Rock and Raft

***NOTE: Your booking date will be the first day of your two day program. The order of your activities will be determined by availability.

Experience the lush, colorful countryside of northern Thailand in two days of non-stop outdoor adventure! Golden limestone karst, wild jungle rivers, exquisite rice paddy views, and roaming elephants await you as soon as you step out of the city.  Start with a classic Intro to Rock Climbing course at stunning Crazy Horse Buttress.  Return to Chiang Mai for a relaxing evening, and then complete the adventure with a ride on Mae Taeng’s thrilling whitewater.  Careful – you just might get addicted!

In the morning, meet your guides, collect your gear, and head about 45 minutes out of town into Mae On Valley. Crazy Horse Buttress is our local limestone climbing area, and is littered with cliffs and caves of every type.We will spend the morning teaching you the basics of rock climbing.  Surrounded by the lush bamboo forest, you will learn all the skills taught in our Introduction to Rock Climbing course, including climbing technique, safe belaying practices, and how to have an amazing time scaling cliffs up to 25 meters tall.

Midday will find us tucking into a Thai boxed lunch from the local restaurant.  Once recharged, we trek up towards the summit of Crazy Horse and rappel down 55 meters into the vast cave chamber inside the mountain. Whether or not you have rappelled before, this exciting drop is something you will never forget. We love that this abseil is perceived as dangerous and exciting to everyone who sees it, but that it is actually incredibly safe under the supervision of our experienced guides. This means big time adventure with very little risk. A quick walk through this fantastic cave brings us outside and back to our truck.

After an evening at leisure in Chiang Mai, you will hitch up with our partner company Siam River Adventures for a trip down the Mae Taeng River.  Combine lush northern Thai countryside, remote villages, and roaming elephants with some of the best whitewater in Thailand and you have one heck of a day trip!  Feel safe in the care of Siam Rivers’ highly trained guides and return to Chiang Mai with the satisfaction of completing a great adventure.

Includes:

Instruction, round-trip transportation from CMRCA to the climbing site, round-trip transportation from Chiang Mai to Mae Tang River, equipment, 2 lunches, water, insurance, coupon for 20% off anything at the CMRCA adventure store, one day bouldering gym pass, and discount on additional courses. Multi-day courses do not include lodging or other meals (unless explicitly stated). Please arrive at our shop between 8:00-8:15 in the morning. All courses will return to the shop around 17:00-17:30. Pick-up/drop-off requests can be made during the booking process. Additional charges will apply. We strongly encourage all clients to find their own way to our shop. Give us a call -- we can help!

What to Bring:

Closed-toed sport shoes and athletic clothing. Consider bringing a reusable water bottle, mosquito spray, and sun screen.

Climb ON!