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Thu 27 Jul 2023    Fri 28 Jul 2023

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Frank Tully Thu 27 Jul 2023 Sat 29 Jul 2023
Joe Stell Thu 27 Jul 2023 Sat 29 Jul 2023
Fri 28 Jul 2023
Joe Stell





After the brilliant success of yesterday's failed pushing trip, Frank and I returned to Mahlstromhöhle to actually go underground and push. After the entrance pitch, there is a small hole in the floor, from which several small-ish pitches follow.

The cave begins to follow a canyon, starting with a lovely tight climb up to a ledge at the pitch head, with some other equally fun freeclimbs on which we decided to bolt a handline on the way back.

The canyon appears to have several false floors which we followed, resulting in several very small pitches which would certainly be a freeclimb if there were actually any holds. Bolting and surveying on the way, we kept pushing until we ran out of bolts and found a squeeze followed by a big wet pitch. We turned around and quickly exited the cave, with much SRT faff from me at the small canyon pitchheads and unusually rigged pitches by the German pair.

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Survex files on this date:
    caves-1623/290/claw_crane
    caves-1623/290/flaque_verte
    caves-1623/290/theophilus_goon
    caves-1623/290/doubleglazing
    caves-1623/317/2023-ft-02-part2
Wallets on this date:
    2023#52 Mahlstrom ['notes52_elevation03', '2023-ft-02', 'notes52_cave_notes01', 'notes52_survey01…
    2023#54 Claw Crane ['notes54_cave_notes04', 'notes54_cave_notes01', 'plan2of4-noteplan1blank', 'no…
    2023#55 flaque_verte ['notes2', 'notes1', 'sketch_1_2023-55', 'notes_1_2023-55', 'notes_incave', 'fl…
    2023#58 Theophilus_goon ['2023-58_plan2', '2023-58_elevation2.jpg', 'Theophilus_goon_lruds', 'Theophilu…
    2023#66 doubleglazing ['doubleglazingnotes', 'plan']
Logbook trips on this date:
    Maelstrom - Finally Underground
    Fishface - Fishface - perseid shower to flaque vente
    Fishface - Claw_crane off coconut shy
    Fishface - Theopillus Goon, above CMPU