90 Bräu schacht 90 1/S +

Altitude: 1681m, depth 20m
Position: E 35376 N (52)82354 (surface survey from Top Camp)
GPS (1996) UTM 33T 0410257 5280891; UTM 33T 0410281 5280823
Bearings:
Bräuning Wall pt. 1828: 247°
Bräuning Nase: 153°
Vorderer Schwarzmooskogel (nipple): 097°
Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel: 050°
Schönberg: 346°
Marking: red painted number "90" (1977), 1998 tag "1623 90 CUCC 1977"

Location: Plateau - below Bräuning Scharte - the large and dramatic breach in the Bräuning Wall. Not located in search, 1989. Found 1996 and surveyed to. From Top Camp follow Bräuning path on slope, about 80m along (from point above waterhole) to where it meets edge of large patch of dwarf pine (c 100m diameter) on a raised limestone shelf. There is another patch of pines on slope to left for c 30m. Entrance is close to corner of big patch, 21m from path. Follow joint through gap in pines about 5m past where limestone step meets path. This is the same joint as CUCC 1996 WK 02, CUCC 1996 WK 03 and 1623/159
Surface survey location sketch in not KH 1996 p 3

Rift entrance in scrub leads to a loose, choked rift, 20m deep. 1996 sketch survey says 12.5m deep, 3m long (N-S) and 1.4m wide. West wall of shaft is 1.5m higher than east, and bolt plus red-painted number are at SE corner.

Exploration: CUCC 1977 - Team Enthusiast.

Survey: CUCC 1996 - Wookey.


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