In the Footsteps of Charles Martel | EUROtoday
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TODAY, Thanks to the Intrepid Martel and His Colleagues, you’ll be able to go to all of those websites. At the abyss of Bramabiau you too can do a Wonderful 9km Walk, the Sentier des Morts, that connects with and circuits it. Starting within the village of Saint-Sauveur-Camprieu, it passes the customer heart on the return leg, the place you may discover a commemorative plaque for martel with a quote that catches the challenges he faces: “a Whim of Nature Unlike Any Other Known to Man”. Martel Went on To Explore The Length and Breadth of France (He additionally Travelled Extensively Abroad) nevertheless it was the South He Kept Returning to on account of its proliferation of spectacular however uncharted websites. In 1889 on the age of 30, he understook what was arguably His Most Challenging Cave Expedition of All on the Gouffre De Padirac, A Huge Sinkhole (Known Locally As the Devil’s Chasm) within the Lot Region.
Armed with the Usual Equipment of Hemp Ropes, Candles (Including one connected to His Hat) and Rope Ladders, he descended into the Darkness and was awe-struck by what he discovered: “No man has gone before us in thesese Depths, No One Knows where we go nor what we see, Strangely Beautiful was before presented to us, and spontaneously we ask each other the same question: are we dreaming? ”.
However, he Got a Rude Awakening on his Third Expedition A Few Years Later -The Collappsible Boat Carrying Him and His Two Colleagues Along The Subterranean River They’d Discovered Capsized. Fortunately, one in all their matches was nonetheless dry and it saved Everyone’s life. ARMETING THE INCIDER LATER, MARTEL SAID: “The Sensation of Cold was annihilated by the Truly Terrible Experience of Perfect Darkness”.
Nonetheless, he Persevered and in 1898 The website was opened to the general public -The first of its variety in France. Following Further Exploration and Development, The Gouffre De Padirac Now Offers A Magical Experience Which Includes A 103m Descent and Boat Trip, As Well as Numerous Geological Marvels.