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If you want a cliff hanger experience in
Nepal, the Kathmandu valley perimeter
offers some hair-raising spots. There
are some terrific, dizzying places for
those who get their kicks from crawling
up vertical cliffs. If you are not
making it to some of the kingdom's high
peaks, here's another opportunity to get
a high. Of late, rock climbing has found
increasing popularity among the tourists
coming into Nepal as well as for local
enthusiasts, Trekking agencies too have
jumped into the bandwagon and some of
them now offer the rock climbing
experience.
Most of the spots are situated to the
north and northwest of the valley, in
the vicinity of the Nagarjun Royal
forest and the shiva puri watershed and
wildlife reserve. Your rock climbing
trip can therefore be combined with bird
watching, game watching and experiencing
some of the last of the valley's wilds.
Nagajuna is a verdant hill located to
the northwest of the Swyambhu Stupa and
believed to be the place where the
famous Buddhist philosopher.
Nagarjun meditated.
The cliff here is located inside the
Nagarjun forest reserve suitable for
both beginners and wall rats. The
limestone rock face is about 12-15 m
high and bears the remnants of earlier
climbs. what purists would describe as
"piton scarred " or a defaced face. You
could always do a free climb if
experienced enough or use the friendlier
chocks.

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