LYNRONG (Krem)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A somehow northwest-facing pot through a 1 m wide slit in the limestone descends an estimated 2 .5 m vertically down to a relatively tight slot leading to an estimated 200 m long Cave in Limestone (McManus, Stuart J 2013.03.24 Mss -Krem Lynrong (Cave in Limestone)- dated 29th Feb 2012)ETYMOLOGY: The origin and meaning of the Amwi Khasi cave name Krem Lynrong as such (note 1) remains in the dark or, if you prefer, in the abode of the clouds. It seems, however, to translate as something along the lines of a Great Show Cave or Much Fuss Cave as the Khasi word -u nonglynrong- (noun) signifies a (male) person who makes a great show (note 2). SETTING: The cave is located in an area of jungle limestone cleared [February 2012] for a beetle nut leaf [note 3] plantation [note 4]. The palm leaf is in fact a creeper [note 5] and the area is cleared to encourage growth [note 6] (McManus 2013.03.24 Mss: Krem Lynrong). SITUATION: The GPS position, which has been recorded for the cave entrance to Kre Lynrong (note 7), indicates a spot which lies 125 m in a direct south east from the GPS position recorded for the cave entrances to Krem Amlareng 1 or Krem Amlareng 2 and thus about 1.3 km in a direct line approximately north west from the village of Jangushen (note 8) on the interfluve between the south east (orographically left) bank of the Um Tyrngai and the north west (orographically right) bank of the Um Sku (note 9) in an area where the sedimentary rocks of the Langpar Formation are exposed on the surface and commence to cover the underlying Mahadek Formation (NAG & PAL 1996 geological map). McManus (2012 Mss: Krem Lynrong) confirms that the cave is located in a large area of cleared limestone above the large band of sandstone. VISITOR's ROUTE: The cave entrance starts as an easily climbed 2.5 m pot through a 1 m wide slit in the limestone. At the bottom of the pot, the way on is down through a tight slot in the bottom right hand side of the floor of the pot approx. 2 m deep,which leads directly into a large well decorated chamber some 30 m or 50 m long, 20 m wide and varying from 3 m to 9 m in height. The bat hunters called the “second chamber”. As you enter this chamber, there is small climb down onto the floor, below and [if facing an unspecified direction] to the right is a short climb down which leads to a small (1 m) diameter drafting tube leading down to stal ledge with a 5 m or 7 m drop into a larger chamber, they called the “third chamber”. The passage was not descended due to lack of kit [note 10]. The bat hunters confirmed that the chamber was much higher than the main chamber, but they considered there was no way on through this third chamber. The draft from the cave is from this passage. Crossing the floor of the main chamber there are small passages leading off at high level to the right [if facing an unspecified direction], which are blocked with calcite, and about ? way along the chamber a small crawl leads to a small decorated chamber on he left.At the end of the large chamber the way on up a small climb and through a squeeze into a series (3 no.?) of heavily calcited and well decorated chambers. In the end chamber, a very tight squeeze was pushed by a small boy -- called Lovely [note 11]-- who, if the translation is correct, found no way on. There was no draft in this section of the cave. A squeeze in the penultimate chamber allowed access to a lower small dry river bed, with many small to medium large boulders with no apparent way on (McManus 2012 Mss: Krem Lynrong). PROSPECTS: The only remaining lead is to enter and explore the third chamber (McManus 2013.03.24 Mss: Krem Lynrong). CULTURAL HISTORY - human use: The cave has been extensively explored by bat hunters (McManus 2013.03.24 Mss: Krem Lynrong). CAVE CLIMATE: Stuart J McManus noticed at unspecified daytimes on 29th February 2012 not only a drafting tube in the bat hunter's second chamber and in the end chamber what was then no draft in this section of the ave but also that the main draft in the cave emanates from … the third chamber (McManus 2013.03.24 Mss: Krem Lynrong). CAVE LIFE: The cave contained lots of leaf nosed bats, a number of frogs [note 12], a variety of spiders of all sizes (McManus 2012 Mss: Krem Lynrong). Keywords: Arachnidae indet.; Chiroptera: Hipposideridae (Lydekker 1891): Hipposideros (Gray 1831) spp.he left.At the end of the large chamber the way on up a small climb and through a squeeze into a series (3 no.?) of heavily calcited and well decorated chambers. In the end chamber, a very tight squeeze was pushed by a small boy -- called Lovely [note 11]-- who, if the translation is correct, found no way on. There was no draft in this section of the cave. A squeeze in the penultimate chamber allowed access to a lower small dry river bed, with many small to medium large boulders with no apparent way on (McManus 2012 Mss: Krem Lynrong). PROSPECTS: The only remaining lead is to enter and explore the third chamber (McManus 2013.03.24 Mss: Krem Lynrong). CULTURAL HISTORY - human use: The cave has been extensively explored by bat hunters (McManus 2013.03.24 Mss: Krem Lynrong). CAVE CLIMATE: Stuart J McManus noticed at unspecified daytimes on 29th February 2012 not only a drafting tube in the bat hunter's second chamber and in the end chamber what was then no draft in this section of the he left.At the end of the large chamber the way on up a small climb and through a squeeze into a series (3 no.?) of heavily calcited and well decorated chambers. In the end chamber, a very tight squeeze was pushed by a small boy -- called Lovely [note 11]-- who, if the translation is correct, found no way on. There was no draft in this section of the cave. A squeeze in the penultimate chamber allowed access to a lower small dry river bed, with many small to medium large boulders with no apparent way on (McManus 2012 Mss: Krem Lynrong). PROSPECTS: The only remaining lead is to enter and explore the third chamber (McManus 2013.03.24 Mss: Krem Lynrong). CULTURAL HISTORY - human use: The cave has been extensively explored by bat hunters (McManus 2013.03.24 Mss: Krem Lynrong). CAVE CLIMATE: Stuart J McManus noticed at unspecified daytimes on 29th February 2012 not only a drafting tube in the bat hunter's second chamber and in the end chamber what was then no draft in this section of the he left.At the end of the large chamber the way on up a small climb and through a squeeze into a series (3 no.?) of heavily calcited and well decorated chambers. In the end chamber, a very tight squeeze was pushed by a small boy -- called Lovely [note 11]-- who, if the translation is correct, found no way on. There was no draft in this section of the cave. A squeeze in the penultimate chamber allowed access to a lower small dry river bed, with many small to medium large boulders with no apparent way on (McManus 2012 Mss: Krem Lynrong). PROSPECTS: The only remaining lead is to enter and explore the third chamber (McManus 2013.03.24 Mss: Krem Lynrong). CULTURAL HISTORY - human use: The cave has been extensively explored by bat hunters (McManus 2013.03.24 Mss: Krem Lynrong). CAVE CLIMATE: Stuart J McManus noticed at unspecified daytimes on 29th February 2012 not only a drafting tube in the bat hunter's second chamber and in the end chamber what was then no draft in this section of the he left.At the end of the large chamber the way on up a small climb and through a squeeze into a series (3 no.?) of heavily calcited and well decorated chambers. In the end chamber, a very tight squeeze was pushed by a small boy -- called Lovely [note 11]-- who, if the translation is correct, found no way on. There was no draft in this section of the cave. A squeeze in the penultimate chamber allowed access to a lower small dry river bed, with many small to medium large boulders with no apparent way on (McManus 2012 Mss: Krem Lynrong). PROSPECTS: The only remaining lead is to enter and explore the third chamber (McManus 2013.03.24 Mss: Krem Lynrong). CULTURAL HISTORY - human use: The cave has been extensively explored by bat hunters (McManus 2013.03.24 Mss: Krem Lynrong). CAVE CLIMATE: Stuart J McManus noticed at unspecified daytimes on 29th February 2012 not only a drafting tube in the bat hunter's second chamber and in the end chamber what was then no draft in this section of the ave but also that the main draft in the cave emanates from … the third chamber (McManus 2013.03.24 Mss: Krem Lynrong). CAVE LIFE: The cave contained lots of leaf nosed bats, a number of frogs [note 12], a variety of spiders of all sizes (McManus 2012 Mss: Krem Lynrong). Keywords: Arachnidae indet.; Chiroptera: Hipposideridae (Lydekker 1891): Hipposideros (Gray 1831) spp.