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aaron4peace
Feb 5, 2003, 3:55 PM
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I head to Thailand tomorrow
any have to's?
no laundry lists, please
5.12 range preferred
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stigonrock
Feb 5, 2003, 4:09 PM
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'Toms pitch' at 'Hidden World', a long technical wall climb.
Theres about 3 '12's at 'The Keep' which are 25m wall climbs - nice climbs.
Knights in White Satin at '123' is a cracker.
Orange Tears at 'Thaiwand Wall'. I haven't climbed this one, but it comes highly recommended by quite a few climbers I know.
I have to confess that I favour steep wall climbs but there are a bunch of overhanging '12's are at 'Tonsai' if you like pumpy numbers.
The climbs are graded with the French grading system. From personal experience from climbing in Europe, I foun that the routes are graded on the soft side, but the rock is beautiful. Lots of tuffas and stallies.
Thats all I remember at the mo' as I haven't been there for a couple of years now.
Hope that helps, and have a wicked time!
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legless
Feb 19, 2003, 11:48 AM
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speaking of thailand, im going there in april for a month...
in the krabi area what lowering off/anchoring system is used?
im primarily a boulderer and a gym sport climber so my terminology is horrible when it comes to this stuff.
is it the kind where you have to clip to the bolts, tie the other figure eight, clip, untie... etc. ?
or is it a simple (double?) clip and lower?
responses from people in the know appreciated.
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moey
Feb 19, 2003, 1:08 PM
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To my memory, most of the anchors were pretty simple- either two biners or one big-ass one... BUT some of the gear is in rotten shape. If I were you, i would prepare for the trip by picking up a few spare loose biners to replace super-worn ones you come across at anchors - it sucks taking apart your draws! If you have any old climbing rope to donate they will love you too!
Have Fun!
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legless
Feb 20, 2003, 6:54 AM
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thanks, thats what I wanted to hear.
one more question...i was looking in the Kings Topos guide and the route descriptions enumerated the bolt count and the thread count...whats a THREAD in this case?
if it serves the same function as a bolt, is it like a preplaced sling in the bolt that you can clip to in rope draggy places? thats my educated guess...
ANYBODY KNOW?
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climberer
Feb 20, 2003, 8:29 AM
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THREAD is referring to slings instead of bolts.
Where the rock has allowed it, they've tied off holes and pockets and horns and whatnot with sections of old manky rope instead of placing a bolt.
most of them are in good shape, but some of these slings can get pretty ratty. So if you can, bring along some old rope, donate it to one of the shops, or just replace any slings and anchors that need it.
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jpinkus
Mar 29, 2009, 1:15 AM
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I am new to this sight and don't seem to know hoe to post to everyone so you get the random message. I suddenly have the month of May off and have always wanted to go climbing in Thailand. Do you know if it is silly to go during the rainy month? Are you going to be there? Is it easy to meet people to climb with?
Thanks
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scottek67
Mar 29, 2009, 1:46 AM
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[quote "redpoint73"]Just found this site, its pretty nice:
[url]http://www.simonfoley.com/climbing/[/url][/quote]
my puter detected a trojan @ that site so don't do it!
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JAB
Apr 1, 2009, 12:28 PM
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jpinkus wrote: I am new to this sight and don't seem to know hoe to post to everyone so you get the random message. I suddenly have the month of May off and have always wanted to go climbing in Thailand. Do you know if it is silly to go during the rainy month? Are you going to be there? Is it easy to meet people to climb with? Thanks
Well the rainy month in Thailand often means short daily showers, which is only a small problem (or even no problem if you climb hard and keep to overhangs during wet days). Tonsai is probably the no 1 place in the world to find climbing partners, so I wouldn't worry too much about that.
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jpinkus
Apr 2, 2009, 4:32 AM
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Thanks. That is really helpful as I am struggling to make a decision about where to go. M sister is in Nepal so I would like to see her but have always wanted to go to Thailand and don't think that I will have time in the winter. Appreciate it.
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