Einträge in Cat Ba Island

The Ha Long Bay region of Vietnam, a sweep of water from which approximately 1,600 limestone karst islands soar, lies in the Gulf of Tonkin just off Vietnam’s northern coastline and is part of the UNESCO world natural heritage. These craggy islands boast a stunning mix of rock blanketed in jungle and steep, exposed faces. Although not all of these walls contain solid rock, there is an overwhelming abundance of magnificent climbable faces. Many of the walls that rise directly from the water are ideal for Deep Water Solo (DWS). Other faces stand over uninhabited sandy beaches, making for a unique and isolated sport climbing paradise. Cat Ba Island also boasts some amazing limestone cliffs to behold and experience.

The biggest crag of Cat Ba Island.

Shares the start with Dublin Mudslide and splits off left after a ledge halfway up. Also may be dirty after rainy season.

Start on the furthest left bolted line in Upper Mantle and head straight up.

Pumpy start, then a nice rest before a technical face.

Crimpy!

Start just left of the large tufa and go way up a ledgey face until a tough overhanging crack.

Clip the first bolt from the rock, then start at the bottom to fully enjoy the beautiful tufa. Followed by some awkward slab and into an amazing set of hard moves to the anchor.

Consider a stickclip for the first bolt not to fall into the cave below!

The 10m extension to My Way up two overhung fingercracks.

Balancy and techncal first half where passing the crux can be confusing

Goes up from the middle of the wall, little to the right of the tree.

A short warm up climb on the left hand side of the boulder of mr moustache massage man. Be careful of a few potentail loose blocks on the wall.

Crimpy start into a ledgey climb.

Extension of Moustache Massage Man

Nice warmup.

Fairly easy climbing until the overhang. Follow the obvious crack to the anchor. Can be a bit dirty after rainy season.

Shares the start and anchors with Fingerless Pho Man and branches off right onto the face before the overhung crack.

Relatively easy climbing until a leaning dihedral crack with a crux near the end. May be easier for taller climbers.

Clip the first bolt from the boulder above to avoid a fall into the cave below. Start in the cave on two knobby white tufas.

Nice warmup. Shares the start with 5 Fun, then branches left towards the cave.

Nice warmup. Shares the start with Chuyen Nui and then branches right onto the slab.

Visit Langur's Adventures in Cat Ba Town for an access pass. 30k is required payment to the local farm south of the crag The valley floods in the rainy season so some of the climbs are inaccessible, an alternate walk in around the upper mantle is available.

The low angled route ~10m left of large tree

A fun climb up nice holds. Can be extended another 6m and 3 bolts to a higher anchor. Consider back-cleaning the first few bolts to avoid some gnarly rope drag!

Visit Langur's Adventures in Cat Ba Town for an access pass. 30k is required payment to the local farm south of the crag The valley floods in the rainy season so some of the climbs are inaccessible, an alternate walk in around the upper mantle is available.

Visit Langur's Adventures in Cat Ba Town for an access pass. 30k is required payment to the local farm south of the crag The valley floods in the rainy season so some of the climbs are inaccessible, an alternate walk in around the upper mantle is available.

9 bolts, 1 sling. Consider backing up the sling, or extending some of the last bolts to avoid rope drag. Some tricky moves getting through the dihedral at the start, but fun climbing afterwards!

Bouldery start, relatively calm middle section, and overhang just before the anchor to make it more fun!

Climb a steep start with some powerful moves for 7 bolts and then split right after mantling the tufa to finish on very tot. Make sure to clip the rope as well as the 3rd bolt

Tricky overhang start leads to awesome climbing and a huge tufa.

Bouldery start, consider stick-clipping the first bolt. A couple cruxes.

Crux is getting out of the dihedral and over the lip.

Consider stick-clipping the first bolt. Following the bolt line is the direct route, though many take an alternate start a bit to the left and closer to You Enjoy Myself. Stay on the arete and avoid coming out right onto the face for the true line!

Traverse the face on pockets to a slopey ledge. The direct line goes straight up the roof, though some feel this is contrived and opt to traverse left up the ledge and direct to the anchors.

Crazy overhang with bouldery moves.

Big overhang on large pockets and then pumpy face climbing.

Powerful roof climbing into a tricky face.

Pumpy jug climbing with a few good rests and a few cruxes.

Shares the start with Pappi's Paradise and branches up and left at the second (smaller) roof.

Shares the start with Team Ling Ling, and branches right at the second (smaller) roof. Enjoy the subsequent sloepy tufa face climb!

Start shared with Enter the Dragon but heads straight up the giant mushroom-tufa after exiting the cave. Tie a knot in the end of your rope!

Shares the start with Little Dragon in the dragon's mouth cave. Exit the cave and head up and right onto its teeth and face. Professional belay recommended. Tie a know in the end of your rope.

Overhangs and tufas and cracks. Have fun!

Cracks and tufas. Crux at third bolt. Careful belay recommended.

Dihedral crack to roof to slab. Bit of everything! Watch out for the boulder at the start (spot, crashpad, or start on top of it) or consider princess clipping the first bolt! Back-clean afterwards to avoid rope drag and help out your belayer.

Crimpy tufas to a nice rest, then tackle the slopey ledge for the crux.

Fun tufa climbing. Can be dirty near the top.

Sketchy moves going past the first two bolts with a crux just below the anchor.

Classic! Enjoy pockets and cracks all along the face.

The route to the right of elephant man, climb a series of pockets up to a balancy slab finish.

Small holds requiring enduring power.

Gentle overhang on nice holds leads to a powerful crux. Most opt for a dynamic approach, but an absurd drop knee allows for a static movement.

Begins with an easy crack then changes dramatically into a sustained crux to the anchors.

Beautiful tufas and pockets then a techy dihedral before the anchor.

Big tufas to a tricky finish. Tends to be dirty and is not frequently repeated as a result.

Diverse climbing with several cruxes and overhangs.

Pockets to slab to overhang with some nice rests. Top is technical and makes the grade and necessitates a careful belay.

Lots of pockets and cracks to some ledges which can be tricky!

Easy arête climbing (shared start with Flight of the Bumblebee and Mother butterfly) leads to a crack on the left. May be extended into Place Your Nuts Right for another 12m, but requires an 80m rope or two rappels.

A 12m extension atop Argentina's Delight. Can be a little sharp and dirty near the top, and somewhat heady on lead! Great exposure and view of the surrounding valley.

Shared start with Argentina's Delight and Mother Butterfly. Easy climbing at 6b/6c leads to the cruxy 2-3m before the anchors. Hope you like slopey pinches! Some argue these last moves are 7c.

Shared start with Argentina's Delight and Flight of the Bumblebee. Branch right at the first opportunity and continue up the beautiful face. Don't forget to take a look out from the top!

A 6b roof on pockets leads to a nice rest before a blank face. Attempt the minuscule crimps to the anchors.

A bouldery start on some chossy holds, coming out to some tufa climbing followed by a great balancy vertical climb. The start and top need some more cleaning, but overall, solid. Belayer should wear a helmet.

Diverse climbing through resonant tufas onto stalactites and a nice face. May be dirty and/or flooded during/after the wet season.

No anchor yet. Attempts the overhung face just left of Butterfly Effect.

Short but powerful through and overhang.

Visit Langur's Adventures in Cat Ba Town for an access pass. 30k is required payment to the local farm south of the crag The valley floods in the rainy season so some of the climbs are inaccessible, an alternate walk in around the upper mantle is available.

Shared start with Love for Breakfast. Branch left onto the white streaked face after a sharp ledge halfway up. Flooded during rainy season.

Shared start with Searching for Meaning. Stay right after the sharp ledge and onto the white rock. Flooded during rainy season.

Shares the same start and anchors as search for meaning but splits left around the tufa. Climb through the roof and up the face, make sure to extend the bolt in and above the roof to reduce rope drag

Houses a shrine as well as protected wildlife (owls).

FA was only on slings. Juggy fun! New glue anchors for safe cleaning (18/11/16). Updated to glue in bolts throughout except for one sling for the third quickdraw (1/3/24).

Spotting recommended for the technical start on the right side of the large white tufa at cave's left.

start up the arch next to breakout. Technical 2nd to third clip hits the grade 6a+ if you find the proper sequence. Leads to fun slabby climbing up top. rams horn anchor for easy lowering and cleaning.

Nice warmup. 6 bolts, 1 sling.

Awesome limestone tufa climbing after a pocketed face. Good fun.

Named for its toothy mouth like pocket. Nice climb with strong moves on good holds Expansion bolts set by Asia Outdoors, glue bolts set by Cat Ba Climbing. (First joint project)

Gently overhung face climbing leads to a tricky sequence. Commit to the tufa and the rest is easy. Stay only on the face for a 7b/7c variation.

Can be reachy.

Easy face climbing wraps around to the outside of the cave. Some tiny crimps directly up to the anchor make it tough, though most stay a bit to the right in a layback crack.

Dry in light rain, covered and shaded most of the day. From easy stuff to roof climbing.

Follow the crack on the right bringing you to the crux at 2-3 bolt: dyno to good pocket. Kneebar size cave afterwards. Stay on overhanging wavy slab. Easy middle section up and under the tree. Slight left under the roof with nice moves to the anchor on the left.

Follow the jaggered crack over the small roof to the anchors, consistant throught out, crux at the end. Last 2 bolts and anchors shared with “The Itagnol Job”

Follow the bolts on the featured face, some nice techniqual moves moving left to share the last two bolts and anchors of “Dark Dihedral”.

Named for it's mono signature crux move using the middle finger. Great range of different styles in this climb.

Climb a steep wall with loads of jugs and knee bars to choose from, then an out stretched powerful move to come out of the roof with a tricky finish.

Slab climbing to the roof, then follow the crack/flake before moving right. Get's harder and harder with each bolt.

Easy first two bolts to an over hung and technical climb with good holds. (6 glue bolts + anchors)

No need to use the expansion bolt & Hanger (3rd bolt), it was installed for bolting purposes and has been left for cleaning the route and to lower and avoid potential dangerous swing.

A short beginner piece of art. Perfect for teaching lead climbing. Shared anchor with No Problem.

Easy and short beginner route. Perfect for instructors to teach (lead) climbing. Mind your head when you reach for the anchor, wearing a helmet is advised. All bolts are glue-in bolts.

Easy and short beginner route. All bolts are glue-in bolts.

Multi-pitch to the highest roof. First pitch has crux between first and second bolt (5b), then it is easy climbing (4) to comfortable anchors. First pitch has 8 bolts and one sling. Then two different climbs, Tarzan (left) and Jane (right) to the high roof. Use the anchor on the left for rappelling down, not the belay anchor. Ground anchor available for belayer. All bolts are glue-in bolts.

Left most climb of the multipitch, a short climb moving left finishing on 2 U-bolts right of the stalactite.

After climbing Lost In The Jungle, this is one of the secondary pitches starting on the left side. Tarzan is slightly more strenuous than Jane, but with good holds the more easy option. Use the most comfortable anchor with chain for belaying, rappel using the separate rappelling anchor on the far left. All bolts are glue-in bolts.

After climbing Lost In The Jungle, this is one of the secondary pitches starting on the right side. Jane is slightly more technical than Tarzan, and usually a more challenging option. Use the undercling, move your feet up and reach for the good holds. Use the anchor with chain on the right for belaying, rappel using the separate rappelling anchor on the far left. All bolts are glue-in bolts.

Easy climbing to a tricky crux to pass the small roof. Then fun bridging between the two big stalactites. Be aware of the stalagmite behind the belayer: the climber can hit it if the belayer gives too much slack at the crux on the small roof.

At the back of the cave, climb the tunnel like a chimney to the top to poke your head out from the hole.

Boulder from either side of the cave following the arch like feature on the left.