Rock climbing over the ocean with no ropes or safety

Hey Steemians!

Today I have another small reel from a beautiful climb in Ton Sai Thailand. This climb was considerably more difficult than the last one I uploaded. The whole climb is generally more overhanging on the way up and tops out at about 18 metres high.

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The overhanging nature of this climb forces more weight onto the hands. To combat this having strong back muscles to keep your body close to the wall and a strong base of endurance in the forearms is essential.

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The finish for this climb is insane, to complete this route you have to compress yourself between a mighty old stalactite almost a full arm span away from the wall and a slippery overhanging wall. All the holds here were sub-par and making the transition was very risky. I ended up doing a small jump here and held on for dear life making the transition.

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Happy days! a well deserved rest. The adrenaline was really pumping after that one.

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There was certainly no down climbing through that top section so the only option left is to jump. It's more fun anyway :)

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