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<title>Fixed ropes in CUCC Expo caves</title>
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<center><h2>Fixed aids in CUCC caves</h2></center>
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<p>At various points of the cave, passages have been reached by climbs up
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which would have to be repeated unless a rope was left on from year to year.
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A few pitches were explored from the top, but form potentially important
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routes of access when approached from below - for instance the bottom of the
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Left Hand Routes in Kaninchenhöhle can be reached without rigging many
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pitches by means of two short up-pitches in Ambidextrous. Such permanently
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rigged verticals are mentioned in the descriptions, but are also gathered
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together here to help those needing to keep track of and maintain these
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ropes.
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<p>As an area may not be visited for some years, it is important to keep a
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record of when a rope was last changed or inspected, so that some idea may be
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formed of its likely state. There are currently around 700m of ropes in
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various places, as much as ten years old, and in place for up to seven years.
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Current thinking is that if <b>static</b> ropes are not subject to
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disturbance causing abrasion (eg. by flowing water) or rockfall, they
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probably deteriorate a <b>lot</b> more slowly in the cave than in the tackle
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store. (This may not be true of dynamic ropes).
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<p>In all these cases, it is the users' responsibility to convince himself of
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the safety of the rope before using it. If in any doubt, take climbing and
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protection gear (dynamic rope) and repeat the climb, or use dynamic rope to
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protect the first person on a traverse and replace the fixed rope.
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<p>CUCC expeditions have placed these ropes for their own use, often not
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expecting them to remain in place for more than a year or two. Neither CUCC
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nor any individual expedition member, past or present, makes any
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representation as to the safety of this equipment, nor can be held in any way
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responsible for any mishap arising from its use !
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<hr>
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<center><h3><a name="kh">Fixed aids in Kaninchenhöhle</a></h3></center>
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<table border=2>
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<tr><th>location</th><th>length</th><th>diameter</th><th>rope vintage</th>
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<th>year left rigged</th><th>hangers</th><th>other info</th></tr>
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<tr><td>5m up into Ragnarök from
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<a name="ambi" href="smkridge/161/offkns.htm#ambifix">Ambidextrous</a></td>
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<td>10m</td><td></td><td></td><td>1991</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>10m up into Time Dilation in Ambidextrous</td>
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<td>21m (marked 39m)</td><td></td><td></td><td>1991</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td><a name="semidet" href="smkridge/161/offrhr.htm#semirope">Semi-detached</a></td>
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<td>10m</td><td>?</td><td></td><td>1995</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td><a name="gob" href="smkridge/161/sibria.htm#gobtrav">Yapate traverse line</a></td>
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<td>8m</td><td>10mm</td><td>1991</td><td>1993</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td><a name="s36" href="smkridge/161/sibria.htm#cfn">Staircase36</a></td>
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<td>20m</td><td>10mm</td><td></td><td>1992</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td><a name="strange" href="smkridge/161/farnth.htm#stranged">Strange
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Downfall</a></td>
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<td>22m</td><td>10mm</td><td>1988</td><td>1993</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td><a name="strangea" href="smkridge/161/farnth.htm#strangea">Strange Acrossfall</a></td>
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<td>32m</td><td>11mm</td><td>1992</td><td>1993</td><td>4</td>
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<td>maybe removed in 1994?</td></tr>
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<tr><td><a href="smkridge/161/farnth.htm#strangeu">Strange Upfall</a></td>
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<td>45m</td><td>11mm</td><td></td><td>1992</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td><a name="ssr" href="smkridge/161/farnth.htm#ssr">Satan's Sitting Room</a>
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traverse</td>
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<td>45m?</td><td></td><td></td><td>1992</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td><a name="3wm" href="smkridge/161/farnth.htm#3wisemen">3 Wise Men</a></td>
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<td>64m</td><td>10mm</td><td></td><td>1993</td><td>9</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td><a name="trift" href="smkridge/161/farnth.htm#tinkler">Tinkle Rift</a></td>
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<td>about 12m</td><td>9mm</td><td>1991/2</td><td>1993</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td><a name="needle" href="smkridge/161/farnth.htm#needlep">The Needle</a></td>
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<td>27m</td><td>10mm(?)</td><td>1988</td><td>1993</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td><a name="cowboy" href="smkridge/161/offlhr.htm#cowboy">Cowboy Caver</a></td>
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<td>10m?</td><td>?</td><td></td><td>1995</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td><a name="fcon" href="smkridge/161/drunk.htm#fccrope">French Connection</a></td>
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<td>27m</td><td></td><td></td><td>1991</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td><a name="zstosp" href="smkridge/161/tptofr.htm#zombie">Down to Zombie Slime</a>
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<br><a href="smkridge/161/frtotp.htm#stnwpal">up to Staud'nwirt Palace</a></td>
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<td>30ft</td><td>ladder</td><td></td><td></td><td>very long tether</td>
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<td>Not usually left rigged</td></tr>
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<tr><td><a name="C1996-161-13" href="smkridge/161/offtri.htm#moomin">Moomintroll</a> at [<a href="smkridge/161/qmtodo.htm#C1996-161-13">96-13</a>]</td><td>10m</td><td></td><td></td><td>1997</td><td>none</td></tr>
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<tr><td><a name="bugger" href="smkridge/161/offtp3.htm#bugger">Bugger</a></td>
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<td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1996?</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td><a name="fearon" href="smkridge/161/offtp3.htm#fearon">Fear-on traverse</a></td>
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<td>~40m</td><td></td><td></td><td>1996</td><td>3</td><td>(several naturals)</td></tr>
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<tr><td>2nd 8m climb from <a name="opit" href="smkridge/161/136.htm#orchestral">Orchestral
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Pit</a></td>
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<td>~20m</td><td></td><td></td><td>1997</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td><a name="over5" href="smkridge/161/136.htm#over5">Traverse towards Footlights</a></td>
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<td>~20m</td><td></td><td></td><td>1997</td><td>2 + couple of tapes</td><td>Removed 1999</td></tr>
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<tr><td><a name="footl" href="smkridge/161/136.htm#foottrav">Footlights traverse</a></td>
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<td>26m</td><td></td><td></td><td>1997</td><td>7</td><td>Removed 1999</td></tr>
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<tr><td><a name="gods" href="smkridge/161/136.htm#thegods">Gods' traverse and pitch to Elin Algor</a></td>
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<td>~100m</td><td></td><td></td><td>1997</td><td>many</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td><a name="tw5m" href="smkridge/161/fbl136.htm#twerke">3m climb in Tirolia Werke</a></td>
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<td>5m</td><td></td><td></td><td>1997</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr>
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</table>
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<center><h3><a name="eh">Fixed aids in Eishöhle</a></h3></center>
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<table border=2>
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<tr><th>location</th><th>length</th><th>diameter</th><th>rope vintage</th>
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<th>year left rigged</th><th>hangers</th><th>other info</th></tr>
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<tr><td><a name="icy" href="noinfo/smkridge/40.htm#svh">climb up</a> from
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40e to top of SVH pitch</td><td>40m ish ?</td><td>11mm dynamic</td>
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<td>not recent</td><td>unknown</td><td>several</td>
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<td>VfHO's rope, may need to be dug out of ice</td></tr>
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<tr><td><a name="upup" href="smkridge/40/cucc.htm#upup">Up, Up pitch</a></td><td>about 12m</td><td> </td><td> </td><td>1999</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr>
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<tr><td><a name="hooked" href="smkridge/40/cucc.htm#angled">Hooked on Classics traverse</a></td><td>23m</td><td>9 mm</td><td>1994</td><td>1999</td><td>1 old bend, 3 new bends, 3 twists, 2 rings, 1 bollard, 4 maillons</td><td> </td></tr>
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<tr><td><a name="hookedclimb" href="smkridge/40/cucc.htm#hookedclimb">18m climb after Hooked on classics</a></td><td>20m?</td><td>9 mm</td><td>?</td><td>2000</td><td>1 hanger</td><td> </td></tr>
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<tr><td><a name="tooacross" href="smkridge/40/cucc.htm#tooacross">Too Across pendule</a></td><td>30-50m?</td><td>? mm</td><td>?</td><td>2001</td><td>~6 hangers</td><td> </td></tr>
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<tr><td><a name="gnivac" href="smkridge/40/cucc.htm#gnivac">Up pitch in Gnivac Rift</a></td><td>20-40m?</td><td>? mm</td><td>?</td><td>2001</td><td>~4 hangers</td><td> </td></tr>
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<tr><td><a name="chimlead" href="smkridge/40/cucc.htm#chimlead">Chimney Lead (possible left?)</a></td><td>10m</td><td>? mm</td><td>?</td><td>2001</td><td>1 hangers</td><td> </td></tr>
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</table>
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<b>Main Indices:</b><br>
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<a href="infodx.htm"><b>Index</b> to Expo</a> information pages<br>
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<a href="areas.htm">Description of CUCC's area</a> and split to subareas<br>
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