Schwa Schacht 195

Surveys and Rigging Guides

Elevation never drawn up; see notes in 2000#04

Underground Description

A very large surface rift (almost a canyon), with a pitch at the west end. This has a 5-6 second booming clattering drop, and had a very poor quality spit at the top. It was not descended in 1995. This may be the cave referred to in the description of 165, located by CUCC in 1989, but already having a bolt, and not descended by CUCC but with "a drop in excess of 35m". 2000 descent reached floor at 37m down, with the only way on a small hole that turned out to be too tight.

Equipment

50m rope?

Explorers

Original discovery not known
Refound 1989 CUCC (Pete Lancaster Adam Cooper)
Re-found and marked 1995 CUCC (Kate Janossy)
Surveyed to 1999 CUCC (Anthony Day, Duncan Collis)
Descended 2000 CUCC (Earl Merson, Phil Underwood)

References

Kate 95.07.26 S94p43-4; 21st July entry in 2000 logbook

Entrances

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Marking
Tag

Marking Comment
Cairn, Red paint '195' (1995). Tag "CUCC 1623/195" (1999).

Findability
Coordinates

Location
On large white patch of limestone on NW flank of Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel (visible from Top Camp), quite near the top of the bare area (higher up than 1623/194).

Approach
On cairned path from Top Camp to Steinbruckenhöhle (204). 195 is 60m E of 194 and 50m WSW of 196, and 90m NNW of 165. Area map NotKH book p115.

Photo(s)

Bearings
Bräuning Zinken 225° "Kleine Wild Kogel" 354°

Other Station
1623.gps00.195 - post selective availability GPS 47.6865020N 13.8156856E (UTM33 411122, 5282137), 2000m (SRTM is -199m, distance from reference: 20m)