Territory: Etna North – Randazzo
Coordinates: 33S 499790E 4181025N (Utm Wgs84) | 37°46'35.8″N 14°59'51.4″E
ELEVATION: 2650 m
Development: >100 m total.
Nearest known location: Mt Dagalotto
Exploration: Easily explored with just a helmet and lights.
Detected by Paolo Teri (on 5.11.2020)
Notified to the relevant municipality on \\

The cave in question is very interesting from a naturalistic point of view. First of all for its location that makes it one of the highest volcanic hypogea. A few steps away there is a beautiful plateau of pahoehoe lavas covered by pyroclastic material. The area is not very frequented in summer, but in winter it is a point of passage for ski mountaineers. However, in the winter months the entrance can often be blocked by snow, hiding the entrances. At the time of the survey there were no typical cairns or other signs of human passage, leading to the hypothesis that it could be an unpublished or very little known cave on presumed lavas from 1975. The cave is divided into two main parts and several less accessible branches. The first part is several dozen meters long, characterized by a classic lava flow channel that is accessed by a narrow horizontal opening. In the part further upstream from this there is a rather large collapse with a vault that illuminates this area of ​​the cave well. The second part has a large entrance. After about thirty meters it forks into two branches. From here the branch on the left is passable standing for about 20 meters to lower to about 90/100 cm and continue on all fours for several dozen meters. At the fork point there is a small collapse of the ceiling that creates suggestive plays of light. There are numerous lava pendants, streaks and blisters. The other branches of the cave, which depart from this second section of the cave, are quite narrow, even if passable. Overall they exceed 100 meters of development. The name of this cave is a dedication to the wife and son of the surveyor, who was born a few months earlier.