Yep, still climbing. My apologies if you're getting sick of all the climbing blabbering. Here's a fun tidbit though, see this cave next to one of the walls? A monk lives in that cave with his pet pit bull. I have yet to see him but he apparently can be spotted walking about during the day. And the guidebook says that women should keep their shoulders and knees covered when climbing here because it can be offensive to monks to have those sections of skin exposed.
Take a look at this cave!! It's absolutely massive and it's loaded with climbs! The shot below is of the lower entrance. There's no climbs down there but it's a beautiful room nonetheless.
Here's Matt on one of the single pitch routes. There are routes to the right of him that go twice as high, all the way up to the roof of the cave. We didn't get on any of those unfortunately. Maybe soon! Hopefully I can get some decent shots with my DSLR, these cell phone shots don't do it justice.
Finished yesteday on a 3 pitch route towards the top of the mountain. The position and exposure during the last pitch was a wonderful way to end the day.
If you're wondering where I'm staying, it's at a hostel across the street from the climbing. Below is what $3.40 will get you for a bed, hot showers, internet and access to bikes and scooters. They also run a restaurant with amazing food all for less than $2 a dish. The portions are big enough to save for lunch the next day. The owner will give you Tupperware and keep your food in the fridge overnight. Such great service.
After almost onsighting a 7a+ (12a) this morning, I took the afternoon off to borrow a scooter and head into town for a Thai massage. $4.28 buys you an hour massage and boy oh boy did I need it. My back was a disaster and now I feel all limber and relaxed.
For real though, I can see why spoiled Americans like myself stay here for a lot longer than a few weeks.
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