| Date |
Summary |
T.U. (h) |
Matt's score |
| 2003.4.18 |
Matt to Guilin, bought tickets, Ms. Tian delayed |
|
- |
| 2003.4.19 |
fly to Chengdu, dinner @ swank rest. in Chengdu, drive to Lu Shan |
|
2 |
| 2003.4.20 |
buy groceries, quick look @ cave, decide to live outside, piss-up w/ journalists, karaoke |
|
10 |
| 2003.4.21 |
setup camp, <4hrs surveying while being filmed, Apple fired + rehired |
|
10 |
| 2003.4.22 |
Erin ill, waited for dignitary, then surveyed to fountains instead of meeting dignitary |
|
10 |
| 2003.4.23 |
surveyed to Cafe, close loops in Running Lights |
6 |
10 |
| 2003.4.24 |
started "False Start", Yao Ge wanted to survey streamway, surveyed streamway for 8hrs |
8 |
10 |
| 2003.4.25 |
drove to Weita + saw 4 caves trending wrong way, numerous shafts on hillside, continued False Start |
|
MIA |
| 2003.4.26 |
crawled for hours to avoid reporters, new low point for cave, Apple returns to warm embrace of Matt expedition |
|
10 |
| 2003.4.27 |
Lucky spring leads to Marvelous streamway |
9 |
10 |
| 2003.4.28 |
surveyed from "Big Pitch" to another 20m pitch w/ pool at bottom, down the hill for shopping + showers, SARs test, pissup w/ Wendy |
| 2003.4.29 |
Hungover, ug. @ 2pm crawled @ substation, dry way upstream, big fossil passage, caving in shreddies |
5 |
| 2003.4.30 |
Duncan ill, Erin, Matt, Yang survey lead off start of Stomping + connect to end of Stomping |
6.5 |
| 2003.5.1 |
Erin + Duncan survey wet loop in N. streamway, Matt + Yang meet at far side (Matt trips over post in s/cave) and survey upstream |
9/8 |
| 2003.5.2 |
Doss on surface, Apple returns + walks up hill with lots of food! |
0 |
| 2003.5.3 |
Drop pitch in Arab's bathtime. Crawls + climbs in virgin passage lead to roof of a streamway |
7 |
| 2003.5.4 |
Short loop over boulder choke; Loop from stn #21 to same choke via Big Pit |
| 2003.5.5 |
Continue from 4/28 junction down to the red-bit on the company's showcave. d/s a few legs to sump then u/s to water + climb back to s/cave |
7 |
| 2003.5.6 |
Early start for Marvelous Streamway. Pushed to division into many inlets. Apple + Yang to far point |
11.5 |
| 2003.5.7 |
day off. Down the hill for showers, shopping + hotpot. Night at hotel. New wellies for Duncan |
0 |
| 2003.5.8 |
Up the hill, surveyed part of Yang's "3 day lead" |
| 2003.5.9 |
Julia returns w/ Kevin; D + E survey grim end of N streamway; M + A + J + Y + K walk to lots of entrances |
10 |
| 2003.5.10 |
Matt still feeling poorly, D + E survey crawl |
4 |
| 2003.5.11 |
All to 2nd entrance - E out ent, rest on epic thru trip w/ farmers |
11 |
| 2003.5.12 |
Start of the long vac |
0 |
| 2003.5.13 |
To Chengdu. Pizza. Matt attacked by shall children with no receipts |
0 |
| 2003.5.14 |
To outdoor shop with Kevin. D + E to survey shops. M + A to buy CDs, books, computer hardware, etc. |
0 |
| 2003.5.15 |
D + E to foreign lang b/shop. M + A back to uni, more computer hardware. Summit Club in evening then Paul's + BBQ |
0 |
| 2003.5.16 |
D + E romantic lunch then pissup in Pauls. M + A to antiques shops + park + net bar then no dinner :( |
0 |
| 2003.5.17 |
M + A have romantic b/fast. To Carrefour. Tou outdoorshop. No ans. from Julia's phone, return to Lushan. No beer! |
0 |
| 2003.5.18 |
Up hill in morning. Lights not charged. Didn't cave |
0 |
| 2003.5.19 |
Upstream a bit to wobby rock, no go; back to Good Luck Spring + downstream, then closed loops + followed inlet |
8 |
| 2003.5.20 |
Finished Red Bit, connecte to Tshop waterfall |
6.5 |
| 2003.5.21 |
Long Men Di |
| 2003.5.22 |
Festered. Down hill in evening for slap-up w/ showcave manager's friends |
| 2003.5.23 |
Up hill in morning. Festered. |
| 2003.5.24 |
Long Men Di - Long Men Dong survey completed DC MDR |
7 |
| 2003.5.25 |
Deja Vu DC MDR APPLE EML |
11.5 |
| 2003.5.26 |
Draw up |
| 2003.5.27 |
All that Jazz |
