Tham Pha Phung - LO0080

ปากปวน (TH)
17.326367,101.669172
Length 287m Depth 27m
Grottocenter / carte

Location

On the road from Phu Ruea to Wang Saphung the wat is signed in Thai to the south of the road. The dirt track leads to a small forest wat. From the wat 550 steps lead up the side of the hill. At the top of the steps there is a rough path with a couple of scrambles leading to another 100 steps to the entrance. Martin Ellis - 16/03/2020

Description

Topographie

Martin Ellis - 16/03/2020

SMCC (2009) Grade UISv2 3-3-F. John Gosset (2011) Grade UISv2 1-1-A ELLIS (2013a)

Martin Ellis - 16/03/2020

The 15m wide by 5m high entrance has a very strong draught blowing out of it. Just inside the entrance there is a fence with an unlocked gate. The passage opens up into a chamber 50m across and 40m high. The way on is to the left where some rough steps lead up past a water tank to the top of a small rise.The passage then drops gently to a second entrance chamber, going through another fence and unlocked gate. This second chamber has some very large formations and a large Buddha. There is a skylight entrance at the back of this chamber. The large formation can be climbed on the left hand side to a continuation of the chamber that is 25m high and has another skylight. A further climb up can be seen, but has not been attempted. A nun at the temple reported that there is a way under the large formation to another decorated chamber and an exit.

Documents

[Topo] Tham Pha Phung 07/05/2019
Bibliography 16/03/2020

History

Two hard fired, cord marked, pot sherds were recovered from fill removed from the cave suggesting the presence of an archaeological deposit inside. 2006-10-01 (M. Ellis) the first visit by cavers. 2007-10-18 (S. Panha, C. Sutcharit) 2009-02-23 (M. Ellis, P. Collett) 2011-11-14 (J. Gosset) climbed the large formation to another chamber with a skylight. Martin Ellis - 16/03/2020

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15.6Tham Pha Mak Ho - LO0027500