SMING (Krem)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Sandstone cave with daylight entrance chamber formed by old roof collapse. Two low crawls leeading off closing after a few meters (McCullough 2000.02.22 Mss -Krem Sming- dated 22|2|2000). APPROACH: Starting from Umthe village (note 1) in an unspecified direction, cross the stream Wah Ryngo (without position) and follow an overgrown path without orientation uphill for 30 minutes. McCullough (2000.02.22 Mss) suggests to Cross Wah Ringo [Wah Ryngo] from Umte in an unspecified direction towards ridge. 1.8 km from Krem Wah Ringo path followed up hill for 30 min. Having finally arrived at such a location, one is best advised to turn back and to ask somebody to arrange for a knowledgeable guide. CAVE DESCRIPTION: McCullough (2000.02.22 Mss): 9mx10mx4m entrance. 3mx2mx2m chamber at 037°. 1mx1m crawl at 021° for 8m. 2x1m crawl at 180° for 4mm [sic!]. This is believed to add up miraculously to a -survey- length of 30 m (sic! for: 30 feet?). The sandstone cave with sandy floored low crawls is sad to contain small amounts formations (probably speleothems) complete with small stash of nuts also nice. CAVE CLIMATE: Kirsten McCullough (2000.02.22 Mss -Krem Sming- dated 22|2|2000) noticed the air in the cave is warm and observed at an unspecified hour of the day no draught on 22nd February 2000. CAVE LIFE: A small stash of nuts gives evidence of use by some troglophile wild life (squirrel?, poss. Sciurus var.) and McCullough (2000.02.22 Mss: Krem Sming) recorded unspecified evidence of use by local wild life. RAMAKANTHA, GUPTA & KUMAR (2003) list a couple of squirrels reported from North-east India: Hairyfooted Flying Squirrel (Belomys pearsoni) and Particoloured Flying Squirrel (Hylopetes alboniger), Orange-bellied Himalayan Squirrel (Dremomys lokriah), Malayan Giant Squirrel (Ratufa bicolor), Hoary- bellied Squirrel (Callosciurus pygerythrus) and Himalayan Striped Squirrel (Callosciurus macclellandi).d to contain small amounts formations (probably speleothems) complete with small stash of nuts also nice. CAVE CLIMATE: Kirsten McCullough (2000.02.22 Mss -Krem Sming- dated 22|2|2000) noticed the air in the cave is warm and observed at an unspecified hour of the day no draught on 22nd February 2000. CAVE LIFE: A small stash of nuts gives evidence of use by some troglophile wild life (squirrel?, poss. Sciurus var.) and McCullough (2000.02.22 Mss: Krem Sming) recorded unspecified evidence of use by local wild life. RAMAKANTHA, GUPTA & KUMAR (2003) list a couple of squirrels reported from North-east India: Hairyfooted Flying Squirrel (Belomys pearsoni) and Particoloured Flying Squirrel (Hylopetes alboniger), Orange-bellied Himalayan Squirrel (Dremomys lokriah), Malayan Giant Squirrel (Ratufa bicolor), Hoary- bellied Squirrel (Callosciurus pygerythrus) and Himalayan Striped Squirrel (Callosciurus macclellandi).