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<h1>CUCC Logbook 2013</h1>
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-07-23a">2013-07-23</div>
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<div class="trippeople"><u>OllyB</u>, Jenny</div>
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<div class="triptitle">107 – Rigging </div>
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<p> After a long (41hr) trip out from NZ, a day setting up basecamp
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and a day setting up the bivvy it was time for a caving trip! We did a
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carry up in the morning, so didn’t have time for a long trip. Set off
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down 107 rigging ropeless. We improved the rigging on last year as we
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went.</p>
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<p>One and a half pitches in ropeless and I suggested we swing
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across and look at the lead that leads back towards the old route into
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the cave. After swinging across we went down two short pitches – much
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bigness opens out to the side of the first pitch. At the bottom of the
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second short pitch a short section of rift leads off to another
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drop. We turned round here. </p>
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<div class="timeug">T/U: 3hr 40</div>
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-07-24a">2013-07-24</div>
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<div class="trippeople">OllyB, <u>Jenny</u></div>
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<div class="triptitle">107 – Rigging + connection to old route</div>
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<p>Back into 107 with a bit more rope. Olly rigged the next pitch – I
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am impressed that he got a clean hang here. Landed in an aven chamber
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with a big boulder. Evidence of people. We followed the rift on and
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concluded that it was the 1970s route. Followed the walking size rift to
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the pitch at the end and surveyed out from their hang bolt back into
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ropeless, derigging as we went.</p>
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<p>Back in ropeless Olly rigged along the traverse with more
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rope and more hangers than last year. Instead of the free climbed
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traverse at the end we dropped down to a ledge off to the left. This led
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to two short segments of passage each of which ended looking down on the
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big boulder in the aven chamber seen earlier. It is increasingly looking
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like a lot of cave in a small area! We were cold and didn’t want to
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miss our call out so headed out leaving the survey for the next trip.</p>
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<div class="timeug">T/U: 7hr 20</div>
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-07-25">2013-07-25</div>
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<div class="trippeople"><u>Jenny</u>, OllyB</div>
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<div class="triptitle">Pushing into Rope Free</div>
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<p>First we tidied yesterday’s survey then went up the short pitch to
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the ledge, down the other side and up into the main Ropeless passage.
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Headed towards the northern lead. On a sunny day like today there is a very
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strong draft from here, cold too.</p>
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<p>Got to last year’s pushing front and followed the draft descending
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short climb/pitch to a ledge with two ways on. Took the RH way with the
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draft down a rubble slope. Lost the draft part way down but I diligently poked down to
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the bottom through the boulders until it got too tight. I reckoned that
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we lost the draft to a window part way down the slope. Olly clambered
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across, to get into passage the other side. He accidently let the rope
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drop back down to me leaving him ‘rope free’ hence the name. I threw
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the rope back and Olly put in a bolt.</p>
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<p>We clambered down the other side into a drafty chamber. A too tight hole
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in the floor is the source of part of the draft. The rest seems to come
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out of a tight rift. We surveyed the chamber and the passage going off
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for a bit but we were both very cold. I decided that we were too cold to
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survey as thoroughly as I felt the chamber warranted, so we decided to
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return tomorrow.</p>
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<div class="timeug">T/U: 5hr 45</div>
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-07-26">2013-07-26</div>
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<div class="trippeople"><u>Jenny</u>, OllyB</div>
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<div class="triptitle">Pushing the Envelope and Sleepless </div>
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<p>Headed back into the chamber beyond Rope Free to chase the draft and
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complete the survey. First I tried in the lower level of the rift – I
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could squeeze through just (without SRT kit on) and appeared in a
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widening that led to a pitch – I couldn’t get too close without
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gear. I surveyed back out to the chamber and we tried higher up in the
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rift. Olly got through a squeeze (above where I had been) and then to
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another – he pulled some rocks out so we could (just) fit through. We
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came out at the top of a rift that we could climb/slither down, leading
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on a ledge above a pitch that we carefully traversed around.</p>
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<p>We followed the draft into big passage, at first we followed it at a
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high level, climbing over big boulders – this led to a hole in the
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floor, so we went back and followed at the base of the passage, past
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some pretty mud, down a climb and some more mud. We eventually got to a
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pitch that we had no gear to descend or cross. The draft and passage
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appear to continue. Surveyed out.</p>
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<div class="timeug">T/U: 5hr 45</div>
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-07-28a">2013-07-28</div>
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<div class="trippeople"><u>Jenny</u>, OllyB</div>
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<div class="triptitle">Sleepless and The Coldest Place in Earth</div>
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<p>Took the drill and rigging gear in, Olly removed some more rocks from
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the squeezy bit (pushing the envelope) and we realised that we could
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bypass the first squeeze by being high up. Olly then put in a rope as
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protection on the slither down, this made me happy because there is
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quite a pitch below and we removed quite a few of the footholds last
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time (to clatter down the pitch).</p>
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<p>Went to the pushing front and rigged over the pitch, following the
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draft. Shortly after the passage made a sharp right hand turn into
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passage that was much more phreatic in character ~2m wide. We then hit
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another rift was also strongly drafted, doubling the strength of the
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draft in the passage heading for KH – it is seriously cold and windy.
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This is “The Coldest Place in Earth”.</p>
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<p>There is a short drop which I traversed over to see another pitch
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(not free climbable) immediately beyond. So we went back to get more
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rope and Olly rigged it across the traverse and down the short pitch
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to a gloopy muddy pool below. We continued along the rift beyond,
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which headed fairly persistently east. We stopped when another pitch
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blocked our way on. This looked like a longer traverse was needed then
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we had rope for. We surveyed out getting colder and colder as we
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went.</p>
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<div class="timeug">T/U: 7hr 30</div>
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-07-30a">2013-07-30</div>
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<div class="trippeople">OllyB, <u>Jenny</u></div>
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<div class="triptitle">Sleepless</div>
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<p>Back into Sleepless, re-rigging some ropes along the way to free up
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what we needed for later. Got to the The Coldest place in Earth, Olly is
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going first, and he discovers what happens if you use a rack, it
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isn’t locked off and you don’t keep hold of the down rope.
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Fortunately the pitch is only ~5m high, he was already down 1m and he
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landed in soft squelchy mud. Still it was a very scary few moments for
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both of us…<p>
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<p>Got to yesterdays pushing front and Olly proceeded to bolt down the
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pitch into passage beyond. To keep warm I drew the elevation that got
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missed yesterday. After traversing over the pitch we followed the
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walking size rift on (with the draft), over a short climb and a hole and
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to a widening. This time the way on is down a short pitch to some more
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squelchy mud pools and sadly another pitch that we don’t have rope
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for.</p>
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<p>Olly comes up with the mad idea that I reascend the
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previous pitch, throw him the rope so he can see what happens on the
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next pitch. I took both slings up with me to aid with me getting the
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rope back. Amazingly the mad plan worked. Olly ascertained that the
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passage and draft continued below and we both got safely back up.</p>
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<p>As ever we surveyed out getting colder and colder.</p>
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<div class="timeug">T/U: 9hr 10</div>
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-01b">2013-08-01</div>
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<div class="trippeople">OllyB, <u>Jenny</u></div>
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<div class="triptitle">Too Bold for This Spit</div>
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<p>Yet again back into sleepless and heading ever closer to KH. Took
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more rope, and the last of our hangers and the last drill battery to the
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pushing front. Rigged 2 short pitches with one longer rope and headed
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on. The passage is now much riftier and less obvious what level to be
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at. We stay at the level of the bottom of the pitch, not the floor
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trench and traverse along until we have to drop down a bit. A bit
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further on the passage widens and we rig a short rope to get to a lower
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level. A pitch drops deeper but we continue along with the draft. We
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stay either at the base of the rift or <4m above mostly and work our way
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along. Sadly we then get to another pitch in the way.</p>
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<p>Olly rigged round, it took him a while as each time he hammered to dress
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the rock, flake fell and boomed down the pitch. I kept telling myself it
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was a really short pitch that echoed a lot... There was nowhere to wait
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out of the draft and I started to wonder why I had used up nearly a
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whole years worth of annual leave to sit and shiver in Austria.
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Fortunately Olly got to the other side with 1 hanger left to rig there.
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I followed across the traverse and was very scared - the foot holds kept
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falling down the pitch, each bolt was lower than the one before and half
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of them needed tightening before I loaded them. Then I got my hand
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jammer too far away from me to undo with cold fingers and I got
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increasingly unhappy.</p>
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<p>I finally made it to the other side where I told Olly this was the worse
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thing he had ever rigged and that we might die when we have to return to
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get out the cave. Fortunately he took it as a compliment...</p>
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<p>We continued on with the draft (which might be a bit weaker), until we
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got to another pitch. It looked like it would be tight to make our call
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out but we were keen to survey back before we went down the hill.</p>
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<p>As luck would have it we didn't die on the way out but I still whimpered
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quite a lot despite trying to be brave. This is called Too Bold for this
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Spit as Olly lifted a Hilti out on the way back. We got the Makita drill
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and batteries out of the cave, and surveyed back to the previous day,
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Also we made our call out and nearly got to the car park in time, where
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Julian was patiently waiting to take us down the hill.</p>
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<div class="timeug">T/U: 9hr 50</div>
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-07-28b">2013-07-28</div>
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<div class="trippeople">Chris D, Mike, <u>Becka</u></div>
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<div class="triptitle">258 Rigging</div>
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<p>Becka rigged Caramel Catharsis then showed Chris and Mike the top of
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String Theory which Chris made a start om rigging whilst Becka headed
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out to help Holly, Anthony + martin with top camp bivvy fettling.</p>
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<div class="timeug">T/U: Becka 5 hours Chris+Mike 7hrs</div>
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-07-29a">2013-07-29</div>
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<div class="trippeople"><u>Becka</u>, Mike</div>
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<div class="triptitle">258 Rigging</div>
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<p>Becka re-rigged Tunnocks entrance on the new (+ super slippy) 11mm
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100m rope + put extra bolts to protect snow slope section on entrance
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(as big drop either side of a snow 'bridge' there now) + on nuisance drop
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+ traverse + took a look at the leads in Oompah.</p>
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<div class="timeug">T/U: Becka 7, Mike 5</div>
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-07-30b">2013-07-30</div>
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<div class="trippeople">Chris D, <u>Becka</u></div>
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<div class="triptitle">258 Rigging</div>
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<p>Chris finished Holly's rigging off String Theory from yesterday then
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Becka started the rigging of Procrastination Pot. Chris put in an extra
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bolt for last drop of String Theory. Continuing the trend of us
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re-rigging every sodding rope in Tunnocks we re-rigged the bottom rope
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of String Theory to waste less rope then had to re-rig what I'd done in
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Procrastination when the rope didn't reach... note to self - sort out
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decent rigging guides before Expo next year.</p>
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<div class="timeug">T/U: 8hr ½</div>
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-07-31a">2013-07-31</div>
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<div class="trippeople">Chris D, <u>Becka</u>, Holly, Mike</div>
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<div class="triptitle">258 Rigging and AT LAST some pushing</div>
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<p>Chris + Becka headed in early. becka finished rigging
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Procrastination which was dead easy to rig, all the bolts first where
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Norl's rigging guide said they would be, unlike String Thoery where
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bolts were heard to spot. Chris + I then bodged the traverse at the
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bottom to a broken chamber + then an ugly expo rig on naturals down
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aprrox. 4m. Holly + Mike turned up with the drill + Holly bolted the
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pitch down which finished. They surveyed + headed out. Chris + I had
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surveyed the upper section then Chris shimmied up a climb then got the
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drill when Holly had finished with it + rigged it them added a few
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bolts - strong draft coming from a small hole in the ceiling… draft
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good but passage dimensions not great. Chris then bolted a proper pitch
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to avoid the expo rig then headed up whilst Becka re-rigged with bolts
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the traveerese at the bottom of Procrastination. We got 11 holes out of
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one battery - surprisingly good… soft rock.</p>
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<div class="timeug">T/U: Chris + Becka 11 hours, Holy + Mike 10 hours</div>
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-01a">2013-08-01</div>
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<div class="trippeople"><u>Becka</u>,Mike, Anthony</div>
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<div class="triptitle">258 Upper level Tunnock - Oompah, Just for a Laugh, Naughty, Naughty and 08-19 Alead</div>
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<p>Becka + Mike down to Oompah + rigged the pitch on the left, down
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~15m + looked blind but then Mike spotted a short climb up to
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another pitch with a good draft which just needs a crowbar to shift a
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teetering boulder so we left that as a good high level lead. Matt +
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Anthony caught up + we looked at the snow + pine needle aven which
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was very full of snow this year so no way up. Then took Mike + Matt to
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Just for a Laugh + they dropped the 25m pitch at 07-56A which was
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blind whilst I went with anthony to Naughty Naughty. Unfortunately
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Anthony couldn't turn to get around the Z bend so Becka went alone to
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check the leads at the end. Frustratingly failed to find where the
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strong draft was going to but it was still there at ceiling level in
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final chamber.</p>
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<div class="timeug">T/U: 7hr</div>
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-02a">2013-08-02</div>
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<div class="trippeople"><u>Becka</u>,Matt, Mike</div>
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<div class="triptitle">Prospecting N + W of Tunnocks</div>
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<p>Mike's last day + it was hot. Walked to Tunnocks entrance then
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hacked N then W in a big loop with Mike + Martin's GPS. Found a
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couple of areas pepppered with pits + another area with 3 drafting
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holes which needs looking at carefully as very promising. 6 hours
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walking.</p>
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<div class="timeug">T/U: 6hrs walking, TU 5 min</div>
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-07-29b">2013-07-29</div>
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<div class="trippeople"><u>Holly</u>,Anthony</div>
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<div class="triptitle">258 Rigging String Theory</div>
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<p>Changed rope at top of pitch from 80m to 40m then carried on using
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80m at large Y-hang at ledge. Hung about on rope for 3 hrs whilst
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locating spits. was very disappointed in self for not getting to floor
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and leaving Anthonu to get very cold at top of pitch. However first
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pitch of this size that I've ever attempted to rig, so happy with self
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for the attempt at least.</p>
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<div class="timeug">T/U: ~9hrs</div>
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-07-31b">2013-07-31</div>
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<div class="trippeople"><u>Holly</u>,Mike</div>
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<div class="triptitle">258 Pushing at bottom of Procrastination - Surfer Girl</div>
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<p>Just to add our part to Becka's report two sides back - took our time
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on way in to give Becka + Chris time to finish rigging
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procrastination. All going well until climbing up bouldery slope between
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usual Susspects + String Theory, when two large boulders slid down
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slope with a Holly holding on thinking of imminent squishish. Thankfully
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they stopped slidding with only a swollen and grazed hand to show for [smiley].
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Mike kicked boulders down to prevent future issues and we carried on to
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meet a very impatient Becka! [smiley] We were sent down to rig a '10m' ish pitch
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with an exciting amount of medium to giant boudlers hanging over pitch
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held in by mud. (Not a happy place for Holly after String theory
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excitment). But I 'wo-maned' up + rigged down. After 4 bolts I
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abandoned the drill for Becka to collect and finally reached the floor
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with only a couple of rub points to deal with on the way out.</p>
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<p>10m pitch turned out to be much biger - probably about 30m so this took
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a little longer than expected to rig. Floor of pitch was again bouldery
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hall angled down held together by soil. There was a small hole at bottom
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which I declared there was no way I was entering this. (I have decided
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that in Noel's absence Tunnocks is targeting me). Mike heroically
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climbed in, declared it scary and choked. We surveyed quickly and headed
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out. Later when writing ip survey notes I dsicovered Mike had called
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this 'Surfer girl' after my early boulder surfing! Also up to this date
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this is the deepest part of Tunnocks at -397! Woo hoo! [smiley]</p>
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<div class="timeug">T/U: 10hr</div>
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-07-30c">2013-07-30</div>
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<div class="trippeople"><u>Holly</u>,Mike</div>
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<div class="triptitle">258 Pushing pitch at end of Flap - Determination</div>
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<p>With 3 bags between us, 1 with a drill + two for rope we headed to
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the far north of Tunnocks for pushing my infamous lead. Mike chose to
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come with me as he was blissfully ignorant of my lead! [smiley]</p>
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<p>Rigged Hoorah for Boobies + cut end of rope for small pitch in the
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Flap - which turned out to be perfect (this rope was orginally a 39m).
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Then came the Flap! here Mike releasised he'd been sold a dud! But he
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carried on relentlessly with his uber-bag + by following survey
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stations we eventually found ourselves at the top of the pitch. Feeling
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guilty for dragging Mike here I encouraged him to rig the pitch. We
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carefully passed rigging items back and forth to each other in order to
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not drop them down the ptich (we were nicely wedged above the pitch, but
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smaller items would fall all the way to the floor). Mike beautifully
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rigged the pitch as follows <img alt="riging topo of pitch beyond the
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flap" src="./logbkimg01.png">.</p>
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<p>A 39m rope was used, however Mike had to 'elastic band' the rope between
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the Y-hang + the rebelay in order to reach the floor. At the bottom
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Mike landed on a ledge with another pitch (estimated as 25m). Having run
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out of rope and time we headed out with Mike declaring it as a good
|
||
lead.... MuWhahaha! Muwhahahahahahaha!! Determination pays off!
|
||
Although I'm not sure anyone else is going to be pleased. More
|
||
Determination is required for further trips and so it's name is born ->
|
||
'The Determiniation Series'.</p>
|
||
|
||
<div class="timeug">T/U: 10hr</div>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-02b">2013-08-02</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople">Holly, Chris D, <u>Anthony</u></div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">258 Pushing Determination</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>Lured by tales of an ongoing spacious pitch series, I found myself heading off to Holly’s
|
||
favourite lead at the far north of Tunnocks. After the usual tedium of the entrance series,
|
||
a long sweaty uphill stromp through Flying High etc, we found ourselves staring at the start
|
||
of ‘The Flap’ after ~2½ hours. Having been this far last year I had a rough
|
||
idea what to expect. I was informed that there was a double bend that Mike had not
|
||
appreciated due to long legs but was assured that it would be alright. The double bend did
|
||
indeed prove to be quite entertaining: it took me three attempts with much wibbling and
|
||
encouragement from Chris and Holly to coax my ample frame through. I’m not used to proper
|
||
caving at the best of times – especially within Austria!</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>However the pitch at the far end is most fine – a nice rift pitch that would not look out
|
||
of place in Yorkshire. Chris bolted the next pitch which is ~35m split by a small
|
||
ledge about halfway down. The continuing rift at the bottom (thankfully much larger than the
|
||
rift at the top) continues down, quickly reaching a further pitch with a drop of ~3
|
||
seconds. We had no more rope, so Chris put some bolts in in readiness for a future descent
|
||
whilst Holly and I surveyed out. By the time we got to the bottom of the first pitch (pushed
|
||
by Holly and Mike) the clock was ticking so the survey was left hanging. With a bit of
|
||
guesswork concerning the length of this pitch and the undescended pitch it appears that the
|
||
Determination Series is getting close to the level of the horizontal development at the
|
||
bottom of String Theory.</p>
|
||
|
||
<img alt="riging topo - 2nd pitch of Determination"
|
||
src="./logbkimg02.png">
|
||
|
||
<p>With that, it was time to do battle with ‘The Flap/ again. This time, Holly had to
|
||
perform an overtaking manoeuvre in the rift in order to show me how it should be done. With
|
||
that obstacle overcame we slogged back to the entrance and staggered back to Top Camp
|
||
running on empty.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Overall a most satisfying and productive day. Thanks to Holly and Chris for coaxing me
|
||
through the small bits.</p>
|
||
|
||
<div class="timeug">T/U: 11hrs</div>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-07-23b">2013-07-23</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople">Joe B, <u>Stuart W</u></div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">Tunncoks</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>Took five ropes into cave and rigged entrance series to bottom of third pitch. Left rope
|
||
on final bolt in tackle sacks. Not much snow. Both warm during rift. A lead may have
|
||
appeared at final slope on entrance pitch due to melt.</p>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-07-24b">2013-07-24</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople">Joe B, <u>Stuart W</u></div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>Decended already rigged rope. Carried on rigging. Y hang followed by deviation was
|
||
difficult to rig. Got up to section before Caramel Catharsis before running out of
|
||
rope. Both rather warm during trip. Exit uneventful.</p>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-07a">2013-08-07</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople">Matt, <u>Becka</u>, Cameron</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">Tour of upper level Tunnocks + gear haul</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>Fetched the gear we’d dumped yesterday just beyond the boulder choke + tottered down
|
||
Flying High to dump them at Starfish Junction. Left a tacklesack arrow for the others then
|
||
up to the snow + leaves aven. I climbed up as far as the window in the main aven but way
|
||
on blocked with snow – cool draft coming out though. Then to the end of the passage where
|
||
Matt thought 07-60x looked worth returning to. Back at Starfish discovered the others had
|
||
missed our arrow but taken our bags to Caramel Catharsis so we went via the Just For a Laugh
|
||
route to the top of String Theory to meet them packing the gear that Chris and Anthony had
|
||
derigged Caramel Catharsis so we went via the Just For a Laugh route to the top of String
|
||
Theory to meet them packing the gear that Chris and Anthony had derigged yesterday. They
|
||
headed out whilst we gave them a long head start and dumped our tacklesacks at Dubious
|
||
Pleasure and checked out the pitch 08-40A in Hedonism Highway which seemed to be drafting
|
||
out and looked a very promising lead to me. Finally Crossword Passage which was drafting
|
||
strongly – this needs updating on the survey. Out first in time to see the last of the other
|
||
group leaving the entrance and slogged out with fat tacklesacks.</p>
|
||
|
||
<div class="timeug">T/U: 9 hours Becka 10hrs Cameron + Matt</div>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-04a">2013-08-04</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople"><u>Chris D</u>, Becka, Matt</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks – Procrastination – bolting the climb ‘Bring on the Clowns’</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>Becka started bolting across the traverse from 31/7 to reach aven, then Chris took over
|
||
while Matt froze in the gale. After some time I reached the top:</br>
|
||
<img alt="Elevation and riging topo for Bring on the Clowns"
|
||
src="./logbkimg03.png"></p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Stepping across the top to the passage at the top of the aven,
|
||
initially all I could see was a body sized tube at the top of another
|
||
2m climb. But surely all that air could not come from such a small
|
||
hole? Indeed, another cross passage materialised. Becka came up the
|
||
now ridiculous rig to look while Matt valiantly volunteered to being
|
||
prussicking out as time was getting on. The cross passage zig-zagged
|
||
back after back after a few meters, but a too exposed climb at the end
|
||
soon saw Becka back thritching up to the body sized tube – it all
|
||
reconnected up with the zig zag at the head if a big pitch: </br>
|
||
<img alt="Plan Sketch"
|
||
src="./logbkimg04.png"></p>
|
||
|
||
<p>At ca. 6:30pm as Becka was prussicking up lower Procrastination pitch there was a sudden
|
||
roar and a waterfall appeared. Chris looked down in horror from pitch above and a little
|
||
later Becka appeared looking rather wide-eyed but extremely clean.</p>
|
||
<div class="timeug">T/U: 13hrs</div>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-06b">2013-08-06</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople"><u>Chris D</u>, Anthony</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">258 Tunnocks – The Number of the Beast</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>Dour + Chris took in over 100m rope to see what they could do with the pitch at the top
|
||
of Bring on the Clowns. On the way in Chris put in a bolt to shift the Procrastination part
|
||
II Y-hang one bolt over in an attempt to hand the rope out to dry after Becka’s exit on
|
||
previous trip. Any further would unfortunately have reached another trickle/torrent in
|
||
rain.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>While Chris spent a while converting the messy crochet into something resembling a
|
||
reasonable rig up Bring on the Clowns. Anthony begin rigging the pitch down at the top, into
|
||
the wind. Some 30m down he met the wall of the shaft. So came nack up and Chris went down
|
||
with the drill and thrubolts (having run out of Hiltis 2 days ago).</br>
|
||
<img alt="elv/rigging guide of The Number of the Beast"
|
||
src="./logbkimg05.png"></p>
|
||
|
||
<p>* Dour: "Can you remember those numbers while I get my book out?"</br>
|
||
Chris: "Maybe. Distance 6.66, Clino +66, Ooer!"</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>At the bottom was a 3s drop down a dribbly shaft, but we eschewed this is favour of a
|
||
shorter, rubblier, older & windier short drops (2 bolts). At the bottom was another drop –
|
||
with the wind issuing out of a steep rift cutting down steeply. A couple of spits saw us
|
||
down this (having run out of thrubolts) to the top of a few metre pitch, which another bolt
|
||
saw us down to big rift passage with a 4 to 4 second drop and the wind in our faces.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>We were out of rope and were down to our last 2 clowns. Sadly we realised there were not
|
||
going to be enough people left on expo to take this further so we surveyed and derigged out
|
||
to the top of String Theory, out at 6am.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>P.S.: Left Bring on the Clowns rigged but removed deviations (2 slings + krabs needed).</p>
|
||
<div class="timeug">T/U: 20hrs</div>
|
||
|
||
|
||
<h2>Literary effort for Bad Aussee newspaper</h2>
|
||
|
||
<p>Many people may wonder who the muddy group are who have camped opposite Gasthof Staud'n'wirt over the last 30 years, and what has drawn them
|
||
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>Nearly 100km & over 1km deep - 3rd in Austria so far</li>
|
||
<li>24 entrances</li>
|
||
<li>30 years of expeditions</li>
|
||
<li>this year - from Normway and NZ</li>
|
||
<li>5 joint members of Verein für Hölenkunde in Obersteir (VfHO)</li>
|
||
<li>This year - saved 2 sheep from 3 holes </li>
|
||
<li>Project + bunch of intellectuals -> world leading cave surveying software.</li>
|
||
<li>Support (hospitality) of family Wilpernig over 30 years here </li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</p>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-05a">2013-08-05</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople"><u>Holly</u>, Becka, Matt, Cameron</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">Antsinpantsschacht</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>In the hunt for a new entrance to Tunnocks we headed to the area of plateau above the
|
||
‘snow + leaves’ bit of Tunnocks (near Starfish Junction). A days prospecting 2 days before
|
||
had identified a number of holes in the area of which Matt had already dropped a couple. Of
|
||
these it was deemed Antsinpantsschacht was the most promising lead.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>The first pitch had previously been dropped by Matt –> a lovely y-hang off two naturals
|
||
straight down to a snow and ice bridge 30m down. Becka & I had headed off to AinP ahead of
|
||
the others to rerig the entrance (the rope had been removed after the prospecting but the
|
||
slings had been left in place) I re-rigged this pitch feeling a little precarious as I
|
||
wasn’t wearing my oversuit or helmet! (It was a fine hot day so less clothes was needed
|
||
here).</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Becka then headed down to the ice bridge with crowbar in hand (or stuffed down the side
|
||
of her harness). The ice bridge was a very large but thin block of ice which we had to climb
|
||
under in order to proceed further into the cave. We weren’t sure how stable this was and it
|
||
would definitely hurt if it collapsed on you! So Becka spent a good 15 mins giving it a bash
|
||
with the crowbar. It didn’t break so we hoped that meant it was OK as we swapped places and
|
||
I headed under the snow bridge with drill, rope and all the other bits and pieces for
|
||
vertical cave exploration.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>The way on was through a hole in the ice in a corner of the cave. This was tube like with
|
||
one half made of ice and the other half being the cave wall. Unfortunately this is where I
|
||
realised that perhaps this wasn’t going to be a great entrance alternative – the hole in the
|
||
ice was the consequence of water running down the wall of the pitch and therefore I suspect
|
||
that during a thunderstorm this tube becomes impassable. But as we were already here we
|
||
carried on regardless (plus it was lovely + sunny with no fear of rain). So I set up a
|
||
Y-hang + headed on down through the tube. This was rather chilly as I was basically now
|
||
inside the ice with a constant stream of water flowing down into my wellies! A rebelay was
|
||
needed a few metres down + then the pitch widened out. About halfway down a horizontal
|
||
snow tube appeared on the left(?) which appears to provide a parallel pitch through the ice. As
|
||
this was the drier option I chose to continue with the route through here. As I was putting
|
||
in the Y-hang to drop the pitch becka arrived to hang out on the snow. By this point my feet
|
||
were very cold and I was very happy when I got to move my feet from the ice to rock. I then
|
||
headed down to the floor – which ended on a bouldery floor with no further way on. We were
|
||
blocked in by the ice. By this point I was pretty cold and so was Becka from sitting on
|
||
snow. We had a quick discussion regarding surveying as Matt had come down to join us
|
||
too. Due to logistics Becka + I surveyed out + sent Matt out with our bags. This has to
|
||
be the coldest survey ever! By the time I was heading up the entrance pitch my feet were so
|
||
numb I couldn’t concentrate on anything other than the burning sunshine awaiting us
|
||
outside. Once we were out + the survey was complete we lay in the sunshine drying out and
|
||
reflecting on what a shame it was that there is still no way through.</br>
|
||
<img alt="Rigging Guide"
|
||
src="./logbkimg06.png"></p>
|
||
|
||
<div class="timeug">T/U: 4hrs?</div>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-06d">2013-08-06</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople"><u>Holly</u>, Becka, Fleur</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks - Determination</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>The last trip down Determination saw us dropping two more pitches deeper down in this
|
||
part of the system. No major comments for the journey in except that I’ll quote Becka who
|
||
said the following about the Flap (rift): “this is lovely” – Yes that’s right – my rift is
|
||
lovely! Ha! You’re all wimps!<img alt="Smiley"
|
||
src="./logbkimg07.png"></p>
|
||
|
||
[Ed: One para crossed out] (Sorry this didn't make sense! It's too early after expo dinner)
|
||
|
||
<p>Previously Anthony + I hadn’t managed to finish surveying out so whilst Becka + Fleur
|
||
finished this I headed to the pushing front.(That's better!) Chris D had already placed 3 bolts so I
|
||
commenced rigging. But before heading down I noticed that large parts of the wall had long
|
||
cracks. After taking a hammer to these some fairly large boulders fell down the pitch + I
|
||
carried on. About 10m down I landed on a ledge + needed to put a rebelay in. But this
|
||
would cause a rub point further up the pitch and there I prussicked back up the pitch a few
|
||
meters to place a deviation. This took me ages as I kept swinging off around the pitch where
|
||
my sky hook kept falling off. Eventually after drilling 2.5 holes (oh dear) I had my
|
||
deviation + headed down to place my rebelay, It would actually be much better (+ easier)
|
||
to place a deviation much higher up.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Eventually I headed down + landed in on another ledge with a rift in the right hand
|
||
corneer which opens out onto a second ledge, 3(ish)m down. After placing a couple of
|
||
bolts I landed on this ledge and discovered a couple of horizontal tubes which led off from
|
||
here. Whilst I paced a Y-hang + dropped the next Becka + Fleur had a look in here. One
|
||
is a QMA (though quite small) with strong draft heading into cave + very squelchy mud
|
||
lining the bottom.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>At the bottom of the pitch I landed in a small chamber with another rift on the left. I
|
||
quickly placed a last bolt whilst Becka + Fleur came down to join me and I abseiled the
|
||
last mini-pitch (down this rift) of about 3m landing in a puddle. Here is a QMC with a
|
||
slight draft heading up the pitches. It is another rift which starts with a pinch point that
|
||
requires SRT kit removal. With time passing by + fear of thunderstorms (this would not be
|
||
a good section of cave to be in during a thunderstorm) we headed out, derigging along the
|
||
way. By the time we exited the rift we were knackered. We had 4 uber tacklesacks filled
|
||
with 6 bags worth of rope (calculated from the number of bags that brought it into the
|
||
cave). Becka had done the rift 3 times lugging the bags through!</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>The three of us managed to drag the bafs to March of the Penguins where we then dumped
|
||
some weight to collect another day & also make our call out!</br>
|
||
<img alt="rigging diagram"
|
||
src="./logbkimg08.png"></p>
|
||
|
||
<p>[Trip dated 3rd in Logbook, but 6th in callout book and survey data: 3rd must be a mistake]</p>
|
||
|
||
<div class="timeug">T/U: 13hrs</div>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-05b">2013-08-05</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople"><u>Jenny</u>,Olly</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">107 Wonderland</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>By the time we had dried our gear and got sorted it was way too late for a long trip
|
||
into sleepless, so we decided to look at some of the other leads in ropeless and to tie
|
||
together some survey loops. Headed into the end of the traverse that leads into
|
||
ropeless. Dropped straight down here and did some loopy bits to connect stuff.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Headed to the passage directly above the 1970’s rift and dropped down to tie the surveys
|
||
together. There are now no leads here.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Went back along ropeless towards the passage heading to 76. I spotted a roof tube which I
|
||
climbed up into. It reconnected a few meters on, but then continued. We followed the passage
|
||
up until it rejoined where the rope comes in. Surveyed back.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Went to the lead towards 76. Clambered down and then traversed along at a widening above floor
|
||
level. It was tight at first then became more keyhole like. The floor/rift trench turned off
|
||
to the right and the phreas (which was getting bigger) went straight on. Followed the big
|
||
phreas called Wonderland. We got to a couple of junctions turned right each time (towards
|
||
76!). Eventually the passage got smaller and full of soil.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Surveyed out until we realised we
|
||
were tight for our callout, so left the last bit for later. As we went out we noticed a lot
|
||
of insects. I think they were dead. It was a bit spooky. Left the drill ready to carry in
|
||
further tomorrow.</p>
|
||
<div class="timeug">T/U: 5½hrs</div>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-06c">2013-08-06</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople">Olly, <u>Jenny</u></div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">107 Land of Confusion</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>We hoped that this trip would lead us to KH, we set an 8am callout so that we wouldn’t be
|
||
hindered by time. It took 3 hours to get to the pushing front – carrying in the drill, battery,
|
||
hangers etc didn’t help. Olly improved the rig on Too Bold for this Spit. At the pushing
|
||
front Olly spotted that he could ab down to a ledge and climb up the other side, saving
|
||
precious hiltis and drill battery. The passage continues beyond, but the draft seemed weaker
|
||
(or it was higher). A few ups and downs and the passage continued, but for the first time there
|
||
were some small side passages. Past a narrower rift and on to get another pitch intersecting
|
||
the passage. This was wider (20m disto across) and didn’t look inspiring to bolt round – no
|
||
ledges and over hanging walls. It would have taken more hiltis than we had and we weren’t
|
||
sure if it was heading too far north anyway, and the draft was weaker. We explored some of
|
||
the side passages chasing the draft. Most of them either drafted the wrong way or not at
|
||
all.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>An exception was a rift on the left that led (via a couple of climbs) to a slightly
|
||
drafting pitch. Olly failed to throw rocks down it as there was a ledge 6m down. I
|
||
remembered we had a disto and after a few goes managed to get a 46m diagonal leg
|
||
down. Surveyed back from here and concluded that the larger portion of the draft came from
|
||
the big pitch at the end of the passage. Went down a chossy ramp, which got us a bit closer
|
||
to the other side and close enough to see that the passage did not continue the other side
|
||
but was quite rifty looking.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>A small rift led of NW from this ledge which we followed up a climb. This led to another
|
||
climb down that we didn’t take as it was coated with mud and above a pitch. Surveyed our way
|
||
out and slowly caved back to outside.</p>
|
||
<div class="timeug">T/U: 14hrs</div>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-07">2013-08-07</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople"><u>hris</u></div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">String Theory Rigging Guide</div>
|
||
Estimated lengths by CD. Please amend on derig! Chris
|
||
</br>
|
||
<img alt="String Theory Rigging Guide"
|
||
src="./logbkimg09.png">
|
||
|
||
<h2>For the Bad Aussee rag:</h2>
|
||
|
||
Some poeple may wonder who the muddy group are who camp opposite the
|
||
Gasthof Staud'n'wirt every summer, and what it is that has drawn them
|
||
back over the last 30 years. The group is the Cambridge University
|
||
Caving Club, and they have been exploring caves that lie beneath the
|
||
Loser plateau. The local sheperds will be aware of the many holes on
|
||
the plateau that can swallow their sheep, -
|
||
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-07b">2013-08-07</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople">Holly, <u>Fleur</u>, Pete, Chris B</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>A gear shifting, route familiarisation + lead identification trip.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p> Staggered with Becka,
|
||
Matt and Cameron we went to retrieve the previous day’s derig bags from March of the
|
||
Penguins and the “paella” pile from top of String Theory. Learnt some new routes and
|
||
identified undescended pitches in Dubious Pleasure. Starting to get a better feel for the
|
||
system now + ideas for pushing next week.</p>
|
||
<div class="timeug">T/U: 5-6hrs</div>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-07c">2013-08-07</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople"><u>Jenny</u>, Olly</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">107 Wonderland</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>We were a bit tired from yesterdays longish trip, so planned a short trip into Wonderland
|
||
hoping to (a) tie up the hanging survey and (b) explore as many of the leads as we had the time
|
||
and energy for. Surveyed in for once. Only took 1 hour of surveying to tie it in. Started
|
||
to look at leads, starting in the aven chamber. Sadly the passage reconnected back near the
|
||
bottom end of wonderland.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Back at the aven chamber we spotted a roof tube in the ceiling but it isn’t quite free
|
||
climbable.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Surveyed another side thing that ended. The only 2 leads left in Wonderland are the roof
|
||
tube and the floor trench early on – I had a poke in this and it does continue and get
|
||
wider.</p>
|
||
<div class="timeug">T/U: 5hrs 45</div>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="2013-08-03b">2013-08-03</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople"><u>Becka</u>, Matt, Chris D, Holly</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">Ants In Pants</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>After a hot, heavy carry in the morning I rehydrated than headed off to 2012-NS-01 and
|
||
surrounding holes with Chris + Matt. Chris watched Matt descend the furthest of four holes
|
||
(#1) which led to a window into hole #2. </br>
|
||
<img alt="Plan of holes layout"
|
||
src="./logbkimg10.png"></br>Meanwhile Holly + I found hole #4 which turned
|
||
out to have been tagged by Noel last year [[see image above]]. Holly dropped her sunglasses down onto the snow
|
||
bank in it so I climbed down a bit to fetch them + there was definitely a cool cave breeze
|
||
coming out quite strongly. Matt then rigged #4 + he + I went down but this just led to a
|
||
window into #3. Finally Matt rigged #2 off a fine pair of naturals + he + I descended a
|
||
lovely 30m pitch with a gorgeous ice column beside it (when Holly + I returned 2 days
|
||
later it had unfortunately crashed down after the rain storm the previous day). This pitch
|
||
landed under a thin but large bridge of very compact snow/ice with a further small pitch
|
||
below with a weak draft out. I’m sure one of these four holes connects to Tunnocks but
|
||
whether there is a safe way that isn’t blocked by snow or ice is another matter.</p>
|
||
<div class="timeug">T/U: Matt + Becka 1hr</div>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-06a">2013-08-06</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople">Chris Burnley, Matt, Cameron, <u>Pete</u></div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">Prospecting – Snow Pole and Dead Tree area to w-NW of Tunnocks</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>We headed back to area looked at a few days before by Matt +
|
||
Becka. Refining the bunda-avoidance on route from Tunnocks-entrance
|
||
down slabs, then along pitted dry valley, to main low point, then up
|
||
again to the snow pole area – via a dead tree that is visible (when
|
||
you know where) from Tunnocks.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Cameron went feet first then stood up in first small hole on way downhill – that was
|
||
choked.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p><u>Very drafty but choked hole</u>. <div>Pete GPS CAM2 (WGS84 UTM) 1782m 33T 0411202 UTM 5283393</div> On
|
||
the way up towards snow pole, but only half way from valley bottom we felt cold draft. This
|
||
was located from ~1m diameter tube entrance. This dropped down easy 2m climb and a 2m crawl
|
||
to slab that blocked hole. VERY strong cold draft came from below slab, but choked, it would
|
||
be a long term dig – needing capping perhaps.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>We searched area to find an Austrian tagged hole – with snow slope down.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Nearby is a ~15m pitch that would be hard to rig. But neither drafted. <span>Pete GPS CAMPIT (WGS84 UTM) 1767m. 33T 0410986 UTM 5283404<span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p>
|
||
<img alt="Matt’s hand-bolted hole"
|
||
src="./logbkimg11.png"></p>
|
||
|
||
<p>The team was being toasted by hot sun, and beginning to wander in small circles. This was
|
||
in area in line between a ‘prominent dead tree’ and of a snow pole. Matt’s pit was somewhat
|
||
deeper than the other 15-20 pits (all c. 20m deep) seen on the pavement. Although Matt’s pit
|
||
did not draft, it did seem to be inclined under hill to get away from falling debris. With
|
||
an initial sling Matt put in 3 hand bolts to go to end of 29m rope. There is a jammed block,
|
||
then a further ~20-25m(??) to bottom. Hard to judge but 60m rope needed.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Path back to Tunnocks recairned on way home.</p>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="2013-07-27">2013-07-27</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople"><u>Alex</u>, Matt</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">Alex and Matt driving to Austria</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>So I foolishly booked tunnel tickets for 5:30am which required a 2:45 start in order to
|
||
collect Matt at 3… this was a silly idea! I awoke at 2:30, turned off my alarm and went back
|
||
to sleep. (Un)Fortunately Jess had also woken up and I was turfed out of bed and sent to
|
||
expo.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Things went smoothly until I lost the tunnel tickets somewhere outside Matt’s
|
||
house. Thankfully everything is automated and an actual ticket doesn’t seem to be
|
||
required.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Things progressed smoothly as we set off following signs for Brussels. Unfortunately we
|
||
followed them for a bit too long and ended up in the city centre. After passing through many
|
||
tunnels we appeared on the NE side of the city, not quite where we intended.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>After several dubious U-turns and passing through the same motorway junction about 5
|
||
times we eventually got back on track.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>At this point we hit the biggest thunderstorm I have ever seen ~3cm of standing water on
|
||
the motorway and large chunks of tree were flying everywhere.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Things wen't smoothly for about 8 hours as we passed through Luxembourg and germany</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Things went a little awry at the Austrian border. Turns out my sav nav can’t join up maps
|
||
of several countries and doesn’t do international travel very well. We dutifully turned off
|
||
the motorway before entering Austria and got hopelessly lost. Eventually we found our way
|
||
across the border and the sat nav locked in. Eventually arrived at base camp around 21:30,
|
||
~19 hours after setting off.</p>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-02c">2013-08-02</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople"><u>Alex C</u>, Martin G</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">bullet 2nd Hohle</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>Early in the morning (CUCC time) myself and Martin set out for Bullet 2nd Hohle with 150m
|
||
of rope and all the paraphernalia required to bolt and survey a promising hole in the
|
||
ground.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>After 200m we decided that we were really rather hot and Martin had already fallen over
|
||
twice. After a bit of extrapolation we decide this would cause us to arrive in no fit state
|
||
to do any caving so we ditched half the gear on the plateau. After much staggering around
|
||
the plateau in the heat we eventually got to the cave and Martin set about rigging the
|
||
entrance whilst trying to avoid the ominous green slimy patches.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>After about 40m of progress we jacked for the day. Following much blundering through
|
||
bunde we made it back to top camp just before our callout.</p>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-03c">2013-08-03</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople"><u>Alex C</u>, Martin</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">Bullet 2nd Hohle</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>Having re bolted the entrance we decided it was about time we did some surveying. The
|
||
upper part of the cave is formed along an obvious fault with 4 ~ 8m deep surface shafts.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>The most northerly shaft is a fairly straight forward climb which leads to a sloping
|
||
keyhole passage. The top of the rift is bridged by small boulders. Bolts are placed for a
|
||
traverse line on the left hand wall leading to a Y-hang. A flake on the right hand wall
|
||
below the Y-hang is useful for a deviation and a Y-hang rebelay is rigged on the wide
|
||
sloping ledge on the opposite wall. Note! One of these spits is far too shallow and
|
||
generally shit. A short descent from this rebelay (~10m) leads to a small chamber.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>This cave sucks in a lot of air so this point is stil quite comfortable In shorts and
|
||
t-shirt! Much nicer than your usual Austrian cave. We cairned a path on the return
|
||
journey.</p>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-04b">2013-08-04</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople"><u>Alex C</u>, Martin</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">Bullet 2nd Hohle</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>Woke up with a case of mild enthusiasm! At the bottom of the small chamber a traverse
|
||
along a minimalist ledge leads to a Y-hang which drops around 25m to a big ledge a single
|
||
spit is placed on the ledge for a very long (3m sling) deviation. Around 5m below the ledge
|
||
a Y-hang rebelay descends the remaining 35m of what has become a rather impressive
|
||
shaft.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>At its base the floor is around 30mx10m with three ways on. The first of these is a
|
||
window ~20m off the floor at the northern end of the chamber. This climb was all a bit
|
||
exciting so we ignored it.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>A small crawl at the SW end of the chamber leads to a narrow upward sloping passage full
|
||
of scary boulders which chokes after ~15m. A smaller hole (OK with SRT kit but not with all
|
||
your bolting and surveying gear as well) at the western side of the chamber leads to a low
|
||
sloping bedding plane heading southwest which is full of cobbles and boulders. A hole in the
|
||
ceiling leads to a short tight vertical rift which becomes too tight.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Prussicking out of the cave the sound of trickling water indicated that Martin and I were
|
||
about to experience our first Austrian food pulse. This was apparently a really quite large
|
||
storm and rather a lot of choss was washed down the shaft including some decent sized
|
||
cobbles. I had planned to sit the chaos out on the nice big ledge but that eventually turns
|
||
into a waterfall as well. Happily we both made it out unscathed although Martin’s helmet has
|
||
some new marks.</p>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-05c">2013-08-05</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople"><u>Alex C</u>, Martin</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">Bullet 2nd Hohle</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>Finished survey shaft and derigged.</p>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-11a">2013-08-11</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople"><u>Fleur</u>, Pete, Cameron</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks – Hedonism Highway/ Rocky Road Area</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>We went to check out the draughting pitch (08-40A) off Hedonism Highway/ Rocky
|
||
Road. Becka had recommended this one and it was a good call. A dodgy natural thread and bolt
|
||
in dodgy rocky-hang saw Pete descend a p13 via a rebelay. The pitch landed in a typical
|
||
hading paddage of crawling/stooping height. The passage had a rift in the floor, possibly
|
||
passable initiall (QMC) but probably to connect with what happened later. Soon we
|
||
encountered a larger pitch with a continuation visible over the top. Pete set off around
|
||
some ledges to bolt a traverse to this, but a rift entering at the corner made this
|
||
difficult. So instead we went down, reaching a boulder/ledge where it was possible to 1) go
|
||
down further or 2) go up the inlet rift. We did the latter but ran out of rope.</p>
|
||
|
||
<div class="timeug">T/U: 10hrs</div>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-12a">2013-08-12</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople"><u>Fleur</u>, Pete and Cameron</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">Hedonism Highway/ Rocky Road area</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>Returned 12th Aug, same team:</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Cameron dropped a small pitch in the inlet rift, but only led on to an aven. So I dropped
|
||
the rest of the main shaft in a nice 20m free hang. Overall this made a p30, now called
|
||
‘Downgrade’ as from 3A leads the day before we now had only 2. The pitch landed at a
|
||
confluence of inlets – one we had been in the previous day and the other beneath the
|
||
original hading passage (“Champagne a lie”). The outlet was a small rift leading almost
|
||
immediately to another pitch. A partial descent was made but no more drill batteries.</p>
|
||
<div class="timeug">T/U: 9hrs</div>
|
||
|
||
Pete & Cameron returned 13th August, but made little more progress
|
||
having forgotten the drill bit...... But it remains ongiong + great
|
||
draught. <br /><img alt="Rigging diagram of DOWN GRADE"
|
||
src="./logbkimg12.png"></br>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-13a">2013-08-13</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople"><u>Fleur</u>, Tom Clayton</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks, West Side Story – "Clayton’s Cock-up"</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>After a day of research following the expo dinner I had spotted a QMA at the end of West
|
||
Side Story at String Theory/Fellows level. The survey notes reported an undescended p20 with
|
||
a passage visible beyond. My plan was to take Tom down there and get him bolting.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>First task was to find the way. Initially we searched above the climb up from the
|
||
balcony, but eventually I realised we needed to go back down. This led to the correct little
|
||
hole and some sporting climbing and thrutching before we reached the lead. It looked
|
||
good. And bloody drafty. Tom set off bolting but dropped the hiltis part way across…
|
||
traverse immediately called ‘Clayton’s Cock-up’. We would need to return.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>On the way out checked out 07-38C and 07-39C in Dubious Pleasure. In 38 I squeezed
|
||
between blocks to small chamberette. All ways on choked except a blind aven. 39 was a small
|
||
rift which I thrutched down for several body lengths before it closed down.</p>
|
||
<div class="timeug">T/U: 7hrs</div>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-14a">2013-08-14</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople"><u>Fleur</u>, Tom, Pete</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks, West Side Story – Bacm Bccm Afridi</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>This time hiltis were stashed in multiple locations and Clayton’s Cock-up was
|
||
conquered. However the other side just led to a brief rocky bridge and more holes in a
|
||
massive drafty hading rift. So instead we went down the first hole (Thus avoiding the nasty
|
||
traverse). This proved to be p30 landing in a small chamber where a connection from another
|
||
hoel from the rift also entered. Another shorter pitch followed where we landed on a ledge
|
||
in the big hading rift. We had no more rope, but the rift and the cave continued. It takes
|
||
some water, so a dry day is needed but definitely QMA. Going down!!</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Derigged everything and String Theory on the way out as not many cavers left. String
|
||
Theory bolts were all greased and reflectors placed on all but one (where 2 bolt y-hang very
|
||
close together).</p>
|
||
<div class="timeug">T/U: 10hrs</div>
|
||
|
||
<br /><img alt="Rigging topo for Clayton's Cock-up"
|
||
src="./logbkimg13.png" width="75%" height="50%"></br>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-13b">2013-08-13</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople"><u>Pete Talling</u>, Cameron Bullen</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks, Hedonism Highway/ Rocky Road Area (Downgrade) A* lead</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>The team returned to the bottom of the pitch rigged by Fleur, but discovered they had
|
||
everything but a drill bit. Unable to fashion one from Mars bars or limestone they did
|
||
manage to drop an extra pitch on a natural. This involved getting wet in spray from small
|
||
stream – so only Pete descended. He landed in pretty wide rift. An easy 2m climb led to a
|
||
further 10-15m pitch which is undescended. <br /><img alt="Rigging guide/elevation"
|
||
src="./logbkimg14.png"></br>
|
||
The team then derigged. </p>
|
||
|
||
|
||
<p>Dear Expo,<br /> Thanks very much for having us! See you again another year.<br /> Fleur & Pete</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>PS - We have taken the old stretcher, some rope + Stu + Chris and all
|
||
their shit. Will return CUCC kit at Hidden Earth.</p>
|
||
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-10">2013-08-10</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople"><u>Jenny</u>, Olly, Stuart</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">107</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>It thunderstormed all night and was still raining in the morning so we altered our
|
||
planned trip to land of confusion and decided to look at leads in Ropeless and
|
||
Sleepless. The drill was at the pushing front so we were a bit limited. Headed to the end of
|
||
Ropeless and went down the pitch the other side of Ropefree. After a nice pitch we landed in
|
||
a drippy chamber with a small rift heading off. Sadly this got too small within a few
|
||
meters. Stuart and I surveyed out.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Headed through Pushing the Envelope into Sleepless. Olly looked down the short pitch
|
||
under the 5m rope traverse. It was a couple of little pitches and an exciting climb by
|
||
Olly. Olly could here water noise down a hole on the right (possibly connects to the
|
||
parallel rift) and another climb/pitch heading north. Decided to leave that until we had
|
||
more gear.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>While Olly derigged Stuart looked at a roof tube above which looks promising but needs a
|
||
drill. Moved on to the Coldest place in Earth to take the rope to the start of the traverse. On the way out we had a look at getting into the roof tubes level with the top of the short pitch. Stuart traversed
|
||
across from the pitch and I climbed from the bottom further along. The climb up was easy and
|
||
I got to a similar level to Stuart. I knocked off a few loose holds and climbed up
|
||
further. Suddenly I was falling down the rift, briefly I had a calm sense of inevitability,
|
||
I knew I would end up hurt at the bottom of the rift. Fortunately the feeling passed and it
|
||
was replaced by the idea that I wedge myself in as soon as possible. I managed this at the
|
||
last possible point and finally remembered to stop screaming.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Fortunately I wasn’t too hurt and Olly came and helped me extract myself. My hip hurt a
|
||
bit where I wedged myself in and I didn’t want to be underground anymore. I left Olly and
|
||
Stuart to survey the roof tube while I caved out feeling very lucky and very stupid.</p>
|
||
<div class="timeug">T/U: Jenny 6½hrs, Olly+Stuart 7½hrs</div>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-11b">2013-08-11</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople">Olly, <u>Jenny</u>, Stuart</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">Surface Prospecting</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>My hip and neck were quite sore after a yesterday’s fall and Olly was also feeling tired,
|
||
so we decided on a surface day. We started at laser5 and headed ~ parallel to the 204
|
||
path but west of it.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>After not long Stuart found a slightly drafty hole 2012-SW-01. He climbed down into it
|
||
and thrutched into a rift. It didn’t go. I photographed the entrance while he did a sketch survey
|
||
and got a GPS reading. Carried on north. It is very bunde-y – I think the best prospecting
|
||
is either close to the 204 path or near the plateau/ridge fault. Stuart ended up at the
|
||
latter and found another climbable entrance that looked promising 2012-SW-02, sadly it got
|
||
too small. Again Stuart drew a survey while we photoed + GPS-ed.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Walked back to camped, Stuart walked up to 204 to borrow a hand bolting kit so I could
|
||
2012-SW-01. Went and tagged 2007-70 and 2007-71 and took photos.</p>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-11c">2013-08-11</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople">Matt, <u>Alex</u>, Chris D</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">Surface Prospecting - Drafty hole area</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>Callout book entry only.</p>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-12b">2013-08-12</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople">Olly, <u>Jenny</u>, Stuart</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">107 China</div>
|
||
|
||
<p> Set off to Land of Confusion hoping to find ourselves in KH by the end of the trip. Got
|
||
to Land of Confusion fairly efficiently, Olly set off to rig the pitch at the end while
|
||
Stuart and I surveyed leads on the west of the passage. The first went along a little rift
|
||
with a thin coating of soft dry soil on the walls. We wriggled under a low dry muddy crawl
|
||
and it got bigger again. The walls and roof were in places coated (or made of?) mud and
|
||
gravel. The horizontal passage ended up choked in mud, but we could climb down a series of
|
||
vertical oxbows. Once it stopped being free climbable a lead went down and east, and another
|
||
down and west of this pitch. Looked like a window into a big passage 34m down.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Surveyed back to the main passage hearing Olly drill as we went. Olly was low on hiltis
|
||
so we gave him some more and looked at the next lead back. This ended in 2 different small
|
||
pitches. We surveyed this and followed Olly down the pitch. The pitch looked to have
|
||
multiple windows into it and was just under 50m deep to a big rocky floor. Olly went west
|
||
through breakdown shafts and wriggled over a rock, he said “we’ve not found KH, but I think
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we might have found China!!”</p>
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<p>China was up to 20m high, 15m wide and a bit over 100m long breakdown chamber. We walked
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south (the direction of the draft) until it narrowed (a few meters wide still) and became
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more rift like. We stopped at a pitch down. The passage continues rift like beyond and I
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think there is a second pitch down. We surveyed back north, with Stuarts light showing that
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there were a lot of avens coming in. The survey data suggests that the pitch Stuart and I
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started surveying at is one. The 46m disto leg of the 6th August another, and probably the
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harder traverse (Too Bold for This Spit) yet another which may well provide a shorter +
|
||
quicker route in for future trips.</p>
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<p>China continued beyond where we entered, but not for long. At the north end is a wall of
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choss. Stuart climbed part way up + it looks like there is a continuation higher up. There
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||
is a passage/window on the East wall, but this just connects back to the bottom of the
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pitch. While we finished the survey to the pitch we sent Stuart off to chase the draft and
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find us a continuation.</p>
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<p>He duly obliged and found a pitch through rocks north of the pitch down. We were
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||
optimistic that is might become the poxy aven at the end of Blown Out, but after some
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||
rigging through boulders it opened up and continued too deep. Once we were properly deeper
|
||
then the connection could be we called it a day for this year.</p>
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||
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||
<p>We surveyed out and took turns at derigging. We de-rigged to the south side of Too Bold
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||
for this Spit and got 5 bags most of the way along the rift before we decided we were too
|
||
tired. We all made our way slowly and wearily out the cave. I think this doubled the length
|
||
of Stuart’s previous longest trip!</p>
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||
<div class="timeug">T/U: 17hrs 10</div>
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<hr />
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-13c">2013-08-13</div>
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<div class="trippeople"><u>Jenny</u>, Olly</div>
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||
<div class="triptitle">Surface</div>
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||
|
||
<p>Surfaced surveyed from 107 tag bolt to bottom end of Doppel Gemse so that 107 was tied to
|
||
Laser5 directly, incase that changed the apparent position of Land of Confusion and 161. There
|
||
appears to be at least one poor surface survey in this region.</p>
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||
|
||
<hr />
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||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-14b">2013-08-14</div>
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||
<div class="trippeople"><u>Jenny</u>, Olly</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">107 - derig</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>Back to 107 to derig and look at a few leads. Collected bags and slowly brought them out
|
||
derigging and drawing elevations as we went. At the bottom of the rift pitch I clambered and
|
||
wriggled down the rift which got increasingly echoy. I got to a pitch down that looked like
|
||
it belled out a lot. I didn’t have survey kit but estimate pitch is 20-25m deep and very
|
||
interesting in its location relative to China. There is a lot of cave still to find here!
|
||
Grade 1 surveyed back and continued to de-rig to the end of Sleepless. I bolted up into the
|
||
roof tube. A couple of short climbs lead to a taller aven, which might be free climbable. Surveyed
|
||
this and continued to derig and bag carry. We got all five bags of gear, plus survey kit
|
||
through Pushing the Envelope. Too one bag out each to the entrance chamber.</p>
|
||
<div class="timeug">T/U: 10hrs 30</div>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-15a">2013-08-15</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople"><u>Jenny</u>, Olly, Stuart</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">107 final derig – Wonderland survey</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>Stuart rejoined us for the final derig. Got the gear to ropeless junction and had a quick
|
||
side trip to show Stuart Wonderland and look at the roof tube there. Frustratingly after
|
||
getting all the gear in, the fully charged, unused drill battery did half a hole. I
|
||
suggested that Olly tried to lasso a spike as a belay which he diligently did after several
|
||
attempts. Sadly the spike then came down the pitch, so the lead is still going… Finished
|
||
derigging + hauled the 6 bags up the entrance pitch and carted them back to camp. There
|
||
are a lot of great leads in 107 and possible connections with 101 and 76 still to be
|
||
found. If only expo lasted longer.<p>Below is the rigging guide found in the logbook, but a beautiful PDF version can now be found <a href="http://survex.com/~olly/107rigging2013.pdf">here</a>.</p><br /><img alt="2013 rigging guide for 107"
|
||
src="./logbkimg15.png"></br></p>
|
||
<div class="timeug">T/U: 6hrs</div>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-14c">2013-08-14</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople"><u> Tom Clayton </u>, Cameron Bullen, Matt Watson</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks, Downgrade Window</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>Went to check out what was described as an ‘acrobatic traverse’ by Pete at the end of
|
||
Downgrade just off Hedonism Highway. The traverse was actually a large gap to a window the
|
||
other side of a cross-rift, but clearly a continuation of the same passage. The gap was too
|
||
large to step across and the window was too high to swing into so access was achieved by
|
||
bolting up and round the wall from the ledge, then using a deviation in the opposite wall
|
||
the rope was able to hang nearer the window allowing a swing across to it. Time had run out
|
||
by then so exploring the continuing passage was left for the next day. </p>
|
||
|
||
<br /><div style="text-align: center"><img alt="Rigging Guide"
|
||
src="./logbkimg16.png"></div></br>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-15b">2013-08-15</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople"><u>Tom Clayton</u>, Alex Crow, Matt Watson</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks, Downgraded window</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>This trip had two objectives, to explore the passage found the day before and to
|
||
investigate the area of the cave under ‘Ants in your Pants’ surface shaft. A few places
|
||
where a shaft could come in were looked at but nothing likely was found.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>The passage found the day before was explored/ It continued as a descending tube as the
|
||
previous passage before the gap had, then popped up into a larger drafting horizontal
|
||
passage and then up a climb into another passage, larger still with multiple ways
|
||
on. Excitement of this new discovery was soon dashed when footprints were seen and a quick
|
||
explore revealed that we had just climbed back into Hedonism Highway.</p>
|
||
|
||
<hr />
|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-20">2013-08-20</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople"><u>Tom Clayton</u>, Becka Lawson</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks, Crossword – Double Barrel Passage</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>A trip to finish bolting a pitch in crossword Passage, which was attempted on a previous
|
||
expedition. The first pitch of 12m was descended to a window onto the head of a second. This
|
||
was descended for approximately 25m via a deviation and a free hanging rebelay to a
|
||
narrowing shaft. Lack of drill power meant this shaft couldn’t be bottomed, but another 10m
|
||
depth to the floor is estimated by stones thrown.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>On the way up a window at about 15m down from the pitch head was noticed and swung
|
||
into. Horizontal passage was found to head off across a small traverse over a pitch
|
||
(est. 8m).</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>The explored passage then continued past a squeeze through which water could be heard and
|
||
could be easily enlarged with a hammer to intersect a steep (~30 degree) phreatic tube. This
|
||
was first followed up-dip past several cross rifts with possible climbs to eventually finish
|
||
in a choke. The largest of the cross rifts gave access to a second descending phreatic tube,
|
||
parallel to the first, almost identical to the first. Progress down was halted by a short
|
||
traverse. Back at the entrance to the first tube the passage was followed down-dip to a
|
||
small chamber where another uphill tube was found. This was suspected to be same on with the
|
||
traverse and was confirmed as such when the traverse was found from the other direction.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Both of the tubes (Double barrel passage) had a small rift in the floor which is believed
|
||
to drop to a lower level, the best place to drop this would probably be the traverse in the
|
||
second tube mentioned above.<div style="text-align: center"><br /><img alt="Rigging guide"
|
||
src="./logbkimg17.png"></br></div></p>
|
||
|
||
<div class="timeug">T/U: 12hrs</div>
|
||
|
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|
||
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-08-21">2013-08-21</div>
|
||
<div class="trippeople"><u>Tom Clayton</u>, Becka Lawson</div>
|
||
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks, Oompah push and derig</div>
|
||
|
||
<p>We decided to add a bit of exploration to the derigging trip by looking at a lead in
|
||
Oompah. A 16m pitch was descended at the limit of previous exploration. The pitch was
|
||
pretty, landing in a rift but neither way at the bottom went. Upstream ending in a nice
|
||
clean washed aven and downstream a series of boulder climbs. A possible lead was noticed
|
||
halfway up the wall in the chamber above the pitch. This would require a traverse or a climb
|
||
or possibly a tube on the left of the passage above this chamber might give slightly easier
|
||
access. Then derigged Tunnocks entrance and caramel Catharsis.<br /><img alt="Rigging guide"
|
||
src="./logbkimg18.png"></br></p>
|
||
|
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<div class="timeug">T/U: 6hrs 30</div>
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