Oxford University Cave Club2001 Expedition: "Xitu"Picos de Europa, SpainExpedition Diary |
Xitu 2001 Report Contents
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Date |
Cave |
What |
Who |
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8/7/01 |
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Leave Oxford |
LM, SR, AW, JC, RD |
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9/7/01 |
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Arrive at Los Lagos, sleep at the Maria Rosa |
LM, SR, AW, JC, RD |
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10/7/01 |
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Obtain Supplies, set up Ario camp |
LM, SR, AW, JC, RD, BL, CM |
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12/7/01 |
12/5 |
Rigged to the bottom of Oasthouse, Paul got stuck in the Newt. |
JC, RD, PG, EL |
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13/7/01 |
12/5 |
Rigged to the base of Milliways |
BL, CM |
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14/7/01 |
12/5 |
Rigged to the base of Armadillo 1 |
RD, EL |
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14/7/01 |
1/5 |
Rigged to the traverse pitch |
SR, LM |
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14/7/01 |
1/5 |
Portering trip |
PC, CR |
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14/7/01 |
12/5 |
Newt practise session / re-rig |
JC, AW |
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15/7/01 |
1/5 |
Rigged to the bottom of Bluewater 1 |
JC, PG |
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15/7/01 |
12/5 |
Rigged to Shaven Hedgehog |
BL, CM |
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16/7/01 |
1/5 |
Rigged to Custom Hall |
JC, PC, CR |
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16/7/01 |
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Shaftbashing in Area 4 |
SR, BL, CM |
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16/7/01 |
12/5 |
Portering trip |
PG, EL |
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16/7/01 |
12/5 |
Re-rigged Shaven Hedgehog, Andrew got stuck in the Newt overnight |
AW, RD |
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17/7/01 |
1/5 |
Portering trip upstream |
SR, PC, PG |
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17/7/01 |
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Shaftbashing in area 4 |
BL, CM, JC |
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17/7/01 |
12/5 |
Rigged to Thomson's Gesellshaft |
EL, GN |
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18/7/01 |
40/4 |
Digging trip |
BL, CM, AW, PG |
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18/7/01 |
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Shaftbashing in area E, located E12 entrance |
SR, EL |
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18/7/01 |
1/5 |
Began the bolt-climb at the upstream aven |
JC, BM, LM |
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19/7/01 |
12/5 |
Rigged to the pitch before the Icing on the Cake |
PM, RD |
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19/7/01 |
39/4 |
Digging/pushing trip |
PM, BL, CM, SR |
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20/7/01 |
39/4 |
Pushed to too tight rift |
JC, AW, SR |
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20/7/01 |
12/4 |
Pushing trip |
BL, CM |
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20/7/01 |
12/5 |
Portering trip |
BM, LM, PG |
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20/7/01 |
1/5 |
Bolting upstream |
CR, PC, PM |
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20/7/01 |
12/5 |
Pushing trip through window in the Heath - no high levels found. |
ES, GN |
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21/7/01 |
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Shaftbashing in areas 4 and 12 |
EL, RD |
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22/7/01 |
2/7 |
Rope retrieval |
BM, LM |
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22/7/01 |
1/5 |
Portering trip |
PG, HS |
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22/7/01 |
1/5 |
Phototrip upstream |
BL, CM, JC |
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22/7/01 |
1/5 |
Bolting upstream |
PC, PM |
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22/7/01 |
12/5 |
Pushing trip, found Crumble Inlet |
EL, RD |
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23/7/01 |
2/7 |
Rope retrieval |
BM, LM, CR, HS |
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23/7/01 |
1/5 |
Examining the Gap |
PC, PG |
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23/7/01 |
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Shaftbashing around Oston |
PM, GN, ES |
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24/7/01 |
12/4 |
Pushing trip |
ES, GN |
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24/7/01 |
1/5 |
Examining the Teresa Series |
BM, CR, AW |
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25/7/01 |
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Shaftbashing in the Extremero Valley |
CM, ES, GN |
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25/7/01 |
1/5 |
Upstream, discovered passage to Totem Chamber |
PM, PC, HS |
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25/7/01 |
1/5 |
Teresa Series |
BM, LM |
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25/7/01 |
12/5 |
Bolt climb up Crumble Inlet to aven |
EL, RD |
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26/7/01 |
1/5 |
Upstream, bolted to the top of the aven |
ES, GN |
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27/7/01 |
53/5 |
Found bolts from a previous year |
CR, HS, CM |
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27/7/01 |
1/5 |
Surveyed to Totem Chamber |
PC, PM, BM, AW |
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28/7/01 |
29/5 |
Examined too tight rift |
ES, GN |
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28/7/01 |
12/5 |
Survey Crumble inlet |
RD, PG |
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28/7/01 |
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GPS logging entrances in area 4 |
JW |
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29/7/01 |
39/4 |
Survey and de-rig |
AW, HS |
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29/7/01 |
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Shaftbashing in area 4 |
CR, CM |
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29/7/01 |
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GPS logging entrances in area 4 |
JW |
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30/7/01 |
12/5 |
De-rig |
RD, CM, PC, EL, HS, PG |
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30/7/01 |
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Shaftbashing in area 4 |
CR, AW |
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1/8/01 |
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GPS logging in area 4 |
JW |
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2/8/01 |
1/5 |
Gap area |
CR, PC |
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2/8/01 |
1/5 |
Surveying upstream to sump |
AW, PG, HS |
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2/8/01 |
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GPS logging in area 4 |
JW |
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3/8/01 |
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Shaftbashing in area 4 |
CR |
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4/8/01 |
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Shaftbashing in area 4 |
CR, HS |
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4/8/01 |
1/5 |
Discovered Monolith Chamber, Hyperventilation Chamber and more |
PC, RD |
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5/8/01 |
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Shaftbashing in area 4 |
CR, PC, PG, JW |
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6/8/01 |
1/5 |
Surveying the new finds |
PC, CR, HS, PG, AW |
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6/8/01 |
F80 |
Rigging traverse |
HG |
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6/8/01 |
E12 |
Trying to shift Bertha |
EL, CM |
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7/8/01 |
E12 |
Trying harder to shift Bertha |
EL, CM |
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8/8/01 |
1/5 |
Climb into possible sump bypass, found to be dead end |
RD, HG |
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8/8/01 |
1/5 |
Upstream pushing |
PC, PG, AW |
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9/8/01 |
28/4 |
28/4 Bashing |
CR, CM |
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11/8/01 |
1/5 |
Derigging Teresa Series |
PG, HG |
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11/8/01 |
28/4 |
28/4 Bashing |
CR, AM |
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11/8/01 |
1/5 |
Started traverse to hole in Hyperventilation Chamber |
JP, PC |
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12/8/01 |
F80 |
Rigged to upper window, found boulderchoke! |
HG, RD |
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12/8/01 |
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Shaftbashing, found 54/4, 55/4, 56/4 |
CR, PC, ML |
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13/8/01 |
F80 |
Derigged |
HG |
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13/8/01 |
E12 |
Trying to shift Bertha |
RD, EL |
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13/8/01 |
54/4 |
Dug entrance open in a storm |
PC, CR |
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13/8/01 |
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Shaftbashing in area 11 |
ML, JP, AM |
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14/8/01 |
54/4 |
Pushed to pitch below Velcro Squeeze |
CR, PC |
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14/8/01 |
1/5 |
Upstream trip |
PG, SG |
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14/8/01 |
E12 |
Past Bertha, digging below |
RD, EL |
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15/8/01 |
1/5 |
Continued traverse to hole in Hyperventilation Chamber |
PC, JP, AM |
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15/8/01 |
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Shaftbashing in area 5/G, found G22 |
ML |
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15/8/01 |
54/4 |
Re-rigging and pushing |
PG, CR, AW |
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15/8/01 |
E12 |
Digging, derigging |
RD, EL |
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17/8/01 |
1/5 |
Reached hole in Hyperventilation, derigged to Custom's Hall |
RD, PG |
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18/8/01 |
1/5 |
Derigged Completely |
PG, RD, ML, SG |
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18/8/01 |
G22 |
Dropped first pitch |
ML, SG |
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19/8/01 |
54/4 |
Pushed to -90m, surveyed and derigged |
RD, SG, PG |
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20/8/01 |
G22 |
Bottomed, surveyed |
RD, SG, PG |
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21/8/01 |
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Derig Ario Camp, visit Field Agent |
PG, AW, ML, RD, SG |
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24/8/01 |
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Left Los Lagos |
PG, AW, SG, RD |
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28/8/01 |
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Arrive safely back in Oxford |
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