Østmarka Filmplaneten

Filmplanten offers bouldering and problems with a high degree of density and easy accsess, and while there are quite a few test-pieces to be found, the sector consist mostly of problems with moderate to easy grades. However, the strong climber will have no problems seeking out hard techincal moves or the more tall and thrilling line that will make any spectator hold their breath.

Filmplaneten is more commonly divided between Filmplaneten north and south, as it is in the paper printed guide from 2017. As such, Filmplaneten covers boulders both north and south of the gravel path going into Østmarka. Continuing eastwards, the sector meets up with Østmarka Lia and Deluxe, two other fine sectors, just after "Dallsteinen" and "Orienten" at Sagflisbakken. Towards the south, the sector ends before reaching the route-rich bloc of «Speidersteinen», which belongs to the Katteputten sector.

⭐ One of the most accessible walls is "Barnehageveggen", which offers a variety of problems from dynos to technical crimping. Keep in mind that the sector is right next to a kindergarten, and there will be kids playing on the other side of the fence in the daytime. "Cowboyveggen" in the northern part has a short approach and offers some nice and popular boulders on the higher end of the difficulty scale. If you follow a nice trail a bit further in that leads north (see map) you can get to sector "Hullet" and "Klinikkveggen". Hullet offers some really nice lines, and around Klinikkveggen you'll find a high density cluster of boulders and walls that have a good variety in difficulty. All the sector mentioned above have good landings.

⛰️ Like the rest of Østmarka, Filmplaneten also consists of ancient bedrock, mostly gneiss, a metamorphic type of rock. You can encounter many types of textures and patterns in the area, like quartz crystal pockets, big boulders of granite, and rocks speckled with garnets.

Some of the less popular boulders have not been maintained in the last few years, and may be overgrown. The topo images are from 2020, so keep that in mind and bring a steel brush if it looks like it needs some maintenance.

Although people have been climbing in Østmarka since the end of the 19th century, the bouldering as we know it today only started to get established in the 2000s. After sports climbing and some bouldering in the 70's, 80's and 90's, the first main bouldering areas were established by Hjarrand Julsrud and Geir Arne Bore in the early 2000s, which included the classics Grevling (7b+) and Stalker (7c) in the Lia area. Later, the areas in Filmplaneten were developed by Chris Fossli and Øyvind Ville Sæter. Since then, loads more areas have been established along the west edge of Østmarka, by countless contributors.

Truls M. Larsen also needs to be mentioned; he established a lot of boulders in Østmarka and made the printed guides for the area as well. Most of the problems listed here is based on his works. Thoralf Bergersen, aka. the Østmarka janitor, has maintained a lot of the boulders and kept them moss free.

We have tried to list the FA wherever we know who and when, and please let us know if we've forgotten to give someone credit for their fantastic work.

A big thanks to everyone who's cleaned rocks and established boulders over the years!