Cave and Dive
Tian Xing 1st July 2001
Tian Xing

China Caves Project 2001 Expedition Log

1st July 2001

Conor McGrath, Oz Williams
Coffin
Coffin on veranda

Ma Wa Dong (Dry 7 Li Cave)

Returned to Ma Wa Dong for a photo trip. Lots of trouble with electronic camera slaves. Managed to climb up flowstone slope but upper level closes down. Lots of damage done to stal and flowstone in this upper level.

1st July 2001

Brian Judd, Chris Densham, Lev Bishop, Zhang Yuan Hai, Bei Jing, ChengDu LhaSa, Cai Ling and a cast of thousands plus chicken. Well dozens anyway.
Cai Lin
Cai Lin photo Chris Densham

Last day in Tian Xing.

Started packing up to move. Chris spent the afternoon teaching Cai Lin Single Rope Technique (SRT) on a tree in the school yard. We then traipsed off to the two nearest holes to Tian Xing village which haven't been dropped yet.

Lan Ni Wan The first one, Lan Ni Wan sounded wet when stones were thrown in and BJ optimistically packed wet suit and life jacket. In the event of course none of this was needed. The shaft turned out to be 40m deep to a sump in a narrow rift.
The second hole, Qi Keng Dong was descended by B.J. A rift 10m long and 5m wide dropped through vegetation and belled out slightly giving a free hang for the last 20m of a 40m shaft. Qi Keng Dong
A climb down at one end of the rift revealed a continuation. Two more climbs led to a further pitch at which point the rope ran out at a depth of about 70m. The cave was blowing out strongly but there was no time left in Tian Xing to pursue it further. Zhang Hai derigged the shaft on his first and last SRT trip in the area. Qi Keng Dong
Qi Keng Dong Entrance Pitch

'The Wash'

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