Etna Lava Tubes Project was born with the aim of spreading knowledge of little-known or unpublished Etna caves. Natural phenomena among the most fascinating of our volcano. Many texts report that on Etna there are at least 260 known caves. In reality the formation of lava tubes is very common and the number of caves is destined to increase considerably. Below we report a census of little-known caves - for which information is not available elsewhere - or unpublished discovered by our team in particular by the founders of EtnaExcursion.it Dario & Paolo Teri. During an exploratory campaign that began "for fun" in 2018 and still (April 2023), about 70 have been found, not considered in the general count indicated above. Here we report only those considered most interesting from a naturalistic point of view. For the caves already surveyed we recommend a visit to EtnaNatura.it and Mungibeddu.it
Exploration: Can be visited with speleological equipment.
Explored by: Dario Teri, Paolo Teri 16.11.2021/XNUMX/XNUMX.
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Located a few hundred meters below Monte Cumin, this cave is very particular in its development and morphology. It consists of two channels that are accessed from a fairly small entrance. Both channels can only be explored on all fours. On the day of our exploration, the ceiling, already rich in lava rock melting phenomena, was affected by many ice stalactites that did not make the visit easy, but certainly more fascinating. The impression inside is precisely that of being inside venous ventricles. The fact of being two channels, which recall the right and left ventricle, made us lean towards this name. We were not able to explore the overall development of the hypogeum, but a few dozen meters, due to the presence of ice. The cavity is located a few dozen meters from the Grotta del Muschio. See census.
Dario Teri November 8, 2022 Unseen & Little-Known Etna Caves No Responses
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16th August 2023 – On August 14th there was a paroxysm (a “lightning” eruption) from the summit craters which has already ended. Everything falls within the normal Etna phenomena. There is no danger for the population and visitors. The excursions are taking place regularly. GO TO NEWS