Chiang Mai Climbing

Happy Birthday to me! We ended up going rock climbing today at Crazy Horse Buttress which, coincidentally, is basically the same limestone formation that contains the Muong On Cave we visited last week. Everyone did great and we had a good time. I rented gear from Chiang Mai climbing adventures and led a number of really good routes. Zak belayed me while I led and then I belayed Zak and Maya. The kids did great. This was Maya’s first time climbing and you probably won’t be surprised to hear that our little lean bundle of muscle did great on the rock.

On the ride to and from the climbing area we got to know Ta, one of the guys from the climbing shop who was guiding another client at the crag. Afterward, we joined him and his girlfriend from Princeton at their favorite market food place down by the Chiang Mai Gate - great grub for about about 35 baht ($1) per plate. We then went back to the hotel and invited Mao, the hotel manager, and her daughter Ploy to join us at a hip ice cream place - iberry - for dessert. A very nice day was had by all.