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Grotte des Découvertes

Cavity discovered by chance on the cliffside of the former climbing site, with A meander-shaped porch and A crawlway blocked by A collapse.

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Cavity discovered by chance on the cliffside of the former climbing site, with A meander-shaped porch and A crawlway blocked by A collapse.

Characteristics

Location

Discovered by chance during A walk on the cliffside of the former climbing site. A secondary entrance is located 30 metres further on, in the same karstic alignment, towards the east, confirming the karstic nature.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Grotte des Découvertes

    43.799154, 5.256509
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Description

Morphology

Entrance: porch 2m50 high and 1m50 wide, meander-shaped, narrowing slightly for 10 metres, then ending at A narrowing crawlway heading south with A loss of depth, blocked by A collapse.

Progression

Simple exploration without any digging begun. Presence of A draught, to be retested under varying climatic conditions in temperature (test carried out on 13/02/2025 with 8 degrees outside). High potential of continuity ? High potential of continuity ? To see if it is necessary to obtain permission to dig out the collapse. If prospectors follow, please leave A comment for the continuity of the exploration.

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Contains information from Grottocenter (Wikicaves), grottocenter.org, made available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0, https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/), modified. · https://grottocenter.org/ui/entrances/120907 · The derived data is available on request under the ODbL: [email protected] · data as of 2026 · Source: Grottocenter (Association Wikicaves), worldwide collaborative cave database (grottocenter.org), modified. CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Grottocenter (Wikicaves) · Text by Autruche8 (Première vision) · adapted by Espeleoworld (normalized, translated); the adaptation is licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ · https://grottocenter.org/ui/entrances/120907 · data as of 2026