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Avenc Nº1 de l'Esquerda

Avenc Nº1 de l'Esquerda

A 32-metre-deep pothole in la Palma de Cervelló, in the Fontpineda urbanisation, discovered by the GEIS in 1972 and explored jointly with the CE Molins de Rei in 1977.

Palma de Cervelló, La • Baix Llobregat 90m 32m

A 32-metre-deep pothole in la Palma de Cervelló, in the Fontpineda urbanisation, discovered by the GEIS in 1972 and explored jointly with the CE Molins de Rei in 1977.

Characteristics

Location

It is located in the Fontpineda urbanisation, on carrer Via Palma de Cervelló, behind house no. 11, but it cannot be accessed from there as there is no passage between the houses. One must position oneself on the road that goes from la Palma de Cervelló to Corbera de Llobregat; once at the turn-off of the road that climbs to Fontpineda, we will follow the road in the direction of Corbera de Llobregat for about a hundred metres; on the right a track starts which after a couple of bends heads towards the W, and passes below the cliff where the houses are. One must look for a passage, first between the wood and then on the cliff; the reference point is a house with a modern architectural design, totally different from the rest of the houses. Directly below this house is the avenc nº2 de l'Esquerda, and 35 metres further W is the avenc nº 1 de l'Esquerda.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Avenc Nº1 de l' Esquerda

    Elevation: 230 m

    41.416160, 1.956781
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 412911 4585685
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

The mouth of the pothole is 10 metres long by 0.9 wide and opens the way to a shaft divided in two by some blocks, the floor being at -19 and -9 respectively. Via the P-19 one reaches a descending floor covered with small blocks, until reaching the point of maximum depth of the cavity, -32 metres. Via the P-9 we find a floor identical to the previous one but wider; after 8 metres of passage a very irregularly shaped shaft opens, -10 metres deep, semi-obstructed by blocks; among them one can access a 7-metre shaft with no continuation. Situated again on the floor of the P-10, a gallery is visible at the other end; to access it one must climb up some blocks, after some successive steps of 2 and 3 metres, it links with a rectangular room of 7X2 metres, the ceiling is formed by the accumulation of large blocks. At the upper end of the room we find a flat crawlway through which one accesses a second room of 5X2 metres; in this room we find two continuations, one by means of a crawlway that ends after a few metres, and the other through an inclined shaft -13 metres deep that ends obstructed by earth and blocks coming from the upper zone.

History

Discovered by the GEIS of the Centre Ciclista Excursionista de Sants in 1972 and explored jointly with the CE Molins de Rei in 1977. In 1979 the SIE of the CEA carried out the first known survey of the cavity. In 1982 Toni Asensio surveyed it again. The cavity remained practically forgotten due to its difficulty of access; it was not until 2014 that Tassja Römhild, a resident of Fontpineda, located the cavity and got in contact with the EspeleoÍndex team, accompanying them in the exploration of the cavity.

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Bibliography

  1. Asensio,A.(1983).-”Contribució al coneixement espeleo-tectònic de la riera de Corbera”. Carbonato (3):15-47. GERS-AE Muntanya. Barcelona.
  2. Rubinat Aumedes, Francesc.(1981).-”Catàleg Espeleològic del Massís de Garraf - Unitat Septentrional - Sector 10”. GOURS (8):45-78. GEFOMA. Barcelona.
  3. Rubinat Aumedes, Francesc.(2004).-Catàleg Espeleològic del massís de l'Ordal (monogràfic):1-117. SIE-CE Àliga. Barcelona.
  • Situació i accés a la cavitat facilitat per Tassja Römhild, resident a la urbanització de Fontpineda

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