Tham Christmas - MH0109

(TH)
19.583667,98.262088
Longueur 475m Profondeur 50m
Grottocenter / carte

Location

South of the dirt track between Ban Tham Lod and Ban Huai Haeng. Park at 47Q 423110 2165220, head north on the track for 60 m before going west off the road. After 150 m pass to the south of the Tham Hued and follow the path west up the valley for 400 m. Take the northern branch at the valley junction and the cave is close to the path slightly over 750 m from the road. Martin Ellis - 22/05/2020

Description

Martin Ellis - 22/05/2020

A superbly decorated main chamber with three entrance windows, beautifully lit by the afternoon sun.The main chamber is V-shaped, involving a steep scramble down over boulders to reach the inner passage. A 5 m vertical drop (rope or bamboo pole required) leads down to the stream, which is usually dry except during the rainy season.The stream passage is only passable for a short distance before meeting a sump. In 1997 this was passed as a low-airspace duck or free-dive (2 m). Beyond the duck the cave opens up. It is possible to climb down a couple of drops before reaching a 20 m pitch.Below the pitch the passage is narrower and descends to a pool with cave fish. This pool may be a sump, but there is a bit of a draught and the air is good. The stream probably connects with the northern tributray in Tham Hued before resurging at Tham Nam Hu. Blind cave fish are present

Topographie

Martin Ellis - 22/05/2020

FOAKES, MARTIN (1998) - Sketch survey (Grade 2) - no north arrow, but survey appears to be orientated with north up.

Fauna

Martin Ellis - 22/05/2020

Paratachycines (Paratachycines) thailandensis Gorochov, 2002 (Arthropoda, Insecta, Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoroidea, Raphidophoridae) (Gorochov 2002)

Documents

Bibliography 22/05/2020

Histoire

1991-12-25 Benoit Stinglhamber, Magnus Bj÷rkman found cave 1997-02 Martin Foakes, Paul Harries, Julie Harries, Andrew Foakes, Rachel Foakes, Gareth extended the cave to 20 m pitch. Next day Martin Foakes and Bill dropped the pitch to the blind fish pool. 2019-02-27 J. Brush, M. Coggan, N. Anderson Martin Ellis - 22/05/2020

Cavités proche

Distance (km)NomLongueur (m)Profondeur (m)
0.4Tham Hued - MH003313653
0.5Cave MH0003 - MH000325
0.8Tham Ban Tham North - MH0034200
1.4Cave MH0192 - MH01925300
1.5Cave MH0207 - MH02072000
1.5Tham Sak Hoy - MH02061500
1.5Tham Bendit 1 - MH00121006
1.7Cave MH0213 - MH0213
1.8Cave MH0193 - MH019355