Balkon - to Pitstop (off Mongol Rally)

Thu 02 Aug 2018
Becka

T/U: 10 hours


Down to Pitstop + started with the RH lead (pitstop 2) lead at the start. Over the big boulder quickly led to a big pitch which we assumed was Mongol Rally though George disagreed so it would be worth trying to find out where it went. Next went left at the water inlet then left at the T-junction + surveyed some easy, long legs (pitstop 3) which ended in a drafting pitch which is a good lead.

Third we went to the N end of Pitstop (pitstop_4) & it turned out you didn't need to rig it as a pitch, you could crawl down on the right. This led to a drippy chamber with avens. The only lead was the pitch on the left, drafting but smalland the sound of water. Finally I put in 3 bolts for the traverse over the far side of Pitstop whilst Nadia set off out.

[Images here in logbook have been moved to "Balkon - to Hangman's-> Myopia + Mongol Rally" where they belong several pages earlier ]

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Survex files on this date:
    caves-1623/290/rubblerumble3
    caves-1623/290/rubblerumble2
    caves-1623/290/kublakhan
    caves-1623/290/miraclemaze1
    caves-1623/290/coconutchamber1
    caves-1623/2018-aa-01/2018-aa-01
    caves-1623/258/corroborate
    caves-1623/264/lower_balkon/pitstop_2
    caves-1623/264/lower_balkon/pitstop_3
    caves-1623/264/lower_balkon/pitstop_4
Wallets on this date:
    2018#30 FischGesicht Hoehle Khubla Khan ['elevation', 'notes2', 'notes1', 'notes3', 'plan']
    2018#31 FischGesicht Hoehle Miracle maze ['notes_numbering', 'miraclemazeplan2', 'miraclemazenotes4', 'miraclemazenotes2…
    2018#33 FischGesicht Hoehle rubble rumble 2 and 3 ['notes', 'notes_numbering', 'plan']
    2018#35 Balkon Hoehle - pitstop2 & 3 ['plan2', 'notes5', 'notes2', 'elevation1', 'notes1', 'notes3', 'plan1', 'notes…
    2018#36 Balkon Hoehle - turnbacktime ['notes2', 'notes1', 'plan2', 'Scanned Document-3', 'plan-Scanned Document-3-du…
    2018#37 Balkon Hoehle - pitstop4 ['elevation', 'notes-1', 'notes-2', 'plan']
    2018#49 Balkon Hoehle - rubblerumble ['rubberman']
    2018#53 Achte auf die Lucke ['note1', 'plan1']
    2018#54 Surface prospecting several caves near p2004-18 ['note1', 'elev1', 'plan1']
    2018#58 258 -264 Penguin Fellatio connection []
    2018#60 258 -264 Penguin Fellatio connection #2 corroborate []
    2018#66 FischGesicht Hoehle coconut chamber ['notes_numbering', 'coconutchamberplan', 'coconutchambernotes']
Logbook trips on this date:
    Tunnocks - testing to Balkonhöhle Connection - Part One
    FGH - Lead after Rubble Rumble
    Homecoming - Lizard King
    FGH - survey
    Balkon - to Pitstop (off Mongol Rally)