 Cristal Gallery, ph. J. Nowak |
-discoveries in 2002-2005
| Jakub Nowak |
| Krakowski Klub Taternictwa Jaskiniowego |
Kitzsteinhorn (altitude 3203 ni) is located in the High Tauras in Southern Austria. Most z of this massif is built of mica-bearine carbon-3 ate schichts and its top parts are covered with a glacier. Exploration of Kitzsteinhorn caves is conducted since 1982 (see: Polish Caving 1997-2001). Since 1998 the main objective of the Krakowski KlubTaternictwaJaskiniowego (KKTJ) has been to continue the exploration of Feichterschacht cave, which had been begun by Richard Feichtner in 1984. Years 1998-2001 saw 2400 m of subterranean discoveries, and the cave was deepened from -520 to -1025 m.
 Guernica, ph. J. Nowak |
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location of caves in the Kitzsteinhorn, A. Ciszewski 2005. |
2002
The objective of the expedition led bv Andrzej Ciszewski was to attempt exploration in the bottom area (-1025 m). The exploration was conducted from a bivouac at -450 m. At the bottom, having passed through a muddy squeeze, we managed to descend through three small cascades to a level of -1 049 m. 