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Pou Petit del Torrent Fondo

Avenc de 35 metres de fondària al municipi de Collbató.

Collbató • Baix Llobregat65m35m

A 35-metre-deep pit in Collbató, 5 metres west of pou Gran, with three shafts of 9, 13 and 10 metres.

Characteristics

Location

5 metres west of pou Gran. (See the recommended itinerary at pou de la Carbonera).

Mapa

Entrances

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  1. Torrent Fondo, Pou Petit del

    Elevation: 635 m

    41.574900, 1.838200
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 403247 4603441
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Description

Morphology

The small entrance leads to a 9-metre shaft descended by a slope 3 metres from the entrance, where it widens considerably, making the use of a rope necessary. The floor of the first shaft is elongated, 2 metres wide by 8 long, with the ground sloping down towards the North. On the East side there is a 3-metre drop leading to a lower chamber, below the floor of the first shaft, while at the North end the interference of a fissure can be seen that will allow us to descend deeper.

The second shaft, 13 metres, is at first quite narrow, but after a bit of effort it widens considerably and allows us to enjoy some space, with a 4x2 metre section, to descend the 10 metres of vertical that remain after the narrow passage. On the West side the fissure through which we entered the shaft continues, but it is very narrow and full of sediments. The floor of the second shaft is rectangular. On the North side a hole appears that gives access to the third shaft. This is 10 metres of vertical, and is reached through a hole 1 metre in diameter that leaves us on top of a wedged block. From here the vertical is direct to the bottom of the cavity. The floor of this last shaft is formed by a ramp descending towards the North, and meets the perpendicular fissure that goes in a few metres further down and becomes increasingly narrow and full of stones that make continuation impossible.

Other details

The shafts of Torrent Fondo were originated, first of all, by the deep excavation of the torrent, which has caused very pronounced side walls and, at times, difficult to stand upright on, which is why large blocks of conglomerate have come loose. The rigidity of the rock does not let it break up into small stones of normal dimensions, and forces movement in large rocky masses that leave empty spaces between the detached rock and the mountain. These voids are the shafts of Torrent Fondo.

History

On the first visit made by the members of GES-CMB in February 1963 it seems they did not see it, but the other members of GES who went in October 1976 did locate and survey it. All these data remained unpublished until the SIS of the CE de Terrassa found them again, after various attempts, in December 1989 and made a careful study that they published later. It should be said that, contrary to what is normal, here pou Gran is so called because of the larger size of its entrance, even though pou Petit is of greater depth.

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Bibliography

Badiella, Xavier et al. (1992).- 'La influència dels relleus epigeus en la gènesi de certes cavitats montserratines'. SIS (12):4-22. Arxiu del Centre Excursionista de Terrassa: 140-158, Terrassa.



Valles, Jordi de. (2017).-'Baix Llobregat'. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.6):1-468. EC Gràcia/Federació Catalana d'Espeleologia.

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