Grotta del Fontanone di Goriuda Mystery Cache
Grotta del Fontanone di Goriuda
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Adventure cache - enter a water cave, go for a swim and discover a great waterfall.
There used to be a freely accessible boat in the cave but its now locked in place. Since it doesn't look like this policy is going to change anytime soon, this cache is now NBBS (no boat but swim). You need to traverse a 50m lake at the beginning of the cave.
After finding kekecs cache go into the cave and use a neoprene suit to cross the first lake by wading and swimming. Now follow the fixed ropes up the cave, past some roaring waterfalls until you reach the end of your journey at the first siphon-lake. Follow the cable on your left for a few more meters (water up to 50cm deep) until you reach a bronze plaque with names and a date AB.C.DE on it.
Now go back out the same way you came in and do the calculation for the final coordinates.
The cache is hidden in the area below the waterfall at
N 46° 23.(C*2)ED
E 13° 26.BA(D+2)
You can go down by canyoning (max. rappel: 55m) or just go back to your car (coordinates of car park in the header) and drive down the road until you reach a big parking place near the 'Campo base Alpi Giulie' near the base of the waterfall. You can reach the cache from there in about 5min.
Equipement needed:
Headlamp, helmet, neoprene suit, shoes that can get wet. Climbing equipment is not mandatory.
Sometimes there are guided tours in this cave, maybe you can join one of it.
Don't attempt this cache during snow melt, thunderstorms or after strong rains.
The final can be reached by paths, do not climb up any creekbeds. If you have problems to find the cache, try this offset: N+3 E+21
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
ab unmneqbhf pyvzovat! ovt ebhaq ebpx, abg sne sebz gerr / vs lbh unir ceboyrzf gb svaq gur pnpur, gel guvf bssfrg: A+3 R+21