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<center><h2>CUCC EXPEDITION TO AUSTRIA, 1998</h2></center>
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<h3>Summary</h3>
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<p>In July of this year, Cambridge University Caving Club (CUCC) embarked
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upon its 11th annual expedition to the
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<a href="//1623/161/161.html">Kaninchenhöhle</a> cave system in
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the Totes Gebirge mountains of Austria. The club has been exploring
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previously undiscovered caves in this area since accepting an invitation by
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an Austrian club, (then the Sektion Ausseerland of LVfHO, now VfHO), in 1976.
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During the intervening years several of these caves have grown to be of
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international significance, this includes Kaninchenhöhle, the subject of
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our current and ongoing expeditions.
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<p>Members have recently returned to Cambridge and work is in progress on a
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full report and survey of the new finds. The smaller scale of the 1998 trip
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and the relative inexperience of many of the members has meant that finds
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have been somewhat less spectacular than on some of the recent expeditions.
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However, a number of important finds were made:
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<li>The furthest reaches of Siberia were pushed to a conclusion at a new
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depth of 534m in a series of long trips (up to 18½ hours). This work
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revealed the existence of a large fossil trunk passage at considerable
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depth in an area far from the main part of the cave. At the point explored
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it was comprehensively choked in both directions, but indicates the potential
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for the future in this area of the cave.
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<p><li>Also from Siberia, a somewhat less impressive series of passages and pitches,
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Fuzzy Logic, was pushed to considerable depth, and no definite conclusion.
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It is hoped that this area could reach the above mentioned trunk passage at
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a point where the somewhat larger amounts of water in this series could
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have removed more of the infill.
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<p><li>Various possible ways on were looked at in the huge ice-decorated chamber
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of Schneevulkanhalle, the closest point of approach of the massive south
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Schwarzmooskogel system to Kaninchenhöhle. Some new passage was found
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and surveyed, but no great breakthrough was made. This year's work was
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essential as familiarisation with this cave which CUCC have not worked
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in previously, and more substantive progress may be hoped for next year.
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<p><li>A number of leads off Triassic Park and Locophobia, reached from the 161d
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entrance of Kaninchenhöhle were pushed. None of these were expected
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to lead to major breakthroughs, but exploring and surveying them was an
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important part of our complete project.
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<h4>Our Thanks</h4>
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<p>The expedition is funded entirely by its members and support and
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sponsorship such as has been provided by yourselves is a considerable help.
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The continued success of the expedition in the training of new members and in
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pushing back the boundaries of human experience and knowledge is with thanks
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to you.
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<li>1998 Expedition info:
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<ul>
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<li><a href="log.htm">Logbook</a></li>
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<li>The full <a href="report.htm">Expo Report</a></li>
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</ul></li>
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<li><a href="../../pubs.htm">Index</a> to all publications</li>
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<li><a href="../../sponsr.htm">Current year's</a> sponsors</li>
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<li><a href="../../index.htm">Back to Expeditions intro page</a></li>
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<li><a href="../../../index.htm">CUCC Home Page</a></li>
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