Wachu I (Enkuftu)

(East Harerghe - ET)
9.050369,41.342076
Length 180m Depth -141m
Grottocenter / carte

Description

GS Vulcains - 04/01/2020

It is a big pothole where light comes inside. A 7 m a handline reaches the pitch head where a tree is used as the main belay. Rebelays at 1.5 m and 10 m are followed by a 70 m free hang to a slope slippery with guano and mud. The rope is used as a safety line to reach the second pitch of 15 m into a big chamber having oval shape, with a cone at its centre. There is another pitch of 8 m at the extremity. No evident continuation. No draught. At the main rebelay, we heard a sound like a river and during the descent we feel wind but both phenomena are due to the big colonies of bats and birds that are in the roof!

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.1Wachu II (Enkuftu)168-58
6.1Beke (Holqa)300
6.6Gola (Holqa)20-2
9.0Halele (Holqa)600
16.0Suker 1 (Enkuftu)1010
16.2Suker 5 (Enkuftu)2323
16.3Suker 3 (Enkuftu)
16.3Suker 4 (Enkuftu)94
16.5Suker 2 (Enkuftu)1616