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V15 | |||||
Grampians | |||||
V15 | The Stepping Stone
Please help locate me. So far only indication is "in the Grampians" This is part of an ongoing effort to document the hardest boulders currently defined in the world. FA: Nalle Hukkataival, Sep 2015 | ||||
Grampians Victoria Range Buandik Area Buandik Bouldering | |||||
V15 | Road Sweet Home
Please help locate me. So far indications suggest Grampians, maybe Buandik area. This is part of an ongoing effort to document the hardest boulders currently defined in the world. FA: Nalle Hukkataival, Sep 2014 | ||||
Grampians North Grampians Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) Hollow Mountain Cave | |||||
V15 | The Wheel Of Life Direct
As per the normal Wheel Of Life problem, but with a more difficult and direct finish FFA: James Kassay, 2012 FA: James Kassay, 2012 | ||||
V15 | ★★★ The Wheel Of Life
The long standing open project linking the entire 'Hollow Mountain Cave' end to end. Start as for X-Treme Cool (V9), and keep climbing into all of 'Sleepy Hollow' (V12), Cave Girl (V8/9), Dead Can't Dance (V11) - finishing up 'Rave Heart'. Route grade of 36/37 FA: Dai Koyamada, 2000 | ||||
V15 | Pretty Hate Machine Var
Pretty Hate Machine with the Eve Reve finish FA: Dai Koyamada, 2000 | ||||
V15 | Sleepy Rave
Links 'Sleepy Hollow' + Cave Girl + Dead Can't Dance - first ascent spread over a mere 3 days. FA: Dai Koyamada, 2000 | ||||
V14 | |||||
Grampians Victoria Range Buandik Area Buandik Bouldering Made It Area | |||||
V14 | Occam’s Razor
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V14 | Massive Dynamic
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V14 | Right Thurr
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Grampians Victoria Range Mt Fox Area Mount Fox Bouldering Fox Boulders The Mental Block | |||||
V14 | ★★★ Wave Swoop | ||||
Grampians Victoria Range Mt Fox Area Mount Fox Bouldering Fox Boulders Blank Bloc | |||||
V14 | ★★★ Owning the Weather
FA: Nalle | 7m | |||
Grampians North Grampians Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) Hollow Mountain Cave | |||||
V14 | Eve Rave
Climb Cave Man into all of Dead Can't Dance. FA: Fred Nicole, 2000 | ||||
V14 | X-treme Cool + The big flake link
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Arapiles The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos The Never Boulder | |||||
V14 | Never Say Never
FFA: Nalle Hukkataival, 2012 | ||||
36 | |||||
Grampians North Grampians Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) Hollow Mountain Cave | |||||
36 | Wheelchair
Starts as for the Wheel of Life, but halfway through Sleepy Hollow traverses into Stimulation and climbs the whole of Stimulation (with the exception of the first move) till its end, which is also the finish of Silverchair – hence Wheelchair. FFA: Alex Megos, 2013 | ||||
V13 | |||||
Grampians Victoria Range Buandik Area Buandik Bouldering Amusement Park | |||||
V13 | Boredom
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V13 | Rule number 1
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V13 | Rootarted
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Grampians Victoria Range Buandik Area Buandik Bouldering Made It Area | |||||
V13 | Cherry Picking
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Grampians Victoria Range Eureka Area Bouldering | |||||
V13 | ★★ Dick Snot
8 move cliff, no top out. FA: Paul "Punk" Westwood, 2001 | ||||
Grampians North Grampians Iskra Crag Lemonade Wall | |||||
V13 | ★★★ Mana
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Grampians North Grampians Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) Hollow Mountain Cave | |||||
V13 | X-Treme link
Links X-Treme Cool into The big flake link FA: Dai Koyamada, 2000 | ||||
V13 | Stuck South of the Border
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V13 | ★★ CaveRave
Klem Loskot's piece de resistance - Climb all of Cave Man and keep going into the crux of Dead Can't Dance, and finish up 'Rave Heart'. FA: Klem Loskot, 1999 | ||||
V13 | Pretty Hate Machine
Links Cave Bitch into Dead Can't Dance, finishing as for 'Rave Heart' FA: Matt Wrigley, 2000 | ||||
V13 | ★★★ SleepyMan
Link 'Sleepy Hollow' into Cave Girl FA: Dai Koyamada, 2000 | ||||
V13 | UnderSiege
Links X-Treme Cool into 'Sleepy Hollow'. First ascent spread over 12 days. FA: Sharik Walker, 2000 | ||||
Grampians North Grampians Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre Cave Club | |||||
V13 | ★★ Sultan of Swing
FA: Alex Megos | ||||
Grampians North Grampians Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre Citadel | |||||
V13 | The Bear and the Piano
Start on the left hand sidepull and right hand crimp. FA: Tom O'Halloran, May 2022 | ||||
V13 | ★★ Lost For Life Low Start
FFA: Dai Koyamada | ||||
V13 | ★★★ Ammagamma
Originally put up as 'Ummagumma' (also at V13) starting in the 3-finger pocket - Klem added the first (hard) move a week later. Previously V14 until Nicole repeated it in a single day. FA: Klem Loskot, 1999 | ||||
V13 | Pigeon Superstition
FFA: Nalle Hukkataival, 2011 | ||||
Grampians North Grampians Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre Lower Taipan Lower Taipan Wall | |||||
V13 | ★★★ Zeus (Boulder)
The creme de la creme. Sit start on crimp, punch up then across right and up a series of shallow pockets via a rad cross move, finishing on jug under the bolt. FA: Sam Edwards | ||||
Grampians North Grampians Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre Trackside Boulders Project Boulder | |||||
V13 | ★★★ On the Beach
Sit start on hueco. FA: Dave Graham | ||||
Grampians North Grampians Mt Stapylton Campground Closed Campground Boulders | |||||
V13 | The Scorpion King
The very dangerous problem just right of 'Butthole Surfer' and climbing out to the obvious pockets on the overhanging face above and bad landing (the drop off the terrace). FA: Gerard Bergmann, 2002 | ||||
V12 | |||||
Grampians Victoria Range Buandik Area Buandik Bouldering Amusement Park | |||||
V12 | Diagonal Highway
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V12 | ★★★ Roobiks Cube
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Grampians Victoria Range Buandik Area Buandik Bouldering Got Lost Valley | |||||
V12 | Slippery Slope
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Grampians Victoria Range Buandik Area Buandik Bouldering Made It Area | |||||
V12 | Simplicity (top out)
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V12 | Losing Grip
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V12 | Instakill
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Grampians Victoria Range Mt Fox Area Mount Fox Bouldering Fox Boulders The Philosopher's Stone | |||||
V12 | ★★★ Kate Upton
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V12 | Fat and Psyched
FA: Dave Graham | ||||
Grampians Victoria Range Mt Fox Area Mount Fox Bouldering 20th Century Blocks | |||||
V12 | ★★ Point Break
FA: Nalle | ||||
Grampians Halls Gap Area Southern Wonderland Range Sundial Peak The Bleachers Red Mist Boulder | |||||
V12 | Red Mist
FA: Simon Weill | ||||
Grampians Halls Gap Area Northern Wonderland Range Mackeys Peak The Secret Stash Boulders Juju Rock | |||||
V12 | ★★★ Mojo Juju
On the downhill side of the boulder, from far right traverse leftwards using the obvious sloping crack accross the overhanging wall and topout frighteningly at the tallest point of the face. Mega FA: Oliver Miller, 2017 | 8m | |||
Grampians Halls Gap Area Northern Wonderland Range Venus Baths First Blood | |||||
V12 | ★★★ Silver Platter
Just left of the right end of the boulder is a scaly purple streak. Climb dimples to the shallow pocket, from where you make a big move left, finishing up the scoop. | ||||
Grampians North Grampians Iskra Crag Lemonade Wall | |||||
V12 | ★★ Last Action Hiro
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Grampians North Grampians Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) Hollow Mountain Cave | |||||
V12 | Cave Woman/Bitch
Takes an extreme line to the right of Cave Man, climbing into that problem's finish. FA: Sam Edwards/Bernhard Fiedler, 2000 | ||||
V12 | The big flake link variant
Link 'Easy Does It' into 'Sleepy Hollow' | ||||
V12 | ★★★ CaveBitch
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V12 | ★★★ Sleepy Hollow
Start on the large jug in the darkest depths of the cave - (the finish of X-Treme Cool) and head out to the jug at the start of Cave Man FA: Fred Nicole, 2000 | ||||
V12 | The big flake link
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Grampians North Grampians Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) Kindergarten Closed The Kindergarten (bouldering) | |||||
V12 | ★★ Giada
Sit start on two edges under the rooflet. Reach out to slopers and crimps and make a press out left to the pocket. Big reaches back right gain the big high flake and finish as for The Nevin Rule. | ||||
V12 | The Wheel of Fortune
The final chapter... Start as for 'Spanking the Monkeybars', reverse 'A Horse is a Horse', then finish as for 'The Weill of Fortune'. Route grade of 33. FA: Nathan Hoette, 2000 | ||||
V12 | The Weill of Fortune
A big link up. Sit-start as for 'A horse is a horse', then traverse right all the way into the start of 'The Nevin Rule'. Finish up this problem. Route grade of 32. FA: Simon Weill, 2000 | ||||
Grampians North Grampians Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre Citadel | |||||
V12 | ★★ Lost For Life
Very solid; as shown by Fred Nicole in the classic EOS2 video (or more recently by James Litz in Dosage 3). FA: Klem Loskot, 1999 | ||||
V12 | ★★ Tanathos
Start on Strammamax and into Endamax. Traverse into and finish on Lost for Life | ||||
Grampians North Grampians Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre Closed The Snake Pit | |||||
V12 | ★★★ If You Want Blood, You've Got It
A huge, technical dyno starting from a sit-start, then up to the big sloper and higher crimp - then the sharp lip jug. The hardest dyno in Australia? FA: Klem Loskot, 1999 | ||||
V12 | Quitline
Old Klem Loskot project which was expected to be the hardest dyno in Australia; the FA went to Nalle Hukkataival and its status as hardest dyno may have been subsumed by a few hard problems Nalle put up in Buandik, 'Massive Dynamic' and 'Pigeon Superstition' at the Citadel. FA: Nalle Hukkataival, 2011 | ||||
Grampians North Grampians Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre Between the Sheeps | |||||
V12 | War Chief
Listed as a project (#19) in the 2016 guide. Sit start on chossy looking jugs 2m right of Big Buck Hunter, up direct into the finish holds of When We Were Kings. | ||||
V12 | ★ Big Buck Hunter
Start off big flake, out to undercling and huge move to pocket. Finish as for When We Were Kings. | ||||
V12 | Kings Cross
A more direct line into When We Were Kings, starting further to the right. FA: Klem Loskot, 1999 | ||||
Grampians North Grampians Flat Rock Epsilon Wall Bouldering | |||||
V12 | ★★ Magician's Code
The imposing face across to the right from PP. Stand start with high crimp. Up to the two bad pinches, then punch up to the lip. Finish on good holds out left. FA: Thomas Farrell | ||||
V12 | Mugabe
Takes the right-trending line via the odd pocket just left of 'Epsilon Crack'. FA: Simon Weill, 2000 | ||||
V11/12 | |||||
Grampians North Grampians Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre Cave Club | |||||
V11/12 | Full Bean
Heads straight up just right of the start of Sultans of Swing. Pending details. | ||||
Grampians North Grampians Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre Ground Control Caves Top Cave | |||||
V11/12 | Nutts to Butts
Upper Cave. Links 'Fog' into 'Dead Heat'. | ||||
V11 | |||||
Grampians Victoria Range Buandik Area Closed Cave of Man Hands | |||||
V11 | ★★ The Sound of One Man Hand Clapping
Easy climbing to a dynamic and reachy section through a blank looking roof. Cut loose and prosper. | ||||
V11 | ★★ Dos Manos
Easy climbing leads to a couple of hard moves on slopey holds. | ||||
V11 | ★★ Manhandled
Hard climbing with a powerful and shouldery crux. | ||||
V11 | ★★ Hand Solo
Start in the far left of the cave and work your way right before finishing up Cold Hands. | ||||
Grampians Victoria Range Buandik Area Buandik Bouldering Amusement Park | |||||
V11 | Knowing is half the battle
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V11 | Happy Ending
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Grampians Victoria Range Red Rock Area Crag X | |||||
V11 | Velour (s)
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Grampians Victoria Range Mt Fox Area Mount Fox Bouldering Fox Boulders The Philosopher's Stone | |||||
V11 | ★★★ A Puzzle About Belief
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V11 | ★★★ Kant Touch This Sit
Sit on arete and traverse up and left into Kant Touch This | ||||
Grampians Halls Gap Area Southern Wonderland Range Valley of the Giants Abyss Boulder | |||||
V11 | ★★★ Devil in the Detail | 8m | |||
Grampians Halls Gap Area Southern Wonderland Range Valley of the Giants Ways of Being Boulder | |||||
V11 | ★★★ Ways of Being
Sit start on left-hand side of boulder, moving right through undercling and various pinches, finishing with a desperate and bare top-out. Good idea to suss the finish before getting there. FA: Oliver Miller | ||||
Grampians Halls Gap Area Southern Wonderland Range Valley of the Giants The Taken Boulder | |||||
V11 | ★★★ The Taken
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Grampians Halls Gap Area Northern Wonderland Range Venus Baths Bakelite Concept | |||||
V11 | ★★★ The Bakelite Concept
The beautiful cracked face is deceptively hard. From the stand start climb the face past a very hard deadpoint. FA: Simon Weill | ||||
Grampians Halls Gap Area Northern Wonderland Range Venus Baths First Blood | |||||
V11 | ★★★ First Blood
Sit start on small side pull edges then up with difficulty compressing heinous slopers on the awesome prow/arete (slightly left of line in printed guide) FA: Simon Weill | ||||
Grampians North Grampians Iskra Crag Lemonade Wall | |||||
V11 | ★ Circuit Breaker
FFA: Nalle Hukkataival, 2011 | ||||
V11 | ★★★ Parallel Lines
FFA: Nalle Hukkataival, 2011 | ||||
Grampians North Grampians Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) Hollow Mountain Cave | |||||
V11 | Caved Out
Starts up 'Extended World' V10, drops down into Wimmel Friedhof V5 and then finishes up 'Gastonia' V8 FA: Ben Heason, 2000 | ||||
V11 | Cave Heart
X-Treme cool into 'Desire' FA: Ben Heason, 2000 | ||||
V11 | Viva Resistance
Link Body Eater into 'Ogre Thumb' FA: Nathan Hoette, 2000 | ||||
V11 | ★★★ Dead Can't Dance
Starts on the two 'rails' - at the finish of Cave Man - then climbs out via the famous 'pinch' hold into a gaston crux (the pinch hold of Rave Heart) finishing as for Wimmel Friedhoff. FA: Klem Loskot, 1999 | ||||
Grampians North Grampians Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) Loopeys | |||||
V11 | Panoptikum
Start as for 'Passion' then traverse all the way across the crux of Klapusterperle, through the start of 'Bitch Slap' and finish as for 'Winterkirsch'. Has also been done by finishing up 'Bitch Slap' (Sharik Walker) at no change in grade. FA: Klem Loskot, 1999 | ||||
Grampians North Grampians Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) Red Wall Area incl Echoes Block | |||||
V11 | ★★★ Tantrum
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Grampians North Grampians Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) Sandinista Cliffs Sandanista Area Bouldering Malapropism Boulder | |||||
V11 | Schnell | ||||
Grampians North Grampians Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) Kindergarten Closed The Kindergarten (bouldering) | |||||
V11 | ★★ So You Think You Can Dance
Start underclinging the left side of the scoop feature (just left of the start of The Nevin Rule). Move up to LH incut crimp via tricky kneebars and underclings, gaston edges to meet The Nevin Rule at the high pinch. Finish as for The Nevin Rule. | ||||
V11 | ★★ Point and Shoot
Sit start on underclings below the white rail 2m left of the start of STMB. Climb to a slopey pocket and underclings to make a big move gaining the slopey pinch of STMB and finish as for this problem. | ||||
Grampians North Grampians Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) Andersens Clicke 3 Star Buttress | |||||
V11 | ★★ That's Amore
Stand start on crimps, use arete to throw for good edge. FA: Michael Tonon | ||||
Grampians North Grampians Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) Andersens Clicke The Ark | |||||
V11 | ★★★ Buandik Dreaming
Sit start on good side pull and small crimp, up through crimps before veering left as the landing falls away. FA: Sam Healy | ||||
Grampians North Grampians Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) Andersens Lower Clicke Bad Cliche Boulder | |||||
V11 | ★★ Former Glory
Sit start on the low rail and move up a series of dimples and slopers to crimps and jugs at the top. Hard for the grade - James didn't want it to be downgraded. FA: James Kassay | 3m | |||
Grampians North Grampians Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) Andersens Right Main Mandatory Choices Boulder | |||||
V11 | ★★ Spider Mate
Stand start to Peter Parker. | ||||
Grampians North Grampians Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) Andersens Right Main Andersens Consulting Boulder | |||||
V11 | ★ Forced Entry Direct
Dai Koyamada's addition to Andersens. Sit start matched on the left facing flake. Move up the wall and jump like mad to the lip. FA: Dai Koyamada | ||||
V11 | ★★★ Forced Entry
Start left of the V4 problem on a good gaston and take a left-trending line past the mono to topout. Has seen an impressive flash ascent by James Litz (US). Originally given V13 by Sharik as the mono didn't exist and he did horrible moves crimping the very edge of the same hold. Dynoing from the crack directly to the top is 'Forced Entry Direct' (V11) FA: Sharik Walker | ||||
Grampians North Grampians Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) Andersens Right Main Seduction Wall | |||||
V11 | ★ Cruise Control
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Grampians North Grampians Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) Andersens Left Main Andersens Slabs | |||||
V11 | ★ Snatch
The line 1m right of Feverish starting at the good pocket. Make tenuous moves up slopey rails to a high top out. |