Photos by hkgunkie

Their motto should be "We climb where climbers could care less!" Victoria Peak Hong Kong has long been ignored.The routes are way up on the peak, overlooking downtown HK, requiring a vertical jungle expedition to access questionable quality climbing. Now they are finally being developed by a few climbers too lazy to travel to Tung Lung Chow or Beacon Hill for a weekend rock-up, yet greedy enough to clear the slime, vines and poison sumac in hopes of a FA. Photo is of Jason Eng's FA of Bird Nest Soup (5.8 or so).

Using only roped hexes here - that's really all you need. You get some idea of the gorgeous texture of E-rock, tho the color is a bit faint. Middle crack is a delight. I took my sister (who had never climbed) up this route on TR. She was terrified, but enjoyed the view at the top. I love Middle Crack!

Franco on a route on Victoria Peak, Central Hong Kong

Unknown climber on Texas Radio circa 1985.