DOLING (Krem U)

(Shella Bholaganj - IN)
25.200700,91.695400
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A relatively large (sic!), partly collapsed cave entrance without identified size is surrounded by abandoned coal mines and breaches sandstone to underlying limestone. ETYMOLOGY: The Khasi -Krem U Doling- translates to Cave [of the honourable Mister] Doling. SITUATION: At an unknown location in an unspecified relation somehow close (sic!) to Krem –>Soh Shympi. CAVE DESCRIPTION: The cave entrance leads to a 6 m wide and high cave passage with a limestone boulder floor which leads after 12 m to the accessible side of a boulder choke. Several descending crawls and squeezes between boulders were tried but no way on was found. Local guides, however, insist that there was a large cave enterable until a collapse occurred within the last few years. SPELEOMETRY: Harper (undated February 2001 Mss) and Stuart McMANUS et al. (s.a. = 2001) recorded a passage length of 20 m but Harper (2002.04.31 Mss -megahlay.doc- entry 19) an estimated length of 40 m and an alleged vertical range of 15 m. CAV LIFE: Spiders.

Documents

Bibliography 06/01/2018

History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: Well known to local people. 2001.02.07: Boycott, Antony 'Tony', Helen Harper, Rob Harper and Stuart McManus, following one or several unidentified guides (no names mentioned), made a tourist trip to the cave. Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

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Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.2SOH SHYMPI 3, Aerodrome Pot (Krem)
0.2SOH SHYMPI 2, daylight window (Krem)
0.2SOH SHYMPI (Krem)
0.2LYNGAR (Krem)
0.4PRIANG, Mawkhlain (Krem U)
0.4UMSHAI (Krem)
0.4MONUMENT POT (aa -)
1.4DIENG SYNREM, Mawlong (Krem)
1.4SODOIT (Krem)