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The Avenc Estret (narrow pothole) is much
visited by cavers/espeleologists, and we chanced upon a team of three in April
2005.
The left photo shows two espeleologists getting ready to descend. There are
permanently fixed anchor points in the rocks at the rim. The round chasm is about
12m across. The sheer drop is 121.8 metres, and the second longest in the Comunidad
Valenciana. The dramatic picture on the right was kindly sent to us by this team
of Spanish cavers. (forgot to take a note of their names, for which we apologise)
At the bottom there is a cone of rubble in a large chamber. From
here it is possible to decend further to the final depth of 142 m
For more pictures see: Centro
Excursionista de Cartagena
See Geology file for more about pot holes and the like