Deep Water and Sport Climbing in Vietnam
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DWS in Hang Du, Halong Bay, Vietnam
Kayaking in Hang Ca, Lan Ha Bay, Vietnam
Psicobloc in Hang Ca, Lan Ha Bay, Vietnam
Psicobloc in Hang Ca, Lan Ha Bay, Vietnam
Boats in Lan Ha Bay, Vietnam
Deep Water Soloing in Dao Dau Be, Lan Ha Bay, Vietnam
Deep Water Soloing in Dao Dau Be, Lan Ha Bay, Vietnam
Lan Ha bay landscape, Vietnam
DWS in Hang Du, Halong Bay, Vietnam
DWS in Hang Du, Halong Bay, Vietnam
Landscape
Deep Water Soloing in Mekong Cave 1947, Dao Dau Be, Lan Ha Bay, Vietnam
DWS in Lan Ha Bay, Vietnam, by tOine
Looking for the 1st holds, ready for a no-foot boat start. Hurry up before the boat sinks! by tOine
A fall by tOine
Psicobloc in Yen Ngua, Halong Bay, Vietnam
Psicobloc in Yen Ngua, Halong Bay, Vietnam
Psicobloc in Yen Ngua, Halong Bay, Vietnam
Ba Trai Do beach, Lan Ha Bay, Vietnam
Psicobloc in Nam Cat, Lan Ha Bay, Vietnam
Sunset
Deep Water Soloing in Mekong Cave 1947, Dao Dau Be, Lan Ha Bay, Vietnam
Sport routes in Taxi Girl, Hang Tien Ong, Halong Bay, Vietnam
Sport routes in Taxi Girl, Hang Tien Ong, Halong Bay, Vietnam
The Face, Dao Dau Be, Lan Ha Bay, Vietnam
Sport Route on the Face, Dao Dau Be, Lan Ha Bay, Vietnam
Abseiling from Van Boi top, Lan Ha Bay, Vietnam
Living boat
Sport Route in Butterfly Valley, Lien Minh, Cat Ba Island, Vietnam
Sport Route in Butterfly Valley, Lien Minh, Cat Ba Island, Vietnam
Big up for Jeremy, the author of most of these pics
View from the top of Van Boi, Lan Ha Bay, Vietnam
Deep Water Soloing in Mekong Cave 1947, Dao Dau Be, Lan Ha Bay, Vietnam
Spiderman checking out DWS in Halong Bay
Deep Water Soloing in Mekong Cave 1947, Dao Dau Be, Lan Ha Bay, Vietnam
Deep Water Soloing in Mekong Cave 1947, Dao Dau Be, Lan Ha Bay, Vietnam
A thinker in Halong Bay, Vietnam
Bouldering on a beach, Lan Ha Bay, Vietnam
Slo from SloPony bouldering in Butterfly Valley, Lien Minh, Cat Ba Island, Vietnam
Yen Ngua panorama, Halong Bay, Vietnam
Deep Water and Sport Climbing in Vietnam
Photos by Tontonbebel, Ong Da, tOine, R. Burns, and Jean Branly courtesy of Dong Chi / vietclimb.com – It’s very simple: take a flight to Vietnam. From Hanoi, take a packed bus to Haiphong, and then a packed speedboat to Cat Ba island. Then pick your own boat, fill it with climbing shoes, Halida beers, chalk and sexy swimsuits. Open your eyes and enter the game. Sit start from a former USSR kayak (watch your balance), campus up to the lip of the roof, heel hook, stand up, and you’re already pumped! Now, you’re really in the game. By the way, you’ve been had, there is no exit. The more you climb, the higher you fall.
