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<h2><center>CUCC Austria 2001 - Mission statement</center></h2>
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<p>2001 sees the twenty fifth annual summer expedition to Austria by the
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Cambridge University Caving Club and the first one of the new 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 thirteen successive summer expeditions, C.U.C.C., and its
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post-graduate sister club ex-Cambridge Speleologists, have been exploring the
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<a href="../../1623/161/161.html"><span lang="de">Kaninchenhöhle</span></a>
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cave system in the <span lang="de-at">Totes Gebirge</span> of Austria
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(about 80 km east of <span lang="de-at">Salzburg).</span>
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<p>To the south of <span lang="de">Kaninchenhöhle</span> lies another
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major cave, the southern <span lang="de-at">Schwarzmooskogel</span> system
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including the stunningly beautiful ice-cave
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<a href="../../noinfo/1623/40.htm"><span lang="de-at">Schwarzmooskogeleishöhle.</span></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,
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<a href="../../1623/41/41.htm"><span lang="de">Stellerweghöhle,</span></a>
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was 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 <span lang="de">Kaninchenhöhle</span> was linked with
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a deep shaft system,
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<a href="../../1623/161/136.htm"><span lang="de">Steinschlagschacht</span></a>,
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first explored by the club in 1983, giving an increased depth of 507m for
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the combined system. 1998's small expedition concentrated on a
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reconnaissance of the nearest points of
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<span lang="de">Schwarzmooskogeleishöhle</span> to the passages in
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<span lang="de">Steinschlagschacht,</span> revealing a few leads, but no
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connection. Meanwhile <span lang="de">Kaninchenhöhle</span> itself
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went to a new deep point at -534m.
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<p>After 1997, the gap between <span lang="de">Steinschlagschacht</span>
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and the <span lang="de">Eishöhle</span> was about 130m, in passages
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at much the same level. The 1999 trip returned to
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<span lang="de">Steinschlagschacht,</span> finding a major way on with
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surprising ease via a lead overlooked when derigging the
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<a href="../../1623/161/136.htm#footlight">Footlights Traverse</a> in
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1997.
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<p>This area of the cave, <a href="../../1623/161/chile.htm">Chile,</a>
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totalled 2½ kilometres with a deep point 440m below
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<span lang="de">Steinschlagschacht,</span> but, amazingly, ran parallel
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to the known trend of the southern <span lang="de">Schwarzmooskogel</span>
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system, and only narrowed the gap to some 75m, with no immediately obvious
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likely connection point.
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<p>The 2000 expedition again concentrated on the <span lang="de">Eishöhle</span> side,
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narrowing the gap to approximately zero horizontally, in passage now 20m
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below <span lang="de">Kaninchenhöhle,</span> and with avens above, though no obvious leads
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remained in KH itself above this area.
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<p>Work towards linking the two systems has already generated a great deal of
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tie-up surveying to establish definitive figures for the length and depth of
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the combined system. Current survey information, both our own and that of our
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colleagues from <span lang="de">Stuttgart</span> working in the <span lang="de">Stellerweg</span> part of the cave,
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suggests that the linked cave would be well over 47 km long and 1056m deep,
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making it the third or fourth longest cave in Austria. This would also put it
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among both the fifty or so deepest caves in the world <b>and</b> the fifty or
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so longest. Few caves make it so far up both the long <u>and</u> deep lists -
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truly a cave of world significance.
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<p>Elsewhere in 1999, a new cave,
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<a href="../../1623/204/204.html"><span lang="de">Steinbrückenhöhle,</span></a> was found
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beyond the known extent of <span lang="de">Kaninchenhöhle</span> 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. In 2000 this went to a narrow stream outlet at
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-368m. Other parts of the cave yielded a couple of shaft systems both ending
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after 100m or so, and some unexpected horizontal development which promises
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to extend the cave to the north into unknown territory. The total length is
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now over 2.5 km. There is still great hope that this cave
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will drop into the same major horizontal development seen in
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<span lang="de">Kaninchenhöhle,</span> and eventually produce an easier route into the remotest
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parts of the cave.
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<h3 align=center>2001 CUCC Expedition Goals</h3>
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<li>Continue exploration of <span lang="de">Steinbrückenhöhle</span> from -368m and push
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horizontal development in the upper part of the system. This is
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CUCC's highest significant entrance, and a connection with
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<span lang="de">Kaninchenhöhle</span> would add 28m to the latter's depth.</li>
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<li>Much old documentation has come to light on passages off <span lang="de">Schneevulkanhalle</span>
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in the <span lang="de">Eishöhle</span> and lots of things were pushed and surveyed in 2000.
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There is still a significant amount of work to be done, probably in 2001
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we will concentrate on the <span lang="de">Kaninchenhöhle</span> side. 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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≫<span lang="de">Schotterland 50m pitch to big passage - right by the entrance<br>
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≫Push POV<br>
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≫Good leads in Plastic<br>
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≫Leads at <span lang="de">Kalter Gang</span> end</li>
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<li>Further pushing of numerous leads in <span lang="de">Kaninchenhöhle</span> via <span lang="de">Steinschlagschacht</span> with a view to connecting
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to the nearby southern <span lang="de">Schwarzmooskogel</span> system, with a
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potential length/depth in excess of 47km/1056m.
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<li>Leads in Chile</li>
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<li>Trace draught in <span lang="de">Elin Algor</span> (this must lead to the surface at the
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same sort of level as the <span lang="de">Eishöhle</span> entrances)</li>
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<li>Push pitches in Hall of the Mounting Choss</li>
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</ul></li>
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<li>Push a number of other areas of <span lang="de">Kaninchenhöhle:</span>
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<ul>
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<li>over 250 documented ways on</li>
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<li>revisit Far North, now that it is less remote</li>
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</ul></li>
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<li>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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≫Survey to B4 (on col by top camp - only 1 or 2 legs) - already documented<br>
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≫Find and identify
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non-CUCC 1980s caves <span lang="de">(Eishöhle</span> area) from survey data: <span lang="de">Grunstein
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Eishöhle, Schwarzblatthöle, Kuppelhöhle, Lamperlhöhle</span><br>
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≫Connect up East and West surface surveys near 163<br>
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≫Try to work out where
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<span lang="de">Seniorenschacht</span> and <span lang="de">Braunsteinhöle</span> are (near one of the
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<span lang="de">Eishöhle</span> entrances)<br>
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≫Draw pictures for the 147 survey!<br>
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≫A few caves are still missing and need searching out....177, 178, 181, 187, 192, 193<br>
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≫</li>
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<li>There are loose ends in some older CUCC discoveries which may be useful
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to pursue to tie surveys in:
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<li>New work in 1623/144 (this may be taken over by Arge ?)</li>
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<li>Cave <a href="../../1623/140.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.</li>
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<li>In the same area, but lower down, <a href="../../1623/158.htm">158</a>
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(also seen during surface work recently) is also intriguing and inconclusive.
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</li>
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</ul></li>
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<li>Liaison with other groups working in the area now and in the past
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<li>Cooperation with Arge - a number of key points on the surface were fixed by
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accurate GPS in 2000 and surveys linked up. Liaison to continue</li>
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</ul></li>
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<li>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 2001 dates are probably going to be later than recent
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expeditions, so that folk can continue to a conference afterwards.</b>
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<p>For the main expo, it would be useful to have people who are interested in
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<span lang="de">Eishöhle</span> pick dates which overlap with Arge's main summer trip. However,
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as 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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<li>Leader: Martin Green</li>
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<li>Treasurer: </li>
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<li>Sponsorship: </li>
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<li>Transport: <br>
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<p>Most up to date information is available on the student website at
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<em>http://mrs30.quns.cam.ac.uk/expo/</em> (that website now totally defunct and no copy found, Dec.2019)
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<p>The southern <span lang="de">Schwarzmooskogel</span> 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 be ours to celebrate
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the new millennium ! <span lang="de">Steinbrückenhöhle</span> also has the potential to go
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deep and the northward trending horizontal lead will extend towards terra
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incognita, 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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