Longdong Rock Climbing Yard is located at Gongliao District’s Longdong Cape in New Taipei City. Being in a relatively secluded spot and sparsely populated, much of its natural landscape is relatively well-preserved. Longdong is a natural rock climbing area. Many experienced rock climbers from abroad have heard of Taiwan’s Longdong as being a perfect place for rock climbing. With routes for both beginners and expert climbers, it attracts rock climbing aficionados from all over the world, and rock climbing instructors often bring their students here to practice.
Matt Robertson, an American rock climbing instructor who has lived in Taiwan for over a decade, works as a coach for an outdoor activities company. Robertson, who favors Longdong, said that there are more than 600 routes altogether; while some are suitable for beginners, others are made for more experienced climbers. No matter it be “lesson one” routes for beginners or the most challenging ones for seasoned climbers, Longdong has it all.
A couple from the United Kingdom who were visiting Taiwan for the first time specifically picked the Longdong Rock Climbing Yard as the first spot on their list of challenges. Robertson said the weather in spring and autumn is settled, and thus quite suitable for rock climbing. He brings rock climbing enthusiasts from all over the world to Longdong at least three times a week.
Photo: Wu Liang-yi, Liberty Times
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Longdong Cape, where the climbing area is located, is formed by an extremely hard sandstone. The cape possesses very unique geological and scenic characteristics. One side of the area faces the sea, and the beautiful shapes of the rocks are absolutely on a par with the sceneries of famous climbing areas found abroad. The managing authorities said that Longdong is worthy of being promoted throughout the world.
(LIBERTY TIMES, TRANSLATED BY TAIJING WU)
龍洞攀岩場位於新北市貢寮區龍洞岬角,地處偏僻少人煙,所以保留許多天然景觀,是渾然天成的攀岩場,國外許多攀岩運動好手都曾聽聞,台灣龍洞攀岩場是處絕佳攀岩地點,從基礎到大師級路線通通都有,吸引國外攀岩愛好者慕名前來,攀岩教練更常常帶學生來這邊練習。
Photo: Wu Liang-yi, Liberty Times
照片: 自由時報記者吳亮儀
已在台灣住十年的美國攀岩教練羅馬修是家戶外冒險公司的體育教練,他特別擅長攀岩,尤其對龍洞攀岩場情有獨鍾。羅馬修說,龍洞攀岩場有六百多條攀岩路線,從最基礎到極高難度的路線都有,不論是初學者入門課程或是帶領各國好手挑戰高難度路線,龍洞攀岩場可說是「一路包到底」。
一對來自英國初次到台灣旅行的遊客,第一個指名要挑戰的地方便是龍洞攀岩場。羅馬修說,春、秋季天氣穩定,非常適合攀岩運動,他一個星期至少三次帶著來自各國的攀岩愛好者到龍洞攀岩場。
龍洞攀岩場所在的龍洞岬角是極為堅硬的四稜砂岩,是一個地質、地形景觀都極為特殊的地方。龍洞攀岩場一旁臨海,壯麗多變化的奇岩怪石,絕不輸給國外的天然攀岩場。管理單位表示,龍洞攀岩場相當適合推廣給全世界知道。
(自由時報記者吳亮儀)
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