Community and Sustainability

Local Cars, Local Drivers

CMRCA Drivers Sometimes, one of our customers who has purchased a multi-day package asks us, "Those other companies have nice, fancy, air-conditioned vans to drive me to and from my guesthouse. Why does CMRCA use these open-air pickup trucks?" Our answer is simple: community. Like everything else we do, we believe that sharing revenue by hiring local drivers (rather than owning vans) is a more responsible and sustainable way for CMRCA to operate in Chiang Mai, develop a strong community, and support the local economy.

Chiang Mai Climbing Club

The Chiang Mai Climbing Club is an (extremely) informal group of climbers, cavers, adventurous souls, and friends who call or have called Chiang Mai home - if only for a few days. We love spending time at Crazy Horse and at the bouldering wall, meeting traveling climbers, and maybe grabbing a beer or a meal every now and then.
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Crag Clean-up Day

Every year, we spend a day in December working on our crag and giving back some of what it gives us all year. The day brings together the entire CMRCA community of climbers, friends, locals, and travellers. We work together in the morning to maintain trails, build belay platforms, pick up trash, and help out Loung Nan with the things he takes care of every day.
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Sustainable Water Project

Please help support the sustainable water project

In the United States alone, over 40 billion plastic water bottles end up in landfills every year. In the south Pacific, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an island of partially broken-down plastic waste, has already grown to twice the size of Texas.