How to join a Deep Water Solo Trip
This newsletter wants to supply you with a handful of updates at the start of the this coming season so you can hit the rocks faster when you get here. Most things are same, same but different, however, since it’s been a while, enjoy our updates!
The first edition of our newletter from Tonsai detailed the best weather for a climbing trip to Thailand. In brief it’s between December and April aka high season in Southern Thailand. If your main interest is to join a DWS trip, please consider these months as during other months waves and winds are much more unpredictable.
Ready To Try Deep Water Solo?
We receive many inquiries on how to join a DWS trip. My best advice to avoid disappointment in short:
Plan to spend a few days in Tonsai or at least Railay to make organising a DWS trip easier for yourself. A DWS trip is not booking a time-slot in a gym, but depends on ocean wave and wind conditions.
Being flexible regarding what day you join increases your chance a lot. Those days waiting can be spend on regular climbing on the most amazing routes ever opened on limestone anywhere!
We pioneered DWS trips in this area and know the good sites for both beginners and advanced climbers. Problems start from as low as grade 6a with an experienced guide present for your safety. Our trips are environment-friendly, we avoid all styrofoam and plastic garbage.
The departure time varies with the tide and the trip is about 5 hours for deep water soloing on two sites. In between climbing, we take a lunch break on the beach with some good bouldering. Great place to snorkel as well. This trip usually runs every day during high season. Total trip time is 4 to 5 hours and price is 1.500 THB per person. We supply old climbing shoes, snorkel sets, lunch and drinking water.
We need 4 climbers (or 6.000THB) to run a DWS trip. Please get your ticket early to avoid disappointment. Best time to do so is one or two days before. Please also understand that we sometimes have to cancel DWS trips due to unsafe weather and/or wave conditions.
FAQs under https://basecamptonsai.com/deep-water-solo-trips/
Again, here is how to fail to get on a DWS trip:
Come in low season when the waves and strong wind may not allow the boat to go out for days.
Stay far away from Tonsai on the mainland so you cannot come and check the sign-up sheet.
Have only one possible day and when a DWS trip is going the next day cannot be flexible.
Here is how to succeed:
Plan to spend at least 5 days climbing on the best limestone crags Asia has to offer.
Stay in Railay or Tonsai.
Walk by Basecamp early morning or around sunset to sign-up and check when the next DWS trip is going.
Meanwhile enjoy paradise.
See you in Tonsai!
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