Camp Life
Season 2024/25 Part 8
This chapter describes the first fatal climbing accident in Laos from my personal perspective.
Camp Life
Not just questionable beta and dirtbag stories - although there's plenty of both. Life from the perspective of the ones who call this crag home.
Sort by:
Camp Life
Season 2024/25 Part 7
Read about staff climbing sessions and the featured article "Climbing through cultural barriers" in the British Mountaineering Council's Summit magazine.
Camp Life
Season 2024/25 Part 6
From Lao police stations to the German embassy, a simple passport application turns into three days of bureaucracy, misunderstandings and unexpected humour.
Camp Life
Season2024/25 Part 5
Crux Season, the camp fills up for Christmas and New Year, our improvised restaurant is pushed to its limits.
Camp Life
Season 2024/25 Part 4
Rebuilding after the fire: four weeks of improvisation, community support, language mishaps, and small victories that brought the camp back to life.
Camp Life
Season 2024/25 Part 3
The aftermath of Camp 2 burning down, and the unexpected support from guests, staff, volunteers, and friends that helped keep Green Climbers Home alive.
Camp Life
Season 2024/25 Part 2
The day Camp 2 burned down, and the unexpected support from guests, staff, volunteers, and friends that helped keep Green Climbers Home alive.
Camp Life
Season 2024/25 Part 1
Follow the journey from office worker to climbing camp manager as we rebuild and prepare Camp 2 at Green Climbers Home in Laos.
Camp Life
Lao Staff Climbing
If you walk past our crags on a staff climbing day, you'll probably hear the group before you see them. Laughter echoes through the valley. Someone is cheering. Someone is giving advice. Someone is hanging on the rope, laughing too hard to continue climbing