I go searching for a possible outlet of the lower southern shaft. We spend the day working on the ventilation system, conducting operational tests. None of this does any harm to the original structures. I have used a technology to fit in the ventilators without drilling a single hole. I am forced to guarantee, as the man responsible, that there is absolutely no risk of potentially fatal accidents.
Ventilators continue running overnight.
Prof. Stadelmann urges Ulrich Kapp and me to write up a statement for the press, which we are happy to do. After all, we are very pleased with and proud of our accomplishments. In a very short period of time we have helped save one of the most important monuments in the world from further damage by humidity. We have also inspected and measured about 120 meters of previously unknown area in the shafts, and have discovered a hitherto unknown element - the niche in the upper southern shaft. We have thus demonstrated that with high-tech, it is possible to explore areas previously regarded as totally inaccessible.