Loser Plateau - Surface stuff

Sat 31 Jul 2004
Jenny



Walked towards the high point approximately west of 76 and the bivvy. Just below (on the east side) of the high point we found a series of 3 entrances along a fault/joint; we called this 2004-05. They were 10m to a ledge, then seemed to go deeper, but we didn't have tackle and I couldn't get the rocks to drop there.



Continued further, going back to the bivvy, but further north than the outward route. Found a rift below a line of small cliffs - 2004-06.


Shortly later we found another entrance which was going to be 2004-07, until I found paint (90/5) and a tag (175), so we continued on until we say a walk/scramble-in entrance on the right. This has a drawn up survey and is 2004-07. [Arrow pointing into a blank space marked "GPS".]

Further still back, we came across a large chamber with collapsed roof and two entrances. We forgot to survey it at all put it was photoed by Olly and GPSsed. [Another arrow into the blank space.]

We then walked back to where Tantalus Schacht should be and didn't find it, but did allocate 2004-09, which is a shaft with "a good drop and rattle" – sorry no photos or survey, but it was GPSsed.

P.S. Olly's GPS seems to have lost these coords, so we'll have to re-find them next year.

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Survex files on this date:
    caves-1623/204/subsoil/heavilysoiled
    caves-1623/204/subsoil/earthenware
    caves-1623/204/subsoil/fatworm2
    caves-1623/204/subsoil/fatworm3
    caves-1623/204/subsoil/thinrift
Wallets on this date:
    2004#31 ['notes2', 'notes1']
    2004#32 ['notes', 'plan']
    2004#33 Fat Worm Blows a Sparky, part 2 ['notes4', 'notes2', 'notes6', 'notes1', 'notes3', 'notes5', 'plan']
Logbook trips on this date:
    204 - Subsoil
    Loser Plateau - Surface stuff
    204 - Skinny Festerers