Green Climbers Home / Pha Tam Kam
Also known as: Green Climbers Home, Thakhek, Pha Tam Kam
Jungle-clad karst towers; tufa roof cave; quiet Khammouane countryside
The climbing
What there is to climb at Green Climbers Home / Pha Tam Kam, and whether a mixed-ability group can split up here.
~600 sport routes (theCrag ~636 region); ~73 boulders; 4 multi-pitch
The Roof (steep tufa cave) holds the hardest lines to 8b/8c; abundant 6a-7a
Beginners at 'Laos for Beginners', Tree Lounge (White Rabbit 6a), Canyon; projecting at The Roof, Hangover, Partymeile - all a short walk apart from camp
Self-contained resort suits groups; genuine beginner terrain + courses; remote, limited services
Rock & setting
Karst limestone, very good quality; slab/vertical/overhanging; stalactites & tufas
Slab to steep tufa/stalactite walls; signature overhanging roof cave; routes 12-40 m
Multiple aspects around the towers; shaded roof/cave climbable midday; per-wall hours unpublished (-)
Low-key; busiest in cool dry season; generally uncrowded
Season & conditions
Oct/Nov-Apr/May; resort closed in the wet. Confirm.
Nov-Feb (cool + dry)
Cool dry high season = firm friction; combine with the Thakhek Loop
Rainy season ~Jun-Sep floods roads/campsite/crag and seeps rock; heat/humidity
Approach & gear
No crag/entry fee - climbing free & permitted; access via multi-year permitting (Green Discovery involved); operator manages the base and works with/employs the local village; theCrag lists access issues as none; village land terms in printed guidebook only (-). Confirm.
Permits and operators change - confirm before booking.
5-10 min walk from camp to Pha Tam Kam walls (~20 min to Tha Falang)
~12 km from Thakhek (~15-25 min by vehicle/motorbike/tuk-tuk); last stretch dirt road off Route 12
60-80 m rope (70 std, 80 for longest); ~15 draws; helmet/headlamp for cave; mobile coverage at camps
On-site camps - bungalows (~$20-35), dorms (~$11-12), campground; hot showers; two restaurants
On-site restaurants (Kneebar, Layback Bar), showers; nearest town services in Thakhek
Bolting & safety
10 mm expansion bolts, well-maintained; two-bolt sling anchors with a fixed ring - clip a draw to the ring, never thread/clip gear to the connecting sling
Heat/humidity; snakes (jungle karst); sharp limestone; remoteness/limited medical care; anchor-system misuse (threading the connecting sling can fail)
None required; Green Climbers Home runs full belay/lead/technique courses
Remote (~12 km from Thakhek); no ambulance/organised rescue - self-rescue capability important; evac to Thakhek, serious cases cross the Mekong to Nakhon Phanom (Thailand); operator publishes emergency contacts
This profile is desk research, compiled from public sources - not a first-hand crag report. Coordinates are approximate.