CUCC Expeditions to Austria: 1976 - 2025

Survex File: caves-1623/264/lower_balkon/medusasmaze2

*begin medusasmaze2 ; stations linked into other surveys (or likely to) *export x28 1 2 17 26 ; Cave: Balkon ; Area in cave/QM: Medusa's Maze *title "medusasmaze2" *date 2019.07.21 *team "Nat Dalton" Insts *team "Sarah Parker" Notes *team "Harry Kettle" Dog *instrument DistoX Pete Talling *ref 2019#12 ; Centreline data *data normal from to length bearing gradient ignoreall x28 1 22.30 000.5 +08 2 1 12.10 269 -36 2 3 4.70 317 +16 2 4 7.10 106 +15 1 5 8.30 014 +17 6 1 14.00 130 -27 7 6 5.05 059 -32 7 8 13.04 329 -20 7 9 24.59 264 00 10 9 7.01 103 +54.5 ;not specified but checked and believe is positive 10 11 5.74 285 -28 11 12 9.93 047.5 -67 13 11 4.84 036 -48 13 14 2.85 307 -03 8 15 2.60 251 -30.5 15 16 9.70 303 -20 16 17 4.72 018 -03.5 ;17 18 5.39 166.5 -23 ;incorrectly recorded in notes as 17 to 18 16 18 5.39 166.5 -23 18 19 1.69 198 -34 19 20 0.96 282 +05.5 20 21 2.68 182 -21 22 21 4.14 159 -07 ; changed to 22 to 21 from 21 to 22 - fixes loop error - resurvey of loop potentially required 22 23 10.41 196 +22.5 24 22 5.81 145 +09 24 17 8.63 057.1 +27 17 25 7.27 353 +19 26 25 27.86 105 +20.5 26 27 11.10 082.5 +21.5 26 28 17.90 271 -27 26 29 7.05 125.2 +10.1 29 30 9.30 152.2 -01 30 31 10.39 109 +14 31 24 2.51 194 -02 ;----------- ;recorded station details (leave commented out) ;(LW/RW=Left/Right Hand Wall) ;Station Left Right Up Down Description ;nail varnish markings ; note: L and R have been flipped manually for backwards reading legs (stations: 2,6,7,10,24), except stations 13 (LHW) and 26 (Sarah did LRUDs here the correct way), all LRUDs checked manually against plan. ;1 3 3 3.5 0.2 ;2 0.8 4 0.65 3 spike top of boulder ;3 2 0 4 0.5 wall, unmarked station ;4 2 0 1 1.5 ;5 0.7 0.7 1 0.5 unmarked station ;6 1.5 2.5 1.5 0.5 top of boulder ;7 2.8 0.9 4 2 R side of boulder near LW ;8 1 0 2 2 RW numbered ;9 2 4 30 3 boulder face ;10 1.2 0.4 4.5 0.6 bottom of boulder near floor by LW ;11 2.3 0 6 10 RW above hole ;12 - - - - unmarked down pitch ;13 0 0.8 2 2 LW ;14 0.5 0 1 1 RW numbered boulder choke ;15 0 1 1 3.5 LW ;16 1 2.5 2.5 1.5 centre wall ;17 1 1 3 0.6 RW top of slope ;18 0 0.6 1.5 1 LW ;19 0 0.65 1.7 1 LW ;20 0.5 0 1.5 1 RW ;21 0 1.5 2.5 1.5 LW on bend ;22 1.3 0 0.75 1.5 RW at junction ;23 2 4 1 2 on boulder ;24 3.5 0.8 1.9 0.5 tip of boulder middle of passage ;25 3 1 2 1.5 top of boulder ;26 3 5 1.5 2.5 protrusion from ceiling ;27 0 2 0.5 0.5 unmarked ;29 0 2.5 2 2 LW ;30 2.3 1.1 1.75 0.75 protrusion from ceiling ;31 2,2 1,8 2.2 0.75 spike middle of passage ;LRUDs arranged into passage tubes *data passage station left right up down 1 3 3 3.5 0.2 2 4 0.8 0.65 3 4 2 0 1 1.5 *data passage station left right up down 2 4 0.8 0.65 3 3 2 0 4 0.5 *data passage station left right up down 1 3 3 3.5 0.2 5 0.7 0.7 1 0.5 *data passage station left right up down 1 3 3 3.5 0.2 6 2.5 1.5 1.5 0.5 7 0.9 2.8 4 2 9 2 4 30 3 10 0.4 1.2 4.5 0.6 11 2.3 0 6 10 12 - - - - *data passage station left right up down 11 2.3 0 6 10 13 0 0.8 2 2 14 0.5 0 1 1 *data passage station left right up down 7 0.9 2.8 4 2 8 1 0 2 2 15 0 1 1 3.5 16 1 2.5 2.5 1.5 17 1 1 3 0.6 25 3 1 2 1.5 26 3 5 1.5 2.5 28 - - - - *data passage station left right up down 26 3 5 1.5 2.5 27 0 2 0.5 0.5 *data passage station left right up down 16 1 2.5 2.5 1.5 18 0 0.6 1.5 1 19 0 0.65 1.7 1 20 0.5 0 1.5 1 21 0 1.5 2.5 1.5 22 1.3 0 0.75 1.5 23 2 4 1 2 *data passage station left right up down 22 1.3 0 0.75 1.5 24 0.6 3.5 1.9 0.5 31 2.2 1.8 2.2 0.75 30 2.3 1.1 1.75 0.75 29 0 2.5 2 2 26 3 5 1.5 1.5 ;----------- ;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 D medusasmaze2.4 - looks to be mud choke ;QM2 B medusasmaze2.1 - larger side passage on left ;QM3 C medusasmaze2.5 - c5 ;QM4 C medusasmaze2.14 - continuation of large passage, climbing gear required ;QM5 C medusasmaze2.11 - p10 ;QM6 C medusasmaze2.9 - small side passage to right ;QM7 C medusasmaze2.23 - continuation of small side passage ;QM8 C medusasmaze2.8 - can't tell the nature of this one from the survey... ;QM9 C medusasmaze2.30 - large passage with muddy channel in floor ;QM10 A medusasmaze2.17 - large side passage to right between stations 17 and 25 ;QM11 A medusasmaze2.25 - large side passage straight on from station 25 (main passage bears left) ;QM12 A medusasmaze2.28 - 1st branch of 3-way split in main passage ;QM13 A medusasmaze2.28 - 2nd branch of 3-way split in main passage ;QM14 A medusasmaze2.28 - 3rd branch of 3-way split in main passage ;------------ ;Cave description ;(leave commented-out) ;freeform text describing this section of the cave *end medusasmaze2

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underground survey length: 291.66 metres
cave primary survexfile caves-1623/264/264.svx
directory primary survexfile caves-1623/264/lower_balkon/lower_balkon
block medusasmaze2 has parent block lower_balkon (in file caves-1623/264/lower_balkon/lower_balkon.svx)

2019-07-21 ['medusasmaze2']

Survex files on this date:
    caves-1623/264/lower_balkon/medusasmaze2
Wallets on this date:
    2019#12 ['elevation1', 'notes', 'plan1', 'plan2', 'elevation2']
Logbook trips on this date:
    264 - Derig below Littleboy camp to Pitstop
    plateau - Balkon entrance to collect tent
    Balkon - Pushing Beyond Madusa's Maze