SOH SYLLE (Gebauer 2002) (Krem)

(Saipung - IN)
25.343600,92.513900
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A pothole near a stand of the Soh Syllei (a kind of bamboo) rising from an ocean of thorns and briars flourishing in the south of the cow-sheds approximately east below the village of Shnongrim and on the eastern side of the Shnongrim ridge. ETYMOLOGY: Larsing Sukhlain (2002.02.24, personal communication) suggested to call this cave entrance Krem Soh Shylle and Soh Syllei is a kind of bamboo (note 1). The Khasi noun ”u 'péh sylli” is an abbreviation of ”u spéh sylli” and means a very sharp spike made from a species of bamboo called sylli; a ready witted person (SINGH, N 1906: 153).An unackowleged lady teacher from Shnongrim suggested to spell Krem Soh Sylle (Arbenz, circa 2007.02.25 Mss -Korrekturen 2007- undated) instead of Krem Soh Shylle (H.D. Gebauer 2002.02.24 after Sukhlain, Larsing 2002.02.24 personal communication). CAVE DESCRIPTION: The irregularly shaped pothole entrance, something like 3 to 5 m wide, leads to a (first?) floor about 10 m down. The entrance offers, to startexploration, lots of natural belays in limestone and vegetation. CAVE CLIMATE: The entrance emits a cool air current. PROSPECTS (Gebauer 2002.02.24): Possibly part of the locally assumed drainage system from Krem –>Paupau (via Krem –>Syoi nos. 1 and 2?) to Krem –>Wah Ralo.exploration, lots of natural belays in limestone and vegetation. CAVE CLIMATE: The entrance emits a cool air current. PROSPECTS (Gebauer 2002.02.24): Possibly part of the locally assumed drainage system from Krem –>Paupau (via Krem –>Syoi nos. 1 and 2?) to Krem –>Wah Ralo.

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History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 2002.02.24: Larsing Sukhlain 'went' (crawled on hands and knees) to guide Brian D. Kharpran Daly, H. Daniel Gebauer, Thomas Arbenz, Ronnie [Ksan Kupar] Mawlong and Phiban Kharumlong to the cave entrance of the first Krem Soh Shylle in the area. Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.0SYOI 2 (Larsing Sukhlain 2002) (Krem)
0.1SYOI 1 (Larsing Sukhlain 2002) (Krem)
0.1SYOI 3 (Raplang Shangpliang 2008) (Krem)
0.1MUL DOLOI (Krem U)
0.1SYOI 4 (Raplang Shangpliang 2008)
0.2WAH PAUPAU (Krem)
0.3JRI, Shnongrim, 1st (Krem)
0.3JRI, Shnongrim, 2nd (Krem)
0.4SYNRANG MU (Krem)