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Keketuohai: Big Trad in Xinjiang, China

Waves of granite rise on either side of the Keketuohai Valley. The area has only been known to climbers for a few years, lots of potential.

Keketuohai or Koktokay is in the southern Altai Range of China’s Xinjiang Province. The area is known as China’s Yosemite. There are over 100 granite peaks which average around 300 metres.

Read Dennis Gray’s American Alpine Club report here.

Granite scenery in Keketuohai Photo Dennis Gray from his AAJ piece, see above
Granite scenery in Keketuohai Photo Dennis Gray from his AAJ piece, see above

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