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<title>1623/41 Stellerwegh&ouml;hle Guidebook</title>
@@ -16,18 +16,18 @@ considerable complexity, and only main routes through have been fully
surveyed, by two different groups, over a decade apart. Sometimes it is
clear where we have both surveyed the same passage, but in other places
it is far from obvious. If the description seems confusing, then so is the
cave !
cave!</p>
<p>The passages are described as seen from three main routes - the way
through 142, the main way through 41, and the German route through 41.
These routes are roughly parallel, and penetrate the hillside progressively
further to the east, or down the dip of the ramps. Some of these ramps
remain unexplored but probably connect the three routes in yet more
places.
places.</p>
<h2><a name="ent142">New entrance</a> 1623/142 (1982-83)</h2>
<p><b>Location:</b> E 35772.8 N (52)81214.6 H 1615.6
<p><b>Location:</b> E 35772.8 N (52)81214.6 H 1615.6</p>
<p>This is reached by bashing up an indistinct gully from
<a href="../../noinfo/smkridge/32.htm"><span lang="de">Windloch</span>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ places.
<span lang="de-at">St&ouml;ger Weg</span> until an entrance marked P132 (sic)
in red paint is reached. Initially thought to be a possible higher entrance
to the system, it is actually a little lower than
<span lang="de-at">Stellerwegh&ouml;hle</span> itself.
<span lang="de-at">Stellerwegh&ouml;hle</span> itself.</p>
<p><a name="wigway">A small</a> tube at the entrance quickly leads to a short
drop and spiral round into the start of a hading rift, much like
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ this to the left leads to a pitch
[<a name="C1982-142-20" href="qmlist.htm#C1982-142-20">C1982-142-20</a>].
The main way continues low past holes in the floor
[<a name="C1982-142-21" href="qmlist.htm#C1982-142-21">C1982-142-21</a>] on
the right, then over a rock into a small chamber with a cairn.
the right, then over a rock into a small chamber with a cairn.</p>
<p><img src="142ent.png" width=650 height=870>
<p><img src="142ent.png" width="650" height="870" alt="142 Entrance survey (12k PNG)" /></p>
<p>To the left up a slope is the <a href="#id142main1">main way</a>, but
various gaps on the right lead through a low section downhill
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ on left) leads in a few metres to the main way in 41. An unexplored passage
[<a name="C1983-142-05" href="qmlist.htm#C1983-142-05">C1983-142-05</a>]
leads south towards the entrance - this appears to choke very close to the
main 41 passage on the Arge survey. The dripping chamber is area is very
close to Stellerweg, but below the main route.
close to Stellerweg, but below the main route.</p>
<p>The <a id="id142main1">main route</a> from the chamber (with the cairn)
goes uphill to a low section, then keeps left round a choked depression in
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ but probably leads back down to the dripping chamber
Another constriction leads to a "bad step" over a ramp to the right
[<a name="C1982-142-26" href="qmlist.htm#C1982-142-26">C1982-142-26</a>],
but none of the ramps are as awkward to cross as the lined traverses in
Stellerweg.
Stellerweg.</p>
<p><img src="142-41.png" width=750 height=650>
<p><img src="142-41.png" width="750" height="650" alt="Survey (13k PNG)" /></p>
<p>A longer crawl continues, passing small holes to right
[<a name="C1982-142-27" href="qmlist.htm#C1982-142-27">C1982-142-27</a>]
@@ -102,17 +102,17 @@ At the top is a T-junction, left
[<a name="C1982-142-31" href="qmlist.htm#C1982-142-31">C1982-142-31</a>]
was soon blocked by a large boulder, which was passed by a short dig
from the far side, to provide the first connection from
<a href="../78.htm"><span lang="de">Schwabenschacht</span></a> (1623/78).
<a href="../../noinfo/smkridge/78.htm"><span lang="de">Schwabenschacht</span></a> (1623/78).
To the right at the T-junction leads on until, after 20m, the floor drops
away into blackness
[<a name="C1982-142-32" href="qmlist.htm#C1982-142-32">C1982-142-32</a>],
which proved to be a 32m pitch into the <a href="#bigcham142"><b>Big
Chamber</b></a>.
Chamber</b></a>.</p>
<p><img src="142bc.png" width=600 height=560>
<p><img src="142bc.png" width="600" height="560" alt="Survey of the Big Chamber (14k PNG)" /></p>
<p><a href="l/142bc.htm" name="bigcham142"><img alt="photo - 12k jpeg"
width=215 height=296 align=left hspace=10 vspace=10 src="t/142bc.jpg"></a>The
width="215" height="296" class="onleft" src="t/142bc.jpg" /></a>The
imaginatively named <b>Big Chamber</b> is by far the largest chamber in the
<span lang="de-at">Stellerweg</span> part of the system, 90m long, 30m wide,
and 40m from the roof at the pitch to the lowest point of the floor. This is
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ boulders
[<a name="C1982-142-33" href="qmlist.htm#C1982-142-33">C1982-142-33</a>] are
possible at various points, but progress seems unlikely. Having said that,
Arge seem to have pushed an extension hereabouts to find
<b lang="de">Richie-Meander</b>.<br clear=all>
<b lang="de">Richie-Meander</b>.</p>
<h4><a name="rodrunway">Rodent Runway</a> - the original connection to
<h4 style="clear: both"><a name="rodrunway">Rodent Runway</a> - the original connection to
41 (1983)</h4>
<p>From halfway up <span lang="de">Vereinigungshalle</span> before the pitch
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ another, bigger ramp. Up eventually leads back to the Big Chamber at
[<a href="qmlist.htm#C1982-142-34">C1982-142-34</a>],
while down leads to <b lang="de">Megalo-Schlinger</b> at the foot of
<a href="41.htm#p21">the 21m pitch</a> in Stellerweg, emerging from
[<a href="qmlist.htm#C1980-41-17">C1980-41-17</a>].
[<a href="qmlist.htm#C1980-41-17">C1980-41-17</a>].</p>
<hr />
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ A number of small unpushed passages lead off left
[<a name="C1980-41-06" href="qmlist.htm#C1980-41-06">C1980-41-06</a>,
<a name="C1980-41-09" href="qmlist.htm#C1980-41-09">C1980-41-09</a>,
<a name="C1980-41-10" href="qmlist.htm#C1980-41-10">C1980-41-10</a>,
<a name="C1980-41-12" href="qmlist.htm#C1980-41-12">C1980-41-12</a>].
<a name="C1980-41-12" href="qmlist.htm#C1980-41-12">C1980-41-12</a>].</p>
<p>The final ramp is the <a href="41.htm#C1980-41-13">main way on</a>, while
across it leads to the original route at the head of a 21m pitch. A possible
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ over the pitch would require a bolted traverse, but would almost certainly
merely connect into Doppelbodenhalle. Below the pitch, a ramp
[<a name="C1980-41-16" href="qmlist.htm#C1980-41-16">C1980-41-16</a>]
leads down to a chamber <b lang="de">Megalo-Schlinger</b> from where many
ways lead on. These have since been looked at by Arge.
ways lead on. These have since been looked at by Arge.</p>
<p>A joint plane
[<a name="C1980-41-18" href="qmlist.htm#C1980-41-18">C1980-41-18</a>]
@@ -191,13 +191,13 @@ down dip is obstructed by boulders and a climb down
[<a name="C1980-41-19" href="qmlist.htm#C1980-41-19">C1980-41-19</a>]
leads via a squeeze into a very small vadose canyon. These both appear
to lead into Warme Duscher Rampe, a passage which appears to end wide
but inconclusive on the Arge 1998 survey.
but inconclusive on the Arge 1998 survey.</p>
<p>A ramp up
[<a name="C1980-41-17" href="qmlist.htm#C1980-41-17">C1980-41-17</a>]
under the old 21m pitch leads to the two connections to 142, one left to
<a href="#roofpcham">Roof Pendant Chamber</a> and the other straight on to
emerge at <a href="#C1982-142-34">C1982-142-34</a> in the Big Chamber.
emerge at <a href="#C1982-142-34">C1982-142-34</a> in the Big Chamber.</p>
<p>A second ramp
[<a name="C1980-41-20" href="qmlist.htm#C1980-41-20">C1980-41-20</a>]
@@ -205,13 +205,13 @@ up NE then NW is <b lang="de">Doppelbodenhalle,</b> which emerges at
<b lang="de">Quickie-Rampe,</b> which appears complex at the point of entry.
It descends steeply to the right (ESE) and ends about 20m below the post-1981
route to the Big Pitch, heading in the same direction. It seems likely to
lead to another way into the same shaft, possibly with a shorter hang.
lead to another way into the same shaft, possibly with a shorter hang.</p>
<p>Down a ramp to the right at the start of
<span lang="de">Doppelbodenhalle</span> goes to a right turn,
[<a name="C1980-41-22" href="qmlist.htm#C1980-41-22">C1980-41-22</a>] and
seems to be an easier way into BUS than the way used by CUCC in the 1980s,
but the CUCC and Arge surveys don't seem to correlate well hereabouts.
but the CUCC and Arge surveys don't seem to correlate well hereabouts.</p>
<p>The main route is a climb up a narrower ramp left off the start of
<span lang="de">Warme Duscher Rampe.</span> This brings one shortly into BUS,
@@ -221,16 +221,16 @@ traverses across two ramps
<a name="C1980-41-24" href="qmlist.htm#C1980-41-24">C1980-41-24</a>].
These are both very steep and slippery, and would require rigging,
especially in view of the fact that they head towards the vicinity of the
100m <a href="41.htm#bigpitch">Big Pitch</a>.
100m <a href="41.htm#bigpitch">Big Pitch</a>.</p>
<p>It should be noted that some of these leads have since been pushed by
Arge, and rejoice in names such as Manhattan and Fritz's Freeway. This
description is thus somewhat out of date and rather remedial in that attempts
have been made to indicate the new passages by building description from a
survey on which many of the passages are not explicitly named, and survey
data commented in a language foreign to the writer...
data commented in a language foreign to the writer...</p>
<p><a href="41bp.png"><img src="41bp2.png" width=535 height=575></a>
<p><a href="41bp.png"><img src="41bp2.png" width="535" height="575" alt="142 Big Pitch sketch (14k PNG)" /></a></p>
<p><a name="alice">Various routes</a> converge on the Big Pitch, but either
of two up-ramps, above the pitch heads, lead to a small junction chamber,
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ explored by Arge, <span lang="de">Alice im Wunderland,</span> which trends
north, then NE for 100m, changing name to <span lang="de">bl&ouml;des
Eck</span> and ending at an unexplored pitch, which seems 99% certain to drop
into the <a href="144.htm#ybr">Yellow Brick Road</a> in 1623/144, probably
about a p20m.
about a p20m.</p>
<p>Straight on from the above junction chamber, a small passage
leads after 20m to a small inlet on the left, also unexplored
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ from where hammering at the bottom of a nearby pothole (entrance numbered
<a href="../143.htm">143</a>, 140m deep) can be clearly heard, though a voice
connection could not be achieved. The top of the aven is about 15m below the
end of 143, and perhaps 20m away horizontally. The connection would add no
new depth to the system.
new depth to the system.</p>
<hr />
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ choked pot
[<a name="X0000-41-03" href="qmlist.htm#X0000-41-03">X0000-41-03</a>]
(reported to be 28m deep, though not descended by CUCC).
Heading north from this point, then keeping left, an ascending ramp is
DIN-Rampe, connecting back to the main route not far before Megalo-Schlinger.
DIN-Rampe, connecting back to the main route not far before Megalo-Schlinger.</p>
<p>Shortly beyond the choked 28m pitch (and presumably one of the unsurveyed
ways to the right on the Arge survey) is the head of a series of pitches
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ descended by CUCC are pretty much where we were led to believe the German big
shaft lay, there is a niggling suspicion that the Germans had in fact found a
route [<a name="C1980-41-39" href="qmlist.htm#C1980-41-39">C1980-41-39</a>]
from here to the <a href="41.htm#bigpitch">Big Pitch</a>, which would be a
much more convincing fit to the description we have.
much more convincing fit to the description we have.</p>
<h3>Stalaglufth&ouml;hle</h3>
@@ -302,10 +302,10 @@ hole [<a name="C1980-41-42" href="qmlist.htm#C1980-41-42">C1980-41-42</a>])
leads to a 14m pitch (sloping at the top) which lands in a chamber. Pitches
of 8, 12 and 6m follow in a rift until the route narrows at the head of a
pitch (estimated 6m) which has not been descended
[<a name="C1980-41-44" href="qmlist.htm#C1980-41-44">C1980-41-44</a>].
[<a name="C1980-41-44" href="qmlist.htm#C1980-41-44">C1980-41-44</a>].</p>
<p>The route as described had survey cotton for some way, but there was no
sign of previous exploration at the end.
sign of previous exploration at the end.</p>
<hr />
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ sign of previous exploration at the end.
<p>From the lower part of the 100m pitch, a rift window is visible in the
opposite direction from the way on below. This rift pitch
[<a name="C1980-41-32" href="qmlist.htm#C1980-41-32">C1980-41-32</a>]
marks the entry from <b lang="de">L&auml;rchenschacht</b> (1623/88).
marks the entry from <b lang="de">L&auml;rchenschacht</b> (1623/88).</p>
<p>Unfortunately, the group that explored this cave, whilst being very keen
to hear from CUCC about our finds in the early eighties, were reluctant to
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ improvements in dialogue mean that we have a survey of the cave, from which a
<a href="../../noinfo/smkridge/88.htm">description</a> has been built. The
further ramifications of this cave connect through to the
<a href="../../noinfo/smkridge/40.htm">Schwarzmooskogeleish&ouml;hle
(1623/40)</a> with a further 2.5km or more of passage.
(1623/40)</a> with a further 2.5km or more of passage.</p>
<p>Downstream in Wet 'n' Wild, about 10m from the Big Pitch, a climb up to a
passage on the left
@@ -337,21 +337,21 @@ marks the entry of the route from CUCC's highest entrance,
in a sharp passage until the stream disappears into a hole
[<a name="C1980-41-35" href="qmlist.htm#C1980-41-35">C1980-41-35</a>],
apparently reputed to be a sump, but in fact, no attempt to follow it has
been formally recorded, so this may be in error.
been formally recorded, so this may be in error.</p>
<p>Above the hole, in the main way on after 90m (before regaining the water),
a large (2.5m+ diameter?) unexplored passage
[<a name="C1980-41-36" href="qmlist.htm#C1980-41-36">C1980-41-36</a>] with no
obvious draught comes in from the right. This may be the passage shown on the
Arge survey as turning right after 10m or so, then ending a similar distance
beyond.
beyond.</p>
<p>After the 20m pitch, the 9, 5, 6 and 6m pitches are increasingly tight,
and it is thought likely that a much larger continuation could be found by a
(possibly heroic) traverse or pendulum from the vicinity of the 9m pitch -
though it has to be said that this QM
[<a name="C1980-41-37" href="qmlist.htm#C1980-41-37">C1980-41-37</a>] has not
actually been seen.
actually been seen.</p>
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<title>
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ start of <a href="deepwy.htm#dartford">Dartford Tunnel</a> [<a name="C1982-41-00
href="qmlist.htm#C1982-41-00">C1982-41-00</a>], also downhill, but none of these
crawls/stoops have been pushed to a conclusion. There may also be high leads
to the left 40m [<a name="C1982-41-01" href="qmlist.htm#C1982-41-01">C1982-41-01</a>] and 60m
[<a name="C1982-41-02" href="qmlist.htm#C1982-41-02">C1982-41-02</a>] from the start.
[<a name="C1982-41-02" href="qmlist.htm#C1982-41-02">C1982-41-02</a>] from the start.</p>
<p>Where Dartford Tunnel turns abruptly right (NW) and changes into a high
rift, there is a possiblity of a passage to the left, about 6m up the wall,
continuing the line of the rift in the opposite direction [<a name="C1982-41-04"
href="qmlist.htm#C1982-41-04">C1982-41-04</a>] to the SE. This NW-SE joint is parallel
with the Big Rift of Stellerweg, and seems to be a major influence in this
area.
area.</p>
<p>The joint-guided rift ends abruptly at a T-junction where the main way
is left in SW-trending vadose canyon. To the right is also big passage,
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ leading Northeast to an aven with an inlet [<a name="C1982-41-05"
href="qmlist.htm#C1982-41-05">C1982-41-05</a>], but no way on. On the main way, at a 4m
climb down, a passage comes in from the right, also NE; this may be followed
to a low area of mud and boulders [<a name="C1982-41-06"
href="qmlist.htm#C1982-41-06">C1982-41-06</a>] with no continuation.
href="qmlist.htm#C1982-41-06">C1982-41-06</a>] with no continuation.</p>
<h3>Confluence Area (1982)</h3>
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ href="qmlist.htm#C1982-41-06">C1982-41-06</a>] with no continuation.
entering at the Confluence, the main way is to the left on a ledge. No
attempt has apparently been made to follow the canyon to the right at high
level [<a name="C1982-41-12" href="qmlist.htm#C1982-41-12">C1982-41-12</a>], perhaps because
of its angle and lack of friction.
of its angle and lack of friction.</p>
<p>The main way crosses the canyon to a terrace, and drops down from here to
the Confluence from a corner. If, instead of dropping down here, the terrace
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ apparently 20m high. A dangerous climb, c10, c5m leads to 25m of passage
ending in the huge 30m high Echo Aven [<a name="C1982-41-14"
href="qmlist.htm#C1982-41-14">C1982-41-14</a>]. It's not entirely clear whether there is
a way on [<a name="C1982-41-13" href="qmlist.htm#C1982-41-13">C1982-41-13</a>] in the roof of
K&ouml;n Dom.
K&ouml;n Dom.</p>
<p>Many of the passages in these levels contain dead bats, perhaps suggesting
a lower entrance, though this seems unlikely to be nearby. Some of the deeper
passages of <a href="../78.htm">Schwabenschacht (1623/78)</a> are near this
passages of <a href="../../noinfo/smkridge/78.htm">Schwabenschacht (1623/78)</a> are near this
area, perhaps 200m above the Confluence. The top of Echo Aven is near to
halfway to bridging this gap, which suggests the possibility of a connection
in the next few years.
in the next few years.</p>
<p>The climb down from the Bypass lands at the junction of the Purgatory
water and an inlet [<a name="C1981-41-07" href="qmlist.htm#C1981-41-07">C1981-41-07</a>] which
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ soon after a 7m climb up, the streamway divides twice and becomes too small
to follow. This is thought to be the Stellerweg water, last seen in Junction
Chamber, but is likely also to include water from various inlets and floor
trenches seen in Dartford Tunnel, as there are no inlets in the Purgatory
itself.
itself.</p>
<h3>Stream Inlets below the Confluence (1982)</h3>
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ but was not pushed to a conclusion [<a name="C1982-41-15"
href="qmlist.htm#C1982-41-15">C1982-41-15</a>]. Shortly downstream, below the 7m pitch,
the streamway feeding the cascade on the left [<a name="C1982-41-16"
href="qmlist.htm#C1982-41-16">C1982-41-16</a>] remains unexplored (this is shown on the
right on the survey, not the left).
right on the survey, not the left).</p>
<p>Where the sump bypass drops back to the main stream, the continuing way up
is unexplored [<a name="C1981-41-22" href="qmlist.htm#C1981-41-22">C1981-41-22</a>]. Halfway
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ between the next 3m pitch and the Twelve Foot Climb, (50m from each) another
inlet enters from high up, this time on the right [<a name="C1981-41-23"
href="qmlist.htm#C1981-41-23">C1981-41-23</a>]. Much further on, another unexplored inlet
up on the left [<a name="C1981-41-24" href="qmlist.htm#C1981-41-24">C1981-41-24</a>], shortly
precedes the Subtle Approach Pitch.
precedes the Subtle Approach Pitch.</p>
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<title>1623/41 Stellerwegh&ouml;hle QM list</title>
@@ -12,155 +12,151 @@
numbering of newly found QMs can start from 1 each year, and no QM ever
changes its number. Prefix X0000-41- indicates deduced pre-CUCC QM. Leads
found by CUCC are prefixed C&lt;year&gt;-41- under the system introduced
in 1999.<br>
in 1999.</p>
Key:<ul>
<li> <b>A</b> very good, go for it.
<li> <b>B</b> needs effort, or less promising
<li> <b>C</b> hard to reach (bolting etc.), or very unpromising
<li> <b>?</b> quality unknown - poorly documented
<li> <b>!</b> may not exist, or may be multiple - guess from sketches
<li> <b>X</b> has now been pushed - may be ref. into description.
<li> <b>*</b> allegedly pushed, but needs another look or survey
<p>Key:</p>
<ul>
<li> <b>A</b> very good, go for it.</li>
<li> <b>B</b> needs effort, or less promising</li>
<li> <b>C</b> hard to reach (bolting etc.), or very unpromising</li>
<li> <b>?</b> quality unknown - poorly documented</li>
<li> <b>!</b> may not exist, or may be multiple - guess from sketches</li>
<li> <b>X</b> has now been pushed - may be ref. into description.</li>
<li> <b>*</b> allegedly pushed, but needs another look or survey</li>
</ul>
Probably seriously incomplete, especially for 1983-85.
<p>Probably seriously incomplete, especially for 1983-85.</p>
<p><a name="X0000-41-00"></a><a href="41.htm#X0000-41-00">X0000-41-00 X</a> Entrance 41a/b [leads to CUCC and German routes &amp; all the rest :-]
<br><a name="X0000-115-01"></a><a href="115.htm#X0000-115-01">X0000-115-01 X</a> Entrance 115 [led to choke dug by CUCC]
<br><a name="X0000-115-02"></a><a href="115.htm#X0000-115-02">X0000-115-02 X</a> Stone-filled crawl inside 115 [led to rest of cave]
<br><a name="X0000-41-03"></a><a href="off41.htm#X0000-41-03">X0000-41-03 *</a> Traverse pitch in 'German Route' [allegedly blind after 28m]
<br><a name="X0000-41-04"></a><a href="off41.htm#X0000-41-04">X0000-41-04 X</a> Shaft at end in 'German Route' [led allegedly to -220m]
<br><a name="X0000-41-05"></a><a href="off41.htm#germanr">X0000-41-05 C</a> Up left in first ramp crossed on 'German Route'
<br><a name="X0000-41-06"></a><a href="off41.htm#germanr">X0000-41-06 B</a> Down right in first ramp crossed on 'German Route'
<br><a name="X0000-41-07"></a><a href="off41.htm#germanr">X0000-41-07 C</a> Up left in second ramp crossed on 'German Route'
<br><a name="X0000-41-08"></a><a href="off41.htm#germanr">X0000-41-08 B</a> Down right in second ramp crossed on 'German Route'
<br /><a name="X0000-115-01"></a><a href="115.htm#X0000-115-01">X0000-115-01 X</a> Entrance 115 [led to choke dug by CUCC]
<br /><a name="X0000-115-02"></a><a href="115.htm#X0000-115-02">X0000-115-02 X</a> Stone-filled crawl inside 115 [led to rest of cave]
<br /><a name="X0000-41-03"></a><a href="off41.htm#X0000-41-03">X0000-41-03 *</a> Traverse pitch in 'German Route' [allegedly blind after 28m]
<br /><a name="X0000-41-04"></a><a href="off41.htm#X0000-41-04">X0000-41-04 X</a> Shaft at end in 'German Route' [led allegedly to -220m]
<br /><a name="X0000-41-05"></a><a href="off41.htm#germanr">X0000-41-05 C</a> Up left in first ramp crossed on 'German Route'
<br /><a name="X0000-41-06"></a><a href="off41.htm#germanr">X0000-41-06 B</a> Down right in first ramp crossed on 'German Route'
<br /><a name="X0000-41-07"></a><a href="off41.htm#germanr">X0000-41-07 C</a> Up left in second ramp crossed on 'German Route'
<br /><a name="X0000-41-08"></a><a href="off41.htm#germanr">X0000-41-08 B</a> Down right in second ramp crossed on 'German Route'
<br><a name="C1980-41-00"></a><a href="41.htm#C1980-41-00">C1980-41-00 X</a> Left turn inside 41a entrance [led to <a href="41.htm#C1980-41-00">CUCC route</a>]
<br><a name="C1980-41-01"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-01">C1980-41-01 C</a> First ramp traversed over in 41a CUCC route [probably to German Route 00-41-05]
<br><a name="C1980-41-02"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-02">C1980-41-02 C</a> Uphill ramp where main way turns right along dip (must be near surface)
<br><a name="C1980-41-03"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-03">C1980-41-03 C</a> Second ramp traversed in CUCC route [probably to German Route 00-41-07]
<br><a name="C1980-41-04"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-04">C1980-41-04 C</a> Small uphill passage on left at corner after second traverse
<br><a name="C1980-41-05"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-05">C1980-41-05 B</a> Third ramp traversed in CUCC route
<br><a name="C1980-41-06"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-06">C1980-41-06 C</a> Small uphill passage to left by big boulders after third traverse
<br><a name="C1980-41-07"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-07">C1980-41-07 B</a> Fourth ramp traversed in CUCC route
<br><a name="C1980-41-08"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-08">C1980-41-08 B</a> Down passage to right after fourth ramp (probably to same place)
<br><a name="C1980-41-09"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-09">C1980-41-09 C</a> Left (uphill) leads to T-jn. T-left
<br><a name="C1980-41-10"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-10">C1980-41-10 C</a> T-right
<br><a name="C1980-41-11"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-11">C1980-41-11 B</a> Fifth ramp down in CUCC route
<br><a name="C1980-41-12"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-12">C1980-41-12 C</a> Uphill to left after fifth ramp
<br><a name="C1980-41-13"></a><a href="41.htm#C1980-41-13">C1980-41-13 X</a> Last ramp down (serious traverse) [led to base of pitch, same as <a href="#C1980-41-14">C1980-41-14</a>]
<br><a name="C1980-41-14"></a><a href="41.htm#C1980-41-14">C1980-41-14 X</a> Pitch after last ramp [led to <a href="#C1980-41-16">C1980-41-16/17</a>]
<br><a name="C1980-41-15"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-15">C1980-41-15 B</a> Continuation of high-level over pitch
<br><a name="C1980-41-16"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-16">C1980-41-16 X</a> Ramp down to chamber from pitch [led to way on to Big Pitch]
<br><a name="C1980-41-17"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-17">C1980-41-17 X</a> Ramp up under pitch [led to <a href="#C1982-142-34">C1982-142-34</a> at <a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-34">NE end 142 Big Chamber</a>]
<br><a name="C1980-41-18"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-18">C1980-41-18 C</a> Joint plane down dip from chamber below 1st pitch
<br><a name="C1980-41-19"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-19">C1980-41-19 C</a> Climb down through squeeze from chamber below 1st pitch to vadose canyon
<br><a name="C1980-41-20"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-20">C1980-41-20 B</a> First ramp up NE then NW from chamber
<br><a name="C1980-41-21"></a><a href="41.htm#C1980-41-21">C1980-41-21 X</a> Second (narrow) ramp up from chamber [led to way on to Big Pitch]
<br><a name="C1980-41-22"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-22">C1980-41-22 B</a> Right turn reached from down narrow ramp right from <a href="#C1980-41-21">C1980-41-21</a>
<br><a name="C1980-41-23"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-23">C1980-41-23 A</a> First ramp down at corner below descent ramp from <a href="#C1980-41-21">C1980-41-21</a> (est. 25m drop)
<br><a name="C1980-41-24"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-24">C1980-41-24 A</a> Second ramp down (nasty traverse, est. 25m drop)
<br><a name="C1980-41-25"></a><a href="41.htm#C1980-41-25">C1980-41-25 X</a> Downhill in first huge ramp [routes to Big Pitch]
<br><a name="C1980-41-26"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-26">C1980-41-26 B</a> Uphill in first huge ramp (two ways to same place)
<br><a name="C1980-41-27"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-27">C1980-41-27 X</a> Right turn off uphill in first huge ramp [leads to second huge ramp]
<br><a name="C1980-41-28"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-28">C1980-41-28 ?</a> Downhill in 2nd huge ramp - description fails around here but more in 82
<br><a name="C1980-41-29"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-29">C1980-41-29 B</a> Uphill in small inlet (above second huge ramp ?)
<br><a name="C1980-41-30"></a><a href="41.htm#C1980-41-30">C1980-41-30 X</a> Right via small pitch from descent of <a href="#C1980-41-25">C1980-41-25</a> [original way to <a href="41.htm#bigpitch">Big Pitch</a>]
<br><a name="C1980-41-31"></a><a href="41.htm#C1980-41-31">C1980-41-31 X</a> Left via two small pitches from descent of <a href="#C1980-41-25">C1980-41-25</a> [new way to Big Pitch]
<br><a name="C1980-41-32"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-32">C1980-41-32 X</a> Hole in wall near bottom of Big Pitch [reached from <a href="../../noinfo/smkridge/88.htm">1623/88</a>]
<br><a name="C1980-41-33"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-33">C1980-41-33 X</a> Chimney in right wall 20m downstream from Big Pitch [way in from 144]
<br><a name="C1980-41-34"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-34">C1980-41-34 A</a> Climb to passage on left 10m downstream from Big Pitch
<br><a name="C1980-41-35"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-35">C1980-41-35 X</a> Downstream in sharp passage [main way on]
<br><a name="C1980-41-36"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-36">C1980-41-36 B</a> Large (2.5m dia + trench?) passage on right (no draught, never entered)
<br><a name="C1980-41-37"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-37">C1980-41-37 C</a> Possible roof traverse(s) above tight pitch(es)
<br><a name="C1980-41-38"></a><a href="41.htm#C1980-41-38">C1980-41-38 X</a> Continuation of Big Rift [main way on 1981]
<br><a name="C1980-41-39"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-39">C1980-41-39 ?</a> Area at start of Stalaglufth&ouml;hle - missed route on to Big Pitch ?
<br><a name="C1980-41-40"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-40">C1980-41-40 C</a> Continuation of canyon after sloping traverse, end series, German route
<br><a name="C1980-41-41"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-41">C1980-41-41 C</a> Continuation of 'dried out sump' crawl beyond window right
<br><a name="C1980-41-42"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-42">C1980-41-42 C</a> Hole down traversed after climb down from window
<br><a name="C1980-41-43"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-43">C1980-41-43 C</a> Tiny exit from chamber below 20m alternative pitch after initial p6m, p18m
<br><a name="C1980-41-44"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-44">C1980-41-44 C</a> Tight drop at limit of German route 'Stalaglufth&ouml;hle'
<br /><a name="C1980-41-00"></a><a href="41.htm#C1980-41-00">C1980-41-00 X</a> Left turn inside 41a entrance [led to <a href="41.htm#C1980-41-00">CUCC route</a>]
<br /><a name="C1980-41-01"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-01">C1980-41-01 C</a> First ramp traversed over in 41a CUCC route [probably to German Route 00-41-05]
<br /><a name="C1980-41-02"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-02">C1980-41-02 C</a> Uphill ramp where main way turns right along dip (must be near surface)
<br /><a name="C1980-41-03"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-03">C1980-41-03 C</a> Second ramp traversed in CUCC route [probably to German Route 00-41-07]
<br /><a name="C1980-41-04"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-04">C1980-41-04 C</a> Small uphill passage on left at corner after second traverse
<br /><a name="C1980-41-05"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-05">C1980-41-05 B</a> Third ramp traversed in CUCC route
<br /><a name="C1980-41-06"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-06">C1980-41-06 C</a> Small uphill passage to left by big boulders after third traverse
<br /><a name="C1980-41-07"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-07">C1980-41-07 B</a> Fourth ramp traversed in CUCC route
<br /><a name="C1980-41-08"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-08">C1980-41-08 B</a> Down passage to right after fourth ramp (probably to same place)
<br /><a name="C1980-41-09"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-09">C1980-41-09 C</a> Left (uphill) leads to T-jn. T-left
<br /><a name="C1980-41-10"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-10">C1980-41-10 C</a> T-right
<br /><a name="C1980-41-11"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-11">C1980-41-11 B</a> Fifth ramp down in CUCC route
<br /><a name="C1980-41-12"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-12">C1980-41-12 C</a> Uphill to left after fifth ramp
<br /><a name="C1980-41-13"></a><a href="41.htm#C1980-41-13">C1980-41-13 X</a> Last ramp down (serious traverse) [led to base of pitch, same as <a href="#C1980-41-14">C1980-41-14</a>]
<br /><a name="C1980-41-14"></a><a href="41.htm#C1980-41-14">C1980-41-14 X</a> Pitch after last ramp [led to <a href="#C1980-41-16">C1980-41-16/17</a>]
<br /><a name="C1980-41-15"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-15">C1980-41-15 B</a> Continuation of high-level over pitch
<br /><a name="C1980-41-16"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-16">C1980-41-16 X</a> Ramp down to chamber from pitch [led to way on to Big Pitch]
<br /><a name="C1980-41-17"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-17">C1980-41-17 X</a> Ramp up under pitch [led to <a href="#C1982-142-34">C1982-142-34</a> at <a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-34">NE end 142 Big Chamber</a>]
<br /><a name="C1980-41-18"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-18">C1980-41-18 C</a> Joint plane down dip from chamber below 1st pitch
<br /><a name="C1980-41-19"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-19">C1980-41-19 C</a> Climb down through squeeze from chamber below 1st pitch to vadose canyon
<br /><a name="C1980-41-20"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-20">C1980-41-20 B</a> First ramp up NE then NW from chamber
<br /><a name="C1980-41-21"></a><a href="41.htm#C1980-41-21">C1980-41-21 X</a> Second (narrow) ramp up from chamber [led to way on to Big Pitch]
<br /><a name="C1980-41-22"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-22">C1980-41-22 B</a> Right turn reached from down narrow ramp right from <a href="#C1980-41-21">C1980-41-21</a>
<br /><a name="C1980-41-23"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-23">C1980-41-23 A</a> First ramp down at corner below descent ramp from <a href="#C1980-41-21">C1980-41-21</a> (est. 25m drop)
<br /><a name="C1980-41-24"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-24">C1980-41-24 A</a> Second ramp down (nasty traverse, est. 25m drop)
<br /><a name="C1980-41-25"></a><a href="41.htm#C1980-41-25">C1980-41-25 X</a> Downhill in first huge ramp [routes to Big Pitch]
<br /><a name="C1980-41-26"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-26">C1980-41-26 B</a> Uphill in first huge ramp (two ways to same place)
<br /><a name="C1980-41-27"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-27">C1980-41-27 X</a> Right turn off uphill in first huge ramp [leads to second huge ramp]
<br /><a name="C1980-41-28"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-28">C1980-41-28 ?</a> Downhill in 2nd huge ramp - description fails around here but more in 82
<br /><a name="C1980-41-29"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-29">C1980-41-29 B</a> Uphill in small inlet (above second huge ramp ?)
<br /><a name="C1980-41-30"></a><a href="41.htm#C1980-41-30">C1980-41-30 X</a> Right via small pitch from descent of <a href="#C1980-41-25">C1980-41-25</a> [original way to <a href="41.htm#bigpitch">Big Pitch</a>]
<br /><a name="C1980-41-31"></a><a href="41.htm#C1980-41-31">C1980-41-31 X</a> Left via two small pitches from descent of <a href="#C1980-41-25">C1980-41-25</a> [new way to Big Pitch]
<br /><a name="C1980-41-32"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-32">C1980-41-32 X</a> Hole in wall near bottom of Big Pitch [reached from <a href="../../noinfo/smkridge/88.htm">1623/88</a>]
<br /><a name="C1980-41-33"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-33">C1980-41-33 X</a> Chimney in right wall 20m downstream from Big Pitch [way in from 144]
<br /><a name="C1980-41-34"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-34">C1980-41-34 A</a> Climb to passage on left 10m downstream from Big Pitch
<br /><a name="C1980-41-35"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-35">C1980-41-35 X</a> Downstream in sharp passage [main way on]
<br /><a name="C1980-41-36"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-36">C1980-41-36 B</a> Large (2.5m dia + trench?) passage on right (no draught, never entered)
<br /><a name="C1980-41-37"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-37">C1980-41-37 C</a> Possible roof traverse(s) above tight pitch(es)
<br /><a name="C1980-41-38"></a><a href="41.htm#C1980-41-38">C1980-41-38 X</a> Continuation of Big Rift [main way on 1981]
<br /><a name="C1980-41-39"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-39">C1980-41-39 ?</a> Area at start of Stalaglufth&ouml;hle - missed route on to Big Pitch ?
<br /><a name="C1980-41-40"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-40">C1980-41-40 C</a> Continuation of canyon after sloping traverse, end series, German route
<br /><a name="C1980-41-41"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-41">C1980-41-41 C</a> Continuation of 'dried out sump' crawl beyond window right
<br /><a name="C1980-41-42"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-42">C1980-41-42 C</a> Hole down traversed after climb down from window
<br /><a name="C1980-41-43"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-43">C1980-41-43 C</a> Tiny exit from chamber below 20m alternative pitch after initial p6m, p18m
<br /><a name="C1980-41-44"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1980-41-44">C1980-41-44 C</a> Tight drop at limit of German route 'Stalaglufth&ouml;hle'
<br /><a name="C1980-115-45"></a><a href="115.htm#C1980-115-45">C1980-115-45 C</a> Hopeless choke at bottom of initial passage in 115 (not the one dug)
<br /><a name="C1980-115-46"></a><a href="115.htm#C1980-115-46">C1980-115-46 X</a> Hole opposite initial 7m pitch [reaches blind roof passage]
<br /><a name="C1980-115-47"></a><a href="115.htm#C1980-115-47">C1980-115-47 X</a> Climb up on right in 115 initial passage [main way on, found at end]
<br /><a name="C1980-115-48"></a><a href="115.htm#C1980-115-48">C1980-41-48 X</a> Right at phreatic tube broken into by Der Igel [chokes, shat in]
<br /><a name="C1980-115-49"></a><a href="115.htm#C1980-115-49">C1980-41-49 X</a> Obvious traverse off 10m down blind Rift Pitch (Baker's Bungle) [way on]
<br><a name="C1980-115-45"></a><a href="115.htm#C1980-115-45">C1980-115-45 C</a> Hopeless choke at bottom of initial passage in 115 (not the one dug)
<br><a name="C1980-115-46"></a><a href="115.htm#C1980-115-46">C1980-115-46 X</a> Hole opposite initial 7m pitch [reaches blind roof passage]
<br><a name="C1980-115-47"></a><a href="115.htm#C1980-115-47">C1980-115-47 X</a> Climb up on right in 115 initial passage [main way on, found at end]
<br><a name="C1980-115-48"></a><a href="115.htm#C1980-115-48">C1980-41-48 X</a> Right at phreatic tube broken into by Der Igel [chokes, shat in]
<br><a name="C1980-115-49"></a><a href="115.htm#C1980-115-49">C1980-41-49 X</a> Obvious traverse off 10m down blind Rift Pitch (Baker's Bungle) [way on]
<br /><a name="C1981-115-00"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-115-00">C1981-115-00 X</a> Inlet above Ramp at Baker's Bungle [up cascades, then ends]
<br /><a name="C1981-115-01"></a><a href="115.htm#C1981-115-01">C1981-115-01 B</a> Obvious (but lethally unsafe) black space ahead below Ramp
<br /><a name="C1981-115-02"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-115-02">C1981-115-02 B</a> Narrow rift below rebelay at the Col (crapped into)
<br /><a name="C1981-115-03"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-115-03">C1981-115-03 ?</a> Possible way on beyond pitch into Big Chamber (but probably not)
<br /><a name="C1981-115-04"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-115-04">C1981-115-04 ?</a> Aven at end of 60m upstream from Big Chamber, shown on survey. Description, however, says inlet sump.
<br /><a name="C1981-115-05"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-115-05">C1981-115-05 C</a> Aven beyond short crawl through hole in wall from food dump in 115 Big Chanber.
<br /><a name="C1981-115-06"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-115-06">C1981-115-06 B</a> Continuation traverse above Purgatory (too hard)
<br /><a name="C1981-41-07"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1981-41-07">C1981-41-07 C</a> Upstream at the Confluence below Purgatory (thought to divide - all tributaries too small to follow)
<br /><a name="C1981-41-08"></a><a href="deepwy.htm#C1981-41-08">C1981-41-08 X</a> Downstream continuation at silly depth [way on 1982]
<br /><a name="C1981-115-09"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-115-09">C1981-115-09 X</a> Left turn from traverse level just downstream of Big Chamber [ends - may =81-41-05 - or is this way to Futility Series?]
<br /><a name="C1981-115-10"></a><a href="115.htm#C1981-115-10">C1981-115-10 X</a> Right where traverse gets too hard at <a href="#C1981-115-05">C1981-115-05</a> [into phreatic maze area]
<br /><a name="C1981-115-11"></a><a href="115.htm#C1981-115-11">C1981-115-11 X</a> Right from junction in phreatic maze after low arch [now Purgatory Bypass]
<br /><a name="C1981-115-12"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-115-12">C1981-115-12 X</a> Steeply rising continuation right from Cairn Junction [original link 41/115, joins C1981-41-11]
<br /><a name="C1981-115-13"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-115-13">C1981-115-13 A</a> Continuation left from Cairn Junction (may be several passages here)
<br><a name="C1981-115-00"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-115-00">C1981-115-00 X</a> Inlet above Ramp at Baker's Bungle [up cascades, then ends]
<br><a name="C1981-115-01"></a><a href="115.htm#C1981-115-01">C1981-115-01 B</a> Obvious (but lethally unsafe) black space ahead below Ramp
<br><a name="C1981-115-02"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-115-02">C1981-115-02 B</a> Narrow rift below rebelay at the Col (crapped into)
<br><a name="C1981-115-03"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-115-03">C1981-115-03 ?</a> Possible way on beyond pitch into Big Chamber (but probably not)
<br><a name="C1981-115-04"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-115-04">C1981-115-04 ?</a> Aven at end of 60m upstream from Big Chamber, shown on survey. Description, however, says inlet sump.
<br><a name="C1981-115-05"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-115-05">C1981-115-05 C</a> Aven beyond short crawl through hole in wall from food dump in 115 Big Chanber.
<br><a name="C1981-115-06"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-115-06">C1981-115-06 B</a> Continuation traverse above Purgatory (too hard)
<br><a name="C1981-41-07"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1981-41-07">C1981-41-07 C</a> Upstream at the Confluence below Purgatory (thought to divide - all tributaries too small to follow)
<br><a name="C1981-41-08"></a><a href="deepwy.htm#C1981-41-08">C1981-41-08 X</a> Downstream continuation at silly depth [way on 1982]
<br><a name="C1981-115-09"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-115-09">C1981-115-09 X</a> Left turn from traverse level just downstream of Big Chamber [ends - may =81-41-05 - or is this way to Futility Series?]
<br><a name="C1981-115-10"></a><a href="115.htm#C1981-115-10">C1981-115-10 X</a> Right where traverse gets too hard at <a href="#C1981-115-05">C1981-115-05</a> [into phreatic maze area]
<br><a name="C1981-115-11"></a><a href="115.htm#C1981-115-11">C1981-115-11 X</a> Right from junction in phreatic maze after low arch [now Purgatory Bypass]
<br><a name="C1981-115-12"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-115-12">C1981-115-12 X</a> Steeply rising continuation right from Cairn Junction [original link 41/115, joins C1981-41-11]
<br><a name="C1981-115-13"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-115-13">C1981-115-13 A</a> Continuation left from Cairn Junction (may be several passages here)
<br><a name="C1981-41-14"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-41-14">C1981-41-14 B</a> Follow stream below traverse right from <a href="deepwy.htm#jncha">Junction Chamber</a>
<br><a name="C1981-41-15"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-41-15">C1981-41-15 ?</a> Continuation of traverse over stream (may not exist)
<br><a name="C1981-115-16"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-115-16">C1981-115-16 C</a> Descent to the stream from Cairn Junction
<br><a name="C1981-115-17"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-115-17">C1981-115-17 A</a> Left turn 16m
before 115 main passage, when coming from 41, mentioned in Journal, and quite clear on both sketch grade 1
of whole of this level and the grade 5 notes. <!-- at 41.Bypass.pt1.54 -->
This is a genuine QM. *Unless* its the <a
href="off115.htm#pboxbow">steeply rising tube</a> which loops back.
<br /><a name="C1981-41-14"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-41-14">C1981-41-14 B</a> Follow stream below traverse right from <a href="deepwy.htm#jncha">Junction Chamber</a>
<br /><a name="C1981-41-15"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-41-15">C1981-41-15 ?</a> Continuation of traverse over stream (may not exist)
<br /><a name="C1981-115-16"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-115-16">C1981-115-16 C</a> Descent to the stream from Cairn Junction
<br /><a name="C1981-115-17"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-115-17">C1981-115-17 A</a> Left turn 16m
before 115 main passage, when coming from 41, mentioned in Journal, and quite clear on both sketch grade 1 of whole of this level and the grade 5 notes. <!-- at 41.Bypass.pt1.54 --> This is a genuine QM. *Unless* its the <a href="off115.htm#pboxbow">steeply rising tube</a> which loops back.</p>
<p>Some of these QMs are rather spurious - they only existed for a few days
during expo at most. On the other hand, the original survey notes are showing
up some more QMs, not yet formally in the list:
up some more QMs, not yet formally in the list:</p>
<p>Hole down to sound of water at second junction with passage leading to
Cairn Junction <!-- 41.Bypass.pt1.41 --><br>
Cairn Junction <!-- 41.Bypass.pt1.41 --><br />
Hole to sound of water in Bypass well before Junction Chamber
<!-- 41.Bypass.pt1.39 --><br>
<!-- 41.Bypass.pt1.39 --></p>
<p>There may be other QMs here - the descriptions/survey from each end (41
and 115) don't quite gel. We don't have the UBSS survey data for this
connection area, and once the main way on was open, this area was never
looked at again.
looked at again.</p>
<p><a name="C1981-41-18"></a><a href="deepwy.htm#C1981-41-18">C1981-41-18 X</a> Phreatic passage left from 15m climb up at Junction Chamber &quot;cucc/UBSS 1981&quot; [main way back to stream avoiding Purgatory]
<br />Other ways on from this passage (Dartford Tunnel) were not noted in 1981, so have 1982 numbers
<br /><a name="C1981-41-19"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-41-19">C1981-41-19 C</a> Descent to stream below traverse in passage right from Junction Chamber
<br /><a name="C1981-41-20"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-41-20">C1981-41-20 C</a> First big aven in passage right from Junction Chamber climb
<br /><a name="C1981-41-21"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-41-21">C1981-41-21 C</a> Terminal big aven in passage right from Junction Chamber climb
<br /><a name="C1981-41-22"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1981-41-22">C1981-41-22 B</a> Continuation in sump bypass in lower streamway
<br /><a name="C1981-41-23"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1981-41-23">C1981-41-23 B</a> Stream inlet on right between sump and 12' climb
<br /><a name="C1981-41-24"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1981-41-24">C1981-41-24 B</a> Stream inlet on left just before Subtle approach
<br>Other ways on from this passage (Dartford Tunnel) were not noted in 1981, so have 1982 numbers
<br /><a name="C1982-41-00"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1982-41-00">C1982-41-00 B</a> Downhill crawl on right at start of Dartford Tunnel
<br /><a name="C1982-41-01"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1982-41-01">C1982-41-01 B</a> Inaccessible passage up on left, 40m down Dartford Tunnel
<br /><a name="C1982-41-02"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1982-41-02">C1982-41-02 B</a> Another one 20m further on
<br /><a name="C1982-41-03"></a><a href="deepwy.htm#C1982-41-03">C1982-41-03 C</a> Possible penetration down tight rift in floor of Dartford Tunnel
<br /><a name="C1982-41-04"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1982-41-04">C1982-41-04 B</a> Passage high on left at cross-rift where main route goes right <!-- 41.Bypass.pt1.22 -->
<br /><a name="C1982-41-05"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1982-41-05">C1982-41-05 C</a> Aven in inlet at end of right turn where cross-rift hits T-junction <!-- 41.Bypass.pt1.20 -->
<br /><a name="C1982-41-06"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1982-41-06">C1982-41-06 C</a> Passage right at 4m climb down in P.B. to low mud/boulder area <!-- 41.Bypass.pt1. -->
<br /><a name="C1982-41-07"></a><a href="deepwy.htm#C1982-41-07">C1982-41-07 !</a> Possible ways into vadose floor slots at various points along Purgatory Bypass, some with sound of stream. <!-- 41.Bypass.pt1. -->
<br /><a name="C1982-41-08"></a><a href="deepwy.htm#C1982-41-08">C1982-41-08 C</a> Wet aven in alcove to left in last section of Purgatory Bypass
<br /><a name="C1982-41-09"></a><a href="deepwy.htm#C1982-41-09">C1982-41-09 C</a> Aven on right a bit further on
<br /><a name="C1982-41-10"></a><a href="deepwy.htm#C1982-41-10">C1982-41-10 B</a> Ways down into stream rift below "cucc/UBSS 1981" traverse
<br /><a name="C1982-41-11"></a><a href="deepwy.htm#C1982-41-11">C1982-41-11 C</a> Continuation of Camp passage as traverse above Purgatory ?
<br /><a name="C1982-41-12"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1982-41-12">C1982-41-12 A</a> Possible traverse right where descent to Confluence starts (hairy - mud.)
<br /><a name="C1982-41-13"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1982-41-13">C1982-41-13 B</a> 25m+ climb up K&ouml;ln Dom (not attempted)
<br /><a name="C1982-41-14"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1982-41-14">C1982-41-14 B</a> Echo Aven (reached by hard climb, another climb to go)
<br /><a name="C1982-41-15"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1982-41-15">C1982-41-15 B</a> Roof passage from sharp left bend before 7m pitch below Confluence "Dry Purgatory" (entered, unclear if it ends)
<br /><a name="C1982-41-16"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1982-41-16">C1982-41-16 B</a> Cascade inlet (on right on survey, on left in description) downstream of short sump in main streamway
<br /><a name="C1982-41-17"></a><a href="deepwy.htm#C1982-41-17">C1982-41-17 C</a> Terminal sump - but only an idiot would dive this.
<br /><a name="C1982-41-18"></a><a href="deepwy.htm#C1982-41-18">C1982-41-18 C</a> Small choked tube with no draught above final sump.
<br><a name="C1981-41-19"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-41-19">C1981-41-19 C</a> Descent to stream below traverse in passage right from Junction Chamber
<br><a name="C1981-41-20"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-41-20">C1981-41-20 C</a> First big aven in passage right from Junction Chamber climb
<br><a name="C1981-41-21"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1981-41-21">C1981-41-21 C</a> Terminal big aven in passage right from Junction Chamber climb
<br><a name="C1981-41-22"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1981-41-22">C1981-41-22 B</a> Continuation in sump bypass in lower streamway
<br><a name="C1981-41-23"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1981-41-23">C1981-41-23 B</a> Stream inlet on right between sump and 12' climb
<br><a name="C1981-41-24"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1981-41-24">C1981-41-24 B</a> Stream inlet on left just before Subtle approach
<br><a name="C1982-41-00"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1982-41-00">C1982-41-00 B</a> Downhill crawl on right at start of Dartford Tunnel
<br><a name="C1982-41-01"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1982-41-01">C1982-41-01 B</a> Inaccessible passage up on left, 40m down Dartford Tunnel
<br><a name="C1982-41-02"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1982-41-02">C1982-41-02 B</a> Another one 20m further on
<br><a name="C1982-41-03"></a><a href="deepwy.htm#C1982-41-03">C1982-41-03 C</a> Possible penetration down tight rift in floor of Dartford Tunnel
<br><a name="C1982-41-04"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1982-41-04">C1982-41-04 B</a> Passage high on left at cross-rift where main route goes right <!-- 41.Bypass.pt1.22 -->
<br><a name="C1982-41-05"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1982-41-05">C1982-41-05 C</a> Aven in inlet at end of right turn where cross-rift hits T-junction <!-- 41.Bypass.pt1.20 -->
<br><a name="C1982-41-06"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1982-41-06">C1982-41-06 C</a> Passage right at 4m climb down in P.B. to low mud/boulder area <!-- 41.Bypass.pt1. -->
<br><a name="C1982-41-07"></a><a href="deepwy.htm#C1982-41-07">C1982-41-07 !</a> Possible ways into vadose floor slots at various points along Purgatory Bypass, some with sound of stream. <!-- 41.Bypass.pt1. -->
<br><a name="C1982-41-08"></a><a href="deepwy.htm#C1982-41-08">C1982-41-08 C</a> Wet aven in alcove to left in last section of Purgatory Bypass
<br><a name="C1982-41-09"></a><a href="deepwy.htm#C1982-41-09">C1982-41-09 C</a> Aven on right a bit further on
<br><a name="C1982-41-10"></a><a href="deepwy.htm#C1982-41-10">C1982-41-10 B</a> Ways down into stream rift below "cucc/UBSS 1981" traverse
<br><a name="C1982-41-11"></a><a href="deepwy.htm#C1982-41-11">C1982-41-11 C</a> Continuation of Camp passage as traverse above Purgatory ?
<br><a name="C1982-41-12"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1982-41-12">C1982-41-12 A</a> Possible traverse right where descent to Confluence starts (hairy - mud.)
<br><a name="C1982-41-13"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1982-41-13">C1982-41-13 B</a> 25m+ climb up K&ouml;ln Dom (not attempted)
<br><a name="C1982-41-14"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1982-41-14">C1982-41-14 B</a> Echo Aven (reached by hard climb, another climb to go)
<br><a name="C1982-41-15"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1982-41-15">C1982-41-15 B</a> Roof passage from sharp left bend before 7m pitch below Confluence "Dry Purgatory" (entered, unclear if it ends)
<br><a name="C1982-41-16"></a><a href="offdp.htm#C1982-41-16">C1982-41-16 B</a> Cascade inlet (on right on survey, on left in description) downstream of short sump in main streamway
<br><a name="C1982-41-17"></a><a href="deepwy.htm#C1982-41-17">C1982-41-17 C</a> Terminal sump - but only an idiot would dive this.
<br><a name="C1982-41-18"></a><a href="deepwy.htm#C1982-41-18">C1982-41-18 C</a> Small choked tube with no draught above final sump.
<br><a name="C1982-41-38"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-41-38">Other QMs</a> around <a
<br /><a name="C1982-41-38"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-41-38">Other QMs</a> around <a
href="#C1980-41-28">C1980-41-28</a> were found in 1982, but I've currently mislaid the
sketching of this area. Published descriptions are very confusing
hereabouts.
hereabouts.</p>
<p>"132" discovered 31st July 1982, entered 1st August, only really pushed to
the pitch and the Big Chamber - "all" surveying done 1983. Properly called
@@ -170,55 +166,50 @@ numbers of QMs in here, all of which will probably link together. The
fifteen more for 1983, but the sketching I have (which looks nothing like
the drawn up survey) suggests as many again. I am only including ones
mentioned in the description. Some of them may need turning into multiple
QMs.
QMs.</p>
<br><a name="C1982-142-19"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-19">C1982-142-19 A</a> Down first ramp on right in 142 "Wiggy's way to 60' pitch"
<br><a name="C1982-142-20"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-20">C1982-142-20 A</a> Down trench in floor 15m later to pitch
<br><a name="C1982-142-21"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-21">C1982-142-21 B</a> Holes in floor right before chamber
<br><a name="C1982-142-22"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-22">C1982-142-22 X</a> Through various gaps on right to low way [leads to huge batch of <a href="#C1983-142-02">C1983-QMs</a>]
<br><a name="C1982-142-23"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-23">C1982-142-23 C</a> Tight lead on the left where main way narrows
<br><a name="C1982-142-24"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-24">C1982-142-24 C</a> Way up/left to a tight rift from main way
<br><a name="C1982-142-25"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-25">C1982-142-25 B</a> Down ramp from main way (one preceding "Bad Step")
<br><a name="C1982-142-26"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-26">C1982-142-26 B</a> Down ramp - the "Bad Step"
<br><a name="C1982-142-27"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-27">C1982-142-27 C</a> Small hole to right after the "Bad Step"
<br><a name="C1982-142-28"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-28">C1982-142-28 C</a> Small hole to the left after the "Bad Step"
<br><a name="C1982-142-29"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-29">C1982-142-29 B</a> Down ramp at step down in main way
<br><a name="C1982-142-30"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-30">C1982-142-30 C</a> Hole in the floor of main way
<br><a name="C1982-142-31"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-31">C1982-142-31 C</a> Left at
T-junction up from boulder chamber (allegedly blocked by boulder, but
apparently the connection point from <a href="../78.htm">Schwabenschacht</a>
- 6km not bad for a "C" lead :-)
<p><a name="C1982-142-19"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-19">C1982-142-19 A</a> Down first ramp on right in 142 "Wiggy's way to 60' pitch"
<br /><a name="C1982-142-20"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-20">C1982-142-20 A</a> Down trench in floor 15m later to pitch
<br /><a name="C1982-142-21"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-21">C1982-142-21 B</a> Holes in floor right before chamber
<br /><a name="C1982-142-22"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-22">C1982-142-22 X</a> Through various gaps on right to low way [leads to huge batch of <a href="#C1983-142-02">C1983-QMs</a>]
<br /><a name="C1982-142-23"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-23">C1982-142-23 C</a> Tight lead on the left where main way narrows
<br /><a name="C1982-142-24"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-24">C1982-142-24 C</a> Way up/left to a tight rift from main way
<br /><a name="C1982-142-25"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-25">C1982-142-25 B</a> Down ramp from main way (one preceding "Bad Step")
<br /><a name="C1982-142-26"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-26">C1982-142-26 B</a> Down ramp - the "Bad Step"
<br /><a name="C1982-142-27"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-27">C1982-142-27 C</a> Small hole to right after the "Bad Step"
<br /><a name="C1982-142-28"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-28">C1982-142-28 C</a> Small hole to the left after the "Bad Step"
<br /><a name="C1982-142-29"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-29">C1982-142-29 B</a> Down ramp at step down in main way
<br /><a name="C1982-142-30"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-30">C1982-142-30 C</a> Hole in the floor of main way
<br /><a name="C1982-142-31"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-31">C1982-142-31 C</a> Left at T-junction up from boulder chamber (allegedly blocked by boulder, but apparently the connection point from <a href="../../noinfo/smkridge/78.htm">Schwabenschacht</a> - 6km not bad for a "C" lead :-)
<br /><a name="C1982-142-32"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-32">C1982-142-32 X</a> Right at T-junction [to pitch into 142 Big Chamber]
<br /><a name="C1982-142-33"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-33">C1982-142-33 C</a> Various ways down boulders in Big Chamber (judged unsafe)
<br /><a name="C1982-142-34"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-34">C1982-142-34 X</a> Way up at NE end of <a href="off41.htm#bigcham142">Big Chamber</a> [connects to <a href="#C1980-41-17">C1980-41-17</a>]
<br /><a name="C1982-115-35"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1982-115-35">C1982-115-35 C</a> Two avens above gully at first junction left in <a href="off115.htm#futser">Futility Series</a>
<br /><a name="C1982-115-36"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1982-115-36">C1982-115-36 A</a> Draughting sand-choked tube at end of Futility Series - near surface ?
<br /><a name="C1982-115-37"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1982-115-37">C1982-115-37 C</a> Choke in left passage from <a href="off115.htm#bignfcham">Big Enough Chamber</a></p>
<br><a name="C1982-142-32"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-32">C1982-142-32 X</a> Right at T-junction [to pitch into 142 Big Chamber]
<br><a name="C1982-142-33"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-33">C1982-142-33 C</a> Various ways down boulders in Big Chamber (judged unsafe)
<br><a name="C1982-142-34"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1982-142-34">C1982-142-34 X</a> Way up at NE end of <a href="off41.htm#bigcham142">Big Chamber</a> [connects to <a href="#C1980-41-17">C1980-41-17</a>]
<br><a name="C1982-115-35"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1982-115-35">C1982-115-35 C</a> Two avens above gully at first junction left in <a href="off115.htm#futser">Futility Series</a>
<br><a name="C1982-115-36"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1982-115-36">C1982-115-36 A</a> Draughting sand-choked tube at end of Futility Series - near surface ?
<br><a name="C1982-115-37"></a><a href="off115.htm#C1982-115-37">C1982-115-37 C</a> Choke in left passage from <a href="off115.htm#bignfcham">Big Enough Chamber</a>
<p>There are quite a few 1982 QMs in 144, none of which have yet been
extracted from the description.</p>
<br>There are quite a few 1982 QMs in 144, none of which have yet been
extracted from the description.
<p><a name="C1983-142-00"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1983-142-00">C1983-142-00 X</a> Obscure route right through boulders part way up to T-jn of <a href="#C1982-142-31">C1982-142-31</a> [to <a href="off41.htm#rodrunway">Rodent Runway</a>, thence to 41]
<br /><a name="C1983-142-01"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1983-142-01">C1983-142-01 !</a> c 7 unexplored leads off Rodent Runway
<br /><a name="C1983-142-02"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1983-142-02">C1983-142-02 !</a> c 4 ways off at start of route from <a href="#C1982-142-22">C1982-142-22</a>
<br /><a name="C1983-142-03"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1983-142-03">C1983-142-03 A</a> Way on "To stream" in route from <a href="#C1982-142-22">C1982-142-22</a>
<br /><a name="C1983-142-04"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1983-142-04">C1983-142-04 ?</a> Way just right of <a href="#C1983-142-03">C1983-142-03</a> - not in description, but appears on survey
<br /><a name="C1983-142-05"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1983-142-05">C1983-142-05 A</a> Continuation(s) of Dripping Chamber - end of route from <a href="#C1982-142-22">C1982-142-22</a></p>
<br><a name="C1983-142-00"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1983-142-00">C1983-142-00 X</a> Obscure route right through boulders part way up to T-jn of <a href="#C1982-142-31">C1982-142-31</a> [to <a href="off41.htm#rodrunway">Rodent Runway</a>, thence to 41]
<br><a name="C1983-142-01"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1983-142-01">C1983-142-01 !</a> c 7 unexplored leads off Rodent Runway
<br><a name="C1983-142-02"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1983-142-02">C1983-142-02 !</a> c 4 ways off at start of route from <a href="#C1982-142-22">C1982-142-22</a>
<br><a name="C1983-142-03"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1983-142-03">C1983-142-03 A</a> Way on "To stream" in route from <a href="#C1982-142-22">C1982-142-22</a>
<br><a name="C1983-142-04"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1983-142-04">C1983-142-04 ?</a> Way just right of <a href="#C1983-142-03">C1983-142-03</a> - not in description, but appears on survey
<br><a name="C1983-142-05"></a><a href="off41.htm#C1983-142-05">C1983-142-05 A</a> Continuation(s) of Dripping Chamber - end of route from <a href="#C1982-142-22">C1982-142-22</a>
<p>There is a suspicion that the passages of <a href="#C1982-142-22">C1982-142-22</a> have reached the German Route
<p>There is a suspicion that the passages of <a href="#C1982-142-22">C1982-142-22</a> have reached the German Route</p>
<p>1983 QMs are very vague 'cos the survey is so crap. There are also a few
QMs from 84, and I haven't even vaguely put in the QMs in 1623/144, of which
there are quite a large number, which belong here since the cave connects
(the linking-in point is <a href="#C1980-41-33">C1980-41-33</a>, which should have been
a 1980 QM, but can't tell if it was actually noticed that year).
(the linking-in point is <a href="#C1980-41-33">C1980-41-33</a>, which should have been a 1980 QM, but can't tell if it was actually noticed that year).</p>
<p>I count over 80 of those QM's as having no described continuation. Several
of these are groups of ways on which may or may not go to the same place. No
doubt some of these have been looked at, but not written up or surveyed. Most
of those will be fairly short. Equally, I suspect that quite a lot will have
been missed on the surveys, which would bring the numbers back up again.
been missed on the surveys, which would bring the numbers back up again.</p>
<p>A large proportion of these QMs can be reached without ANY rigging of
existing pitches. The survey of 142 is/was a shambles, and needs, at the
@@ -228,21 +219,22 @@ the shaft at the end of the German Route alleged to be 220m must have been a
way into the Big Pitch, and not what CUCC pushed in 1980. We have no
adequate survey of the German route, which would be handy to have (at least
for that part which doesn't need rigging), as we could then see if the QMs
in 142 and the CUCC route in 41 do indeed reach the German Route.
in 142 and the CUCC route in 41 do indeed reach the German Route.</p>
<p>Initial impressions are that the further from the entrance a QM was, the
more likely it is to have been pushed (unlike 161 :-). This may simply mean
that people were less observant and less careful to note QMs lower down.
that people were less observant and less careful to note QMs lower down.</p>
<p>CUCC does now have survey data and a published plan, showing where
1623/88 (L&auml;rchenh&ouml;hle) connects to the big pitch. However, we
haven't yet generated any kind of passage description.
haven't yet generated any kind of passage description.</p>
<p>The QM situation in 142 is such that a chronological numbering is getting
silly. It may be impossible to identify the numbered QMs "in the
cave", in which case the thing to do is to delete that QM, and number
all new ones with C2000-142- (or whatever year it is) numbers.
all new ones with C2000-142- (or whatever year it is) numbers.</p>
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@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Underground. The <a href="../../years/1982/41gd.htm">descriptive
article</a> which accompanied this survey makes a great deal of the supposed
134&deg; error in one compass. The compass was subsequently found to be
in error by a much more believable 180&deg; which renders the published
survey wrong in one area.
survey wrong in one area.</p>
<p>The survey is, perhaps surprisingly, at its worst in that part of the cave
first explored. The main Stellerweg route was surveyed at grade 4 (after
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ correction for fridge north) in 1980 to the head of the Big Rift, but only by
measuring rope lengths on pitches after that (the expedition was very pressed
for time and manpower when this route was connected to 115 in 1981). Only a
cursory survey was done of the German route, as we expected to obtain a copy
of the original survey (from 1972 ?) - we are still waiting.
of the original survey (from 1972 ?) - we are still waiting.</p>
<p>The survey of what became the "normal" route to the bottom is much
better, being to grade 5 all the way from the 115 entrance to The Confluence.
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ the subsequent grade 5 one is pretty good, so there is no reason to expect
particularly poor quality here. From the 12' climb to the bottom was all
surveyed, in 1982, to grade 5 by the dedicated minority who were actually
hard enough to get this far down the cave (and stupid enough to push a low
airspace duck at -700m - they deserved it).
airspace duck at -700m - they deserved it).</p>
<p>Thus, the depth quoted on the 1983 published survey is almost entirely
dependent on a grade 5 centre line which agreed well with other bits of
survey where these existed. There are no significant closed loops to
provide independent checks. The only known problem with the published
survey is the section of passage drawn 46&deg; out due to the "fridge
north" calibration cock-up.
north" calibration cock-up.</p>
<p>After the high entrances of <a href="../143.htm">143</a> and
<a href="../144.htm">144</a> were explored, and the latter was connected
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ system, a lot more survey data was available, all of it above the Big Rift in
Stellerweg. All these passages were drawn up, at a larger scale than the
original published survey, and with the fridge north error corrected.
However, this survey has never been published - CUCC stopped working in the
cave and the project petered out.
cave and the project petered out.</p>
<p>A significant part of the survey (all of 142 and the passages of 41 from
the entrance to the Big Pitch) is drawn up in machine-readable form, and
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ entrances. An overview of the whole survey (at a reduced scale) is also on
the site <a href="hlevel.png">here</a>.
A lot more survey work is expected in the cave over the next few
years (and this has already started). One connection from
<a href="../78.htm">Schwabenschacht</a> (1623/78) to the 1623/142 entrance
<a href="../../noinfo/smkridge/78.htm">Schwabenschacht</a> (1623/78) to the 1623/142 entrance
has already been made, and other connections seem likely. It is hoped that we
will also be able to obtain details of the other caves connected to the
system, and be able to draw up a full survey of what is already at least a
20km system.
20km system.</p>
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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
<p>Exploration in the last few years has shown that though a variety of
different approach walks are needed to visit various parts of the
long ridge on the SE side of area 1623, many of the significant caves
form part of a single, very extensive, system.
form part of a single, very extensive, system.</p>
<p>In the southern part, the <span lang="de-at">Vorderer
Schwarzmooskogel</span> (1843m), the area is bounded on the west by steep
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ scars into the <a href="../kratzer/index.htm"><span
lang="de-at">Kratzer</span> valley</a> and to the south and southeast by the
cliffs of <span lang="de-at">Wei&szlig;e Wand,</span> below which lies <a
href="../aaussee/index.htm"><span lang="de-at">Altausseer See</span></a> and
the <span lang="de-at">Hoch Klapf</span> valley to its NE.
the <span lang="de-at">Hoch Klapf</span> valley to its NE.</p>
<p>The ridge runs NNE, with a col at 1755m, before rising to the <span
lang="de-at">Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel</span> at 1906m. To the west of this,
@@ -31,45 +31,39 @@ northeast - just a limit to how far we have yet looked. Currently this is
some distance further NE beyond the summit of the <span lang="de-at">Hinterer
Schwarzmooskogel.</span> Beyond this, there are no known caves for some way,
by which time they fall into the <a href="../remote/index.htm">remote
plateau</a> or <a href="../wilden/index.htm"><span
lang="de-at">Wildensee</span></a> areas, as listed here.
plateau</a> or <a href="../wilden/index.htm"><span lang="de-at">Wildensee</span></a> areas, as listed here.</p>
<p>The area is more densely covered with dwarf mountain pine than the plateau
or other minor areas we have looked at, with a few "real" trees dotted about
too. This tends to restrict <a href="../handbook/look4.htm">prospecting</a>
to narrow corridors of access on established routes (these can hardly be
described as paths).
described as paths).</p>
<p>Five approaches are in use:
<p>Five approaches are in use:</p>
<ol>
<li><span lang="de-at">Stogerweg</span> - path 201, for entrances low on
the S and E side of the ridge
the S and E side of the ridge</li>
<li>The <span lang="de-at">Eish&ouml;hle</span> path - for entrances higher
up the hill
up the hill</li>
<li>Via the <span lang="de-at">Vd. Schwarzmooskogel</span> summit for
entrances near it - several variants are possible here.
entrances near it - several variants are possible here.</li>
<li>An established route to <span lang="de-at">Kaninchenh&ouml;hle</span>
and down the east side.
and down the east side.</li>
<li>A route from Top Camp across the plateau, via the large bare patch of
limestone on the side of the Hinter (visible from Top Camp) across to
<a href="204/204.html"><span lang="de-at">Steinbr&uuml;ckenh&ouml;hle</span></a>.
<a href="204/204.html"><span lang="de-at">Steinbr&uuml;ckenh&ouml;hle</span></a>.</li>
</ol>
<p>Caves are indexed in two lists - the first for caves known or strongly
expected to link into one of the two major systems, and the second for
smaller isolated caves. For each cave, the normal approach route is listed as
"201", "Nipple", "VSMK" or "161", with a link to the walk-in description, if
CUCC have actually been there.
<p>&nbsp;
<center><table border>
<caption align=top>
Caves known or expected to link into the <span lang="de-at">Stellerweg -<br>
Eish&ouml;hle</span> and <span lang="de-at">Kaninchenh&ouml;hle</span>
systems</caption>
CUCC have actually been there.</p>
<p class="centre">Caves known or expected to link into the <span lang="de-at">Stellerweg -<br />
Eish&ouml;hle</span> and <span lang="de-at">Kaninchenh&ouml;hle</span> systems</p>
<table class="trad centre">
<tr><td><a id="id40">40</a></td> <td><a
href="../noinfo/smkridge/40.htm"><span
lang="de-at">Schwarzmooskogeleish&ouml;hle</span></a> - approach <a
@@ -80,7 +74,7 @@ href="vianip.htm">Nipple</a></td></tr>
approach <a href="via201.htm">201</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><a id="id78">78</a></td>
<td><a href="78.htm"><span lang="de-at">Schwaben(schacht)h&ouml;hle</span></a>
<td><a href="../noinfo/smkridge/78.htm"><span lang="de-at">Schwaben(schacht)h&ouml;hle</span></a>
- off the <a href="vianip.htm">Nipple</a> path</td></tr>
<tr><td><a id="id87a">87</a></td>
@@ -118,9 +112,9 @@ II</a> - very near the <a href="vianip.htm">Nipple</a> path</td></tr>
- the main objective of the <a href="via161.htm">161</a> approach</td></tr>
</table>
<p>&nbsp;
<table border>
<caption align=top>Caves in the same area - but not yet linked</caption>
<p class="centre">Caves in the same area - but not yet linked</p>
<table class="trad centre">
<tr><td><a id="id28">28</a></td>
<td><a href="../noinfo/smkridge/28.htm"><span lang="de-at">Augsteckh&ouml;hle</span></a> - right next
@@ -404,7 +398,7 @@ via <a href="viavsk.htm">VSK path</a></td></tr>
<td><a href="2003-09/2003-09.html"><span lang="de-at">Weizeneish&ouml;hle</span></a>
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<h1>Stellerweg high entrances area - walk-in</h1>
<center><a href="../piclinks/bgwalk.htm"><img alt="Photo of start of
walk-in" src="../tinypix/bgwalk.jpg" width=223 height=123></a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;<a href="../piclinks/2011st.htm"><img src="../tinypix/2011st.jpg"
width=155 height=86></a></center>
<div class="centre"><a href="../piclinks/bgwalk.htm"><img alt="Photo of start of walk-in" src="../tinypix/bgwalk.jpg" width="223" height="123" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="../piclinks/2011st.htm"><img src="../tinypix/2011st.jpg" width="155" height="86" alt="Tony Rooke on the path (56k JPEG)" /></a></div>
<p>From the <a href="../tollrd.htm">Loser Panoramastra&szlig;e</a>
Bergrestaurant car park (bottom right of picture), take the path leading from
@@ -24,7 +21,7 @@ picture). Following this gently undulating path for ten to fifteen minutes
leads to <a href="../egglgrub/index.htm">Egglgrube</a>. To the left is a
valley containing several obvious sinkholes, with a junction path leading to
<a href="../br-alm/index.htm">Br&auml;uning Alm.</a> Ahead and to the right
is a 10m cliff rising from the pasture to an area of karren and dwarf pine.
is a 10m cliff rising from the pasture to an area of karren and dwarf pine.</p>
<p>Follow the main path 201 straight ahead up a break in the small cliff and
continue over karren which is well covered with L&auml;rchen (dwarf pine,
@@ -34,12 +31,9 @@ by group believed to be German), while right is the main path. <b>This
junction is easy to miss on the return in mist or at night</b>. A few minutes
further on, where a cave is marked by a large red Omega in the middle of the
path (1623/28), there is a junction path to the left, and
<a href="../handbook/survey/lasers.htm">Laser-fixed point 7/9</a> marked with a bolt.
<a href="../handbook/survey/lasers.htm">Laser-fixed point 7/9</a> marked with a bolt.</p>
<p><center>Path 201 approaching Egglgrube&nbsp;<a
href="../piclinks/2012nd.htm"><img src="../tinypix/2012nd.jpg" width=163
height=120></a>&nbsp;and beyond&nbsp;<a href="others/l/via201.htm"><img
src="others/t/via201.jpg" width=149 height=120></a></center>
<div class="centre"><p>Path 201 approaching Egglgrube&nbsp;<a href="../piclinks/2012nd.htm"><img src="../tinypix/2012nd.jpg" width="163" height="120" alt="Path 201 approaching Egglgrube (57k JPEG)" /></a>&nbsp;and beyond&nbsp;<a href="others/l/via201.htm"><img src="others/t/via201.jpg" width="149" height="120" alt="More path (78k JPEG)" /></a></p></div>
<p>The lower entrances to the
<a href="41.htm">Stellerwegh&ouml;hlensystem</a> are reached by
@@ -49,21 +43,21 @@ Stellerwegh&ouml;hlensystem, and a number of caves not explored by CUCC, are
reached by following this junction path. This starts out well-marked with
cairns and red paint spots/arrows. After a short while, it traverses below a
cliff on the left. At the far end of this, a climb up reaches a well-hidden
route to <a href="78.htm">Schwabenschacht</a> (1623/78).
route to <a href="../noinfo/smkridge/78.htm">Schwabenschacht</a> (1623/78).</p>
<p>The main way leads uphill for about 30 minutes to the back of a limestone
knoll known as The Nipple (German groups call this
<span lang=de>Wei&szlig;e Warze,</span> and
<span lang="de">Wei&szlig;e Warze,</span> and
in older CUCC logbook accounts it is Bunter's Bulge). Beyond this it becomes
harder to follow. There is a laser point on top of the Nipple, whilst caves
<a href="143.htm">143</a> and <a href="144.htm">144</a> are on the SE side.
This point is between an hour and an hour and a half from the car park,
depending on load / fitness / familiarity.
depending on load / fitness / familiarity.</p>
<p>Beyond the immediate area of the Nipple, caves exist, but have not been
explored by CUCC, so we have little information at present. Our scant
knowledge of <a href="../noinfo/smkridge/viaeis.htm">this area</a> is within
the closed section of the site.
the closed section of the site.</p>
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