BLASTED HOLE

(Tyuni - IN)
30.758300,77.772200
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 24/03/2016

A relatively »small« but otherwise unspecified cave with unidentified dimensions. SITUATION: On the way to the Adawa (Udawan) area (note 1) and in the vicinity of –>Royal Artillery Pot (Leakey 1946 June: Sketch map Bodhyar Pothole Map). APPROACH: »From the R.A. sink [Royal Artillery Sink] continue down SW valley to the left for 1/4 mile [400 m] until below a level of precipices. Skirt the foot of the precipice on Left (East) for 150 yds [140 m]. 'Blasted Hole' is at the top of a steep gully going up into the face of the precipice. ... It has a small 'crawl' entrance, which was blocked 6 ft in [1.8 m] by a piece of rock. This was blown on Aug.1.46 by a unit of the 2nd D.W.R. [Duke of Wellington's Regiment] & a small cave revealed beyond« (Leakey, R D 1946.08.20 letter to Glennie, E A).

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 24/03/2016

NOTE 1: »Adawa« (Glennie, E A 1946.08.01 Mss; Leakey, R D 1946 June: Bodhyar Pothole Map) and LEAKEY, R D (1955: 58] is indicated as »Udawan« near 30°45'10”N: 77°46'10”E: 2093 m (Everest 1830) on the ca. 1940 Survey of India toposheet 53-F/13 S2 (Four Inch to a Mile Forest Map series). NOTE 2: D.W.R. (Leakey, R D 1946.08.20 letter to Glennie, E A) Duke of Wellington's Regiment.

History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1946.08.01: A unit of the 2nd D.W.R. (note 2) blasted a rock blocking the entrance crawl (Leakey, R D 1946.08.20 letter to Glennie, E A). Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 24/03/2016

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.7SKY RIFT
0.9Royal Artillery Sink
1.1SKELETON POT (Leakey's)
1.3KANDWA POT 6
1.3KANDWA POT 2
1.3KANDWA POT
1.4KANDWA POT 3
1.4KANDWA POT 5
1.4KANDWA POT 4