As soon as this nightmare lockdown ends, rock climbers in Bangkok will have a new spot to scale the heights and solve problems.
Located 300 meters from BTS Phra Khanong, Stonegoat Climbing Gym is set to be one of Southeast Asia’s biggest bouldering gyms. It boasts six different walls catering to all levels, including beginners, with difficulty differentiated by color (red being easiest).
Some of the walls have been designed to resemble famous “problems” (aka the sequence of necessary moves) found in Thailand, including those at Krabi climbing hotspots Railay and Tonsai. The problems will be changed every six weeks, so return climbers will have something new to try.
The focus here is bouldering, mind you. The sport, which just debuted at the Olympics, is performed on small rock walls or artificial walls and is typically done without any equipment except for…
