Rana
Litjåga
- Max depth22 m
- CertificationFull cave
- Water temperature≈ ~4 °Cestimated, no reports yet
- SpecialSidemount
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- Fill stationPlura Valley (Jordbru)Air, nitrox, trimix, O₂ and argon; 3 compressors, 3 boosters and a nitrox 32 bankRoute ↗
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The dive
Litjåga is a smaller and shallower cave than Plura, for more experienced cave divers (NGDF). It starts with a restriction ('manageable' in 2003), followed by a few jumps and tight sections.
Profile and sections
Litjåga is a smaller and shallower cave than Plura, for more experienced cave divers (NGDF). It starts with a restriction ('manageable' in 2003), followed by a few jumps and tight sections. Visibility was better than in Plura in 2003, but silt drops it to zero in the tight parts.
Practical: works as a day trip from Plura.
- Depth and profile
- S1 ~450–500 m / -22 (average ~-13.5 m to the air chamber; a 2003 report says 700 m) · dry 250 m · S2 (narrower) · dry ~350 m · S3 ~200 m · total ~1.4–1.5 km from the entrance (2016). Depths of S2 and S3 not found.
- Configuration
- Sidemount recommended (InDEPTH); backmount works too (Plura Valley). A team dived it in 2016 with backmounted CCRs and scooters, but the end of S3 was impassable for rebreathers. Water ~4 °C: drysuit with heating.
- DPV: DPV possible
- Scooters were used in 2016, but the entrance restriction and tight sections limit the gain.
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 22 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Experienced divers only
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How to get there
Next to the E6 in Dunderlandsdalen, 45–60 min drive from Plura; cavedb.net places the cave at Storforshei (~25 km northeast of Mo i Rana), a 2003 report says ~65 km north of Mo i Rana. ~0.5 km from the road to the entrance; in winter through waist-deep snow (in 2016 with a borrowed snowmobile). Beyond S1 you carry your gear through dry passages. The access road is private: ask permission to use it beforehand.
Around Litjåga
Fills1 fill station · 0 km
Plura Valley (Jordbru)
Plurdalsveien 1495, 8615 Skonseng
Air, nitrox, trimix, O₂ and argon; 3 compressors, 3 boosters and a nitrox 32 bank
Open all year; ask for fill times
Dive centre on the Jordbru farm, 200 m from Pluragrotta, with a dive shop, restaurant and accommodation (20 beds, lounge, sauna by the river). Rental of OC, sidemount and CCR equipment. Courses: cavern, intro/full cave, DPV cave, stage cave, CCR (rEvo), Horizon SCR and ice diving.
Drive times from Plura Valley (Plurdalen): we don't know this site's exact spot.
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