Expo 2005: Surface work hitlist
This is essentially a QM list for surface work, combined with a
documentation to-do list, intended to record things that need exploring or
surveying outside our main target caves. This list is maintained by Dave, as
kataster administrator.
Stuff near 204
- Noted but undescended caves:
- 2002-X09, 2002-X09B, 2002-10, 2002-X11 through 2002-X18: Entrances noted and
GPSsed by Dunks in 2002, on a single long circular prospecting walk round the
back of the Nieder Augst-Eck. Most of these are untagged, and have been given
retrospective numbers (indicated by the X prefix).
- 2004-10: discovered by
Becka and Nial, lying just north of 2004-11 (In Your Face).
- 2004-13: near 161G and
161H. Almost certainly goes into Iceland if it goes anywhere, but worth
checking out.
- 2004-16, 17, 18: Martin + Frank's holes north
of 204C. Need checking out to see if they go anywhere; might yield a new 204
entrance!
- 2002-02 aka 234B: has a voice and
light connection to an aven in 234, but would be worth descending to tie in the
loop.
- Untagged cluster of strongly draughting entrances located by Becka and Nial
near 2004-11 (GPS coordinates
in 2004 logbook) - some may require
hammering and/or capping?
- Other leads:
- 239 (Rock'n'Roll höhle): Continuing passage at the other side of
Mersonified pitch-head, trending towards 204 (although not very deep); may
require a loony bolt traverse.
- 2004-19 (Kindergarten):
pitch in floor of main passage.
- Digs:
- 2000-08: Dig poised above
Merry Fucking Christmas. If I can work out a sensible and safe rig to get into
it, then I might have ago at it with a crowbar and a shovel.
- 2001-02 and 2001-03: relocate them and
determine if they actually go anywhere. 02 is not promisingly placed, but 03 is
just above the Colonnade in 204.
- 2004-21: Dig out the
mysterious passage going down to the right (which is sometimes snow-choked but
has never been descended). Danger of attack by flying saucers. (Needs tagging,
as well.)
- Surveying, tagging and documentation jobs:
- The Quarries (2002-07, 2002-08 and 2002-XX): revisit in
consultation with Frank and determine if they go anywhere, and if there is a
link to 204.
- 204C: stabilise the choke if possible and drop a tape measure down it.
- 161G + H: currently numbered as 2003-06 and 2004-12 respectively; to be
tagged with new numbers.
- 2002-01, 2003-02, 2003-03, 2003-05, 2003-09, 2003-10, 2004-11: to be retagged with new
kataster numbers when these have been allocated.
- 2003-07: it is not clear
if this cave really exists. A walk over that way to determine which tags are
where is in order.
Stuff near 76
I know nothing about this beyond what is in last year's logbook; apparently,
owing to Olly's GPS rather usefully forgetting all the coordinates, a bunch of
caves found in 2004 (2004-01 to 2004-09 inclusive) need refinding, along with
several older caves such as 108 and Tantalus Schacht.
(Actually the logbook only explicitly mentions 2, 5, 6, 7 and 9, but 1, 3, 4
and 8 presumably exist as well — ?)