From fb50d7fe25147c70fd493629ac6871dbab36086e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Expo on server Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2024 16:26:45 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Logbook edited 2004-07-30d --- years/2004/logbook.html | 146 ++++++++++++++++++++-------------------- 1 file changed, 73 insertions(+), 73 deletions(-) diff --git a/years/2004/logbook.html b/years/2004/logbook.html index fb1fe1b63..372815b83 100644 --- a/years/2004/logbook.html +++ b/years/2004/logbook.html @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ See troggle/code/views/other.py and core.models/logbooks.py writelogbook(year, f
2004-07-05
-
Mark S, Olly M, , *et al
+
Olly M, Mark S, , *et al
Journey - In Cambridge


And so it was that at 12.41 on Monday 5th July did the weighbridge at Madingley Mulch pronounce one white Citroën C15D van, by the registration mark of L852 MFL, to be 400kg overweight – weighing in at nearly two tonnes. Mark and Olly were not best pleased, the @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ German TV. (Something important has happened to the state governor of Steiermark
2004-07-06
-
Mark S, Olly M,
+
Olly M, Mark S,
Journey - Driving to Austria


Arose at 3.30pm and left Earl's place just after five past four on Tuesday morning. The ferry was at 6am and we arrived just at the right time after a stop for fuel. (Got to the port around 5.20am.) @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ the enormous space left for it on the page.]
2004-07-07
-
Olly M, Dave, Mark S,
+
Mark S, Olly M, Dave,
Loser Plateau - Walk up


Walked up hill. Snow level very high. Had considerable fun hauling gear out of Traungold (caving gear + some digging were needed).
T/U: 0.0 hours
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ the enormous space left for it on the page.]
2004-07-08
-
Olly M, Dave, Mark S,
+
Mark S, Olly M, Dave,
Loser Plateau - Set up


More getting stuff out of snow-choked holes.
T/U: 0.0 hours
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ the enormous space left for it on the page.]
2004-07-10
-
Dave, Olly M,
+
Olly M, Dave,
204 - 204A rigging


Rigged down to bottom of A entrance pitch. Owing to lack of rope we didn't get any further than that + ran out of excuses for walking downhill in the rain. @@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ downhill in the rain.
2004-07-11
-
Julia, Anthony,
+
Anthony, Julia,
Journey - Drive to expo


.. are here. Det er veldig variskelig å snakke [illegible]. Men jeg må prøve. We left Anthony's office at 3.00pm on Friday (I remembered the guitar). Getting out of Norge not easy, but achieved eventually. 6 hours Oslo to Gøteborg. Then @@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ Expo is great + so is Gösser.
2004-07-12
-
Jenny, Olly B,
+
Olly B, Jenny,
Loser Plateau - Carry up


We set off for our 3rd carry to Top Camp, and for the first time it wasn't raining. As we got to TC it got much darker, and just as we started pitching the big expo tent it started to hail horizontally which was really quite grim... Eventually we got the tent up @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ lot in the erratic boulders just below where 76 turned out to be.
2004-07-13
-
Jenny, Olly B,
+
Olly B, Jenny,
Loser Plateau - Set up


Carried up our final load to TC, noticed that the tent had lots of big puddles. Perhaps optimistically, I assumed it had come into the tent whilst we erected it in the hail storm, so I bailed out the water + we set off for 76, armed with a GPS. We got to near the GPS point @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ For a stretcher to carry me to old base camp.
2004-07-14
-
Dave, Stuart, Olly M, Dour,
+
Olly M, Dour, Dave, Stuart,
204 - Ariston rigging


Wandered in down 204A re-rigging on Dave Brindle's rope. Dour put in a bolt enabling me to get close enough to the 2nd pitch to see that it was open, which was a pleasant surprise seeing how much snow was around generally. At this point Dour returned to the surface @@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ while Olly, Stuart and I wandered down Ariston. Ran out of rope at Steel Toecap
2004-07-14
-
Jenny, Olly B,
+
Olly B, Jenny,
76 - 76


Woke up to find just how un-waterproof the tent was – lots of leaks through the ceiling and 3 puddles a couple of inches deep, wet sleeping bags and other wet stuff which wasn't nice at all. Eventually got going after a short delay to dry out the lighter before we @@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ cairned a path from the bivvy to the 204 path.
2004-07-15
-
Dave, Nial, Mark D,
+
Mark D, Dave, Nial,
204 - Kiwi Suit rigging


Continued rig down bottom pitch of Ariston (which is shite) and 54m pitch in Kiwi Suit. Realising we had only three hangers left, we put in the next 8m pitch but didn't descend, + buggered off out. Nial + Mark apparently got lost in the crawls at the bottom of @@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ cold + knackered + wanted to go downhill.
2004-07-15
-
Olly M, Pete, Stuart,
+
Stuart, Olly M, Pete,
204 - 204E rigging


Had much difficulty finding the entrance, it was further than I remembered. Took ages to rig the pitch, then went out.
T/U: 0.0 hours
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ cold + knackered + wanted to go downhill.
2004-07-16
-
Jenny, Olly B,
+
Olly B, Jenny,
76 - 76


We bolted on down from the head of Draught Bitter (where the draught was so fierce it made my eyes water while drilling a hole for a bolt). A deviation off a 70s spit got us to a little rock bridge, and a rebelay off another unusually well preserved and flush 70s spit to @@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ falling snow & rocks, but after two spits I'm still not there and my legs ar
2004-07-17
-
Olly B, Jenny,
+
Jenny, Olly B,
76 - 76


Back down 76 again, this time it's my turn to bolt. I get down to the bolts Olly put in yesterday (after adding a spit for a deviation on the way down to stop the rope cutting through the big snow plug), and spend quite a while swinging around trying to work out what is @@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ to the pitches (draft bitter). Then returned to BC, racing darkness + an electri
2004-07-18
-
Dave, Nial, Becka,
+
Becka, Dave, Nial,
204 - Gaffered rig + tourist


Wandered down Gaffered, while Nial + Becka touristed up Swings and apparently pushed a QM somewhere. (Becka: where was it?) ([Becka's handwriting] By station 12 on RH wall, wasn't down as QM. Didn't go. Surveyed 2/8/04. Also looked at QMs on Colonnades, nothing @@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ two bolts, but all the rock is awful.
2004-07-18
-
Dour, Mark D,
+
Mark D, Dour,
204 - Razor Dance rigging


Early start – underground by 10:00! Speedy descent to Kiwi Suit, where we picked up the bag of rope left on the 15th. We now had 3 1/2 bags of rope between us, which was considered A LOT. Mark rigged the bottom 2 pitches of Kiwi Suit, then Dour took up the cudgels @@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ MSD.
2004-07-18
-
Olly B, Jenny,
+
Jenny, Olly B,
76 - 76


Walked back up to the bivvy, and sat around for a while feeling too hot. Eventually got underground with a plan of finishing surveying what we have found. We started at Draught Bitter, and surveyed downwards. I realised how crap surveying pitches was, especially really @@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ middle. Definitely not worth using as an entrance when 76a is so much nicer.
2004-07-19
-
Becka, Earl,
+
Earl, Becka,
204 - Gaffered rig to Underworld


Earl put in a Y-hang about 40% down from the top of Gaffered to help speed up using it + take us a bit further from the spray. Becka replaced the two ropes Dave rigged yesterday with a 9mm (bit too skinny) 91m then Earl continued to rig down Gaffered, adding a backup @@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ short climb up the side of the shaft and another hole. But no more rope, so I we
2004-07-19
-
Martin, Nial,
+
Nial, Martin,
204 - 204


Went in E, noticed rubs (Olly says it wasn't his (threatened with hammer)). Rigged Taking the Piss, with PPE green string. Rigged Wot No Bolts, from first hole using two bolts! (Deviation needed). 03-67B pushed to conclusion, 03-68B, 03-69B pushed to beginning of Faith @@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ traverse. Pencil broke, so took some photos.
2004-07-19
-
Olly B, Jenny,
+
Jenny, Olly B,
76 - Brave New World


Went back down 76 with bolting gear with a view to ticking off Olly's lead on the ledge and then rigging on down. I lined Olly up the short but exposed climb, then couldn't see what was happening for ages. Olly got to the end of the rope and assured me it was safe to @@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ cave!
2004-07-19
-
Olly M, Dave,
+
Dave, Olly M,
204 - Razor Dance


Carried in the pushing rope, and rigged the pitches beyond Steady Now. Ran out of hangers at the top of Yeast. Also placed a hand bolt at the top of Mystery Wind, so as to replace existing dodgy thread, but didn't have a hanger for it. Headed out without a great deal of @@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ dive out of it which could have been very nasty. Fortunately I succeeded in land
2004-07-20
-
Becka, Earl, Nial,
+
Nial, Becka, Earl,
204 - Underworld / Sirens push + survey


Finally ready to roll pushing: looked at 03-29A rigged handline to edge of large chamber – no rope so leave that, plus 03-30B which needs a high-level traverse. (See our 22nd July trip.) @@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ or 03-6C look to be much.
2004-07-21
-
Becka, Nial,
+
Nial, Becka,
Loser Plateau - Surface Prospect
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ on opposite wall. Tony + I surface surveyed to 2004-11 in the evening of 21st; M
2004-07-21
-
Earl, Stuart,
+
Stuart, Earl,
204 - Gaffered


Descended to Eeyore to continue rigging Kanga pitch. Bolts had been placed on the previous trip, so adding a deviation enabled us to descend. Tony and Brian had won the only available instrument set, so we escaped without surveying. Explored around the bottom; only way @@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ pointy lights in finding such delights.
2004-07-21
-
Jenny, Olly B,
+
Olly B, Jenny,
99 - 99


Walked back up to our bivvy in the sun; when we got there, Olly wasn't feeling too well, so we decided that I'd explore 99 whilst Olly sat on the surface and patched his oversuit. I went down rigged off the v.dubious tag bolt and a spike. It went down an inclined rift with @@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ leaving the ice squeeze for either a day later on in expo with less ice, or a da
2004-07-21
-
Mark D, Dour,
+
Dour, Mark D,
204 - Razor Dance


An exceptionally early start (9.30 am!) and a quick trip down to the start of Razor Dance. Reached the pushing front at about 13:30 after rigging Yeast pitch. Dour bolted the traverse while Mark quickly dropped the pitch on naturals. The continuation at stream level was @@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ jammer!
2004-07-21
-
Tony, Brian,
+
Brian, Tony,
2003-02 - (Blaudrachenschact)


Surveyed to bottom with short rope to investigate rifty hole at base of shaft: it closed down after a 5m climb down through boulders. Went home. @@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ Went home.
2004-07-22
-
Tony, Brian,
+
Brian, Tony,
Loser Plateau - Surface bash


Started out walking to the NE of 204 area until we met the big change in slope overlooking the valley with the Stogerweg at the bottom. Then walked along side of valley until we found two entrances of note: GPSsed, tagged and photographed them. @@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ Then walked along side of valley until we found two entrances of note: GPSsed, t
2004-07-22
-
Becka, Dave, Earl,
+
Earl, Becka, Dave,
204 - Underworld Push


Dave wanted to learn how to drill bolts so down to Earl's drill in the Underworld ... but first we surveyed + derigged Eeyore. Then Dave derigged the 26m that Earl + Stuart had started to rig along the traverse in Sirens yesterday (they'd hoped to get to 03-18B). Took @@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ calming tongue. [I think my jammers are knackered – the teeth don't bit
2004-07-22
-
Olly M, Pete,
+
Pete, Olly M,
234 - Hauchhöhle


Julia had asked people to look at Hauchhöhle so Pete and I decided to have a poke. A survey was produced showing the main way on to be to the left at the bottom of the (first) pitch. Pete rigged the pitch and followed my bad advice of rethreading the rope around the @@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ and miles of cave passage to whoever would listen.
2004-07-22
-
Olly M, Pete,
+
Pete, Olly M,
Loser Plateau - Random German


Pete and I had failed to walk up the previous evening so an 8am rising and a run to the bus stop was in order. Waiting in Bad Aussee allowed a random German bloke to approach and ask us if we could "show him the caves". Julia's powers of dissuasion are clearly lacking @@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ Peter on his 35mm film...
2004-07-22
-
Jenny, Olly B,
+
Olly B, Jenny,
76 - 76


We went down 76 to push the pitch lead near the start of the "Test Tubes". It was unclear if the pitch-head was perched rocks or solid, so I used a mostly convincing thread as a backup, and put in a traverse spit, then a Y hang out in the rift. The rift was a good 1.5m @@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ New World survey and went home. Jenny put in a better placed spit for the ledge
2004-07-22
-
Nial, Stuart, Martin,
+
Martin, Nial, Stuart,
2004-11 - In Your Face


"Come and look at our great new cave" they said. "Could be a new 204 entrance" they said. "DON'T YOU DARE FIND THE END OF IT" they (Becka) said. @@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ etc. caused the general consensus to be "jack". Also, the probability of our onl
2004-07-23
-
Dave, Olly M, Pete,
+
Pete, Dave, Olly M,
234 - Hauchhöhle surveying


Pete + Olly had returned to camp the previous day with tales of caverns measureless to man, and nothing surveyed. So I jumped at the chance to go and practice my survey note-taking, hoping to go on to bolt down the pitches (or rather show Olly how). @@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ surveying as well.)
2004-07-23
-
Martin, Stuart,
+
Stuart, Martin,
2004-11 - 204 - In Your Face + 204 scrotting


Somehow I had ended up in 2004-11 again. Martin completed the traverse in record time and declared, "It's huge stomping passage, looks good". This was unfortunate, since we had ventured out that morning without instruments. And so it was that I chastised Martin, "You @@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ cave and tackle bag, and trying to turn round in the passage at the same time, i
2004-07-24
-
Dave, Pete, Earl, Becka, Olly M,
+
Earl, Becka, Olly M, Dave, Pete,
234 - Hauchhöhle again


A complex plan emerged over breakfast. Team keen (Dave + Becka) would go in and do some more surveying; team fester (Olly + Earl) would bolt the pitch; and team artistic (Pete) would take some photos. At 11.30 team science (Dour) would shout down surface hole 2002-02 so we @@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ thrutch into an aven with water coming in and a too tight rift off. Out + home.
2004-07-24
-
Jenny, Olly B,
+
Olly B, Jenny,
76 - Eislufthöhle - rigging down 70's route to Keg Series


We decided that today we would continue down the 70s route and see how far we could get with the rope + hangers we had. I wanted to play with the drill, so set off down to the current end of the rigging (the next ledge on from the Test Tube passage) and put in a nice @@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ Shaft. We surveyed back till it connected at The Ledge and went home.
2004-07-25
-
Becka, Earl,
+
Earl, Becka,
204 - Gardeners' World -> Subsoil


Down Gaffered Series aargh, this rope is way too fast, welly-brake-tastic... To Gardeners' World + I went over my "Generation Game" traverse to check that it really did go nowhere (sigh) then derigged it (not too exciting bar one @@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ Earl Teflon-Jammers Merson was, of course, fine + blamed it all on my poor techn
2004-07-25
-
Olly B, Jenny,
+
Jenny, Olly B,
76 - Brave New World


Olly fettled the rigging in the entrance to add a tight guide line above the rock bridge, and we went into the Test Tube, and onto Brave New World, this time turning right to the pitch, traversing round it (which I found scary as it was loose) and into the oxbow on the @@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ very fast.
2004-07-26
-
Becka, Earl,
+
Earl, Becka,
204 - Re-rigging Gaffered + Gardeners' World


Earl was all for going straight back down to push Subsoil but I'd promised myself not to go down there again until there was fresh rope on it so we carried in a 100m and a 65m and re-rigged from Tape Worm all the way down (I replaced the top 91m – again – whilst @@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ spanking new rope unless you're pristine. Thanks to Tony for cleaning + checking
2004-07-26
-
Olly B, Jenny,
+
Jenny, Olly B,
76 - Brave New World


Decided to carry the drill through the Test Tube to bolt stuff in Brave New World. We decided it would be better to carry SRT kits rather than wearing them too. Carrying tackle made the Test Tube seem much smaller and more arduous... Turned right into BNW, and Olly got @@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ then left the cave.
2004-07-27
-
Becka, Earl,
+
Earl, Becka,
204 - Surveying Subsoil


The Razor Dance team was all off for a long trip so we decided to join them since it's the dinner tomorrow. Bloody cold at camp + not feeling enthused with a damp furry but a lovely controlled descent on the clean rope cheered me up. Before that, on the first main @@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ takes ~ 1 1/2 hours to get to the bottom of Subsoil and ~ 2 1/2 hours to get out
2004-07-27
-
Olly M, Pete,
+
Pete, Olly M,
1623-234 - Plateau walk + Hauchhöhle


Finally set off up the hill to fetch the remainder of my caving gear at 3.50pm, intending to make a quick return in daylight with the gear. Olly M kindly came along for the walk and to help me carry. (Perhaps also the best way to ensure that I didn't get lost on the @@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ one later on was similarly dealt with.
2004-07-27
-
Martin, Dour, Dave,
+
Dave, Martin, Dour,
204 - Razor Dance


My drill was at the bottom of Razor Dance, and since I was about to go home I needed to fish it out. Since there was a shortage of people wanting to push the thing further, we decided to do one more push-survey-derig trip. Four days of attempting to dry out my fleecy @@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ there are enough (i.e. more than 4) moderately hard (but not necessarily bionic)
2004-07-27
-
Olly B, Jenny,
+
Jenny, Olly B,
76 - Brave New World


Didn't feel like carrying tackle through the Test Tube again, so took survey gear to tick off some leads (hopefully). The first lead we looked at was the tube on the right around halfway along, near the probable 99 connection. It got progressively narrower, and then there @@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ size to an aven – this is still to be surveyed.
2004-07-29
-
Jenny, Olly B,
+
Olly B, Jenny,
76 - 76 and surface shaft


Olly wasn't feeling too well, so he did some surface stuff whilst I went into Brave New World to retrieve the hangers, skyhook, slings etc, and to carry a bag of rope down to The Ledge ready for the next day. @@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ etc, and to carry a bag of rope down to The Ledge ready for the next day.
2004-07-30
-
Becka, Nial, Earl, Julian,
+
Earl, Julian, Becka, Nial,
204 - Subsoil – Fat Worm Blows a Sparky


Off to rig + survey leads at the end of Hippo Hollows in Subsoil. Nial + Becka surveyed two tubes on the left at the end of Hippo Hollows. First just popped out to look over the rift that the main passage ended on. Further back, the tube went steeply up to a small @@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ some weird white formations like plastic in a passage at the end of the survey,
2004-07-30
-
Dave, Stuart,
+
Stuart, Dave,
234 - Hauchhöhle: How to knacker yourself in the least interesting way possible


Plan was to do a quick Hauch trip then a surface wander. Proceeded to bottom of pitch rigged by Earl on a previous trip, where there was a half-drilled Hilti hole. Drilled this fully, + placed a Y-hang (plus one duff spit that sank too deep). @@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ since. Buggeration.
2004-07-30
-
Jenny, Olly B,
+
Olly B, Jenny,
76 - Keg Series


Went down to the top of Keg Series with lots of rigging gear + drill. Olly did some more gardening (but there is still lots of loose stuff around) and went down; rather than heading straight down the pitch like last time, he swung across into the passage ~ 1/3 of the way @@ -1117,8 +1117,8 @@ uneventfully.
2004-07-30
-
Tony, Brian,
-
Cave 2003-02 - bolting
+
Brian, Tony,
+
2003-02 - bolting


Using club drill + blue dynamic rope, bolted around corner from pitch head bolt (2003-02-01 survey station #8) and up wall on right side of chamber to small window. Squeezed through to small chamber (~5m) with no way on. Derigged + exit.
T/U: 0.0 hours
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ side of chamber to small window. Squeezed through to small chamber (~5m) with no
2004-07-31
-
Becka, Earl, Nial, Julian, Frank,
+
Nial, Julian, Frank, Becka, Earl,
204 - Subsoil


Becka + Julian set off an hour ahead of the crowd + did some virtuous QM ticking by surveying up the sandy tube at the top of the Subsoil chamber where Gardeners' World / U. C. pitch comes in. The right tube closed down. The left one was small but straightforward and @@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ on.
2004-07-31
-
Jenny, Olly B,
+
Olly B, Jenny,
Loser Plateau - Surface stuff


Walked towards the high point approximately west of 76 and the bivvy. Just below (on the east side) of the high point we found a series of 3 entrances along a fault/joint; we called this 2004-05. They were 10m to a ledge, then seemed to go deeper, but we didn't have tackle @@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ them next year.
2004-07-31
-
Tony, Brian,
+
Brian, Tony,
204 - Skinny Festerers


Rigged in to base of pitch. Tony put in 2 bolts to climb A lead in right wall of chamber. Revealed short passage to corner; left way on blocked by boulders – persuaded downwards – revealing a climbable rift to a tube again blocked by removable boulders, to narrow low @@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ awkward passage to pitch head blocked by large boulder. Needed persuaders. Went
2004-08-01
-
Becka, Julian, Martin,
+
Martin, Becka, Julian,
204 - Earthenware


Martin was keen to see Gaffered. Julian and I were feeling a bit worn but went for it. Down to where Frank and I had finished our survey yesterday. We connected our survey in to an earlier point along Earthenware where Frank and I had made a vocal connection yesterday @@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ the main choke at the west end of the big passage. Out.
2004-08-01
-
Jenny, Olly B,
+
Olly B, Jenny,
76 - to the Tap Room


Went back down to the top of Keg Series, but this time continued down the 70s route, down a short climb to a small chamber. The route continued down the rift; we used a chockstone (a big one) as a backup and Olly suggested a good place for a spit. I climbed round and @@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ far too much to carry already.
2004-08-01
-
Stuart, Mark S, Olly M,
+
Olly M, Stuart, Mark S,
Loser Plateau - Surface prospecting near Hauchhöhle


Mark arrives at the stone bridge previous night, claiming thousands of new really good caves near Hauchhöhle, maybe doing important link of 204->161/elsewhere. Much amazement ensues. @@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ and crawl gets too tight).
2004-08-01
-
Tony, Brian,
+
Brian, Tony,
Cave - Skinny Festerers


Came back with lump hammer and crowbar and persuaded boulder to reduce in size. Tony forced a way through to place a pitch head bolt and descend to small chamber with a squeeze through a rift in the floor. Descended to rifty chamber with no way on. Went home. @@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ and descend to small chamber with a squeeze through a rift in the floor. Descend
2004-08-02
-
Becka, Stuart, Martin, Nial, Earl,
+
Martin, Nial, Earl, Becka, Stuart,
204 - Loop closures + Cresta Run


Becka + Nial in early to take some BDH + Peli case sponsorship photos, and to derig the pitches into Rhino Rift and take the rope to the end of Swings + Roundabouts. Martin (with Earl as a backup rigger) then went up the rope which Martin had put in the bolts for earlier @@ -1300,7 +1300,7 @@ trip!
2004-08-03
-
Becka, Earl, Nial,
+
Nial, Becka, Earl,
204 - Push Subsoil + start to derig Gaffered


I thought it would be a bit weedy to just derig on the trip so I arm-twisted Nial into some QM-ticking + surveying and Earl into some rigging. We started by going to Fat Worm Blows a Sparky and I put conservation tape round the freshly (quite) dead bat in Bat Chamber and @@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ and two failed spits at the top of Gaffered to improve the traverse at the head
2004-08-03
-
Jenny, Olly B,
+
Olly B, Jenny,
76 - Brave New World


Went to Brave New World to look at the pitch lead, had too much gear to carry through the Test Tube, so whilst Olly started to bolt I went back for a second carry. I returned to find that Olly had traversed a short way across from the pitch head and stepped right into a @@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ looked like 1 or 2 passages led off at maybe 6m high. Finished surveying and hea
2004-08-03
-
Stuart, Olly M,
+
Olly M, Stuart,
204 - Razor Dance Derig


In the absence of anybody else willing to do it, Olly and I derigged Razor. Delightful. @@ -1366,7 +1366,7 @@ Kiwi Suit, where Olly and I jacked.
2004-08-04
-
Becka, Nial, Earl,
+
Earl, Becka, Nial,
204 - Finish derigging Gaffered


A finely honed plan worked slickly: Nial down at 11am to pick up the pre-packed tacklesack I'd derigged yesterday. Earl in at 11.30 and derigged the 90m on the rest of Gaffered. Becka in at 12.15. Earl + I bickered over who got to prusik out of Gaffered with the tacklesack @@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ cave.
2004-08-04
-
Dave, Frank, Martin,
+
Martin, Dave, Frank,
204 - derigging continued


After the sterling efforts of Olly, Stuart, Martin + Frank the previous day all the rope had made it to the bottom of Pot-U-Like. Newly recovered from a knackered back I was raring to go, but nobody else was very keen. Demonstrating keenness and stupidity in equal measure I @@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ rejoined at the bottom of Thread Pitch, hauled up that + derigged it.
2004-08-04
-
Jenny, Olly B,
+
Olly B, Jenny,
76 - Brave New World pitch series


Went back to the pitch carrying on below Forward to the Past. Olly rigged down to the rock bridge down to to a ledge where a passage doubled back and dropped a small pitch which was choked at the bottom. The main pitch continued down the same fault plane (N.B. Fault has @@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ then went back to retrieve the bag.
2004-08-04
-
Olly M, Stuart,
+
Stuart, Olly M,
2004-15 - Surface work near Hauchhöhle part 2


Photographed and tagged 2004-15.
T/U: 0.0 hours
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ then went back to retrieve the bag.
2004-08-04
-
Tony, Brian, Julian,
+
Julian, Tony, Brian,
2004-12 - Finish 2004-12


Followed draft into the cave, and investigated all obvious + easy leads. Draft was emerging from tight tube at floor level. This was squeezed to a small chamber. Still drafting. Rocks were removed and the way was squeezed to a second small chamber. Still drafting. Brian @@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@ pitch in floor. Tony exited. We went home. Cave tagged 2004-19.
2004-08-05
-
Jenny, Olly B,
+
Olly B, Jenny,
1623-108, 2004-02 - Descending "108" and 2004-02


We found a cave marked 108 near 76, but it doesn't match the description on the website (vertical entrance rather than horizontal) so we checked it out. It's marked with paint "108" and has a spit in the centre of the "0". The spit isn't great, but there's a good chunky @@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ definitely wider beyond the rift.
2004-08-05
-
Tony, Brian,
+
Brian, Tony,
Cave 2004-19 - pushing


Very arduous and contorted route to cave. GPS essential. Surveyed in. Surveyed 2 entrances, one horizontal, one upslope vertical. Surveyed into cave via phreatic tube to crossroads: straight on, choked; right to choked chamber. Left through nice phreas with pitch @@ -1475,7 +1475,7 @@ and contorted route back to stone bridge.
2004-08-06
-
Dave, Nial,
+
Nial, Dave,
204 - Miscellaneous 204 stuff


Descended 204a ent pitches and wandered up Near End Series as far as the supposed end of the Colonnade connection. Didn't look at all promising – clearing some cobbles revealed two passages heading in the right directions but both were far too tight. Derigged out of @@ -1497,7 +1497,7 @@ of survey (I don't know, I left the notes up the hill – doh!) [Not a ba
2004-08-06
-
Stuart, Mark S, Martin,
+
Martin, Stuart, Mark S,
Base Camp - Grabenbach Canyon


What an ace place. Really good. And that's only the walk-in. Probably required less rope than we took. Lots of silly jumping into deep pools, and sliding down dodgy waterfalls on one's arse. (But only if you are called Stuart or Martin. Mark was sensible and used ropes. How @@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@ a thing is possible).
2004-08-07
-
Dave, Nial,
+
Nial, Dave,
234 - Hauchhöhle


Woke up to the realisation that as nobody had appeared from base camp with a drill battery, and the club drill was not inspiring in its rotational speed, we had nothing better to do than re-rig Hauchhöhle, catch up on the survey backlog and derig the thing @@ -1529,7 +1529,7 @@ beginning of Underhand – explored but not surveyed by Pete].
2004-08-08
-
Olly M, Dave, , *various spectators
+
Dave, Olly M, , *various spectators
Loser Plateau - Shaft bashing


Rigged and descended a slot at the edge of a choss bowl near 2000-08. It didn't go.