KHONGRENG, Umthe (Krem)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

The free-climbable upper entrance to Krem –>Wah Ryngo needs a 10 m rope or ladder to descend the otherwise unsafe climb down into the sinkhole, which, however, is twice as deep as it consists of an estimated 20 m deep free climbable 20 m shaft emerging in a dry streambed at the base of a cliff and drops down to a larger, cobble floored passage (up to 6 m wide and 3 m high) which eventually leads to the 250 m Junction in Krem –>Wah Ryngo (Brooks 2000.05.31 Mss: Krem Wah Ryngo). ETYMOLOGY: -Krem Khongreng- translates as Cave Reminiscent of a Horn or Antler as the Khasi -khong- means resembling, taking the likeness off and -ka reng- is a horn, an antler (SINGH, N 1906: 34, 171). Brooks (2000.05.31 Mss: Krem Wah Ryngo) preferred the field name -Monkey Shit Cave- but this would be something along the lines of a Krem Eit Shrieh. SITUATION: The cave entrance to Krem Khongreng (note 1) lies either A) according to the cave survey at a linear distance of 300 m in a direct line approximately eas (085°) from the resurgence entrance to Krem Wah Ryngo (note 2) or B) according to the GPS records at a linear distance of 337.66 m (269.0 m East & 204.2 m South) south-west (225°) from the resurgence entrance to Krem Wah Ryngo. CAVE LIFE: Since cave encroachers turned up with the field name -Monkey Shit entrance- (Brooks 2000.05.31 Mss: Wah Ryngo) one is tempted to presume the occasional presence of unspecified monkeys (note 3).The free-climbable upper entrance to Krem –>Wah Ryngo needs a 10 m rope or ladder to descend the otherwise unsafe climb down into the sinkhole, which, however, is twice as deep as it consists of an estimated 20 m deep free climbable 20 m shaft emerging in a dry streambed at the base of a cliff and drops down to a larger, cobble floored passage (up to 6 m wide and 3 m high) which eventually leads to the 250 m Junction in Krem –>Wah Ryngo (Brooks 2000.05.31 Mss: Krem Wah Ryngo). ETYMOLOGY: -Krem Khongreng- translates as Cave Reminiscent of a Horn or Antler as the Khasi -khong- means resembling, taking the likeness off and -ka reng- is a horn, an antler (SINGH, N 1906: 34, 171). Brooks (2000.05.31 Mss: Krem Wah Ryngo) preferred the field name -Monkey Shit Cave- but this would be something along the lines of a Krem Eit Shrieh. SITUATION: The cave entrance to Krem Khongreng (note 1) lies either A) according to the cave survey at a linear distance of 300 m in a direct line approximately easThe free-climbable upper entrance to Krem –>Wah Ryngo needs a 10 m rope or ladder to descend the otherwise unsafe climb down into the sinkhole, which, however, is twice as deep as it consists of an estimated 20 m deep free climbable 20 m shaft emerging in a dry streambed at the base of a cliff and drops down to a larger, cobble floored passage (up to 6 m wide and 3 m high) which eventually leads to the 250 m Junction in Krem –>Wah Ryngo (Brooks 2000.05.31 Mss: Krem Wah Ryngo). ETYMOLOGY: -Krem Khongreng- translates as Cave Reminiscent of a Horn or Antler as the Khasi -khong- means resembling, taking the likeness off and -ka reng- is a horn, an antler (SINGH, N 1906: 34, 171). Brooks (2000.05.31 Mss: Krem Wah Ryngo) preferred the field name -Monkey Shit Cave- but this would be something along the lines of a Krem Eit Shrieh. SITUATION: The cave entrance to Krem Khongreng (note 1) lies either A) according to the cave survey at a linear distance of 300 m in a direct line approximately eas (085°) from the resurgence entrance to Krem Wah Ryngo (note 2) or B) according to the GPS records at a linear distance of 337.66 m (269.0 m East & 204.2 m South) south-west (225°) from the resurgence entrance to Krem Wah Ryngo. CAVE LIFE: Since cave encroachers turned up with the field name -Monkey Shit entrance- (Brooks 2000.05.31 Mss: Wah Ryngo) one is tempted to presume the occasional presence of unspecified monkeys (note 3).