The last few days in China turned frigid on us with temperatures dropping from 90°+ to 40-°.
Our climbing spirits were only slightly dampened. We simply bundled up and went back out to the Lei Pi Shan crag. Maria worked on her first love 5.13a (hard!) which involved a few whippers but [...]
Continue reading about Last Day Climbing in Asia, Sending 5.13a!
Most people know Thailand is a popular climbing destination…it’s likely the most popular area in Asia with over 1200 routes established on Tonsai and Railay peninsula regions. If you can deal with the heat, come here to climb by the beaches! Here are a few pics of the area and if you’re interested, [...]
Continue reading about Rock Climbing & DWS in Tonsai / Railey / Krabi, Thailand
Laos is an emerging rock climbing destination in Asia. There is quite a bit of potential here and already there are a handful of prominent sport crags in the area.
There is one crag called Na Pha Daeng, about 40 minutes away from the main town. The rock here is superb. Unfortunately, this [...]
If you haven’t already noticed, we are pretty avid rock climbers and have been sampling the top Asian destinations for climbing. One style of climbing is called Deep Water Soloing or DWS. Gabe tried DWS during his first trip out to Thailand in 2006. It was Maria’s first time going DWS.
Basically put, [...]
Continue reading about Deep Water Soloing Around Cat Ba Island, Vietnam
