JOHN'S GATE CAVE

John's Gate Cave is situated in the valley right slope Ordancusa at an altitude of 800 m in Triassic limestone. You can reach her through the valley of Aries, the Garda de Sus village, following the forest road about 2.5 km from the center of starts to cave Scărişoara Ordancusa Valley.The cave is marked by J.Vass since 1857, and in 1921 is surveyed by P. Chappuis, R. Jeannel and Emil Racovita .

In1986 while filming for feature film directed by flames treasures Nicolae Margineanu , Viorel red Ludusan stuntman caver explores the second entrance to the cave, a venture that debuşază in the main gallery entrance. In the film sequence was introduced in this place.

In 1988, during the cave exploration neighbor Zgurăşti, members of the Alpine Club Polaris Speo Blaj , turn heat to climb a chimney at the end of the cave and found the Grand Gallery. With Track the opportunity Viorel Ludusan made a detailed map of the cave.Ionele Gate Cave is where the waters come to light is lost in the valley swallets dolines and blind of the mare (Beautiful Hill) and Mununa hamlet. This has been demonstrated fluorescein staining . Cluj cavers made. The same water that passes through the cave-in pit Zgurăşti Glacier which is located at 130 m away. Fluorescein staining Club Polaris made at the end of the asset's Gate appeared in Zgurăşti Ionele after 24 hours, confirming the link between them, but also extremely low rate of water flow due to the huge lakes which are stationed. Water saturated with dissolved limestone precipitated the distance between the mouth of the cave and Ordincuşa, 150 m below beautiful waterfalls and travertine formed and gururi .

Entering the cave is through a high portal 15 m. After the first 10 meters down the scree slope meet Izbucul under the left wall active all year round. At 50 m from the entrance, the cave gallery turns at a right angle to the left. The following is a waterfall that rises slightly due to adhesion of the floor, which is in fact an old wall mouth. Gallery is very high, 32 meters retains her profile cave floor covered with gravel or mouth type pools. After 20 m there is a new 90 ° bend to the left. In the bottom of the gallery is down to the bottom of a lake regularly, usually dry. In heavy rain or melting snow around here is a strong current of water that floods the entire floor of the cave at this level.If the last bend on the great dome excaladăm dreapă after we reach 12 m. in the upper gallery. It is more narrow and ascends the stairs. We find some modest configurations, stalctite, stalagmites, parietal leaks.