Area Guide for Butterfly Valley (Lien Minh)

Very fun route.

New route, needed heaps more cleaning - urgh! Good now though. Cool leaning cracks up high, and a...

This route is a bit overrated -- I'd almost go with 11d (7a). Regardless, the climbing is very fu...

Glenn's route, I snagged the FA. Thanks mate. Start 4m L of The Grass is Always Greener at large ...

Spent a bit on this one, worked out the moves. Would need at least another couple goes before the...

Extension to My Way up the twin, leaning, overhung fingercracks will see your fingers and shoes w...

Hard for 7a, and very hard for the onsight. I had the benefit of watching as I belayed. Excellent...

From top of stacked blocks, lean across chasm to shallow corner. Up this with some tricky moves t...

There's a somewhat tricky mantle move at the end, but otherwise its quite soft for this grade.

Short new one with crux at anchors. Trail shoes.

Another short newie. Trail shoes.

Felt hard to me for 11c through the thuggy layback/jamming section. Fun overall, good climbing.

I didn't like the bolt positions on the steep wall. Ended up grabbing the draw - wtf! The horror!

Some tricky business on this one for the grade. Skipped the last bolt on the rp, by the time you ...

Sussed it out on the lower, then flashed. Freakin nails for 7b. It might even be hard for 7b+?

Fun climbing through the roots of the tree.

Check Out the Veiw over your shoulder, awesome.

First route we did in Vietnam. Fun climbing, crux near the beginning.

Crux near the beginning. Nice rock

Multiple ways through the crux -- fun climbing.

Wicked arete with a tufa flow down it.

A bit convoluted up top -- stay right for the best line.

Fun moves, good for a rapid warm up.

Leaning pumpyness

Definitely some solid moves at the grade on this one. This day was hot, and it definitely sapped ...

I think this 7c, or soft 7c+. Fun climbing: if it were more consistently difficult in the upper h...

All moves, very hot.

4th ascent of this new route.

Unlikely this one is 12a ... but its tons of fun. Good variety - crack through a bulge, up a deli...

Harder than the other 7a's in the area. The line of climbing feels a bit off from the intended li...

Wasn't super impressed with this one.

This route was actually my concept. I toproped it in Nov 2009 and told Slo it was worth doing. Th...

One of the best at the crag, not hard for the grade, but tons of fun beginning to end.

Perfectly sculpted mega pockets up tech slab.

Batted higher than average today. I think the crux is easier for long reaches, as I was able to m...

Freakin awesome! This cliff just keeps on giving. Super bouldery crux sequence with wild swings ...

Excellent climbing, beginning to end.

Good rock. Sussed new route afterwards.

Hard at 7a+, solid at 7b. Great climbing: if not for the momentum breaking chimney through the bi...

A bit of everything. Slab, pockets, a chimney, and pocketed headwall with a sting in the tail. Yo...

A ramble up a corner. Not good.

Only got on this one once before we had to leave -- look forward to trying again. Sorted out the ...

Last hold on OS. Was 28 when I did it, but I've suggested 26/7. [2]

tip top

Fun, long tufa pulling

Super hanging fins and tufas. Kneebars!