KOR (Syih & Pajuh 2005) (Krem)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

The -Resting Place Cave- is an impressive rift pot, on average 5 m wide and estimated 30 m long in what is either an unexplainable or simply not identified direction. Huge breakdown boulders span the chasm and obliterate the otherwise clean 86 m drop to a bouldery floor without any obvious way on. ETYMOLOGY: Evermore (Raplang) showed on 2008.02.10 to Thomas Arbenz, Kate [Katharina] Janossy, and A. Rosen (Brown et al. 2008 Mss: -Meghalaya 2008 diary- Sunday 10th February) a relatively new cave Krem Moolieh (note 1) unknown age, which they decided to be identical with the Krem Kor, which the Pastor Menda -Mendar- or -Mende- Syih and Hehpormei -Heipormi- or 'Hyporme- Pajuh had shown on 2005.02.21 to Robin F. Sheen and Brian Cotter. The Khasi noun -[ka] kór- is [a] resting place built of stones on both sides of the path; [a] machine, engine while -[u] kòr- is [a] mole cricket; [a] kind of reed (SINGH, N 1906: 45). The adjective -kór- means valuable, precious. SITUATION: In an unidentifid setting and in an unspecified location (note 2). APPROACH: To reach this cave, walk down ESE from Shnongrim village on a well defined trail towards the spur of Manar [note 3] for approximately 1.5 km. The entrance lies in [what was in February 2005] a bamboo filled depression to the right [perhaps south-west] by the caves called Krem Ryngko and just before [no distance mentioned] the narrow col [note 4], which gives entry to Manar. (after Sheen, R. F. 2005.02.25 Mss -Krem Kor- and Sheen, R. F. 2005.08.20 personal correspondence). CAVE DESCRIPTION (Brown, M.W. et al. 2008 Mss -Meghalaya 2008 diary- after Kate, Axel and Tom): With less than 140% of space warping one can perform descending estimated 20m down a slope to a rift pot c20m deep (Sunday 10th February) which is characterised by a bolt at the bottom of the first pitch (Monday 11th February). SPELEOMETRY (Arbenz, T 2005.02 Mss: Abstracts.xls): Length 92.67 m, vertical 86 m, discovered [sic!] RS 21.02.21, last visit 24.02.2005, oulder choke.d setting and in an unspecified location (note 2). APPROACH: To reach this cave, walk down ESE from Shnongrim village on a well defined trail towards the spur of Manar [note 3] for approximately 1.5 km. The entrance lies in [what was in February 2005] a bamboo filled depression to the right [perhaps south-west] by the caves called Krem Ryngko and just before [no distance mentioned] the narrow col [note 4], which gives entry to Manar. (after Sheen, R. F. 2005.02.25 Mss -Krem Kor- and Sheen, R. F. 2005.08.20 personal correspondence). CAVE DESCRIPTION (Brown, M.W. et al. 2008 Mss -Meghalaya 2008 diary- after Kate, Axel and Tom): With less than 140% of space warping one can perform descending estimated 20m down a slope to a rift pot c20m deep (Sunday 10th February) which is characterised by a bolt at the bottom of the first pitch (Monday 11th February). SPELEOMETRY (Arbenz, T 2005.02 Mss: Abstracts.xls): Length 92.67 m, vertical 86 m, discovered [sic!] RS 21.02.21, last visit 24.02.2005, oulder choke.