Long Dong
Also known as: Dragon Cave, 龍洞, Longdong
Pacific-sea-cliffs; reefs; premier-Taiwan-crag; NE-coast-scenic-area
The climbing
What there is to climb at Long Dong, and whether a mixed-ability group can split up here.
571 theCrag; 9-sectors
Ragged-Robin 5.7; Dream-of-White-Dragons 5.9; One-Way-Ticket 5.10c; Dragonslayer 5.9
beginner-sport-Long-Lane; trad-Music-Hall; hard-sport-Back-Door
all-levels; big-moderate-cluster-5.10-5.11; great-for-mixed-groups
Rock & setting
bullet-hard-sandstone; sea-cliff
cracks; faces; roofs; slabs; highball-over-water; sea-exposure
seaward-faces; varied-aspect-across-sectors. Confirm.
popular-weekends; spread-across-9-sectors
Season & conditions
mid-autumn-to-mid-spring; plum-rain-Apr-Jun; summer-hot. Confirm.
Oct-May
sea-cliff-tide-pools; snorkel-cliff-jump-summer
typhoons-Aug-Sep; NE-monsoon-swell-winter; plum-rain; big-swell-splash. Confirm.
Approach & gear
NE-Coast-National-Scenic-Area; free-access; camping-tolerated-low-key. Confirm.
Permits and operators change - confirm before booking.
under-5min-boulder-scramble; some-class4-traverse
bus-Taipei/Ruifang/Keelung-to-Hemei-Elementary-or-Xilingyan-Temple. Confirm.
sport-draws-plus-trad-rack; check-bolt-status-spreadsheet; signal-ok
The-Bivy; Crack-House; camp-on-rocks-or-grass-above-cliff
roadside-parking; limited-onsite; town-services-Taipei-Keelung
Bolting & safety
sea-corrosion-shortens-bolt-life; volunteer-load-testing; traffic-light-spreadsheet. Confirm.
tide; big-swell-splash; corroded-fixed-gear; sea-approach-scrambles
none-required; guiding-available
call-119; coastal-rescue. Confirm.
This profile is desk research, compiled from public sources - not a first-hand crag report. Coordinates are approximate.