RUCHA 2 (Krem)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A depression followed by an open rift gives access to a 8 m deep pitch that rose all the way to the surface (anonymous Arbenz, T 2013.08.07 Mss: Meghalaya Expedition 2013 Diary). ETYMOLOGY: Familiarity with abodes of cloudy reasoning resulted in mastering to call the third pot / entrance Rucha 2 (anonymous Arbenz, T 2013.08.07 Mss: Meghalaya Expedition 2013 Diary). SITUATION 2013a: In an unidentified seasonal stream channel (no name mentioned) which Simon J Brooks, Robert Eavis and Adrian Albuica had reached on 6th February 2013 (Tuesday) from the village of Larket by walking for an unspecified distance into an unidentified direction … down to find [the cave entrance to] Krem Rucha (anonymous Arbenz, T 2013.08.07 Mss: Meghalaya Expedition 2013 Diary: Tuesday, 6th February 2013). SITUATION 2013b: The cave entrance to Krem Rucha 2 was understood to lie at an unspecified distances in unidentified directions (note 1) from the cave entrances to Krem –>Rucha (1a) and Krem –>Rucha 1b in an uidentified direction further down the seasonal stream channel with an unidentified name (anonymous Arbenz, T 2013.08.07 Mss: Meghalaya Expedition 2013 Diary: Tuesday, 6th February 2013). CAVE DESCRIPTION 2013.02.06: … a third pot / entrance, Rucha 2. A depression followed by an open rift was descended to reach a 8 m deep pitch that rose all the way to the surface. Beyond this a further 4 m pitch led into low passage that divided and terminated in low sections, 49.5 m of passage [sic! qua: survey length] was surveyed (anonymous Arbenz, T 2013.08.07 Mss: Meghalaya Expedition 2013 Diary: Tuesday, 6th February 2013).identified direction further down the seasonal stream channel with an unidentified name (anonymous Arbenz, T 2013.08.07 Mss: Meghalaya Expedition 2013 Diary: Tuesday, 6th February 2013). CAVE DESCRIPTION 2013.02.06: … a third pot / entrance, Rucha 2. A depression followed by an open rift was descended to reach a 8 m deep pitch that rose all the way to the surface. Beyond this a further 4 m pitch led into low passage that divided and terminated in low sections, 49.5 m of passage [sic! qua: survey length] was surveyed (anonymous Arbenz, T 2013.08.07 Mss: Meghalaya Expedition 2013 Diary: Tuesday, 6th February 2013).