Catalonia · about 4 km from Bellver de Cerdanya
Cova de la Fou de Bor
- Max depth61 m
- CertificationFull cave
- SpecialSidemount
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The dive
A large cave system in the Cerdanya, with its entrance at ~1,160 m (altitude setting!). The terminal sump is muddy. An expedition dive, not a day dive.
1 earlier accident or incident has been reported at this cave. Read what happened ↓
Profile and sections
A large cave system in the Cerdanya, with its entrance at ~1,160 m (altitude setting!). The terminal sump is muddy. An expedition dive, not a day dive.
278 m of underwater passage were explored in 1985–1986; since 2010 the British Cave Diving Group has been pushing further.
- Depth and profile
- Terminal sump: ~1,050 m explored, max -61 m · system 4,246 m long, 206 m vertical range
- Configuration
- Small sidemount; everything has to be dragged through crawls and a muddy duck (estimate)
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
- Long dry trip with crawls; not practical to bring
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 61 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Experienced divers only
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How to get there
Large Tuta Gran entrance (2.5 m wide) near Bor. Long dry caving trip to the terminal sump at the bottom of Sala Cerdanya (~196 m below the highest entrance): crawls, slippery ramps, a 4 m chimney and a muddy duck that has to be bailed every time (now partly boarded).
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FillsNo fill station known nearby
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Caves nearby2 within 55 km
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Accidents and incidents
What happened at this cave before, with the sources. No names are given; read it as a lesson for your own planning.
- In August 1965 two cavers died while exploring the sump; the recovery took a week.
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