Tham Wa [NA0085]
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Location
From the Security Development Project headquarters take the sealed road south (not the road that goes back down to Chiang Klang). As this road turns north that a dirt road south. Drive past the National Park ranger station to a Y junction. Take the left hand fork, turning right at another Y junction, and drive down the rough track to where it levels out and there is a track heading downhill on the right. Take this right hand turning and follow the track, which is rough, as far as a Hmong farm at 47Q 718242 2145049. To find the path to the cave continue along the track up the slope the other side of the stream and then head left into the trees. The stream sinking at Tham Pon has cut a valley about 10 m deep; keep up on the top of the bank and go past Tham Pon. Tham Wa is about 50 m past Tham Pon, in the outcrop up to the left.
Description
This cave has a large entrance that slopes steeply down to a flat floor. The route down was achieved using a rope tied round a large boulder next to the right hand wall. The route down is mainly on an easy slope but there is a short vertical section that would make the access interesting without SRT gear. The cave is one large chamber; the majority of it can be seen from the drip line. The floor is flat, dry mud with some small puddles and dry gours. At the back of the chamber, in the right hand wall, is a small passage that extends for a short (3 m) distance before closing down. This small passage has cave pearls on the floor.
Topographie
ELLIS, MARTIN (2012a) "Ban Mani Phruk Expedition 2012" Shepton Mallet Caving Club 39pp
Documents
Bibliography 03/10/2020- CAMPBELL, JO (2010) "Return to Nan" presentation at Hidden Earth 2010 ELLIS, MARTIN (2010a) "Thailand's Deepest Cave Now Even Deeper" www.thailandcaves.shepton.org.uk/nan-expedition-20… ELLIS, MARTIN (2010b) "Thailand 2010" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Newsletter Vol. 47 No. 2 pp37-40 ELLIS, MARTIN (2010c) "Ban Mani Phruk Expeditions 2009 & 2010" Shepton Mallet Caving Club www.lulu.com/product/paperback/ban-mani-phruk-expe… 45pp Ellis, Martin (2011d) "Ban Mani Phruk Expeditions 2009 & 2010" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal Series 12 No. 7 pp342-369 ELLIS, MARTIN (2012a) "Ban Mani Phruk Expedition 2012" Shepton Mallet Caving Club 39pp Ellis, Martin (2015b) "Ban Mani Phruk Expeditions 2012-2014, Nan, Thailand" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal Series 13 No. 4 pp146-185 Ellis, Martin (2015d) "Caves of Doi Phuka National Park" privately published, April 2015, 81pp
Histoire
The cave was found by the SMCC in February 2010 and explored and surveyed in February 2012.
Cavités proche
| Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Tham Pon [NA0084] | 164 | 89 |
| 0.4 | Sink NA0115 | ||
| 0.5 | Sink NA0116 | ||
| 0.5 | Sink NA0113 | ||
| 0.5 | Sink NA0114 | ||
| 0.5 | Sink NA0112 | ||
| 0.7 | Sink NA0117 | ||
| 0.9 | Sink NA0109 | ||
| 0.9 | Sink NA0118 |