Expedition reports and logbooks

The website is now the primary method of publishing information about our Austrian expeditions. There are a few overview reports that cover multiple expeditions. Other than those, the reports below are organised by year of expedition. The journal "Cambridge Underground" is rarely published (last issues 1999, 2012, 2024). For older expeditions, the reference numbers such as "80.1739" are taken from "Current Titles in Speleology", (CTS) which used to be published by the British Cave Research Association (BCRA); "no CTS" indicates that the article is either not referenced by Current Titles in Speleology or the reference has not been looked up.

There was no expedition in 1986, 2020 or 2021.

Overview and other reports

Speleo Austria conference talk about expeditions up to 2012 by Anthony Day
VHO article about 2013 and 2014 expeditions by Becka Lawson
Skywings article by Julian Todd

All reports organised by year

1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | ~~1986~~| 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | ~~2020~~| ~~2021~~| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |

Logbooks only

1976 missing | 1977 missing | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 missing | 1981 missing | 1982 | 1983 no images yet - partial logbook scan found in 2021) | 1984 | 1985 | No expedition in 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 no graphics yet | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 no graphics yet | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 (no graphics yet added) | 2001 graphics are broken, need rescanning | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 no graphics yet| 2009 no graphics yet,incomplete| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 graphics incomplete| 2018 | 2019 graphics missing | No expedition in 2020 or 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |

(No expedition in 2020 or 2021 due to COVID)

Reports of Austria 2019

GPF Full Report (PDF)
Hidden Earth talk (PDF)
CHECC talk (PDF)
2019 Logbook which incorporates the UK Caving blog entries
page of other documents relating to this expo

Reports of Austria 2018

Hidden Earth talk (PDF)
GPF Full Report (PDF)
GPF Report
2018 Logbook which incorporates the UK Caving blog entries
page of other documents relating to this expo

Reports of Austria 2017

2017 Logbook which incorporates the UK Caving blog entries
page of other documents relating to this expo

Reports of Austria 2016

2016 Logbook which incorporates Anthony Day's personal blog
Anthony Day's personal blog
European rescue report (2016)
page of other documents relating to this expo

Reports of Austria 2015

Hidden Earth talk (PDF)
Anthony Day's personal blog
page of other documents relating to this expo

Reports of Austria 2014

VHO article(2013+2014)
Hidden Earth talk (html) (56Mb tarball of files )
page of other documents relating to this expo

Reports of Austria 2013

VHO article(2013+2014)
page of other documents relating to this expo

Reports of Austria 2012

Speleo Austria Proceedings article
Speleo Austria Presentation (39MB PDF) (78MB OpenDocumentPresentation)
Hidden Earth talk
page of other documents relating to this expo

Reports of Austria 2011

Hidden Earth talk (PDF)
Descent article (Was this actually submitted/published?)
page of other documents relating to this expo

Reports of Austria 2010

Hidden Earth talk (PDF)
Descent article

Reports of Austria 2009

Mission Statement
Prospectus
Expedition Report

Reports of Austria 2008

Hidden Earth talk (PDF)

Reports of Austria 2007

Expedition Report - similar to Speleology article

Die Höhle 60 (2009): 10-20 Karst micrometeorology of two caves on the Loser Plateau, Northern Calcareous Alps, Austria - Initial results. Aaron Curtis
Speleology 10/11 Aug/Dec 2007 Science and Surveying: Totes Gebirge, Austria 2007. Aaron Curtis
Hidden Earth science talk by Djuke Veldhuis (PDF)
Hidden Earth science talk by Aaron Curtis (PDF)

Reports of Austria 2006

Speleology 6: 10-13 Shafts, Streamways, & Surveying: Totes Gebirge, Austria 2006, Mark Shinwell

Reports of Austria 2005

Expedition Report
Speleology 6: 10-13 Expedition Report: Totes Gebirge, Austria 2005, Nial Peters and Jenny Black
Hidden Earth talk (PDF)

Reports of Austria 2004

To do.

Reports of Austria 2003

Mission statement
Expedition Report

Speleology 4: 10-12Expedition Report: Totes Gebirge, Austria 2003, David Loeffler

Reports of Austria 2002

Mission statement

Reports of Austria 2001

Mission statement

Reports of Austria 2000

Mission statement
Pre-expo 2000 trip report (27 May-3 July) of Wookey caving with ARGE Grabbenstetten
Expedition Report by Mark Shinwell
Totes Gebirge surveying thesis (pages 34-43) by Nils Bräunig and Monika Skupien's

Reports of Austria 1999

Mission statement
Expedition Report by Mark Shinwell

Reports of Austria 1998

Mission statement
Summary Report for Sponsors CUCC Expedition to Austria 1998
Cambridge Underground 4(4) 1997-99, pp 89-93, CUCC Expedition to Austria 1998 by Tim Vasbie-Burnie CTS: 99.nnnn

Reports of Austria 1997

Mission statement
Report for Sponsors CUCC Expedition to Austria 1997 by Julian Haines
Cambridge Underground 4(4) 1997-99, pp 82-88, Expo '97 by Julian Haines CTS: 99.nnnnn

Reports of Austria 1996

ExCS Newsletter and mailing list Interim expedition report
BCRA Caves & Caving 75 (Spring 1997), pp 19-23, CUCC In Austria, 1996 by Anthony Day CTS: 97.nnnnn
VHO journal The BCRA Caves & Caving article in German CTS : 97.nnnnn
BCRA Cave Surveying Group Compass Points 15 March 1997, pp 11-15. GPS For expedition cave location by Wookey CTS: 97.nnnnn
Cambridge Underground 4(4) 1997-99, pp 75-82, Expo '96 CTS : 99.nnnnn

Reports of Austria 1995

CUCC and exCS mailing list Interim expo report by Wookey CTS: 96.nnnn
Cambridge Underground 1996 pp 22-25, Expo '95 by Steve Bellhouse CTS: 96.nnnn
Cambridge Underground 1996, pp 74-82, Appendix: New Finds in Kaninchenhöhle CTS: 96.nnnn [Not on the website as it is now superseded by the cave description here]
BCRA Caves & Caving 73 (Autumn 1996) Expo 1994 - 1995 report by Anthony Day & Steve Bellhouse CTS: 96.nnnn
Cambridge Underground 1996, pp 15-16. From Expo Novice to Expo Leader: The Tale of My Decline by Steve Bellhouse CTS: 96.nnnn
Cambridge Underground 1996, pp 26-326. Big Blue Rustbucket: European Tour of Self Destruction, 1995 CTS: 96.nnnn

Reports of Austria 1994

no CTS: Cavers' Digest (internet mailing list) #id4871, July 1994, An American Wrinklie on Expedition in Austria, Bob Bloodworth
96.nnnn: The main text of the above was reprinted in Cambridge Underground 1996, pp 17-18.
96.nnnn: Cambridge Underground 1996, Expo '94, Anthony Day
96.nnnn: BCRA Caves & Caving 73 (Autumn 1996), pp nn-nn, EXPO 1994 - 1995 REPORT, Anthony Day & Steve Bellhouse

Reports of Austria 1993

no CTS: Cambridge Underground 1992 pp 35-39, Austria 1993,
94.2037: BCRA Caves & Caving 63 (1994) pp 18-22, The continuing saga of ... CUCC in Austria: 1993, Clive George & Wookey

Reports of Austria 1992

no CTS: Cambridge Underground 1992 pp 31-34, Austria 1992,
94.2037: BCRA Caves & Caving 63 (1994) pp 18-22, The continuing saga of ... CUCC in Austria: 1992, Clive George & Wookey

Reports of Austria 1991

no CTS: Cambridge Underground 1992 pp 12-15, Austria '91, Wookey
92.1952: Cambridge Underground 1992, 161's new bits 1991, Wookey/Fran/Andy/Tony
92.1865: Cambridge Underground 1992 pp 18-19, Puffball and Icing Sugar Cave (1623/182), Olly Betts
no CTS: Cambridge Underground 1992, Its a Washout, Juliette Kelly
no CTS: Cambridge Underground 1992, How (not) to drive round Europe, Wookey

Reports of Austria 1990

(Current Titles in Speleology treated all the articles as a single entry, here subdivided by addition of an index letter)

91.1327/a: Cambridge Underground 1991 pp 5-10, Austria 1990 Expedition Report, Wookey
91.1327/b: Cambridge Underground 1991 pp 11-15, 1623/161 - Kaninchenhöhle. Cave description, Dave Fearon, Mike Richardson, Del Robinson & Wookey
91.1327/c: Cambridge Underground 1991 pp 16-19, Cave Descriptions of 162 and 163, Wookey
91.1327/d: Cambridge Underground 1991 pp 20-23, Caves Discovered - Austria '90, Wookey
91.1327/e: Cambridge Underground 1991 pp 24-27, Surveying Report Part I - Calibration, Wookey
91.1327/f: Cambridge Underground 1991 pp 28-31, Surveying Report Part II - Survey production, Wookey
91.1327/g: Cambridge Underground 1991 pp 32-34, Drill Report, Wookey

Reports of Austria 1989

90.1254: Austria 89 Expedition Report, 23 page printed report (believed to contain same info as Cambridge Underground, listed below)
no CTS: Cambridge Underground 1990 pp 5-9, Expedition Diary, Daniel Mace
no CTS: Cambridge Underground 1990 p 24, The 1989 Cave Survey of 161 Kaninchenhöhle, Daniel Mace
no CTS: Cambridge Underground 1990 p 25, Underground Camping, Mike Richardson
no CTS: Cambridge Underground 1990 pp 10-12, The Rescues, Chris Densham and Rebecca Lawson
no CTS: Cambridge Underground 1990 pp 13-20, Description of 1623/161 (Kaninchenhöhle), Wookey
no CTS: Cambridge Underground 1990 pp 21-23, Summary of Expedition Finds 1976 - 1989,
90.1317: BCRA Caves & Caving 49 (Autumn 1990) pp 5-7, Cambridge University Caving Club Underground in Austria, Daniel Mace & Penny Reeves
90.1234: Descent 92, Feb/March 1990 pp 18-19, Two Austrian Rescues, Rebecca Lawson & Chris Densham

Reports of Austria 1988

90.1323: Cambridge Underground 1989 pp 15-17, CUCC Austria Expedition 1988, Keith Millar
90.1324: Cambridge Underground 1989 pp 18-20, Description of 1623/161 (Kaninchenhöhle), Keith Millar
90.1343: Cambridge Underground 1989 pp 21-22, Totes Gebirge Schwarzmooskogel - 1623/164, Hugh Salter & Penny Reeves
no CTS: Cambridge Underground 1989 pp 22-23, Homeward bound (I wish I was) or, A Rover's Return, Tina White (and Mike Richardson a bit)
no CTS: Cambridge Underground 1989 p 24, And so to 1989..., Penny Reeves & Daniel Mace
89.1793: BCRA Caves & Caving 45 (Autumn 1989) pp 8-11, CUCC Expedition 1988, Mark Dougherty
89.1875: Expeditions Yearbook 1988, pp 89-90, CUCC Totes Gebirge 1988, Keith Millar

Reports of Austria 1987

no CTS: Cambridge Underground 1988 pp 3-4, Austria 1987 Expedition Description, Rebecca Lawson
no CTS: Cambridge Underground 1988 pp 5-6, Donner-und-Blitzen Höhle, Mike Richardson
no CTS: Cambridge Underground 1988 p 7, Entrance 113, Mike Richardson
no CTS: Cambridge Underground 1988 pp 8-13, Geology of the Totengebirge, Jared West

(no expedition in 1986)

Reports of Austria 1985

90.1318: Cambridge Underground 1986-7 pp 4-6, CUCC Austria 1985, Mike Martin
90.1238: Cambridge Underground 1986-7 pp 7-8, Caves of Loser (list), updated by Mike Martin
no CTS: Cambridge Underground 1986-7 pp 9-10, A Bird's Eye View of Austria - 85, Tina White
90.1244: Cambridge Underground 1986-7 p 11 , Guide Book Description to the 144 Stellerweg Connection
86.2088: Descent 69 (Mar/Apr 1986) p 10, Cambridge in Austria: 144 - Stellerweg connection gives depth of 3186 ft., Mike Martin

Reports of Austria 1984

no CTS: Cambridge Underground 1984 p 36, Austria 84 - Stop Press, Mike Richardson
no CTS: Cambridge Underground 1985 pp 4-6, Austria 1984 Exposée - Everything Revealed, Mike Richardson
86.1983: Cambridge Underground 1985 pp 7-9, Wolfhöhle, A Guidebook Description, Brian Derby
no CTS: Cambridge Underground 1985 pp 10-12, An Ascent of the Trisselwand, Andy Waddington
85.1463: BCRA Caves & Caving 29 (Aug 1985) pp 34-35, CUCC in Austria, 1984, Pete Lancaster

Reports of Austria 1983

85.1593: Cambridge Underground 1984 pp 5-6, Wolfehöhle - Act 1, John Bowers
85.1485: Cambridge Underground 1984 p 7, Exploration and survey of 1623/142, Phil Sargent
85.1486: Cambridge Underground 1984 p 8, Possible extensions to the 41-142-115 system, Phil Sargent
85.1460: Cambridge Underground 1984 p 8, 143 guidebook description, Pete Lancaster
85.1461: Cambridge Underground 1984 p 11, 144 guidebook description, Pete Lancaster
85.1462: Cambridge Underground 1984 p 13, Summary of Caves 1983, Pete Lancaster
no CTS: Cambridge Underground 1984 pp 35-36, Reality is an illusion caused by alcohol deficiency (or Why Stellerweg rotated this year), Andy Waddington
84.1580: BCRA Caves & Caving 23 (Feb 1984) p 14, Expeditions '83: CUCC in Austria, Dave Brindle

Reports of Austria 1982

83.1765: Cambridge Underground 1983 pp 5-10, Austria 1982, Phil Townsend
83.1723: Cambridge Underground 1983 pp 11-14, Stellerweghöhle guidebook description, P Lancaster
83.1801: Cambridge Underground 1983 p 15, Stellerweghöhle : The Survey, Andy Waddington
no ref.: Cambridge Underground 1983 p 18, The Underground Camp, Charles Butcher
83.1763: Cambridge Underground 1983 p 19, New Discoveries, Mike Thomas
83.1607: Cambridge Underground 1983 p 20, The Bats of 115, Dave Brindle
82.1124: BCRA Caves & Caving 18 (Nov 1982) pp 21-24, CUCC In Austria (Stellerweghöhle), Dave Brindle

Reports of Austria 1981

83.1764: Cambridge Underground 1982 pp 5-14, Austria 1981, Phil Townsend
82.1194: BCRA Caves & Caving 15 (Feb 1982) pp 14-15,41, CUCC/UBSS in Austria, Pete Lancaster
83.1768: William Pengelly Cave Studies Trust Newsletter 40 (Apr 1982) pp 28-30, UBSS/CUCC expedition to Austria 1981, Martin Warren
83.1621: Proceedings of the University of Bristol Speleological Society 16(2) (Nov 1982) pp 77-83, The Stellerweghöhle system, Totes Gebirge, Austria, Rich Barker et al

Reports of Austria 1980

82.1137: Cambridge Underground 1981 pp 9-22, Austria 1980, various
81.1410: Descent 49 (Jul/Aug 1981) p 46, Stellerweghöhle: CUCC's -1200ft Alternative to Early German Route, Nick Thorne
no CTS: Northern Pennine Club - probably in a newsletter?, AUSTRIA 1980, Mike Burgess & Andy Waddington
81.1427: Proceedings of the University of Bristol Speleological Society 16(1) (1981) pp 5-10, An introduction to Austrian karst, Steve Perry
81.1309: Proceedings of the University of Bristol Speleological Society 16(1) (1981) pp 11-20, A description of some caves..., Julian Griffiths

Reports of Austria 1979

80.1663: Cambridge Underground 1980 pp 12-19, Austria 1979, various
80.1739: Descent 44 (Jan/Feb 1980) pp 36-38, Cambridge expedition bottoms Austria's Eislufthöhle, Nick Thorne
79.2026: Belfry Bulletin 378 pp 4-7, Cambridge Bottom Eislufthöhle, N Thorne
80.1741: BCRA Caves & Caving 8 (May 1980) p 30, , Andy Waddington
81.1412: Speleo Krakow 1/2 Dec 1980 pp 45-48, Odkrycie i eksploracja Eislufthöhle, Andy Waddington (This is the original article from which the Polish translation was created)

Reports of Austria 1978

79.1867: Cambridge Underground 1979 pp 22-36, Austria 1978, various
78.2037: BCRA Caves & Caving 2 (Nov 1978) pp 9-10, CUCC expedition to the Totes Gebirge 1978, Andy Waddington
79.1866: Northern Pennine Club Journal vol 3 no. 2, 1979 pp 46-50, Austria 1977 & 78, Andy Waddington, Simon Farrow
79.2025: Descent 40 (Jan/Feb 1979) pp 10-11, Eislufthole still going for CUCC at 1148 ft, Nick Thorne
78.2034: Belfry Bulletin 366 (Oct 1978) pp 4-8, Cambridge University versus the Totes Gebirge, Nick Thorne

Reports of Austria 1977

78.2018: Cambridge Underground 1978 pp 30-48, Austria 1977, various
78.2027: Descent 38 (March/April 1978) p 34, CUCC push the hard pots of Altaussee, Mike Perryman
80.1719: Mitteilungen des Landesvereines für Höhlenkunde in Steiermark 8(2) (1979) pp 37-60, Die Osterreich espedition 1977 des CUCC Rod Leach et al
77.1649: Belfry Bulletin 354 pp 96-98, Austria 1977, N Thorne

Reports of Austria 1976

77.1618: Cambridge Underground 1977 pp 43-53, Austria 1976, R & J Leach