Rapionvuori

Rapionvuori is a high scenic south facing cliff with over 20 established routes and plenty of potential for new lines also! Most of the climbing is traditionally protected, long slab climbing. The longest routes are over 30 m long! In recent years some slightly overhanging sport climbs have been added also.

In the summer most of the routes are in the shade until about one in the afternoon and after that it can get pretty warm on sunny days so most of the routes dry quite quickly after rain.

Leave your car in the large parking area and follow the trail to the top of the cliff.

For camping there is a very cool beach nearby. Karihiekka is situated just a few kilometers north from the cliff and has excelent camping, swimming and even a "telttasauna". The telttasauna is situated a few hundred meters to the right of the main beach area.

Have fun and remember to take everything you bring with you and under any circumstance do not make a fire at/or nearby the cliff!

The first routes have been opened at Rapionvuori already in the 90's by Kari Poti. One of the classics on the left side of the cliff "Mikko vilkastus 6b" was opened by Kari then.

The modern development of Rapionvuori started around 2006-2007 by Sampsa Aronen. The first newer routes where the exclent "Kongi 5+" and the long corner "Air Show 6b".

In 2017-2019 Rapionvuori saw the first of it's completely bolted lines with "Twangi 7b" and "Apocalypsadaisy 7a". This was thanks to the bolting permission finally received from the land owner. Also the hardest line at Rapionvuori "Another Hostile Takeover 7b+", a head point trad test piece, was opened by Jussi Pekkanen around this time.

In 2021 Juho Knuuttila opened two 35 meter lines in the middle of the cliff. "Áidu, 6c+" and "Korpilaki, 6c" are some of the longest single pitch climbs in Finland.

To be continued...