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Balma Inferior de Roca Gironella

Balma Inferior de Roca Gironella

A hollow beneath Roca Gironella, in the Cingles de Bertí, known since time immemorial.

Sant Quirze Safaja • Moianès 22m 6m

A hollow beneath Roca Gironella, in the Cingles de Bertí, known since time immemorial.

Characteristics

Location

Above km 7 of the BV-1485 road from Sant Feliu de Codines is the historic complex of Sant Miquel del Fai. To reach the cavity, leave the vehicle in the car parks that exist above Sant Miquel and beside the Rossinyol stream.

Enter the stream bed and go up it for a stretch of approximately 750 m until reaching the base of the Roca Gironella waterfall. The balma de Roca Gironella is about 12 m above the base and on the left hydrographic side of the waterfall, just below the great balma de Roca Gironella, and one must climb up through the vegetation to its base.

Map

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Roca Gironella, Balma Inferior de

    Elevation: 538 m

    41.723719, 2.192307
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 432820 46119417
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Photos

Balma Inferior de Roca Gironella - Photo, Sant Quirze Safaja, MoianèsView image
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Description

Morphology

Cavity located beneath the great balma de Roca Gironella, in which the flowstone has fractured, leaving behind this appreciable chamber. This block of flowstone blocks much of the entrance to the cavity, but on its NE side a wide passage allows access to the chamber from the base of the waterfall. The hall has large blocks on the floor and a small absorption shaft. At the S end of the cavity, a second narrower passage communicates with the outside on a balcony over the waterfall.

Progression

Another viable option, but more complex, is to rappel from the great balma de Roca Gironella, located just above, and access via the roof platform.

History

Known since time immemorial.

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Bibliography

  • Totes les dades, topografia i fotografies han estat extretes del blog: cavitatsdecatalunya (de Jordi de Valles). Apunt del 19-10-2021. Dades: Montse Mañosa i Jordi Navarro (Centre Excursionista de Castellar del Vallès)

Source: Espeleoindex (espeleoindex.com), modified. CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/