SARANG, Lum Manar, 1st (Krem)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A clear and straight pothole cave entrance (about 4 by 2 m wide and apparently 12 or 15 m deep) in overgrown pinnacle karst (Arbenz, T 2008.02.08 Mss: Krem Sarang 1). SITUATION: Somewhere on Lum Manar and without identified spatial relation to the other -rusty- cave entrances of Krem Sarang in the same location (note 1). APPROACH: To get there, Arbenz, T (2008.02.08 Mss: Krem Sarang 1) suggests to … to rely on GPS and (or better) on local guides and to … follow footpath from Shnongrim village towards Manar and Krem Iawe. Pass the region called Kya. The Sarang caves (1, 2, 3) lie to the south-west and west of the path in more or less dense and pathless jungle. CAVE DESCRIPTION (Arbenz, T 2008.02.08 Mss: Krem Sarang 1): 4 x 2 m circa 12 to15 m deep. TACKLE (Arbenz, T 2008.02.08 Mss: Krem Sarang 1): 25 m rope, bolts, drill (natural belays dodgy. PROSPECTS (Arbenz, T 2008.02.08 Mss: Krem Sarang 1): Good. Two possible leads.A clear and straight pothole cave entrance (about 4 by 2 m wide and apparently 12 or 15 m deep) in overgrown pinnacle karst (Arbenz, T 2008.02.08 Mss: Krem Sarang 1). SITUATION: Somewhere on Lum Manar and without identified spatial relation to the other -rusty- cave entrances of Krem Sarang in the same location (note 1). APPROACH: To get there, Arbenz, T (2008.02.08 Mss: Krem Sarang 1) suggests to … to rely on GPS and (or better) on local guides and to … follow footpath from Shnongrim village towards Manar and Krem Iawe. Pass the region called Kya. The Sarang caves (1, 2, 3) lie to the south-west and west of the path in more or less dense and pathless jungle. CAVE DESCRIPTION (Arbenz, T 2008.02.08 Mss: Krem Sarang 1): 4 x 2 m circa 12 to15 m deep. TACKLE (Arbenz, T 2008.02.08 Mss: Krem Sarang 1): 25 m rope, bolts, drill (natural belays dodgy. PROSPECTS (Arbenz, T 2008.02.08 Mss: Krem Sarang 1): Good. Two possible leads.