Altitude: 1639m

Location: a short way South East of Eislufthöhle Kat.76
E 35876.6 N (52)82903.5 H 1638.9

Draughting entrance near Eislufthöhle (1623/76), ignored at first, since it was assumed it would join 76.

Entrance gully of 5m leads to 20m pitch at 70° over snow, heading roughly back towards Eislufthöhle. At the base is a 'snow-duck' under a rock wall beyond which a small rift-like chamber descends about 3m. Straight ahead at the same level, the rift quickly becomes an impenetrable slot through which can be seen a 2m wide passage with an ice floor running down from right to left at 5-10°. This is the source of the strong draught. Below the slot is another low hole, this leaks a vague draught and leads to a small boulder-strewn ledge with a definite blackness continuing to the left behind more boulders. Energetic but nervous removal of these gave obvious signs of a continuation, but other commitments and rain prevented a return.

Left Going

Exploration: CUCC 1979

Survey: grade 1 3-d sketch by Tony Malcolm, 1979
Surface survey 1999.