Paho 1 (Tham)
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Location
This ensemble of three caves is located in the mountain south of Sop Chem village on the east shore of the Nam Ou where the river leaves the limestone massif and flows into an area with smooth morphology made up of sandstone and schist. A steep ascent sans footpath through the forest is necessary to reach the cave entrances in the limestone cliff about 150 m higher than the Nam Ou. The ascent takes about 50 minutes from Sop Chem [5158] Map sheet: F48-110 Methode: from map
Description
DREYBRODT JOERG informations
Cave description: ? Citation: ? Analysis: Only one of the three caves is of significance with a passage length of 125 m. The nearby other caves have a length of 30 m each and neither were mapped nor added to the list of surveyed caves shown in the annex [5158] Dec. 2002 visited by Dreybrodt & Laumanns/German Lao Speleological Project 2002/2003, not surveyed [5158] Equipment: Remarks:Überprüfen!! References: [4846]: Dreybrodt, J. & Laumanns, M. 2003: Der unbekannte Norden von Laos - Ergebnisse eines Erkundungsprojekts. Mitt. Verb. Dt. Höhlen- und Karstforsch. 49 (2): 38-41. [4847]: Dreybrodt, J. & Laumanns, M. 2003: Northern Laos Christmas 2002. Expedition to Muang Ngoy & Luang Prabang, Lao PDR. Unpublished Report, 20pp. [5158]: Dreybrodt, J. & Laumanns, M. (eds.) 2005: The unknown North of Laos (Karst and Caves of the Provinces Luang Phrabang and Luang Nam Tha). Berliner Höhlenkundliche Berichte 16. 105 pp & Annex.
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Paho 2 (Tham) | 0 | |
| 0.2 | Tham Viet | 0 | |
| 0.5 | Louang (Tham) | 0 | |
| 0.5 | Tham Paho 3 | 0 | |
| 0.6 | Hoengu (Tham) | 0 | |
| 0.6 | Paman (Tham) | 0 | |
| 2.1 | Tham Doun Mai | 0 | |
| 2.3 | Doun (Tham) [Ban Ngoy Nua] | 0 | |
| 3.0 | Pasang (Tham) | 0 |