BRAGA

Neshyang (मनाङ - NP)
28.633300,84.083300
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

An impressive, more or less south-facing cave entrance was seen from far away (Renate Kalmbach 2002 personal communication). ETYMOLOGY: No autochthonous, indigenous or locally known name has been identified for what looked like the entrance to an unidentified cave. SITUATION: Somewhere in the Chhela Khola / Chhelaji Khola (note 1) where gaping hole was visible from the northern route (above the left bank of Marsyangdi Khola) when walking downstream from Braga / Bhraka (note 2) past Mungji (note 3), where one has to cross to the northern bank of the Marsyangdi towards Pisang (note 4).An impressive, more or less south-facing cave entrance was seen from far away (Renate Kalmbach 2002 personal communication). ETYMOLOGY: No autochthonous, indigenous or locally known name has been identified for what looked like the entrance to an unidentified cave. SITUATION: Somewhere in the Chhela Khola / Chhelaji Khola (note 1) where gaping hole was visible from the northern route (above the left bank of Marsyangdi Khola) when walking downstream from Braga / Bhraka (note 2) past Mungji (note 3), where one has to cross to the northern bank of the Marsyangdi towards Pisang (note 4).

Documents

Bibliography 06/01/2018

History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 2002 Autumn: Renate Kalmbach, Uwe Kalmbach and Werner Busch passed by, photographing the entrance from far away. Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

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Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
5.9NYISHANG KURTA PHUG, Manang
6.5PISANG
6.5PISANG 1 (Cave at)
12.7PISANG 2
19.2GUMBA KANG 'CAVE SYSTEM'
22.0MODI KHOLA GLACIER CAVE
22.3THORUNG PHEDI 1
22.3THORUNG PHEDI 2
22.3THORUNG PHEDI 3