Avenc del Clos

Avenc de Begues formed by a single 28 m pit, mentioned since 1892 and explored in 1898 by N. Font i Sagué.

Begues • Baix Llobregat 32m 28m

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Avenc del Clos

Avenc de Begues formed by a single 28 m pit, mentioned since 1892 and explored in 1898 by N. Font i Sagué.

Begues · Baix Llobregat

Length: 32 m · Depth: 28 m

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Avenc de Begues formed by a single 28 m pit, mentioned since 1892 and explored in 1898 by N. Font i Sagué.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Begues
Region: Baix Llobregat
Unit: Garraf, el
Length: 32 meters
Depth: 28 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Litoral
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: November 17, 2012

Location

Following the path from Can Puigmoltó towards Coll Sostrell, when it turns right, it crosses the entire upper flat area of les Agulles and immediately afterwards a marked hairpin bend begins. At this point there is a shortcut that goes directly to Coll Sostrell. About a hundred metres before, still in the flat area, one must leave the path to the right and descend slightly towards the tributary stream of the Fondo de la Troneda; after a few metres, a clearing in the vegetation clearly marks the location of the pit.

Entrances

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Avenc del Clos
Elevation: 537 m
41.307380, 1.929390
UTM 31T (ED 50) 410474 4573637
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Topographic

Avenc del Clos - Topography, Begues, Baix Llobregat

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Description

Morphology

Consisting of a single 25 metre pit at whose base a short slope begins that reaches the maximum depth. At this point a chimney opens parallel to the main pit, 13 metres high and communicating with it at four different points.

History

Mentioned by Puig y Larraz (1896) from an earlier citation appearing in L'Excursionista (1892). It is the first pit in Garraf to be mentioned in a speleological catalogue.

The first exploration was carried out by N. Font i Sagué on 20 July 1898, finding the cavity turned into a livestock cemetery.

A few months before the start of the campaigns led by Rafael Amat i Carreras, his cousin Gabriel Amat i Pagés together with a friend descended it on 2 October 1922 with a simple rope and the adventure nearly ended in tragedy.

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Bibliography

Amat i Carreras, R. (1925).- “Sota el massís de Garraf. Campanya de l'any 1924” Butlletí del Centre Excursionista de Catalunya 36 (363-364): 233-267. CEC. Barcelona.
Borràs, J. (1974).- Catálogo espeleológico del macizo de Garraf. Vol. III . 207 pp. Barcelona.
Montoriol, J. (1964).- “Estudio de las formas cársticas hipogeas desarrolladas en los bordes del Polje de Begues (Macizo de Garraf, Barcelona)” Speleon Tomo XV (1-4): 3-38. Universidad de Oviedo.