Cave PL22 - CM0222
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Location
On the western end of the Doi Luang Chiang Dao massif. The route to the cave is the same as PL21, but after the Hmong village branch off down to the valley floor and continue left for about 200 m amongst the banana groves. The path is indistinct, but turn left again to some poppy fields that are overlooked by a big hill. The entrances are located at the foot of the cliffs just below the summit of this hill. The cave is known to the local population.
Description
Going into the highest entrance you reach a chamber about 11 m wide and 3 m high. This drops down to the north-west. To the left at the entrance there is a short passage which is 5 m high and soon ends. At the lowest point of the entrance chamber the passage leads down a couple of small drops to join the main chamber which has three entrances linking it to the surface and two side passages. The cave is very rich in speleothems, the walls and ceilings of the chambers have white stalactites, flowstone and curtains. On the floor there are light brown flowstone and gours. There is no water in the cave and the floor is covered with clay and rock rubble. In the ceiling of the main chamber an outlet was seen. In addition there were a lot of spiders with legs 8 cm across.
Documents
Bibliography 02/07/2019- PARMA, CHRISTIAN (1987) "Chiang Dao" Taternik Vol. 63 No. 1 pp34-35 (Polish) PARMA, CHRISTIAN (1987) Unpublished notes on 1987 Polish expedition (Polish) PARMA, CHRISTIAN (1988) "Expedition Polonaise Chiang Dao '87" Spelunca No. 30 p9 (French)
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.4 | Shaft PL23 - CM0223 | 45 | 45 |
| 0.6 | Shaft P3 - CM0015 | 29 | 29 |
| 0.6 | Cave PL24 - CM0224 | ||
| 0.7 | Cave PL18 - CM0218 | 44 | 21 |
| 0.7 | Cave PL25 - CM0225 | 59 | 33 |
| 0.7 | Shaft PL27 - CM0227 | 48 | 38 |
| 0.8 | Cave PL28 - CM0228 | 42 | 21 |
| 0.8 | Shaft PL19 - CM0219 | 10 | 5 |
| 0.9 | Shaft PL26 - CM0226 | 31 | 22 |