Getafix is found by following the passage at the base of Obelix to a opening in the left side wall immediately before a 1.5m climb up to near survey station 12.
Getafix is two small pitches, the first a hang of around 5m, the next around 8m, leading to three merged chambers with an interesting pool formation, mud-marks on the otherwise clean-washed walls and small highly polished multi-coloured pebbles. Three rifts lead on from each of the three chambers (see later).
The backup is a bolt in the wall at the opening. The rope protector can be used immediately below this. The next hang is an obvious bolt. This leads to a floor, close by is a rift opening with another bolt leading to the chambers.
Of the three rifts, one is too small to pass (past the pool formation), one could be hammered but shows no signs of changing size whilst the third is a rift carrying water that is large enough to enter though will require artistic rigging/bolting. The survey shows that this rift is heading towards the Paradiso series (145 Mag.) around 50m away and is as such an interesting lead.
Station 1 is a pencilled in started bolt next to the rift lead, stations 6, 8 & 10 are the bolts from the bottom up and station 14 is Obelix station 14.
Authors: Thomas Ayles and Clewin Griffith
Last modified: 17th July 2000
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