CUCC Expeditions to Austria: 1976 - 2022

Survex File: caves-1623/264/lower_balkon/medusasmaze

*begin medusasmaze ; stations linked into other surveys (or likely to) *export 21x 28 ; Cave: Balkon ; Area in cave/QM: Medusa's Maze *title "medusasmaze" *date 2019.07.19 *team Insts Becka Lawson *team Notes Becka Lawson *team Dog Nat Dalton *instrument DistoX Beckas ; *ref 2019#10 ; Centreline data *data normal from to length bearing gradient ignoreall 1 0 1.60 037 -03 1 2 3.36 268.5 +08 3 2 6.67 257 -40 4 3 8.54 205 -14 4 5 37.50 076 +07 4 - 8.89 049 -02 2 6 7.42 256 -06 6 7 1.74 151 +02 7 8 8.92 230 -42 6 9 7.80 353 -19 9 10 2.70 049 -17 10 11 5.68 120 +16 10 12 6.53 252 -24.5 9 13 4.52 200 -05.5 13 14 10.38 269 -45 14 15 9.51 264 -26 15 16 7.52 344 +02 15 17 4.95 178 -02 15 18 10.40 241 -28 18 20 8.23 061 -66 16 21 8.60 054 +38 16 19 7.28 254 -18 19 22 5.51 270 -07 22 23 9.24 356 +01 23 24 5.91 156 +02 24 25 17.89 045 +36 23 26 2.88 062 +23 26 27 4.00 032 +23.5 26 28 4.80 330.5 +11 ;28 29 25.30 000 +09 unmarked up QMA - replaced in medusasmaze2 0 30 8.58 041 -73 30 31 5.86 034 -57 31 21x 4.09 115 -08 ;----------- ;recorded station details (leave commented out) ;(LHW/RHW=Left/Right Hand Wall) ;Station Left Right Up Down Description ;[Red] nail varnish markings ;2 6.5 0.5 26 1.3 ; numbered lhw backup natural ;1 1 0.1 0.4 0.5 ; lhw before pitch ;0 0.2 1 6.3 0.1 ; pitchhead pendant ;3 0 8 24 1.5 ;lhw above boulder ;4 2.6 5.4 17 5 ;scratched number, tip of huge boulder @ pitch head ;5 - - - - ;back wall, splay left wall pitch ;6 2 7 20 1.5 ;LH wall by QMB ;7 0.3 9 28 1 ;numbered, start QMB ;9 8 1 38 3 ;tip boulder by RW ;8 - - - - ;unmarked down QMB ;10 9 0 2 1.5 ;RW by boulder squeeze ;11 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 ;way we entered, RW, unmarked ;12 0.5 0.5 2 1 ;unmarked, QMB ;13 1 4 33 2 ;tip boulder, climb to right ;14 3 1 7 4 ;base climb, tip boulder ;15 3 2 30 1 ;boulder tip, numbered, at 4 way junction ;16 3 1 3.5 1.1 ;boulder tip, RW ;17 2.5 0 3 4 ;RW down left branch ;18 2 2 8 2 ;back wall above pitch ;20 1.5 1.5 8 2 ;down pitch, not marked ;19 1.4 3 3 2 ;LW pendant ;21 2 1 1.5 1.5 ;unmarked, QMA ;22 0 1 0.8 0.7 ;LW,start small passage ;23 0 1.7 2 0.6 ;LW small passage ;24 2 0.5 1.5 1.5 ;numbered RHW ;25 1 1 1.5 1 ;unmarked, up QMA ;26 2 0.2 1.5 1.5 ;RW @ junction ;27 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.4 ;LW, QMB ;28 0 2.2 0.2 1.7 ;LW, numbered after junction ;29 1.5 1.5 1.5 1 ;unmarked, up passage ;30 0 5 10 1 ;LW below pitch, 3m below rebelay ;31 1 3 8 1 ;boulder opposite rebelay ;21x 2 0 4 1.5 ;old numbered station (Northern Powerhouse) ;LRUDs arranged into passage tubes *data passage station left right up down 2 6.5 0.5 26 1.3 ; numbered lhw backup natural 1 1 0.1 0.4 0.5 ; lhw before pitch 0 0.2 1 6.3 0.1 ; pitchhead pendant 3 0 8 24 1.5 ;lhw above boulder 4 2.6 5.4 17 5 ;scratched number, tip of huge boulder @ pitch head 5 - - - - ;back wall, splay left wall pitch 6 2 7 20 1.5 ;LH wall by QMB 7 0.3 9 28 1 ;numbered, start QMB 9 8 1 38 3 ;tip boulder by RW 8 - - - - ;unmarked down QMB 10 9 0 2 1.5 ;RW by boulder squeeze 11 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 ;way we entered, RW, unmarked 12 0.5 0.5 2 1 ;unmarked, QMB 13 1 4 33 2 ;tip boulder, climb to right 14 3 1 7 4 ;base climb, tip boulder 15 3 2 30 1 ;boulder tip, numbered, at 4 way junction 16 3 1 3.5 1.1 ;boulder tip, RW 17 2.5 0 3 4 ;RW down left branch 18 2 2 8 2 ;back wall above pitch 20 1.5 1.5 8 2 ;down pitch, not marked 19 1.4 3 3 2 ;LW pendant 21 2 1 1.5 1.5 ;unmarked, QMA 22 0 1 0.8 0.7 ;LW,start small passage 23 0 1.7 2 0.6 ;LW small passage 24 2 0.5 1.5 1.5 ;numbered RHW 25 1 1 1.5 1 ;unmarked, up QMA 26 2 0.2 1.5 1.5 ;RW @ junction 27 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.4 ;LW, QMB 28 0 2.2 0.2 1.7 ;LW, numbered after junction ;29 1.5 1.5 1.5 1 ;unmarked, up passage 30 0 5 10 1 ;LW below pitch, 3m below rebelay 31 1 3 8 1 ;boulder opposite rebelay 21x 2 0 4 1.5 ;old numbered station (Northern Powerhouse) ;----------- ;Question Mark List ;all qms listed here from drawing of survey in 2019 ;Serial number grade(A/B/C/X) nearest-station resolution-station description ;QM1 B medusasmaze.8 - small side-passage ramping down ;QM2 C medusasmaze.4 - c5 up to qmc ;QM3 D medusasmaze.10 - mud choke ;QM4 C medusasmaze.12 - from survey drawing ;QM5 C medusasmaze.14 - from survey drawing ;QM6 A medusasmaze.17 - wide chamber ;QM7 C medusasmaze.17 - small side passage on right/west before wide chamber ;QM8 B medusasmaze.18 - p10 ;QM9 A medusasmaze.21 - right at t-junction, drafting inwards ;QM10 C medusasmaze.19 - side passage in right of main passage ;QM11 A medusasmaze.25 - 1-2m diameter phreatic tube ramping up ;QM12 B medusasmaze.27 - muddy 1m diameter tube ;------------ ;Cave description ;(leave commented-out) ;freeform text describing this section of the cave *end medusasmaze

underground survey length: 238.61 metres
cave primary survexfile caves-1623/264/264.svx
directory primary survexfile caves-1623/264/lower_balkon/lower_balkon
block medusasmaze has parent block lower_balkon (in file caves-1623/264/lower_balkon/lower_balkon.svx)

2019-07-19 ['medusasmaze']

Survex files on this date:
    caves-1623/291/couldashouldawoulda_to_bathdodgersbypass
    caves-1623/264/lower_balkon/medusasmaze
    caves-1626/359/strained_by_gravity
Wallets on this date:
    2019#05 csw to bb ['plan3', 'plan_labelled-couldashouldawoulda', 'elavation_labelled-couldashould…
    2019#10 ['plan2', 'notes2', 'notes1', 'notes3', 'plan3', 'plan1', 'notes4', 'elevation']
    2019#11 Strained By Gravity ['elevation1', 'plan2', 'plan1', 'notes2', 'notes1', 'elevation2']
Logbook trips on this date:
    Homecoming - long slippery rift in need of rigging
    Homecoming - Propane Nightmares
    Balkon - Investigating potential pitches leading off pitpot in upper series
    264 - Pitstop & Northern Powerhouse
    264 - QM below Honeycomb