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<h1>Fixed aids in CUCC caves</h1>
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<h2 style="text-align:center; color:red">NONE of this is up to date ! - possibly dates from 2006</h2>
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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.</p>
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<p>As an area may not be visited for some years, it is important to
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keep a record of when a rope was last changed or inspected, so that
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some idea may be formed of its likely state. There are currently
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around 700m of ropes in various places, as much as twenty-five years
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old, and in place for up to 25 years. Current thinking is that
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if <b>static</b> ropes are not subject to disturbance causing abrasion
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(eg. by flowing water) or rockfall, they probably deteriorate
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a <b>lot</b> more slowly in the cave than in the tackle store. We have
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successfully use ropes left in the cave for 15 years without mishap
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(3-wise men traverse, left 1994, returned 2009).</p>
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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.</p>
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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!</p>
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<h3><a id="ts">Fixed aids in Tunnockschacht</a></h3>
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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>kraken pitch</td>
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<td>?100m</td><td>?10mm</td><td>?</td><td>2014</td><td>10+</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>inferno pitches</td>
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<td>?120m</td><td>?9mm</td><td>?</td><td>2014</td><td>11</td><td>3 slings, 2 crabs</td></tr>
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<h3><a id="gh">Fixed aids in Gemsehöhle</a></h3>
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<table class="trad">
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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>Climb at the NE end of China</td>
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<td>?20m</td><td>?10mm</td><td>?</td><td>2013</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr>
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<h3><a id="sbh">Fixed aids in Steinbrückenhöhle</a></h3>
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<table class="trad">
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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>Traverse up into Chocolate Salty Balls from Cave Tree Chamber</td>
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<td>?15m</td><td>?10mm</td><td>?1997</td><td>2001</td><td>?4</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Upclimb midway along Choc Salty Balls</td>
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<td>?10m</td><td>?10mm</td><td>?1999</td><td>2001</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Ascent into Cresta Run from Swings + Roundabouts</td>
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<td>?10m</td><td>9mm</td><td>2002</td><td>2004</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Up-pitch into High Hopes</td>
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<td>26m</td><td>10mm (?)</td><td>2003</td><td>2005</td><td>1 ring, 1 twist+MR</tr>
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<tr><td>Climb in High Hopes</td>
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<td>16m</td><td>10mm</td><td>2000</td><td>2005</td></tr>
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<h3><a id="kh">Fixed aids in Kaninchenhöhle</a></h3>
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<table class="trad">
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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 id="ambi" href="1623/161/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 id="semidet" href="1623/161/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 id="gob" href="1623/161/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 id="s36" href="1623/161/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 id="strange" href="1623/161/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 id="strangea" href="1623/161/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="1623/161/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 id="ssr" href="1623/161/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 id="id3wm" href="1623/161/farnth.htm#id3wisemen">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 id="trift" href="1623/161/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 id="needle" href="1623/161/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 id="cowboy" href="1623/161/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 id="fcon" href="1623/161/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 id="zstosp" href="1623/161/tptofr.htm#zombie">Down to Zombie Slime</a>,
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<a href="1623/161/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 id="C1996-161-13" href="1623/161/offtri.htm#moomin">Moomintroll</a> at [<a href="1623/161/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 id="bugger" href="1623/161/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 id="fearon" href="1623/161/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 id="opit" href="1623/161/136.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 id="over5" href="1623/161/136.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 id="footl" href="1623/161/136.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 id="gods" href="1623/161/136.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 id="tw5m" href="1623/161/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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<h3><a id="eh">Fixed aids in Eishöhle</a></h3>
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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 id="icy" href="noinfo/1623/40.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 id="upup" href="1623/40/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 id="hooked" href="1623/40/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 id="hookedclimb" href="1623/40/cucc.htm#angled">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 id="mission" href="noinfo/1623/40.htm#mission">Mission Impossible climb from SVH</a></td><td>?m</td><td>? mm</td><td>?</td><td>2001 or 2002</td><td>~3 hangers</td><td> </td></tr>
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<tr><td><a id="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 id="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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</table>
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<ul id="links">
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<li>Back to <a href="https://camcaving.uk/">CUCC Home page</a></li>
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<li>Back to <a href="index.htm">Expedition Intro page</a></li>
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<li><b>Main Indices:</b>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="infodx.htm"><b>Index</b> to Expo</a> information pages</li>
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<li><a href="areas.htm">Description of CUCC's area</a> and split to subareas</li>
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<li>Full <a href="indxal.htm">Index to cave descriptions</a> in area 1623</li>
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<li>List of (links to) <a href="pubs.htm">published reports and logbooks</a></li>
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<li><b>Pictures:</b>
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<li><a href="gall0.htm">Text only Index</a></li>
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<li><a href="gallery/0.htm">Index pages (with thumbnails)</a></li>
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</ul></li>
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<li>Table of <a href="folk/index.htm"><b>members</b> of CUCC expeditions</a> 1976-present</li>
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