Steinbrückenhöhle
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Steinbrücken Cave was discovered by the Cambridge University Caving Club
on the Loser Plateau
in 1999. It is named after a nearby natural arch. The arch is in fact a former entrance to Traungold Cave (1623/231e) which has been developed into a convenient bivouac shelter
for cave explorers.
As of 2006, the cave has six entrances, has passages of 11.7 km in length and a depth of 542m. There are over 380 question marks (unexplored leads) of varying quality in the cave.http://cucc.survex.com/expo/smkridge/204/qm.html#qmextant
The position of the first entrance is: Alt: 1812.40 47°41.456′N 13°49.288′E.http://cucc.survex.com/expo/smkridge/204/204.htmlhttp://cucc.survex.com/expo/handbook/survey/gps.htm
The originally discovered entrance A is primarily used as a route to the deepest part of the cave, Razor Dance, a narrow rift of over 500m extent. 32 pitches and climbs are required to reach the terminal sump.
Most other explorations begin at entrance E, which leads through an awkward crawl to a 30 metre pitch that has a deposit of snow at the bottom most years.http://cucc.survex.com/expo/smkridge/204/treeumphant.html#germknodel From here extensive horizontal levels of Swings and Roundabouts, Treeumphant and Rhino rift can be reached. Descending 150m of the Gaffered series of pitches leads to another horizontal development called The Underworld. A further 50m of pitches leads to an extensive horizontal development called Subsoil. Subway level, the lowest stratigraphical layer of the cave, can then be reached by descending 100m down the Four Pitches of the Apocalypse.
There are numerous small caves in the vicinity, including Tunnock Shaft and Hauch Cave. The closest cave of over 10 km extent is Kaninchenhöhle.
Cambridge University Caving Club
The Cambridge University Caving Club was founded in 1949. The club organizes SRT training, social events, and weekend caving trips as well as longer expeditions.Currently, annual expeditions are carried out to the Ardèche region of France for sport...
on the Loser Plateau
Loser Plateau
The Loser Plateau is part of the Totes Gebirge mountain range in the Salzkammergut of Austria. It is most easily accessed up a toll road from the town of Altaussee. It is a Nature Reserve, notable for its caves and unspoilt alpine Karst ecosystem...
in 1999. It is named after a nearby natural arch. The arch is in fact a former entrance to Traungold Cave (1623/231e) which has been developed into a convenient bivouac shelter
Bivouac shelter
A bivouac traditionally refers to a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire or such a site where a camp may be built. It is also commonly used to describe a variety of improvised camp sites such as those used in scouting and...
for cave explorers.
As of 2006, the cave has six entrances, has passages of 11.7 km in length and a depth of 542m. There are over 380 question marks (unexplored leads) of varying quality in the cave.http://cucc.survex.com/expo/smkridge/204/qm.html#qmextant
The position of the first entrance is: Alt: 1812.40 47°41.456′N 13°49.288′E.http://cucc.survex.com/expo/smkridge/204/204.htmlhttp://cucc.survex.com/expo/handbook/survey/gps.htm
The originally discovered entrance A is primarily used as a route to the deepest part of the cave, Razor Dance, a narrow rift of over 500m extent. 32 pitches and climbs are required to reach the terminal sump.
Most other explorations begin at entrance E, which leads through an awkward crawl to a 30 metre pitch that has a deposit of snow at the bottom most years.http://cucc.survex.com/expo/smkridge/204/treeumphant.html#germknodel From here extensive horizontal levels of Swings and Roundabouts, Treeumphant and Rhino rift can be reached. Descending 150m of the Gaffered series of pitches leads to another horizontal development called The Underworld. A further 50m of pitches leads to an extensive horizontal development called Subsoil. Subway level, the lowest stratigraphical layer of the cave, can then be reached by descending 100m down the Four Pitches of the Apocalypse.
There are numerous small caves in the vicinity, including Tunnock Shaft and Hauch Cave. The closest cave of over 10 km extent is Kaninchenhöhle.