UM MANONG 3 (Krem)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A pothole cave with seasonal stream sink (Pacey, N 2006.02.14 Mss: Krem Um Manong 3) leads to a choked rift at base (Arbenz, T 2006.05.21 Mss: Abstracts.xls) and was -surveyed- (note 1). SITUATION: Some are happy to leave interested people alone and direct them quick and easy to Southern side of Lum Manar, [deleted: below] in pine location below hill fort (Pacey, N 2006.02.14 Mss -Krem Um Manong 3- 14/02/06). CAVE DESCRIPTION 2006a: A relatively Tight entrance squeeze [with an unspecified size, facing in an unidentified direction] leads to top of 15 m pitch. Base of pitch drops into short rift passage [without identified dimensions or orientation] with hole [of unspecified dimensions] in floor & traverse over the top. All ways on are choked [by material of unidentified nature or origin] (Pacey, N 2006.02.14 Mss -Krem Um Manong 3- 14/02/06). CAVE DESCRIPTION 2006b: A diggable hole in the streambed above Um Manong 1, just below the pine trees [was] … dug through a slight squeeze to 15 mpot, rift passage 5 m long to a junction and a choked climb in the floor. Cave finished (Jarratt, A R 2006.03.04 Mss: Cave Log, vol. XIII: 14/2/06). CAVE DESCRIPTION 2006c: 20 m surveyed, ±15 m depth (Brooks, S J 2006 undated Mss amendments to Pacey 2006.02.14 Mss: Krem Um Manong 3). CAVE DESCRIPTION 2006d: Krem Um Manong 3 … choked after a 15 m drop and short passage (ANONYMOUS Brown et al. 2006). TACKLE: Two 8 m ladders, 1 bolt belay (through bolt) (Pacey, N 2006.02.14 Mss -Krem Um Manong 3- 14/02/06). PROSPECTS 2006a: Finished. No prospects (Pacey, N 2006.02.14 Mss -Krem Um Manong 3- 14/02/06). PROSPECTS 2006b: minimal (anonymous Brooks, S J 2006 undated Mss amendments to Pacey 2006.02.14 Mss: Krem Um Manong 3). CAVE LIFE: Pacey, N (2006.02.14 Mss -Krem Um Manong 3- 14/02/06) Hunting spiders (Arachnidae: Aranea: Sparassidae: conf. Heteropoda sp.).pot, rift passage 5 m long to a junction and a choked climb in the floor. Cave finished (Jarratt, A R 2006.03.04 Mss: Cave Log, vol. XIII: 14/2/06). CAVE DESCRIPTION 2006c: 20 m surveyed, ±15 m depth (Brooks, S J 2006 undated Mss amendments to Pacey 2006.02.14 Mss: Krem Um Manong 3). CAVE DESCRIPTION 2006d: Krem Um Manong 3 … choked after a 15 m drop and short passage (ANONYMOUS Brown et al. 2006). TACKLE: Two 8 m ladders, 1 bolt belay (through bolt) (Pacey, N 2006.02.14 Mss -Krem Um Manong 3- 14/02/06). PROSPECTS 2006a: Finished. No prospects (Pacey, N 2006.02.14 Mss -Krem Um Manong 3- 14/02/06). PROSPECTS 2006b: minimal (anonymous Brooks, S J 2006 undated Mss amendments to Pacey 2006.02.14 Mss: Krem Um Manong 3). CAVE LIFE: Pacey, N (2006.02.14 Mss -Krem Um Manong 3- 14/02/06) Hunting spiders (Arachnidae: Aranea: Sparassidae: conf. Heteropoda sp.).