SIEJ, Shnongrim, 1st (Krem)

(Saipung - IN)
25.357400,92.530000
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A perennial stream cave (Jarratt & Boycott 2008.02.23 Mss: Krem Siej 1) or small cave (Brown et al. 2008 Mss: Meghalaya 2008 diary: Friday 22th February). SITUATION 1: In an unknown spatial relation to the apparently nearby Krem –>Siej (Shnongrim) 2, which lies Just past cultivated area and Krem –>Siej (Shnongrim) 3, in doline in cultivated area.APPROACH: To reach the entrance of this cave, Anthony 'Tony' R Jarratt (in: Jarratt & Boycott 2008.02.23 Mss: Krem Siej 1-) suggests to follow either footpath from Khaidong church [note 1] or footpath from N end of village [note 2] due west, past Lost World doline [note 3] and down the spur towards Wah Shikar. This is the path N of Wah Arlein (active stream valley). Just past cultivated area before final descent to Letein flood plain the cave can be found on the S side of the path. SITUATION 2: Brown et al. (2008 Mss: Meghalaya 2008 diary: Friday 22th February) place either the first or the second Krem Siej (Shnongrim) between Shnongrim an Khaidong. SITUATION 3: Brooks (undated Mss amendment to Jarratt & Boycott (2008.02.23 Mss: Krem Siej 1) surprises with placing the first Krem Siej (Shnongrim) in a Khaidong Area (note 1). SITUATION 4: The position of Krem Siej (Shnongrim) 1 falls on quadrangle 2.09 Shnongrim but Brown et al. (2008 Mss: Survey Summary) prefer to mislead and place cave: Krem Siej on map square: Krang (note 2). CAVE DESCRIPTION: Jarratt & Boycott (2008.02.23 Mss: Krem Siej 1): 20 m long [note 3], steeply inclined and very water worn pasage leading to mud and boulder choke. TACKLE: 5 m ladder (Jarratt & Boycott 2008.02.23 Mss). SPELEOMETRY: Anonymous (2008 Mss: Survey Summary) lists 22.02.08; map square: Krang; cave: Krem Siej; team: ARJ, JW, TB, RM, RD; 2008 survey: 18.44; total: 18.44; vertical: 14.94 (probably metres). CAVE LIFE: Jarratt & Boycott (2008.02.23 Mss: Krem Siej 1) note Heteropoda and probably refer to Arachnidae: Aranea: Sparassidae: conf. Heteropoda sp. Khaidong. SITUATION 3: Brooks (undated Mss amendment to Jarratt & Boycott (2008.02.23 Mss: Krem Siej 1) surprises with placing the first Krem Siej (Shnongrim) in a Khaidong Area (note 1). SITUATION 4: The position of Krem Siej (Shnongrim) 1 falls on quadrangle 2.09 Shnongrim but Brown et al. (2008 Mss: Survey Summary) prefer to mislead and place cave: Krem Siej on map square: Krang (note 2). CAVE DESCRIPTION: Jarratt & Boycott (2008.02.23 Mss: Krem Siej 1): 20 m long [note 3], steeply inclined and very water worn pasage leading to mud and boulder choke. TACKLE: 5 m ladder (Jarratt & Boycott 2008.02.23 Mss). SPELEOMETRY: Anonymous (2008 Mss: Survey Summary) lists 22.02.08; map square: Krang; cave: Krem Siej; team: ARJ, JW, TB, RM, RD; 2008 survey: 18.44; total: 18.44; vertical: 14.94 (probably metres). CAVE LIFE: Jarratt & Boycott (2008.02.23 Mss: Krem Siej 1) note Heteropoda and probably refer to Arachnidae: Aranea: Sparassidae: conf. Heteropoda sp.

Documents

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History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 2008.02.20: Guided by Pherki and Abres (two boys from Khaidong, surnames not collected due to language problems), Anthony 'Tony' R Jarratt was led to the cave entrance (Jarratt & Boycott 2008.02.23 Mss: Krem Siej 1). 2008.02.22: Anthony 'Tony' R Jarratt, Boycott, Antony 'Tony', Ksan Kupar 'Ronnie' Mawlong, Jeff Wade and Ross Davidson visited. According to Brown et al. (2008 Mss: Meghalaya 2008 diary: Friday 22th February), they … went walking between Shnongrim and Khaidong, and surveyed [three legs in] one small cave Krem SiejHerbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.1SIEJ, Shnongrim, 3rd (Krem)
0.3WAH SHIKAR (Krem)
0.3UM IM CAVE 11
0.4BRISANG, Mulait (Krem)
0.4UM IM CAVE 12
0.5UM IM CAVE 08
0.5UM IM CAVE 09
0.5MULIEH (Jarratt 2004.02.19) (Krem)
0.5MULIEH (Jarratt 2004.02.20) (Krem)