Sporty caving: Bouhadère cave (Lourdes)
Duration : 1 day
France, Pyrenees
Level : sporty
from 80 € / p. from 1 to 5 persons
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Description
I invite you to join me in the heart of the Hautes-Pyrénées department near the village of Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre for a sporty caving outing in the Bouhadère cave.
If simple rappelling no longer satisfies you, this is the perfect place to master new techniques and experience new thrills! You can use this active day to combine exploring the underground environment with learning rope-climbing techniques. Above all, you will discover a fascinating cave featuring beautiful rope sections and a 10-meter rappel. Together, we will reach the cave's vast chambers and marvel at an incredible natural spectacle, surrounded by stalactites and stalagmites shaped over millennia.
And let’s not forget the underground picnic—an experience that is truly unique!
This outing is open to teenagers aged 14 and up.
With younger children, I would recommend this caving discovery in the Bouhadère cave.
To continue your underground adventures, I also offer other outings in the region:
- an introduction to caving in the Grotte de la Pâle,
- the Hayau-Bouhadère traverse near Lourdes,
- the underground traverse of Les Moustayous,
- the exploration of the Gouffre de la borne 109,
- and a more challenging caving trip in the Gouffre Tonio.
Program
- Meet at Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre, a 15-minute drive from Lourdes and 40 minutes from Pau.
- Distribution of gear and equipment.
- 20-minute approach walk to the cave entrance.
- Discovery and descent of the cave.
- Rope ascent.
- 20-minute walk back to the parking area.
- Returning the equipment.
- Allow for a total of approximately 6 to 7 hours of activity.
The price includes
- Supervision by the caving instructor.
- Loan of the equipment required for the activity: full-body suit, helmet with light, harness, belay device, knee pads, and gloves.
The price does not include
- Round trip transportation to Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre.
- Sports shoes + spare shoes and socks.
- Sports trousers/shorts.
- Sports T-shirt + sweater/fleece (it is 13°C underground).
- Picnic lunch (as compact as possible).
- A bottle of water.
- SPF 50 sunscreen 😎.
- Anything not mentioned in "The price includes".
No scheduled departure, but you can contact me to book your dates.
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