| 30 June |
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First expedition members leave England with the minibus and
trailer, and car. |
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| 1 July |
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Minibus engine seizes up near Saint Maixent L'Ecole in
France. |
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| 2 July |
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Car and trailer depart from Saint Maixent L'Ecole for Los
Lagos with two drivers. Two drivers stay with the minibus. Rest of expedition members take
train to Los Lagos. |
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| 3 July |
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Car and trailer with most of expedition gear arrive at Los
Logos in the early morning. Remainder of expedition members arrive in the evening. |
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| 4 July |
2/7 |
Cave rigged to Graham's Todger Pitch. |
ADS, PAR, RB |
| 5 July |
66/5 |
Cave rigged, Wormhole hammered open, Right Said Fred
discovered. |
GL, DEL |
| 5 July |
2/7 |
Cave rigged to Armageddon Ledge. |
PMM,TSH,SB, SJP |
| 6 July |
Area 5 |
67/5 and 68/5 discovered. |
GL |
| 6 July |
2/7 |
Cave rigged to bottom of Tbe Hundred. |
ADS, DEL, RE |
| 7 July |
Area 4 |
5/4, 7/4, 9/4, 1014, 15/4 and 16/4 located. 15/4 bottomed. |
TSH, DEL, PAR |
| 7 July |
Area 5 |
67/5 and 68/5 dug without success. |
GL, RB, ADS |
| 8 July |
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Minibus arrives at Los Lagos with a new engine |
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| 8 July |
Area 4 |
10/4 and 11/4 descended. |
GL |
| 8 July |
Area 11 |
8/11 located, 13/11, 14/11, 15/11 investigated. |
PMM, SB |
| 8 July |
66/5 |
1991 limit passed through tight squeeze, to 1992 limit, a
tight sump. |
ADS, DEL, PAR |
| 9 July |
2/7 |
Rope carried to the end of the rifts. |
DEL, DIM, SB, SJP |
| 9 July |
2/7 |
Cave rigged to Crash Pad. |
ADS |
| 9 July |
8/11 |
Cave rigged to 1991 limit and next pitch partially descended.
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PMM, SJP |
| 10 July |
Area 11 |
16/11 and 17/11 discovered. |
SB, SJP |
| 11 July |
53/5 |
Entrance series rigged in search of the elusive draught.
Source traced to draughting choke beyond Piranha Pendule. |
GL, SB |
| 11 July |
2/7 |
Camping kit carried to the end of rifts. |
DJM, SB, SIP, ADS |
| 12 July |
2/7 |
First camp goes down and returns after running into
difficulties on the way in. |
DEL, PAR, RB, ADS |
| 12 July |
2/7 |
Seventh Heaven rerigged. |
DJM |
| 12 July |
Area 4 |
5/4 located and descended. |
TSH, SB, SIP |
| 13 July |
Area 4 |
5/4 bottomed, 9/4 descended. |
TSH, SB, SIP |
| 13 July |
Areas 7 & 9 |
43/7, 44/7, 45/7, 46/7, 16/9, 17/9, C5 investigated.
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GL |
| 14 July |
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Shaft bashing: cut short when cavers became separated. |
DRB, GL |
| 14 July |
Area 4 |
9/4 investigated. |
TSH, PAR |
| 14-16 July |
2/7 |
Second camp goes down. Day 1 - Camp set up on Big
Ledge. Day 2 - Tantalus descended, upstream extended to just beyond the
Blowhole. Day 3 - Returned to Surface. |
PMM, ADS, RB, DEL |
| 15 July |
Area 4 |
9/4 bottomed. |
TSH, PAR |
| 15 July |
Area 12 |
27/4, 6/12, 7/12, 8/12, 9/12, 10/12 found. |
GL |
| 16 July |
2/7 |
Rope carried to Armageddon Ledge. |
CJL, SB, DJM |
| 16 July |
53/5 |
Rift beyond Piranha Pendule pushed. |
GL, PAR |
| 17-20 July |
2/7 |
Third camp goes down. Day 1 - Travelled to camp, laying
telephone cable. Day 2 - Tackle retrieved from Primula Point, IWWI Streamway discovered
and explored. Upstream axtensions surveyed from Windy Sump to Pans Metro. Day 3 - Upstream
extensions surveyed from Big Ledge to Paris Metro. Dead Sea discovered. Day 4 - Returned
to surface. |
DRB, DJM, TSH, SB |
| 17 July |
Area 5 |
Various entrances near 66/5 examined. |
GL |
| 18 July |
Area 5 |
69/5 in the Valley of Dry Bones dug open. |
GL, DH, SJP |
| 19 July |
Area 10 |
13/10 Cave in Green Ridge' investigated. |
GL |
| 19 July |
8/11 |
Cave extended to Peanut Pot. |
PMM, SJP |
| 19 July |
Area 4 |
Shaft bashing. |
DH, CJL |
| 20 July |
8/11 |
Big Chamber found. Entrance series surveyed. |
GL, SJP, ADS, CJL |
| 21-25July |
2/7 |
Fourth camp goes down. Day 1 - Travelled to camp. Day 2 -
Downstream leads investigated. Day 3 - Dead Sea Strolls discovered. Day 4 - Downstream
leads investigated. Day 5 - Returned to surface. |
ADS, CJL |
| 22 July |
69/5 |
Digging |
DH, GL, SJP |
| 24-28 July |
2/7 |
Fifth camp goes down. Day 1 - DEL and PAR travelled to
camp. Day 2 - TSH and DIM travelled to camp, rift explored upstream. Day 3 - IWWI
Streamway pushed and surveyed to upstream limit. Oregano Pitch rigged. Day 4 -Upstream
surveyed from Oregano Pitch to Windy Sump. Day 5 - Returned to surface. |
PAR, DEL, DJM, TSH |
| 24 July |
8/11 |
Start of Insalubrious found by climbing out of Big Chamber.
Cave surveyed to third pitch. |
GL, SJP |
| 24 July |
Areas 4 & 12 |
Dowsing |
JDW |
| 25 July |
8/11 |
Cave surveyed to Peanut Pot. Rest of Insalubrious, Sloping
Chamber and Passage With No Name Yet explored. |
HMS, DH, GL |
| 26 July |
Area 5 |
Dowsing. |
JDW |
| 26 July |
2/7 |
Photography equipment carried to end of rifts. |
HMS, SB, SJP |
| 26 July |
Area 9 |
Shaft bashing. |
DH, MH |
| 27 July |
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Cave surveyed from the top of Peanut Pitch to the end of
Insalubrious |
GL, CJD, FAB |
| 27 July |
53/5 |
Entrance series examined in search of missing draught. |
TCG, SJP, JC |
| 28 July |
8/11 |
Rio Pequeño discovered and explored upstream to dry sump and
downstream to end of El Meandro. Surveyed from end of Insalubrious to dry sump. |
GL, CJD, SJB |
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69/5 |
Digging |
TCG, CJD, HMS, ML |
| 28 July - 1 August |
2/7 |
Sixth camp goes down. Day 1 - Travelled to camp. Day 2 -
Photography in Just Awesome. Day 3 - Photography in Just Awesome. Day 4 - MH and DRB
return to surface, ADS and JC investigate leads downstream. Day 5 - ADS and JC
return to surface. |
MH, DRB, ADS, JC |
| 29 July |
Area E |
Surface prospecting. E9 discovered. |
ML, CID, HMS |
| 29 July |
8/11 |
Rio Pequeño surveyed downstream to bottom of third pitch and
extended to sump. |
GL, FAB, SB |
| 29 July |
8/11 |
Climbs and pitches investigated. Very Big Chamber, 11 O'clock
High and Map Room discovered. |
TCG, SJP |
| 30 July |
8/11 |
Very Big Chamber surveyed. |
CJD, HMS, SJP |
| 30 July |
8/11 |
Boulder choke at bottom of Peanut Pitch dug open and
coonected to Very Big Chamber. 11 O'clock High surveyed. Bottom of 3rd pitch investigated. |
TCG,SB |
| 30 July |
Area G |
Caves G1, G2 and G3 investigated |
DH, ML |
| 31 July |
8/11 |
El Meandro and route through choke from Peanut Pitch to Very
Big Chamber surveyed. |
GL, CJD, ML |
| 31 July |
8/11 |
11 O'clock High surveyed to the end. Leads in Very Big
Chamber investigated |
TCG, DH |
| 31 July |
Area 4 |
Dowsing. |
JDW |
| 31 July - 4 August |
2/7 |
Seventh Camp goes down. Day 1 - SB and TSH travelled to 4
August camp. Day 2 - DJM travelled to camp. TSH and SB surveyed high level routes in
Grisly Rift. Day 3 - Upstream photognphed as far as Windy Sump. Day 4 - Upstream
photographed to Oregano Pitch. Day 5 - Returned to surface. |
SB, TSH, DJM |
| 1 August |
2/7 |
Carried photo gear to the end of Rifts with DJM. |
DEL |
| 2 August |
8/11 |
Lower streamway surveyed. |
GL, DH, MH |
| 3 August |
2/7 |
Somnambulist Series pushed and surveyed. Tackle removed. |
DEL, PAR |
| 3 August |
8/11 |
Cave extended to top of The Unwell. |
TCG, CJD |
| 3 August |
F54 |
Cave discovered. |
GL, MH |
| 4 August |
49/5 |
Cave rediscovered and extended. |
DEL, PAR |
| 4 August |
8/11 |
Wet Cheeks rift surveyed. Explored down The Unwell and
along Codeine Phosphate Rift. |
MH, JC, HMS |
| 5 August |
E9 |
Cave bottomed. |
CJD, ML, JC |
| 5 August |
49/5 |
Squeezes hammered open. |
DEL, PAR |
| 5 August |
16/11 |
Cave bottomed. |
SB, SJP |
| 6 August |
8/11 |
Surveyed to Fever Pitch. |
CJD, ML, JC |
| 6 August |
53/5, 69/5 |
Caves derigged. |
GL |
| 6 August |
70/5 |
Cave discovered and dug open. |
DEL, PAR |
| 7-8 August |
2/7 |
Derigging camp. Day 1 - Travelled to camp. Day 2 - Packed
camp and returned to surface, detackling cave to Armageddon Ledge. |
DEL, SB, SJP, TETK |
| 8 August |
2/7 |
Tackle retrieved from the end of the rifts. |
DJM, HMS |
| 8 August |
8/11 |
Surveyed to end of Codeine Phosphate Rift. |
JC, GL |
| 9 August |
8/11 |
Pushed and surveyed down October along streamway to sump and
along Big Wind. |
JC, GL |
| 10 August |
2/7 |
Tackle retrieved from Armageddon Ledge. |
JC, DJM, HMS |
| 10 August |
66/5 |
Cave derigged. |
GL |
| 11 August |
8/11 |
Rio Pequeño derigged |
GL, EB |
| 11 August |
2/7 |
Cave detackled to top of Pessimists Pot. Tackle bags removed
from cave. |
DJM, TSH, TETK, DRB, HMS |
| 12 August |
8/11 |
Remainder of cave derigged |
GL, SJP |
| 13 August |
2/7 |
1500m of rope and all remaining tackle bags removed from
cave. |
GN, IA, SJP, SB, DRB, DJM, HMS, EB |
| 14-17 August |
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All equipment carried down from entrance of 2/7 and Ario Camp
to Los Lagos. |
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| 18 August |
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Minibus and trailer leave Los Lagos. |
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| 20 August |
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Minibus arrives back in England. |
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