
Cigalera del Tuc de Geu
Ice-collapsed pit about 20 m deep (Alt Àneu), located by Josep Guarro in 2012.
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Cigalera del Tuc de Geu
Ice-collapsed pit about 20 m deep (Alt Àneu), located by Josep Guarro in 2012.
Alt Àneu · Pallars Sobirà
Length: 40 m · Depth: 20 m
Updated record
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Ice-collapsed pit about 20 m deep (Alt Àneu), located by Josep Guarro in 2012.
Photos
Espeleoindex · CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ · Image © its author.
Description
Morphology
Large entrance of about 12 x 10 m approximately that gives way to a shaft, with the whole floor completely collapsed by a plug of snow and ice, and which can go down about 20 m approximately.
Progression
Once at the entrance they had to hammer in a piton, since there was no way to descend without hammering something in, but once inside, Javi found a 'spit' and a very old aluminium Petzl hanger, between the snow and the wall, in a place where it was implausible to have to hammer anything in, since you could not descend where the hanger was, that is to say that perhaps with less snow, there was some shaft there.
Other details
There is no survey.
History
Located by Josep Guarro from the ICGC 1:5000 orthophoto where he clearly sees the large opening. In June 2012, he and Javi Garrido went to take a look. We have reviewed the reports of the French groups that carried out campaigns during the 1970's in all the reliefs of Alt Àneu and we have not been able to find any reference to this cavity. We include this record in case someone one day feels like going, perhaps towards the end of summer, and can find some continuation below the ice. Courage and good luck!
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Bibliography
- Totes les dades i fotografies han estat facilitades per Josep Guarro
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