Samuel Hammer

One of the best in Northern Finland! Perfect rock and holds. Personally felt like 7C but prolly harder. Let's see what other's say!

Never have I ever jumped to so sharp lip :D Unique boulder still, despite the quality of the rock.

Hieno for shure!

Maisemareitti indeed

Best boulder of the year :)

Hardest in Simo.

Hard and technical.

Best I've done here. Checked the moves and did it.

Much better than I thought. Felt quite easy for me, way easier than "Half Century" after break. Possible to onsight with chalk.

I fell like 10 times in the sloper move in the heat. Just couldn't hold it :D With better conditions, didn't feel hard. If the route was 8a before, then it's a + now I think. The beginning is quite physical with bad feet. Also the start of the crux is harder as the jug is missing for the feet. Who knows?

Legendary project from my father freed by Yuzu. Unique style for Finland. The upper crux has a character and it's droppable for sure haha! Go climb in Pickala!

Way too hot for a route like this. Great route though! For sure not the best in Finland, sorry Sami :)

Such a good one! Failed to onsight :(

Thank you Flatanger for the summer.

A classic of Flatanger. Not the biggest fan of the roof part in Hanshelleren.

Yeah! Extremely rarely repeated from Ondra! Long run-outs after "Nagells" chains. Hard to work but what a route! The crux is crazy exposed. No way 8b as it's much harder than all the 8b's here, hence the low amount of ascents.

Best of the best best best. Ondra classic. Oh yes, also quite hard :)

What a route! Unique shield protecting the upper part with a low percentage crux.

Like three grades easier than nagel's extension.

Masterpiece. Honestly I don't think climbing can get much better than this, five stars all the way!!

Tricky and techy. Happy for Yuzu :) You ROCK!!

On the way on extension!

Great set of holds, a bit contrived line.

Pure endurance!

What a stupid mistake cost the onsight attempt in the last "move"...

Not very good.

Almost fell in every move :D (crux was the easiest part of the route).

Just perfect sea of gneiss.

Yuzu beta's rules! Had done Flagger before, which shares the beginning, so not 100% pure flash.

Fun climbing for a small piece of rock.

:D

Uskonmoovi.

First go, not really a good one.

2nd go.

Golden moves in a golden sun.

Full on sport climbing. Loved it!

Fiasko

The crimp master 2000 Pöllänen magnum opus! Soft indeed...

Sami said something about a plague?

Indeed a masterpiece for the grade.

Good old "7c+"? :)

One of the best on MTV!

So tired at the end of the day, good climbing all the way!

Best moves at Niemisel. The never ending love for double gastons :)

So cold haha! Great classic

First go

First go

First go

Really great addition, much better than the stand! Fell from the top on the flash...

Ein Meisterstück!!

Felt a bit easier for me... Good addition from Juho!

Quite tricky boulder in the crux. If you can reach it with the tall people beta, I honestly think the route is not more than a 7b+ :D But it doesn't matter, go climb it!

Fingery for a warm-up, good beta from Yuzu!!

Super!!

Last move in the onsight, again... :D

Fell at the top on the onsight, seems like I can't climb anything first try this trip haha!

Great climbing!

Small holds, much easier if tall, 2nd asc?

Stunning prow in the middle of my favourite place in the world. A true masterpiece...

Hard!! Really impressive effort from Ruusu :)

Not that bad at all!

Fantastic endurance climbing!

Yet another hidden gem! A really fun one with a long interesting crux sequence. Gratitude if someone onsights this.

Skipped the 5+ slab in the beginning. The quality of the stone is a piece of art in the upper part. Extension is the real line, will come back for that someday!

Classic, first 8a in Ötztal.

All the stars in the world!! The upper sector of Piburger is something else...

Hidden gem

Outstanding route! I'm quite picky with stars, but the ending is perfect.

Ace route!!

A really good one from Marko!

Hard crux over the lip.

I really enjoyed this. Technical upper part is unique :)

Hard to onsight! Really great climbing on smooth rock, nice one Teemu :)

First go but knew the lower part from "Bruce lee". Maybe the best route in the crag!

No jump = no send.

My first bolting experience! Epic journey with this one. At first it felt easier but then I broked a crucial foothold at the lower crux. Now it's quite bizarre... Later I had to fight with wet holds and shitty conditions. Today the weather was absolutely perfect. Only a couple of wet holds but fought my way up :) Maybe my best two climbing days in a row. A muerte!

A very nice corner crux with great rock!!

Today everything clicked. Such a strange climbing experience for me. It always felt easy but I guess it isn't after all...

Retro flash. Better than I remembered!

Alzheimer onsight after eight years. Great one from the legend Martin!

My first deep water solo experience. A memorable one for sure. Climbing can't get much better than this!!

Yet another classic in this place...

Face climbing at it's finest!

The first repeat after 16 years! Potentially the sharpest piece of stone in Finland BUT at the same time one of the most legendary routes out there. I've heard that quite many holds have shattered but it's still very climbable at the present state. Big falls are guaranteed at the crux :D The piton after the crux is moving so please be careful with it.

Did not come easily. A very, very good route. Top three for it's grade in Finland!

The original vision from Joonas. Sustained climbing all the way. Significant crux for me with a non-hold. Very body positon depended. Easier for taller probably as you can skip the epäote. Got terribly pumped and had to fight, stoked!

Perheen pieninki ylsi tokalla :)

Eipä menny ekalla sittenkään :D

Stand start from two big sidepulls. Much cooler this way than from the sit in my opinion. Climbed it in rather damp conditions so don't know about the grade. Cool moves!

Amazing line! If I would be 1cm shorter it would have been impossible for me with the beta I used. The shorter you are, the harder it gets.

Detour.

Old-school classic from Henkka.

Final boss of Lystinmäki :D

Such a cool feature. Physical climbing with great rock quality. Swoop!

Beautiful line with just the holds you need. Bouldering at it's purest form. Thanks to OP for showing me this project. After talking with Andy maybe 8A is more appropriate? Not a 7C+ in my opinion. Impossible to grade anything nowadays as the grade varies so much between the routes. Nonetheless, inspiring line :)

I'm pretty damn stoked about this! Legendary first ascent by Tomi Nytorp in 2004.

Sometimes everything clicks, sometimes not. Such is life :D

Big bummer that it's an eliminate.

Masterpiece!

Cool pockets but unfortunately it's an eliminate. Felt more like 7C+, soft?

Perfect holds and untypical climbing. Perseheiluri is the key to success!

Classical flash punt from the last move hahaha. Shitty friction today. Felt more like 7B+ with right hand first beta? Cool feature anyways!

Should have warmed up better for my flash go... Sharp and fingery but great moves! 3rd ascent?

Fun day out with Andy!

Proud line! Fingery and technical climbing.

It was pretty cool to climb this old legendary project. Sitstart with rope? One might say that it's weird. Honestly, I loved it :D Perfect set of holds, 5/5!

The most obvious start. Great addition from Tommi!

Joonas is the man! A piece of Frankenjura in Finland. Big classic! Did it fairly quickly, checked the moves once in the heat. Came back with better friction and did it with my first lead try.

The full line! Long roof with hard and fingery finish. Big thanks to Sami for letting me climb this and also to Paavo for the other boulders!

Tried really hard on flash. Failed at the top, couldn't get any closer. Rare treat to get climb such good roof's in Finland!

Unusual for the grade. Interesting and physical moves through a steep roof. Have to come back here for the other stuff!

Dropped the quickdraws from the top after I flashed "Toyboy". Chalked the holds as nobody has climbed it in years. Didn't touch any of them tho. Freestyle beta for the win!

Thanks to Otto!

Epic moment with the last rays of sun. First try was super close, feeling wasted now.

Nummi, check! The last one from here and didn't feel easy until today. Seems like my weak right arm is getting some power :) Venga!

The project on the left is amazing!

Summer bouldering with Kuutti!

A dream come true...

Best boulder in Finland?! Compression all the way to the top. A team first ascent with Sami :)

Epic fight and line. Felt so tired that I almost died at the top. Thanks to the grand old man for his revolutionary beta. A team ascent with the crew.

A contender for the best boulder in Finland! Grade is irrelevant when climb is as good as this.

At least we found something "dry".

Everything feels so much easier with some friction. Consolation prize after I almost climbed my big project yesterday. Extremely bouldery route with a mono crux. Frankenjura style :)

This time the real way? I'm not the biggest fan of eliminates but this is a classy one. Breaking all my personal codes for giving an eliminate two stars :D

Some sharp pockets but the moves are one of a kind! That right arm deadhang almost gave me a headache. Next time with a dumbbell like Sami :)

I don't know what the hell I climbed but I think I deserve the grade. Was so close to fall at the wet start :D

Wolfgang Güllich 1981!!

The first route I've ever climbed that is mentioned in Wikipedia :)

Kurz und knackig.

10-?? -('85) ?= +('14) :P

Finally! I've tried this on every single Frankenjura trip. Always close but no cigar. Big relief...

V8 in the start? Please come try Idefix in Sipoo as it's the same style :D

Kinda cool that you turn into Tomi Nytorp in the middle of the route. Reminds me of the comp wall in Salmis.

Moffat is a legend!

Surprisingly technical climbing for a new-school classic.

Not my best trip but this one sure was a memorable moment!

Hard and proud!

Honestly if you have some technic this thing is an entry level 8A... Anyways, a Fred classic!

Thank god I didn't fall from the slippery top.

Best boulder in the multiverse?!

Bouldering doesn't get a lot better than this!

Those holds...

Flashed the crux move. Then did it 3rd go from the start, all about the the one move.

Not polished at all!

I didn't know I was on a ice skating trip?

Started with the original start. In my opinion that is the only logical way...

Props to Anssi! Somewhere between 8A/+...

Pretty crazy sequence. Much better than it looks.

What a classical move! Had a pretty epic fail from the top jug, haha.

Whew... Boulder was completely soaked but somehow we managed to dry the holds. Non-existent friction today, had to really fight for this.

Felt more like 7A?

Had flashed the other one with the same topout first, so?

Punting on the last move on my flash try has been some kind of habit now :)

Basically flash but not by the book. A foothold crumbled when I was going for the jug...

Pretty shouldery! A benchmark, as 8A should feel like.

Funky boulder with slick rock. If the holds would actually have some friction this would be much, much easier. "Vittumainen" describes this perfectly :D

I've always wanted to flash this one. Didn't happen this time :D Second go from the start.

Good first day in Niemisel! 3rd go.

Found some new tricks on this one. This boulder has the only sharp hold in Ängesbyn...

Hard first move! I really liked this one.

Classic foot pop on the flash attempt. Second try was the charm!

Feels so much easier when the heel sticks.

Third go from the start. Nice one Aaro!!

Unfortunately you can skip the final jump... Didn't have the guts to jump on the flash try :D

Five tries and a ditched car, epic day!

Brushed and chalked the holds first, so not the "cleanest" flash.

Last time I couldn't reach the starting hold :D Barely did it today. Cool moves and surprisingly powerful climbing at the same time. Third ascent and the hardest slab in Finland?

Unique!!

Long moves and some sharp holds. Took quite many tries to stick the first move.

Had to do some finger recruiting for this one!

Muy Bien! Best birthday gift ever :) The upper part is best limestone climbing I've ever done. Had to really squeeze hard on the send but somehow I didn't fall. Second try of the trip is name of the game. A muerte!!

Another Siurana classic in the pocket! Second try this trip. Key for succes is not to feel your fingers on the crux :D

Striking line! Some hard moves with pockets and the classic run-out at the top. Seems to be the theme of the sector :)

Five minutes and three tries. Personally felt like 7B :)

Felt harder than "Kasparov" :D

Topping this one stands out as the best bouldering moment I've ever had!

In my opinion a very logical line and worth climbing!

Following the obvious streak! Hard lock-off to a super commiting top, at least when it's little bit wet/slippery.

Really good dyno into crimpy top. Bring some skin.

Incredible... Felt weightless.

Cool little easier climb between "Hypergravity" and "Flying V".

Just a training link-up. Mordor is calling...