CUCC Expeditions to Austria: 1976 - 2024

Underground by 10am, ouch. Back through the squeezes of Rhino Rift. We'd intended dropping the short pitch at the end of yesterday's survey but on the way Julian suggested dropping the Deviated Pitch. I wasn't keen, it looked like a modern chamber with more pitches but we slung a rope down with dodgy rubs all over. At the bottom, as expected, two more pitches, dull - but, a-ha, also a walking passage leading off - + bigger round the corner. I went 30m to check it went then told Julian to come down. I let him see a little bit but the wrestled him away from stoping off down + we surveyed in all the way down the main passage. We'd just about run out of time at the end when Earl + Martin turned up + en mass we jerry-rigged the pitch at the end which Julian shot down before Earl had put in the pitch head bolt! He then poked around until Earl had rigged it properly then Julian + I had to run out [footnote: Fortunately, on the way in, Earl + Martin, being well-trained riggers, had fettled Deviated Pitch so it actually did deviate and didn't rub] in time for Julian to head down the hill in the last of the light, drive Anthony's car down + draw up surveys until the wee hours before heading home early the next day. Excellent trip.

T/U 9 1/2 hrs