Avenc del Purgatori
Petit avenc de poc més de 5 metres de desnivell al Serrat de la Morella (Begues)
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Avenc del Purgatori
Petit avenc de poc més de 5 metres de desnivell al Serrat de la Morella (Begues)
Begues · Baix Llobregat
Length: 13 m · Depth: 5 m
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Small pit of just over 5 metres of vertical drop at the Serrat de la Morella (Begues), with two entrances, located on 24-3-2011 and surveyed on 21-4-2013 and 19-6-2013.
Topographic
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Photos
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Description
Morphology
Pit with two entrances. The upper one, quite masked by vegetation, is 0.40 x 0.60 metres and consists of an R.1.90 and an R.0.70.
The entrance of choice will be the main entrance in the form of a cave, located under a very characteristic stone slab; a gallery of a couple of metres leads us to some drops (R.0.60, R.0.50). At this point we connect with the base of the drops of the shaft of the previous entrance, and we observe three continuations in the form of small shafts.
If we continue in the direction of the entrance joint, there are two small shafts: the first is passable (0.50 x 0.60 m), but not the second (0.30 x 0.80); both join further down.
The third continuation is a shaft located on the right that accesses another joint parallel to the previous one. The entrance of this shaft is 0.70 x 0.40 metres, it is 2.80 metres deep, it is easily downclimbable, and it places us in a narrow meandering gallery about 0.60 metres wide. It narrows after 2 metres until it becomes impassable.
Progression
We descend the first small shaft by an R.1.60, where a small descending ramp ends at an elevation of -5 metres.
History
During an outing carried out by members of different groups within the activities of the people of the espeleodijous, they locate the cavity on 24-3-2011, without managing to explore it, and they already note that it seems to have been explored given the presence of a spit at the entrance. The identity of the first explorers is unknown.
Two years later, on 21-4-2013, members of the GE Badalona and EC Gràcia carry out a first survey and catalogue it as Avenc del Purgatori.
On 19-6-2013, the SES-GE Ribes, unaware of the previous survey (it had not yet been published), carry out another survey, giving the cavity the name avenc del Pirata.
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Bibliography
- Fotografies i topografia SES - GER extretes del blog: espeleobloc.blogspot (Apunts dels dies 28-3-2011 i 22-7-2013)
- Dades generals i topografia GEB – ECG extretes del blog: cavitatsdecatalunya.blogspot (de Jordi de Valles). Apunt de 25-6-2014. Dades fitxa: C. Miranda, J. de Valles i E. Porcel
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