Climbing links from around the world
Countries and continents
People in the following listing are helpful friends of hot rock and / or guardians of local knowledge.
It is not, by any means, an exhaustive list of climbing in those countries. To start with, the Hot Rock new routes book includes routes in plenty of countries, and on dozens of crags not on t'internet!
For the best travel photojournalism in my (slightly biased) opinion, check out www.lillypix.co.uk
Argentina: Have a look at Rolando Garribotti's site for Patagonia, or check out stonedance for much of the rest of the country. Or, if you speak Spanish click here for the Bariloche blog or here for Escaladaenroca.
Bolivia: Try the Aranjuez blog, or Terraeo for Valle de las Rocas
Brazil: a couple of sites to get you started: HangOn, Escaladabrasiland the Parana state climbing site
Cambodia: Ask Ben for a Guidebook
Chile: the Chile Climbing Site is a fantastic countrywide resource. Or click here for Cochamo
China: One of many excellent outfits in Yangshuo is chinaclimb; another is Karst Climber; if you're in Dali then check out Climb Dali
Ecuador: it's all about Monodedo
Egypt: The Israeli climbing club does an interactive topo for Sinai
Ethiopia: go here to buy a cool book about hot rock's ascent of Wehni
India: Contact Pil for Hampi / Chattru or local operators for more hampi bouldering
Laos: Contact Phil for climbing in Khammouan or Adam's climbing school for Vang Vieng
Jordan: Contact Tony Howard, the "discoverer" of Rum: Nomad travel or try rock climbing atlas
Kenya: Contact Leo at the mountain club of Kenya
Malaysia:
For info on the local scene contact Patrick at Camp
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Mozambique: Contact Alard at Alard's Bigwall Climbing
Namibia: the Mountain Club of SA has a namibia section
Pakistan: Contact Khan at Glacier Breeze Passu or Iqbal at summit karakoram skardu
Peru: Matias Rubio runs the comprehensive Toposperu site, which covers the whole of rock climbing in Peru. Useful, as there's no guidebooks.
South Africa: visit climb.co.za or SACIN for general info; get in touch with Stuart at de Bos for Montagu and Gustav at Roc'n'Rope for Waterval Boven
Sudan: For general help contact Midhat Mahir at Globtours
Syria: Contact Juerg at Syriaclimbing.ch
Thailand: contact Elke & Wee at Basecamp Tonsai or try Yhu at On the Rocks. For Chiang Mai get in touch with Chiang Mai rock climbing adventures
Turkey: Contact Jost at Josito in Geyikbayiri; Kadir at his tree houses in Olympos or try climb europe
Vietnam: Slo or Pony for all the Halong Bay DWS: Slopony.com
General climbing
World cragging databases: rockclimbing.com and thecrag.com and worldtopo.com
Worldwide mountaineering info: The American Alpine Journal library
Worldwide indoor wall listing: Indoorclimbing.com
General climbing portal: abcofclimbing
Competition & top level climbing news: 8a
Rock climbing courses in the sun: rock and sun
Overlanding
Planning overland journeys: Go Overland
A friend in Asia: contact Pete at Odyssey Overland for non-climbing overland trips there
Retailers
Here's a few independent retailer links - folk who have been good to hot rock in the past! All of them do internet orders too:
Symonds Yat: Bananafingers
Carlisle: Freetime
Milton Keynes: the outdoor shop
Arundel: Peglers
North West: Ultimate Outdoors
Accrington: Outdoor Gear Store
Ambleside: the climbers shop
Forums and magazines
Many of the organisations above have their own forums and I'm not going to list them all again. The best climbing forums in the uk, by far, are at UKClimbing.
In Australia, you could check CragXor Chockstone
Lastly, if your site deserves a link, Contact me
