Tham Thewada [KR0178]
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Location
From the H4 north of Krabi town take the H6017 north, past Tham Sua, for about 7km before turning off to the left (north) on to minor roads that lead to the Phanom Bencha Mountain Resort. From the resort follow the track up the valley. After crossing the stream twice there is a footpath on the left that leads past a small reservoir and dam and then follows the stream on the true left bank. After about 150m look a small path down to stream level which then leads up to the cave entrance. There is a large concrete spirit house just outside the entrance.
Description
From the resurgence entrance a short climb down leads to chest deep water and just enough airspace for your head. After a few metres the roof lifts to become walking size. The first obstacle is a boulder ruckle which is passed by climbing up on the right hand side and then through a hole on the right. Warning: some of the boulders are loose. Once past the boulder ruckle and back in the stream way it is fairly easy going for several hundred metres. One has to pass a spectacular large, white gour by climbing the ledges on the right and then descending back to stream level. There are also a couple of low and narrow sections created by the flowstone deposits. 900m from the entrance it is necessary to climb up a boulder slope on the left and then after a few metres descend a hole on the right back to the stream and a narrow duck in deep water. Following the duck the stream passage regains its former grandeur and continues as easy walking past some large gours on the left hand wall. 1.3km from the entrance a major Y junction is reached. The left hand branch ends after 100m at a very steep boulder slope that ascends to the upper entrance. Back at the Y junction the right hand branch also leads via an easier climb to the upper entrance. The right hand passage continues past the upper entrance as a low, wet crawl which has been explored for several hundred metres to a boulder choke.
Topographie
SMCC January 2013 to Grade UISv2 6-3-F Ellis, Martin (2015a)
Documents
[Topo] Tham Thewada 02/11/2019Bibliography 02/11/2019
- +DUMMER, PAUL (2011) "Krabi û Southern Thailand" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Neswletter Vol. 48 No. 3 pp52-53 +Ellis, Martin (2015a) "Some caves in Thailand Part 4" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal Series 13 No. 3 pp91-118 +FLETCHER, ALEX D. (2008) "Thailand Nov 2007 to Feb 2008" Red Rose Cave and Pothole Club Newsletter Vol. 45 No. 1 March 2008 +GADD, MIKE (2008) "Sa Yuan Thong, Thong Lang, Luem and Sra Krasi, Thailand, Jan 08" www.drmike.smugmug.com/Caving%20and%20Cave%20divin… [accessed June 2008] ***Prabhu, Seema (2006) ôYour Krabi. A comprehensive guide to Krabi Province, Thailandö Blue Sky Media Co., Ltd., Krabi ISBN 974-92299-4-0 274pp
History
The owner had explored as far as the bat chamber entrance 2007-11 four locally based Western cavers first visited 2008-01 These cavers explored to the current limits of the cave 2011-12-24 M. Tringham The cave was surveyed and explored by a SMCC and Victorian Speleological Association team 2013-01-15 M. Ellis, P. Collett, S. Hall, P. Dummer, C. Dummer, Y. Sopha, I. Hollis, G. Washburn, T. Aral, N. Birss 2013-01-16 M. Ellis, A. Fletcher, C. Dummer
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|---|---|---|---|
| 3.9 | Tham To Un - KR0054 | ||
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| 5.9 | Tham Moh Khiew - KR0122 | ||
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| 7.1 | Tham Bua Thong - KR0156 | ||
| 7.1 | Tham Saeng Phet - KR0158 | 20 | 0 |
| 7.4 | Tham Hom - KR0146 | ||
| 7.4 | Tham Hom - KR0229 | ||
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