Tham Dak Ga Deen Yak - PS0058

Length 210m Depth 7m

Location

Finding this cave will probably require the use of a GPS as describing the route is not easy. Take the dirt back road from Noen Maprang to Ban Chomphu. Tham Dak Ga Deen Yak is approximately halfway between the two villages. When the GPS indicates that the cave is nearby take a farm track towards the cliffs. The track heads east to a 90¦ bend south at an orchard, about 100 m from the cliff where the upper entrance to Tham Khang Khao can be seen. Drive south through the orchards for 200 m before going on foot towards the cliffs. The entrance is at the foot of the cliff. Martin Ellis - 22/05/2019

Description

Topographie
Martin Ellis - 22/05/2019

Shepton Mallet Caving Club - February 2009 - BCRA 3c ELLIS (2013a) - BCRA 3c

Martin Ellis - 22/05/2019

The main resurgence entrance is 2 m high and 5 m wide, but soon chokes with sand. Towards the north a rift passage leads for 100 m towards Tham Khang Khao, but the lower rift ends in a boulder choke. A few metres back a rift to the north-east can be ascended to a higher level. There is an upper entrance and to the left an ascending passage leads to a small chamber where a couple of short pitches may bypass the boulder choke. These haven't been descended.

Documents

[Topo] Tham Dak Ga Deen Yak 14/05/2019

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Bibliography 22/05/2019

+ELLIS, MARTIN (2013a) "Some Caves in Thailand Part 3" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal Series 12 No. 10 pp554-578 +Ellis, Martin (2018c) "SMCC Thailand Expedition 2018 û Summary" report to the Ghar Pharau Foundation, 5pp +Goddard, Andy; Ellis, Martin (2018) "SMCC Expedition to Phitsanulok and Phetchabun 2018" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal Series 13 No. 8 pp337-360 +SMART, DEAN (2002) "Wang Daeng Karst Resurgence Survey 25-30 August 2002" Royal Forest Department, Bangkok. Unpublished report. 6pp

History

2002 The cave was found by Dean Smart and Terry Bolger, but they soon abandoned the exploration after being stung by hornets. Phil Collett and Martin Ellis, despite some ominous buzzing near the entrance, managed to complete a survey. 2009-02-22 M. Ellis, P. Collett 2009-02-26 M. Ellis, P. Collett 2018-02-15 K. Batten, J. Biffin, S. Howe Martin Ellis - 22/05/2019

Caves nearby

Distance (km)	Name	Length (m)	Depth (m)
0.1	Tham Nam Tok - PS0059
0.2	Tham Khang Khao - PS0041	4022	71
0.4	Tham Huai Rai - PS0056
0.7	Tham Phra Sai Ngam - PS0030	3026	92
0.8	Tham Phra Sai Ngam Resurgence - PS0086
1.5	Tham Kheu - PS0044	245	9
2.0	Resurgence PS0096 [PS0096]
2.5	Tham Bo Yai [PS0110]	302	8
2.5	Tham Nam Wang Na [PS0111]	96	10