Escletxa Escorpí-gallaret

Esquerda ascendent al sector de la Foradada (Montserrat)

Marganell • Bages26m17m

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Escletxa Escorpí-gallaret

Esquerda ascendent al sector de la Foradada (Montserrat)

Marganell · Bages

Length: 26 m · Depth: 17 m

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An ascending crevice in the la Foradada sector (Montserrat), a fissure between the agulles de l'Escorpí and Gallaret, about 18m high, with two levels separated by a large wedged block.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Marganell
Region: Bages
Unit: Montserrat
Length: 26 meters
Depth: 17 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Conglomerate
Last review: 2023-07-23

Location

To reach it we will set out on foot from the rest area located above Km.3 of the BP-1103 road from Marganell. We will go up the path that leaves from in front of the aforementioned area and climbs until meeting the Camí de Can Maçana (GR-172) in about 500m. We will take the GR in the direction of Can Maçana for another 550m; at this point, having already passed the turnoff to Coll de Port, we will leave the GR to climb up the bed of a steep ravine to the base of the agulles del Gallaret, Ignasi Capeta and Foradada; the crevice is found in the fissure between the agulles de l'Escorpí and Gallaret.

Entrances

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Escorpí-gallaret, Escletxa
Elevation: 943 m
41.611303, 1.787549
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 398978 4607331
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Topographic

Escletxa Escorpí-gallaret - Topography, Marganell, Bages

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Description

Morphology

Cavity generated by the displacement between two needles, creating a fissure that reaches approximately 18m in height. Initially the fissure has a steep open-air access ramp up to the point where the roof of the cavity begins; it has two levels separated by a large wedged block.

The lower level beneath the block is made up of a narrow gallery on a steep ramp about 6m long. The upper level has larger dimensions than the lower one and begins as a short gallery. The roof of the area of the final ramp of maximum penetration has a tall, narrow chimney about 14m high.

Progression

It will be necessary to climb about 7m to access the upper level. From the upper level, a second climb will allow us to reach the final ramp of maximum penetration.