5192: cave
La Estrada (Anero) 30T 448816 4805864 (Datum: ETRS89. Accuracy code: G) Altitude 54m
Length 88m Vertical range -3m +4m
Area position : Site entrance in context : Logbook search

Updated 12th November 2022; 23rd May 2023

   A cave with a deep pool inside which was pushed in drought conditions over four trips in October 2022. The site is flood-prone.

   A hands-and-knees ascending crawl beyond the entrance pool meets a tight vertical squeeze to a roomy chamber with an enlarged slot down to water. A slope up enters a chamber with a low crawl off to another chamber, 4x4x4m. A small passage off here has an excellent echo but was found to just an echoing tube when opened up on the final trip into the cave. This last trip also saw a high rift pushed to a conclusion. The lower sections of the cave are liberally coated with mud and asmall stream inlet is too tight to push.
   A downward sloping, draughting muddy tube, just past the section "b" on the survey, seems to turn right - but it requires a second person to possibly pull the investigator back out.

Reference: anon., 2022b (Easter logbook); anon., 2022d (autumn logbook); anon., 2023b (Easter logbook)
Entrance picture : April 2022
Underground pictures : October 2022
Video :
Detailed survey : October 2022
Line Survey :
On area map : October 2022
Survex file : October 2022