Our guide is Min and we board the longtail boat to Railey East to get started on some easy climbs. Muay Thai and One-Two-Three are areas overrun by the climbing guides and schools. It is mayhem. Every route has a rope on it and lines of people waiting to take their turn. 
But the atmosphere is friendly, the guides all seem to share the routes and you can't ask for a better scenic spot - limestone stalagtites framing blue skies, the ocean lapping the shore right behind us and longtail boats coming and going adding that unique Thailand feel.
The climbing here is very positive. Big jugs (that means very big handholds), and good quality rock.
These areas have also been rececntly rebolted so they are well protected.
We have only signed up for a half day session as we want to ease into it rather than overdo it on day one and in no time its 1 pm. We head back to the shop and sign up for another half day tomorrow.
Here's the view from the top of a climb today.
