Rock Climbing in Chengdu

[Brian]

There should be outdoor climbs that are suitable for beginners, so it’s really only a matter of safety- if someone there knows how to set up the rope and belay, then the others can climb.

OTOH, if you have to ride a bus, pay a driver, etc, then you might get more enjoyment out of going to the gym a few times. You might end up paying a bunch of money and spending all day traveling just to climb for 15 minutes.

[Lino]

I would like to try an outdoor beginner’s rockclimbing course. Do you need special equipment or is it provided?

[Brian]

I’m pretty sure the folks at Survivor do some guiding, don’t know how much it costs. I’m sure they would provide gear too.

Hook me up with a ride and I’ll happily belay!

[Liam]

If you’re looking for classes, Dragon Expeditons is the name I keep hearing. They haven’t got anything about rock climbing on their site (that I could see) but if you call them I’m guessing they’ll have something going on. Honestly, if it’s your first time going climbing, you’d probably get more out of a ropework/canyoneering course, which is like rock climbing except you start at the top of something awesome and lower down.

Whatever you do, don’t go ziplining.

[Wang]

I’d like to try and bring this thread back to life 🙂 Does anybody feel like doing some rock climbing this Friday afternoon at Chengdu University of Technology (成都理工大学)? I have never been there but I just got off the phone with someone in charge there about going climbing this week. It costs 20 yuan/person.

Here is a photo of their wall that I found on the internet and I have heard that it’s 13 meters tall, which makes it the tallest in Chengdu (I could be wrong, though).

http://img3.douban.com/pview/event_poster/raw/public/637a3c37875c5d2.jpg

I’m thinking if we could have a couple of people going there each week, maybe we could make it a regular exercise/fun activity? Please let me know what you guys think 🙂

[Ian]

Is the place in Tongzalin still open?

[Liam]

Yep, actually it’s under new ownership now and they’ve done a lot of renovations. New wall, a slackline, and a 5-6 meter high outdoor wall with ropes. The new guy seems pretty serious and does a fair deal of outdoor climbing as well, sounds like he’s got some pretty cool plans for the place in the future.

[Helena]

Hey guys,

My name is Helena, and I am a Chengdu native who has lived in Vancouver, Canada for the past 13 years, but I am finally coming back for a visit between Dec. 23 and Jan. 6. I would love to get some climbs in, and meet more people in this lovely city. I’d be down for climbing both indoors/outdoors. You can hit me up on wechat at helenaxzhu. Happy holidays!

[nicolaasdekker]

Good day folks,

Climbing… What’s happening? Is there a group? Is there a repository of local crags listed somewhere?  What’s the scene like? Sport? Trad?

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