Joseph Delteil
- March 21, 1909
- November 7, 1979
- 70 years
About Joseph Delteil
Joseph Delteil, 70, French speleologist.
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|Joseph Delteil (21 March 1909 – 7 November 1979) was a French speleologist.
Delteil trained as a carpenter before turning to speleology. In 1935, he participated in the exploration of the Labouiche underground river, revealing 3800 metres of active network. In 1943 and in 1946-47, he also participated alongside Marcel Loubens [fr] and Norbert Casteret in the exploration of the abyss of Henne Morte [fr].
His name is given to the 130 metre deep shaft located at the bottom of the "gouffre Raymonde", the major chasm of the réseau Félix Trombe.
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