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Railay East: The 123 Wall, Muay Thai and a Host of Routes You Should Not Climb | Thailand Climbing Crags

Railay East sits on the west side of the Phra-Nang peninsula; theCrag logs 314 routes for the whole of Railay, with Muay Thai, the 123 Wall, The Keep, Hidden World and Diamond Cave on this side. From 9am to 4pm is climbing school territory and it is very crowded — theCrag literally says do not come between those hours if you dislike crowds. Many routes run on old expansion bolts, and the three old routes on the left of the 123 Wall plus the four extensions above Kratoy are all marked do-not-climb.

Railay West and Phra Nang: Lord of the Thais, Crystal Flame and the Candlestick Fixed Rope | Thailand Climbing Crags

The west side of Railay holds Southeast Asia's most famous multipitch: Lord of the Thais (7b, 5 pitches, 120 m), Continental Drifters (7c+, 4 pitches) and Circus Oz (7a, 4 pitches), plus Crystal Flame (6b+, 3 pitches, 70 m). But the descent notes are where the risk lives — two routes say do not climb, and the abseils need two 60-metre ropes, extra rope at the rappel station, or a knot in the end.