Ardèche · about 6 km from Saint-Remèze
Event de la Guigonne
- Max depth43 m
- CertificationFull cave
- Water temperature≈ 12–13 °Cestimated, no reports yet
- SpecialSidemount
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The dive
The Guigonne is the outlet (event) of the Rochas–Midroï–Guigonne network. Visibility is similar to the Castor. The network is popular with cavers, who enter at the top via the Aven Rochas and traverse to the Event de Midroï.
Profile and sections
The Guigonne is the outlet (event) of the Rochas–Midroï–Guigonne network. Visibility is similar to the Castor.
The network is popular with cavers, who enter at the top via the Aven Rochas and traverse to the Event de Midroï. It is seldom dived, partly because a permit is required. The related entrances Aven Rochas and Grotte de Midroï lie by the Gournier/La Madeleine viewpoints; the Event de Midroï has a 1,070 m S2 (CDS 07).
- Depth and profile
- Seven sumps, ~2.4 km in total (survey in the guide): S1 100 m, ~130 m behind the entrance hall · S2 75 m · S3 150 m · S4 1,070 m with the lowest point at -43 m · S5 28 m · S6 510 m · S7 410 m. CDS 07 (2021) gives 850 m for S4. Rochas–Midroï–Guigonne network: 7.7–8 km long, ~250 m height difference between the Aven Rochas and S4.
- Configuration
- Long sumps with dry sections in between: sidemount or a compact CCR with plenty of gas (estimate). Two fixed ladders and a few easy steps up to S1.
- DPV: DPV possible (estimate)
- Long sumps (S4 1,070 m, S6 510 m, S7 410 m), but with dry sections in between: hauling a scooter is hard work and only pays off from S4 on.
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR
- Goes down to 43 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Experienced divers only
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How to get there
Left bank (Saint-Remèze), 200–300 m as the crow flies from the Source du Castor, inside the nature reserve. From the beach at the campsite by the Rocher de la Cathédrale, follow the hiking trail ~200 m upstream to a stream bed (dry or flowing, depending on the season) — not the first one with clay wash-outs. Climb the next, eroded stream bed 30–40 m, over a tree, to the oval entrance several metres across.
Around Event de la Guigonne
FillsNo fill station known nearby
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