Pasang (Tham)

DREYBRODT JOERG informations

Frédéric Urien - 23/06/2024

Cave description: ?? Citation: Analysis: [4847] (entrance pic) Entrance clearly visible, 6m high, 35 m wide. The entrance passage is oriented along the vertical bedding. It ends into a short crawl and continues into a parallel passage. The cave ends in an unpassable narrow claim filled crack. The entrance is used by fishers for overnight stays >> survey >> shown on map [5158]: The 15 m long entrance passage of the cave follows the vertical limestone beds. Where the gallery ends a low tube-shaped crawl leads to the left and meets another bedding plane that has been widened by phreatic solution. This passage ends after another 15 m in an impenetrable fissure filled with clay >> survey >> shown on map Equipment: During the Monsoon the cave is completely submerged by the rising Nam Ou River [5158] Remarks: References: [4846]: Dreybrodt, J. & Laumanns, M. 2003: Der unbekannte Norden von Laos - Ergebnisse eines Erkundungsprojekts. Mitt. Verb. Dt. Höhlen- und Karstforsch. 49 (2): 38-41. [4847]: Dreybrodt, J. & Laumanns, M. 2003: Northern Laos Christmas 2002. Expedition to Muang Ngoy & Luang Prabang, Lao PDR. Unpublished Report, 20pp. [5158]: Dreybrodt, J. & Laumanns, M. (eds.) 2005: The unknown North of Laos (Karst and Caves of the Provinces Luang Phrabang and Luang Nam Tha). Berliner Höhlenkundliche Berichte 16. 105 pp & Annex.