Climb No Sweat - 台湾龙洞 Taiwan Long Dong (Dragon Cave)
31-Oct 2010, we used to climb hot limestone rock with alot of pocket holds and stalactite in south-east asia such as Malaysia and Thailand. The climbs in Taiwan Long Dong 龙洞 are so unusual to us in terms of rock condition and weather, we visited during autumn and the weather was between 18c to 24c and it’s windy. There is no way to stand the cold with short sleeve shirt during your climb and will not sweat at all! Strong wind blowing at such weather while belaying is such a torturous to belayer, the rocks are in block of sandstone layer by layer with limited cracks and texture of the rocks even makes your slipper stick. With the ocean front, you will want to climb as high as possible to get the best view of sea, the truth adventurous destination for outdoor enthusiasts.
The blue clear water of the sea makes me tempted to swim more than climbing,but I couldn’t at this weather and size of the wave, swimming is only good during summer. We visited the wall “Backdoor” and “Music hall” in 2days, the lines is beautiful and climbs are unique especially to us. We just cant get enough climb! Now 龙洞 Long Dong becomes the best outdoor climbing site for sport and trad climbing in Taiwan, and it's the best sea cliff rock climbing destinations in Asia.
The blue clear water of the sea makes me tempted to swim more than climbing,but I couldn’t at this weather and size of the wave, swimming is only good during summer. We visited the wall “Backdoor” and “Music hall” in 2days, the lines is beautiful and climbs are unique especially to us. We just cant get enough climb! Now 龙洞 Long Dong becomes the best outdoor climbing site for sport and trad climbing in Taiwan, and it's the best sea cliff rock climbing destinations in Asia.
Accommodation
There is no accommodation near the climbing site, there are alot of hostel available at 基隆Keelung which about 45mins drive to Long Dong.
Transportation
Not much public transportation to the climbing site, you can take bus from Keelung to Longdong which takes about 30mins ~ 45mins, and bus will be available every 1hr. The trail to Music Hall is abit tricky, so it's advisable to hookup with Taiwanese climbers there for direction.
There is no accommodation near the climbing site, there are alot of hostel available at 基隆Keelung which about 45mins drive to Long Dong.
Transportation
Not much public transportation to the climbing site, you can take bus from Keelung to Longdong which takes about 30mins ~ 45mins, and bus will be available every 1hr. The trail to Music Hall is abit tricky, so it's advisable to hookup with Taiwanese climbers there for direction.