Balkonhöhle - Balkonhöhle

Tue 02 Aug 2022
Frank Tully



Rigged down the pitch which links ‘Let’s be appalling’ to ‘Can’t stop now its bat country’. Surveyed the passage up dip from the bottom of the pitch, howling draught coming towards us, the passage ends in a clean washed chamber, possible continuation of the passage in the North East. There is a QMA lead from ‘Let’s be appalling’ above. I need to confirm that all the draught is coming down the shaft, or that the continuation of the lower passage is where the draught is coming from. Needs looking at.

Followed the lower passage down dip to where the survey ended, ducked under the left wall and found a continuation of the passage. Surveyed this. This ends in a pitch into a small chamber with rifts exiting below, and a continuation of the passage across the pitch this appears to go into a larger space. Down appears to be 15m from the floor. Across is 5m or so. Need a drill and a rope. Continued down to below the ‘can’t stop now its bat country’ pitch which is not on the survey. Scan for rigging guide!!!!

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Survex files on this date:
    caves-1623/264/lower_balkon/medusasmaze3
    caves-1623/264/lower_balkon/alphanuepsilonupsilonepsilonrhosigmaeta
    caves-1623/264/lower_balkon/medusasmaze4
    caves-1623/264/sussex_by_the_sea
    caves-1623/264/lower_sussex_by_the_sea
Wallets on this date:
    2022#04 medusasmaze3 ['notes2', 'notes1', 'drawnupelevation4', 'notes3', 'plan2', 'elevation2', 'dra…
    2022#08 alphanuepsilonupsilonepsilonrhosigmaeta ['notes4', 'notes2', 'notes1', 'notes3', 'notes5', 'topofnorthernpowerhousenote…
    2022#13 redlight ['notes2', 'notes1', 'notes3', 'plan2', 'elevation1', 'plan1']
    2022#19 sussex_by_the_sea ['CUCC_Balcony_bat_country_Sussex_by_the_se-1s', 'CUCC_Balcony_bat_country_Suss…
    2022#20 lower_sussex_by_the_sea ['CUCC_Balcony_bat_country_lower_Sussex_by_the_sea-1p', 'CUCC_Balcony_bat_count…
Logbook trips on this date:
    Fischgesicht - A lead off Elizabeth line
    Balkonhöhle - pushing in Northern Pitstop
    Balkonhöhle - Balkonhöhle