City of Chaos – with its innumberable lakes bounded by stilted trees, twisting vines and electric cable snarls, eclectic assortments of tiny businesses, local amazons crusing on their vespas, shoulder poles mingling, urban radios’ blaring incomprehensible racket, rustic Ca Phe on every corner, Honda Wave confusion, tumultuous tides of white and blue clad students, appeasement and intoxication by night, stenciled graffiti…

Hanoi is all this and so much more…

Indoor climbing in Hanoi

At the moment, there is no proper indoor climbing place in Hanoi.  The main obstacles preventing a proper wall from being built are the lack of time (our time that is) and renting prices. If you are interested in this kind of project, in opening a bar or a gym, please contact us.  We are eager and willing to support such an adventure: 300 handholds wait in boxes ready for mounting, plans have already been designed, contacts with the Ministry of sports were taken… But we lack time. 
As it stands there are no buildings, walls or dykes yet located in Hanoi for Urban Climbing Adventures after long nights out. That sucks.  If you see a building that looks climbable, please dial 1-800-CLIMB-ME, then send us an email.

The Phuong Mai wall

On a house-top terrace in Phuong Mai street, there stands a little wall, built of cheap wood in a cramped space, reminiscent of a Slovenia-behind-the-Iron-Curtain aesthetic, this little wall stands as a proud testament to man’s desire to climb, no matter the conditions.  Because of the space’s dimensions, wood panels were fixed to the wall at an aggressive 45° slope. All of the handholds are small – why?  Because bigger handholds require more resin and resin is expensive, and the climber is poor by definition. The poorer you are, the smaller handholds you must be able to stick to.  C’est la vie. 
The Program: Body Tension, tiny crimps, upside down crossing, booty contraction, Hanoi Bia, bad wine, good tunes…
Other names: torture room, the hutch, hamster wall, bachelor flat, urban legend, the squat, the wall that did not exist,...

During fast periods, sessions are organized twice a week. If interested contact us: vietclimb [at] gmail.com

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