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{
"date": "2025-07-08",
"title": "Eisriesenwelt - Tourist trips in the rain",
"place": "Eisriesenwelt",
"other_people": "",
"text": "On the third day of consecutive rain, boredom was high and only so much nerding/festering can be done. Mark suggested a trip to the (relatively) nearby ice show cave which I hastily jumped on.\nEnroute we stopped to charge the car, then stock up on lunch snacks. Stopped to look at a couple of resurgences near Hallstatt which come off the Dachstein. One was flowing relatively fiercely. However this was nothing compared to the waterfall resurgence we stopped to look at at Gollinger. This had a nice rock bridge across before heading up two tiers to the water leaving the cave.\nUpon arriving at Eisriesenwelt a large sign announced fully sold out, however we drove up to attempt to get in anyway. Mark sweet-talked the sales person, informing them of out nearby caving activities and somehow managed to get us 50% off the ticket price. Then we wandered up to the cable car which (after queueing) goes up to more walking up the cave. A series of paths and tunnels lead to the impressively large entrance hole in the side of the mountain.\nMore waiting then we were taken with a large group, sharing carbide lamps, and a guide lighting magnesium strips to guide the way. The cave was very impressive, with large ice flows and many ice bosses, waves and other intresting formations. We followed the many metal stairs into the depths of the cave, perhaps looking at 1km of what is a much larger system. At the end was an impressive ice lake and pillar. Mark did some photography. It was then back out and return to Base camp.",
"slug": "2025-07-08a",
"time_underground": 1.5,
"author": {
"slug": "ashley-gregg",
"nickname": "Ash",
"tu": 1.5
},
"trippersons": [
{
"slug": "ashley-gregg",
"nickname": "Ash",
"tu": 1.5
},
{
"slug": "mark-shinwell",
"nickname": "Mark S",
"tu": 1.5
}
],
"expedition": {
"year": "2025",
"name": "CUCC expo 2025"
}
}