Photos by twrock

Dragon Cave's Grand Auditorium is often admired...from a distance. The general feeling seems to be that it is best left alone. Will those rocks actually hold together?

Disco Buttress is home to Dragon Cave's most difficult climb, Black Face (5.13d), which follows the overhanging arete and face left of the very dark right-facing streak.

After completing the crux right at the start, As You Wish finishes up easy rock to a two bolt anchor.

Typical yellow and red metamorphosed sandstone at Dragon Cave (LungTung), Taiwan's premier climbing area.

The "ultra-classic" easy lead at Dragon Cave. The Wedding Route is a 5.5 sport climb. But the crux is getting off the ground and to the first bolt and probably requires a 5.7 move.

Climber to the left of the prominent Whale Head. Current routes go around the sides to the top of its head.

GwanDzLing is a small limestone climbing area near ChiaYi. The rock is soft and can be quite wet. But hey, you climb 'em where you got 'em. Extreme Rock is the first cliff you come to on the hike in.

The northwest face of Half Dome from pitch two of the Prow on Washington Column on a bright June day. (A high detail 1024x768 version is available for download if you are interested.)

The School Gate section of LungTung is a very popular area because of its close proximity to the parking lot. This photo also shows the Disco Buttress on the left which has LungTung's most difficult climb (Black Face 5.13c/d).

Andy finishing a climb at Big Cannon Cliff, Taiwan. BCC is a small toproping and bouldering area frequented by Taipei climbers.

Most of the rock on Green Island is too soft to climb. But these tilted basalt columns are hard. This picture taken from the top of one section of the rock toward a pretty free standing tower. By Ron Heinsman

Taken from the ledge on the Wedding Route at Dragon Cave. Fantastic climbing on coarse, hard sandstone in a beautiful setting. By Ron Heinsman

Julie on an unnamed route in Kenting, Taiwan. Soft but sharp limestone cliffs dot the landscape. It's amazing what you can find with a little perseverence and a machete. Photo by Ron Heinsman