Defiantly recommend anyone in Krabi/Ao Nang to try out some climbing, it was one of the best days I've had on my 4 month journey. My girlfriend has never climbed... read more and is not so great with heights and Mon (the instructor) made her just think...More

  Moin took me and my girlfriend climbing and guided us. There is something special about this man. He is generous, informative and very trustworthy. It was my girlfriends second time... read more outdoors and I was very out of shape but he took us to properly tailored...More

  I had a great time doing the 3 day course here. Mon was a very knowledgeable guide and I got a lot of 1:1 instruction time which was amazing for... read more me as a beginner. Lauren was super helpful with answering my questions prior to booking....More

  My friend and I did a half day climbing experience with Karst Climbing at Railay beach east. Mon (the owner) picked us up from our hotel at 7:50am and took... read more us to the shop to pick up our equipment (relatively new shoes) then we drove...More

  Great climbing debut at Princess Cave, Krabi, with our fantastic instructor Mon from #karstclimbingkrabi. Fantastic location on the beach. No fear, just fun! Very professional and patient. Adapted quickly... read more to the skills and increasing confidence levels 🙂 Totally recommend working with them, small and professional...More

  Thanks to the awesome reviews here, i booked 2 full days of climbing. Communication with Mon via whatsapp was a breeze. The pick up from the hotel was on time.... read more The idea of the 2 climbing days were to do some lead climbs in, but i got too scared. But Mon was ever the patient, & guided me through one lead climb - great motivation skills too! For 2nd day, i was guided by Pon, & i had the opportunity to climb longer routes - different from the first day. I was actually scheduled to climb with Mon for the second part of the day but i jumped in the fun when he said that we can do abseiling & caving. & my hands were so pumped anyway.

Overall, i had an amazing 2 days climb trip with Karst. Got in a good number of climbs im too. Will definitely come back & book with them again when i brushed up on my lead climb skills. I get the honour to lead belay them, i believe that was good for me too! Not to forget, the views up there were amazing, even though i was scared.

  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.

  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...More

  We had a great climbing-day with Mon in Railay. I liked that there was enough time for climbing many routes.

  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