Tham Mai Yai - KA0378
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Location
About 300m south of Tham Wang Men, in a karren field 10m east of a rough vehicle track. The karren field is an area of rugged limestone outcrop rising 2m above ground level.
Description
The cave has two small entrances. The main entrance is about 1m high and 1.5m wide. From there a steeply sloping bedrock tube leads to a 15m pitch that drops to the lowest point in the cave. The pitch, which is at the intersection of two fissures, can be free climbed. A handline is helpful on the top 5m section, but below that the narrow, flowstone covered walls of the east-west fissure can be easily chimneyed. At the bottom there is a small earth-floored chamber with no obvious leads. The other fissure leads to a circular shaft approximately 3m in diameter. A small second entrance to the cave enters at the top of this shaft. Debris falling into the shaft has formed a small cone-shaped mound in the centre of the chamber.
Topographie
BRUSH, JOHN B. (ED.) (1996) - ASF Grade 2.2
Documents
Bibliography 17/09/2019- BRUSH, JOHN B. (ED.) (1996) "Khlong Ngu Karst Expedition April 1996. A Report Prepared for the National Parks Division, Royal Forest Department, Thailand" Canberra Speleological Society Inc. iv + 67pp DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1997) "The Caves of Thailand - Addendum 1995-97" Speleological Research Council, Sydney
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 | Tham Wang Men - KA0377 | 40 | 0 |
| 0.8 | Tower Sink 1 - KA0388 | ||
| 0.8 | Tower Sink 3 - KA0390 | ||
| 3.1 | Tower Sink 2 - KA0389 | 12 | 12 |
| 3.9 | Tham Pra Tu Su Pa Bon - KA0376 | 50 | 0 |
| 4.0 | Tham Pra Tu Su Pa Klang - KA0375 | 105 | 0 |
| 4.0 | Tham Pra Tu Su Pa Lang - KA0374 | 52 | 0 |
| 4.7 | Tham Sao Hin - KA0178 | 1130 | 0 |
| 5.1 | Tham Mor - KA0412 |