Thailand: A Climbing Guide (Climbing Guides) - Softcover

Sam Lightner Jr.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0898867509 ISBN 13: 9780898867503

Publisher: Mountaineers Books, 2005

Synopsis

* More than 350 sport routes for climbing in Thailand, rated 1-5 stars for their appeal

* Up-to-date post-Thailand tsunami information

* Information on Thai history, culture, and geology, along with useful Thai language phrases

* Author royalties used for route rebolting efforts in Thailand, done in conjunction with the American Safe Climbing Association (ASCA)
This new guide contains everything climbers need to make the most of Thailand, both on the rock and off. You'll find information on local transportation, lodging, sightseeing, guide schools, and gear shops, as well as how to preserve your gear from the wear and tear of warm salt water breezes, and much more.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Tsunami postscript: In early January 2005, author Sam Lightner, Jr. returned to Thailand to provide assistance in the wake of the December 26, 2004 tsunami and to survey conditions of the climbing areas included in his book. "The climbing routes were mostly unscathed by the tsunami floods," says Lightner. "Railae Beach is almost 100 percent functional and suffered minimal damage. Koh Phi Phi will take awhile to return to normal, but the climbing areas are still accessible. Some of the travel businesses I reference in the book were destroyed, but I’m confident that these will be rebuilt, probably even better than before. Thailand remains an amazing climbing destination and climbers, through their tourism dollars, can help this part of the world bounce back from this terrible tragedy."

About the Author:

SAM LIGHTNER JR. is an internationally known rock climber with more than twenty years of climbing experience who has made first ascents of over 100 routes. He has appeared on the cover of Outside magazine, and he has written articles for Vertical, Rock and Ice, Climbing, Conde Naste Adventure Traveler, and American Alpine Journal, among other publications. His adventure narrative All Elevations Unknown: An Adventure in the Heart of Borneo (published by Random House imprint Broadway) received favorable reviews from USA Today, Kirkus Reviews, Deseret News, Explorers Club Book Review, and Outside magazine. Currently Lightner divides his time between Banff, Alberta; Jackson Hole, Wyoming; and southern Thailand. He's become well-known in the Thailand climbing scene for his work putting up new routes and rebolting existing routes on the Phra Nang Peninsula; popular climbing website www.8a.nu recently called him "the man behind Railae Beach."

About this edition

• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0898867509
• ISBN 13: 9780898867503
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336