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Esquerda del Cingle dels Pins Alts

Esquerda del Cingle dels Pins Alts

Esquerda de 56 metres de recorregut a Vilaverd (Conca de Barberà)

Vilaverd • Conca de Barberà56m9m

A 56-metre-long fissure in Vilaverd (Conca de Barberà), opening on the upper platform of the Cingle dels Pins Alts.

Characteristics

Location

On the TV-7044 road going from La Riba to the Pinetell, at the height of the Molí de la Font Gran and just below the Campament Juvenil, we find a prepared parking place; on the right-hand side of the road there is a path that goes down to the Brugent river, at this point almost always dry; we must cross it and follow the path towards the crag; soon we will find a junction, the right-hand one goes to La Riba and to the cova Cartanyà, while the left-hand one, which is the one we must follow, heads towards the climbing routes of the Cingle dels Pins Alts and to the Penya Roja; shortly afterwards we will find a new junction, the left-hand one leads to the climbing routes of the Cingle dels Pins Alts, so we will continue to the right in the direction of the Penya Roja, passing in front of the avenc dels Tres Grans, which is on the left of the path. A little further on we will find a junction with a metal signpost; we will continue to the left and soon we will find a new junction. (On the left arrives the path that passes by the climbing routes of the Cingle dels Pins Alts; this path has a couple of passages with knotted ropes and, although it is shorter than the one we indicate, it is not advisable if you are carrying a backpack). Now we will continue to the right and, being almost at the top, we find an easy and short step with a knotted rope that makes the ascent easier; the path continues among the kermes oak and descends a small step to place us on the platform where the fissure opens.

Mapa

Entrances

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  1. Cingle dels Pins Alts, Esquerda del

    Elevation: 501 m

    41.317610, 1.158185
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 345843 4575652
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

It is a fissure that follows the NE-SW direction, opened in the upper platform of the Cingle dels Pins Alts; to access it one must position oneself at the final part of the NW side, and enter from the N side of the fissure, at which point it forms an easy-access ramp; the rest of the fissure is in the form of a pit.

The fissure has a length of 56 metres and develops in covered sections and others in the open air; the total drop is 8.8 metres and no equipment is necessary. The gallery has a good width, at some point reaching 5 metres, and it only narrows at the two ends. At the NE end it comes out to the exterior at the upper part of the platform, but the passage is too narrow to pass through. While at the SW part a long 12-metre crawl ends up coming out at the crag.

History

It is quite evident that the cavity must have been known, possibly among climbers, since we have found old remains of some cans and bottles. The fact of not having found any documentation about the cavity and that the questioning of climbers who were in the area had been negative, we have opted to provisionally give it the name that corresponds to the toponym of the place where the cavity is located, while waiting for someone who has more information to provide it to us.

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Bibliography

  • Totes les dades, coordenades, topografia i fotografies han estat facilitades per Juli Serrano (SIE-CEA) i Francesc Rubinat (ERE-CEC).

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