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Yangshuo 18-Jul-2014 At 12:25:28 PM martym

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On 18/07/2014 tomatessechees wrote:
>@tristosterone
>I am debating spending Xmas vacations there and would be keen to hear
>how conditions were for you in late Dec/early Jan. Finger-numbingly cold?
>Is it so popular that there are line-ups for a lot of the routes? Any point
>in bringing trad gear or is it all bolted? Cheers!

I was there in January 2009 - I didn't bring any climbing gear as I assume it would be freezing. It was about 20 degrees for the 4 days I was in Yangshuo. I spoke to a few of the climbing companies & managed to rent a harness; shoes & a guide (a friendly young climber) for about $60 and did Happy New Year on the Thumb. It's a trade route for them, 5.10 or something, slippery limestone. We climbed in T-shirts.

I asked the guide "Do you want to like, check I can belay and stuff?"
He said "I figure, you want to do a 5 pitch climb at 5.10 - you know how to belay."
Fair enough.