Thats a really great personal account. I hope others will have better luck hooking up with the Hong Kong climbing community. No one seems to respond to emails. If you know someone who is part of the community who is willing to help, that would be great if we could have his email for our next trip there.

Regards,
putra

The definitive source of climbing information for Hong Kong can be found at (where else but) http://hongkongclimbing.com. As you’ll notice, information on directions is not exactly the best… perhaps someone should put in their own notes or GPS coordinates next time. I don’t like taxis so I always have to enquire with the locals on the public buses to take from the nearest MTRs. But it can be done… with a bit of determination… ask and ask and ask and ask…

Central Crag is probably the easiest to get to. Get to Bishop Lei International House and walk from there. The climbing at Central is moderately easy and nice together with a “nice” view of the apartment opposite.

Beacon Hill is a long 45 minutes uphill walk from Shep Kip Mei Station, but the website indicates that you can take a cab and shorten the access time to 10 minutes. The routes here are short and technical.

Lion Rock is a 1 hour uphill trudge. Worth the walk even if you don’t climb. Just remember to bring enough water. Finding the entry to that “dirt path” is hard. Keep a lookout for some not so obvious old slings at this dirt path. The entire crag was in the sun when I was there and we finished up all our water just getting there…

Don’t try Mount Stenhouse unless you’re keen for some REAL adventure. It’s a battle just getting there. By then the war is over…

Shek O is boring. Don’t waste your time.

Tung Lung Island is supposedly the best sports climbing in Hong Kong. I probably didn’t find the right crag when I was there and ended up real bored.

Have a good time if you get to go again.