Stories, tips, and guides from Green Climbers Home in Thakhek, Laos.
Discover how new climbing areas are created in Laos. Follow route development projects, exploration trips, and the volunteers working to expand climbing opportunities across the country.
Siamese red-necked keelback (Rhabdophis subminiatus). This unusual snake is both venomous and poisonous.
Meet Laos’s rice paddy snake, a small, mildly venomous but harmless water snake seen around Thakhek after the rainy season.
Flying Dragons are one of the most unusual animals living around Green Climbers Home, but also one of the hardest to spot.
Water fights for Lao New Year, learning the Lao language and climbing at Xe Bang Fai cave.
During the climbing season in Thakhek, climbers often encounter flying squirrels hiding in limestone cliffs before gliding into the jungle.
Of all the snakes around the camp, the Oriental Whip Snake, is the one you are most likely to encounter.
The Season starts and new climbing gear from our sponsor Beal arrives.
Every October, Green Climbers Home comes back to life after the rainy season. Before the first climbers arrive, there's weeks of repairing, building, digging, and problem-solving. Here's a look behind the scenes as we prepared the camp for the 2025–2026 season.