Mostly granite on the inner hills and vast quartzite formations by the coastlines.
Easy access to most crags with public transportation arriving as close as 10 minutes walk in some cases.
The history of rock climbing in Hong Kong starts in the 50s following the British wave of explorers.
Interesting reading, a guide to Hong Kong Rock Climbing from 1968 : http://hongkongclimbing.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/a_guide_to_rockclimbinginhongkong.pdf
Did you know that you can create an account to record, track and share your climbing ascents? Thousands of climbers are already doing this.
Author(s): Stuart Millis
Date: 2022
ISBN: 9789887582809
This is a comprehensive guidebook detailing the bouldering to be found on Hong Kong, covering over 1,300 problems (from V0 to V12) spread across 14 different crags.
Author(s): Francis Haden
Date: 2020
ISBN: 9789887508908
A comprehensive guidebook detailing the sport climbing to be found in Hong Kong, covering 1,055 routes (from F4 to F8b), across 33 different crags.
S 4a | ★★★ Clothes line | ||
5+ | ★★★ Gweilo | ||
6a | ★★ Pretty Girl | ||
V1 | ★★★ S Crack | ||
6b | ★★ Impavidi Destini | ||
6b+ | ★★★ Peel Street | ||
6c | ★★★ Back to School | ||
6c+ | ★★★ The Corner | ||
7b | ★★★ Natural History | ||
V7 | ★★★ Obe Wan Extension | ||
8a | ★★★ Tide | ||
8a+ | ★★★ Double Espresso | ||
8b | ★★★ Local Spirits |
Lee Cujes on ★★ Centralsauras 6a+
Fredrik Eckardt on ★★★ Kung Hei Fat Boy V6 - Skek O 101.JPG
★ The Nostril 5 - 249792014_3d22c32e4b_b.jpg
Nick Street on ★★★ Peel Street 6b+ - Peel Street
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