AA CAVE, Tangnub 08

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

What appears to represent a cave entrance (about 1 by 3 m wide) giving access to a pothole at an orthogonal intersection of grikes, understood Alys Mendus (2008.02.22 Mss: T08) to give the impression of possibly being an estimated 25 m deep. SITUATION: This intersection of grikes lies at an inexplicable location somewhere in the jungle + karst (Alys Mendus 2008.02.22 Mss: T08).APPROACH: Take a jeep to Tangnoob [Tangnub] and on the col N25°17'17.5”: E92°29'57.8” [note 1]. Walk [note 2] along the edge of the jungle on ridge until it reaches a small hilltop pine forest [without GPS position]. Follow track steeply downhill until it reaches a pile of wood and the path divides in two [note 3]. Take the left-hand fork. GPS 25°17'13” / 092°29'52”. Almost immediately, take right-hand fork heading downhill to a -garden-. Follow track downhill to the bottom of the garden (Mendus 2008.02.22 Mss: T08). CAVE DESCRIPTION: Pitch 25 m. 1mx3m x ±25m (Mendus 2008.02.22 Mss: T08). PROSPECTS: (Menus 2008.02.22 Mss: T08): Worth a look. (note 4).us 2008.02.22 Mss: T08): Worth a look. (note 4).

Documents

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History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 2008.02.22, trip 1: Found by Guillaume Pelletier and Alys Mendus (2008.02.22 Mss: T08). 2009.02.03, trip 2: Brian D. Kharpran Daly and Jean-Pierre Bartholeyns did surface recce and went to Krem –>Bam Masi in company with the Indian Navy seamen Biranchi Narayan Bhola (Leading Seaman), Karma Choki Bhutia (Leading Store Assistant) Pankaj Rai (Seaman 1st Class), and Sujan Shubba (Leading Seaman). On the way back they turned left 250 m before the crossroads to Hummingbird [i.e. –>Thapbalong Sim near N25°17'50”: E092°29'26” WGS84]. They went down until the limit of the bush and saw three other entrances in an area where all the vegetation was cut like a garden. These turned out to be caves already located: T04, T08 and T10 (Brooks, S J et al. 2009 Mss 'Diary 2009.doc' Tuesday 3rd February). Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)	Name	Length (m)	Depth (m)
0.1	AA CAVE, Tangnub 04
0.1	AA CAVE, Tangnub 06
0.2	AA CAVE, Tangnub 10
0.3	MONKEY SKULL CAVE (aa -)
0.4	Garden Bird Cave (aa -)
0.4	AA CAVE, Tangnub 02b
0.4	UMTHE, Umlyngdkhur 2c (Krem)
0.4	UMTHE, Umlyngdkhur 2d (Krem)
0.4	KHONGRENG (Wing Pala 2009) (Krem)