Liming, the Chinese village that has become an ultimate climbing spot

2023-07-09 17:58:16

In southwest China,on a huge red sandstone cliff, a lightning bolt crack stretches as far as the eye can see”, describes the Chinese media Sixth Tone. The latter has a climbing route called “Scarface II”.

“Unlike sport climbing, where pitons are pre-fixed to the wall for safety reasons, Scarface is a traditional or ‘trad’ climbing route, where climbers must place removable anchors as they go. of their ascent, which makes the task more complicated”, explains the Shanghai site.

Along with other routes like Air China, Ding Dong’s Crack and Japanese Cowboy, these routes attract climbers from around the world to the remote village of Liming, located in the