Rock Climbing in Vietnam is one of the prominent activities which lure many international travelers. Da Lat is and ideal place for the activity. Using ropes travellers climb down cliffs and the wet rock face of a waterfall, before diving into the icy cold pool at the base.

Keren Taub and Alex Keagel from Israel got the buzz they wanted from their adventure tour in Dalat. “It was really nice to abseil down the rocks,” Keagel told the Daily after he leapt into the rock pool at Datanla waterfalls about 5km from the Highland city.  

He said he was really nervous at the beginning of the adventure tour, but excitement had gradually taken over and he overcame his fears.

Most tourists feel the same way Taub and Keagel did, when they look at the vertical cliff face they have to climb down.

They feel slightly safer though, when the travel companies in Dalat give them a short course on basic climbing skills and prepare them for any mishaps on the way down.

Tran Tuan Hiep, a trainer says it is important for people to know how to maintain their balance during the rope-assisted climb down, but it’s crucial that they know how to regain their stance if they slip. Abseiling is not as easy as it sounds.

Using climbing ropes, a tourist tackles the wet vertical rock face next to Datanla waterfall.
Staying calm is the best advice for climbers, as it will help them think clearly if they encounter a problem.  

At the end of the climb, as a kind of trophy for scaling the waterfall, participants are given shorts and a printed T-shirt...

Source: Vietnamnet