Rock climbing enthusiasts will enjoy conquering Malaysia's rock faces and cliffs, of which there are many to choose from around the varied landscape. Limestone outcrops dot many areas of Peninsular Malaysia with limestone crags and sandstone mountains in Sarawak and some big alpine granite walls in Sabah. Other mountainous areas have various rock faces waiting to be discovered.

Rock climbing as a publicly accessible sport is relatively new in Malaysia, although there has been a small local community of aficionados. Thus many potential climbing venues are still to be explored. The same goes for rock climbing's sister sport activity abseiling or rappelling.