Grottes et karsts de Chine
Sur les traces de Xu Xiake

Shaft in valley immediately south of Wen Fu.

Tied the rope to a small bush, then a bolt, a bolt deviation (to stop the rope rubbing) and 2 more bolts to gain the floor after about 25m. The cave started well 20m wide and 10m high in a triangular shaped clean washed passage. However it soon began to cut down through large banks of sediment and the roof height started to decrease. After 250m a sump was met.

Traversed around sump on mud slope, being careful not to slide into the water, to sound of falling water. Unfortunately this was only a small inlet and a muddy return was made. Explored upstream up a steep ramp but this finished after 50m.

2002 BRJ