Tioman Climbing Guidebook
Pulau Tioman · Pahang, Malaysia

Granite towers in the South China Sea

The Dragon's Horns rise straight out of the jungle above Kampung Mukut. World-class rock, climbed since 2000 — and never collected in one place until now.

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Kampung Mukut, from the sea · photo © the guidebook
9

areas along the south coast

25+

established multipitch routes

485 m

longest line — Ironin 3

2000

first ascent of the South Tower

The areas

Walk through the formations below — scroll, click, or use the arrows. Then pick an area, or jump to the route finder to filter every route by grade and length.

Beckwith – Traver — 5.10 A3 · 400 m Beckwith – Traver 5.10 A3 · 400 m Waking Dream — 7c+ · 305 m Waking Dream 7c+ · 305 m Polish Princess — 7b+ · 270 m Polish Princess 7b+ · 270 m Damai Sentosa — 6c+ · 280 m Damai Sentosa 6c+ · 280 m
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Dragon's Horns — South Tower

The steep left-hand fang above Mukut. Thirty years of first ascents, from a 2000 aid line to modern free routes to the top.

Classic lines
Beckwith – Traver · Waking Dream · Polish Princess · Damai Sentosa

Explore the South Tower
H Dragon's Horns — South Tower Gunung Nenek Semukut The main event. Big-wall aid, hard free, and jungle pitches to a summit block called The Wart. 10 routes H Dragon's Horns — North Tower Gunung Nenek Semukut The right-hand fang. One hard route to the summit — and a via ferrata for everyone else. 1 climb + via ferrata E Mumbar Cliff Kota Sirau Steep white granite split by an arête. Slabs left, the steepest wall in the massif right. 3 routes G Batu Sirau “Mystery Pinnacle” A compact pinnacle behind Nenek Semukut. One route, seven pitches, hardest 7b+. 1 route F Bagus Tower above Bagus Place Two trad lines from 2015. Approach path overgrown — bring a machete. 2 routes A/B Puncak Nipah Nipah beach & slabs A bolted single-pitch crag recorded only on a painted board, plus a 200 m adventure line. 2 entries — Puncak Anak “Baby Dragon” A small tower off the CP7 trail. One easy, obvious line up the south side. 1 route D Unclimbed Buttress no access path Marked on the master map as potential for new trad and sport. Nobody has been up it. Undeveloped — Juara Beach east coast Sea cliffs and boulders sketched in a notebook. No names, no grades, no one back since. Undeveloped
“We summited at 5 pm and rapped as the sun set.”
— Damai Sentosa logbook, July 2015