Pou del Fau
A 30-metre-deep pit in the Serra de Bac Grillera (Maçanet de Cabrenys), beside the Coll del Fau.
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Pou del Fau
A 30-metre-deep pit in the Serra de Bac Grillera (Maçanet de Cabrenys), beside the Coll del Fau.
Maçanet de Cabrenys · Alt Empordà
Length: 54 m · Depth: 30 m
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A 30-metre-deep pit in the Serra de Bac Grillera (Maçanet de Cabrenys), beside the Coll del Fau.
Topographic
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Description
Morphology
Inside a fissure parallel to the Carena, and in its deepest part, the Pou del Fau begins by means of a ramp with a slight slope and covered by plant detritus. At -7 metres a first pit of -17 vertical metres begins, very narrow and with some small ledge of clastic origin. At the eastern end of the lower level, depth continues to be gained by another pit of -9 metres of drop.
Progression
At -7 metres a first pit of -17 vertical metres begins, very narrow and with some small ledge of clastic origin. At the eastern end of the lower level, depth continues to be gained by another pit of -9 metres of drop. From this point on, exploration becomes impossible because of the narrowness of the passage.
History
Located on 18 April 1971 by the Centre Excursionista Empordanès, but that day they were not carrying exploration equipment, and they returned the following month of June, they still had to return on 18 September and 19 December of the same year to conclude the exploration.
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Bibliography
- Borràs, J; Miñarro,J.M.; Talavera, F.(1980).-”el ripollès, la garrotxa i l'alt empordà”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.4):276-277. Ed. Políglota. Barcelona.
- Delclós, S.(1972).-”Cuevas i Simas del Alt Empordà”. Com. II Simposium Metodologia Espeleológica pp:VI-11,1-10. SIE-CE Àliga. Barcelona.
- SES del CE Empordanès.(1972).-”L'espeleologia no és un esport”. Canigó (250):8-10.
- DACAMA. Dades extretes de Wikiloc,(www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=8579033),(Puig de castell d'Arget - Puig de la Gavarra - Castell de Bac Grillera - Mare de Déu del Fau).
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