| Gargantua | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Upper (teapot) entrance | |
| Location | Andy Good Plateau, Canada |
| Depth | 286 metres (938 ft) |
| Length | 6,001 metres (19,688 ft) |
| Geology | Limestone |
| Entrances | 5 |
| Hazards | Ice, squeezes |
Gargantua is a limestone cave located on the Andy Good Plateau in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. As of 2002 [update] it has 6,001 metres (19,688 ft) of passages with a depth of 286 metres (938 ft). [1] It contains the largest natural cavern in Canada at 290 metres (950 ft) long, 30 metres (98 ft) wide and 25 metres (82 ft) high. [2]
In October 2002, a group of caving club students from W. R. Myers High School were trapped in the cave overnight, after failing to break through the waterfall exit. [3]
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The Big Dipper -
The waterfall exit after breaking through the ice to exit in the fall -
The 56 foot pitch, 17 m pitch -
The Big Dipper
References
- ^ Journal of Subterranean Metaphysics #147, October 2002
- ^ Rollins, Jon (2004). Caves of the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains. Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 79. ISBN 0-921102-94-1. OCLC 244770745.
- ^ "Students rescued after spending night in mountain cave". CBC. Toronto, Ontario. Oct 21, 2002. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
External links
- Weder, Joel (Summer 2008). "Caving in the Crowsnest: An expedition to Gargantua and Cleft caves". Calgary Outdoors: 8–10.