My old “rock climbing in Qingyuan” blog posted is my most popular page, its also very outdated. So here is a guide. I can’t say I know everything about Qingyuan, but I have probably been there 10x so I know enough. Getting There: 4-5h The easiest way is to hire a van + driver […]
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Yangshuo. 2 hot summer visits.
Shigu & Liming, Yunnan, China
For Christmas this year, we spent 6 days in Shigu, and 2 days in Liming. Ever since I went to Shigu last May for 2 days, I had fallen in love with the small village, relax vibe, wonderful climbers and the climbing; so I was looking forward to showing M and my friends this amazing […]
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Qingyuan 2017
Went to Qingyuan again, and had a good time. Some party poopers tried to scare us with the impending doom and gloom of rain, but they were the ones missing out in the end. I manage to send some old projects and find some new ones. It’s nice to go to Qingyuan once a year […]
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Rock climbing trip report: Guoliang 郭亮, China
Over my birthday weekend I made a short trip to Guoliang in Henan province to rock climb its sandstone cliffs. Since there is not much information on this area, I will write out a more detailed report in the hopes that more climbers will go. Background: Located in WanXian Mountain Scenic Area, this scenic comprises […]
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Climbing in Shigu, Yunnan (石鼓鎮)
After our hike from Tiger Leaping Gorge, we drove straight to Shigu, which is a new-ish climbing area about 1 hour away from Lijiang Town or 2 hours from the Gorge, and about 1-2 hours from Liming. Shigu is very neat and quaint, with a lot of limestone within it’s immediate vicinity. As this area […]
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Tiger Leaping Gorge, Yunnan
4 years ago, M and I attempted to hike Tiger Leaping Gorge but unfortunately that did not happen due to heavy rain and landslides blocking the road. Finally this time my plans aligned and I found some friends willing to join me on a 4 day trip to Yunnan. (Alas, M could not). Arriving in […]
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