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Survex File: caves-1623/258/hydra/unfathomablestupidity

*begin unfathomablestupidity ; stations linked into other surveys (or likely to) *export x1 ; Cave: 258 ; Area in cave/QM: Hydra *title "Unfathomable Stupidity" *date 2017.08.08 *team "Mike Butcher" Insts *team "George Breley" Insts *team "Rachel Turnbull" Notes *instrument ULSA1 DistoX *ref 2017#45 ; Centreline data *data normal from to length bearing gradient ignoreall x1 1 2.83 174 +08 ;x1 from Bahamas Tunnel survey station 1 1 2 2.73 060 0 2 3 4.00 060 -90 3 4 20.00 060 0 4 5 9.00 060 -90 ;LRUDs arranged into passage tubes ;new *data command for each 'passage', ;repeat stations and adjust numbers as needed *data passage station left right up down 1 1 2 5 1.5 2 0.2 0.2 1 4 3 0.2 1.2 1 9 4 0.5 1 10 9 ;----------- ;Question Mark List ;(leave commented-out) ; The nearest-station is the name of the survey and station which are nearest to ; the QM. The resolution-station is either '-' to indicate that the QM hasn't ; been checked; or the name of the survey and station which push that QM. If a ; QM doesn't go anywhere, set the resolution-station to be the same as the ; nearest-station. Include any relevant details of how to find or push the QM in ; the textual description. ;Serial number grade(A/B/C/X) nearest-station resolution-station description ;QM1 C unfathomablestupidity.4 - strong draft and sound of rushing water coming from aven at the end of the meander, possibly worth bolt climbing but looks too tight. ;------------ ;Cave description ; drafting rift at the base of Gryke of the Earth opposite the sloping continuation down. Very tight body sized rift can be squeezed for approx 20m to a 1.5m wide climbe down. Rift doubles back at base but too tight to follow far. Survey Grade 1, rift orientation measered by disto, but insufficient time survey legs, so lengths estimated from body lengths. *end unfathomablestupidity

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underground survey length: 38.56 metres
cave primary survexfile caves-1623/258/258.svx
directory primary survexfile caves-1623/258/hydra/hydra
block unfathomablestupidity has parent block no_name-#1528 (in file caves-1623/258/hydra/hydra.svx)

2017-08-08 ['unfathomablestupidity']

Survex files on this date:
    caves-1623/290/icytube
    caves-1623/258/hydra/bahamastunnel
    caves-1623/258/hydra/unfathomablestupidity
    caves-1623/264/dog_end_series
Wallets on this date:
    2017#42 Dog End Series ['plan', 'elev', 'notes1', 'notes1plan']
    2017#45 Unfathomable Stupidity ['notes2', 'plan_unfathomablestupidity', 'notes1', 'elev_unfathomablestupidity']
    2017#48 Icy Tube ['plan', 'notes2', 'elev', 'notes1', 'notes3']
    2017#57 Bahamas Tunnel, Hydra ['plan_bahamastunnel', 'elev_bahamastunnel', 'notes2', 'notes1']
    2017#59 Bahamas Tunnel []
Logbook trips on this date:
    FGH - pushing the big pitch
    Tunnocks - Caramel Catharsis photo trip