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Located in the sleepy harbor town of Ben Beo overlooking the harbor.
Description
Access issues inherited from Cat Ba Island
Rock Climbing in this area is more tolerated than actually allowed, for this reason we ask everyone to treat the situation with a large amount of respect.
Climbing on the Island: Apart from needing passes from the local climbing companies, or paying a small fee to the local land owners apon arrival to climb, there is no other large access issues on land.
Climbing or DWS within Ha Long / Lan Ha Bay: This brings many more difficulties. climbing within Ha Long Bay remains illegal, and the harbour police do enforce often, this means climbing at 'The Face' or DWS at 'Le MeKong' is a challenge, and although someclimbers have managed to get there with no issues, others have been swiftly moved on by the harbour police in the bay. Boat drivers leaving Cat Ba island to go to Ha Long Bay (The Face etc.) also risk loosing their boats.
Please respect that this is a situation that local people are working on changing, and also please DO NOT BRIBE officials, some have tried this in the past, and it sets a bad president that will lead to more complications as time goes on.
Approach
5-10 min
A 20 minute walk or 3 minute (10,000 VND) xe om (motorcycle taxi) ride from Cat Ba Town takes you to Ben Beo Harbor. Look left from the harbor gates towards a tan hotel and a cliff next to it. Each climber is required to pay a small access fee 25k to the local owners
Where to stay
Cat Ba Town.
Ethic
Ben Beo
Due to the potential of rock fall anytime outdoors please understand that helmets are considered REQUIRED to climb anywhere here on the island. the Vietnamese government is looking for an excuse to shut down climbing in the area, dont be the reason we lose access to this beautiful area.
Please remove all trash you bring in when you leave
the routes here have rap rings or quick links. please only use this equipment for lowering and cleaning purposes. If you are top roping on any line please set up your own anchor system.
History
Bolted by Asia Outdoors (formerly SloPony) team between 2008 and 2015.
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Author(s): Luca De Giorgi & Gavi Piper
Date: 2023
ISBN: 9781727545128
A comprehensive country-wide climbing guidebook describing the sport climbing, Deep Water Soloing (DWS), Trad, and bouldering found in Vietnam, including Ha Long Bay, Cat Ba Island, Huu Lung, Quoc Oai near Hanoi, and Mai Chau.
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