Climbing in Phuket - Back to Sunset Wall in Nai Harn

After more than one year staying far from this very nice hidden spot I recently spent a few mornings exploring on my own on self-belay trying to identify new possible lines.

Climbing at the Sunset Wall in Nai Harn is probably not a must-to-do thing, however it can still give some nice adrenaline shots and a genuine lesson of technical climbing.

As described in my previous post, there are two clear lines on the left of the wall easily climbable setting up an anchor on a boulder sitting on the top of the little cliff.

Bouldering in Thailand: The Sikhiu Bouldering Festival 2015

During the last weekend I had the honor to join a fantastic event taking place in the north-east of Thailand, The Sikhiu Bouldering Festival.

The event was entirely organized by Camille Guignard, it has already reached the 3^rd edition and it saw the participation of hundreds of climbers coming from all over South-Est Asia.

Many of them were expat from France, US, UK, Australia, Switzerland, Ukraine, Italy (only myself actually), while the rest were Vietnamese, Japanese, Singaporean, Cambodian, Malay and of course Thai.

Climbing in Koh Yao Noi, The season has officially started...

6 months have already passed since the realization of Tripping in Chong Plee and after such a long break spent mostly surfing in Kata beach and Nai Harn beach now my hands are itching again for a new project.

During the last weekend I went out Climbing in Koh Yao Noi with my friend Max but since this was his very first time on rock the plan was to keep it as the Thais say Sabai Sabai…

Climbing in Phuket - A New Climbing Wall in Nai Harn

I am glad to inform you that after a long weekend of hard work we finally moved the climbing wall from Kata and relocated in Nai Harn. 

The original wall has been successfully enlarged adding one more module. Right now it is 2,40 meters high, 3,60 meters long and it features more than 100 holds of different shape and size. 

Climbing in Ao Nang - Back to Spirit Mountain...

During the very last weekend I came back to Spirit Mountain in Chong Plee after a long pause that kept away from this beautiful crag from more than one year.

The very last time I went there, my climbing partner Supranee May was just a novice and she didn’t even manage to reach the anchor of Ego Free Zone 6a+ top ropping the route.

After one year of extensive climbing all around Railay, Tonsai and Koh Yao Noi we eventually decided to come back to this spot both to celebrate one year of climbing together, and both to test our improvements.

The result was brilliant and unexpected!

Climbing in UAE – A daily trip to Hatta…

Recently I went to Dubai to visit my brother who is currently living there and obviously I could not miss the chance to dedicate at least one of my days to a full day of Rock Climbing.

Even though the Emirates might be popular for the amazing Dubai’s skyline and the visionary developments of its costline, it was amazing to discover that within just 1h driving from the city, and immerse in the desert, stands an amazing crag with loads of very nice and diverse routes called Hatta.

Hatta is small destination in the UAE but the Hatta Crag is actually located in Oman a few kilometers after an easy-going border check-point.