floor shortly after leads steeply down, but doesn't continue. Avoiding this you come to a slightly wider chamber with a cracked black mud floor, and then the rift closes up.

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    The c4 enters the roomy Leeds Bypass passage (named as the team exploring it heard a team of ULSA cavers who they had overtaken and who were rigging in from P01 coming towards them). Leeds Bypass is a mud-floored phreatic passage which soon divides. (R is taped off to protect mud formations). Go L and after a few metres at the next junction turn R. (L here soon reaches a p40 and ????; a small passage on the far side of the top of the p40 loops back round to the end of the Natural Highs traverse). A third junction follows almost immediately, here go L (R here is the other end of the taped off passage). Descend steeply on slippy, smooth rock. (Two modest holes on the L wall of this slippy section lead to the Dark Arts, see separate section below). At the bottom go past a hole on the R (QM35 and QM36, have these been checked?), taking the L passage.

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    [Description needed to Dark Arts area]. From the web: The main stretch of the darks arts in tall and narrow. It includes an up pitch and is a combination of stooping, crawling climbing. This section has been thoroughly tidied up. Probably do not return. From Fleur: Leads still remain here including a large, drippy pitch at the far, SE end and a p15 at the S end of Tight Yorkshireman. Becka: there's also a dodgy bit of survey in this section.

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    Continue to descend a c2, go through a short rift section to soon reach the Water Source traverse [I'm not sure if this is right - anyone remember between Leeds Bypass and the 2nd traverse?]. (The waterfall on the L at the start of this 2nd traverse is a good place to drink and to check water levels - high if the spout below the pool is a single wide sheet, progressively lower if 3, 2 or just 1 spouts. [This water and the traverse isn't marked on the survey, it should be]. Water Source traverse (RIG04 - 30m?, 7 hangers?, 2 slings?) follows a large ledge on the R wall past 2 long holes to reach a phreatic tube requiring a brief stoop or crawl to a junction (I don't remember this junction - anyone?). (A major passage leads off on the R here leading to the Far Side and Flapjack Regained area, see separate section).

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    Go L to a c2 down into a short rift that soon reaches a p6 (RIG05 - 18m?, 5 hangers? Awkwardly rigged, this should be improved). This drops to a large ledge (the pitch continues with no survey data, is this still a QM?). Turn R to follow the rift down to a c2. Descend this and follow varied passage to a chamber with a water inlet - IS THIS HERE OR IS IT BEFORE PITCH, PERHAPS WHERE FAR SIDE GOES OFF? - then to a small chamber with a pit on the L (this is still a QM and is undescended I believe). Take the c3 up through a window on the R of the central pillar and climb over boulders (care - the boulders may be loose, use the worn route; do not climb direct, to the L of the pillar). At the top turn L (R leads steeply up to the base of a climb, Backslash. This ascends a steeply sloping aven. The climb was started in 2019 by Radost and Crossley and is still going; QM83x). From here follow easy, ascending walking passage to reach a distinctive three way junction, the Trident, with a prominent survey station 34 painted on it.

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    At the Trident turn L (straight ahead soon ends at QM73C). (R leads to a CHECK chamber with a deep hole which cannot be traversed without rigging???? CHECK. Beyond this hole is the complex chamber at PT04. At PT04 the main route comes in from the L (W), and continues up a climb to the N whilst the passage to the R leads E then S back towards the entrance, eventually looping back to PT03 via Flapjack Regained and the Far Side). After 4m the main route continues up, curving R at PT05 (here, at PT05, an obscure L turn leads to Honeycomb Pitch. This is the only route to the lowest levels of Balkonhöhle, see separate section).

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    Continue to follow this L, main passage up to a T junction. (L here quickly leads to a complex junction. From this complex junction heading L (to the S) leads to a wet pitch at Cathedral Chasm and this eventually connects back around SE to PT05 via Avalanche Experience and the Mendips; R, to the N connects back to the main route at PT06 near Turtlehead; a further R - a few metres W of the 1st R - heads N for some distance then ends at what? No QM?).

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    R at the T junction immediately reaches PT04 at a chamber with 5 routes off. (R, to the S, is the end of the route from the R turning at the Trident, described above. Ahead, to the E, is the route into Flapjack Regained and the Far Side described in a separate section). The main route involves a c4 up the L wall of the chamber at PT04 then continue straight north along Turtlehead. (The 1st L ends in a dig. The 2nd L and 3rd L soon re-join at PT06 and then lead to Cathedral Chasm).

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    Further along Turtlehead the 1st R and 2nd R both lead to the same passage running parallel to Turtlehead. Both passages eventually connect to Ice Cock aven (named after a priapic ice stal, knocked over on original exploration) and the Frozen North, named due to the ice floor and snow slopes that suggest a nearby entrance that has, to date, remained elusive. (The first connection made between Balkonhöhle and Tunnockschact came in down Ice Cock Aven, connecting in to the March of the Penguins area of Tunnockschacht). This area is complex and involves a maze of interconnected passages at various levels and interspersed with pitches. There may be plenty of leads remaining here and it should only take 1-2 hours to reach this area from the entrance to Balkonhöhle.

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    To reach the lower areas of Balkonhöhle take an obscure L turn at PT05, around 4m along the L branch at the Trident. This leads immediately to a short, flat out crawl then, after <10m, it returns to walking passage. Honeycomb Pitch is now very close - go past 3 dead bats, each marked with red/white conservation tape, the first 2 on a slope down then turn sharply back on yourself to the R and ascend past the 3rd dead bat (there is a maze of climbs and interconnected passages in this area) to a small chamber. (Ahead soon reaches a wet pitch, the far side of which eventually reaches P04 via Cathedral Chasm. This was the original route in to this area).

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    Take a fairly well hidden R turn in this small chamber to immediately reach a short traverse on the L wall to the head of Honeycomb Pitch (RIG06 - see rigging guide; named after the abundance of golden dogtooth crystals). A short descent with a long deviation to a bridge leads to the main hang with several rebelays to a final wide Y-hang rebelay then a swing into a prominent ledge around 10m above the blind base of the pitch.

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    Climbing on top of the monstrous boulder above the main hang of Hangman's pitch lets you reach the far wall. From here, a short drop down (RIG09-01, see rigging guide) lets you descend a few metres and then swing into a window in the main pitch that leads to large, horizontal passage. This is called Myopia (named as one of the original explorers repeatedly failed to notice it). This passage slopes up and is generally large with many loose boulders and huge amounts of dogstooth coating some rocks as well as some dead bats. It soon reaches the 1st Myopia traverse (RIG09-02, see rigging guide). This airy traverse follows the R wall past a large, undescended pitch (QM 2018 XX). The large passage continues to quickly reach the 2nd Myopia traverse (RIG09-03, see rigging guide). This was started but not finished in 2019 leaving QM 2019 XX for the wet pitch below and QM 2019 XX as the obvious passage continuing on the far side of the pitch that the traverse needs to access.

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    From the bouldery floor at the base of Hangman's pitch there is an easy, albeit loose traverse across boulders (RIG10 - see rigging guide; the traverse rope ends at the far side of the body sized tube where a final, extra bolt would be good rather than the poor naturals used in 2019) along the L side (loose rocks fall down the large, undescended, wet sounding pitch on the R, QM2018 XX). On reaching the far wall turn R (L ascends Snail Trail (RIG10-01 - see rigging guide); this climbs steeply up loose boulders then soon ends) and go past the conservation tape protecting mud formations on the L. Climb up a rock nose then a steep, muddy bank to enter a body-sized tube around 3m vertically above the taped-off mud formations. Wriggle through the tube for a few metres (it is easier to drag large tacklesacks). The passage soon widens then quickly reaches a p4 (RIG11 - see rigging guide). This drops to a large ledge with a slot down. (Continuing the traverse rather than climbing up to the body-sized tube ascends to an obvious, large passage, Hangman's Daughter. This splits to two parallel passages that soon re-join then end at a small pitch down (RIG10-02 - see rigging guide). This drops into a small chamber with apparently no way on. However, the team exploring from Balkonhöhle spotted a well-placed survey station there and, after some scrutiny, spotted the tiny tube high on the SW wall that provided the 2nd connection made to Tunnockschacht, at Fecking Tight).

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    Keep on rope to protect the walk along the ledge then up a muddy slope to reach the ledge at the top of Mongol Rally (approx p200, RIG12 - see rigging guide; named after George and Luke saw cars on their ferry out to Expo that were heading out to do the Mongol Rally). The upper part feels surprisingly friendly as it descends via numerous rebelays and 3 large ledges then 2 hanging rebelays to a rebelay at PT07. This is at an obvious, large window that leads to an extensive, largely horizontal level called Pitstop (PT07 is around 130m below the Mongol Rally pitch head and Pitstop is described in a separate section).

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    Continuing straight ahead beyond this complex area soon reaches a T-junction with a deep slot in the floor at the start of the Lipstick Dipstick area. Here, at this deep slot junction, L slopes up steeply with a R quickly connecting back to Lipstick Dipstick at PT08 and straight ahead quickly reaching a T junction with QM2019 leads going both L and R. R at the deep slot junction requires rigging a series of alternating traverses and short drops (RIG12-04 - see rigging guide) to reach a large false floor with deep holes (a L partway along leads to PT08). Here, the survey suggests that two undescended deep holes, QM2019 A, will connect to Inferno pitch in Tunnockschact. There is also a climb above the pitches here, QM2019 C, and a possible continuation beyond the pitch, QM2019 B.

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    The p6 lands in Northern Powerhouse, a further section of horizontal passage. It begins with two parallel passages, both tight but the R is easier (the L passage has a QMA climb off on the L). These two passages re-join and, shortly after, you arrive at a balcony looking out onto a large, wet pitch (the small L descending passage immediately before the balcony soon ends whilst an easy-to-miss c4 on the R a few metres before the balcony leads to a second balcony which overlooks the same big pitch). This deep pitch is as yet undescended, QM2018-A.

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    A traverse (care, loose rocks) along the L wall from the first balcony is followed by an ascent of a short pitch (RIG12-06, see rigging guide) to reach the upper part of the chamber above the big pitch and the start of Medusa's Maze. (This upper chamber was originally accessed by a climb on the R wall then a squeeze through loose boulders - not recommended). From this upper chamber a QMB passage leads off the L wall. The main passage continues W out of the chamber via a c5 down. This is easiest to descend by climbing past boulders on the R wall with a possible QMB at this point. The main passage soon reaches a 4 way junction. Ahead quickly leads to a pitch, QM2019-B. L enters a low, wide room and is an enticing QM2019-A. R immediately goes to a T-junction. I won't continue to describe the route here until at least some of the QMs are cleared up and the main way on is clear.

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    Base of Mongol Rally along Grand Prix to the deepest connection to Tunnockschact at Anthemusa

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    The massive chamber at the base of Mongol Rally seems only to have one way on, Grand Prix. This is reached by initially descending past huge boulders then traversing up R as the roof lowers and the walls close in. This passage soon reaches the p15 into Little Boy chamber (RIG13, see rigging guide). This pitch starts with a protected c2 down to a loose, muddy slope and then a vertical drop with a rebelay into a large, attractive round chamber. (Little Boy chamber was used as a camp later on the 2018 Expo by moving the camping gear from Camp Kraken in Tunnockschacht which had been used in 2016, 2017 and early 2018; the Little Boy camp was not used in 2019 and was completely removed that year).

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    The main passage, Grand Prix, leaves Little Boy chamber as a low arch to the SE, roughly opposite the pitch. It starts wide but is low and bouldery. Take care to try to follow the footpath. (A second passage to the R of this main passage, leaves Little Boy chamber at the lower, S part, to get to PT09. From PT09 there is a network of passages including Scoopy Loop and One Direction as well as to the Rubberman pitch series, see separate section).

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    From PT09, just outside Little Boy chamber, there are three ways on though this isn't immediately obvious. First, turning L here immediately re-joins the main passage into Grand Prix.

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    Second, going straight ahead enters Scoopy Loop. Scoopy Loop leads to a junction (L is a QM2018- B) where R enters One Direction. One Direction can be followed until it drops down at PT10 to join the main route to Rubberman described below or, by turning L at the next junction, it can be followed to Crab Louse which ends in a QM2018-A.

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    The third and final way from PT09 involves turning R to take the main route to the Rubberman pitch series. This starts as a c2 down to enter walking passage. (Along here an easy-to-miss passage high on the L at PT10 is the far end of One Direction described above). The walking passage splits at a junction. R follows a stream up a narrow canyon a short way to the base of a waterfall and large pool. This is where water for camp can easily be collected. The main way on is L, up a c2, to a short rift. Descend and bear R to quickly reach a pitch head at the start of the Rubberman pitch series (traversing beyond this point leads to a bridge and ???a window onto the same Rubberman pitch??? So no QM?).

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    The upper section of the Rubberman pitch series (RIG14 - see rigging guide) is an awkward, sloping and loose rift descent via a series of ledges to where the pitch opens out (rigging down here needs significant improvement and more bolts to avoid rubs and loose rock). Here, swing over to the obvious ledge into ongoing passage on the R - care, stones here drop onto the remainder of the pitch that corkscrews below you. The rope can be tied off here. Descend off rope past boulders and mud, to the continuation of the pitch after around 30m?? (The obvious L passage shortly before the lower continuation of the Rubberman pitch series leads S to a p10 QM2018 A on the R and a p5 QM2018 B straight ahead. This area is not far below You Don't Know You're Beautiful near Crab Louse - this may even be a better route in to this area).

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    The lower section of the Rubberman pitch (RIG15, see rigging guide) descends to a loose slope. Traverse to the R wall and continue down to a ledge on the L where a waterfall fills a pool on the L. Traverse along the ledge, past the waterfall, following the L wall then scramble up a steep mud slope to the top of the L wall (a 2018 traverse rope up here and beyond was left in situ in the 2019 derig trip). At the top of this slope descend the slope and cross to the R wall to continue the descent (QM2018 A).

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    Grand Prix continues as 20-30m wide passage then it narrows before opening out again into more huge passage. At the start of this section you need to move a cheval (shuffling along with one leg each side of a triangular ridge) to cross from the R to the L wall.

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    At the far side of this a cheval ridge a p40 (RIG13-01 - see rigging guide) descends to Suction Cup, a complex area beneath the main, huge Grand Prix passage. (Below the p40, a further p20 may be a QM2018 A. The main route in Suction Cup scrambles S then E through boulders then climbs up steeply sloping ramps to reach an aven with QM2018-B's off it. Near the base of the ramps a passage on the R leads to QM2018 A).

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    Beyond the p40 down to Suction Cup the huge, main passage of Grand Prix continues heading steadily SW until it closes down leaving a climb (QM2018 XX) on the L and the connection to deep Tunnocks on the R, at PT11. Here, climbing up to the far corner as the roof lowers reveals a tall but narrow rift with an enticingly strong draft blasting through. After a few metres this rift pops out above a substantial chamber, Anthemusa. This looks like it will need rigging to access but, in fact, backtracking and clambering down under boulders allows you to straightforwardly free climb down to the bouldery chamber of Anthemusa.

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    From the bottom of the down climb immediately and carefully descend the steep, loose boulder slope on the L then traverse down and R to enter the main Kraken chamber. A minimal traverse line (RIG13-02, 25m? 3 hangers; could be improved) along the R wall reaches the boulders at the bottom of Inferno (the final pitch from Tunnocks coming via String Theory, Procrastination, Bring on the Clowns and the Number of the Beast). Walking up the boulder slope reaches the traverse line for the start of the p50?? ?Kraken pitch (RIG13-03 - see rigging guide) that drops down to a huge chamber which was the site of Camp Kraken in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

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    WARNING: Entrance pitch floods dangerously in wet weather - wait at the bottom until it is safe to ascend. A bivvy bag, food and a brew kit should be left at the bottom of the entrance pitch!

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    The PT01 etc points and the RIG01 etc rigs are noted on the 2019 survey to make it easy to match up the survey to the description. The description could be added to the survey so they can be kept updated together and - more importantly - so they can be used together. Ditto the rigging guides.

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    From upslope above the entrance, descend a c6 (RIG01 - 15m, 1 bunde backup, 1 top hanger, 1 rebelay hanger ... needs another hanger at the top to make top-out easier) using a handline to reach a large ledge.

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    Balkonhöhle above Hangman's Pitch (see "1623-uppertunnbalc2" survey)

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    Entrance series

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    From the entrance (roomy and dry enough to leave surface gear), take the larger, R stooping passage (L passage runs parallel to this and re-joins at the entrance pitch) to reach the entrance pitch series (RIG02 - see rigging guide). This starts as a short, sloping drop which lands at a bridge. From here a second short drop reaches 2 ledges in a much larger shaft. Below these ledges traverse out to the longest hang. This is always wet and responds rapidly to rain, quickly becoming unpleasant and it can be impassable. This drops down with a deviation to a large, loose, drippy ledge. Traverse out to the final short drop to reach a spacious chamber at the bottom of the entrance pitch series called Room With A View. (An emergency dump - bothy, stove, food, etc. - should be left here in case returning cavers find the entrance pitch series too wet to ascend).

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    (Three passages off to the N of Room With A View lead to Levitation and Crushed Plumbs, see separate description below). From the base of the pitch go to the high point of the chamber then descend to the far side along the R wall of the chamber, past some large boulders, (The small passage leading down the boulder slope back under the pitch leads to the DigDug area, see separate description).

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    Levitation, Dig Dug and Crushed Plumbs

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    [Description needed to Crushed Plumbs area].

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    Main route to the Trident

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    On leaving a Room With A View enter walking +passage. (The first R leads to Chasm Passage and a pitch head at PT01). (Next, just beyond an obvious blind 10m hole in the floor, a small crawl on the L enters Hiltiaplenty. This leads to an extensive series of horizontal passages and pitches and a huge chamber, Galactica; see separate section below]).

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    Hiltiaplenty area and Galactica chamber

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    Keep walking upwards to soon reach the unobvious 2nd R which is a short-cut (continuing along up the main passage leads over boulders to a modest chamber, Liar's Bakery, with water splashing down from an aven in the far corner. The obvious continuation is through a low wide archway on the R which then loops round right to eventually meet the end of the short-cut, at PT02); Lemon Snout is a passage that leads N from the L wall of Liar's Bakery up a short free climb. A bolt and a thread on either side of the opening can be used to rig a hand line). The 2nd R is a small passage which immediately lowers to a short crawl then regains walking passage and immediately reaches a junction at PT02. Turn R here (L leads to Liar's Bakery) and descend a rift made super-slippery by the passage of many cavers.

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    At the bottom a c2 down soon leads to the Natural Highs traverse (RIG03 - 30m?, 4 slings?, 2 hangers?; named as it was originally rigged solely using naturals). This traverses along the R wall over a series of pits. At a bridge before the final pit ascend a c4 on the R, either as a straightforward free climb with good holds or a rope can be rigged from anchors high on the R (these anchors are in the sandy Chasm Passage on the R. This stomps uphill for a short distance to reach a ledge to a big pitch the far side of which is PT01; [the pitch has probably been descended but this needs checking]. (Continuing along the traverse beyond the end of the Natural Highs traverse leads to Bipedal traverse and Bipedal passage, see separate section below).

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    Goes North off Liar's Bakery. Appears as a tall, narrow rift passage with a rocky floor. A short way in the passage turns sharply left then right, with an awkward boulder to scramble around on the second corner. The rift continues sloping gently upward, after a short while the floor drops about a meter and it is advisable to continue by traversing on the obvious footholds. The rift traverse turns right above a hole in the lower level which is large enough to crawl into, but only connects back to the main rift in two other places. Meanwhile, the main traverse curves back left and lowers to meet the floor. After this a pair of smoothed rock bridges cut the passage in two vertically, they can be climbed from between the two but not from the outside. After the bridges the passage forks, with the larger route heading left, and the right-hand route dead-ending after about 50m. A hole on the left route floor shortly after leads steeply down, but doesn't continue. Avoiding this you come to a slightly wider chamber with a cracked black mud floor, and then the rift closes up.

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    [Description needed to Bipedal Passage area].

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    The c4 enters the roomy Leeds Bypass passage (named as the team exploring it heard a team of ULSA cavers who they had overtaken and who were rigging in from P01 coming towards them). Leeds Bypass is a mud-floored phreatic passage which soon divides. (R is taped off to protect mud formations). Go L and after a few metres at the next junction turn R. (L here soon reaches a p40 and ????; a small passage on the far side of the top of the p40 loops back round to the end of the Natural Highs traverse). A third junction follows almost immediately, here go L (R here is the other end of the taped off passage). Descend steeply on slippy, smooth rock. (Two modest holes on the L wall of this slippy section lead to the Dark Arts, see separate section below). At the bottom go past a hole on the R (QM35 and QM36, have these been checked?), taking the L passage.

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    Dark Arts and Tight Yorkshireman

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    [Description needed to Dark Arts area]. From the web: The main stretch of the darks arts in tall and narrow. It includes an up pitch and is a combination of stooping, crawling climbing. This section has been thoroughly tidied up. Probably do not return. From Fleur: Leads still remain here including a large, drippy pitch at the far, SE end and a p15 at the S end of Tight Yorkshireman. Becka: there's also a dodgy bit of survey in this section.

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    Continue to descend a c2, go through a short rift section to soon reach the Water Source traverse [I'm not sure if this is right - anyone remember between Leeds Bypass and the 2nd traverse?]. (The waterfall on the L at the start of this 2nd traverse is a good place to drink and to check water levels - high if the spout below the pool is a single wide sheet, progressively lower if 3, 2 or just 1 spouts. [This water and the traverse isn't marked on the survey, it should be]. Water Source traverse (RIG04 - 30m?, 7 hangers?, 2 slings?) follows a large ledge on the R wall past 2 long holes to reach a phreatic tube requiring a brief stoop or crawl to a junction (I don't remember this junction - anyone?). (A major passage leads off on the R here leading to the Far Side and Flapjack Regained area, see separate section).

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    Far Side and Flapjack Regained area

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    [AT WHAT POINT DOES THE MAJOR PASSAGE TO THE FAR SIDE LEAD OFF AND HOW?] This leaves the main route at PT03.

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    Go L to a c2 down into a short rift that soon reaches a p6 (RIG05 - 18m?, 5 hangers? Awkwardly rigged, this should be improved). This drops to a large ledge (the pitch continues with no survey data, is this still a QM?). Turn R to follow the rift down to a c2. Descend this and follow varied passage to a chamber with a water inlet - IS THIS HERE OR IS IT BEFORE PITCH, PERHAPS WHERE FAR SIDE GOES OFF? - then to a small chamber with a pit on the L (this is still a QM and is undescended I believe). Take the c3 up through a window on the R of the central pillar and climb over boulders (care - the boulders may be loose, use the worn route; do not climb direct, to the L of the pillar). At the top turn L (R leads steeply up to the base of a climb, Backslash. This ascends a steeply sloping aven. The climb was started in 2019 by Radost and Crossley and is still going; QM83x). From here follow easy, ascending walking passage to reach a distinctive three way junction, the Trident, with a prominent survey station 34 painted on it.

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    Beyond the Trident

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    At the Trident turn L (straight ahead soon ends at QM73C). (R leads to a CHECK chamber with a deep hole which cannot be traversed without rigging???? CHECK. Beyond this hole is the complex chamber at PT04. At PT04 the main route comes in from the L (W), and continues up a climb to the N whilst the passage to the R leads E then S back towards the entrance, eventually looping back to PT03 via Flapjack Regained and the Far Side). After 4m the main route continues up, curving R at PT05 (here, at PT05, an obscure L turn leads to Honeycomb Pitch. This is the only route to the lowest levels of Balkonhöhle, see separate section).

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    Continue to follow this L, main passage up to a T junction. (L here quickly leads to a complex junction. From this complex junction heading L (to the S) leads to a wet pitch at Cathedral Chasm and this eventually connects back around SE to PT05 via Avalanche Experience and the Mendips; R, to the N connects back to the main route at PT06 near Turtlehead; a further R - a few metres W of the 1st R - heads N for some distance then ends at what? No QM?).

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    R at the T junction immediately reaches PT04 at a chamber with 5 routes off. (R, to the S, is the end of the route from the R turning at the Trident, described above. Ahead, to the E, is the route into Flapjack Regained and the Far Side described in a separate section). The main route involves a c4 up the L wall of the chamber at PT04 then continue straight north along Turtlehead. (The 1st L ends in a dig. The 2nd L and 3rd L soon re-join at PT06 and then lead to Cathedral Chasm).

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    Further along Turtlehead the 1st R and 2nd R both lead to the same passage running parallel to Turtlehead. Both passages eventually connect to Ice Cock aven (named after a priapic ice stal, knocked over on original exploration) and the Frozen North, named due to the ice floor and snow slopes that suggest a nearby entrance that has, to date, remained elusive. (The first connection made between Balkonhöhle and Tunnockschact came in down Ice Cock Aven, connecting in to the March of the Penguins area of Tunnockschacht). This area is complex and involves a maze of interconnected passages at various levels and interspersed with pitches. There may be plenty of leads remaining here and it should only take 1-2 hours to reach this area from the entrance to Balkonhöhle.

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    Balkonhöhle below Hangman's Pitch (see "1623-midtunnbalc2" survey)

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    Trident to Hangman's Pitch

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    To reach the lower areas of Balkonhöhle take an obscure L turn at PT05, around 4m along the L branch at the Trident. This leads immediately to a short, flat out crawl then, after <10m, it returns to walking passage. Honeycomb Pitch is now very close - go past 3 dead bats, each marked with red/white conservation tape, the first 2 on a slope down then turn sharply back on yourself to the R and ascend past the 3rd dead bat (there is a maze of climbs and interconnected passages in this area) to a small chamber. (Ahead soon reaches a wet pitch, the far side of which eventually reaches P04 via Cathedral Chasm. This was the original route in to this area).

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    Take a fairly well hidden R turn in this small chamber to immediately reach a short traverse on the L wall to the head of Honeycomb Pitch (RIG06 - see rigging guide; named after the abundance of golden dogtooth crystals). A short descent with a long deviation to a bridge leads to the main hang with several rebelays to a final wide Y-hang rebelay then a swing into a prominent ledge around 10m above the blind base of the pitch.

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    Take the tube off from the ledge then go up an easy c3 to a p6 (RIG07 - natural and 1 hanger, 12m?; this rigging could be improved with another bolt). Stay on the R wall (descending to the base of the chamber below the pitch leads to a narrow crawl. This soon opens up to a large, undescended pitch with the sound of water, QM 2017 01???) and ascend a c4 (RIG08 - 2 hangers at top and 10m?). Descend along the R wall (with a QM to an undescended pitch on L side) then continue to follow the R wall in a rift as holes appear in the floor to soon reach the start of Hangman's pitch (RIG09 - see rigging guide; Hangman's pitch is named after the monstrous boulder perched above the main hang. Climbing onto this boulder leads to Myopia, described in a separate section below). This begins as a fairly narrow, catchy descent down the final hole in the rift (this was free climbed in 2017 when it was surveyed) to land on a roomy ledge with a stream cutting below. From this roomy ledge the main drop of Hangman's descends via a rebelay and a deviation to reach a bouldery floor (the pitch down continues below the boulders here but it sounds unenticingly wet; still a QM).

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    Climbing on top of the monstrous boulder above the main hang of Hangman's pitch lets you reach the far wall. From here, a short drop down (RIG09-01, see rigging guide) lets you descend a few metres and then swing into a window in the main pitch that leads to large, horizontal passage. This is called Myopia (named as one of the original explorers repeatedly failed to notice it). This passage slopes up and is generally large with many loose boulders and huge amounts of dogstooth coating some rocks as well as some dead bats. It soon reaches the 1st Myopia traverse (RIG09-02, see rigging guide). This airy traverse follows the R wall past a large, undescended pitch (QM 2018 XX). The large passage continues to quickly reach the 2nd Myopia traverse (RIG09-03, see rigging guide). This was started but not finished in 2019 leaving QM 2019 XX for the wet pitch below and QM 2019 XX as the obvious passage continuing on the far side of the pitch that the traverse needs to access.

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    Below Hangman's Pitch to the bottom of Mongol Rally

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    From the bouldery floor at the base of Hangman's pitch there is an easy, albeit loose traverse across boulders (RIG10 - see rigging guide; the traverse rope ends at the far side of the body sized tube where a final, extra bolt would be good rather than the poor naturals used in 2019) along the L side (loose rocks fall down the large, undescended, wet sounding pitch on the R, QM2018 XX). On reaching the far wall turn R (L ascends Snail Trail (RIG10-01 - see rigging guide); this climbs steeply up loose boulders then soon ends) and go past the conservation tape protecting mud formations on the L. Climb up a rock nose then a steep, muddy bank to enter a body-sized tube around 3m vertically above the taped-off mud formations. Wriggle through the tube for a few metres (it is easier to drag large tacklesacks). The passage soon widens then quickly reaches a p4 (RIG11 - see rigging guide). This drops to a large ledge with a slot down. (Continuing the traverse rather than climbing up to the body-sized tube ascends to an obvious, large passage, Hangman's Daughter. This splits to two parallel passages that soon re-join then end at a small pitch down (RIG10-02 - see rigging guide). This drops into a small chamber with apparently no way on. However, the team exploring from Balkonhöhle spotted a well-placed survey station there and, after some scrutiny, spotted the tiny tube high on the SW wall that provided the 2nd connection made to Tunnockschacht, at Fecking Tight).

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    Keep on rope to protect the walk along the ledge then up a muddy slope to reach the ledge at the top of Mongol Rally (approx p200, RIG12 - see rigging guide; named after George and Luke saw cars on their ferry out to Expo that were heading out to do the Mongol Rally). The upper part feels surprisingly friendly as it descends via numerous rebelays and 3 large ledges then 2 hanging rebelays to a rebelay at PT07. This is at an obvious, large window that leads to an extensive, largely horizontal level called Pitstop (PT07 is around 130m below the Mongol Rally pitch head and Pitstop is described in a separate section).

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    From Pitstop continue to descend around 50m further past 2 rebelays to a large ledge. (From this ledge R leads W to a c3 down. At the base of the c3, R goes N to a wet pitch (with no QMs???) whilst L continues W into Floodland over fine mud banks in wide passage to a steeply descending mud slope down that needs protection (RIG12-01 - see rigging guide). Rigging from the R wall leads to an ongoing ???A QMA???). A final short drop to the L (to the E) from the large ledge leads down to a huge, bouldery chamber at the base of Mongol Rally and the start of Grand Prix.

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    The Pitstop area begins at PT07, at a large ledge which you swing into from the main Mongol Rally pitch in order to do a rebelay. At this ledge, straight ahead, to the E, soon closes down. A traverse (RIG12-02 - see rigging guide) along the N wall leads to a large and obvious horizontal passage on the far side of the main Mongol Rally pitch, called Turnback Time. This ends at two??? undescended pits that are nearly above large, lower passages so they probably just connect in, QM2018 XX.

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    The main way on from PT07 is the short, stooping passage to the S that soon opens up. (Continuing ahead leads immediately to some deep, undescended pits, QM2018 XX, that probably connect down to the large chamber at the base of Mongol Rally). Take the walking passage on the L. This ramps down steeply, zig zagging until it pops out at an obvious, important T-junction with a significant stream entering from above (this is a good source of drinking water). At this T-junction, L enters Southern Pitstop and R goes to Northern Pitstop.

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    Southern Pitstop begins as wide, horizontal walking passage then, after a pool, it starts to slope steeply down. It reaches an obvious junction. (Here, L slopes up a muddy ramp with hundreds of bat bones - care - this should have a path marked with conservation tape. This passage ends at a pitch with the sound of water (QM2018 XC) and a rift continuing above. This rift may just lead to the same pitch, QM2018 XB). R at the junction continues down to the Safe and Comfortable area. The passage initially descends steeply then enters a complex, open area with multiple interconnected streamways.

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    At this complex area the first R leads up to an aven then goes R and descends a rift. This ends at a small pitch requiring a p4 down then a c4 up to regain ongoing passage, QM2019 A (RIG12-03; is there a rigging guide?). The 2nd R is where the water descends (tt?). A 3rd R is a steep c8 up with a continuing, unpushed climb, QM2018 B?. Opposite this c8 is a L passage which climbs up to an undescended pitch???, QM2018 B?.

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    Continuing straight ahead beyond this complex area soon reaches a T-junction with a deep slot in the floor at the start of the Lipstick Dipstick area. Here, at this deep slot junction, L slopes up steeply with a R quickly connecting back to Lipstick Dipstick at PT08 and straight ahead quickly reaching a T junction with QM2019 leads going both L and R. R at the deep slot junction requires rigging a series of alternating traverses and short drops (RIG12-04 - see rigging guide) to reach a large false floor with deep holes (a L partway along leads to PT08). Here, the survey suggests that two undescended deep holes, QM2019 A, will connect to Inferno pitch in Tunnockschact. There is also a climb above the pitches here, QM2019 C, and a possible continuation beyond the pitch, QM2019 B.

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    Northern Pitstop follows downstream in spacious walking passage (care to keep to the path) to enter a medium sized chamber (here, R is a QMA at a strongly drafting, wet pitch; L is a QMB up a sloping climb / aven). The main route continues opposite where you enter the chamber, down a c2. The easy walking passage passes two QMB climbs on the L and continues until it briefly lowers to a 3m crawl on mud. This opens up to a high sloping passage. Clamber up on the L and continue in easy walking passage to finally reach a bouldery ledge overlooking a medium sized chamber. A sneaky clamber between the boulders on the R allows you to free climb down to the upper part of the chamber (there are aven QMs above the lower part of the chamber). The only exit to the chamber involves crossing it to the far, N wall and clambering down either of two nearby holes. Both holes drop a p6 to reach the same point (neither route was properly rigged in 2019. This pitch needs gardening, bolting and a rigging guide, RIG12-05).

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    The p6 lands in Northern Powerhouse, a further section of horizontal passage. It begins with two parallel passages, both tight but the R is easier (the L passage has a QMA climb off on the L). These two passages re-join and, shortly after, you arrive at a balcony looking out onto a large, wet pitch (the small L descending passage immediately before the balcony soon ends whilst an easy-to-miss c4 on the R a few metres before the balcony leads to a second balcony which overlooks the same big pitch). This deep pitch is as yet undescended, QM2018-A.

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    A traverse (care, loose rocks) along the L wall from the first balcony is followed by an ascent of a short pitch (RIG12-06, see rigging guide) to reach the upper part of the chamber above the big pitch and the start of Medusa's Maze. (This upper chamber was originally accessed by a climb on the R wall then a squeeze through loose boulders - not recommended). From this upper chamber a QMB passage leads off the L wall. The main passage continues W out of the chamber via a c5 down. This is easiest to descend by climbing past boulders on the R wall with a possible QMB at this point. The main passage soon reaches a 4 way junction. Ahead quickly leads to a pitch, QM2019-B. L enters a low, wide room and is an enticing QM2019-A. R immediately goes to a T-junction. I won't continue to describe the route here until at least some of the QMs are cleared up and the main way on is clear.

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    Base of Mongol Rally along Grand Prix to the deepest connection to Tunnockschact at Anthemusa

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    The massive chamber at the base of Mongol Rally seems only to have one way on, Grand Prix. This is reached by initially descending past huge boulders then traversing up R as the roof lowers and the walls close in. This passage soon reaches the p15 into Little Boy chamber (RIG13, see rigging guide). This pitch starts with a protected c2 down to a loose, muddy slope and then a vertical drop with a rebelay into a large, attractive round chamber. (Little Boy chamber was used as a camp later on the 2018 Expo by moving the camping gear from Camp Kraken in Tunnockschacht which had been used in 2016, 2017 and early 2018; the Little Boy camp was not used in 2019 and was completely removed that year).

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    The main passage, Grand Prix, leaves Little Boy chamber as a low arch to the SE, roughly opposite the pitch. It starts wide but is low and bouldery. Take care to try to follow the footpath. (A second passage to the R of this main passage, leaves Little Boy chamber at the lower, S part, to get to PT09. From PT09 there is a network of passages including Scoopy Loop and One Direction as well as to the Rubberman pitch series, see separate section).

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    Little Boy chamber to Rubberman pitch series and associated passages

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    From PT09, just outside Little Boy chamber, there are three ways on though this isn't immediately obvious. First, turning L here immediately re-joins the main passage into Grand Prix.

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    Second, going straight ahead enters Scoopy Loop. Scoopy Loop leads to a junction (L is a QM2018- B) where R enters One Direction. One Direction can be followed until it drops down at PT10 to join the main route to Rubberman described below or, by turning L at the next junction, it can be followed to Crab Louse which ends in a QM2018-A.

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    The third and final way from PT09 involves turning R to take the main route to the Rubberman pitch series. This starts as a c2 down to enter walking passage. (Along here an easy-to-miss passage high on the L at PT10 is the far end of One Direction described above). The walking passage splits at a junction. R follows a stream up a narrow canyon a short way to the base of a waterfall and large pool. This is where water for camp can easily be collected. The main way on is L, up a c2, to a short rift. Descend and bear R to quickly reach a pitch head at the start of the Rubberman pitch series (traversing beyond this point leads to a bridge and ???a window onto the same Rubberman pitch??? So no QM?).

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    The upper section of the Rubberman pitch series (RIG14 - see rigging guide) is an awkward, sloping and loose rift descent via a series of ledges to where the pitch opens out (rigging down here needs significant improvement and more bolts to avoid rubs and loose rock). Here, swing over to the obvious ledge into ongoing passage on the R - care, stones here drop onto the remainder of the pitch that corkscrews below you. The rope can be tied off here. Descend off rope past boulders and mud, to the continuation of the pitch after around 30m?? (The obvious L passage shortly before the lower continuation of the Rubberman pitch series leads S to a p10 QM2018 A on the R and a p5 QM2018 B straight ahead. This area is not far below You Don't Know You're Beautiful near Crab Louse - this may even be a better route in to this area).

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    The lower section of the Rubberman pitch (RIG15, see rigging guide) descends to a loose slope. Traverse to the R wall and continue down to a ledge on the L where a waterfall fills a pool on the L. Traverse along the ledge, past the waterfall, following the L wall then scramble up a steep mud slope to the top of the L wall (a 2018 traverse rope up here and beyond was left in situ in the 2019 derig trip). At the top of this slope descend the slope and cross to the R wall to continue the descent (QM2018 A).

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    Grand Prix continues as 20-30m wide passage then it narrows before opening out again into more huge passage. At the start of this section you need to move a cheval (shuffling along with one leg each side of a triangular ridge) to cross from the R to the L wall.

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    At the far side of this a cheval ridge a p40 (RIG13-01 - see rigging guide) descends to Suction Cup, a complex area beneath the main, huge Grand Prix passage. (Below the p40, a further p20 may be a QM2018 A. The main route in Suction Cup scrambles S then E through boulders then climbs up steeply sloping ramps to reach an aven with QM2018-B's off it. Near the base of the ramps a passage on the R leads to QM2018 A).

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    Beyond the p40 down to Suction Cup the huge, main passage of Grand Prix continues heading steadily SW until it closes down leaving a climb (QM2018 XX) on the L and the connection to deep Tunnocks on the R, at PT11. Here, climbing up to the far corner as the roof lowers reveals a tall but narrow rift with an enticingly strong draft blasting through. After a few metres this rift pops out above a substantial chamber, Anthemusa. This looks like it will need rigging to access but, in fact, backtracking and clambering down under boulders allows you to straightforwardly free climb down to the bouldery chamber of Anthemusa.

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    From the bottom of the down climb immediately and carefully descend the steep, loose boulder slope on the L then traverse down and R to enter the main Kraken chamber. A minimal traverse line (RIG13-02, 25m? 3 hangers; could be improved) along the R wall reaches the boulders at the bottom of Inferno (the final pitch from Tunnocks coming via String Theory, Procrastination, Bring on the Clowns and the Number of the Beast). Walking up the boulder slope reaches the traverse line for the start of the p50?? ?Kraken pitch (RIG13-03 - see rigging guide) that drops down to a huge chamber which was the site of Camp Kraken in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

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    Planning Guides - click for larger image (drawn 2019) +

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      Steeply-descending canyon, aligned 115<->295°, 3m wide with boulder floor. The Tag is in the RH wall looking into the hole (south-eastwards), above a large pointy boulder. The GPS point is ~3m above out of the canyon.

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      A 30m handline is needed for descent as it is steep and (in 1996 and 2015) containing a snow-slope/ridge. Belay from the pointy boulder. A C3 drops onto the snow-ridge. Progress down the side is possible, descending about 10m from where you continue on top of the snow. There is a alcove on the R, and opposite an ice waterfall comes in from above. Descending another few metres the roof comes down and the snow peters out at a slot blocked with rocks. There is a draught here (inwards on a sunny day (2015-08-09)). 4m more narrow but passable passage can be seen through the slot. It would be a trivial dig to make it big enough to prgress, but some gear would be needed as it definitely stops being T-shirt caving at that point. This is a QM worth returning to one day.

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      Elevation on centreline of 96Wk11

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      Steeply-descending canyon, aligned 115<->295°, 3m wide with boulder floor. The Tag is in the RH wall looking into the hole (south-eastwards), above a large pointy boulder. The GPS point is ~3m above out of the canyon.

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      A 30m handline is needed for descent as it is steep and (in 1996 and 2015) containing a snow-slope/ridge. Belay from the pointy boulder. A C3 drops onto the snow-ridge. Progress down the side is possible, descending about 10m from where you continue on top of the snow. There is a alcove on the R, and opposite an ice waterfall comes in from above. Descending another few metres the roof comes down and the snow peters out at a slot blocked with rocks. There is a draught here (inwards on a sunny day (2015-08-09)). 4m more narrow but passable passage can be seen through the slot. It would be a trivial dig to make it big enough to prgress, but some gear would be needed as it definitely stops being T-shirt caving at that point. This is a QM worth returning to one day.

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      Elevation on centreline of 96Wk11

      Plan on centreline of 96Wk11 25-30m handline, Long sling Logbook 2015 diff --git a/cave_data/1623-269.html b/cave_data/1623-269.html index d06e0b271..87b8d7425 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-269.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-269.html @@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ code used in the Austrian kataster e.g '1/S +' - https://expo/.survex.com/katast Chossy slope heading down hill, with snow plug below skylight. Cold air wells up through floor, presumably through fractures from 99. None Email 2005-05-30 -

      2015 Plan

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      2015 Elevation

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      2015 Elevation

      diff --git a/cave_data/1623-272.html b/cave_data/1623-272.html index ab6a527db..8d3a75513 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-272.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-272.html @@ -38,22 +38,22 @@ code used in the Austrian kataster e.g '1/S +' - https://expo/.survex.com/katast UBSS 1992, CUCC 2013 -

      WARNING In heavy weather the main pitch becomes very dangerous, with cobbles being washed down, as well as water coming from everywhere, especially the rift.

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      A series of three short vertical entrances arranged along a north-south line.

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      The southern most entrance contains a tight undescended hole in a boulder floor QM1C and a small passage though to the central entrance.

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      The central entrance is a steep gully leading to head of approx. 5m pitch to the upper chamber, which takes some water when raining.

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      The northern entrance leads to the top of a dry key hole passage, which initially has wedged boulders making a false floor. A short sloped phreatic passage leads back to the central entrance. A rope traverse can be rigged to a 5m pitch to the upper chamber.

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      A classic keyhole passage continues downward out of the chamber, which has been rigged along the left hand wall to the head of the main pitch. The main pitch descends rejoining the rift of the above mentioned keyhole passage before reaching a ledge 25m down. The ledge leads to a bridge across the pitch. This ledge can be used to rig a wide deviation, to avoid water from the main rift.

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      Shortly after the deviation the pitch is rebelayed to a free hanging rebelay before opening out into a large chamber, with the floor a further 35m below

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      WARNING In heavy weather the main pitch becomes very dangerous, with cobbles being washed down, as well as water coming from everywhere, especially the rift.

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      Also known as Bullet Second Höhle

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      A series of three short vertical entrances arranged along a north-south line.

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      The southern most entrance contains a tight undescended hole in a boulder floor QM1C and a small passage though to the central entrance.

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      The central entrance is a steep gully leading to head of approx. 5m pitch to the upper chamber, which takes some water when raining.

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      The northern entrance leads to the top of a dry key hole passage, which initially has wedged boulders making a false floor. A short sloped phreatic passage leads back to the central entrance. A rope traverse can be rigged to a 5m pitch to the upper chamber.

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      A classic keyhole passage continues downward out of the chamber, which has been rigged along the left hand wall to the head of the main pitch. The main pitch descends rejoining the rift of the above mentioned keyhole passage before reaching a ledge 25m down. The ledge leads to a bridge across the pitch. This ledge can be used to rig a wide deviation, to avoid water from the main rift.

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      Shortly after the deviation the pitch is rebelayed to a free hanging rebelay before opening out into a large chamber, with the floor a further 35m below

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      The chamber has a bolder floor and is 30m long, 15m wide and about 20m tall. A passage continues from the top of the chamber near where the rope drops in. This passage continues upwards, with a moderately unstable boulder floor. A further small passage heads of the bottom of the chamber which could be a digging project. There may be a passage going of the far end of the chamber near the ceiling. It is estimated that 60m + 90m rope should do. UBSS Totes Gebirge Expedition 1992 diff --git a/cave_data/1623-286.html b/cave_data/1623-286.html index 4283aa291..c376c0f95 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-286.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-286.html @@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ code used in the Austrian kataster e.g '1/S +' - https://expo/.survex.com/katast CUCC Expo. Discovered 2012-08-10 ( Duncan Collis and Anthony Day), Explored 2016-07-05 (Frank Tully, Mark Dougherty, Roshni Gohil) Radschlaghöhle -

      10m crawl with outward draught to walking passage. -Pitch down 12m to choked chamber.

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      10m crawl with outward draught to walking passage. +Pitch down 12m to choked chamber.

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      Main passage continues over pitch ascend, ending in boulder run in. Opposite pitch small tube heads off, explored for 20m becoming tight, [qmc]

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      Discovered by CUCC in 2017

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      Entrance to Fishface with Becka in front of it.
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      Entrance is a strongly drafting horizontal walking / stooping rift with some snow. In Aug 2018 it was entirely blocked by snow.

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      From the entrance travel along the passage of shattered rock, navigating a couple climbs. -After a few minutes, you enter high-up into a large canyon. Traverse along the wall until you reach first pitch. -Below first pitch, cross the chamber and head West/right into the tube to reach second pitch. - East/left from the base of the pitch leads to Windy - Tube and 12 Monkeys.

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      Below second pitch, cross the ice plug and do a small climb to a traverse leading to third pitch (Pendulum Pitch). -Pendule to a rock halfway down, into rift passage. Follow the meandering rift, taking care as the floor opens out, until fourth pitch (33m) into a canyon with a stream at the bottom (Blitzen Boulevard).

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      After traversing Blitzen boulevard for roughly 20m down stream, you come to a phreatic passage on the left hand side above a slightly exposed, muddy -climb. Following this passage onwards for roughly 10m you reach a small chamber know as Benign Bubble Baby Bypass (so-called due to the odd look formation -suck in the corner). To the left of the formation you quickly reach fifth pitch (7m) that drops into a ledge above Piss Pot. -Piss Pot is roughly 15m in depth but ends in a -bouldery choke, not worth any more exploration unless you fancy starting a dig. -Right of the pitch is another meandering passage. Following this for roughly 15m the floor drops out, and you reach sixth pitch (Liquid Luck).

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      Liquid Luck is a roughly 25m pitch that drops onto a ledge, surrounded by canyon. The chamber is large and fairly drippy, with some small inlets high-up. - North East, a phreatic passage can be accessed by a traverse. This leads to a 19m pitch and a large wet chamber called the Urinal (named due to the smell of p** during exploration). This is the point where lots of smaller streams connect into the main canyon of the area. The ceiling extends ~20m and an inlet is expected to connect

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      Back at Liquid Luck, phreatic development also continues South East, leading to the rest of -the discovered system. -Traverse along the phreatic part of the keyhole passage into another chamber which has a canyon widening in it on the left. Stay high and traverse along until you are across into the continuation of the phreatic passage. This is the beginning of Freeattic Flys (so-called because Lydia Leather is dyslexic and didn't realise it wasn't spelt that way).

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      Freeattic Flys continues along for 30m, passing intricate coral-looking formations and a multitude of dead flys. - The rifting, meandering passage leads to several awkward free climbs down. Eventually you get to seventh pitch (5m) that drops into a ledge halfway down, with the continuation called Odious Odium going South East on a traverse line.

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      If you drop ~10m to the bottom of seventh pitch, you drop into Toto chamber (so-called because of the large, solidly-perched boulder in the shape of Africa you land on). The rift passage level with this boulder leads to crystal crumble, where a canyon (probably the one below Freattic Flys) enters from one end of a latge chamber and sinks into a boulder pile at the other end.

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      Odious Odium continues the phreatic passage and decends the rift when neccessary with eighth pitch (6m) and ninth pitch (5m). - Ninth pitch is a one-bolt-wonder which puts you into a large junction on a cemented rock floor which continues both North and South. Turning North/Right leads toward Ulysses, whilst South/Right takes you to Shit Show.

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      Ulysses is a very large chamber, roughly 20 metres in diameter, and of currently unknown depth (but expected to be greater than 50 metres). The walls -around the chamber are pretty crap, and the entire funnel-shaped floor is loose scree. - The whole of Ulysses itself is excessively crumbly, and likely no amount of gardening will make the chamber "safe". It may connect into the known cave below, and requires very careful descent if dropped. - -A traverse has been rigged along the right side wall, to reach a rift that enters opposite the initial point of approach. This leads to Choleric Chamber, where there are two waterfall chambers (one of which was dry in 2018) which connect into a narrow rift in the floor. - -The Ulysses traverse could be continued another 10m around to a ~15m bolt-climb up to very promising (if true) train-tunnel phreatic.

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      Ulysses to Kublakhan

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      Turning left after ninth pitch will lead to tenth pitch (15m) which drops into the Shit Show. The chamber is made up of false floor and massive boulder chokes, and is not an area to tread heavily. -The way on is through a rift out of the chamber and leads to eleventh pitch (6m). Shortly after eleventh -pitch you arrive at twelfth pitch (Rubble Rumble), a significant 70m pitch into a large chamber. -Crossing over a large boulder and then climbing down -underneath the chamber has the final 3m hang which can be rigged from the end of the same rope in a steeply sloping passage with a lot of loose choss, -which leads to a low crawl crossroads.

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      Khan junction

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      Left at the crossroads leads to Big Bastard.

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      (perseid area based on Nat Daltons notes): Below first few bolts swift progress was made due to some optimistic rigging until a large window was encountered. This seemed wetter than the drippy clean-washed shaft I was in, so I carried on down our original shaft until I reached a particularly puzzling section. This whole section is clean washed and feels like it will get wet, but I was unable to avoid it entirely; it will be interesting to see what this does on a wetter year. A few more bolts took me to ~30m above a large ledge with a big black hole swallowing lights (and rocks; a ~3 second drop plus rattle @ end). At this point I was down to my last hanger so put a rebelay in with a vague hope of being able to progress further down. After ~100m rope of pitch descended we headed back.

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      Kublakhan to Coconut series (route north)

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      Back in Miracle Maze, the passage continues with a sandy floor, with passages coming in on the left from Kubla Khan and Avian Appendix. -Eventually it reaches Eldritch Eyeholes, a chamber with two prominent round solution pockets in the ceiling which look like eyes. There are three routes here which all join back together after 5-10m. The passage climbs out of Eldritch Eyeholes until a rift re-enters from the right at a 2m climb. -Above the climb, the route follows the rift whilst a tube on the left re-joins the rift after only a few meters. In the rift is a right turn, which goes up to Coconut Chamber, whilst the continuation of the rift also eventually reaches the same chamber. -In Coconut Chamber, a series of narrow tubes to the left of the large rift continue, and eventually loop back to the same rift that can be seen from the chamber itself. -The final lead is a small climb in the tubes which leads to an undropped pitch of approximately 10m.

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      Straight at the crossroads is a small crawl -passage, unexplored. Right at the crossroads leads to Miracle Maze, an assortment of sandy phreatic tubes. The first left in Miracle Maze takes you eventually to a large junction chamber. In this chamber, the right turn is a small climb up to a large phreatic development that loops back to the rest of Miracle Maze. The left turn is the downstream continuation of the phreatic tube, called Kubla Khan.

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      Kubla Khan continues downstream, with a floor rift joining in from the right in Avian Appendix, named after a prominent wall marking that looks like a -bird. Following Avian Appendix is a horribly precarious rift which also leads back to Miracle Maze. Kubla Khan itself continues downstream with the walking surface descending to water-level to reach a small pool (Caverns measureless to man, down to a sunless sea) which is good for having a piss in. After the pool the walking surface rises again, past a precarious mudstone arch. -Eventually the water and the floor rift leaves the passage again on the right. At the end of Kubla Khan the passage splits, a high level phreatic tube requires a handline bolting over a nasty traverse, whereas the low level goes under a crawl into a small sandy tube.

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      Sesame junction

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      Sesame Street to Nicolas Cage and Keyanu Breeze (route west)

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      Sesame Street to Moths via Horrorbank (route south)

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      10m pitch down from very cold windy passage, landing on boulder floor, leads to larger pitch of ~30m rigged from RH wall. Loose walls on initial descent got it the name 'horrorbank' (it was anticipated to be amazing so 'wankbank' was lined up, but then it was all loose and scary and didn't go romping) so the name was adjusted. Drops into 3m x 8m rift pitch aligned NE/SW. Pitch split by saddle about 12m down. QMA on far side (later explored as 'moths2'). Holes visible at SW end of rift at same level (QMB).

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      The bottom of the pitch is blind, but 4m up at the northern end is a nice ledge/window, easily accessible as it's just where the hang comes down. This drops into two ~10m pitches down to where a stream disappears into a rather sumpy-looking crawl. It can be followed for a few m before you'd have to get soaked to progress further. Not _actually_ dead but no-one wants to come here again. There is no wind at the bottom of the main pitch or these lower pitches. All the wind goes somewhere else.

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      Path towards pushderig begins with a scramble up a step. The phreatic tube trends uphill, with a vadose trench in the bottom taking the water gradually deeper and out of sight and earshot. Where the passage jumps up a dodgy climb, the safer way on is through one of two little holes down and to the left. A 3x3m tube meanders around for a few meters. The floor of the tube is covered with sandy mud that seems to have a darkened crust. There is a bit of a climb up before a steep slide down a sandy slope. Take care to avoid falling in the hole at the bottom - it looks like a soft landing because of the pile of sand, but I've no idea how you would get out of that chamber - it looks a bit like the whole tube has a false floor in that area. The tube continues, eventually changing in profile to more of a tall 2x5m elipse. The noise of the stream can now be heard again far below. - -redlight begins with a traverse around the end of the Elizabeth line. After a rather strenuous and slippery traverse take the Large Phreas tube to the right. 3m by 2m passage continue for 50m until you reach a rift. Traversing over the top of the rift leads to as yet unexplored traverse that will need bolting. Following the bottom of the rift leads to small pitches preceding the start of clap my pitch up.

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      Redlight to Apismedicus

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      A small pitch had been dropped and then a short section of meandering passage led to an apparently huge largening of the rift ahead, which would eat all of our pushing rope. Luke had rigged the pitch very nicely with lots of y-hang rebelays, making the SRT very easy. We soon arrived at the end of the ropes on a drippy ledge, where delicate scuttling around the edge of a big hole led to a further continuation of the rift. Luke flicked a small rock over the edge and we waited around 4 seconds till it hit a ledge and then a further second until it clattered to the floor.

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      Hopped down a traverse then down a very impressive 50-60m shaft to a very bouldery collapse chamber from which a muddy meander passage was heading nearly due south. We surveyed dilligently along this until we reached a watery impasse (3m drop, (illegible) without getting soaked) just beyond a drippy inlet (suspect this passage is not ideal in wetter conditions, considering we are in a drought it would appear this is probably wet often especially as we expereinced much drippier conditions in 'clap my pitch up' during its exploration eariler in the week which we disliked). However it was only just 6pm at this point and we felt it premature to leave, so I lashed some dyneema around a thread then attached some slings to that and we made a highly japist descent, only to discover that just around the corner the water plunged down a further 10m pitch. - - Back to the big pitch for the drill then Nathan had his first go on the bolts to drop the climb of pitch on the last of the nice 8.8mm rope which we cut from the base of the big pitch (felt bad). This done we rounded another courner, with the passage becoming ever more meandery and shit, only to discover that a further ~10m pitch lay just ahead. With no further drill batteries, rope or enthusiasm we decided it was time to head out, derigging the lead as we went.

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+                                         |                      /   apismedicus     
+                                         |                     E  
+                                         |                    /                  
+                    coconut*------N--kublakhan--S----N--sesamestreet----S----horrorbank
+                                         |                  /                   |
+                                         |                 W                    |
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+                                         |          nicolascage                 |
+                                   perseidshowers        |                    moths
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        Extended elevation

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        + Simplified extended elevation +
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        Entrance to Ulysses

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        + Entrance photo +
        Entrance to Fishface with Becka in front of it.
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        Twelve Pitches

        + +

        Entrance is a strongly drafting horizontal walking / stooping rift with some snow. In Aug 2018 it was entirely blocked by snow.

        + +

        From the entrance travel along the passage of shattered rock, navigating a couple climbs. +After a few minutes, you enter high-up into a large canyon. Traverse along the wall until you reach first pitch. +Below first pitch, cross the chamber and head West/right into the tube to reach second pitch. + East/left from the base of the pitch leads to Windy + Tube and 12 Monkeys.

        + +

        Below second pitch, cross the ice plug and do a small climb to a traverse leading to third pitch (Pendulum Pitch). +Pendule to a rock halfway down, into rift passage. Follow the meandering rift, taking care as the floor opens out, until fourth pitch (33m) into a canyon with a stream at the bottom (Blitzen Boulevard).

        + +

        After traversing Blitzen boulevard for roughly 20m down stream, you come to a phreatic passage on the left hand side above a slightly exposed, muddy +climb. Following this passage onwards for roughly 10m you reach a small chamber know as Benign Bubble Baby Bypass (so-called due to the odd look formation +suck in the corner). To the left of the formation you quickly reach fifth pitch (7m) that drops into a ledge above Piss Pot. +Piss Pot is roughly 15m in depth but ends in a +bouldery choke, not worth any more exploration unless you fancy starting a dig. +Right of the pitch is another meandering passage. Following this for roughly 15m the floor drops out, and you reach sixth pitch (Liquid Luck).

        + +

        Liquid Luck is a roughly 25m pitch that drops onto a ledge, surrounded by canyon. The chamber is large and fairly drippy, with some small inlets high-up. + North East, a phreatic passage can be accessed by a traverse. This leads to a 19m pitch and a large wet chamber called the Urinal (named due to the smell of p** during exploration). This is the point where lots of smaller streams connect into the main canyon of the area. The ceiling extends ~20m and an inlet is expected to connect

        + +

        Back at Liquid Luck, phreatic development also continues South East, leading to the rest of +the discovered system. +Traverse along the phreatic part of the keyhole passage into another chamber which has a canyon widening in it on the left. Stay high and traverse along until you are across into the continuation of the phreatic passage. This is the beginning of Freeattic Flys (so-called because Lydia Leather is dyslexic and didn't realise it wasn't spelt that way).

        + +

        Freeattic Flys continues along for 30m, passing intricate coral-looking formations and a multitude of dead flys. + The rifting, meandering passage leads to several awkward free climbs down. Eventually you get to seventh pitch (5m) that drops into a ledge halfway down, with the continuation called Odious Odium going South East on a traverse line.

        + +

        If you drop ~10m to the bottom of seventh pitch, you drop into Toto chamber (so-called because of the large, solidly-perched boulder in the shape of Africa you land on). The rift passage level with this boulder leads to crystal crumble, where a canyon (probably the one below Freattic Flys) enters from one end of a latge chamber and sinks into a boulder pile at the other end.

        + +

        Odious Odium continues the phreatic passage and decends the rift when neccessary with eighth pitch (6m) and ninth pitch (5m). + Ninth pitch is a one-bolt-wonder which puts you into a large junction on a cemented rock floor which continues both North and South. Turning North/Right leads toward Ulysses, whilst South/Right takes you to Shit Show.

        + +

        Ulysses is a very large chamber, roughly 20 metres in diameter, and of currently unknown depth (but expected to be greater than 50 metres). The walls +around the chamber are pretty crap, and the entire funnel-shaped floor is loose scree. + The whole of Ulysses itself is excessively crumbly, and likely no amount of gardening will make the chamber "safe". It may connect into the known cave below, and requires very careful descent if dropped. + +A traverse has been rigged along the right side wall, to reach a rift that enters opposite the initial point of approach. This leads to Choleric Chamber, where there are two waterfall chambers (one of which was dry in 2018) which connect into a narrow rift in the floor. + +The Ulysses traverse could be continued another 10m around to a ~15m bolt-climb up to very promising (if true) train-tunnel phreatic.

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        Surveys above Ulysses (by .svx name)

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        Ulysses to Kublakhan

        + +

        Turning left after ninth pitch will lead to tenth pitch (15m) which drops into the Shit Show. The chamber is made up of false floor and massive boulder chokes, and is not an area to tread heavily. +The way on is through a rift out of the chamber and leads to eleventh pitch (6m). Shortly after eleventh +pitch you arrive at twelfth pitch (Rubble Rumble), a significant 70m pitch into a large chamber. +Crossing over a large boulder and then climbing down +underneath the chamber has the final 3m hang which can be rigged from the end of the same rope in a steeply sloping passage with a lot of loose choss, +which leads to a low crawl crossroads.

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        Surveys above Kublakhan (by .svx name)

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        Khan junction

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        + Entrance photo +
        Simplified sketch of Khan junction.
        Path north leads to Coconut series path south leads to Sesame Street.
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        Kublakhan to Perseid Showers (route down)

        + +

        Left at the crossroads leads to Big Bastard.

        + +

        (perseid area based on Nat Daltons notes): Below first few bolts swift progress was made due to some optimistic rigging until a large window was encountered. This seemed wetter than the drippy clean-washed shaft I was in, so I carried on down our original shaft until I reached a particularly puzzling section. This whole section is clean washed and feels like it will get wet, but I was unable to avoid it entirely; it will be interesting to see what this does on a wetter year. A few more bolts took me to ~30m above a large ledge with a big black hole swallowing lights (and rocks; a ~3 second drop plus rattle @ end). At this point I was down to my last hanger so put a rebelay in with a vague hope of being able to progress further down. After ~100m rope of pitch descended we headed back.

        + +
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        + rigging notes +
        Scanned rigging notes for Big Bastard (aka Perseid).
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        + rigging notes +
        Cleaned up notes for Big Bastard (aka Perseid).
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        Surveys in this area (by .svx name)

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        Kublakhan to Coconut series (route north)

        + +

        Back in Miracle Maze, the passage continues with a sandy floor, with passages coming in on the left from Kubla Khan and Avian Appendix. +Eventually it reaches Eldritch Eyeholes, a chamber with two prominent round solution pockets in the ceiling which look like eyes. There are three routes here which all join back together after 5-10m. The passage climbs out of Eldritch Eyeholes until a rift re-enters from the right at a 2m climb. +Above the climb, the route follows the rift whilst a tube on the left re-joins the rift after only a few meters. In the rift is a right turn, which goes up to Coconut Chamber, whilst the continuation of the rift also eventually reaches the same chamber. +In Coconut Chamber, a series of narrow tubes to the left of the large rift continue, and eventually loop back to the same rift that can be seen from the chamber itself. +The final lead is a small climb in the tubes which leads to an undropped pitch of approximately 10m.

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        Surveys in this area (by .svx name)

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        Kublakhan to Sesame Street (route south)

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        Straight at the crossroads is a small crawl +passage, unexplored. Right at the crossroads leads to Miracle Maze, an assortment of sandy phreatic tubes. The first left in Miracle Maze takes you eventually to a large junction chamber. In this chamber, the right turn is a small climb up to a large phreatic development that loops back to the rest of Miracle Maze. The left turn is the downstream continuation of the phreatic tube, called Kubla Khan.

        + +

        Kubla Khan continues downstream, with a floor rift joining in from the right in Avian Appendix, named after a prominent wall marking that looks like a +bird. Following Avian Appendix is a horribly precarious rift which also leads back to Miracle Maze. Kubla Khan itself continues downstream with the walking surface descending to water-level to reach a small pool (Caverns measureless to man, down to a sunless sea) which is good for having a piss in. After the pool the walking surface rises again, past a precarious mudstone arch. +Eventually the water and the floor rift leaves the passage again on the right. At the end of Kubla Khan the passage splits, a high level phreatic tube requires a handline bolting over a nasty traverse, whereas the low level goes under a crawl into a small sandy tube.

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        Surveys in this area (by .svx name)

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        Sesame junction

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        + Entrance photo +
        Small map of Sesame junction.
        + Path north leads back to Khan junction,
        + path west to Keyanu Breeze,
        + path south to Moths and
        + path east to Redlight.
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        Sesame Street to Nicolas Cage and Keyanu Breeze (route west)

        + +Right after the sandy crawl (next to climb up to Pushderig), then first right down a sandy slide until it opens out traverse to the left through a window then to make the decent easier climb down oposite a stalicemite turn left to the Nicolas cage handline. + +

        Surveys in this area (by .svx name)

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        Sesame Street to Moths via Horrorbank (route south)

        + +

        10m pitch down from very cold windy passage, landing on boulder floor, leads to larger pitch of ~30m rigged from RH wall. Loose walls on initial descent got it the name 'horrorbank' (it was anticipated to be amazing so 'wankbank' was lined up, but then it was all loose and scary and didn't go romping) so the name was adjusted. Drops into 3m x 8m rift pitch aligned NE/SW. Pitch split by saddle about 12m down. QMA on far side (later explored as 'moths2'). Holes visible at SW end of rift at same level (QMB).

        + +

        The bottom of the pitch is blind, but 4m up at the northern end is a nice ledge/window, easily accessible as it's just where the hang comes down. This drops into two ~10m pitches down to where a stream disappears into a rather sumpy-looking crawl. It can be followed for a few m before you'd have to get soaked to progress further. Not _actually_ dead but no-one wants to come here again. There is no wind at the bottom of the main pitch or these lower pitches. All the wind goes somewhere else.

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        Surveys in this area (by .svx name)

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        Sesame Street to Redlight via Pushderig (route east)

        + +

        Path towards pushderig begins with a scramble up a step. The phreatic tube trends uphill, with a vadose trench in the bottom taking the water gradually deeper and out of sight and earshot. Where the passage jumps up a dodgy climb, the safer way on is through one of two little holes down and to the left. A 3x3m tube meanders around for a few meters. The floor of the tube is covered with sandy mud that seems to have a darkened crust. There is a bit of a climb up before a steep slide down a sandy slope. Take care to avoid falling in the hole at the bottom - it looks like a soft landing because of the pile of sand, but I've no idea how you would get out of that chamber - it looks a bit like the whole tube has a false floor in that area. The tube continues, eventually changing in profile to more of a tall 2x5m elipse. The noise of the stream can now be heard again far below. + +redlight begins with a traverse around the end of the Elizabeth line. After a rather strenuous and slippery traverse take the Large Phreas tube to the right. 3m by 2m passage continue for 50m until you reach a rift. Traversing over the top of the rift leads to as yet unexplored traverse that will need bolting. Following the bottom of the rift leads to small pitches preceding the start of clap my pitch up.

        + +

        Surveys in this area (by .svx name)

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        Redlight to Apismedicus

        + +

        A small pitch had been dropped and then a short section of meandering passage led to an apparently huge largening of the rift ahead, which would eat all of our pushing rope. Luke had rigged the pitch very nicely with lots of y-hang rebelays, making the SRT very easy. We soon arrived at the end of the ropes on a drippy ledge, where delicate scuttling around the edge of a big hole led to a further continuation of the rift. Luke flicked a small rock over the edge and we waited around 4 seconds till it hit a ledge and then a further second until it clattered to the floor.

        + +
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        + Entrance photo +
        Luke rigging Clap My Pitch Up.
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        + +

        Hopped down a traverse then down a very impressive 50-60m shaft to a very bouldery collapse chamber from which a muddy meander passage was heading nearly due south. We surveyed dilligently along this until we reached a watery impasse (3m drop, (illegible) without getting soaked) just beyond a drippy inlet (suspect this passage is not ideal in wetter conditions, considering we are in a drought it would appear this is probably wet often especially as we expereinced much drippier conditions in 'clap my pitch up' during its exploration eariler in the week which we disliked). However it was only just 6pm at this point and we felt it premature to leave, so I lashed some dyneema around a thread then attached some slings to that and we made a highly japist descent, only to discover that just around the corner the water plunged down a further 10m pitch. + + Back to the big pitch for the drill then Nathan had his first go on the bolts to drop the climb of pitch on the last of the nice 8.8mm rope which we cut from the base of the big pitch (felt bad). This done we rounded another courner, with the passage becoming ever more meandery and shit, only to discover that a further ~10m pitch lay just ahead. With no further drill batteries, rope or enthusiasm we decided it was time to head out, derigging the lead as we went.

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        Surveys in this area (by .svx name)

        +

        some?

         diff --git a/cave_data/1623-291.html b/cave_data/1623-291.html index 4e892f4b3..4a4d2f671 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-291.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-291.html @@ -37,45 +37,45 @@ code used in the Austrian kataster e.g '1/S +' - https://expo/.survex.com/katast

        First discovered by CUCC in 2017

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        Note: This description has been made from very little notes and much-faded memory

        - -

        A snow slope, or loose climb, leads to a little chamber with a strongly drafting crawl. -This soon reaches a short pitch or freeclimb down to a loose rift, going left and right.

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        Going right leads to another short pitch. Leftwards after the pitch quickly reaches a choke, while to the right leads to another short pitch. One can crawl through boulders on the right to bypass the pitch.

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        To left from the initial intersection continues the main cave. -Right leads to a short crawl then a drippy aven coming close to the surface. -Left leads to a traverse over a loose ledge then down a ramp on the right and through sandy squeeze. Some easy crawling leads to a short pitch that can get damp with spray in wet conditions. -Continuing though a small chamber leads to a traverse, where the floor opens up until a ~50m pitch down a clean-washed shaft.

        - -

        Swinging off the the side, shortly after the pitch head leads to a short passage, with some QM's in it.

        - -

        At the foot of the p50 a fairly narrow rift can be followed for ~30 m until it widens to a small chamber with some rifts in the floor. Traversing over to the right of the chamber leads to two pitches in the floor, on of which connects to the rift.

        - -

        The furthest pitch appears to be a blind pot, but it's not clear whether its been dropped

        - -

        The first pitch, on the left, drops 14 m to a boulder ledge in the rift. There are some small phreatic passages entering on the far wall, which have not been thoroughly explored and need some protection to access

        - -

        Going West (back toward the p50) from the bottom of the pitch, the rift narrows until a short chimney climb, beyond which the rift is too tight for progress. To the East the high rift continues on at the level of the floor and at the level of the pitchhead of the p14.

        - -

        Dropping down the rift from the foot of the p14 a small window is visible below. This opens to a large, well-watered pitch explored in 2019 (Well Needed Shower). A straight drop down to a dry-ish ledge gives a view of the wet shaft. At the foot of Well Needed Shower a meander joins from the left; and, on the right a narrow meander is human-size for 10 m and continues onwards, taking water at a low level (QM B, unsurveyed). -The meander to the left continues in both directions. Left, this meander connects to Bath Dodger's Bypass, and is by far the better way to access this area - right is unexplored (QM B, unsurveyed).

        - -

        East of the head of the p14 the rift opens into two parallel shafts. The nearest shaft drops ~ 17 m to a boulder floor. The further shaft looks blind, but has not been descended (QM B). Above the shaft, two crawling-height phreatic tubes lead off to the North (QM C). At the base of the water-worn p17 there are two ways on. A crawl under boulders to the West comes to a window part way down Well Needed Shower. - The other way on is a short meander leading ~ 15 m to a pitchead. This is descended around 35 m down the wall of a large chamber, Bath Dodger's Bypass.

        - -

        The pitch lands on a caravan-sized suspended boulder covered in large fossils, or can be descended to the chamber floor below. Bath Dodger's Bypass is a sloping chamber around 60 m high, the base of which is covered in sizable boulders. -The floor slopes upwards to the north, the top of this scree-covered slope has not been reached. Accessing the top of the slope would probably require a short aid climb up the right-hand wall. The view of the top of this slope hints at large phreatic development (QM A). - A vadose passage in the wall, accessible by a climb from the perched boulder, leads to an awkward climb after a couple of meters and looks immature above, but might be pushed to give acces to the top of the chamber (QM C).

        - -

        An opening on the southern side of Bath Dodger's Bypass leads to another chamber. Just before this chamber a narrow vadose passage joins on the right, this connects around to the same chamber. - A hole in the floor to the right, a few metres along this side passage, goes to a mud choke in one direction and a boulder choke in the other. This is likely just below the boulder floor of Bath Dodger's.

        - -

        A slightly exposed climb from the caravan-sized boulder in Bath Dodger's to a small gap below a block in the rift on the south side of the chamber gives access to a high-level in another rift, which connects through to the side chamber high up in one wall (unsurveyed).

        - -

        Entering the side chamber by the low, easy route arrives at a ledge overlooking the floor. A climb down to the right allows access to the floor. -From here two vadose meander passages lead off. The right-hand passage loops back toward Bath Dodger's Bypass, and the left-hand passage continues. - This passage connects through to the bottom of Much Needed Shower, via an exposed climb, and so provides dry access to the leads at the foot of the wet shaft. This loop closure has not been completed as the wet pitch was not fully surveyed for reasons of safety.

        - +

        Note: This description has been made from very little notes and much-faded memory

        + +

        A snow slope, or loose climb, leads to a little chamber with a strongly drafting crawl. +This soon reaches a short pitch or freeclimb down to a loose rift, going left and right.

        +

        Going right leads to another short pitch. Leftwards after the pitch quickly reaches a choke, while to the right leads to another short pitch. One can crawl through boulders on the right to bypass the pitch.

        +

        To left from the initial intersection continues the main cave. +Right leads to a short crawl then a drippy aven coming close to the surface. +Left leads to a traverse over a loose ledge then down a ramp on the right and through sandy squeeze. Some easy crawling leads to a short pitch that can get damp with spray in wet conditions. +Continuing though a small chamber leads to a traverse, where the floor opens up until a ~50m pitch down a clean-washed shaft.

        + +

        Swinging off the the side, shortly after the pitch head leads to a short passage, with some QM's in it.

        + +

        At the foot of the p50 a fairly narrow rift can be followed for ~30 m until it widens to a small chamber with some rifts in the floor. Traversing over to the right of the chamber leads to two pitches in the floor, on of which connects to the rift.

        + +

        The furthest pitch appears to be a blind pot, but it's not clear whether its been dropped

        + +

        The first pitch, on the left, drops 14 m to a boulder ledge in the rift. There are some small phreatic passages entering on the far wall, which have not been thoroughly explored and need some protection to access

        + +

        Going West (back toward the p50) from the bottom of the pitch, the rift narrows until a short chimney climb, beyond which the rift is too tight for progress. To the East the high rift continues on at the level of the floor and at the level of the pitchhead of the p14.

        + +

        Dropping down the rift from the foot of the p14 a small window is visible below. This opens to a large, well-watered pitch explored in 2019 (Well Needed Shower). A straight drop down to a dry-ish ledge gives a view of the wet shaft. At the foot of Well Needed Shower a meander joins from the left; and, on the right a narrow meander is human-size for 10 m and continues onwards, taking water at a low level (QM B, unsurveyed). +The meander to the left continues in both directions. Left, this meander connects to Bath Dodger's Bypass, and is by far the better way to access this area - right is unexplored (QM B, unsurveyed).

        + +

        East of the head of the p14 the rift opens into two parallel shafts. The nearest shaft drops ~ 17 m to a boulder floor. The further shaft looks blind, but has not been descended (QM B). Above the shaft, two crawling-height phreatic tubes lead off to the North (QM C). At the base of the water-worn p17 there are two ways on. A crawl under boulders to the West comes to a window part way down Well Needed Shower. + The other way on is a short meander leading ~ 15 m to a pitchead. This is descended around 35 m down the wall of a large chamber, Bath Dodger's Bypass.

        + +

        The pitch lands on a caravan-sized suspended boulder covered in large fossils, or can be descended to the chamber floor below. Bath Dodger's Bypass is a sloping chamber around 60 m high, the base of which is covered in sizable boulders. +The floor slopes upwards to the north, the top of this scree-covered slope has not been reached. Accessing the top of the slope would probably require a short aid climb up the right-hand wall. The view of the top of this slope hints at large phreatic development (QM A). + A vadose passage in the wall, accessible by a climb from the perched boulder, leads to an awkward climb after a couple of meters and looks immature above, but might be pushed to give acces to the top of the chamber (QM C).

        + +

        An opening on the southern side of Bath Dodger's Bypass leads to another chamber. Just before this chamber a narrow vadose passage joins on the right, this connects around to the same chamber. + A hole in the floor to the right, a few metres along this side passage, goes to a mud choke in one direction and a boulder choke in the other. This is likely just below the boulder floor of Bath Dodger's.

        + +

        A slightly exposed climb from the caravan-sized boulder in Bath Dodger's to a small gap below a block in the rift on the south side of the chamber gives access to a high-level in another rift, which connects through to the side chamber high up in one wall (unsurveyed).

        + +

        Entering the side chamber by the low, easy route arrives at a ledge overlooking the floor. A climb down to the right allows access to the floor. +From here two vadose meander passages lead off. The right-hand passage loops back toward Bath Dodger's Bypass, and the left-hand passage continues. + This passage connects through to the bottom of Much Needed Shower, via an exposed climb, and so provides dry access to the leads at the foot of the wet shaft. This loop closure has not been completed as the wet pitch was not fully surveyed for reasons of safety.

        +

        It may be worth carefully reexamining each meander passage off of Bath Dodger's Bypass, as some were not thoroughly inspected at every level.

        diff --git a/cave_data/1623-297.html b/cave_data/1623-297.html index c386e0870..28c350c7c 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-297.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-297.html @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ code used in the Austrian kataster e.g '1/S +' - https://expo/.survex.com/katast CUCC, (Duncan Collis and Anthony Day, 2012-08-10; Chris Densham, Frank Tully, Anthony Day, Todd Rye 2018-07-11) -5m diameter phreatic tube opens out after 20 m. +5m diameter phreatic tube opens out after 20 m. Three low passages on left interconnect and choke. Up slope to right leads to narrow descending rift. Opens out at bottom into phreas but ckokes directly ahead. Draft reported in 2012. Name relates to shark-tooth-like popcorn formations. diff --git a/cave_data/1623-B4.html b/cave_data/1623-B4.html index d6a17844d..259230ef1 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-B4.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-B4.html @@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ Descent of 45° snow slope reaches a choked rift. Above and ahead water enters via small aven but no sign of a way on. -

        CUCC sketch 1996

        -

        Surveyed 2005, Olly Betts, Jenny Black

        +

        CUCC sketch 1996

        +

        Surveyed 2005, Olly Betts, Jenny Black

        Photoed 2015, Wookey

         diff --git a/cave_data/1623-haldenloch.html b/cave_data/1623-haldenloch.html index 2aa37ba9e..3a95bf0f7 100644 --- a/cave_data/1623-haldenloch.html +++ b/cave_data/1623-haldenloch.html @@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ code used in the Austrian kataster e.g '1/S +' - https://expo/.survex.com/katast -date 2008.09.10 -; Hinterland, Peters Schlufeloch mit Tunnel, neben Fliffis -Area 1623 - +date 2008.09.10 +; Hinterland, Peters Schlufeloch mit Tunnel, neben Fliffis +Area 1623 + No description or location diff --git a/cave_data/1626-359.html b/cave_data/1626-359.html index b92a2703c..5a4f9f8af 100644 --- a/cave_data/1626-359.html +++ b/cave_data/1626-359.html @@ -37,234 +37,234 @@ code used in the Austrian kataster e.g '1/S +' - https://expo/.survex.com/katast CUCC -

        Acronyms: - -

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        R -= right; L = left; -

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        p -= pitch (e.g., p30 = 30m pitch)

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        c -= climb (e.g., c10 = 10m climb)

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        N -= north, S = south, E = east, W = west

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        QM -= question mark meaning an open, unexplored lead

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        PT -= point marked on survey

        - -

        Bold text -indicates passage / series names.

        -

        The main route is -described in normal text and side passages / oxbows are described in -italics.

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        A significant cave -found in 2018 on the western edge of our area. This is the first cave -so far out onto the Plateau that breaks into complex and extensive -horizontal passage. The entrance is located in a gully with thick -vegetation on either side. It is an obvious open pit with a snow plug -in the bottom.

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        2018 Discoveries

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        Entrance series

        - -

        The entrance pitch -(p5) drop onto a snow plug where heading downslope leads to a stance -on jammed boulders. A p4 drops onto a narrow ledge which is traversed -for a short distance to the head of a p7 which lands on a second snow -plug. (The p4 is very wet if it is raining on the surface but it -would not be hazardous to exit the cave in these conditions, just -very unpleasant)

        - -

        From the bottom of -the second snow plug a short, drafting crawl over boulders leads -directly to two more pitches, a p5 then immediately a p10. Below here -a short wriggle through boulders on the L side of the passage leads -to a short section of rift passage ending at a p3 to a ledge. The -ledge looks out over a large chamber with jammed boulders in the roof -directly opposite the ledge. (There may be passage leading off -from these jammed boulders, QMB). The p30 from this ledge to the -floor of the chamber is Radagast and it lands on a boulder -floor. (5m below the top of Radagast it is -possible to swing into a series of small phreatic tubes and immature -vadose shafts trending SW at point PT01 and leading past PT02. This -area does not contain any great leads but may be worth a look as it -is an easy, shallow trip).

        - -

        From the bottom of -Radagast a traverse on the L along a bedrock ledge with jammed -boulders leads to a p5. From here the route narrows to a meander -which is followed as close to the roof as possible to a point where -the floor opens out and there is a short traverse (left rigged in -2019) to drop into a boulder-floored aven chamber. Downslope in this -chamber chokes; the way on is an up pitch (left rigged in 2019) onto -another boulder floor, from which a tall meander leads off -(Definitely not the Dachstein).

        - -

        Definitely not -the Dachstein leads (via a number of traverses, two short pitches -down and one short pitch up) to the top of Wallace (p30) which -drops down to the base of a large meander then lands on a ledge. From -the ledge, two short hangs lead to a very exposed stance below which -the continuing meander bells out into a large free hanging rift -pitch, Grommit (p55). (Traversing S along the walls of the -Grommit is likely to gain entry to the upstream -continuation of The Second Coming; this is QMA -2019-01). Around 10m from the base of Grommit pitch it is -possible to swing onto a ledge on the W wall (this is awkward to rig; -the easiest option is to descend to the base of the pitch and climb -up the wall protected with jammers on the pitch rope). Traversing -along the ledge leads to an abandoned meander with a very strong -outward draft. A short p5 N of PT03 at the far end of the traverse -drops down to the start of The Second Coming. (Continuing -to the bottom of Grommit lands on a rock floor -with a vadose trench and a stream in the bottom. This leads via a p10 -to a short series of narrow tubes which end in tight sumps and -chokes).

        - -

        The Second Coming

        - -

        The Second Coming -starts below the p5 N of PT03 (which is at the end of the -traverse from the Entrance Series). (From here a p8 (left rigged -2019) up to a small phreatic tube on the R leads to Propane -Nightmares). The passage continues as a very drafty phreatic -tube with a vadose trench to quickly reach a junction at PT04. -(Heading L at this junction leads to Hobnob Hallway -(described in a separate section below). Continuing directly NE -along The Second Coming the passage immediately passes a small -L passage (this immediately goes to a junction. Here, L oxbows -down Kitkat Connection straight back to Hobnob Hallway whilst R goes -to a parallel passage to The Second Coming). After a further -section of straight, high rift to the NE it reaches a junction at -PT05 with a large, abandoned meander. (L here heading downstream -and SW in this meander, the roof gradually lowers - passing a -junction on the L that goes to Kitkat Connection - until a high aven -with a flowstone floor is reached. Beyond this aven a short section -of passage leads to a pitch (QMA) with a passage visible on the other -side (QMA) that is presumed to be the continuation of the -aforementioned meander).

        - -

        From PT05, heading -‘upstream’ (though there is not always any water flowing) from -the junction in the meander leads, via some exposed traversing and an -area of boulder collapse, to another junction at PT06. Here a -phreatic tube on the L comes in halfway up the meander. (Continuing -along the meander past the junction passes a number of pools and -sections of crawling to reach a large pool across the entire passage. -This has not yet been crossed. Just before the pool it is -possible to climb up around 5m at PT07 to a higher-level passage -which goes around 10m NE to reach a traverse, Wilfully -Endangering Lives, over a large window into the lower -passage). -

        - -

        At PT06 the phreatic -tube on the L passes through several stooping sections and a well -decorated canyon with pools in the floor to reach a free climbable -hole in the floor which is the top of the 5m climb at PT07 previously -described. Crossing over Wilfully Endangering Lives reaches -some jammed boulders about 5m E of PT08 and the passage continues on -as a pleasant but very drafty canyon. (At PT09 at the first corner -there is a climb down on the L into a passage which is presumed to be -the continuation of the lower level passage. This QM B has not been -pushed beyond the wide pool). Continuing past this junction the -passage becomes maze-like and needs fully surveying. It eventually -ends at a deep drafty rift. (This has been pushed by Haydon -Saunders et al in 2018, supposedly to a large chamber called the -Lizard King, beyond PT10, but no survey data has -been forthcoming. The whole area needs a good push; there are -probably no easy leads but the draft is absolutely ridiculous).

        - -

        Hobnob Hallway

        - -

        (This description -should be checked and related to the QMs marked on the survey)Heading L at the first junction along The Second Coming -leads to Hobnob Hallway. This starts as a sand floored -phreatic passage. A short distance along a hole in the floor leads N -to Kit Kat connection which loops back to The Second -Coming. Further along, a fine false floor crosses a small stream, -not explored. A small sandy slope leads down to a canyon on the R, -with a phreatic passage at the top. A short way along this phreas, -Phil Lynn’s Concert Hall, a small chamber, is reached. From -here a hole to the R leads to Dead Bat Dead End. Back at the -canyon, a small passage can be followed to another junction, -returning to the canyon. To the R is unsurveyed, but the L continues -along a phreatic named Papsi Passage, with the canyon in the -floor. Occasional smaller (barely body sized) phreatics break off -from this. Eventually the canyon is lost, and the phreatic continues. -A further junction is reached, to the R, Papsi Passage continues. To the L leads down Dead Fly Passage, ending at the -top of a canyon, presumably the continuation of the earlier canyon. -Papsi Passage continues in the phreatic until it too reaches a -canyon, presumably the same). -

        - -

        2019 -Discoveries

        - -

        Propane -Nightmares

        - -

        From PT03 at the end -of the traverse from the Entrance Series descend the p5 to the N. -(Ahead the main passage is The Second Coming). Ascend a p8 -(left rigged 2019) up to a small phreatic tube on the R. This -enters Propane Nightmares. It starts as a stooping size -phreatic tube formed on a fault plane heading E. (Around 10m from -the start of the passage a narrow canyon leads up on the R and then -heads steeply down towards the sound of a waterfall. This ends in a -steep slope which the survey suggests connects with Grommit). -The main passage continues E with a similar size, passing a handline -c8 up (left rigged in 2019) immediately followed by a p12 -down. Continuing E soon reaches a three-way junction at PT11. This is -the beginning of a maze area. Down and keeping L (N) leads to another -junction. Turning R at this second junction shortly leads to the top -of a p5 down. (Straight on at this second junction leads, via a -steeply descending phreas with a squeeze, to a steep sided static -sump. Traversing around the edge of this sump leads to a larger -passage which heads SW and shortly reaches the bottom of the p5 -described above. This route bypasses the p5 but it is not recommended -due to the risk of falling into the static sump which would likely be -fatal. E of the sump a drafty ramp ascends to a short bolt climb with -a good draft, QMA).

        - -

        From the bottom of -the p5 the passage develops a trench in the floor and soon leads to a -T junction at PT12 with a large pitch in the floor (QMA). (To the -R leads to a splashy aven and the head of an immature canyon, -QM_not_worth_the_misery). To the L at the PT12 junction is a -short, roped traverse (left rigged 2019) which leads to a crawling -sized phreatic tube that soon arrives at a p4 with a tiny wet inlet -in the roof at the head of the pitch. Below, the phreas continues as -a crawl until a canyon develops in the floor which, after a couple of -short climbs, arrives at the top of Strained by Gravity (p75)

        - -

        Strained by -Gravity is broken by four large ledges and lands on a boulder -floor with a waterfall entering on the E side. (A passage leads -off directly behind the waterfall - it is not possible to avoid -getting wet - and traverses over a pit in the floor with a streamway -at the bottom; after the traverse it is possible to drop down into a -streamway (described next) or to continue to traverse into a phreatic -tube in the roof, QMB). Clambering down among the boulders at the -bottom of Strained By Gravity it is possible to scurry under a -drippy area below the waterfall (umbrella recommended) to enter -Watershed, a fine streamway that trends SE. (Just past the -waterfall the passage passes beneath the traverse mentioned above).

        - -

        Watershed continues for over 100m as a significant streamway with some -unusually impressive speleothems for the Totes Gebirge. This section -is reminiscent of the great stream caves of the Mendip Hills until -the water begins to cut down into a trench in the floor. At this -point progress is made by traversing at roof level in a phreatic tube -that continues to be finely decorated. This carries on until it -eventually reaches a T-junction. R immediately arrives at a large, -wet pitch (QMA) whilst to the L the phreas continues and almost +

        Acronyms: + +

        +

        R += right; L = left; +

        +

        p += pitch (e.g., p30 = 30m pitch)

        +

        c += climb (e.g., c10 = 10m climb)

        +

        N += north, S = south, E = east, W = west

        +

        QM += question mark meaning an open, unexplored lead

        +

        PT += point marked on survey

        + +

        Bold text +indicates passage / series names.

        +

        The main route is +described in normal text and side passages / oxbows are described in +italics.

        + + + +

        A significant cave +found in 2018 on the western edge of our area. This is the first cave +so far out onto the Plateau that breaks into complex and extensive +horizontal passage. The entrance is located in a gully with thick +vegetation on either side. It is an obvious open pit with a snow plug +in the bottom.

        + +

        2018 Discoveries

        + +

        Entrance series

        + +

        The entrance pitch +(p5) drop onto a snow plug where heading downslope leads to a stance +on jammed boulders. A p4 drops onto a narrow ledge which is traversed +for a short distance to the head of a p7 which lands on a second snow +plug. (The p4 is very wet if it is raining on the surface but it +would not be hazardous to exit the cave in these conditions, just +very unpleasant)

        + +

        From the bottom of +the second snow plug a short, drafting crawl over boulders leads +directly to two more pitches, a p5 then immediately a p10. Below here +a short wriggle through boulders on the L side of the passage leads +to a short section of rift passage ending at a p3 to a ledge. The +ledge looks out over a large chamber with jammed boulders in the roof +directly opposite the ledge. (There may be passage leading off +from these jammed boulders, QMB). The p30 from this ledge to the +floor of the chamber is Radagast and it lands on a boulder +floor. (5m below the top of Radagast it is +possible to swing into a series of small phreatic tubes and immature +vadose shafts trending SW at point PT01 and leading past PT02. This +area does not contain any great leads but may be worth a look as it +is an easy, shallow trip).

        + +

        From the bottom of +Radagast a traverse on the L along a bedrock ledge with jammed +boulders leads to a p5. From here the route narrows to a meander +which is followed as close to the roof as possible to a point where +the floor opens out and there is a short traverse (left rigged in +2019) to drop into a boulder-floored aven chamber. Downslope in this +chamber chokes; the way on is an up pitch (left rigged in 2019) onto +another boulder floor, from which a tall meander leads off +(Definitely not the Dachstein).

        + +

        Definitely not +the Dachstein leads (via a number of traverses, two short pitches +down and one short pitch up) to the top of Wallace (p30) which +drops down to the base of a large meander then lands on a ledge. From +the ledge, two short hangs lead to a very exposed stance below which +the continuing meander bells out into a large free hanging rift +pitch, Grommit (p55). (Traversing S along the walls of the +Grommit is likely to gain entry to the upstream +continuation of The Second Coming; this is QMA +2019-01). Around 10m from the base of Grommit pitch it is +possible to swing onto a ledge on the W wall (this is awkward to rig; +the easiest option is to descend to the base of the pitch and climb +up the wall protected with jammers on the pitch rope). Traversing +along the ledge leads to an abandoned meander with a very strong +outward draft. A short p5 N of PT03 at the far end of the traverse +drops down to the start of The Second Coming. (Continuing +to the bottom of Grommit lands on a rock floor +with a vadose trench and a stream in the bottom. This leads via a p10 +to a short series of narrow tubes which end in tight sumps and +chokes).

        + +

        The Second Coming

        + +

        The Second Coming +starts below the p5 N of PT03 (which is at the end of the +traverse from the Entrance Series). (From here a p8 (left rigged +2019) up to a small phreatic tube on the R leads to Propane +Nightmares). The passage continues as a very drafty phreatic +tube with a vadose trench to quickly reach a junction at PT04. +(Heading L at this junction leads to Hobnob Hallway +(described in a separate section below). Continuing directly NE +along The Second Coming the passage immediately passes a small +L passage (this immediately goes to a junction. Here, L oxbows +down Kitkat Connection straight back to Hobnob Hallway whilst R goes +to a parallel passage to The Second Coming). After a further +section of straight, high rift to the NE it reaches a junction at +PT05 with a large, abandoned meander. (L here heading downstream +and SW in this meander, the roof gradually lowers - passing a +junction on the L that goes to Kitkat Connection - until a high aven +with a flowstone floor is reached. Beyond this aven a short section +of passage leads to a pitch (QMA) with a passage visible on the other +side (QMA) that is presumed to be the continuation of the +aforementioned meander).

        + +

        From PT05, heading +‘upstream’ (though there is not always any water flowing) from +the junction in the meander leads, via some exposed traversing and an +area of boulder collapse, to another junction at PT06. Here a +phreatic tube on the L comes in halfway up the meander. (Continuing +along the meander past the junction passes a number of pools and +sections of crawling to reach a large pool across the entire passage. +This has not yet been crossed. Just before the pool it is +possible to climb up around 5m at PT07 to a higher-level passage +which goes around 10m NE to reach a traverse, Wilfully +Endangering Lives, over a large window into the lower +passage). +

        + +

        At PT06 the phreatic +tube on the L passes through several stooping sections and a well +decorated canyon with pools in the floor to reach a free climbable +hole in the floor which is the top of the 5m climb at PT07 previously +described. Crossing over Wilfully Endangering Lives reaches +some jammed boulders about 5m E of PT08 and the passage continues on +as a pleasant but very drafty canyon. (At PT09 at the first corner +there is a climb down on the L into a passage which is presumed to be +the continuation of the lower level passage. This QM B has not been +pushed beyond the wide pool). Continuing past this junction the +passage becomes maze-like and needs fully surveying. It eventually +ends at a deep drafty rift. (This has been pushed by Haydon +Saunders et al in 2018, supposedly to a large chamber called the +Lizard King, beyond PT10, but no survey data has +been forthcoming. The whole area needs a good push; there are +probably no easy leads but the draft is absolutely ridiculous).

        + +

        Hobnob Hallway

        + +

        (This description +should be checked and related to the QMs marked on the survey)Heading L at the first junction along The Second Coming +leads to Hobnob Hallway. This starts as a sand floored +phreatic passage. A short distance along a hole in the floor leads N +to Kit Kat connection which loops back to The Second +Coming. Further along, a fine false floor crosses a small stream, +not explored. A small sandy slope leads down to a canyon on the R, +with a phreatic passage at the top. A short way along this phreas, +Phil Lynn’s Concert Hall, a small chamber, is reached. From +here a hole to the R leads to Dead Bat Dead End. Back at the +canyon, a small passage can be followed to another junction, +returning to the canyon. To the R is unsurveyed, but the L continues +along a phreatic named Papsi Passage, with the canyon in the +floor. Occasional smaller (barely body sized) phreatics break off +from this. Eventually the canyon is lost, and the phreatic continues. +A further junction is reached, to the R, Papsi Passage continues. To the L leads down Dead Fly Passage, ending at the +top of a canyon, presumably the continuation of the earlier canyon. +Papsi Passage continues in the phreatic until it too reaches a +canyon, presumably the same). +

        + +

        2019 +Discoveries

        + +

        Propane +Nightmares

        + +

        From PT03 at the end +of the traverse from the Entrance Series descend the p5 to the N. +(Ahead the main passage is The Second Coming). Ascend a p8 +(left rigged 2019) up to a small phreatic tube on the R. This +enters Propane Nightmares. It starts as a stooping size +phreatic tube formed on a fault plane heading E. (Around 10m from +the start of the passage a narrow canyon leads up on the R and then +heads steeply down towards the sound of a waterfall. This ends in a +steep slope which the survey suggests connects with Grommit). +The main passage continues E with a similar size, passing a handline +c8 up (left rigged in 2019) immediately followed by a p12 +down. Continuing E soon reaches a three-way junction at PT11. This is +the beginning of a maze area. Down and keeping L (N) leads to another +junction. Turning R at this second junction shortly leads to the top +of a p5 down. (Straight on at this second junction leads, via a +steeply descending phreas with a squeeze, to a steep sided static +sump. Traversing around the edge of this sump leads to a larger +passage which heads SW and shortly reaches the bottom of the p5 +described above. This route bypasses the p5 but it is not recommended +due to the risk of falling into the static sump which would likely be +fatal. E of the sump a drafty ramp ascends to a short bolt climb with +a good draft, QMA).

        + +

        From the bottom of +the p5 the passage develops a trench in the floor and soon leads to a +T junction at PT12 with a large pitch in the floor (QMA). (To the +R leads to a splashy aven and the head of an immature canyon, +QM_not_worth_the_misery). To the L at the PT12 junction is a +short, roped traverse (left rigged 2019) which leads to a crawling +sized phreatic tube that soon arrives at a p4 with a tiny wet inlet +in the roof at the head of the pitch. Below, the phreas continues as +a crawl until a canyon develops in the floor which, after a couple of +short climbs, arrives at the top of Strained by Gravity (p75)

        + +

        Strained by +Gravity is broken by four large ledges and lands on a boulder +floor with a waterfall entering on the E side. (A passage leads +off directly behind the waterfall - it is not possible to avoid +getting wet - and traverses over a pit in the floor with a streamway +at the bottom; after the traverse it is possible to drop down into a +streamway (described next) or to continue to traverse into a phreatic +tube in the roof, QMB). Clambering down among the boulders at the +bottom of Strained By Gravity it is possible to scurry under a +drippy area below the waterfall (umbrella recommended) to enter +Watershed, a fine streamway that trends SE. (Just past the +waterfall the passage passes beneath the traverse mentioned above).

        + +

        Watershed continues for over 100m as a significant streamway with some +unusually impressive speleothems for the Totes Gebirge. This section +is reminiscent of the great stream caves of the Mendip Hills until +the water begins to cut down into a trench in the floor. At this +point progress is made by traversing at roof level in a phreatic tube +that continues to be finely decorated. This carries on until it +eventually reaches a T-junction. R immediately arrives at a large, +wet pitch (QMA) whilst to the L the phreas continues and almost immediately reaches another two way junction (QMAx2).

         diff --git a/cave_data/1626-LA11.html b/cave_data/1626-LA11.html index d51d9a1a0..2ec9ee681 100644 --- a/cave_data/1626-LA11.html +++ b/cave_data/1626-LA11.html @@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ code used in the Austrian kataster e.g '1/S +' - https://expo/.survex.com/katast A large rift gives an awkward 7m ladder climb down into a chamber leading to a boulder slope. Climb down in a rift for 8m (narrow at top) until a loose slope leads down to a 7m pitch where a small dry inlet enters. The pitch leads onto a rocking boulder wedged in a narrow rift and a tight squeeze down, The Jaws, forms the head of the next 16m pitch and the start of Deep Throat Series.

        The pitch lands in a small chamber with a short walking rift exit. Pitches of 14m, 8m and 10m follow in rapid succession. At the foot of the 10m pitch, a smooth, oval squeeze, The Cnut (spelling mistake), opens onto The Womb. This is a fine pitch of 41m in a spacious shaft, landing in a chamber 12m x 10m with a floor of large boulders of dubious stability.

        A rift to one side is a loose and narrow pitch of 17m to a ledge and much nicer drop of 10m. A large rift, The Large Intestine, follows. Initially traversed on wide ledges, this soon narrows to a crawl along the rift at roof level. A 14m pitch descends to the foot of the rift and a short section of sharp, suit-ripping rift leads to a chamber with an inlet up to one side. The suit ripping rift can be bypassed by a pendulum, but the rope left for this is now hanging inaccessible, so the original manoevre would need to be repeated.

        The exit from the chamber is too tight, but a 12m pitch up reaches a muddy solution tube at roof level, originally reached by an exposed traverse from a point halfway down the previous pitch. A slippery climb up and a short flat-out crawl, The Small Intestine, leads to the head of a constricted pitch of 10m to a wider section of the rift. After a few metres, a pit in the floor necessitates a climb down, then back up of 5m. At this point, a traverse follows the roof of the rift while the floor cuts down sharply. A pair of 13m deep holes are crossed by fairly exposed traverses, and further traversing reaches the next pitch Fantasy, in a shaft which is initially about 15m in diameter.

        A drop of 46m, broken by ledges covered in loose boulders, lands on a large sloping ledge at a junction with a much larger shaft. The rubble needs caution, as much of the rest of the pitch is in the firing line.

        The next section is 58m with two deviations, close to a wall down which some water falls. The opposite wall is some 20-30m away, and to either side, no walls are visible. Below this section, a narrow saddle of rock splits the shaft, the left hand route (facing the water) being taken. A further 27m lands on an enormous (20m x 30m) flat ledge right across the shaft, with pitches continuing both sides.

        The right hand (facing the water) shaft is the continuation of the route voided at the rock saddle. A steep, muddy slope leads onto a 41m pitch and, below this, a climb over a muddy boulder pile leads onto a steep ramp (rope required) descending 15m into The Dream Machine. This is a massive passage 30m wide leading through boulders the size of houses. After about 100m, a boulder pile with a large central boulder is reached. Beyond, the passage can be seen to continue, but scaling equipment will be required to reach it.

        From the 30m x 20m ledge, the left hand shaft is undescended, but rock tests indicate a similar depth to the right hand shaft, ie. about 50m.

        At the end of 1988, the depth is 354m with excellent potential.

        Stopped at -375m, no further details at present.

        • 87.1514
          Austria Reconnaissance Expedition 1987, Lancaster University Speleological Society
        • 89.1866
          Dead Mountains Expedition 1988, L.U.S.S. 24pp illus.

        -BCRA grade 5b, LUSS 1988 Plan and elevation of Lungehöhle
        Plan +BCRA grade 5b, LUSS 1988         Plan and elevation of Lungehöhle
        Plan and elevation (PDF)         diff --git a/cave_data/README.txt b/cave_data/README.txt index 84c8011f2..0dc9cbbcd 100644 --- a/cave_data/README.txt +++ b/cave_data/README.txt @@ -1,14 +1,14 @@ -The pendingcaves.txt file lists caves for which we haven't yet got around to creating -a cave_data/162n-xxx.html description file. - -e.g. -https://expo.survex.com/1626/E02 -or -https://expo.survex.com/1623/2014-bl888 - -the dummy data is created by -def do_pending_cave(k, url, area) in troggle/parsers/caves.py - -No actual cave description file is created, just the entry in the database. - +The pendingcaves.txt file lists caves for which we haven't yet got around to creating +a cave_data/162n-xxx.html description file. + +e.g. +https://expo.survex.com/1626/E02 +or +https://expo.survex.com/1623/2014-bl888 + +the dummy data is created by +def do_pending_cave(k, url, area) in troggle/parsers/caves.py + +No actual cave description file is created, just the entry in the database. + If the first part of the name is not 1623- or 1626- then the cave is assumed to be in the 1623 area. \ No newline at end of file