Chapis Crag. Photo: Roel Tan-Torres
| Chapis (which is a shortened name for a now closed-down infamous girlie bar) is only a few km from the center of Baguio City along Marcos Highway. When you drive down (towards the La Union), approximately 5 km out of Baguio you will see some limestone cliffs on the right side. Take the sharp hairpin right turn on to a dirt road. Park here. This road is right across the now -closed Chaparral. |
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There are two main crag areas, the first
being right next to a trail and offering some good
top-rope climbs. Unfortunately all climbs here are
unprotectable - so you must either top rope or solo. The
crag off-trail and to the right is slightly higher (40
feet) and also has some challenging - blank looking
sections. The face on the left offers two top rope lines. However, there are a number of routes of varrying difficulty that reach the top. |
Scattered all about the area are superb boulders - most worth mentioning and the topic of the photo exhibitions is Ferdie's Boulder - an excellent sit down start following a roof an steep section on rather sharp limestone.
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Last modified : 02 April 1998