
Avenc de l'Escletxa
Esquerda de 33 m. de fondària a Mont-ral
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Avenc de l'Escletxa
Esquerda de 33 m. de fondària a Mont-ral
Mont-ral · Alt Camp
Length: 133 m · Depth: 33 m
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33 m deep pit at Mont-ral, located and explored by the AAEET de Valls on 29 October 1995; in 2018 Montse Roca and Juli Serrano (SIE-CEA) locate two new entrances there and in February 2019 it is checked and surveyed.
Topographic
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Photos
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Description
Morphology
33 m deep pit. From the upper entrance, we find a first shaft of a little more than 5 metres that we can overcome by entering from one side, where a sloping ramp places us at the vertical of a P-12, at its base a gallery leads us to just below the entrance that opens at the base of a gully hanging from the cliff. From this entrance we must descend a step to reach the level of the gallery where we are, at this point a 10 metre shaft opens, at its base we find a winding joint that descends until reaching the maximum level of -33 metres, just at this point and at 8.65 metres height a perpendicular gallery opens that, following it, takes us outside through a cave-shaped entrance. From the previous point at -33 metres, if we follow the gallery we find a fixed rope that allows us to overcome a step of about 5 metres height, the gallery continues until it becomes impenetrable, but with a strong air current.
Progression
From the upper entrance, we find a first shaft of a little more than 5 metres that we can overcome by entering from one side, where a sloping ramp places us at the vertical of a P-12, at its base a gallery leads us to just below the entrance that opens at the base of a gully hanging from the cliff. From this entrance we must descend a step to reach the level of the gallery where we are, at this point a 10 metre shaft opens, at its base we find a winding joint that descends until reaching the maximum level of -33 metres, just at this point and at 8.65 metres height a perpendicular gallery opens that, following it, takes us outside through a cave-shaped entrance. From the previous point at -33 metres, if we follow the gallery we find a fixed rope that allows us to overcome a step of about 5 metres height, the gallery continues until it becomes impenetrable, but with a strong air current.
History
Located and explored by members of the AAEET de Valls on 29 October 1995, during 2018 Montse Roca and Juli Serrano (SIE-CEA) explore it again and locate two new entrances to the cavity. In February 2019 members of the SIE-CEA and of the ERE del CEC fully check it and carry out the survey.
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Bibliography
- Dades inèdites aportades per Ramon Sendra.
- Fitxa actualitzada a febrer de 2019, dades, coordenades, situació, topografia i fotografies, facilitades per Juli Serrano, Montse Roca (SIE-CEA) i Francesc Rubinat (ERE-CEC).
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