Skip to main content

Baumot del Vimboca

Small cave with 21 metres of passage in Gisclareny, located on 29 July 2006.

Gisclareny • Berguedà 21m 15m

Small cave with 21 metres of passage in Gisclareny, located on 29 July 2006.

Characteristics

Location

Starting from Bagà, we take the road, and later the track that goes up the Bastareny valley. We leave the vehicle in the car park there to visit the springs of the Bastareny, continuing on foot along the track. We reach a very sharp bend to the right that heads towards el Molnell or Monnell; we must follow the path straight on along the track that goes up the valley. Further on, the track crosses the Monnell torrent and, just after, the path that climbs towards the coll del Vimboca branches off to the right (indicated on a sign).

We take the path, which climbs up through the forest. We leave the path leading to Oreis on the left. The path continues climbing steeply, still going up the Monnell torrent. Further on, the torrent narrows and the path runs between cliffs on both sides. At a certain point we see the baumot del Vimboca, clearly visible because of its size, on the left hydrographic side of the torrent; we will have to climb through tangled woodland to reach the mouth.

Map

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Vimboca, Baumot del

    Elevation: 1390 m

    42.284024, 1.792046
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 400498 4682220
Download all entrances as GPX

Description

Morphology

It is a large rock shelter of great height, some 40 metres, which gives it the appearance of a large overhang in the cliff. From the base, covered by vegetation, we climb up a ramp that gives access to a chamber with a very square floor plan and cross-section. The depth of the sheltered area is 21 metres, with a width of 25 metres. The deepest part is located at +15 metres.

Speleothems

Presence of stalactites.

History

On 29 July 2006, Ferran Cardona, F. Xavier Samarra and Josep Cuenca located and explored it while searching for the cova del Vimboca in the Monnell or Molnell torrent.

User Comments (0)

No comments yet.

Be the first to share your experience!

Registered Explorations (0)

No explorations registered yet.

Register your visit to this cave!

Bibliography

  1. Cardona i Oliván, Ferran.(2008).-”La Cova i el Baumot del Vimboca”. Cavernes (27):36-39. GE Badalona.

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