Catalonia · about 14 km from Tremp
Forat de l'Or
- Max depth73 m
- CertificationFull cave
- SpecialSidemount
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The dive
An active resurgence in the Montsec de Rúbies, with visibility often only 1–2 m. An exploration cave, not a training dive. Biospeleologists visited it as early as 1910.
Profile and sections
An active resurgence in the Montsec de Rúbies, with visibility often only 1–2 m. An exploration cave, not a training dive.
Biospeleologists visited it as early as 1910. Diving exploration has gone on since the 1970s, with major finds in 2012–2022 by Catalan clubs (incl. GEB Badalona and Otxola); in 2022 a push in a new branch stopped at -40 m.
Practical: the Pou del Naixement (1.5 m step down) needs a small ladder or steps.
- Depth and profile
- S1B to -33 m (-47 m at high water), side branch S1C 65 m · then dry galleries (Ferran Marqués 62 m, GEB 2012 214 m, Ibèrica 422 m) · Pou del Naixement → Nil gallery to -73 m (-87 m at high water) · 2,213 m surveyed, ~1,400 m underwater at high water
- Configuration
- Sidemount; low dry passages to carry through, sand and collapsed sections underwater (estimate)
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
- Dry carries, low passages and poor visibility
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 73 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Experienced divers only
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How to get there
Next to the C-13 (km 70.870) in the Congost de Terradets, near a river bridge. Two entrances join after 37 m via a low passage; then ~80–200 m of dry gallery to the water, depending on the level. Everything has to be carried.
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