DIENGJRI, Lumshnong (Krem)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A relatively small cave entrance faces north and is obstructed by boulders, gives access to a cave passage which descends some 50 m on foot 12 m vertically down and intersects a perennially active stream cave passage with rimstone dams. The upstream branch drains a stream of water from a too tight constriction in the northernmost corner of the known part of the cave to the downstream branch where the stream cave passage continues beyond a rimstone pool (more than 10 m wide and 20 m long) as an about 5 m wide and 0.3 m low unexplored and wet crawl. About halfway up the upstream enters a tributary relic cave passage (abandoned by flowing water) which invites visitors to ascend towards northwest and past a daylight window to sand-plugged continuations near the surface (note 1). ETYMOLOGY: No autochthonous, indigenous or locally known name has been identified for what was initially called Krem Jri (Scherzer H 2015.02.12 Mss: Kremjri) or Rubber Cave (Caoutchouc Cave) but later Krem Dieng Ji (Scherzer, H 2015.04.01 Mss -Tagebuch- Mi 14.01.2015, vormittags) or Rubber Tree Cave due to a rubber tree which stood in January 2015 above the cave entrance (note 2). SETTING: In the base of a depression (unidentified shape, unspecified dimensions) on a slope falling with an unidentified orientation (note 3). SITUATION: At one point (note 4) on a route from a starting point in the village of Lumshnong to the plant and school of the Star Cement works (note 5). CAVE POTENTIAL -- prospects: The surveyed and mapped part of the known cave passage continues unexplored (note 6). A nice surprise may wait in the downstream branch where a non-aquaphobic cave explorer would probably soon achieve success by crossing over the crown of a water pool with 30 cm of airspace (note 7). CAVE LIFE: Franz Lindenmayr noticed on 14th January 2015 in the entrance area of Krem Diengjri, Lumshnong, not only -several geckos- (illustrated by a photograph showing a reptile without adhesive pads on the feet, tht is to say a lizard) but also and -according to locals a poisonous spider- (Lindenmayr, F 2015.04.29 Mss: Anmerkungen …) turned -pseudoscorpion- (Lindenmayr, F 2015 s.a. Mss Liat Hati: cave1_04.JPG) and illustrated by a photograph showing the defunct chitinous exoskeleton of a pre-adult male Heteropoda spider.i (Scherzer, H 2015.04.01 Mss -Tagebuch- Mi 14.01.2015, vormittags) or Rubber Tree Cave due to a rubber tree which stood in January 2015 above the cave entrance (note 2). SETTING: In the base of a depression (unidentified shape, unspecified dimensions) on a slope falling with an unidentified orientation (note 3). SITUATION: At one point (note 4) on a route from a starting point in the village of Lumshnong to the plant and school of the Star Cement works (note 5). CAVE POTENTIAL -- prospects: The surveyed and mapped part of the known cave passage continues unexplored (note 6). A nice surprise may wait in the downstream branch where a non-aquaphobic cave explorer would probably soon achieve success by crossing over the crown of a water pool with 30 cm of airspace (note 7). CAVE LIFE: Franz Lindenmayr noticed on 14th January 2015 in the entrance area of Krem Diengjri, Lumshnong, not only -several geckos- (illustrated by a photograph showing a reptile without adhesive pads on the feet, thi (Scherzer, H 2015.04.01 Mss -Tagebuch- Mi 14.01.2015, vormittags) or Rubber Tree Cave due to a rubber tree which stood in January 2015 above the cave entrance (note 2). SETTING: In the base of a depression (unidentified shape, unspecified dimensions) on a slope falling with an unidentified orientation (note 3). SITUATION: At one point (note 4) on a route from a starting point in the village of Lumshnong to the plant and school of the Star Cement works (note 5). CAVE POTENTIAL -- prospects: The surveyed and mapped part of the known cave passage continues unexplored (note 6). A nice surprise may wait in the downstream branch where a non-aquaphobic cave explorer would probably soon achieve success by crossing over the crown of a water pool with 30 cm of airspace (note 7). CAVE LIFE: Franz Lindenmayr noticed on 14th January 2015 in the entrance area of Krem Diengjri, Lumshnong, not only -several geckos- (illustrated by a photograph showing a reptile without adhesive pads on the feet, tht is to say a lizard) but also and -according to locals a poisonous spider- (Lindenmayr, F 2015.04.29 Mss: Anmerkungen …) turned -pseudoscorpion- (Lindenmayr, F 2015 s.a. Mss Liat Hati: cave1_04.JPG) and illustrated by a photograph showing the defunct chitinous exoskeleton of a pre-adult male Heteropoda spider.