Avenc de la Gelasa I

A modest rift cave with a collapse entrance at Montgrós, in Sant Pere de Ribes, explored around 1970 by the GET of AE Talaia and known to hikers of the region.

Sant Pere de Ribes • Garraf 53m 15m

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A modest rift cave with a collapse entrance at Montgrós, in Sant Pere de Ribes, explored around 1970 by the GET of AE Talaia and known to hikers of the region.

Sant Pere de Ribes · Garraf

Length: 53 m · Depth: 15 m

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A modest rift cave with a collapse entrance at Montgrós, in Sant Pere de Ribes, explored around 1970 by the GET of AE Talaia and known to hikers of the region.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Sant Pere de Ribes
Region: Garraf
Unit: Baix Foix, el
Length: 53 meters
Depth: 15 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Litoral
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: June 15, 2019

Location

Leaving Sant Pere de Ribes in the direction of Vilanova along the BV-2117 road, on reaching kilometre 3.9 one must take the turn-off to Can Ramonet. A few metres before reaching an electrical substation one must follow the track on the left in the direction of the Els Vinyals residential area. On crossing a second scree slope one must ascend by a faint path, more or less waymarked, which climbs up to the cavity.

Entrances

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Avenc de la Gelasa i
Elevation: 225 m
41.269436, 1.748385
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 395166 4569423
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Topographic

Avenc de la Gelasa I - Topography, Sant Pere de Ribes, Garraf

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Description

Morphology

A rift with widths between 1 and 2 metres, easily accessible from the west side. First a level stretch alternating open-air zones and others with blocks wedged in the ceiling. Then a descending ramp with a ceiling until the gallery becomes impenetrable.

Progression

The low point where the final ramp begins seems to have been enlarged and its passage is roomy enough.

History

The first reports of the cavity are those of the members of the GET of AE Talaia (Vilanova i la Geltrú) who explored it around the year 1970. It is currently well known to hikers of the region.

It seems that towards the beginning of the 1970s some archaeological prospecting was carried out with negative results.

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Bibliography

AA. (1972).- “Avenc de la Gelasa”. Soterrània (3): 18-19. GET – AE Talaia. Vilanova i la Geltrú

AA. (1981).- “Recull de treballs GET” Soterrània (4): 7-28. GET – AE Talaia. Vilanova i la Geltrú

Dades actualitzades, situació, coordenades i fotografies facilitades per A. Beguerie, A. Montserrat i M. Romero (ERE – CEC) que la van visitar el 22-5-2019

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