Romania
Cotețul Dobreștilor (Gârda de Sus)
Info · exploration
Expeditions only, with approval from the Comisia Patrimoniului Speologic and a permit from the Apuseni park.
- Max depth76 m
- CertificationFull cave
- SpecialSidemount
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What it looks like
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The dive
Jeannel and Racoviță visited the cave in 1921; it has been dived since 1978. In 2016 a Finnish team got ~200 m further, to an air chamber that closes.
Profile and sections
Jeannel and Racoviță visited the cave in 1921; it has been dived since 1978. In 2016 a Finnish team got ~200 m further, to an air chamber that closes. The way on is deep between blocks.
- Depth and profile
- A fossil phreatic maze (262 m) with an entrance lake, from which a 520 m sump starts that has not yet been passed; dived to -67 m (1993, 2000) and -76 m (1996).
- Configuration
- Expedition dive on trimix (estimate).
- Gas
- Trimix from 40 m
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 76 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Experienced divers only
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How to get there
Karst spring near Dobrești (Gârda de Sus commune, Alba) in the Apuseni Natural Park, near Scărișoara. Expeditions only, with approval from the Comisia Patrimoniului Speologic and a permit from the park.
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