 Thailand
Tropical Mountaineering Trips:
Rock climbing vacations with PaddleAsia
PaddleAsia is
constantly on the lookout
for new and exciting adventures. We have initiated the first
tropical mountaineering in Southern Thailand.
 There
are a many mountains in the south that are just waiting
to be explored. Forget about frostbite and altitude sickness. With
a bit of sweat, you can reach the summit of these tropical mountains.
No rock climbing experience is necessary. All you need is to be
reasonably fit and you’ll need a sense of adventure. To reach
the tops of some of the mountains, you’ll need to be more
fit.
This is a relatively
new program for PaddleAsia. We have dreamed of offering
trips to the tops of some of the mountains of Khao Sok National
Park for quite some time. We recently had the pleasure of climbing
our first tropical mountain. The approach was pretty easy. It is
actually a hike we do sometimes. I knew that if we pressed on, we
would eventually arrive at the base of a mountain I’ve been
drooling over. So, with our handy Thai machete and a bag of brightly
colored string to mark out route, we took off to points further
up.
Rock climbing
 You
will not need prior rock climbing experience for
most of the routes we've found. Some
climbs will require the use of basic rock climbing gear and ropes,
but others will only require good footwear.
The PaddleAsia team
is constantly doing mountain climbing survey trips. If
you're considering visiting Southern Thailand and want to try something
different, let us know.
You can Climb a Mountain
Traditional mountain climbing
involves a good bit of suffering and hardship. There is the ever
present threat of frostbite and altitude sickness. Our programs
will be reasonably comfortable and most assuredly a very memorable
experience. We offer a variety of climbs and each has its difficulties.
Take a look at our mountain
climbing rating system to see how the mountains
are rated. If you'd like to read more, take a look at
our mountain
climbing page.
Contact us to find out more about the possibilities
of becoming one of the first to attain a tropical mountain in lovely
Southern Thailand!
Here are some tropical mountaineering
pictures to wet your appetite..
We call this mountain Will HIll in
honor of our guest Will Downs
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PaddleAsia guide, Aew, happy to have
reached the top. He did this in flip flop sandals!
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On the approach, we encountered some
wonderful trees. This Strangling Fig (sp. Ficus) was enormous.
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There were some interesting
spots along the way that required a bit of scrambling up rocks.
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Will and Aew posing atop Will Hill.
What a breathtaking view this was.
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Not exactly on top of the world,
but you'll feel like you are anyway. Clean air, a light
breeze and 360 degrees of eye-gasmic delights.
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The internationally
popular sport of mountaineering is available in
southern Thailand with PaddleAsia.
We are the
only ones who do what we do!
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