My partner and I booked a full day of climbing through Karst Climbing. Mon (our guide) picked us up from our hotel (we were already staying on Railay) and... read more took us out to our first wall. We instantly felt comfortable as his knowledge of the...More

  We chose Karst climbing by reading the reviews and we weren't disappointed. The best climbing experience of my life. To be recommended absolutely. Mon simply the best

  I had 2 great climbing days with Mon. I never climbed with a rope before, but Mon showed me how to set up everything for safe climbing. Mon knew... read more every route in his sleep and always gave me tips from below where the best grips were. I can recommend Karst Climbing for beginners

  Before came to Krabi I already inquired several climbing centers via email. Karst is the most Efficient one which replied always promptly. Lauren always answer my questions with patience.... read more Mon is a great guide who belays so good. I feel totally safe with the rope in his hand. This is a very good climbing center you can count on! Highly recommend it.

  We had a great experience (father and daughter). Both unexperienced. The Guide was so helpfull, patience, friendly, fun and looking for good matching level for every one. small group, safe.... read more The best thing we did during our holiday. We will definitely do rockclimbing again. Also,...More

  I did a full day climbing adventure with Karst, and it was once of the best decisions I made! Mon was an incredible guide and very knowledgeable about rock... read more climbing and the areas we were climbing. I've climbed indoors at rock climbing gyms, but this...More

  My wife and I tried this and it is great fun and not the least bit scary. It is difficult but I am 72 and she is 64, still young at heart.

  Fifteen years ago, my now husband and I came to Thailand. We stayed on Railay, and learned to climb. Our trip ignited a passion, and we continued to return to... read more Railay every year to climb on the limestone rocks progressing from top roping to lead climbing. Leap forward to 2020, and we wanted to bring our children (aged 5 and 7) to Railay to enjoy some rock climbing too. We haven’t done any lead climbing since 2011, so wanted to have a guide for our trip to Railay.
I looked at various guides, and they generally all have the same marketing, so our choice came down to reviews and availability.
Karst Climbing is a fairly new outfit, with good reviews, and they could do our dates. Communicating with Karst climbing was easy, with quick, comprehensive responses to our emails. We booked an initial half day, paid online and were met by Mon at our hotel on the morning of our first session.
He drove us in his truck to his shop, loaded up with gear, and we headed off to the pier to travel to Railay.
He set up a rope on 123 wall and got a feel for our abilities, and worked well with the kids, our daughter was very keen to climb, but found the transition from indoor climbing wall to rock very challenging, and Mon showed great patience and kindness towards her. Our son, who is older and has more experience, got a bit shaky on one climb, so Mon chose another route which was better suited to him, and helped build his confidence back up.
He also set up ropes for me and my husband and was happy for us to belay each other or the kids using his gear whilst he belayed another one of us, enabling us to maximise our time with him.
Our first day was so good, we booked the following morning with Mon, and went up to Diamond Cave for another great few hours of guided climbing. Our daughter didn’t climb on the second day, but was so taken with Mon that she has declared she will climb with him next time we come to Thailand, and was chatting to him all the way back to the long tail.
We have been very lucky to have only had good climbing guides in Railay, but we have witnessed plenty of disinterested guides who don’t support their customers to get the most from their climbing experiences. Mon was a fabulous guide, he knows the climbs well, he was brilliant for our family with our mixed abilities and ages, and I would recommend him to anyone looking to climb in Railay.

  I was very lucky meeting Mon accidentally on the Phra Nang Beach climbing with two other people. So glad, that I talked to him and booked the full day Climbing... read more and Caving tour with his company! Mon is a very relaxed guy, I always felt...More

  Went for a half day climbing trip with a private guide and must say it was amazing! The climbing spot is very scenic and the guide was super helpful in... read more showing lead and top rope routes. Everyone is super helpful and really really nice so highly recommended!