The Ankle

Today I have rented a motorcycle, cruised down dirt roads in the center of a city, crossed a river in a boat no wider than myself, rock climbed, hung out on the river, visited a hospital, and used a bamboo stick as a cane. As I was climbing my second route of the day, I… Read the rest »

Thailand to Laos

We finally left Ton Sai on Friday the 23rd and got a bus up to Bangkok. Again we took the easy way and took a tourist bus. I have a love hate relationship with the tourist busses. I do not like the way they prohibit you from having a true Thai experience, but I do… Read the rest »

Bangkok to Laos

Just got into Bangkok again this morning at 6:00 am, and checked my regular mail at the guest house. Got my diploma, so all is good. We are heading to Laos tonight on a train. It was a good ride here, I slept through most of it, which was helpful. Here are some pictures and… Read the rest »

Hello again

I know that I have gotten rather lazy with my blogging, but I do have a reasonably good explanation. My schedule of late has been: I wake up at 8:00am, meet Emily, Thad, Dustin, and Jarred (the guys I am going to Laos with) for breakfast to decide where to climb, and we try to… Read the rest »

Traveling group

It turns out that Dustin, Thad and Jarred are all heading the same way I am, and I am going to join them for a trip up the west coast of Thailand, and into Laos. We are going to keep our climbing gear and climb again in Laos. It will be good to have travel… Read the rest »

Low tide sunset

Just some photos today… by the way, all photos can be seen in larger sizes at: www.flickr.com/photos/benhanna Ton Sai at low tide sunset. Boats again Cool dog that hangs out near the rocks

Thaiwand Wall

Best day of climbing yet! I am finally not sore anymore, and am getting better at the technical stuff. I went with Dustin and Thad to Thaiwand Wall, which is accessed through a cave, and you need head lamps to get through the cave. The way there is through back fields and a bunch of… Read the rest »

Monkeys monkeys everywhere.

Monkeys monkeys everywhere. I went climbing with three guys from Arizona today. They had hardware, I had the rope, so me met up. We climbed for a while, and it was pretty fun. I led the climb, using their quick draws, and top roped it out. We climbed for a while, got tired, and decided… Read the rest »

Beached for a while

Ahh… Beach Life. So relaxing. I apologize if the recent posts are full of uninteresting filler text. I really have not been doing much here execpt for climbing, eating and relaxing. I woke up this morning, ate breakfast from the supplies I bought in Ao Nang (the mainland) and read. I read all day. I… Read the rest »