Österreich - Hoher Göll - Hochscharte
The "Göll 2007" caving expedition.
The caving expedition in the Hoher Goell massif (Salzburg Limestone Alps, Austria), organized by the WKTJ caving club, has reached its end pretty successfuly on 28. July. Our group naturally continued works carried on by the previous seventeen Polish annual expeditions in Goell in Hochschartenhoehlensystem, which is composed of three caves - Unvollendeterschacht (1336/302), Hoehle der Sprechende Steine (1336/153) and Kammerschartenhoehle (1336/217).
primary goal of the expedition was achieved. As we had planned before, we have done
two bivouacs in the system. Our research, conducted from the ,,Kathedrale'' room
around 450 meters below the surface, resulted in finding overall 1.4 km of new
passages.
The last-year problems that we left in the eastern corridors were found to
be dead ends. We also did not have luck in searching for a continuation of wide
horizontal passages in the western direction, though we have discovered around 300
meters of connections that merged unexpectedly with two different, already known
parts of the cave. Fortunately, the most promising water led us to a gigantic
fissure-type formation at minus 770 - however our time in the system was over
and further research of this problem, as well a few other major "question marks",
was postponed until next year.
Meanwhile, in the Hochscharte pass sorroundings, we have found two new entrances
(1336/348 and 1336/349). Despite a promising beginning, both ended with a carpet
of very thick and very old ice, at minus 100 and minus 75 meters respectively.
At the end of expedition, the ,,Schluckerschacht'' (1336/310) cave was also
visited for a few times. Favourable snow conditions allowed to descend to
a level of around 240 meters under the surface, which is 90 meters below
what was known formerly. If the weather permits, we are planning a short
reconnaisance in this cave that perhaps will explain more...
The event lasted for four weeks. Totally, 14 cavers from Poland took part
in the expedition, of which 12 were staying permanently at the upper camp -
and the remaining two helped us just for a while...
( Mateusz Golicz, Caving Club "Nocek", Expedition leader, 8.2007)
http://foto.nocek.pl/index.php?path=.%2F2007%2FGoll
http://hohergoll.pl/index.php?p=goll2007
http://wktj.poznan.pl
The caving expedition in the Hoher Goell massif (Salzburg Limestone Alps, Austria), organized by the WKTJ caving club, has reached its end pretty successfuly on 28. July. Our group naturally continued works carried on by the previous seventeen Polish annual expeditions in Goell in Hochschartenhoehlensystem, which is composed of three caves - Unvollendeterschacht (1336/302), Hoehle der Sprechende Steine (1336/153) and Kammerschartenhoehle (1336/217).
primary goal of the expedition was achieved. As we had planned before, we have done
two bivouacs in the system. Our research, conducted from the ,,Kathedrale'' room
around 450 meters below the surface, resulted in finding overall 1.4 km of new
passages.
The last-year problems that we left in the eastern corridors were found to
be dead ends. We also did not have luck in searching for a continuation of wide
horizontal passages in the western direction, though we have discovered around 300
meters of connections that merged unexpectedly with two different, already known
parts of the cave. Fortunately, the most promising water led us to a gigantic
fissure-type formation at minus 770 - however our time in the system was over
and further research of this problem, as well a few other major "question marks",
was postponed until next year.
Meanwhile, in the Hochscharte pass sorroundings, we have found two new entrances
(1336/348 and 1336/349). Despite a promising beginning, both ended with a carpet
of very thick and very old ice, at minus 100 and minus 75 meters respectively.
At the end of expedition, the ,,Schluckerschacht'' (1336/310) cave was also
visited for a few times. Favourable snow conditions allowed to descend to
a level of around 240 meters under the surface, which is 90 meters below
what was known formerly. If the weather permits, we are planning a short
reconnaisance in this cave that perhaps will explain more...
The event lasted for four weeks. Totally, 14 cavers from Poland took part
in the expedition, of which 12 were staying permanently at the upper camp -
and the remaining two helped us just for a while...
( Mateusz Golicz, Caving Club "Nocek", Expedition leader, 8.2007)
http://foto.nocek.pl/index.php?path=.%2F2007%2FGoll
http://hohergoll.pl/index.php?p=goll2007
http://wktj.poznan.pl
posted by Frank @ Samstag, September 01, 2007
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