Length: 5.3km Depth: 454m

Entrances:

• a Fix type: Nils Point: p204a Point description: none
  Lookup values for point data: Alt: 1812.40 N83699.91 E36697.34
• b Fix type: Surface survey Point: p204b Point description: none
  Lookup values for point data: Alt: 1808.23 N83710.41 E36685.07
• c Fix type: Surface survey Point: p204c Point description: none
  Lookup values for point data: Alt: 1832.53 N83902.03 E36664.63
• d Fix type: Surface survey Point: p204d Point description: none
  Lookup values for point data: Alt: 1771.52 N83880.38 E36448.46
• e Fix type: Surface survey Point: p204e Point description: none
  Lookup values for point data: Alt: 1816.09 N83858.30 E36616.52
• f Fix type: Surface survey Point: p204f Point description: none
  Lookup values for point data: Alt: 1820.21 N83872.09 E36625.27

Location: The cave is situated on the west side of the col between the Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel and Nieder Augst-Eck. It is currently one of the main areas of exploration for CUCC, who in 2001 established a bivvy site under the stone bridge opposite the entrance.

Approach: The route from Top Camp used since 1999 (probably near optimal) is a cairned path via Wolfhöhle (1623/145) and Laser Point 5, then up to the top of the bare patch of white limestone visible from Top Camp, passing 195 and 196. The path used in 2001 then skirts around the contours, passing the unmistakable arched entrance of Hauchhöhle, to arrive directly opposite the stone bridge after which the cave was named (in previous years a route slightly higher up towards the Hinter was used, which some people still prefer; this is also cairned). Alternatively, the cave may be approached from the summit of HSK - probably the optimal route if you are coming from any of the 161 entrances.

Entrance Photo: ?

Marking: Tags on both 204a and 204b entrances.

Underground Description:

• Entrance and The Near End passages
• Mid-level passages (including Wolpertinger Way)
• No Pain No Gain through to the Colonnade
• Trunk way through Treeumphant Passage to Cave Tree Chamber and beyond
• Swings and Roundabouts area
• Pleasuredome area
• Deep routes via the Ariston Series

QM list:

Question mark list.

Completed question mark list.

Survey:

• Plan, post-2002 Expo [702k; approx 2400x3200 pixels, greyscale] or 1.8M gzipped postscript
• Plan, post-2001 Expo [511k; approx 2500x3500 pixels, greyscale]
• Plan, post-2000 Expo [79k; approx 2300x3300 pixels, monochrome]
• Elevation, post-2000 Expo [22k; approx 1900x2200 pixels, monochrome]
• Plan, post-1999 Expo [26k; approx 582x783 pixels, greyscale]
• Elevation, post-1999 Expo [16k; approx 432x586 pixels, greyscale]

Explorers:

• CUCC 1999 to length 1365m, depth 226m
• CUCC 2000 to 2.5km, depth 368m
• CUCC 2001 to 4.7km, depth 368m
• CUCC 2002 to 5.3km, depth 454m

Centre Line: In dataset

Survex file: 204

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