VIETNAM ROCK CLIMBING TOURS
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There are over 3000 limestone islands in the Ha Long bay region of Vietnam and we hardly scratched the surface in our two week quest to explore them. It's unusual to spend an entire climbing trip on a boat, but then it's unusual to do over 40 new routes without using a rope. It seemed pointless to mess around with a drill when we'd just found Deep Water Soloing paradise. Ho Chi Minh crosses the ceiling of a remarkable stalactite infested through-cave and I climbed it from the bottom up, over two days of effort. Take plenty of pairs of rock shoes and chalk if you go to Ha Long Bay and watch out for pirates - there are more of them in this part of the South China Sea than any other of the World's oceans!
Neil Gresham and Tim Emmett
London, England.
Our three days in Ha Long Bay were the best of our trip to Viet Nam. Everything that was promised was fultilled. Our captain brought us to all the beautiful climbs. We ate wonderful food and loved the boat we stayed on. This trip was perfect for climbers or any one else who wants a comfortable, fun trip through Halong Bay.
Tess Weaver and Amy Thompson
Oregon, USA
Halong bay is an amazing place to climb. There are countless beautiful limestone faces and the potential is incredible for both rope climbing and psycho bouldering ( deep water soloing ).
There are many wonderful routes, but you must be careful as the bolts and rappell biners corrode within a few years due to the ocean air.
Bringing many ''leaver'' biners and cord is advised. For those looking to take advantage of the untouched faces and put up some new routes, It is advised to use the stainless steel glue-ins that have been adopted by those in Railay and Tonsai, near Krabi, Southern Thailand .
The bay is large and sadly, due to fear of thieves, we were not able to stay overnight near the eastern climbing spots. This resulted in many good climbing hours wasted driving both morning and evening. Another small hindrance that many routes have limited time due to the tides.
The base of some routes are under water a large partition of the day, while much psycho bouldering requires a high tide. However the periods of waiting never seem to carry with it the frustration often associated because one simply need to glance around to be calmed by the serene scenery.
Kevin Prince USA *for more detail about picture could you please visit at that link: http://www.toddskinner.com/Gallery_Nam/index.htm
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