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I am currently planning a manic climbing trip starting in january of the coming year. It'll start in Potrero Chico for a month then it is off to Thailand and the rest of asia for an extended period. I know about the climbing at railay and some other spots in thailand, but I was wondering if anyone knew of good spots anywhere else. We will have a sport rack as well as a trad rack, however the trad rack won't be extensive, but will be "enough." Any suggestions?? I heard something about towers in Vietnam?? Any suggestions would help.

Thanks

J-Rock and I are going to the Philippines in May. Climbing in the island of Palawan (El Nido) and hopefully elsewhere in the country.

Here's a link:
http://www.geocities.com/yosemite/meado ... /bato.html

You may want to check out Taiwan. I've heard some good things about the climbing over there from friends. I grew up in Taiwan. Unfortunately I didn't start climbing till I started college here in Kentucky. But I have a good friend over there who climbs alot, Ron Heinsman, and has told me about this really cool place up north near Taipei (which is where you'd fly into) called Lung-Dong (literal translation is Dragon Cave) Its on the coast (sea cliffs with a rocky shore) and there has been alot of development there these last few years which culminated in a guide book with sport climbs 5.7-5.13. He's told me really cool things about the place. Its the best climbing on the island. For more info check out his web page http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/1976/

Check out these pics too:
some climbers taking a break on a ledge:
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/1976/ld_people.jpg
Unknown Climber struggling up a route:
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/1976/dragon_cave2.jpg
Ron's son, Mark, on a route:
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/1976/ld_mark.jpg
Some climbers at the base of a climb:
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/1976/ ... p_face.jpg
Panaramic view of the sea cliffs:
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/1976/ ... g_cave.jpg

I've taken two trips to Japan and went climbing both times. The sport climbing at Jogasaki is amazing, but crowded. There is also great climbing at Ogowayama. Good bouldering can be found all over in beautiful settings. For more concentrated trad climbing it might be necessary to travel further north.

sweet info! I appreciate all these suggestions, I have a while before I go but I want to make sure this trip is super sick.

Taiwan does indeed have some outstanding climbing, on seacliffs no less, and much of it is trad.

There is a new guidebook to traditional climbing at Long Dong (Taiwan), available through Sharp End Publishing:
http://www.sharpendbooks.com/cgi-bin/st ... p_id=00061

Interesting place with very friendly people, Chinese culture, and incredible food.

hey if you need any more info on thailand...i just went in april and had a great time...theres also some amazing climbing in southern china as well as in singapore. pm me if youd like

I have a semi-related question...how are you guys travelling with gear? Are you renting stuff out there (draws/rope/pro/etc) yikes! or dragging your own and schlepping 2 very large bags. Or are these trips just a US to the destination & back kindof trip (I'm more curious about the US to multiple destinations over a longer time).
Thanks,
Dale

Hey Dah-le when I went to Thailand I carried a sport rack and rope along with all my other various stuff. A lot of people I met there did the same thing, but you could rent gear too. I wasn't so keen on renting a rope, but a lot of people were ok with it there. It wasn't too difficult, just a pain in the butt. I think next time I may just rent.

Dah le, We are bringing a sport rack between the two of us, my buddy has a 70 meter 10.2 and I have a 70m 9.9 rope that we are schleping, and maybe some light weight passive pro for the "just in case" scenarios. AS for our itenerary, it is totally up in the air. Right now we are planning on Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Southern China, and Cambodia. However, with each new suggestion on this thread, that list will possibly get longer. I am expecting to be out and about for around 6 months or so; so I really am hoping to only take one backpack and have it be as light as possible..... which is going to be tough.