Rock Climbing Railay Beach- Krabi Thailand
The Rock around Railay Beach
The rock is all limestone and is part of the worlds largest coral reef,
stretching from China down to Papua New Guinea. The routes are all bolted
sport climbing routes. The French grading system is used. With over 700
routes ranging from beginner 5a's to classic multipitch 6a's right up
to the extremes of 8c there's enough here to keep any climber busy for
years.
Getting high on Thaiwand wall- Railay Beach and Tonsai in the background
Railay Climbing News
As you'll probably know we were hit by a tsunami on Xmas 2004. The local climbing community really pulled together to help clean up. The support we got from the international climbing community who donated cash and time to help pay peoples hospital bills was truly impressive. Thank you to everyone who helped out! Now everything is back to normal. If anyone has any news or pictures they would like posting on the site, then email me at dan (followed by the at key) railay.com.
Shamick, mad rebolter extraordinare is recovering in hospital after having his shoulder rebolted. I can tell you from personal experience that this is a nasty thing to get done- Shamick is typically upbeat about it and quite likes the fact that someone has bolted his rotator cuff using titanium. Wishing you quick recovery, Singa beer and an unfeasibly attractive physio...
Climbing in Ao Laoliang island
A new climbing area has opened up this year, about 2 hours south of Railay. Great climbs, peachy setting- a perfect escape from Tonsai high season maddness. We've put up details of the climbing, how to get there and some good topos.
Rebolting
There has been a herculean effort by a hand full of very dedicated irregulars, fighting the obscenely corrosive forces of nature which have in the past been able to eat any kind of steel known to man. The guys have concluded that there only chance was an elemental switch to Titanium. Dam expensive, but when you are hanging upside down by your toenails 200m above the deck, there can be nothing sweeter... Shamick has written a great update here his Phi Phi Guide is also indispensable reading... Thanks Sam and Shamick!
Steep and technical routes are on Tonsai beach
Railay's climbing web Forum
Looking for a climbing partner? Want to share the latest beta and new routes? Looking for news and gossip? Check out the web forum.
Railay Interactive Google Climbing Map
Just finished an interactive map that lets you click on a climbing area and zoom in for more information and pictuers. View the map of Railay here. For those of you who prefer google earth, I've packaged the whole thing into a downloadable google earth map of Railey Beach.
Accommodation and how to get to Railay
Details and booking for accommodation, diving, sea kayaking,
jungle trekking, cooking, elephant trekking and snorkeling, can be found in this section of the site.
Gallery of pretty pics and trips
Railay is frequented by
the top names such as Chris Sharma, Francois le Grande, Lynn Hill,
and Malcom Matterson we guarantee you'll be inspired. Have
a look in our photo gallery for pretty pics of famous people doing silly
things. I really like the floating village trip pics. Just added a Railay favorite climbs page. If anyone has a favorite with some pics, let us know.
Also check out the Railay/ Tonsai flickr slide show- tons of your great pics there!
Deep water soloing and Bouldering
Deep water soloing (DWS) has really taken off this year. We've put a page on DWS and a page on bouldering around Railay and Tonsai beach. If you have anything to add, please email us.
Climbing Courses and Guiding in Railay
These days just about everyone has there own climbing school in Railay. We work with King Climbers one of the longest running operations, who have over the years built up a reputation of being friendly safe and reliable. Details of them and their courses can be found here. If you are looking for one on one tuition, Rit offers private guiding/ coaching.
Railay Climbing Guide Book s
There are several excellent climbing guide books for Railay Beach and Krabi. The latest is from Sam Lightner, the proceeds of which got to rebolting. The guide book featured on this site is from King Climbers, now republished in it's 5th edition. It covers the entire Krabi/ Railay area including Phi Phi Leh and Phi Phi Don. Go to the guide book section for more details.
Thaiwand wall 6c, Railay Beach in the background- classic stuff...
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