Month: April 2020

ZOOLANDER: STORY OF A RISING STAR

ZOOLANDER: STORY OF A RISING STAR

ZOOLANDER: STORY OF A RISING STAR Some iconic boulders at Zoolander bouldering area. Climbers: Gavriel Jecan and Sontayed Asavahame. When people think about climbing in Thailand, what generally comes in mind are the towering limestone cliffs of Southern Thailand with its dramatic Andaman sea backdrops.…

ZOOLANDER BOULDERING AREA

ZOOLANDER BOULDERING AREA

ZOOLANDER BOULDERING AREA Khon Kaen Climbing Club (KKCC) has climbed in Khon Kaen since 2011. Zoolander is the crag where we currently climb, and it is located in Khon Kaen zoo. The discover of Zoolander was is late 2017 when Wan (KKCC member) joined an annual…

ZOOLANDER TRAIL DAY 2

ZOOLANDER TRAIL DAY 2

VOLUNTEER AND LEARN HOW TO CLIMB WITH KHON KAEN CLIMBING CLUB

Zoolander Trail Day Part 2.

We, Khon Kaen Climbing Club know that climbing is mostly a sport for foreigners, not Thai. There are many local Khon Kaen people that want to try climbing but they are scare to try new thing. Also the price of climbing shoes might not be affordable for everyone, specially local students.

So we took 50 locals and students to volunteer to clean the forest and make trail in the morning, then we taught them to climb in the afternoon. We let them use our climbing equipment for free in exchange with their helps cleaning trail and developing bouldering area.

This event is supported by Ministry of sport and tourism. For volunteers, you’ll get free transportation, free food, and free intro to climbing course!

โครงการวันหนึ่งฉันเดินเข้าป่า ไปปีนหน้าผาโขดหินกลับมาแล้วค่า ภาคสองแล้วนะคะ 

ชมรมปีนผาขอนแก่น ตระหนักว่า กีฬาปีนผานั้นเป็นกีฬาที่นิยมในหมู่ชาวต่างชาติ แต่ไม่ค่อยเป็นที่รู้จักของคนไทยดีนัก มีหลายคนที่เห็นแล้วอยากลองแต่ก็กล้าๆ กลัวๆ ไม่กล้ามาลอง เราเลยจัดโครงการวันหนึ่งฉันเดินเข้าป่า ไปปีนหน้าผาโขดหิน ซึ่งเรารับสมัครผู้เข้าร่วม 50 คน เป็นนักศึกษาและชาวขอนแก่น ช่วงเช้าเราให้มาอาสาสมัครทำทางเดิน ตัดหญ้า เก็บขยะในป่า กินข้าวเที่ยงร่วมัน ช่วงบ่ายเราสอนปีนผา ให้ใช้อุปกรณ์ปีนผาชั้นนำ และสอนปีนโดยทีมนักปีนผู้ชำนาญการฟรี เรียนภาษาอังกฤษไปกับนักปีนชาวต่างชาติไปด้วย แถมยังไม่มีค่าใช้จ่ายค่ะ

โครงการนี้เราได้รับการสนับสนุนจากกระทรวงการท่องเที่ยวและกีฬา และองการสวนสัตว์ขอนแก่นค่ะ ดังนั้นทุกสิ่งทุกอย่างเลยฟรีนะคะ ทั้งค่าเดินทาง อาหาร และอุปกรณ์ เรียกว่าเป็นการคืนสิ่งดีๆ สู่คนท้องถิ่นขอนแก่นอย่างแท้จริงค่ะ

บรรยากาศก็เรียกได้ว่า สนุกสนาน เป็นกันเอง ได้ลองสิ่งใหม่ๆ ท้าทายร่วมกันค่ะ เราใส่ภาพบรรยากาศไว้ให้ชมด้วยนะคะ ^^

NEWS

NEWS

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FAQ

FAQ

English ไทย Is there any climbing in Khon Kaen? Yes, there are! There are two main types of climbing that can be performed in Khon Kaen: bouldering and climbing with rope (sport/top rope climbing). 1. For bouldering, we climb on boulder (big rock, 2-7 meter-high) and…

KKBF2020

KKBF2020

Thank you everyone for joining KKBF2020. It was a great time for us, hosting 136 participant from 20 countries.

It definitely can not happen without supports from climbing communities, volunteer, zoo organization, and sponsors!

For those who participated in the event, please help us fill in a post-event satisfaction survey (30 questions) at https://forms.gle/ZXyzJbW9jTRXHSPc8
Your feedback will be summarized to the zoo organization, thus it is important to an access of Zoolander bouldering area.

For more information and sponsoring of our next events, please contact us.

KKBF2023 INFO

KKBF2023 INFO

Join us for KKBF2023 during 21-22 Jan 2023. *Having a limited number of crash pads available and manpower and because we want to make sure you have a pleasant time climbing with us,the number of participants to the KKBF2023 is limited to 100 climbers. Observers…

SERVICES

SERVICES

Transportation & RentalProgram Program KKCC provides private group climbing service. Private Group Climbing.We have established a well-made bouldering topo at 27crags.com.In case you need us to take you around to classic boulders and 3-star problem, find boulder grade of you interest, or help facilitate your…

ABOUT US

ABOUT US

Khon Kaen Climbing Club (KKCC) — We are a climbing community, not a company.

We formed our group aiming to enlarge the climbing community in Khon Kaen. We all work voluntarily and non-profit, including exploring cimbing area, cutting trails, developing boulder problems, bolting sport routes, developing map and topo, hosting the bouldering festival, contacting government and authorities about climbing access, teach youth to climb, and facilitating all climbing activities in Khon Kaen.

GAVRIEL JECAN

Gavriel is a founder of climbing development in Khon Kaen, starting about 7 years ago. He is a strong boulderer and also a professional photographer.

PANITAN (WAN) J.

Wan is a club manager. She organizes all events and festivals, manages website, equipment rental, marketing, and all other administration work.

APISIT (BON) R.

Climber and photographer. He develops this website.

SRIRAT (OPOR) S.

Opor helps Wan in club administration.

WARANGKANA (MAY)

Climber and our graphic designer. She contributes to our marketing materials and t-shirt design.

PUI-NUNE

Climber and ER doctor. She makes sure everyone climbs safe during our events.

Sun

Local Khon Kaen young blood climber. He joined us since 2017.

Aoey

Local Khon Kaen young blood climber. She works hard even at the crag.

Brad

Brad first joined us during KKBF2020, then next winter he rode his motorcycle from Phuket to stay with us throughout winter.

META L.

Local Khon Kaen climber.

MARK BROWN

UK representative

JOEY V.

USA representative

Tim G.

UK representative

MATTHEW FOLEY

Matt is KKCC co-founder, and he plays major role in development of sport climbing area in Dong Lan Forest, Si Chompu. Sadly, he moved to Chiangmai.

FREDRIK SUNDMAN

Europe representative

EKALAK HONGLIAM

Ekalak was born in Khon Kaen. Now he is based in Germany with his wife and two boys. He is an achieved Physical therapist and a strong climber in both fields, bouldering and sport climbing.,

DONATIONS

DONATIONS

Sponsor the sport climbing future in Thailand. Let’s create something great together!  https://youtu.be/v0XFNS4MlXo Here is what you can do   Help us support a community-based organization dedicated to rock climbing,outdoor activities, and sustainable development in Thailand Help empower the people of Khon Kaen county to…