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Green Climbers Home - Thakhek, Laos 21-Jan-2013 At 10:46:19 PM argos44

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Hey everyone,

Just thought I would quickly post this for all us Aussies to read.

Bit of background information - Grenn Climbers home is located just out of the Town 'Thakhek' in Laos. A German couple had set up a really nice little lodge to cater for climbers. Unfortunately a fire on New Year's Eve destroyed all but three bungalows. They have been looking for donations to try and rebuild.

I planned to visit after reading a trip report online a few months ago. A couple of weeks before we left I was shocked to find out that the place had burned down. We travelled anyway and found the most amazing climbing location. So far there are around 130+ routes of all grades including some massive roof/cave climbs. The scenery is amazing and the people are so nice. This is a super chilled out part of Asia and we have found none of negative experiences you find in other locations.

Anyway this is the latest post from Uli and Tanja (you can follow "green climbers home" on Facebook)

--Dear everybody,

3 weeks have already passed since the Green Climbers Home burned down. After so many people offered to help, either by giving a hand, sending equipment, financial contributions, making benefit events or by spreading the word, we have decided to go on and rebuild our camp!

The donations have already raised a sum of 15.000 US Dollars from people all around the world. Many many thanks to our family, friends, partners, guests and the climbing community! I am so sorry that I haven’t found time to thank everybody personally, but we are so grateful to each person who has donated!

From this amount we already can afford a new restaurant. The material is ordered already and the construction will begin the next days and be finished in maybe one and a half months!!! Amazing!!!
Many people asked if we would like to expand, but no! We would like to keep a nice familiar atmosphere and not to have masses of tourists (actually we wanted to be a secret spot among the climbing community, but now we are quite well-known I guess). Just the kitchen will be a bit bigger than before, so hungry climbers don’t have to wait too long for the meal.

For rebuilding all the bungalows, the dorm and the staff house we still need about another 60.000 US Dollar.

We do not like to ask for money (to be honest: we hate it!), but we do not have another chance to keep this climbing paradise and the jobs for our staff. For all the climbers this place is a real jewel that need to be kept (see also the reviews from guests on Tripadvisor: www.tripadvisor.com/Search?q=green+climbers+home).

Uli and me and many other climbers spend already thousands of Dollars and hundreds of hours working for bolting the routes (one route costs between 80 and 100 Dollar). But everybody can come and climb for free (like in nearly every climbing area in the world).
If every climber just would give 10 Dollars we could keep this beautiful climbing area. If you feel like to give some donations please click here: http://www.greenclimbershome.com/donation.html

Also, a big help for keep on going is: come and be our guest. We already have 24 guests at the moment. So finding a climbing partner is no problem.

What we can offer:

- Breakfast, lunch and dinner, hot and cold beverages, small yummy selection
- Tents, including pad and blankets (or bring your own tent or hammock)
- Bathroom with hot shower (or just jump into the river that leads into the cave)
- Climbing gear rental (but better try to bring your own climbing shoes)
- Climbing guide book to sell
- Climbing courses
- Massage

Please reserve in advance because the tents are still in high demand. Just write an email to tanja@greenclimbershome.com with your date of arrival, how many persons and for how long you would like to stay.

Besides financial help we also have a high demand for climbing shoes for our climbing gear rental (from our estimated 120 pairs of shoes we just could safe 10 pairs). Holes doesn’t matter, we can fix it. So if you come some day and still have an old pair of shoes...do not throw them away! We will take them!

The spirit, the nice atmosphere and the energy are not burned but still there! More than ever! See you!

Many greetings from Tanja and Uli
--

Please if you would love to visit this place one day and can spare a few bucks they would extremely appreciate a donation.

Website - www.greenclimbershome.com

Cheers

Jason