TUESDAY 2nd August
Tony Malcolm
Managed on this major GONK DAY to do some prospecting on the Toplitzsee by row-boat - bloody magic. Lots of large holes in the surrounding cliffs and entered one near lake level draughting out very strongly. Suggestions that in future years a raft should be built in the centre of the lake with detachable portions for each tent allowing p.i.t.a. to be detached and floated away. This central position would allow for easy freedom of movement. Furthermore from the Kammersee a rope would be rigged off the 300ft+ cliff for abseil + prussick work to exclude all the horrible walking up steep slopes. The total potential could be as much as 1000m+, one of the lakeside waterfalls being shown as a resurgence at about 1300 metres. Anyway, whatever the depth potential this area has certainly not been looked at and the potential for finding complex systems would appear quite extensive. (Rowing across the lake is more pleasant than trudging across the bunde).