Tham Pha Sawan - LO0069
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Location
This cave is in a wat to the south of the H2400, 8km to the east of Wang Sapung. Behind the small reservoir the cave entrance is at the base of the cliff.
Description
The main entrance has a large shrine and this leads to a chamber and then a high vadose passage about 100m long that ascends gently at first and then more steeply towards the end. This passage is choked, but a draft comes in from the roof of the passage. To the right of the main passage is a second entrance into a small maze which loops back to the main passage. The high vadose passage is close to Tham Yai, but a link has not been found.
Topographie
SMCC February 2010/June 2012 Grade UISv2 6-3-BF Ellis, Martin (2018)
Documents
[Topo] Tham Pha Sawan 07/05/2019Bibliography 16/03/2020
- ***Ellis, Martin (2018) "Some caves in Thailand Part 5" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal Series 13 No. 7 pp299-323 GOSSET, JOHN (2012) "Balades karstiques en Thailande : Province de Loei et NongBuaLamphu" l'Equipe SpÚlÚo de Bruxelles blog 8 January 2012 esbhotnews.blogspot.com/2012/01/balades-karstiques… LATINNE, ALICE; WAENGSOTHORN, SURACHIT; ROJANADILOK, PRATEEP; EIAMAMPAI, KRAIRAT; SRIBUAROD, KRIANGSAK; MICHAUX, JOHAN R. (2013) "Diversity and endemism of Murinae rodents in Thai limestone karsts" Systematics and Biodiversity Vol. 11 online 22pp VOGT, NILS B. (2013) "Temple Caves & Grottoes in Thailand: A Picture-Guide Book" Booksmango, Bangkok ISBN 978-616-222-160-6 214pp
History
The cave was first explored in January 2004 by the SMCC and then surveyed by the SMCC in 2010 and 2012. 2005-01-07 M. Ellis, T. Blick 2009-06-07 M. Ellis, T. Bolger 2010-02-08 M. Ellis, P. Collett, E. Porter, M. Clayton - survey 2012-06-26 M. Ellis, D. Faulkner - survey 2013-08-12 M. Ellis, T. Wyderka 2019-05-14 M. Ellis, T. Bolger
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | Tham Lieng Pha [LO0151] | 5 | 1 |
| 0.1 | Tham Rakhang [LO0091] | 63 | 10 |
| 0.1 | Tham Noi - LO0092 | 25 | 2 |
| 0.2 | Tham Yai - LO0093 | 915 | 53 |
| 0.2 | Tham Dam - LO0139 | 70 | 8 |
| 1.2 | Banphot Santitham (Tham) [LO0152] | ||
| 1.9 | Tham Ap Banophot - LO0107 | ||
| 3.0 | Caves LO0082 - LO0082 | ||
| 3.6 | Tham Lom - LO0110 |