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Summary
A small outcrop of rock across the road from one of the bigger mountains in Northern Cambodia, Phnom Gongkaeb (Frog Mountain) is set to be develloped in late 2023.
Description
A small granite hill with large boulder like formations on the east and west sides, the main prominence is on the East. The hill is only about 160m tall, with cliffs estimated 15-20m at the highest. There are several chimney cracks going almost all the way to the ground making it exciting for exploration and development and also a little hazardous when accessign from the top (which out for cracks).
Access issues
It's out there, the only access is a very long, very bad dirt road from Kampong Thom, or a ferry from Kampong Chnang. Road not passable in fload season. Nesting owls, take caution.
Approach
Parking seems to be approved in the Wat (bhuddist temple) on the south end of the hill, the trail head is behind the large split boulder in the north-west corner of the wat. Can't miss it. Follow up the hill to the high point and find large rock formations on the east and west. Or continue all the way to the north end to see Frog rock. Please be respectful of the shrines found on top of the hill, we don't want to lose access to this new crag.
Alternative parking in the farm fields to the north, or the village to the east can be sought out at your own risk, there are trail access points in those areas as well.
Where to stay
Completely unknown, if anyone finds a homestay please shout out. There is a cleared area at one of the shrines on top of the hill wchich could be good for camping at your own risk.
History
Seam Rorn, Kimsroy, and James were on their way down to Pak Lak to explore a new cliff they heard about (Kimsroy's cousin runs a campground at the base of it) and decided to go adventuring and take the ferry instead of the highway around Tonle Sap. Our intrepid explorers braved washed out dirt road, bus-sized potholes, and questionable BaiSajJrook when suddenly to the left a suspiciously boulder laden hill appeared. They side-tracked from their journey and circled the mountain to find that there was serious potential here. Future scouting missions up the hill were succesful and a plan was put in place to develop the crag in late 2023. A trip to find a new crag yielded TWO!
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