
The entrance is right on the edge of the road at the bottom of a small rock wall and was discovered while men were working on the road. It had a bent tubular metal railing and was blowing a very cold breeze out (hence Trou Qui Souffle - The Hole which Blows). We parked a short way up the road and got changed. Pete and Keith were planning to do the traverse and exit via an adjoining cave called Les Saints de Glace, while Karen and I were planning to visit just the Trou Qui Souffle and come out the same way. Tibon was to go with Keith and Pete.

Leaving Keith to get changed and his and Pete's rented car, I walked the short distance to the nearby connecting cave Les Saints de Glace. I soon found the entrance a short distance down a path off of a dirt track. I headed into the smallish entrance, which also was blowing a strong very cold breeze outwards like the TQS. After a short downward-sloping and low passage, I reached walking-size passage and soon reached a short pitch down large steps with a short traverse at the top. The pitch was this time rigged with 9mm rope and covered with slippery clay, black with alloy deposits from SRT gear. I dropped down the initial few metres, this time having the opposite problem of a very slippery rope! A short way down there was a Y-hang and another few metres to the bottom.

As it was so slippery and I was on my own, I decided that I had gone far enough and headed out to get changed. There was a group of cavers getting changed near our car and said "Bon jour" - but they turned out to be British anyway! I got changed and Keith returned after have gone looking for the entrance to Les Saints de Glace cave! We both waited for the others to exit from the TQS, meanwhile watching other cavers enter the cave - and coming out very soon afterwards! It turned out that they were mostly canyoners and were able to cope with the 7 metre entrance pitch with their gear - but not the 30 metre pitch further in!
Pete popped out followed by Karen and finally Tibon just after 3:10pm.
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