Prospecting below Vd. Schwartzmooskogel
Chas Butcher
We sechsten through the Latchen towards the SMK, and reached the top after a leisurely lunch on a snow patch. First we inspected the entrance to EXCS's cave and then moved east on the southern side of the hill as far as the first big valley. Descended a couple of shafts which didn't go, and for the next time left a large shaft not descended and another draughting hole with 40m pitch to a big chamber and 10m pitch at which we stopped. These were both marked 'CUCC 1983' and put a cross on one of the choked shafts (20m). The other cave descended was 40m entrance pitch (daylight) then down a slot and 7m boulder slope to the head of an estimated 10m pitch (undescended).
[sketch showing location of:
137 (1) 40m, 7m slope to head of undescended
135 (2) Choked 20m
138 (3) Very large entrance (undescended)
136 (4) loose headed 40m to big chamber + undescended p10.]