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<h2>161 Kaninchenh&ouml;hle: France to Triassic Park</h2>
<h3>Overview</h3>
<p>An extensive series of horizontal development at a similar altitude to the
other major passages in Kaninchenh&ouml;hle, but quite a distance away from
them. Most of this area is now best reached from the 161d entrance, and the
same is true of the description. However, the main route from <a
href="france.htm#france">France</a> to The Guillotine at the start of
Triassic Park is described here. As the route in this direction is most
likely to be used for a sporting through-trip rather than further
exploration, references to side passages are kept to the minimum consistent
with adequate description of the main route.
<a name="flatf"><h3>Flat France from France (1994-5)</h3></a>
<p>A short way (8m) down <a href="france.htm#sultans">Sultans of Swing,</a> a
muddy ledge may be traversed around the continuing pitch to a wide passage.
This is the start of <b>Flat France</b> - the generic name for all these
linked horizontal passages. 20m along here (SE) is a wide T-junction. Left is
<a href="offffr.htm#mmudpie">Mississippi Mud Pie</a>, whilst right is
<b>Mississippi</b> itself.
<a name="misisip"><h4>Mississippi and Fudge Brownie (1994)</h4></a>
<p>This is about 150m of pebble-covered passage, which appears as a main way
on meandering SSW, but ends in a pitch blocking progress before intersecting
the main Triassic Park to Forbidden Land axis.
<p>The first apparent side-passage, on the left (east) about 15m from
Mississippi Mud Pie, is <a href="#fbrownie">Fudge Brownie,</a> the main way
towards Triassic Park and the 161d entrance. A few metres beyond, on the
right (west) side, is the entrance to a narrow tortuous passage,
<a href="offffr.htm#mihemd">Mohr im Hemd,</a> leading to a chamber,
<a href="offffr.htm#regurgitn">Regurgitation.</a>
<p>25m beyond the main way into Fudge Brownie, also on the right,
is a second way in, rather more difficult of access.
<a href="offffr.htm#misisip">Straight on in Mississippi</a>
(treated now as a side passage) leads eventually to a pitch,
<a href="offffr.htm#bsuspend"><b>Black Suspender</b></a>,
which prevents this being a main route on.
<p><a name="fbrownie"><b>The main way</b> branches off on the left</a> (east)
side in Mississippi, a few metres before Mohr im Hemd, into <b>Fudge
Brownie</b>, a slightly inclined passage, muddy further on, and very slippery
everywhere. This can also be accessed (less easily) 25m further on down
Mississippi. Fudge Brownie heads SE for 55m where the easiest way on
(avoiding a difficult 3m climb) is through a stooping gloopy passage on the
right (the bit that gives Fudge Brownie its name).
<p><a id="id13mcha">After 20m</a>, Fudge Brownie emerges at the NE side of a
13m diameter chamber with several exits. The most important exit is the least
obvious (of about seven, depending what you count). Immediately right (south)
is the way to <a href="fbland.htm#rhorror">Rocky Horror</a>, and to the
Forbidden Land. Stepping across a canyon leads into the centre of the
chamber, with a second way south the other side of a rock pillar to the
right. Here is another deep (3m+) canyon, partially obscured by rubble.
Following this to the easternmost end leads you to a narrow exit coming out
over a pitch after 2m. The traverse left over this leads to <b>French
Revolution</b>.
<p>Continuing along the bigger, left hand alternative in Fudge Brownie, in
15m another junction is reached. Left here is 10m to a
<a name="fbchoke"><b>boulder choke</b></a> coming out of an aven, thoroughly
blocking the passage. The <a href="#bcunt">Brownie's Cunt</a> emerges about
12m away on the other side of this choke. On the right at the junction is a
short difficult climb up 3m to gain an easy walking passage which parallels
the gloopy stooping bit of Fudge Brownie. About 10m beyond the climb, a small
hole in the left hand (SE) wall connects to French Revolution, while just
ahead emerges into the chamber at the start of the traverse left to the
same place.
<a name="frev"><h3>French Revolution and the way to Triassic Park
(1995)</h3></a>
<p><a name="bcunt">Over</a> the easy traverse left leads to a crouching
passage, <b>French Revolution</b>. At floor level is the hole back into Fudge
Brownie. A few metres along, French Revolution splits into three. The left
passage goes up a small climb (c1) to a squeeze (now enlarged by the removal
of some rocks), <b>Brownie's Cunt</b>.
<p><a href="l/bcunt.htm"><img alt="Brownie's Cunt Photo" align=bottom
src="t/bcunt.jpg" width=124 height=184></a> Brownie's Cunt from Zombie Slime.
<p><a name="zombie">This</a> debouches immediately in the side of <b>Zombie
Slime</b>, a bigger (3m wide) passage. The two right passages from French
Revolution join again quickly and connect to Zombie Slime orally only after
some flat out wriggling.
<p><center><a href="l/zombie.htm"><img alt="Zombie Slime pic - 40k"
src="t/zombie.jpg" width=134 height=178 align=middle></a><img alt=" "
src="lists/tab64.png"><b>Zombie Slime</b></center>
<p>Left in Zombie Slime leads only 6m to the other side of a <a
href="#fbchoke">choke</a> blocking a passage in Fudge Brownie (audible
connection). Right leads along stooping and then walking passage to a wide
three way <a href="offffr.htm#zs3way">junction</a>. The main way (keep left)
leads to a chamber, with three more exits. Right is the way on.
<p><center><a href="300dpi/frev.png"><img alt="French Revolution survey -
18k gif" width=640 height=450 src="inline/frev.png"></a></center>
<p><a name="stnwpal">20m</a> from the last chamber in Zombie Slime, up a 5m
climb (ladder useful<!-- a href="../../fixaid.htm#zstosp">left rigged</a -->)
is a hole which leads to a huge space, <b>Staud'nwirt Palace</b>. The way
through this curves left (round to the north).
<p><a name="slc">Wandering</a> along from the Palace is a beautiful
white-floored passage, <b>Salt Lake City</b>, and lots of batshit (!? - a
first for KH). This is 7-10m wide and windy!
<p><center><a href="l/slc.htm"><img alt="Salt Lake City portrait - 60k"
src="t/slc.jpg" width=124 height=180></a>
<img alt=" " src="lists/tab64.png"><a href="l/slc2.htm">
<img alt="Salt Lake City Landscape - 35k" src="t/slc2.jpg" width=200
height=134></a></center>
<p>Salt Lake City curves right to a junction. Straight on goes NE as <b>the
Guillotine</b> to the start of an even bigger passage (hard to see far side)
<a href="triasp.htm#triasp"><b>Triassic Park</b></a>. To the right, a
powerful outward draught (in summer) shows <a href="tptosf.htm#critend">the
way to the 161d</a> (Scarface) entrance.
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