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.

  I was staying across the street from their office and heard the rock climbing was great so gave them a try. I had a blast and Mon was a really... read more experienced guide who was also fun to be around. Lauren was also really great to...More

  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.

  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

  Just returned from a trip to Thailand and the highlight was definitely a full day of climbing with Mon. The location was amazing and he picked out the perfect routes.... read more We were a group of varying grades in rock climbing and there was something for everyone.

One of our party wasn't well on the day and Mon went out of his way to arrange a loft back to the hotel.

Hands down the best experience and a great guide for all abilities.

  We had a brilliant half day of climbing with Karst climbing. Mon was our guide and he made sure everyone in our group of six was safe and happy. We... read more were able to do a lot of climbing (6 ascents) in that short period of time, which was awesome. There were also difficulties for all skill levels, we have a bouldering background so we were very happy that we could choose climbs that were a little bit harder. Would definitely book here again!

  It was wonderful experience to see the locals and some of the tourists who dared to climb the rocks under the guidance of trainers.More

  Karst Rock climbing has successfully managed to live upto my expectation and ignite my passion for the sport of outdoor rock climbing. I was traveling to Krabi to experience rock... read more climbing and going ahead with Karst was an ideal choice. Our guide Mon was very helpful and accommodating. He initially provided us with the necessary gears and taught us the knot tying techniques.
Kept the climbing experience constantly interesting and challenging with progressive levels of climbing and different routes. Had beautiful views of the beach and Andaman sea on the other side. An exhilarating experience and will be definitely looking forward to new climbs.

  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,

  I stumbled upon Mon’s shop by accident while in Ao nang, and ended up going out with him several times. Mon was a great guide, and a good judge of... read more skill level. He set me up on some routes I didn’t think I would be...More