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<h2><center>CUCC Austria 2000 - Mission statement</center></h2>
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<p>2000 sees the twenty fourth annual summer expedition to Austria by the
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Cambridge University Caving Club and the last one of the current Millennium.
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A number of major goals are set out for this year's expedition, along with a
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great deal of other work both on new projects and continuing documentation of
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previous exploration.
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<h3>Recent History</h3>
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<p>For twelve successive summer expeditions, C.U.C.C., and its post-graduate
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sister club ex-Cambridge Speleologists, have been exploring the
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<a href="../../smkridge/161/top.htm">Kaninchenhöhle</a> cave system in
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the Totes Gebirge of Austria (about 80 km east of Salzburg).
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<p>To the south of Kaninchenhöhle lies another major cave, the southern
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Schwarzmooskogel system including the stunningly beautiful ice-cave
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<a href="../../noinfo/smkridge/40.htm">Schwarzmooskogeleishöhle.</a>
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Parts of this were explored as long ago as 1938, but the major central part
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of the cave, <a href="../../smkridge/41/41.htm">Stellerweghöhle</a>, was
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explored by CUCC in 1980-85, to a depth of 973m and a length of some 7km.
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Other parts of the cave have been explored by both French and German groups,
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and the total length of this cave was over 22km in 1999.
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<p>In 1997 Kaninchenhöhle was linked with a deep shaft system,
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<a href="../../smkridge/161/136.htm">Steinschlagschacht</a>, first explored
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by the club in 1983, giving an increased depth of 507m for the combined
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system. Steinschlagschacht was not rigged in 1998, as the expedition was a
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small one, and work concentrated on a reconnaissance of the nearest points of
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Schwarzmooskogeleishöhle to the passages in Steinschlagschacht. This
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revealed a few leads, but no connection. Other members of the 1998 trip
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pushed Kaninchenhöhle itself, achieving a new deep point at -534m.
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<p>After 1997, the gap between Steinschlagschacht and the Eishöhle was
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about 130m, in passages at much the same level. The 1999 trip returned to
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Steinschlagschacht, finding a major way on with surprising ease via a lead
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overlooked when derigging the
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<a href="../../smkridge/161/136.htm#footlight">Footlights Traverse</a> in
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1997.
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<p>This area of the cave, <a href="../../smkridge/161/chile.htm">Chile,</a>
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totalled 2½ kilometres with a deep point 440m below
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Steinschlagschacht, but, amazingly, ran parallel to the known trend of the
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southern Schwarzmooskogel system, and only narrowed the gap to some 80m, with
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no immediately obvious likely connection point.
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<p>Linking the two systems would involve us not only in further exciting new
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exploration, but also in a great deal of tie-up surveying to establish
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definitive figures for the length and depth of the combined system. Current
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survey information suggests that the linked cave would be well over 47 km
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long and 1056m deep, making it the third or fourth longest cave in Austria.
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This would also put it among both the fifty or so deepest caves in the world
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<b>and</b> the fifty or so longest. Few caves make it so far up both the long
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<u>and</u> deep lists - truly a cave of world significance.
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<p>Elsewhere in 1999, a new cave,
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<a href="../../smkridge/204/204.shtml">Steinbrückenhöhle,</a> was found
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beyond the known extent of Kaninchenhöhle to the north. This shows many
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similarities to the caves further south, and reached a depth of 226m at the
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head of a big black pitch of 40m or so. There is great hope that this cave
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will drop into the same major horizontal development seen in
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Kaninchenhöhle, and eventually produce an easier route into the remotest
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parts of the cave, as well as adding its own length and 28m of depth to the
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main system.
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<h3 align=center>2000 CUCC Expedition Goals</h3>
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<img alt=">" src="../../../icons/lists/0.png">
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Continue exploration of Steinbrückenhöhle from -226m. This is
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CUCC's highest significant entrance, and a connection with
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Kaninchenhöhle would add 28m to the latter's depth.<br>
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<img alt=">" src="../../../icons/lists/0.png">
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Much old documentation has come to light on passages off Schneevulkanhalle
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in the Eishöhle - some quite promising areas have been revealed, and
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there is a significant amount of survey to be done, as well as continuing
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to push the Persistence of Vision leads found in 1999. Any stone left
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unturned here has potential for someone else to walk in easily and link
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the systems !<br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../../../icons/lists/1.png">Schotterland 50m pitch to big passage - right by the entrance<br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../../../icons/lists/1.png">Push POV<br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../../../icons/lists/1.png">Good leads in Plastic<br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../../../icons/lists/1.png">Leads at Kalter Gang end<br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../../../icons/lists/1.png">Wahnsinnsschächte resurvey<br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../../../icons/lists/1.png">Connect survey to old cave<br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../../../icons/lists/1.png">Find other entrances<br>
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<img alt=">" src="../../../icons/lists/0.png">
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Further pushing of numerous leads in Chile with a view to connecting
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to the nearby southern Schwarzmooskogel system, with a
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potential length/depth in excess of 47km/1056m.<br>
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<img alt=">" src="../../../icons/lists/0.png">
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Push a number of other areas of Kaninchenhöhle:<br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../../../icons/lists/1.png">
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over 250 documented ways on<br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../../../icons/lists/1.png">
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revisit Far North, now that it is less remote<br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../../../icons/lists/1.png">
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Regurgitation area needs 1999 finds surveying and pushing<br>
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<img alt=">" src="../../../icons/lists/0.png">
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Photography and other documentation work. Many caves need a rudimentary
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survey or sketch, and description and a photo.<br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../../../icons/lists/1.png">Survey to B4 (on col by top camp - only 1 or 2 legs) - already documented<br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../../../icons/lists/1.png">Survey-to and draw 172,174,175,176. Tagged - in a row out from top camp.<br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../../../icons/lists/1.png">Survey-to 96-02,03,04 group close to hinter (already documented and tagged).<br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../../../icons/lists/1.png">Find and identify non-CUCC 1980s caves (Eishöhle area) from survey data: Grunstein Eishöhle, Schwarzblatthöle, Kuppelhöhle, Lamperlhöhle<br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../../../icons/lists/1.png">Connect up East and West surface surveys near 163<br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../../../icons/lists/1.png">Try to work out where Seniorenschacht and Braunsteinhöle are (near one of the Eishöhle entrances)<br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../../../icons/lists/1.png">Draw pictures for the 147 survey!<br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../../../icons/lists/1.png">A few caves are still missing and need searching out....177, 178, 181, 187, 192, 193<br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../../../icons/lists/1.png"><br>
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<img alt=">" src="../../../icons/lists/0.png">
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There are loose ends in some older CUCC discoveries which may be useful
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to pursue to tie surveys in:<br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../../../icons/lists/1.png">
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New work in 1623/144 (this may be taken over by Arge ?)<br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../../../icons/lists/1.png">
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Cave <a href="../../smkridge/140.htm">140</a> was noted on a surface walk in
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1998, and the description is suggestive that ends were inconclusive. The
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finding of Chile places this in an even more key position between the two
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major systems, and a reexploration (and a good survey) is in order.<br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../../../icons/lists/1.png">
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In the same area, but lower down, <a href="../../smkridge/158.htm">158</a>
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(also seen during surface work recently) is also intriguing and inconclusive.
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<img alt=">" src="../../../icons/lists/0.png">
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Liaison with other groups working in the area now and in the past<br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../../../icons/lists/1.png">
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Cooperation with Arge to fix a number of key points on the surface by
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accurate theodolite survey. This is being arranged for 2000.<br>
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<img alt=">" src="../../../icons/lists/0.png">
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High quality publication via the World Wide Web, CD-ROM and on paper<br>
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<hr>
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<h3>Dates:</h3>
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<p><b>The main Expo 2000 dates are July 15th to August 19th inclusive.</b>
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However, Wookey joined Arge's initial 2000 trip at the end of May (the Spring
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bank-holiday week), on which a kilometre of passage, mainly in the old part
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Eishöhle, was surveyed. A few leads were pushed, and
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<a href="prexpo.htm">a report</a> is on the site. This work wasn't expected
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to push closer to making a link, and no work in Kaninchenhöhle or
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Steinschlagschacht took place on this trip.
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<p>For the main expo, it would be useful to have people who are interested in
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Eishöhle (but didn't go in May) out during the first week, as it looks
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like that will be our only overlap with Arge's main summer trip. However, as
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always, dates are flexible according to when people want to go/leave.
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Typically there are people arriving/leaving on every weekend so it is
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entirely possible to go for as long or as little time as you like.
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<p>Transport is pooled to minimise cost, but overall costs are variable and
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difficult to be precise about since it depends on factors such as how long
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you go for and how much beer you drink. As a guide - over the last 3 years it average out at £200 + £40/week.<br>
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1 week = £240<br>
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2 weeks = £280<br>
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3 weeks = £320<br>
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4 weeks = £360<br>
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5 weeks = £400
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<p>The £200 gets you there and back and use of the gear, the
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£40/week covers food, camping, insurance and typical bier
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consumption...
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<h3>Expo Committee:</h3>
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<p>The Expo 2000 committee are:
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<img alt=">" src="../../../icons/lists/0.png">
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Leader: Mark Shinwell<br>
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<img alt=">" src="../../../icons/lists/0.png">
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Treasurer: Mark Byers<br>
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Sponsorship: Earl Merson<br>
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<img alt=">" src="../../../icons/lists/0.png">
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Transport: Martin Green<br>
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<p>Most up to date information is available on the student website at
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<a href="http://mrs30.quns.cam.ac.uk/expo/">http://mrs30.quns.cam.ac.uk/expo/</a>
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<p>The southern Schwarzmooskogel system link is an ambitious project - 2.5 km
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to a depth of 440m in 1999 was a good result, even if a link wasn't achieved.
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This is probably more passage than we expected to find making the link, all
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from one easy lead among the first to be looked at. There is no reason to
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believe that 2000 won't be at least as successful - Chile just emphasises how
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much passage can easily be found in a part of the mountain that we thought
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was pretty much explored. A 50km/1000m+ system could still be ours before the
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millennium ends ! Steinbrückenhöhle also has the potential to go
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deep and long, so there will be plenty of scope for hard caving and new
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exploration. But those 250-plus other leads include easy ones near entrances,
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and much of the other work will not need mega-hard caving talent, so there
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should be plenty of enjoyable caving and walking for everyone, regardless of
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fitness or experience.
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<hr>
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<!-- LINKS -->
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1999 Expedition info:<br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../../../icons/lists/1.png">
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<a href="../1999/index.htm">Index</a> (more complete than this list)<br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../../../icons/lists/1.png">
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<a href="../1999/log.htm">Logbook</a><br>
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<img alt="--->" src="../../../icons/lists/1.png">
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Expedition <a href="../1999/report.htm">Report</a> 1999<br>
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<a href="index.htm">Index</a> to 2000 expedition info<br>
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<img alt=">" src="../../../icons/lists/0.png">
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2000 <a href="prexpo.htm">Pre-expo report</a><br>
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<a href="../../pubs.htm">Index</a> to all publications<br>
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<a href="../../sponsr.htm">Current year's</a> sponsors<br>
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