Railay beach updates; Titanium, topo and new crags

It is well known that the bolts in Railay/Tonsai corrodes with a speed scaring even the experts. The Thaitanium project is a DVD that tells the story why and how replacing steel bolts with titanium will solve this problem for a very long time. The effects of steel of a combination of saltwater, acid, heat, sun seepage and a high Magnesium contents makes stainless no matter what grade inferior and susceptible to corrosion. Buy the DVD and support the rebolting process and at the same time get a glimpse pf the background of thai climbing and bolting. Elke Smith has published a new improved guidebook 2012 including new routes, bolt status and a new great crag near Aonang. Grades ranging from 5 to 8b on perfect limestone, vertical to slightly overhanging and there are more potential.