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Thakhek Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Thakhek

Balkonien 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Bayerischer Wald 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Botanical Garden 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Burnout 0 / 12 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

Butterfly 0 / 19 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 19

Canyon 0 / 22 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 22

Cave 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Climbers Home 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Disneyland 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Elephant 0 / 30 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 30

Falang, The 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Flying Circus 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

G-Spot 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Good Memories 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Hangover, The 0 / 12 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

Hilton 0 / 23 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 23

Honeymoon 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Ideal World 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

KeLu Block 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Laos for Beginners 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Little Snake 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Lost Souls 0 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Methan 0 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Music Hall 0 / 18 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 18

Open All Hours 0 / 14 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14

Partymeile 0 / 14 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14

Pilgrimage 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Prayer's Wall 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Quiki-Mart 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Roof Center 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Roof Left Side 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Roof Right Side 0 / 16 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 16

S + M 0 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Schal Sick 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Schnecke 0 / 13 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Scöhffl Block 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Sector Burnout 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Smaland & Highland 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Spielholle 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Swiss Oldies 0 / 16 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 16

Tree Lounge 0 / 14 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 17

Wall of Fame 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Weiße Wand 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Wonderland 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

World's End 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Worldtrip 0 / 12 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

Zombieland (left side) 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Zombieland (right side) 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Elevation:	529 ft
GPS:	17.45429, 104.91377 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

Thakhek is a developed sport climbing area in the Karst limestone of southern Laos. If you are looking to escape the party scene of Vang Vieng, Thakhek is the place to go. Currently, there are over 400 developed sport climbs, 100 boulder problems and new climbs are being put up every season. The climbs range from 5.6 up to 5.13d, with a few projects for the ambitious folks. The climbs at the "Roof" are steep and pumpy, but other cliffs also boasts a wide selection of vertical to slightly overhanging routes, and a few multi-pitch routes with magnificent views of the valley. The average approach of about 5 minutes, and wonderful lodging and food right next to the cliff, Thakhek is certainly a destination for climbers visiting Laos.

Getting There

The climbs are located about 12 km east of Thakhek, on several of the limestone towers surrounding the Green Climbers Home. If you're staying in Thakhek (Traveler's Lodge or Inthira Hotel are recommendable) you can rent a bicycle or scooter in town and head west out of town on Rt 12 (towards Vietnam). Just past km marker #12 on the right is a dirt road to a farmhouse. Take the dirt road past the farm and back to the Green Climber's Home and you're 20 m from the climbs.

A better option is to get a tuk tuk out to the Climber's Home on your first day and stay there. The food is amazing the camp stunning. Visit their website for more info: greenclimbershome.com/index…

All the climbs are an easy five minute or less walk from the Climber's Home. They also have a newly published guidebook for sale ($20), with great descriptions of all the climbs.

429 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Thakhek

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 12 ● Hans Dampf Sport Methan
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 37 ● Mon General Sport Hilton
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 12 ● Donkey Kong Sport Canyon > Canyon Left
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 23 ● Fat Doobies Sport Hangover
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 8 ● Mars Attacks Sport Weiße Wand
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 12 ● Unbreakable Sport Weiße Wand
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 19 ● Cheeky Fucker Sport Roof Right Side
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 30 ● Schwitzerland Sport Hangover
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 16 ● Stalker Sport Hangover
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 11 ● Whiplash Sport Weiße Wand
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 19 ● Sound of Music Sport Scöhffl Block
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 19 ● L-4 One of the Best Sport Open All Hours
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 24 ● Jungle King Sport Roof Right Side
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 6 ● Work-Life Balance Sport Burnout
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 8 ● Small World Sport Roof Center