Middle Finger - Sport Wall

Facing its cousin the Panda's Thumb, the Middle Finger is another of the historical Yangshuo formations where a lot of early development took place. These days, it is more popular for its sport wall, a 2-3 pitches wall of great rock with challenging but accessible routes.

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Route List

1: 吮指原味鸡/Finger Lickin’ Good, 5.11d, A. Hedesh, L. Bennett, 04/2010
2: 红灯区/Chicken Street, 5.10b, A. Hedesh, 04/2010
3: 横移保护/Belay Traverse, 5.7
4: 老炮儿/Original Tufa, 5.10d, J. Purenan, 04/2010
5: 惨叫机/Scream Machine, 5.12c, A. Niu, 05/2010
6: 电钻在哪里/Dude, Where’s My Drill?, 5.10d, A. Hedesh, L. Bennett, O. Byrne, 04/2010
7: 蜂巢裂缝/Beehive Crack, 5.11a, L. Bennett, 04/2010
8: Erin 的办法/Erin’s Way, 5.11c, A. Hedesh, B. Keaty, 05/2010
9: 快车道生活/Life in the Fast Lane, 5.10c, A. Hedesh, 04/2010
10: 纯粹的攀岩者/Climbers Need Only Apply, 5.11c, L. Bennett, 04/2010
11: 猴子尾巴/Monkey Tail, 5.11b, A. Niu, A. Hedesh, 04/2010
12: 老柯请吃火锅/Hobo Life, 5.11a, D. Schellenburg, A. Hedesh, 05/2010
13: 魔鬼山羊胡子/The Devil’s Goatee, 5.12c, S. Milton, 10/2010
14: 逗逼/Happy Diddler, Open
15: 怪味水/Spunk Shui, Open

Sources

• “Yangshuo Rock, A China Climbing Guide,” Andrew Hedesh, AnZhu LLC Publishing, 2017

• Rakkup App

• The Crag

• Mountain Project

Updates

Oct 27, 2024: First version published.

Feb 13, 2026: Minor graphic design update