Take That Challenge: Go Climb The Top 10 Places In The World !

Challenging natural rock formations, beautiful scenery and cold winds running

through one’s hair, there is nothing more than this any Rock Climber could ask

for. Although it comes with its own downsides like sore muscles, cramps and

stiff hands, but the joy of successfully scaling the nature’s most difficult

creations and reaching the top of it, is an experience in itself. Following are the

10 best places for Rock climbers around the world.

Yosemite, California.

It is one of the best destinations in the world for climbers. The Yosemite

National Park in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains is famous for its giant

cliffs and its super challenging climbs. The place also houses a climbing school

with regular classes for all levels of climbers including the beginners.

Railay, Thailand

A beautiful island between the city of Krabi and Ao Nang in Thailand, Railay is

surrounded by high limestone cliffs, which is simply a blessing for the rock

climbers. Most of these cliffs are already bolted for easy access of the climbers

to climb. The island is only accessible by boat and is one of the most beautiful

places for the climbers.

Boulder Canyon, Colorado, U.S.

Located in the U.S. state of Colorado, the Boulder Canyon is just some minutes

away from downtown Boulder. The structure consists of a rocky granite cliffs

which are highly textured. There are more than 400 routes in the canyon,

suitable even for the beginners. Some areas in the canyon are perfect for Ice

climbing during the chilly winter months when they are coated with a thick

layer of ice.

Wye creek, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Known as the ‘Adventure capital of the world’, Queenstown is home to the

beautiful Wye creek, located just outside of the main town. The creek has

about 147 routes of all kinds and holds the Annual Climbing Festival every year.

Red River Gorge, Kentucky, U.S.

The Red River Gorge is one of the most popular climbing destinations in the

world. The gorge is lined with Red sandstone cliffs which offers climbing

opportunity at all levels. There are multiple crags for the professional climbers

as well as for the beginners climbing the ranges. The best season for the

climbers is during october and mid ovember.

Frankenjura, Germany

Located in northern Bavaria, Frankenjura, cliffs have something to offer to

every climber in Germany. Covered with white and grey limestone, the area

has more than 8000 routesfor every kind of climbers. Since the area is huge

and is spread across a large area of land, there are some camp sites which offer

better access to the central valley.

Indian Creek, Utah

Situated in Canyonlands near Moab, Utah, the Indian Creek is a popular

climbing area, known for its steep sandstone crack climbing. The place has a

total of 1063 climbing routes. The best climbing season is from March- April

and October- November.

Acadia National Park

Located in the U.S. Acadia National Park is state of Maine, offering perfect

climbing opportunities in its crisp granite creeks. The creeks have multiple

routes including some sea side routes and a mini Canyon with low graphite

walls, which is ideal for inexperienced climbers. This area also has a pink

granite in some parts which is beautiful to look as it is exciting to climb.

Silver Mountain

The silver mountain is a hill formation made up of old resistant rocks with

glaciar scours all over them. The mountain is more of a collection of rocks ,

located in the Upper Peninsula region of Baraga, Michigan. The place has

around 250 steps which take you to the top of the mountain. The view from

here is spectacular.

Gibraltar Rock, California

Perfect for adventure sports such as Trad climbing, Sport Climbing and

Toprope, the Gibraltar Rock is a prominent rock formation in Santa Barbara,

California. The rock has all sorts of routes suitable for the beginners to the

experts. Towards the west side of the rock is the most difficult creaks best for

the experts while the south face contains the easy ones, best for the

beginners.

To have an amazing experience of these amazing adventure activities book you

flight today to visit these places.