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<HTML lang=en><HEAD><TITLE>1623:204 -- Treeumphant Passage area</TITLE>
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</head> <BODY> <DIV align=center> <CENTER> <TABLE border=0 width="100%"> <TR> <TH align=left width="30%"><FONT
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size=+2>204</font><br><font size=+1>(CUCC 1999/03)</FONT></TH> <TH lang=de><h1>Steinbrückenhöhle</h1></TH> <TH
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align=right width="30%"><FONT size=+2>4/S x</FONT></TH></TR> <TR> </TABLE></CENTER></DIV>
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<h2>Treeumphant Passage through to Cave Tree Chamber and beyond</h2>
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<b><a href="#survey">Survey</a></b> --
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<b><a href="204.shtml">204 index</a></b></div>
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<H3><A name=thecolonnade>The Colonnade</A></H3>
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<p><b>Bonsai Crawl</b> emerges into <b>The Colonnade</b>, a wide
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walking passage with a boulder floor, at a sharp turn. To the right the
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passage comes to a chamber-like crossroads. To the left is an initially
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walking-sized tube, <b>Sucker</b>, and to the right a low draughting crawl,
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<b>Flopsy the Bunny Rabbit's Lair</b>, which connects back to <b>Insignificant
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Chamber</b>. The Colonnade continues straight on, and a stream joins from the left.
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Further along on the left is a pile of stones
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which must originate from a passage [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-43"
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name=qC2000-204-43>C2000-204-43 Dig</A>]. The passage then becomes small with
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a possible aven [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-44"
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name=qC2000-204-44>C2000-204-44 X</A>], a tight rift [<A
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-45" name=qC2000-204-45>C2000-204-45 B</A>], and a
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crawl down and to the right. The crawl emerges into a chamber, with a possible
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way on over rocks directly ahead [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-49"
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name=qC2000-204-49>C2000-204-49 C</A>]. The chamber gets larger to the right,
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where there are two tight rifts leading off [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-46"
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name=qC2000-204-46>C2000-204-46 C</A>], [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-47"
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name=qC2000-204-47>C2000-204-47 C</A>] and an aven [<A
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-48" name=qC2000-204-48>C2000-204-48 X</A>]. Water was
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flowing down one of these, possibly to the waterfall entering the chamber in
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<b>No Pain No Gain</b>. At this time in 2000 it had not rained on the surface
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for 8 days. Back where <b>Bonsai Crawl</b> enters, the passage goes straight
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on with a number of minor passages to the sides. These are: a crawl to the left
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which slopes slightly upwards to a pit with a small body sized tube going of at
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the bottom[<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-54" name=qC2000-204-54>C2000-204-54
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C</A>], continuing over the pit a flat out crawl continues upwards[<A
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-53" name=qC2000-204-53>C2000-204-53 C</A>]; some
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distance further on, another crawl on the left [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-16"
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name=qC2000-204-16>C2000-204-16 B</A>] leading from a trench in the passage; a
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small passage on the right [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-17"
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name=qC2000-204-17>C2000-204-17 C</A>] that links to [<A
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-21" name=qC2000-204-21>C2000-204-21 C</A>]; and a
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crawl high up to the left [<A
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-18" name=qC2000-204-18>C2000-204-18 C</A>]. A short
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distance further a walking-size passage goes to the left [<A
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-19" name=qC2000-204-19>C2000-204-19 C</A>]. The main
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passage then forks: to the left is [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-20"
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name=qC2000-204-20>C2000-204-20 C</A>] whilst to the right the passage
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continues past a high up crawl [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-21"
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name=qC2000-204-21>C2000-204-21 C</A>], and then possibly [<A
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-22" name=qC2000-204-22>C2000-204-22 C</A>]. The main
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passage then pops out into<a
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href="treeumphant.shtml#treeumphantpassage"><B>Treeumphant Passage</B></a>.
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<H3><A name=treeumphantpassage>Treeumphant Passage</A></H3>
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<P><B>The Colonnade</B> meets <B>Treeumphant Passage</B> at a narrow angle. In
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one direction Treeumphant Passage ends just next to its entrance at a boulder
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slope. Ascending this leads to a fork; the left branch is blind and the right
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branch ends shortly afterwards in a choked chamber. In the other direction,
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Treeumphant Passage continues over large boulders going slightly up hill.
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There is a walking passage off to the left which goes to <B>Crowning Glory</B>,
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as well as a high up crawl to the right [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-25"
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name=qC2000-204-25>C2000-204-25 C</A>] and then a tight high passage to the
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left [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-26" name=qC2000-204-26>C2000-204-26 C</A>].
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The passage then increases in height approaching a sharp turn to the right.
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Here a walking size passage [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-28"
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name=qC2000-204-28>C2000-204-28 A</A>] continues straight on, and there may be
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an aven in the ceiling [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-27"
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name=qC2000-204-27>C2000-204-27 X</A>]. The main passage passes possibly
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diggable holes at floor level [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-29"
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name=qC2000-204-29>C2000-204-29 Dig</A>], and continues into <B>Great Oak
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Chamber</B>.
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<H3><A name=greatoakchamber>Great Oak Chamber</A></H3>
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<P><B>Treeumphant Passage</B> disappears into an approx 5m drop [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-32"
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name=qC2000-204-32>C2000-204-32 B</A>] in Great Oak Chamber and there is an aven above [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-33"
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name=qC2000-204-33>C2000-204-33 X</A>]. There may be passage continuing straight across the chamber [<A
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-31" name=qC2000-204-31>C2000-204-31 B</A>], as well as a passage to the right [<A
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-30" name=qC2000-204-30>C2000-204-30 C</A>]. Just before the drop there is a bouldery slope up
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to another smaller walking size passage. There is an oxbow to the left, with a possible passage leading offit [<A
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-34" name=qC2000-204-34>C2000-204-34 B</A>], as well as an aven [<A
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-35" name=qC2000-204-35>C2000-204-35 X</A>]. There are a couple of possible digs to the left
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slightly further on [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-36" name=qC2000-204-36>C2000-204-36 C</A>], [<A
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-37" name=qC2000-204-37>C2000-204-37 C</A>] before the passage enters <B>Cave Tree Chamber</B>.
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<H3><A name=cavetreechamber>Cave Tree Chamber</A></H3>
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<P>There is a climb down of about 2m into <B>Cave Tree Chamber</B>, which has a bouldery floor on the left, and a pitch
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on the right [<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-39" name=qC2000-204-39>C2000-204-39 B</A>]. An aven extends above [<A
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-38" name=qC2000-204-38>C2000-204-38 X</A>], and the passage may continue over the pitch [<A
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-40" name=qC2000-204-40>C2000-204-40 A</A>]. It would be advisable to protect this traverse.
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<H3><A name=crowningglory>Crowning Glory</A></H3>
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<P>A phreatic passage with a stream flowing down it, which heads upwards from a passage of<B>Treeumphant Passage</B>.
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Near the begining a high up crawl heads of to the left[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-8" name=qC2001-204-8>C2000-204-8
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C</A>]. Another 20m leads to a bolder infall which can be climbed over, or the stream can be followed around to the
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right. A 2m scramble climb is reaced, and <B>Bolder Coaster</B>, on the left, can be acessed by traversing from the
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pitch head. Further up the passage bolder infall from the left leads to <B>Treeumphant Passage</B>[<A
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href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-9" name=qC2001-204-9>C2000-204-9 A</A>]. The summit of a bolder is soon reached, as the
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passage becomes smaller. Going down the bolders goes into a chamber, with an aven[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-11"
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name=qC2001-204-11>C2000-204-11 X</A>], and a 4m climb up at the end, followed by a pitch, which has been started
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down[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-10" name=qC2001-204-10>C2000-204-10 A</A>].
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<H3><A name="Germknodel">Germknödels Revenge</A></H3>
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<P>Germknödels Revenge is the short connection between 204e and the Treeumphant end of Boulder Coaster. 204e is a
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low square hole in the face of a cliff. From here a low passage leads down and to the right. A short climb down and up
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again brings one to the top of the pitch. The (awkward) passage from 204f is a small tube sloping uphill at ~45° on
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the right, and a possible QM from across the top of the shaft.</P>
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<P>A backup and Y-hang are followed by a rebelay or short deviation next to a window into a parallel shaft (There may
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be undocumented QMs in this shaft). The pitch narrows below the deviation, to a rebelay where it bells out to several
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metres diameter. The remaining drop is in a fine open shaft, passing a ledge a few metres off the floor, into
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<B>Crowning Glory Chamber</B></p>
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<img class=onright src="rigging/e.png" alt="E entrance rigging guide">
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<P>204f is a hole in a pile of boulders a few metres up the surface gully from 204e. A small tube descends towards 204e
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via a couple of bouldery squeezes. The tube becomes steeper with a black space beyond. A light shone down this tube
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reveals that it connects to the top of the pitch reached from 204e.
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<H3><A name="bouldercoaster">Boulder Coaster</A></H3>
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Boulder coaster
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A walking sized passage goes from <B>Crowning Glory passage</B> to <B>Crowning Glory Chamber</B> where <B>204 e</b> and
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<B> 204 f</B> drop in from <B>Germknödels Revenge</B>, daylight being just visible. A rift intersects the
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chamber, at the north end[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-12" name=qC2001-204-12>C2000-204-12 C</A>],[<A
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href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-13" name=qC2001-204-13>C2000-204-13 C</A>]. The obvious way out of the chamber continues for
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15m before choking, passing under avens [<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-18" name=qC2001-204-18>C2000-204-18 X</A>] and [<A
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href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-19" name=qC2001-204-19>C2000-204-19 X</A>] at a cross junction. To the left is too tight, and
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to the right, along with the next passage to the right join up at a chamber with an aven[<A
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href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-20" name=qC2001-204-20>C2000-204-20 X</A>]. The passage continues from the botom of the
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chamber and passes a pocket on the right with an aven[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-21" name=qC2001-204-21>C2000-204-21
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X</A>]. The passage continues to a a staggered cross roads, to the right there is a sandy crawl[<A
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href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-14" name=qC2001-204-14>C2000-204-14 B</A>]. The other two ways on later rejoin, the left
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route has a phreatic tube going into the roof[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-22" name=qC2001-204-22>C2000-204-22 X</A>].
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Continuing downslope, the passage splits in two, to the left is[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-15"
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name=qC2001-204-15>C2000-204-15 C</A>]. The right way leads to a chamber with a pitch[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-16"
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name=qC2001-204-16>C2000-204-16 A</A>] and an aven[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-23" name=qC2001-204-23>C2000-204-23
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X</A>]. The passage continues opposite the entrance, in walking sized downhill passage, passing a crawl to the left
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[<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-17" name=qC2000-204-17>C2000-204-17 C</A>], then a too tight passage to the right.
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Further down, the passage turns a sharp left, then turns around to the left, after which a small passage goes of to the
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left[<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-56" name=qC2000-204-56>C2000-204-56 C</A>]. Further on a passage is reached, with a
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climable aven[<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-55" name=qC2000-204-55>C2000-204-55 X</A>]. The passage to the right soon
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turns left, going downhill to a junction. Straight on is a small passage[<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-57"
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name=qC2000-204-57>C2000-204-57 C</A>]. Turning left leads to a junction with the downhill passage of the previous
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chamber. Continuing downwards, a small passage leads to the left[<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-58"
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name=qC2000-204-58>C2000-204-58 C</A>]. Further down <b>Helterskelter Pitch</b> is reached. At the pitch head passages go
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to the left and right but are too tight. The pitch is 8m deep and can be climbed down, and spirals around on itself,
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ending in bolders, and a visible way on through the bolders[<A href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-59"
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name=qC2000-204-59>C2000-204-59 B</A>].
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<H3><A name=sucker>Sucker</A></H3>
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An initialy walking passage, which degenerates to crawling passage, which leads from <B>The Colonade</B>. After 15m, a
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1m diameter tube continues straight on[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-33" name=qC2001-204-33>C2000-204-33 B</A>], whilst
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the explored route turns right. After another 30m a small passage bears to the right[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-24"
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name=qC2001-204-24>C2000-204-24 C</A>]. A further 15m leads to a small chamber with large dubious bolders on a sloping
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floor. Straight on is [<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-25" name=qC2001-204-25>C2000-204-25 C</A>], and there is a pitch
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in the floor[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-101" name=qC2001-204-101>C2000-204-101 B</A>], which can be stepped over.
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This leads to a key hole passage with a rift disappearing on the right[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-32"
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name=qC2001-204-32>C2000-204-32 C</A>], which may be descendable. The key hole passage then turns right, straight on
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at this point a small stream enters, where there is an aven above[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-27"
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name=qC2001-204-27>C2000-204-27 X</A>], and a flat out crawl entering from the right[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-26"
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name=qC2001-204-26>C2000-204-26 C</A>] , this ends in a mud floored chamber with an aven[<A
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href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-28" name=qC2001-204-28>C2000-204-28 X</A>]. Continuing along the key hole passage, a passage
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intersects, and the keyhole passage becomes blocked. To the right, another passage intersects which quickly becomes
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too tight in both directions, the passage continues straight on to a small partially mud filled passage[<A
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href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-29" name=qC2001-204-29>C2000-204-29 C</A>]. To the left a body sized passage continues to a T
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juction with continuations[<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-30" name=qC2001-204-30>C2000-204-30 C</A>], [<A
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href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-31" name=qC2001-204-31>C2000-204-31 C</A>].
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<H3><A name=chocolatesaltyballs>Chocolate Salty Balls</A></H3>
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Duncs... [<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-34" name=qC2001-204-34>C2000-204-34</A>] [<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-35"
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name=qC2001-204-22>C2000-204-35 Dig</A>] [<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-36" name=qC2001-204-36>C2000-204-36 C</A>] [<A
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href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-37" name=qC2001-204-37>C2000-204-37</A>] [<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-38"
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name=qC2001-204-38>C2000-204-38</A>] [<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-39" name=qC2001-204-39>C2000-204-39 C</A>] [<A
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href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-40" name=qC2001-204-40>C2000-204-40 C</A>] [<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-41"
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name=qC2001-204-41>C2000-204-41</A>] [<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-42" name=qC2001-204-42>C2000-204-42 X</A>] [<A
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href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-43" name=qC2001-204-43>C2000-204-43 Dig</A>] [<A href="qm.shtml#C2001-204-44"
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name=qC2001-204-44>C2000-204-44</A>]
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<H3><A name=survey>Survey</A></H3><center><img src="treeumphant.png" width=1225 height=1071 alt="Survey"></center>
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