Avenc del Camí de Xàquera

The entrance of the cavity, covered with an unfixed iron grate, is very narrow and gives way to a 3.5 m drop, also narrow and quite limited, which leaves us in a fracture with a N-S orientation. Immediately we find a ramp with a lot of loose stone and a 26 m pit. At the base and in a northerly direction we will access a beautiful little chamber with formations (saleta de la columna). If on the contrary we continue in a southerly direction, we will find a new vertical of 6 m followed by another of 15 m. Thus we reach the base of the entrance pits where we can travel the fracture in both directions. These entrance pits constitute the first sector of the cavity.

Below the 15 m pit and in a southerly direction we find a small opening at ground level that gives way to the second sector of the cavity. In this sector narrow passages and the existence of many small plants predominate. The fracture that forms the cavity is full of clastic materials which makes progression more uncomfortable.

At a point in this chaos of blocks we can access a very concretion-covered small pit and a very beautiful little chamber, with a small lake. We continue descending different drops and overcoming various narrownesses, some of which have been cleared. Finally we reach the head of the pou de la butxaca (P-10) which leaves us in a wider room (sala del peluquero de Ben Laden) at the -100 m level. The room can also be accessed via the cat flap route avoiding descending the P-10.

To access the third sector of the cavity we will have to overcome the pas de glòria or the pas de la discòrdia, both are selective narrownesses. Once the narrowness is overcome we can take two routes. To follow the most direct route we descend a 10 m pit and then access the head of the pou Camelot (P-55). Halfway down this pit we can also access the other route. The pou Camelot, in the second part becomes very wide and its walls are highly decorated by beautiful flowstones. At the base we have a very beautiful room. From here we can climb a ramp that leads us to rooms with large blocks, or else continue through a narrow fissure by means of a handline that leaves us in a -9 m pit. At the base of the P-9 we are at the point of maximum depth of the cavity (-177.2 m). From here and in a southerly direction, we can travel the galeria Corri.

If situated below the pas de la glòria, we take the north route, we will find a descending handline followed by a 20 metre vertical, which leaves us in the great gallery of Xàquera. This is the widest zone of the pit. From the base of the pit: in a southerly direction we will connect with the pou Camelot at its halfway point; on the other hand, in a northerly direction we will descend a ramp with blocks. In the final part of the great gallery of Xàquera we can access a couple of tiny pits: the sumidero fangós pit (downclimbable) and the pouets de Cantero (P-9 + P-7).

The saleta de la columna contains formations. The pou Camelot, in the second part, has its walls highly decorated by beautiful flowstones.

The Bassa del Boix doline has water at its bottom. In the little chamber of the second sector there is a small lake.

The entrance gives way to a 3.5 m drop. Immediately a ramp with a lot of loose stone and a 26 m pit. At the base, in a northerly direction, the saleta de la columna; in a southerly direction, a vertical of 6 m followed by another of 15 m. Below the 15 m pit and in a southerly direction, a small opening at ground level gives way to the second sector. At a point in this chaos of blocks one accesses a very concretion-covered small pit and a little chamber with a small lake. Different drops are descended and various narrownesses are overcome, some cleared. One reaches the head of the pou de la butxaca (P-10), which leaves one in the sala del peluquero de Ben Laden at the -100 m level; it can also be accessed via the cat flap route avoiding descending the P-10. To access the third sector one must overcome the pas de glòria or the pas de la discòrdia. Once the narrowness is overcome two routes can be taken. The most direct route descends a 10 m pit and then one accesses the head of the pou Camelot (P-55); halfway down this pit one can also access the other route. From the base of the pou Camelot one can climb a ramp that leads to rooms with large blocks, or else continue through a narrow fissure by means of a handline that leaves one in a -9 m pit. At the base of the P-9 is the point of maximum depth of the cavity (-177.2 m). From here and in a southerly direction one can travel the galeria Corri. Below the pas de la glòria, via the north route, there is a descending handline followed by a 20 metre vertical that leaves one in the great gallery of Xàquera. From the base of the pit, in a southerly direction one connects with the pou Camelot at its halfway point; in a northerly direction one descends a ramp with blocks. In the final part of the great gallery of Xàquera one can access a couple of tiny pits: the sumidero fangós pit (downclimbable) and the pouets de Cantero (P-9 + P-7).

Type: Pit. Depth of 180 metres.