Tham Pou Kao Hou - KR0206
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Location
At the foot of the cliffs of Khao Laem Nang. This is at the far northern end of Ao Nang, past the small headland, from Tham Phra Nang.
Description
Topographie
GEBAUER, HERBERT DANIEL (1988) - BCRA Grade 2 TOURNIER, THIERRY (1989)
There are three entrances off the white sand beach, looking out over the karst islands and sea. The entrances open into a boulder chamber, 25 m high, with two side passages to the west opening out in a cliff overlooking the sea. To the east two passages lead to a smaller, decorated chamber, 10 m high. From here a passage south leads to another entrance while to the north a 5m climb reaches a chamber that also links to the boulder chamber via a 3 m climb. This chamber has a lot of dry dust and guano and is an unpleasant area. A passage ascends from the north of the dusty clamber to an exit in a high cliff. This exit is 115 m above the lowest entrance. This cave is now done as an abseiling pull-through by local climbers, with a path up to the upper entrance from the southern end of West Railey beach. The trip ends with a 50 m abseil down to the Phra Nang beach.
Documents
[Topo] Tham Pou Kao Hou 11/05/2019Bibliography 03/11/2019
- +Anon. (1998a) "F.T.B.s World Caving Tour 1997" Croydon Caving Club Pelobates No. 77 pp5-10 +BOSSON, PASCALE; KENISCHER, DOMINIQUE; TOURNIER, THIERRY; RUGGERI, HUBERT (1990) "Muang Thai 89" SpÚlÚo OC No. 13 pp68-75 +GEBAUER, HERBERT DANIEL (1988) "Ein Bisschen Thailand" Der Abseiler No. 9 pp16-21 +GEBAUER, HERBERT DANIEL (1994) "Tham Phayakorn, eine H÷hle an der Landenge von Kra (Thailand)" Der Abseiler No. 13 pp28-30 (German) +TOURNIER, THIERRY (1989) " Muang Thai 89" SpÚlÚo Club MJC Bellgarde 8pp
History
1988-07-16 D. Gebauer explored cave and sketch survey 1989 Speleo Club MJC Bellegarde
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | Tham Nam Noi - KR0205 | ||
| 0.1 | Ao Nang North Cave [KR0111] | 60 | 0 |
| 0.3 | Ko Nok Sea Cave 4 - KR0109 | ||
| 0.3 | Ko Nok Sea Cave 2 - KR0107 | 12 | 0 |
| 0.3 | Ko Nok Sea Cave 3 - KR0108 | 8 | 0 |
| 0.3 | Ko Nok Sea Cave 1 - KR0106 | 24 | 0 |
| 0.4 | Ko Nok Sea Cave 5 - KR0117 | ||
| 0.6 | Rayawadee Resort Caves - KR0116 | 30 | 0 |
| 0.6 | Tham Phra Nang - KR0051 | 30 | 0 |