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Avenc Blanc

Petit avenc de 5 metres de fondària a Santa Maria de Besora.

Santa Maria de Besora • Osona14m5m

Small pit 5 metres deep in Santa Maria de Besora, located above the Bufador Nº 2 de Beví.

Characteristics

Location

From the C17 road in the direction of Puigcerdà we will enter the village of Sant Quirze de Besora at the traffic-light junction. We must cross over the bridge over the river Ter and at the end of the bridge, turn left onto the BV5227 road. We will cross the railway line and continue for about 7 kms., until we reach Santa Maria de Besora. Almost at the end of the straight that crosses the village, we will find on the left the signposting that indicates "a Ripoll per Llaés". We must take this narrow cemented track which is in good enough condition to be able to drive it with a car. You must be alert since the bends are very tight and we constantly find pronounced ups and downs. After covering 3.5 kms. we will reach the coll de Beví, before reaching the coll we will find a track on the left, we must follow it leaving on the left the turnings of the Beví Gros and further on that of the Beví Xic, further on the track turns towards the N, on this stretch we will find signs that will lead us towards the entrance of the great fissure where the bufadors are found.

It is located above the Bufador Nº 2 de Beví.

Approximate coordinates.

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Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Blanc, Avenc

    Elevation: 920 m

    42.138298, 2.235186
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 436890 4665618
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Description

Morphology

It is a fissure 11 metres long and 5 metres deep, oriented E-W. At its E end, we find a small descending conduit 3 metres long. The total route is 14 metres.

History

The first mentions of visits to some of the cavities located inside this great fissure correspond to Dr. Francesc Español, carried out in 1934 for biospeleological purposes.

In 1965 the Grup Espeleològic Terra i Mar (GETIM) of Sabadell explored the avenc dels Tigres; the avenc del TIM, the avenc Besora and the avenc del Vent.

Later the ERE of the CEC between the years 1977 and 1980 carried out a meticulous inventory of the cavities located in this fissure which would be published in the magazine Espeleòleg nº 34-35.

During 1979 the Centre Espeleològic Cervelló, carried out the exploration of various cavities of this fissure, with the aim that they be published in the Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (Borràs-Miñarro-Talavera), this led to giving a new denomination to some cavities.

The espeleoÍndex team we have considered more appropriate to use the denomination of the cavities made by the members of the ERE-CEC, since it is a more complete joint work. This same line as regards the denomination, has been used by Jordi de Valles in the Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (4).

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Bibliography

  1. Borràs,J; Miñarro,J.M; Talavera,F.(1980).-”el ripollès la garrotxa i l'alt empordà”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol4):1-296. Ed. Políglota. Barcelona.
  2. Escolà Boada,Oleguer; Inglès Alcon, Antoni; Martinez Rius, Albert.(1983).-”Bufadors de Babí”. Espèleòleg (34-35):223-243. ERE-CE Catalunya.
  3. GE Terra i Mar.(1968).-”Grup d'espeleologia Terra i Mar -Sabadell-” Espeleòleg (7):239-241. ERE.CE Catalunya.
  4. Valles, Jordi de.(2010).-”Alt Empordà, Baix Empordà, Gironès, Osona, Pla de l'Estany, Selva”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (4):1-397. EC Gràcia – FCE.

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