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<H2 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER>161 Kaninchenhöhle:
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Mordor and passages beyond</H2>
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<H3 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER>Overview</H3>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><SPAN LANG="en-GB">The
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large trunk passages described on this page were originally accessed
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by descending Mordor pitch from the Country for Old Men level in
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2011. In 2012, this area was accessed and explored from
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Steinbrückenhöhle via the Far from Support traverses from
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the bottom of Fat Cat. The southern extremity (Runnel Stone area) is
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very close to Chicken Flied Nice, so in the future it may prove
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easier to access these passages via an as yet undiscovered connection
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in this area, thereby bypassing the Tyrolean traverse at Strange
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Acrossfall.</SPAN></P>
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<H4 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER><A NAME="mordor"></A>Mordor
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(2011)</H4>
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<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER>Mordor is a small, very windy (blowing
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up) pitch at the northern end of Sudetenland (accessed from Country
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for Old Men) that is rigged from roof. After the initial 10m drop, it
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is possible to climb a further 10m down to a second hang from a
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thread then a roof bolt where pitch opens out. A deviation ~7m down
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on a spike avoids a rub at a rebelay (huge thread) to drop nicely to
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near floor. A 60m rope is recommended (this pitch was left rigged in
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2011). At the bottom is a chamber is about 15m high. To the west is a
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north-south trending rift leading to large pitch at S end. [FIXME:
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where is this pitch on the survey? Presumably the pitch is a QM –
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what grade? There are two candidates. Also 3 C-grade QMs marked on
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survey]. East leads to March of the Ents.</P>
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<H4 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER><A NAME="entmarch"></A>March
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of the Ents (2011)</H4>
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<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER>The large passage of March of the Ents
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heads eastwards from the chamber at the base of Mordor pitch 4m
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higher up, reached via an easy traverse out. There is a strong
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draught from east to west (into the chamber). After 18m, a t-junction
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is reached with a much less windy passage to the right (south),
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Rivendell, that is the main route to the south. Straight ahead (east)
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the main passage continues uphill then turns northeast. 30m beyond
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the Rivendell junction, climbing up to the left in a complex area
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reaches the head of No Sign of Sauron pitch. Most of the draught
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appears to coming from the area around this pitch. Immediately beyond
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is a passage on the left (bearing on 252<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif">°</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif">)
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[C2011-161-XX B] [FIXME: is this the C lead on the survey? Bearing
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doesn't fit- 352 better]</FONT>. The phreatic passage zig-zags for
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another 30m . At the corner is a high (12m) solution area in the roof
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[C2011-161-XX C] [FIXME: where is this on the survey?]. Ahead the
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passage becomes a very high hading rift with a short drop. Traversing
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across the rift leads to Bored of the Rings.</P>
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<H4 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER>Bored of the Rings
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(2011)</H4>
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<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER>Bored of the Rings can be accessed
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either by descending a short pitch and climbing up the far side, or
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(preferred) by traversing along the right-hand wall of the hading
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rift (bolts placed for a traverse line). [FIXME: the survey shows two
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C leads at the bottom of the rift, and a B lead at the top, also a p5
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– is this a QM?] At the far end of the traverse is a junction.
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Ahead leads after 10m to a pitch [C2011-161-XX B]. A passage to the
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right here connects heads back to overlook the hading rift.</P>
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<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER>The main way on at the junction is to
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the left (north). The passage continues for 55m, past a pool
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(traversed on the left) to a rift in the floor (undescended
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[C2011-161-XX B]). Left here leads to [FIXME: 2 QMs on survey, B and
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a C – descriptions? Also, c2 to the east of the passage –
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is there a QM there?]. Stepping over the rift (traverse line
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advisable) leads to a breakdown chamber with lots of holes in the
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floor. [FIXME: extension to west near survey station 'a' leads to 2 B
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grade QMs – description?] Keeping right passes a small passage
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on the right [C2011-161-XX C]. Clambering among the boulders leads to
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a short climb down near the right-hand wall (handline useful) to
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reach a drippy pitch (undescended). [C2011-161-XX B]. The Far From
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Support traverses head off along the right-hand wall of this pitch
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(left rigged in 2012) and is the connection route to
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Steinbrückenhöhle, emerging in Cirque du Soleil. A tube
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heading up on the right immediately before the start of the traverse
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links back to overlook the pitch and also a possible continuation
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east [C2011-161-XX C].</P>
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<H4 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER>No Sign of Sauron
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(2012)</H4>
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<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER>No Sign of Sauron pitch is accessed by
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heading north and uphill from March of the Ents into the wind to a
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rock pillar at the pitch head. The pitch is rigged by traversing
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along the left hand wall to a rock bridge overlooking a second,
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connected hole that is the descent route. An aven above the pitch on
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the left at this point appears to be main source of the draught
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[C2012-161-XX X]. It would be relatively easy to continue the
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traverse to an apparent passage on the far side of the pitch
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[C2012-161-XX B] - it is unclear whether or not this passage
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continues.</P>
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<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER>The pitch is a fine circular shaft, 5m
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round and 32m, and is descended via a deviation 4m down and a y-hang
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rebelay approximately halfway down. At the base of the pitch, a rift
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passage heads south, accessed by climbing down through boulders. The
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passage was followed for 15m, via a 2m down climb, and continues to
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the south, tight but passable [C2012-161-XX B]. There is little
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discernible draught.</P>
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<H4 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER><A NAME="shires"></A>Rivendell
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(2011)</H4>
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<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER>Large passage to R off March of the Ents
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in more phreas arrives in a chamber. A hole in the floor is approx
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p10 with a pool at bottom (QMA). There is possible passage to N. Way
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on is downhill, arriving at a large T-junction with horizontal
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passage. This is very windy again (E to W). Left is the large passage
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of the Shires, right is towards the Stables.</P>
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<H4 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER><A NAME="shires1"></A>The
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Shires (2011)</H4>
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<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER>Turning L (S) at
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</P>
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<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER>T-junction enters huge phreatic passage
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5m across trending gently downhill, 'The Shires'. This reaches a
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pitch edge after 50m looking out into large chamber/area (QMA). Drop
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is about 10m then another 10m in further hole. A small passage
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continues ahead for ~7m to look out over another drop, probably the
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same space (QMB). Halfway along the Shires a small rift passage goes
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off (QMC).</P>
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<H4 LANG="en-GB" CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER><A NAME="shires2"></A>The
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Stables (2011)</H4>
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<P LANG="en-GB" ALIGN=CENTER>17m to R (w) it opens out at a small
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streamway. Passage continues ahead up small climb (QMA). Another goes
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downhill to L. The stream sinks in too-tight passage.</P>
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