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Tonsai & Railay

Sport climbing near Ao Nang, Krabi, Thailand. The rope and quickdraws to bring, and the send-temps forecast.

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What to bring

Bring a 70 m rope. It lowers off 96% of the 596 sport pitches listed here. A 60 m does 81%.

13 quickdraws cover 90% of pitches. The longest needs 28.

What each rope covers

  • 50 m64%
  • 60 m81%
  • 70 m96%
  • 80 m98%
Median
20 m
Most common
15 m
Longest pitch
55 m

A 60 m covers most routes and a 70 m nearly all. Bring an 80 m for the longest lines.

Source: weareexplorers.co

Route data from theCrag contributors (CC BY-NC-SA), collected 2026-09. Single-pitch sport routes only. theCrag

Conditions

Rope & draws

Bring

70m

60 m works for most routes

Draws

13

Your 70 m covers 96% of pitches

Median
20 m
Most common
15 m
Longest pitch
55 m

Draws: Covers 90% · longest needs 28

A 60 m covers most routes and a 70 m nearly all. Bring an 80 m for the longest lines.

Your 70 m lowers off 96% of pitches here (up to ~30 m). Check the topo for longer ones and knot the end.
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Check a specific route

Rope length

Route height (ground to anchor)

30m

Rope reaches

10 m of rope to spare.

Needed 60 mRope 70 m

Longest route or pitch

35 m

Comfortably ~30 m

  • •Knot the belayer’s end.
  • •Watch the middle mark.
  • •Topo heights are estimates.
  • •Traverses and roofs use extra rope.

Longest pitches at Tonsai & Railay

  1. Lost Sock in the Laundromat of Oblivion6b+55 m–
  2. Mr No Name6b+55 m–
  3. Mrs No Name6b+55 m–
  4. Bar You Tee Nai?7a50 m–
  5. Chuck Norris Traverse45 m26 bolts

Rope by wall

The shortest rope that lowers off 90% of a wall's pitches (80 m where none does), and the share it covers.

WallRopeLongest
Ton Sai322 pitches70 mcovers 98%45 m
Railay260 pitches70 mcovers 95%55 m
Pai Plong Beach14 pitches70 mcovers 100%30 m

Route data from theCrag contributors (CC BY-NC-SA), collected 2026-09. Single-pitch sport routes only. theCrag

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