Ascensões em The Hello Boulder

Someone took the locker from the hanger. It was useful for lowering off so you could do nice quick back to back sends as a warmup 👍

Fairly vegetated but nice Jamming and beautiful laybacking

Actually pretty sweet

Kinda thrutchy

Average quality

Ran out of pro halfway up had to toprope it. This thing eats green cams

Very hard for the grade.

A little bit too close and tempting to use the right hand arete.

I always forget how good this is. Very clean rock and well protected. One of the better beginner trad routes around Canberra.

A fantastic route! I flubbed the lead (be careful with gear) but ropegun Tim nailed it. Complex and technical with a brilliant finish on fingerlocks and crystals.

Left a locker at the top here so it's easier to get off, please leave it

Off-width crack at the bottom with very few options for feet outside the crack, eventually narrows into a hand crack with more solid foot holds outside the crack. Don't be like me - learn off-width technique before tackling this climb. I must have spent at least a half an hour flailing on the first few metres of off-width, thankfully I had a very patient belayer. Once I broke out of the off-width it was fairly smooth sailing for me until the top section. I used my first ever double-fist jam.

I ended up topping out left on the finish for Breakaway instead of right for Cocolossal. I was exhausted from wrestling the crack and didn't feel I had it in me for the roof. The off-width had also eaten my big cams and the roof looked like it needed some. The layback finger crack on a slab finish for Breakaway is much more pleasant than it looks from the ground - however the top out is deceiving. I assumed the top of the boulder was just around the corner, but when I came around the corner I found myself awkwardly straddling a saddle with a couple metres of thin crack and slab still to go. Having missed the rap rings at the top of Cocolossal due to my alternate finish, we walked off.

If I ever come back, I would be keen to lead Breakaway, which looks far more pleasant overall. Maybe once I learn off-width technique I'll try Cocolossal again and lead it in under an hour.

With rlthe right, cocolossal top out

Nice climbing. Should have worn both crack gloves

Damn hard, even for 19. Quite nice though a few more degrees would help

Wow, finally! It's not too bad once you actually get off the ground. You should tape all your fingers.

Very enjoyable climbing. The top is a fair bit easier than it would appear from the ground.

Someone has spent a long time brushing this climb, which I really appreciate.