Re: [Texascavers] Rock Climbers in China Caves
Before you all get frosted up, my view of it is that this is a big non-issue. And if someone should disagree, there is also nothing you can do about it. All over SE Asia (China, Vietnam, Laos, and elsewhere) much of the best rock (and most accessible) climbing is on limestone. It's outside and the cliffs usually have solution overhangs and cave entrances adorned with secondary calcite. A lot of climbing companies exist, many with European as well as local guides and instructors. Rock climbers from all over the world are showing up. I met a young couple from Moose, Wyoming, climbing in the karst of Laos in December. They happened to know some of my ageing climbing friends from the 50s in the Tetons. You can also free-climb limestone pinnacles in Ha Lo ng Bay in Vietnam and fall into the ocean when you peel off. It's great sport. The only folks I know of climbing down inside the caves are the intrepid few doing state-of-the-art exploration in some of the most spectacular caves on Earth. Let's kill this thread now. DirtDoc
Re: [Texascavers] Rock Climbers in China Caves
Before you all get frosted up, my view of it is that this is a big non-issue. And if someone should disagree, there is also nothing you can do about it. All over SE Asia (China, Vietnam, Laos, and elsewhere) much of the best rock (and most accessible) climbing is on limestone. It's outside and the cliffs usually have solution overhangs and cave entrances adorned with secondary calcite. A lot of climbing companies exist, many with European as well as local guides and instructors. Rock climbers from all over the world are showing up. I met a young couple from Moose, Wyoming, climbing in the karst of Laos in December. They happened to know some of my ageing climbing friends from the 50s in the Tetons. You can also free-climb limestone pinnacles in Ha Lo ng Bay in Vietnam and fall into the ocean when you peel off. It's great sport. The only folks I know of climbing down inside the caves are the intrepid few doing state-of-the-art exploration in some of the most spectacular caves on Earth. Let's kill this thread now. DirtDoc
