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, and promptly forgotten about. Most of these are untagged, and have been given provisional numbers (indicated by the X prefix).
Not to be outdone, Earl and Becka went for a walk with Martin's GPS in 2003 and found eight more holes which promptly got forgotten about as well. At least they explored most of these at the time but 2003-X12 and 2003-X17 are undescended.
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 in direction of 204 (although not very deep); may require a bolt traverse to access.
2004-19 (Kindergarten): pitch in floor of main passage.
2002-07 (Quarries A-C): squeeze down past snow plug at -34m, just 9m above Crowning Glory.

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 a go at it with a crowbar and a shovel.
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.)
2003-09: prod terminal boulder choke, which drafts strongly and heads towards the far extremity of Rhino Rift in 204 (although it's a bit shallow and may well just hit the surface instead).

Surveying, tagging and documentation jobs:
- 2001-03: this has apparently been explored but there are no records of whether it goes or not; and it is promisingly placed above the Colonnade in 204.
- 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 204c (as has been suggested).
- Huge bag of caves, 2003-X11 to 2003-X18, GPSsed by Earl + Becka in 2003 and promptly forgotten about; need re-finding, marking, and surveying where appropriate (they vary from the done to the completely undescended).
- 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 were actually placed where is in order.
- The rest of Earl + Becka's 2003-Xnn caves, at least two of which probably need a proper survey, and all of them need to be re-found and re-marked.

Stuff near 76

Jenny and Olly did a day's surface prospecting walking from the 76 bivi to the local high point roughly to the West. Unfortunately the GPS randomly reset and lost the coordinates so caves 2004-05 to 09 need relocating and tagging. Also might be worthwhile getting more pics/GPS coordinates of 174, 175, and 176 which aren't far away.
2004-03 is on the route from top camp and needs tagging, GPSing and a close-up photo taking.
104 needs a tag before the last traces of paint weather away. There's even a spit (though it could be a bit rusty). It's probably close enough to be worth a surface survey to.
108 needs a tag (it already has a spit).
99OB02 needs relocating and GPSing. It already has a tag.
99OB01 needs relocating, GPSing, and tagging.
Find the cave with a rock next to it with 177? painted on it in blue paint. Retrieve rock to throw at Waddington!
Possibly look for Tantalusschacht (177) (if you believe it really exists) and also 178 and 179. But they're all unmarked, and several past attempts to locate 179 have failed.

Other areas

Three caves in the vicinity of Eishöhle – are currently tagged with incorrect Kataster numbers and need retagging.
Sort out confusion over 157, Bogenhöhle and other caves near laser point 0/5 (can easily be done en route to 204.)
Retag 2000-AA-01 (middle plateau 200m north of Top Camp) with proper kataster number when this has been allocated.
Survey 171, which is near 2000-AA-01, and is apparently quite long (>100m) although not very deep.
Wander round Kratzer valley with a tagging kit and a decent modern GPS, in the hope of relocating 71 (Fledermaushöhle), which is quite a substantial cave (347m long, 95m deep – by far the biggest of the Kratzer caves). It was surveyed in some detail way back in 1976 but no surface survey was made so we don't know where it is.
1996-05. This is some way to the west of 204, in the large empty gap of northern plateau north of the usual limit of prospecting from old Top Camp and west of the SMK ridge, and is a substantial undescended shaft; time could profitably be spent looking for holes in the surrounding area, which is largely virgin territory. (This is actually closer to 76, but having been there I suspect it's probably best approached along the described route from near topcamp - Olly)