Avenc de la Font del Faig
A pit with 18 metres of vertical drop in Guardiola de Berguedà, explored by the GET of the AE Talaia in 1966.
EspeleoWorld
Avenc de la Font del Faig
A pit with 18 metres of vertical drop in Guardiola de Berguedà, explored by the GET of the AE Talaia in 1966.
Guardiola de Berguedà · Berguedà
Length: 37 m · Depth: 18 m
Updated record
https://espeleoworld.com/en/c/avenc-de-la-font-del-faig
Information can change. Always verify coordinates, access, weather, and cave conditions before setting out.
A pit with 18 metres of vertical drop in Guardiola de Berguedà, explored by the GET of the AE Talaia in 1966.
Topographic
Espeleoindex · CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ · Image © its author.
Description
Morphology
The entrance cuts laterally into a concavity that has a height of about 8 metres, and its floor is 6 metres below the entrance. The vertical drop is 18 metres (-12/+6).
Progression
A few metres below this point, or by ascending a few metres from the bottom, one reaches a short gallery that leads to a new vertical of about 8 metres of drop, reaching at the base a point where the diaclase becomes impracticable.
History
Explored by the GET of the AE Talaia in 1966.
User Comments (0)
No comments yet.
Be the first to share your experience!
Registered Explorations (0)
No explorations registered yet.
Register your visit to this cave!
Bibliography
- Borràs, J.; Miñarro, JM.; Talavera, F. (1980).-”l'Urgel, el Solsonès, la Segarra i el Berguedà”. Catàleg espeleològic de Catalunya. (Vol. 5): 1-234. Políglota. Barcelona.
- Ferrer, A.(1968).-”Avenc de la Font del Faig” Soterrània (1):13-14. GET-Agrupació Excursionista Talaia. Vilanova i la Geltrú.
Nearby caves
Source: Espeleoindex (espeleoindex.com), modified. CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/