Avenc Ea.8 d'Escala Alta
A cavity on a steep slope in the municipality of Alt Àneu that descends 17 m of elevation drop.
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Avenc Ea.8 d'Escala Alta
A cavity on a steep slope in the municipality of Alt Àneu that descends 17 m of elevation drop.
Alt Àneu · Pallars Sobirà
Length: 40 m · Depth: 17 m
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A cavity on a steep slope in the municipality of Alt Àneu that descends 17 m of elevation drop.
Topographic
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Description
Morphology
The entrance, 3x3 metres, leads by a very steep drop to a chamber 30 metres long by about 12 metres wide on average and, on a gentle slope between blocks and gravel, reaches its lowest point, where a 2-metre drop attains the point of maximum elevation drop at -17.5 metres. In this final stretch three chimneys begin that appear to be able to climb up to very close to the surface.
History
Discovered and explored by the SS Plantaurel on 14 August 1979.
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Bibliography
Géraud, Ph. (1979).-'Roca Blanca 1979' L'Echo des Ténèbres (5):33-45, SS Plantaurel.
Valles, Jordi de (2008).-'Alta Ribagorça, Pallars Jussà, Pallars Sobirà i Val d'Aran'. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.1):1-319. EC Gràcia / FCE.
Coordenades, dades i Fotografies facilitades per Joan Pallisé, juny de 2026.
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