1987-02 - Surface and Shaft

Tue 07 Aug 2007
Jenny Black



Walked up to Laser 0/5 and had a look for 1987-02. Scrambled up the hill for a way and didn't see any horizontal entrances. Got fairly near the crest of the ridge, so headed back down by a different route. Olly spotted a draughting out shaft which we numbered 2007-7[MISSING], GPS[MISSING]. Carried on down and got to a hidden valley with a low horizontal entrance with a HUGE out draft. Walked inside and got some big passage going straight on and right, both of which led to pitches. Reading the old logbook suggests this must be 1987-02 (from the U/G and entrance location descriptions).

Surface surveyed this to Laser 0/5/

Oh, in the morning had a look at another new entrance (that has probably been seen before). Collapsed valley entrance with a couple of leads, one might go but not without an oversuit & kneepads. Second lead is a crawling / stooping phreatic passage for ~10m till it chokes. This is 2007-7[MISSING] GPS[MISSING]

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Survex files on this date:
    caves-1623/204/convenience/crapper1
    caves-1623/204/convenience/crapper2
    caves-1623/204/convenience/crapper3
    caves-1623/258/literalnorth
    caves-1623/258/oompah
    surface/1623/near06_2007
Wallets on this date:
    2007#45 ['elev1', 'elev2', 'notes2', 'notes1', 'plan']
    2007#48 ['elevation', 'notes2', 'notes1', 'plan']
    2007#52 ['plan2', 'elevation3', 'plan1', 'plan3', 'elevation2']
    2007#96 surface ['austria2007notes-0014-82-to-85']
Logbook trips on this date:
    Dachstein Via Ferrata
    2007-04 - Walk to 204 via 161d
    Anemometer related quick useless trip
    204 - Gaffered -> Inconvenience Series
    1987-02 - Surface and Shaft
    81 - 81-148 connection