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Sun 10th Mar 2024 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Main Field | |||||||
V8 | ★★★ Obelisk — 4 attempts - with Sam Lavender | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||||
first 8 in a session! epic fridge
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Wed 31st Jan 2024 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Main Field | |||||||
V8 ~V7 | ★★★ Millenium — 3 attempts | ||||||
In the dark
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Sat 27th Jan 2024 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Main Field | |||||||
V7 Hard | ★★★ Möbius | ||||||
Really fun boulder once you figure out the beta
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Tue 9th Jan 2024 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Main Field | |||||||
V4 | ★★★ The Flutes | ★★★ Classic | |||||
Be prepared for the slab finish.
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Sun 10th Sep 2023 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Main Field | |||||||
V5 | ★★ Howard Morrison - with Richard Flinn | 4m | |||||
Doesnt't play to my strengths/height but really cool climb.
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Sun 10th Sep 2023 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Dinosaur Face Field | |||||||
V7 | Ice Age — 10 attempts - with Richard Flinn | 4m | |||||
Got up to left hand on the runnel. Need to come back to work on this some more. Approx. 10 attempts.
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Sun 10th Sep 2023 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Main Field | |||||||
V5 ~V4 | ★★ Two Scoops — 8 attempts - with Richard Flinn | 4m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Started with toe hook in second scoop. A bit soft this way. Climbs left to right.
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Sat 9th Sep 2023 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Main Field | |||||||
V6 | ★★ Falcon | ||||||
yur
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V1 | ★★ The Rad Slab | 4m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
So cool. Also did the variation without using the aretes, which is great and probably goes at v2 or V3?
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V4 | ★★ Advanced Warm Up | 3m | |||||
Couldn't work out the start. Did the much easier variation starting from the small boulder
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V3 | ★ Options on Your Time | 3m | |||||
Possibly started on holds that were too high. Tricky big move to the right!
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V3 | ★★ Mozambique | 4m | |||||
Had one go but didn't want to commit to the tricky high finish. Did the fun v1 variation to the right
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Mon 17th Jul 2023 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Main Field | |||||||
V6 | ★★★ Mullet Arete | 8m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
rad
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V4 | ★★★ The Flutes | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||||
stunning. shat my pants a bit on the top out
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V3 | ★★★ 100 Times Slab | 5m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
slab skills need some work
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Sun 16th Jul 2023 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Main Field | |||||||
V3 Hard | ★★★ 100 Times Slab — 2 attempts | 5m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sat 17th Jun 2023 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Entrance Field | |||||||
V3 Hard | ★★★ Stem Cell | 5m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Classic stemming testpiece.
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V3 | ★ Bone Marrow — 2 attempts | 3m | ★ Good | ||||
V3 | ★ Slice of Hueco — 2 attempts | 5m | ★ Good | ||||
V3 | ★ Something Slabby | 5m | ★ Good | ||||
Scary finish
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V3 Hard | ★★★ Stem Cell | 5m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Fantastic stemming testpiece
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Sat 17th Jun 2023 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Trifecta Field | |||||||
V3 ~V3 | One Hand Foot Shuffle | 2m | Average | ||||
Soft as
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V5 Easy | ★★ Keepers of the Funk — 3 attempts | 4m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Loved this one! Not too hard if you're comfortable on your heel.
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Sat 17th Jun 2023 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Dinosaur Face Field | |||||||
V6 Easy | ★★ Vector — 15 attempts | 5m | ★ Good | ||||
Suits my style but probs not a benchmark 6. Approx. 15 attempts. Did a bit of cleaning but could still use a little more love.
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Sat 17th Jun 2023 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Entrance Field | |||||||
V5 Easy | ★★ Standing Clever | 4m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Countless attempts but tried a lot of different beta, some of which was a waste of time. Slightlty easier than the sit, maybe a soft 5?
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V5 ~V5 | ★★★ Something Clever | 5m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Countless attempts but tried a lot of different beta, some of which was a waste of time. Slightly harder than the stand, maybe a stiff 5?
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Sun 11th Jun 2023 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Main Field | |||||||
V2 | ★★ Sea of Permutation | 4m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Scary
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V2 | ★★ Crow of Desperation | 4m | ★ Good | ||||
Scary
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Sun 11th Jun 2023 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Entrance Field | |||||||
V0 ~V0+ | ★★ Orange 35 Wall | 4m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Beautiful
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V3 | ★ Something Slabby | 5m | |||||
Tricky slab. Decided not to keep trying it after seeing Owain top out 😆
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Sun 11th Jun 2023 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Main Field | |||||||
V4 | ★★ Dugong | 6m | |||||
Had done the main hard move but couldn't commit to getting my foot up and was scared, so down climbed 😢 Next time!
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V3 | Southern Lambscaping — 2 attempts | 3m | Average | ||||
Sun 11th Jun 2023 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Entrance Field | |||||||
V4 | ★★★ Seth Gecko — 3 attempts | 4m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Brilliant. Balancy, slab climbing test piece followed by a high mantle. The Basin at its finest.
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V5 Easy | ★★ Ribbed — 7 attempts | 3m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
High heel followed by balancy trickery… right up my alley.
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Sun 11th Jun 2023 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Main Field | |||||||
V5 ~V5 | ★★ Heifer — 25 attempts | 3m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Undoubtedly V5, for my height anyways. Great problem that starts off with some contact strength moves leading into some delicate, techy climbing. Approx. 20-30 attempts.
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V5 | Snorlax SS — 15 attempts | 5m | |||||
Repeatedly unsending the stand while foolishly continuing to try the SS. Bouldering is a cruel mistress!
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V4 ~V4 | ★★ Beluga | 6m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
V3 or soft V4.
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Sun 28th May 2023 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Main Field | |||||||
V7 | ★★★ Möbius | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||||
Opened the account today and came quite close but powered out by the time all the beta was sorted. As good as a 7 can get for my money.
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V4 | ★★ Dark Knight | 3m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Fun mantle.
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V4 | ★ Kingkilller | 5m | ★ Good | ||||
A but poopy at the top but still fun.
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V4 | ★★ Advanced Warm Up | 3m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
As a warm up, it is somewhat advanced.
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Sun 2nd Apr 2023 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Main Field | |||||||
V4 | ★★ Advanced Warm Up — 12 attempts | 3m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Approx. 10-15 attempts
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Thu 30th Mar 2023 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Main Field | |||||||
V5 | ★★ Beluga | 6m | |||||
wet topout
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Sat 24th Sep 2022 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Entrance Field | |||||||
V4 | ★★ Never Say Never Again | ★★ Very Good | |||||
The kneebar on this one is amazing!
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V1 | ★★★ Heterochromia | ★★★ Classic | |||||
This is perhaps the nicest lower grade problem I've ever done. Super aesthetic and perfect!
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V4 | ★★★ Frictionary Philistine | ★★★ Classic | |||||
Most excellent!
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Sat 24th Sep 2022 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Main Field | |||||||
V5 | ★★★ The Sage | ★★★ Classic | |||||
Classic double arête slapping and hooking leads to a proper mantle. Love it!
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V5 | ★★ Captain Hook | 4m | ★ Good | ||||
Soggy biscuits, but fun nonetheless.
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V0 | ★★ One More Cup of Coffee | 3m | ★ Good | ||||
Good warm-down.
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Sat 24th Sep 2022 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Dinosaur Face Field | |||||||
V5 | ★★ All Along the Watchtower | ★★ Very Good | |||||
Chuffed to flash this, definitely not my style.
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V6 | ★★ Ganba | ★★ Very Good | |||||
I really enjoyed this one, even though it's a bit of a 2 move wonder. Very satisfying to get the heel to stick on and compress the arête.
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Sat 24th Sep 2022 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Split Apple Field | |||||||
V4 | ★★ Stranger Danger | ★★ Very Good | |||||
Felt fairly easy for a 4, but good either way.
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V1 | ★★ White Van | ★★ Very Good | |||||
Flowy!
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V3 | ★ Moon Rocks | ★ Good | |||||
Fun, good warm up.
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V4 | ★ Split Apple High Step | ★ Good | |||||
Short but highly satisfying.
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Thu 28th Jul 2022 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Main Field | |||||||
V4 | ★★ Dugong | 6m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Backlog from early July basin trip
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V5 | ★★ Beluga | 6m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Backlog from early July basin trip
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Sat 23rd Jul 2022 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Entrance Field | |||||||
V6 | ★★★ Something Clever | 5m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Excellent movement, felt soft at the grade but definitely a lot more my style than most stuff here.
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V0 | ★★ Orange 35 Wall | 4m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Can’t get much better at V0.
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V3 | ★ Slice of Hueco | 5m | ★ Good | ||||
Big moves and smears.
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V3 | ★★★ Stem Cell | 5m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
A contender for the best V3 I’ve done anywhere! This style is where Castle Hill really shines.
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Thu 7th Jul 2022 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Main Field | |||||||
V6 | ★★ Non-Sequitur Direct | ||||||
High Toe-Hook,
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Wed 6th Jul 2022 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Main Field | |||||||
V4 | ★★★ The Flutes | ||||||
Such a beautiful climb! Classic basin climbing
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V2 | ★★★ Foops | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||||
Scary but going to mega jugs. All time!
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V2 | ★★★ Old Face | 7m | |||||
Pretty techy
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Tue 5th Jul 2022 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Split Apple Field | |||||||
V8 | ★★★ Captain Nemo | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||||
First 8 in a session!
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Mon 4th Jul 2022 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Main Field | |||||||
V3 | ★★★ 100 Times Slab | 5m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Twinkle Toes
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Mon 4th Jul 2022 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Split Apple Field | |||||||
V4 | ★★ Split Apple Dyno | 4m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Jugs!
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Sat 16th Apr 2022 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Dinosaur Face Field | |||||||
V3 | ★★ Glorious Buckets | 7m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sketchy jump down 😂
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Sat 16th Apr 2022 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Main Field | |||||||
V5 | ★★★ Marriage of the Runnels (Right Traverse into Middle Runnel) | 5m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Great moves, found this to climb better than the direct
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V3 | ★★★ Middle Runnel | ★★★ Classic | |||||
Great climbing
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V6 | ★★ Dyno just down from Blue Balls | 8m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
2nd go... foot popped on the flash 🤦♂️
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V2 | ★★★ Bebe Runnel (left runnel) | 5m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Great Warm up
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V7 | ★★★ Blue Balls | 5m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Some lessons learnt in movement and body position on this one... awkward but satisfying to do.
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Fri 15th Apr 2022 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Trifecta Field | |||||||
V5 | ★★ Keepers of the Funk | 4m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
definitely should have flashed this one 😂 🤦♂️ #2ndgo
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Fri 15th Apr 2022 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Main Field | |||||||
V5 | ★ Unknown V5 | 5m | |||||
nice line, harder than predicted but good holds
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Fri 15th Apr 2022 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Entrance Field | |||||||
V6 | ★★★ Something Clever | 5m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Great line, maybe soft for a 6 🤔
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Fri 15th Apr 2022 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Main Field | |||||||
V6 | ★★ Falcon | ★★ Very Good | |||||
2nd Go, nice for hands... blank for feet
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V3 | ★★★ 100 Times Slab | 5m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Did it twice to master it... Should have done it 10 times 😂
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Sat 8th Jun 2019 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Main Field | |||||||
V6 | ★★ Falcon | ★ Good | |||||
Good fun
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Sun 26th May 2019 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Entrance Field | |||||||
V8 | ★★ Limestone Orgasm | ★★ Very Good | |||||
Polished, but still awesome
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Tue 1st Mar 2005 - Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||||||
Flock Hill Unknown | |||||||
V5 | FA ★ Shredder | ||||||
bring plenty of skin. sit start on slopes, crankn toslopes, dyno to slopes, then topout to slopes. hard!
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V5 | ★★★ HRS | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||||
huge thanks to terry for finding and cleaning the problem. unclear as to whether mine was the 1stor 2nd ascent. other 'FA candidate' is canuck Chris Ellis. who cares?! its aSICK problem!!!!!
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