A vertical journey around South East Asia… and the world
During SG50 we discovered the fabulous climbing of South Korea... Insubong, Seoraksan and more...
Dec 2016, back in Cape Town. This time was special as David was getting married. It was also an opportunity to tackle some classics on Table Mountain like "Roulette"
The infamous "Ozymandias"... We came back to Mont Buffalo to undertake this superb aid climb during the long 2014 Easter weekend
We were back to the wonderful Tioman island to make a repeat of Damai Sentosa, a 280m 6c+ route put up in April 2013 by S. Bodet, A. Petit, D. Kaszlikowski, T. Khairudin Haja, Y. Liu
Palu in Sulawesi, Indonesia, is one of the best paragliding spot in South East Asia. I had the chance to go there on the long Vesak weekend
Cape Town is holding a special place in my heart. The first time I came there was in 2013 and I was immediately amazed by all the possibilities offered by this region. This trip was a special one as David was getting married. It was also my very first holiday with Hande and our first climbing trip.
A very inspiring story that has been lived covered by Pavel Blazek and Adam. Tommy Cadwell and Jorge Jorgeson were visionary and it is a total different ball game finding a route and a way to climb it. But Adam’s story is one the finest treat I’ve seen in modern rock climbing history. Thanks.
The latest news from Tioman. Tam, Tim Hot Tea , Nicolas Archibald Gay and Shaiful Amin have opened some new lines.
Rock Climbing in South Korea is just amazing. During SG50, we went on a road trip to discover some of the most beautiful trad climbing routes in the country: Insubong in Seoul, Janggon-bong in the Seoraksan National Park and more.
Tioman has its own memory. Please share with us your journey and your adventures. Here is a collection of some trip reports.
“Polish Princess” (7b, 270m) was established in April 2011 by Eliza Kubarska and David Kaszlikowski from Poland. We came back in July 2015 to repeat the route and re bolt the anchors with Ti Bolts.
Bolting status on Tioman as of July 2015. Anchors on Damai Sentosa and Polish Princess (up to pitch 5) have been replaced with Titanium bolts.
In April 2015, an Iranian team led by Mahmoud Ghavidel made the First Ascent of a new route in Tioman. “The name of God” is a 485m 5.13 / 5.10 – A2 (???) climb and a new addition on the South Pillar of the Dragon’s Horn
Some pictures taken at the time we were setting up Get Out Of The kitchen. Some of them will give you a good reference to gain an access to the route or to the top of Bukit Takun via Campground.
During the long Vesak weekend in Singapore, I had the chance to make a trip to Palu and paraglide in one of the best spot in South East Asia.