Shaft PL05 - CM0205
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Location
On the eastern end of the Doi Luang Chiang Dao summit plateau. The entrance to the cave is located in the jungle. Take the lower path from the campsite for a few hundred metres up to where the path becomes horizontal. The entrance is in the jungle, between large boulders. Go left into the jungle for a distance of 337 m on a bearing of 239¦ deg.
Description
The manhole sized entrance is a 5m deep pitch that goes straight to a 21m pitch. At the bottom a rift branches off to the SE and is a high narrow meander thet connects to the upper part of the P21. The continuation of the main cave as a rift with two 8m pitches leading to the bottom part of the cave which is a horizontal passage heading NE. The bottom is covering in clastic deposits and dust. At a depth of 37m there is an intermediate inlet meander in which animal bones were found. There are no speleothems.
Documents
Bibliography 01/07/2019- PARMA, CHRISTIAN (1987) "Chiang Dao" Taternik Vol. 63 No. 1 pp34-35 (Polish) PARMA, CHRISTIAN (1987) Unpublished notes on 1987 Polish expedition (Polish) PARMA, CHRISTIAN (1988) "Expedition Polonaise Chiang Dao '87" Spelunca No. 30 p9 (French)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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 | Cave PL11 - CM0211 | 16 | 2 |
| 0.3 | Cave CHD11 [Grotte des Ongules] [CM0012] | 10 | 5 |
| 0.4 | Shaft PL14 - CM0214 | 72 | 66 |
| 0.4 | Shaft PL13 - CM0213 | 13 | 11 |
| 0.4 | Shaft PL10 - CM0210 | 16 | 8 |
| 0.5 | Shaft PL16 - CM0216 | 9 | 7 |
| 0.5 | Cave PL12 - CM0212 | 12 | 4 |
| 0.5 | Shaft PL15 - CM0215 | 10 | 5 |
| 0.6 | Shaft PL01 - CM0201 | 36 | 29 |