Imp II Cave
Length: 30m | Grade: 5D | Surveyed: 1996-05-29
Peter Swart, 25 March 1995
Extension: 40m, Height: 4m
Description
Imp II is at the bottom of the slope, TBDm below Imp Cave. The main passage runs parallel to Imp cave, but has two distinctly different cross sections, a lower, horizontal washout section, and the upper vertical slot section.
The horizontal part of the cave has formed under a block, approximately 8m long by 6m wide. There are entrances on four sides of the block, and this section of the cave seldom reaches more than half a metre high. On the north-eastern side of the block, is a pile of rubble, some of which appears to have come from a collapsed chamber. TBD
Leading north from the northern side of block is a vertical slot, approximatley 4m deep. This slot leads to a small chamber, which is at the base of a boulder choke. The collapse above this choke can be seen on the surface. It is at the base of a gully running down from Split Kop.
A short loop passage to the south-west leaves the slot, and meets it again in the collapse chamber. The stream appears to follow this side system, then disappears down a narrow passage, to remerge in the washout section.
The cave has approximately 40m of passage, and will fit into a box 6m wide by 20m long.
Survey
Survey — Imp II Cave — click image to open PDF