CUCC Expeditions to Austria: 1976 - 2025

Survex File: caves-1623/136/main

;1998.03.27 AERW sorted begin/end, added comments and refs. ; Resurvey of 136 + some new bits + 161 connection ; Cave: 1623/136, Steinschlagschacht ; Locn: Totes Gebirge, Austria ; ====== links between surveys making up the 136 survey: ====== *equate entrance.23 fantasy.1 *equate entrance.33 theatre.11 footlights.1 *equate theatre.1 distraction.1 *equate distraction.9 gods.2 *equate theatre.8 gods.5 *begin entrance ; Cave: 1623/136, Steinschlagschacht ; Locn: Totes Gebirge, Austria *title "136 from entrance" *date 1997.07.29 ; - trip 1997-136-2 in logbook *team Insts Julian Haines *team Notes Anthony Day *team Pics Anthony Day *team Tape both ; all *instrument Set 4 ; Calibration: None ; ; ====== stations refindable to link to other surveys: ====== *export 1 ; Fixed point at 136 entrance *export 10 ; FIXME: see notes in 136.svx *export 23 ; CM at eyehole *export 33 ; 1st traverse bolt, pitch below Eyehole pitch (at Footlights level) ;From to Tape Compass Clino *calibrate tape -0.31 *begin *flags surface 2 1 2.71 303 +06 2 3 2.92 341 -14 *end 4 3 4.81 - up 5 4 3.26 210 +23 ;clino hard to read 6 5 8.33 250 +39 *team Insts Becka Lawson *calibrate tape 0 6 7 35.64 - down ;true length = 30.00+5.11+0.22+0.31 *calibrate tape -0.31 8 7 5.00 295 -18 8 9 14.07 071 -29 10 9 3.40 357 +29 10 11 7.59 109 -17 11 12 1.80 - down *calibrate tape 0 12 13 0.54 105 00 ;compass from top *calibrate tape -0.31 13 14 17.91 - down 14 15 1.68 145 -37 15 16 11.91 - down *calibrate tape 0 16 17 1.54 160 00 *calibrate tape -0.31 18 17 25.85 334 +69 18 19 7.54 - down 19 20 4.94 152 -06 20 21 28.11 - down 22 21 4.15 266 -34 22 23 3.74 121 -05 24 23 5.49 344 +02 25 24 2.55 305 +37 25 26 8.53 - down 27 26 3.79 331 +28 27 28 9.35 - down 29 28 3.05 340 -22 29 30 4.53 - down 31 30 2.52 268 +33 31 32 9.53 - down 33 32 5.11 347 -05 ;no tape calibration error for LRUD ;*begin LRUD ;stn L R U D Desc ;1 - - - - Fixed point at 136 entrance ;2 - - - 1.50 Point on wall ;3 - - - - Point on rope at entrance ;4 0.40 1.00 - 0 Rock at foot of plumb ;5 0 1.10 2.50 0.80 CM LH wall ;6 2.50 0 3.50 lots Pitch head bolt ;7 1.00 1.30 - 0 Foot of plumb ;8 0 1.00 lots 1.70 CM LH wall ;9 - - - - CM boulder in big chamber by traverse to 2nd pitch ;10 3.00 0 1.00 ~30.00 CM RH wall ;11 - - - - CM pitch head ;12 - - - - Point nr 1st rebelay ;13 - - - - Rebelay bolt ;14 - - - - Rock nr rebelay at foot of plumb ;15 - - - - Rebelay bolt ;16 - - - - Foot of plumb ;17 - - - - Next rebelay bolt ;18 1.50 1.50 - 1.00 Deviation bolt ;19 0.50 0.50 LW 0 CM foot of plumb ;20 1.80 0.50 - - Point in free space ;21 0.50 0.80 LW 0 Foot of plumb ;22 1.50 0 LW - CM RH wall ;23 0 1.00 LW 0.70 CM at eyehole ;24 1.20 0 LW 1.80 CM RH wall ;25 0 0.80 LW ~2.00 CM LH wall ;26 0 1.50 LW 0 CM foot of plumb ;27 1.50 0 - - CM pitch wall ;28 0.80 1.50 LW 0 Cairn at foot of plumb ;29 - - - - CM RH side alcove ;30 - - - - CM foot of plumb ;31 - - - - Rebelay bolt ;32 0 1.80 LW 1.60 CM foot of plumb ;33 1.60 0 LW 1.50 1st traverse bolt next pitch ;*end LRUD *end entrance *begin theatre ; Cave: 1623/136, Steinschlagschacht ; Locn: Totes Gebirge, Austria *title "136 eyehole route to Theatre" *date 1997.07.31 ; - trip 1997-136-4 in logbook *team Insts Julian Haines *team Notes Anthony Day *team Pics Anthony Day *team Tape both *instrument Set 4 ; Calibration: None ; ; ====== stations refindable to link to other surveys: ====== *export 1 ; Point on boulder, Orchestra Pit *export 5 *export 8 ; CM top of pitch into Theatre, at Gods' traverse level *export 11 ; 1st traverse bolt, pitch below Eyehole pitch (at Footlights level) *calibrate tape -0.31 ;From to Tape Compass Clino 1 2 6.61 080 +03 1 3 8.47 170 00 1 4 9.95 270.5 +20 5 4 12.18 195 -36 6 5 24.85 - DOWN ; tape snapped *calibrate tape +0.47 6 7 1.00 225 00 8 7 21.00 - DOWN 8 9 12.15 303 +80 10 9 4.40 150 -25 11 10 3.20 150 -10 ;no tape calib error on LRUD ;Stn L R U D Desc ;*begin LRUD ;1 - - - - Point on boulder ;2 3.00 0.70 LW 1.50 Point on back wall ;3 - - LW 1.00 Point at back of aven ;4 8.50 2.00 LW 0.50 Point on boulder ;5 4.00 6.00 LW 1.80 Point on boulder foot of plumb ;6 - - - - Rebelay bolt ;7 - - - - Foot of plumb ;8 - - - - CM top of pitch ;9 - - - - Deviation Krab ;10 - - - - Y hang knot ;11 - - - - 1st traverse bolt ;*end LRUD *end theatre *begin fantasy ; Cave: 1623/136, Steinschlagschacht ; Locn: Totes Gebirge, Austria *title "136 Main Route (1983) - Phreatic Fantasy" *date 1997.07.31 ; - trip 1997-136-4 (with some leakage from 1997-136-3) *date 1997.08.03 ; - trip 1997-136-6 in logbook *team Insts Julian Haines *team Notes Anthony Day *team Pics Anthony Day *team Tape Becka Lawson *instrument Set 4 ; Calibration: None ; ====== stations refindable to link to other surveys: ====== *export 1 ; CM at eyehole *calibrate tape +0.47 ; ;From to Tape Compass Clino 1 2 13.14 - down 3 2 3.14 245 -12 3 4 4.65 108 +03 5 4 3.61 250 +01 5 6 13.09 - down 7 6 5.49 288 +07 ;7 8 3.08 -12 ;Continued on 3/8/97 by same team 8 7 3.08 334 +12 9 8 4.15 260 +45 9 10 8.80 - down 11 10 2.50 210 +25 11 12 6.77 - down *calibrate tape 0 12 13 1.05 061 00 ; true length *calibrate tape +0.47 13 14 9.85 - down *calibrate tape 0 14 15 2.66 005 00 ;true length *calibrate tape +0.47 15 16 8.90 - down ;no tape calib error on LRUD ;Stn L R U D Desc ;*begin LRUD ;1 - - - - CM point on entrance survey ;2 0 1.20 - 1.00 CM RH wall ;3 1.20 0 - 1.50 CM LH wall (orig??) ;4 1.50 0 - 1.20 CM RH wall ;5 - - - - CM back wall at pitch head ;6 0.70 1.50 - 1.80 CM foot of plumb on ledge ;7 0.50 1.20 - 1.80 CM nobble LH wall ;8 - - - - CM roof ;*end LRUD *end fantasy *begin gods ; Cave: 1623/136, Steinschlagschacht ; Locn: Totes Gebirge, Austria *title "136 - 161 connection" *date 1997.08.02 ; - trip 1997-136-5 in logbook *team Insts Becka Lawson *team Notes Julian Haines *team Pics Julian Haines *team Tape Becka Lawson *instrument Set 4 ; Calibration: None ; ====== stations refindable to link to other surveys: ====== *export 1 ; CM '13' at edge of shaft, end of Elin Algor *export 2 ; one of rebelay bolts ? need book ! *export 5 ; CM top of pitch into Theatre, at Gods' traverse level *calibrate tape +0.47 ; ;From to Tape Compass Clino 1 2 10.95 170 +51 2 3 9.14 233 +65 3 4 10.04 249 +17 4 5 4.83 269 +04 *end gods *begin distraction ; Cave: 1623/136, Steinschlagschacht ; Locn: Totes Gebirge, Austria *title "Distraction,136" *date 1997.08.05 ; trip 1997-136-8 in logbook *team Insts Chris Densham *team Notes Andrew Atkinson *team Pics Andrew Atkinson *team Tape Chris Densham *instrument Set 2 ; Calibration: None ; ====== stations refindable to link to other surveys: ====== *export 1 ; *export 9 ; ;From to Tape Compass Clino 1 2 9.58 052.5 -5.5 3 2 4.78 - down 3 4 10.51 000 +53.5 5 4 3.05 - down 6 5 2.21 204.5 -4 7 6 28.10 - down 8 7 2.35 093 -20 8 9 1.08 060 +35 ; originally said +35+ AERW *end distraction *begin footlights ; Cave: 1623/136, Steinschlagschacht ; Locn: Totes Gebirge, Austria *title "Footlights traverse" *date 1997.08.12 ; *instrument Set 2 *team Insts Jon Barber ; (mostly). Midnight shift (hence some gross errors): Chris *team Notes Chris *team Pics Chris *team Tape Brian ; Calibration: Top camp ; compass clino ;rock to bolt: 088.0 -07 ; 087.0 -07 ; 087.0 -06 ;bolt to rock: 267 +07 ; 268 +07 ; 268 +08 ; Ref.: 1997 ; ====== stations refindable to link to other surveys: ====== *export 1 ; 1st traverse bolt, pitch below Eyehole pitch (at Footlights level) *export 9 12 ;tape reads overlong by 0.2m *calibrate tape -0.20 ;From to Tape Compass Clino 1 2 7.71 155 +07 ;1 = 1st traverse bolt before pitch down to Traverse of the Gods 2 3 5.50 205 -54 3 4 11.50 115 -72 6 5 4.79 019 -30 ;5 = bolt at end of swing across into window 6 7 3.30 210 +69 ;7 = bolt at head of climb up 8 7 6.55 044 +8 8 9 3.95 220 -33 ;9 = LH 'Y'hang bolt 9 10 0.50 295 -45 10 11 18.40 - down 11 12 1.70 005 +10 ;12 = Rock bridge rebelay bolt. Gd 2 comp, est clino ;this leg superseded by footconn survey (wookey, becka 1999.07.23) ;12 13 30.00 - down ;Yes really. 13 = foot of pitch also reached by climb from Orchestra pit 15 14 7.08 320 +66 ;CJD readings. Read as 140. Compass stuck 180 deg out?? Looks right now! 5 15 0.80 068 +27 ;CJD 14 16 4.84 320 +45 ;CJD Read as 140. Compass stuck 180 deg out?? Looks right now! 4 16 0.25 130 -34 ;CJD *end footlights

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underground survey length: 614.44 metres
cave primary survexfile caves-1623/136/136-correct.svx
directory primary survexfile caves-1623/136/136-correct
block entrance has parent block 136 (in file caves-1623/136/136-correct.svx)
block no_name-#899 has parent block entrance (in file caves-1623/136/main.svx)
block theatre has parent block 136 (in file caves-1623/136/136-correct.svx)
block gods has parent block 136 (in file caves-1623/136/136-correct.svx)
block fantasy has parent block 136 (in file caves-1623/136/136-correct.svx)
block distraction has parent block 136 (in file caves-1623/136/136-correct.svx)
block footlights has parent block 136 (in file caves-1623/136/136-correct.svx)

1997-07-29 ['entrance', '']

Survex files on this date:
    caves-1623/136/main
    caves-1623/161/triassic/keinzimm
    caves-1623/161/triassic/lostworl
No wallets files found for this date.
Logbook trips on this date:
    136 - Steinschlagschacht
    161 - Sam's rift at top of K(l?)ein Zimmer

1997-07-31 ['theatre']

Survex files on this date:
    caves-1623/136/main
No wallets files found for this date.
Logbook trips on this date:
    161 - KHöhle - Puerile Humour
    161 - Siberia
    136 - Steinschlagschact
    136 - Steinschlagschacht (136)

1997-08-02 ['gods']

Survex files on this date:
    caves-1623/136/main
No wallets files found for this date.
Logbook trips on this date:
    Surface - some rambling/digging/surface rigging
    136 - Steinschlagschacht CONNECTION Trip!

1997-08-03 ['fantasy']

Survex files on this date:
    caves-1623/136/main
    caves-1623/136/gravel
    caves-1623/161/north/sep
No wallets files found for this date.
Logbook trips on this date:
    Journey - Swiss Alpinists arrive...
    136 - Steinschlagschacht
    161 - Push/Survey Wookey's 1996 lead in Forbidden Land "The Gravel Pit"
    161 - Someone Else's Problem
    161 - Moomintroll

1997-08-05 ['distraction']

Survex files on this date:
    caves-1623/136/main
No wallets files found for this date.
Logbook trips on this date:
    161 - Surveying Siberia Left hand branch
    136 - Steinschlagschacht

1997-08-12 ['footlights']

Survex files on this date:
    caves-1623/136/main
    surface/1623/186totc
    surface/1623/180-161c
No wallets files found for this date.
Logbook trips on this date:
    Surface - Pissing about on the surface
    136 - Footlights cont.