climb singapore
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Extracts from the ultimate climbing guide book to Singapore. Location information of natural/artificial climbing walls, wall topos, route information, etc.TRANSCRIPT
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Anchor Point
Anchor with Abseil Point
Abseil Point Only
Bolted Route
Requires Natural Protection
Risky Climb
Recommended Climb
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about this bookIn the past decade, rock climbing has been swept away from the vaults of
alternative thrill seekers into the hands of the masses. Sport climbing,
in particular, has witnessed the greatest development and social acceptance,
significantly more than any other extreme sporting discipline.
In 1992, the first National Championship attracted just a handful of participants.
Fast-forward to 2010, and events like Climb On! Singapore easily demonstrates
the growing popularity of the sport. The event attracted nearly 1000 participants
from the region, making it probably the biggest climbing event in Asia. Schools,
clubs and even religious institutions have since been caught in a rush to
develop their own programmes and build their own climbing walls, especially
after the introduction of the National Schools Sport Climbing Championships
in 2008.
Climb Singapore was first published in 2002, specifically to address
documentation that has been sorely lacking. It is the first and only publication
to document the history, access information and grades of climbing routes
in Singapore. In addition, it also serves as easy reference material for Sport
Climbing courses. This second edition contains updated route information
and address changes to the Singapore National Climbing Standards (SNCS)
programme that was made in 2010.
This second edition of Climb Singapore comprises three parts: The first covers
the history of rock climbing in Singapore. The second part covers the SNCS
syllabus and technical tips on climbing safety. The final section of the book
serves as a climbing guidebook with access information and grades for the
climbs in Dairy Farm Quarry and Sing Seng Quarry.
This book attempts to fill an information vacuum. However, it is by no means
an exhaustive account of rock climbing in Singapore. We’ve tried to capture
the essence of the sport as we know it. Please contact the Climb Asia editorial
team if you feel that the historical accounts or route information have been
misrepresented.
Cheers,
Climb Asia
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climbing standards
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Introduction to SNCSThe sport of climbing started in Singapore around mid to late 1980s with self-taught climbers exploring the cliffs of Dairy Farm Quarry. In 1989, the first permanent artificial climbing wall was built in SAFRA Tampines, followed by the introduction of the national climbing competition series, which is now a significant national climbing event in our annual climbing calendar.
This sport is now growing rapidly in Singapore, with increasingly more people
taking up climbing and many climbing walls being installed in schools and premises
of uniform organisations. However, for the past decade, due to the fact that the sport
was relatively young both nationally and internationally, we did not have any national
climbing standards or guidelines in place to help steer the sport.
For the sport to develop and progress with safety and performance standards
maintained at the highest possible level, the Singapore Mountaineering Federation
initiated Project TOP OUT in 1996 to set national standards and guidelines for the
sport of climbing. Project TOP OUT committee drew upon the efforts (or creativity,
if that is what brain juice refers to) and experience of both SMF officials and
experienced climbing instructors: Alvin Yong (Chairman), Anthony Seah, Mohd Amir
Moostafa and Lim Kim Boon. The SMF also engaged the professional service of
Ms Anne Palmer, a NZ UIAGM mountain guide/climbing instructor/assessor as its
Specialist Technical Consultant.
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The island of Singapore is an urban jungle and rock scarce. That’s why climbers in Singapore spend more than 90% of their time climbing or bouldering at artificial climbing walls. Nevertheless, there are a few “natural” climbing areas in the hills bordering Bukit Timah Nature Reserve which offer climbers in Singapore the real-rock experience, although at a small scale. Among them, Dairy Farm and Hindhede, are abandoned granite quarries which climbers discovered in the 1980s.
Dairy Farm Quarry is the most popular of these natural climbing areas and you
could probably bump into a good portion of the Singaporean climbing
community there on an average weekend. Hindhede Quarry used to be an
established climbing area, but has been declared off limits to the public since
1997. Hindhede has not been frequented by climbers for years due to the rising
water level in the quarry, which saw to the end of the majority of climbing routes
at the base area. We hope that our documentation of the climbing routes and
history will bring about its reopening as a natural climbing venue.
DairyÊFarmÊQuarryHindhedeÊQuarrySingÊSengÊQuarry
BukitÊTimahÊRoad
BukitÊTimahÊExpresswayÊ(BKE)
PanÊIslandÊExpresswayÊ(PIE)
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dairy farm:
american pie
4b
6c+
7a+
5c
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7b
Towards ABCD
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1. Art of Noise (5.6/4b)-- 20m -- Natural Protecton -- F.A. David Lim, Tang Wing Fatt, 1992
The route veers towards ABCD section after Turtle and goes up
to the top of the crag.
2. The Little Mermaid (5.11c/6c+)-- 20m -- 8 bolts -- F.A. Mohd Halil, 1998
Created by Mohd Halil, Shannon Tham, 1998
3. Rain Maker (5.12a/7a+)-- 20m -- 7 bolts -- F.A. Christian Venetz, 1998
Created by Christian Venetz, Mohd Halil, 1998
4. American Pie (5.10a/5c)-- 20m -- 5 bolts -- Created & F.A. Peter Terbush, Scottie Nelson
Another harder variant (6b+), is to climb on the face and avoid the corner on the right.
5. French Controversy (5.11d/7a)-- 6m -- 2 bolts
Created by Alain Silver
6. Super Crack (5.12b/7b)-- 20m -- Natural Protection -- F.A. Christian Venetz, 1998
dairy farm: american pie section
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Rock climbing has been swept away from the vaults of
the alternative thrill seekers into the hands of the masses.
The first edition of this book aimed to document critical
information and history that was in danger of being
lost forever.
This second edition has been updated with the recent
improvements to the Singapore National Climbing Standards
syllabus and curriculum. Inside, you will find course
materials for the Sport Climbing Level 1 and Level 2 courses
as well as tips and information that would be crucial for
you to have a safe day climbing. Also included is route
and access info to all the established climbs in Dairy Farm
quarry as well as Singseng quarry in Rifle Range Road.
All the climbing information you could possibly ever need in Singapore,
contained in one handy little guidebook. This book is indispensable to any
who takes up this sport! - Kris Sama
edition 2written and produced by:
ISBN 978-981-08-7088-1