Tham Kham [Tham Kum] [CH0056]
16.593624,101.849428
Location
From Wat Tham Kham Welu Wan a good concrete path leads up the hill to the west as far as a wooden hut. From here take the path right that contours around the doline to reach the entrance to the cave. There are several Buddha statues in the entrance as well as carved images in the rock wall outside and old rock paintings.
Description
The doline has a high cliff wall and the cave is formed at the base of the cliff. The walk in entrance opens out immediately into an 8m high by 10m wide main passage. This main route has a high level oxbow running over the top of it. After 80m the passage narrows to a slot beyond which is a chamber with a kuti. To the left is a short passage while a short climb to the right over flowstone enters smaller, but still walking sized, passage. One soon reaches another slot caused by flowstone and then the passage gets larger again and there is a drop down of 8m on the right. This drop can be traversed on the left and it is possible to climb down a ladder a little further ahead. The chamber contained many bats and the air was foul with a very high carbon dioxide level so exploration was terminated at this point, although the cave continued as a low stooping passage.
Topographie
ELLIS, MARTIN; BARRETT, DAVE (2001) - BCRA Grade 3c
Documents
Bibliography 21/06/2019- ELLIS, MARTIN; BARRETT, DAVE (2001) "Thailand Expedition February 2000 Report" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal Series 10 No. 8 pp247-272 VOGT, NILS B. (2013) "Temple Caves & Grottoes in Thailand: A Picture-Guide Book" Booksmango, Bangkok ISBN 978-616-222-160-6 214pp
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Cave CH0108 [CH0108] | 3 | 0 |
| 0.2 | Tham Nimit - CH0057 | 79 | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tham Nam - CH0058 | 15 | 0 |
| 1.9 | Tham Pha Ngep 1 [Tham Pha Ngoep 1] [CH0096] | ||
| 1.9 | Tham Pha Ngep 2 [Tham Pha Ngoep 2] [CH0097] | ||
| 2.1 | Tham Ngoen 1 - CH0001 | 281 | 20 |
| 2.2 | Cave CH0005 - CH0005 | ||
| 2.2 | Tham Ngoen 2 - CH0002 | 100 | 15 |
| 2.2 | Tham Ngoen 3 - CH0003 |