Fischgesicht - rebolting

Wed 03 Aug 2022
Rob Watson



Headed into Fishface with the Japers and Becka's survey team not far ahead. Route well reflected by Luke and quick progress made to the climbs at the Bubbly Bypass (Bx4) that neeed to be bolted. Alice commenced rigging but after 1.5 holes, battery 23 stopped working unexpectedly and smelled of electrical fire - deduced to be short circuit. Battery 6 provided no holes so we decided to head down to the Kubla Khan level to inspect the leads there and possibly pinch a battery off the Japes. Flew down to the TK Max which is pretty big, passed Mr Naughty where Luke had left a note instructing us to add some rigging. On arrival at the Nicolas Cage traverse through some excellent howling passage we acquired the necessary gear and it was deceided that I would add 2 extra reblays to the TK MAX then rig Mr Naughty before Alice finished bolting the climbs. Added the necessary rebelays, first was suboptimal as one of the bolts causes some rub (left bolt of the Y hang). Then continued up, rigged Mr Naughty with the others hot on my heels then cracked on to the find Alice and continue her rebolting. this eventually done after more battery issues (no. 20, big tick) we were out and back at camp around 11.

T/U: 10 hours
[Insert Rigging Guide Fish face - Updated TKMAX]

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Survex files on this date:
    caves-1623/290/kublakhan2
    caves-1623/290/nicolascage
    caves-1623/290/kublakhan4
    caves-1623/290/redlight
    caves-1623/264/above_sloppy_seconds
    caves-1623/264/dontcomeadigging
Wallets on this date:
    2022#05 kublakhan2 ['plan2', 'plan4_useme', 'plan5', 'notes2', 'notes1', 'notes3', 'plan3', 'plan1…
    2022#07 kublakhan4 ['notes4', 'notes2', 'notes6', 'notes1', 'notes3', 'notes7', 'notes5']
    2022#09 dontcomeadigging ['elevation', 'notes2', 'notes1', 'plan']
    2022#13 redlight ['notes2', 'notes1', 'notes3', 'plan2', 'elevation1', 'plan1']
    2022#14 nicolascage ['notes2', 'notes1', 'plan1rev2', 'plan1']
    2022#21 above_sloppy_seconds ['CUCC_Balcony_HiltiAPlenty_above_sloppy_seconds-1p', 'CUCC_Balcony_HiltiAPlent…
Logbook trips on this date:
    Fischgesicht - rebolting
    Fischgesicht - Kubla Khan
    Fischgesicht - Nicholas Cage traverse
    Balkonhöhle - Hiltiaplenty - Unnamed area above start of Sloppy Seconds pitches
    Balkonhöhle - Hiltiaplenty
    Fischgesicht - 2022 exploits in Fish Face – Part 1a of 3