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Avenc del Coll d'escriu

A 27-metre-deep pit in Guardiola de Berguedà, explored in 1955 and surveyed in 1980.

Guardiola de Berguedà • Berguedà 39m 27m

A 27-metre-deep pit in Guardiola de Berguedà, explored in 1955 and surveyed in 1980.

Characteristics

Location

From Gréixer (Guardiola de Berguedà), an off-road-vehicle track leaves, passing by the coll d'Escriu. From the col we will follow about 200 metres at N 20 W, where we find a promontory sloping towards the S; on the western flank and above a small pile of blocks are the entrances of the cavity. Approximate coordinates.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Avenc del Coll d'escriu

    Elevation: 1553 m

    42.289434, 1.824509
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 403183 4682785
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Description

Morphology

Entering through the lower entrance, of larger proportions, one descends a 9.7-metre pit; at its bottom and in a N direction, a steeply inclined ramp can be climbed, which leads directly beneath the small orifice that constitutes the upper entrance. From the base of the main entrance pit and in a descending direction, one descends a small step and then, by a ramp of debris, follows a gallery that reaches the point of maximum depth, a place where the joint narrows, becoming impenetrable.

History

The first exploration was carried out on 29 May 1955 by the SE of the CE Comarca de Bages (years later they would adopt the name EDES of the CE Comarca del Bages). They attributed to it a somewhat exaggerated depth of -43 metres. The existence of the cavity was indicated to them by the local people, who had it covered with branches to prevent livestock from falling in.

Later, the SIE of the CEA explored it on 11 May 1980, carrying out the only known survey of the cavity.

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Bibliography

  1. Borràs, J.; Miñarro, JM.; Talavera, F. (1980).- Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya. (Urgell,el Solsonès, la Segarra i el Berguedà). Vol. 5: 234 pp. Políglota. Barcelona.
  2. Roqué,J.(1955).-”Primer descenso al Avenc de Coll d'Escrius (Greixa). Cordada (6):6.

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