AA CAVE (Chachula 2014)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

An 2 m high 0.4 m wide cave entrance or rather narrow than narow tall sink hole (Arbenz, T 2014.12.26 Mss: H.Rockliff 17-02-2014 unnamed sink.doc) is said to give access to what was interpreted as a sink (Chachula, O. in: anonymous Brooks, S J et al. 2014.04.05 Mss: Diary Meghalaya 2014 Second Edit: 13th February, Thursday) which was, literally quoted, passable to about 5-8m in where all rutes chock but some draft only seasonal sink (Arbenz, T 2014.12.26 Mss: H.Rockliff 17-02-2014 unnamed sink.doc). ETYMOLOGY: No autochthonous, indigenous or locally known cave name has been identified for what Oana Chachula considered to represent new cave of unknown age (Chachula, O. in: anonymous Brooks, S J et al. 2014.04.05 Mss) whereupon one or more expedition cavers purported that it has no name and it is a sink hole (Arbenz, T 2014.12.26 Mss: H.Rockliff 17-02-2014 unnamed sink.doc). SETTING: About 3 km in a direct line SSW from Ummat (church near ±5.9 m N25°11'06.2”: E092°16'07”: 759 m asl n the Lakadong-Umlatdoh Plateau) but some 300 m lower down at a location above the orographically right (western) bank of the Umdakha. SITUATION: At an unspecified location (note 1) and from the village of Lama (near ±1 km N25°10'00”: E092°14'40”) at an explainable walking distance into an understandable direction (note 2). APPROACH, literally quoted: From lama follow directions for krem chung if when 500m from chung [Krem –>Khram] you continue east over shouting thurning for chung staying with majure path the cave will be pasted in about 200m it will be just to the south(right) of the path (Arbenz, T 2014.12.26 Mss: H.Rockliff 17-02-2014 unnamed sink.doc). CAVE DESCRIPTION 2014.04.05: New cave -- short one, being a sink (anonymous Chachula, O in: anonymous Brooks, S J et al. 2014.04.05 Mss). CAVE DESCRIPTION 2014.12.25: Short (Arbenz, T 2014.12.26 Mss: H.Rockliff 17-02-2014 unnamed sink.doc). PROSPECTS: There seems to exist a relatively low chance to improve the visitable part ofthis cave with out a good digging (Arbenz, T 2014.12.26 Mss: H.Rockliff 17-02-2014 unnamed sink.doc). SPELEOMETRY 2014.02.13: About 6 m or an estimated 5-7 m (anonymous Chachula, O. in: anonymous Brooks, S J et al. 2014.04.05 Mss: Diary Meghalaya 2014 Second Edit: 13th February, Thursday). SPELEOMETRY 2014.12.26a: About 6.5 m or an estimetd 5-8 m (Arbenz, T 2014.12.26 Mss: H.Rockliff 17-02-2014 unnamed sink.doc). SPELEOMETRY 2014.12.26b: Vertical range ±2 m, length 8 m (Arbenz, T 2014.12.26 Mss: H.Rockliff 17-02-2014 unnamed sink.doc). CAVE LIFE: Oana Chachula noticed on 13th February 2014 inside this sink the presence of relatively many opilionids (Chachula, O. in: anonymous Brooks, S J et al. 2014.04.05 Mss). Arachnida conf. Opiliones (Phalangidae).this cave with out a good digging (Arbenz, T 2014.12.26 Mss: H.Rockliff 17-02-2014 unnamed sink.doc). SPELEOMETRY 2014.02.13: About 6 m or an estimated 5-7 m (anonymous Chachula, O. in: anonymous Brooks, S J et al. 2014.04.05 Mss: Diary Meghalaya 2014 Second Edit: 13th February, Thursday). SPELEOMETRY 2014.12.26a: About 6.5 m or an estimetd 5-8 m (Arbenz, T 2014.12.26 Mss: H.Rockliff 17-02-2014 unnamed sink.doc). SPELEOMETRY 2014.12.26b: Vertical range ±2 m, length 8 m (Arbenz, T 2014.12.26 Mss: H.Rockliff 17-02-2014 unnamed sink.doc). CAVE LIFE: Oana Chachula noticed on 13th February 2014 inside this sink the presence of relatively many opilionids (Chachula, O. in: anonymous Brooks, S J et al. 2014.04.05 Mss). Arachnida conf. Opiliones (Phalangidae).