Porcupine Cave - CM0108

หนองบัว (TH)
19.667302,99.033714
Length 133m Depth 0m
Grottocenter / carte

Location

The cave is in the hills 5 km north-north-west of Ban Nong Khaem. Martin Ellis - 26/06/2019

Description

Topographie

Martin Ellis - 26/06/2019

FARRANT, ANDREW; FLOWER, SIMON; LEE, SIMON (2001) - Grade UISv2 3-3-F

Martin Ellis - 26/06/2019

A 4 m wide entrance leads into the very well decorated main chamber, dominated by a single large stalagmite at the top of a 7 m boulder descent to the chamber floor. To the right of this stalagmite is a drop through boulders into two chambers, the furthest of which can be accessed via a 5 m drop just inside the entrance. Further along to the right is a short climb up into a boulder choke, but there is no way on. Over to the left, on the other side of the chamber, a passage leads to another well-decorated chamber in which some porcupine bones were found. Descending to the floor of the main chamber a low crawl gains a small chamber, but with no ways on.

Documents

Bibliography 26/06/2019
  • FARRANT, ANDREW; FLOWER, SIMON; LEE, SIMON (2001) "UBSS Expedition to Northern Thailand" University of Bristol Spelaeological Society Proceedings Vol. 22 No. 2
[Topo] Porcupine Cave 04/05/2019

History

Porcupine Cave was explored and surveyed by the UBSS in 2000. Martin Ellis - 26/06/2019

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