BETA PHOTO: The huge stalactites at Phra Nang beach. The Defil...
Description
This area is new for Mountain Project, and is just getting started. Feel free to contribute!
Afternoon shade in a canyon best accessed at low tide. Good quality limestone, vertical and steep.
Getting There
Walk towards the Muay Thai/1-2-3 areas, and before you get there, you'll find a concrete path going right around the resort next to the cliff face. Walk down this path, dodging souvenir hawkers, and you'll come to a concrete patio with a beach in front of it. Pass the Princess Cave, go to the end of the beach, and enter a canyon.
Start on a ledge 10 feet above a pit almost at sea level. Clip the first bolt before you even start – you’ll see why. Although the guidebooks give this a 5.10b/c the first 15 feet or so are thin, very thin for a 10b. It’s all there though, and very well protected. Find the feet, step left over the chasm, and start working up towards the next bolt. By the time you clip your third bolt, it eases up considerably and you get to just cruise up an...[more]
There isn't really a way to get into the Defile during high tide without getting wet. In medium tide you can traverse over into the cave system, and in low tide just walk right over. It seemed odd to me that none of the guidebooks mentioned this. Something to keep in mind. You could also probably just pay a long tail 40 baht (a bit over a buck) to just float you over.
Print a Mini-Guide - Includes Routes!
RSS Feed
