Hong Kong Rock
Author Francis Haden
Published Self published (2020)
ISBN 9789887508908
Published Self published (2020)
ISBN 9789887508908
Website climbingboltsupplies.com
Review
THE FIRST SPORT CLIMBING GUIDEBOOK TO HONG KONG:
- Approximately 1,055 sport routes
- Approximately 250 routes never published
- Kite Rock and The Farside on Tung Lung Chau re- bolted
- Unpublished new areas: Arrow rock, Majestic Slabs, Lingnan Slabs, Black’s Wall, Tai Hang Slabs, To Tei Wan, Pok Fu Lam, Sok Kwu Wall (Lamma Island), Temple South
- New developments at exisiting crags: Beacon Heights, Lion Rock, Bayside Buttress, The Farside (Tung Lung Chau), General Rock, Shek O, Temple North
- Practical features for planning climbing days; crag summary and inside cover map, QR codes to navigate to the foot of the crag, high quality drone overview and photo topo images
- Accurate route descriptions including bolt count and pitch length for every route
- Extensive historical section and illustrated maps
- Climbing photographs from local climbers
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Crags covered by this Guide
| Hong Kong Island crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ap Lei Chau | 113 | Volcanic tuff | all |
| Cape Collinson | 64 | Volcanic tuff | S |
| Central Crags | 109 | Volcanic tuff | N |
| General Rock | 16 | Granite | N |
| Monkey Buttress | 47 | Granite | N |
| Mount Nicholson | 33 | Granite | N |
| Mount Parker | 23 | - | SW |
| Pok Fu Lam | 8 | Granite | W |
| Shek O | 143 | Granite | all |
| Sunset Wall | 8 | Granite | W |
| Tai Tam Country Park | 28 | Granite | E |
| The Black Crag Collective | 40 | Granite | S |
| To Tei Wan | 10 | Granite | W |
| Kowloon crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrow Rock | 5 | Granite | E |
| Beacon Hill | 64 | Granite | S |
| Devil's Peak | 35 | Granite | S |
| Kowloon Peak | 88 | Volcanic tuff | S |
| Lingnan Slabs | 64 | Granite | NW |
| Lion Rock | 54 | Granite | E |
| Lamma Island crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| Lamma Island | 20 | Granite | NW |
| Lantau Island crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| Eagle Crag | 19 | Granite | W |
| River Crag | 6 | Granite | SE |
| Temple North | 47 | Granite | SW |
| Temple South | 73 | Granite | S |
| New Territories crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| Ma Dai (Hero) Crag | 17 | Granite | NW |
| Salong Crag | 16 | Granite | S |
| Tung Lung Chau crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| Tung Lung Chau | 147 | Volcanic tuff | SE |
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