Phu Kradeung is a sandstone plateau in Loei province. Its steep gradients present a tough challenge for young and old. Once you are up there, you can hire tents and camping gear. There are eateries and washrooms and enough to keep you busy for a few days at least. Read my blog entry for a full description of the climb.

Above: Lom Sak Ledge makes for a great photo.

Porters can carry your stuff for 30 baht per kilo, you collect at the top. Some of the loads weigh ​50 kgs
and up. Pictured below: a porter rest-station
​and collecting your gear at the top. 

Absolutely everything in the plateau restaurants
​has to be carried up by porters.

Above: Allow 4.5 hours to go up and another 4 to come down. Look out for the bad-knee-man by the Mekong River when you come down. His selection of remedies can probably fix things!

 Below: This Thai guy was 73, and going up and down same day. Cheery as you like - wow!

Left & above: Mostly the track follows a well-worn path, or requires scrambling over boulders, but when it is too steep, there are steps and handrails. The steepest parts are right at the top and a section near the start. These pics show the unrelenting gradient.​

Above L to R: There are plenty of cliff-top viewpoints for sunsets; cross-section showing way-stations for drinks, eats and toilets; hire a bike with sand-tyres for ​getting through the beach-like parts of the plateau.

Above: You assemble at 04.30 to trek to the cliff for sunrise. An Army guy leads the way - follow the flash lights!