Outdoor rock climbing by Kuala Lumpur involves a lot of sweat and possibly some misquotes. It also means some great limestone rock walls along the Batu Caves region, located about 45mins outside of the city center. While we were in Malaysia, we checked out the climbing scene at Batu Caves including the popular Nyamuk crag.

Scott cranking through the crux of a 5.11d

Scott cranking through the crux of a 5.11d

Vegetation around Nyamuk, Batu Caves

Vegetation around Nyamuk, Batu Caves

Alternatively, you can climb indoors at Camp 5 in the 1 Utama Mall. It’s Asia’s largest rock climbing gym! This facility houses a good gear shop, specializing in what seemed like Mammut, Black Diamond, prAna and Evolv gear.

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