Hi all,

Myself and my partner are spending a couple weeks in Northern Spain later this month and hoping to get some caving in. To keep our luggage at a minimum (we only have a smallish van!!) we're looking at non-SRT caves.

We've ordered the Matienzo project book from Inglesport (just waiting for it to arrive!) & the guys on fb have given me some links for the caves in the Matienzo area which I'm working my way through ... but there's a lot to work through!

So, I was just wondering if any of you had any recommendations or "must do" caves without any SRT in Asturias/Cantabria regions?

Thanks 

Lots of info here - https://www.clubviana.org/cantabria/

A cave which needs to be re-visited (perhaps for the first time in 50 years if you get to Sump 2) is La Boriza. In Asturias but outside the National Park, it?s a resurgence cave with a very nice sporting streamway, not strictly non-SRT as there are three short pitches to be climbed (approximately 10m, 7m, and 4m - the last is the most technical and seems to have stopped others). With a diver in the team there should be lots of fresh passage to be explored. Best in dry weather.
http://www.oucc.org.uk/procs/proc06/Proc%206.pdf Original OUCC exploration (1971).
https://fespasturies.com/grandes-cavidades/grandes-cavidades-de-asturias-por-desarrollo/ Length and depth indicate the cave has not been extended since OUCC (2019).
http://entretenimientovertical.blogspot.com/2011/02/cueva-la-boriza-mazucu-y.html Trip report, stopped at Sump 1, a comment describes another trip stopped by third pitch (2011).
http://miguelangelperezponton.blogspot.com/2014/01/cueva-de-la-boriza.html Trip report, stopped at first pitch (2014).
http://www.foropicos.net/viewtopic.php?t=29766 Trip report, stopped by third pitch (2014).

Plenty of caves along the coast as well.

You may baulk at this suggestion, but El Soplao (tourist) cave is well worth a look. Helictite heaven.

Boy Engineer said:

You may baulk at this suggestion, but El Soplao (tourist) cave is well worth a look. Helictite heaven.

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Also of interest to mine explorers

Thanks all! Will check out the suggestions and also look at the coasts more than I have - looked from a surfing POV but not caving