IAP KSEW (Krem)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

The cave called (note 1) Krem Iap Ksew (Dead Dog Cave) or Krem Ur Ksew (Slipped / Fallen Dog Cave) starts with a funnel-shaped doline (1.5 or 2 m deep, narrowing down from 2 m to 1 m in diameter) to a lateral, standing sized (Kharpran Daly 2004.02.11 Mss) or 1 m low (Penney 2006.02.28 Mss) entrance passage proper, which immediately drops for estimated 4 or 5 m to what was the decomposing body of a then (February 2005) quite smelly dead dog in addition to –who knows? POSITION 1: N25°20'44.6”: E92°29'54.1” WGS84 (unidentified precision error): 1130 m asl (B.D. Kharpran Daly 2005.02.11, 11h36:32 GPS Garmin 12). POSITION 2: N25°20'44.6”: E92°29'54.1”: 1118 m asl (WGS84, ±13 m, H. Penney 2006.02.28 with Derek Pettiglio's GPS Garmin Etrex ). POSITION 3: N25°20'44.7”: E92°29'53.5”: 1143 m asl (WGS84, unidentified precision error, Q. -Cooper- Cowper, undated February 2007 on Arbenz, T 2007.11.01 cave plan -Iapksew_plan_500.pdf- undated). SITUATION 1 (Kharpran Daly 2004.02.11 Mss Krem Iap Skew): Along the road to Shnongrim village / Litien, stop 50 m short of the point [where one leaves] to Krem Labit. Walk along a track, downhill and towards the left, to a small valley approximately 300 m from the road. In a jungle covered depression is a 2 m deep pothole (2 m in diameter). SITUATION 2 (Penney 2006.02.28 Mss: -untitled- dated 28/2/06): From camp 2006 [note 2] walk along road towards Shnongrim to N 25-20-43.2, E 092-30-10.8. Head over ridge and follow small valley which becomes wooded. Cave is in depression in thicket. SITUATION 3: According to the GPS position recorded lies Krem Iap Ksew in the upper reaches of the Rasah area and about 2.5 km in a direct line due east of the Jaintia Cement works near road junction and village of Ladmyrsiang. CAVE DESCRIPTION 1 (Kharpran Daly 2004.02.11 Mss): Dropping into the entrance pothole one could see a standing sized passage which immediately drops down into a pitch of, maybe, 5 m in depth. No attempt was made to enterbecause of the stench of a dead dog. CAVE DESCRIPTION 2 (Arbenz, T 2005.02 Mss -Abstracts.xls- after Brian D. Kharpran Daly 2005.02.11): 5 m deep pitch. CAVE DESCRIPTION 3 (Penney 2006.02.28 Mss: -untitled- 28/2/06): Vertical hole in depression (c|x|.5m) leads to hirizontal low section for |m, then 3 (or 4) rifts drop down at right angles to each other for about 4 m or so. Rift undescended. Worth a look. No draught detected. May need ladder/rope. CAVE DESCRIPTION 4 (Brooks 2006 undated Mss: -Krem Penney- amendments to Penney 2006.02.28 Mss: -untitled- 28/2/06): New Cave – 2006. SPELEOMETRY: According to Arbenz, T (2007.11.01 cave plan -Iapskew_pla_500.pdf- undated) contributed this 121.26 deep cave 513 m of survey length to Krem Shien Klieh (sic! for: Shyien Khlieh). TACKLE (Kharpran Daly 2004.02.11 Mss): Probably a 5 m ladder to start with.because of the stench of a dead dog. CAVE DESCRIPTION 2 (Arbenz, T 2005.02 Mss -Abstracts.xls- after Brian D. Kharpran Daly 2005.02.11): 5 m deep pitch. CAVE DESCRIPTION 3 (Penney 2006.02.28 Mss: -untitled- 28/2/06): Vertical hole in depression (c|x|.5m) leads to hirizontal low section for |m, then 3 (or 4) rifts drop down at right angles to each other for about 4 m or so. Rift undescended. Worth a look. No draught detected. May need ladder/rope. CAVE DESCRIPTION 4 (Brooks 2006 undated Mss: -Krem Penney- amendments to Penney 2006.02.28 Mss: -untitled- 28/2/06): New Cave – 2006. SPELEOMETRY: According to Arbenz, T (2007.11.01 cave plan -Iapskew_pla_500.pdf- undated) contributed this 121.26 deep cave 513 m of survey length to Krem Shien Klieh (sic! for: Shyien Khlieh). TACKLE (Kharpran Daly 2004.02.11 Mss): Probably a 5 m ladder to start with.