Konsta Kukkonen

At least the weather is nice

Felt easy as a warm up, but then everything else felt hard.

Wet

Shares topout with vasarahai, but crux is lower so flash.

Nice traverse! :)

1,5 stars for the nice jams - 0,5 stars for the unnecessary sit start. Escaped to the topout of Unnamed seacreature. Could try the correct one with natural pro or at least dry holds.

Valaistu is not in the prime condition yet. Tense climbing on moist holds.

Unique indeed. Especially the sit start :)

Fun and, in Pirkanmaa standards, quite unusual climbing. Committing last move at least with my beta.

Bit too short

Not much easier than the eliminate. I think I used the arete once and the hold was not as good as I'd wanted.

Kevään eka Suomi-tikki! :)

Elegant walrus top out

Flash train goes choo choo!

Nice in some twisted way

Comfiest set of holds

With a hand jam :)

Two stars for great moves and one more for unexpected send!

Last time no chance. Now felt surprisingly easy

Very good! Resembles Epookki at Palomäki. No chance last year, now manageable with great friction. Still a solid 7A+ IMO, although this is my anti-style. Hieno nimi myös! :)

Last time couldn't manage the sit start. I'm pretty sure at least two holds have broken after the FA, since the first move is not a 6A. Started leaning right from the broken jug with high left heel and locked off to the slopy jug. After that reached to the good right hand sloper jug (skipped most of the holds of Hirvonen"). Then reached left into a crack and topped out from left of it. This is cool variation to the original line topping straight up, even if it's an eliminate. Grade maybe 6C

There are such great kneebars, but then all the nice holds are out of reach and the unsatisfactory (video) beta was much easier. Great disappointment :(

First go, but had checked the topout for "Erehdys". nice holds

Nice jams, couple of delicate moves and then dynamic move to ledge. Versatile route, but the difficulty is consentrated to the move to get to the arete

Jammaajan kahvakoulu

Awesome set of holds, and climbs well too! Misread the sequence on the first go. Down climbed the big spruce on the right to get down.

Bouldery start. Good but discontinuous climbing until the big ledge. Scrambled all the way to the top.

Static, as I didn't dare to dyno. Plan the descent carefully before topping out, if you're here without a rope and harness. I ended up down climbing the spruce.

Tough mantle

Best slab traverse I have climbed!

Awesome, fun and exciting! Had to use fists at the top

No kidding, the rock quality doesn't lose to Presten at all 👌

Active rest day pt. 3

Active rest day pt. 2

Awesome and not too stressful with some jam technique. The face is found by walking left and downhill from the highest point of the path if you come from the marked approach path.

Shape of the day...

Looks better than it climbs

Seconded

Half an hour for 10 m of climbing. And in the end the move was embarrassingly easy when I found last bit of courage to commit. Thanks to T for the patience as a belayer.

Second session. Might be even 6A?

Maybe a bit harder than Koronamasennus. Dunno how the original line was supposed to climb, but after the first move (which is same as for Koronamasennus) I went to right to a sloper and topped out using the slopers. That way this is more independent line.

Since the original starting holds are gone I started from the corner left hand on the crimp in the left side of arete, right hand on good edge in the right side of arete. It would be possible to start both hands on the right side, but these two holds are the most logical ones.

Quite fun :)

Shape of the day. Star to keep the top out more clean.

"On tämä saatana työmaa." Took way too many tries from the left using the siders before figuring out that the intermediate shelf was a jug from the right. I might have even become frustrated for a bit, but luckily no-one but mosquitos were there to witness it.

Maybe not the place to come with one pad and no spotters... Figuring out how to sit start from muddy ground using approach shoes as sit start pad took the most time. Topping was exciting with that one actual pad, but fortunately it was well placed.

Tried to start from the undercling and the poor crimp. First go after starting like Emil described. The left hand starting hold (if correct) is not an undercling but a juggy side pull

Derby. Almost certain I had top roped this in 2020. Also recalled it felt awkward then and it felt awkward still today. Might be the most continuous easy trad route in Viitapohja. Star for that

During derby. First there were tecnical difficulties due to shower rinsing the whole wall while N was leading. Rapped down the line to take the gear off, but ended up still leading it. First go, but RP seems more appropriate due to the rappel. Ok, but way too short due to the ledges.

Good easy slab. Very similar to Green planet at Halsvuori, but felt easier.

Nice slab! A tad bit easier with enough reach?

Delicious! 😋 Great way to start a climbing day -- even in the afternoon. Remotely similar to Kaari at Olhava, but shorter.

Very nice chimney! Last climb in Lofoten this year :')

Basically an indoor route outdoors. Missed onsight by one hold. Could be even 6b somewhere

Nice holes and tufas! Some quickdraws left by the local climbing club on this cliff do not close when clipping. Please take care!

Purely climbing wise probably the best multipitch I've done, but the closeness of the civilization and its by-products take away some of the feeling of adventure. The crux pitches felt more like sport climbs at times due to stuck gear. Led p2, 6, 7, 9 and 11. We weren't the most efficient team. 14 hours of climbing, but also 2h of wait before getting on the route. That also took something off of the glamour for this kind of ultra-classic route.

Led both pitches (N6 variation for the second). Super nice!

Rest day tick with approach shoes

Very nice little route. Giving up on the good ledge took some commitment. Consoling tick after getting slapped twice by Jammerfest

With approach shoes

The mantle took some effort last year in approach shoes. Now easily with a finger lock

En forsøk med T and N. Led the last pitch. The first pitch with backpack felt as hard as that one. Great fun all the way!

Med Teemu och Nanna. Awesome and variable climbing. First pitch a scary, yet well protected slab. Second pitch a pumpy inner corner (glad I didn't have to lead it) and last pitch awesome cruising with bomber jams. I don't get the topo grade of the last pitch. Felt more like N5+.

Real fun climbing due to quality of the rock and the cracks. Cloudy day (not too hot) and only two people on the wall before us. We did longer third pitch and linked rest of 4 and 5 (60 m rope just barely enough). P1-2 probably could have been linked as well. Should have done this few years ago to get the best possible experience. Still, excellent cruising! 😎

Quite tough moves in comparison to other 6cs I've climbed. Then again it's also short so pump is not really a factor. Falling from the last move after figuring out the moves was really good for my head game.

Bitter sweet red point. Onsight missed only by two moves due to nerves. Simple but excellent climbing. Riippuvat puutarhat variaatio vibes at the end.

Better than it looked. Adventurous climbing. Pretty clean too.

End from the left using the arete, but if there are no eliminates, I take it! Solid 6b

Very nice easy slab. Lots of options to choose the path

Not as good as it looks. Weird positions and lots of holds. One star to keep it more clean! :D

First I fought with Otto's beta, but after watching the beta video it went surprisingly easily. So maybe closer to 7A? Nice highball with not too scary topout

Almost gave up already, but belaying for 8a+ reinvigorated my confidense. Used Piano match at the second crux

Repullinen sessioita! Ylivoimaisesti pisin boulderprojekti ja vaikein kiipeämäni boulderreitti. Poikkari otettu haltuun nopeasti jo kaksi vuotta sitten. Viime vuonna kaksi sessiota, ilman minkäänlaista edistystä. Tämän vuoden eka ulkosessio P:n kanssa tammikuussa. Hieno seikkailu. Liukas lähis, -5 celsiusta, kivi kuivaa ja täydellinen kitka, joskin sormet olivat tunnottomat jo kruksiin tultaessa. P tarjoili J:n huukkibetan, jonka olin jo aiemmin hylännyt, mutta sillä saikin lyhennettyä kruksia yhdellä muuvilla. Toinen ja kolmas sessio huhtikuussa. Kriittinen mikrobeta huukkiin, jolla kenkä solahtaa slottiin. Hylkäsin myös välikrimpit, jotka veivät liikettä väärään suuntaan. Kruksimuuvi ensimmäistä kertaa erillisenä. Neljäs sessio ennen kesäkuun helteitä, kitkat edelleen riittävän hyvät, mutta joko huukista loppui puhti, oikea olkapää väsähti kesken muuvin tai unohdin hengittää. Ei sendiä. Vieläkään. Tänään Taikuri laittoi viestiä. Sendiin on vähän lämmintä, mutta ehkä on hyvä muistella muuveja ennen syksyn kitkakelejä(, joita harvoin edes tulee). Vielä yksi kriittinen pala, joka oli vasemmalla kädellä vetäminen ennen sloupperista haikailua. En siis ollutkaan liian heikko huukeissa! Kiitokset Taikurille & Taikurin housuille sekä O:lle ja M:lle uskon valamisesta tämän päiväiseen prosessiin. Viimeiseenkin muuviin sai keskittyä.

Even if it's not the tallest line, it sure is a proud one. Couple of tries before. Three tries today. Felt completely defeated after the first two. Thank you to all who encouraged me to give it one more go. After such an ordeal it's weird that it feels it wasn't too bad, but I'm glad it's done.

Everything felt hard today. Couldn't get anything done with Varjo, then z-clipped and took a fall right after on this one.

Seen someone on it. Not really an off-width technique wise

Somehow lesser line than it looked. The choss at top was ok for me.

Can't be harder than Peräsmies.

Might have seen someone on it during derby. Who knows

Not as elegant climbing as I had envisioned, but still a nice route. Thanks for the recleaning!

Lakritsi was slightly more enjoyable, but this was great as well. Fine fight on the second go!

Not bad but too short. Thought I went for something much easier. Apparently some overconfidence helped.

Great climbing all the way!

Seconded previously. Ok climbing!

Ready made beta by Samu. Short but good moves. Assumed this doesn't climb to the top?

Sharp holds, but somehow I liked it. The solution for me was to quit technical bs and just go for it. Topped out.

Nice power problem. Quite exciting with one pad.

My onsight try of this adventurous line ended high up due to slip from a jam. Then I took another fall one move below the OS high point just to be sure where the crux was. On the send go both biceps cramped so hard I had to force arms straight while shaking. Proper fight, but not a tedious one. Star for each try. Highly recommended!

Ok, but not very continuous.

My style. Nice rope boulder.

Ok, but short. Thanks to M for route maintenance.

Tough start and balancy top section

Too short

Very atypical easy climbing at least in Finland. Good holds with big moves all the way. As someone before me put it: "Adventure climbing at its best." Aesthetically pleasing as well.

Nice crawling :D

Nice hand jam crack. Could be taller. 1,5 stars.

Seconded

First route of the day. Felt hard. 1,5 stars

Nice traverse. Come down by going left from the pine at the top. Someone else had also tried to come down from the sketchy mossy slab in the back corner of the rock :D

Nice moves, but the landing is not too welcoming and the spotters may feel a bit claustrophobic because of the spruces around.

A bit mossy, but every critical hold was clean.

Great traverse with some powerful moves. Also good rock quality with enough friction even in the summer temps.

Project of the day. First 10+ tries with arrogant ape beta, then paid a bit of attention. Maybe it's the heat wave, but didn't feel like 6A even with the crack.

Very good! If only it was taller

Nice moves, especially the mantle!

Nice problem and logical sit start. Not really sure about the grade. Either soft or I have peaked after having unproductive sessions with Aina voi luovuttaa and Repullinen aamuja last week (with better conditions for both).

Fits my style perfectly

Sit start. Dunno if the right hand starting hold was strange enough

Felt totally desperate on the first go today, but luckily critical piece of beta emerged on the send go. Very nice line!

Two 6bs at Lammi in one session. This was a good day! :D

A bit unsatisfactory beta, but the holds and the rock is awesome! If only there were some harder lines as well.

2,5 stars! Little minus for the moving rocks at the top. Norway vibes. Highly recommended!

Lovely name :D Started from Mäkikotka ledge and topped out at the same place as I didn't find the right topo image and was too impatient to read the description properly. Wrong but I'll be damned if I have to go through that again! Great this way too! Nice for a traverse

In comparison to other 6As of Sienikivi

Nice one!

Direct is also fun :)

Tähän on tultu... 6A:n redpointia. Todella epäselvä linja. Yhdessä topokuvassa näyttää menevän kantista, mutta toisessa siitä meneekin kaksi muuta reittiä... Kiivettiin huonojen vuosien toppi

Stiff for the grade

First go, but had climbed something else with all the holds

First go today, but I think I've hanged on the crimp before the route had been climbed

6.4.2020 TR, now in lead. After the crack boulder, balancy rock overs are the name of the game. Cool route!

Biggest crux was between the ears again. Went first go after figuring out the beta. Nice climbing but lacks continuousness.

Didn't manage the ss this time either, so lets take this one then.

On the corner right from Arvet on ikuisia. Bit of a silly problem climbing wise, but fun. Used heel hook higher than the starting hand holds. Name comes from that.

I usually do not like hook traverses, but this one was very nice!

Low fitness, or just a sand bag

I start to feel like I have been pretty generous with the stars lately. Now the scale is not enough anymore so I put my 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 s in here. I have followed Teemu's efforts as belayer before, but thought it too scary and hard for me to lead. Now figured the beta on the first round (on which I was astonished how pleasant jamming the start was) and went to the top on the second try (on which I had most difficult time with the OG start from the cave). So glad I decided to give it another go! ☺

Didn't feel like 7A. I don't know what exactly was eliminated.

Good moves, but the straight one is a more pleasant line. I think the crux of this one is a bit easier so the grade is about the same.

Good few moves, and then a painful crystal top

Few sharp crystals, but otherwise good rock. Did it with and without the ledge on the left. 6Bish

Nice! 10+ tries because of tricky sequence, especially for the feet. It's not done before it's done!

I think I've found my instrument! Thanks to M and K for guiding me to this gem, and N for belay.

Nice boulder crux. Rest easier.

Seconded

Seconded

Seconded

One star for the route, second for the fact that I managed to hold on long enough. What is it with these dihedrals that I hate them, and yet, I don't seem to get a away not doing them?!

Seconded. Very nice 4, where you have to know and use some crack technique.

I loved it! If there wasn't that good of a ledge to reflect on your life choices, it would be ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Schrödinger's stars. Had an epic with this maybe two years ago. First led the route to the ledge, bailed and couldn't manage it even on TR. There was a northern bat in the crack right before the top, we were looking at each other and thought that neither wanted to be there at all. I thought I don't ever want to go there again, but ended up craving for the sweetness. This time I was able to stomach it all, but it was enough of dihedrals for one day...

For years this has been on my Kustavi to do list, but always felt too hard either mentally or physically. Finally everything clicked on the second try of the day!

Feels great to tick off this project! Some chains are easier to clip than others. These ones were almost as strenuous as the ones on “Kultaa”. Two sessions on TR three years ago, this year three sessions in lead. Took small fall from the middle and from the top on separate sessions. In the end, the crux was a mental one for me. Almost chickened out after first lead try this session, as I just couldn’t make myself do the last few moves even feeling relatively fresh. I’m grateful to all the natural sources of erosion that the route is not any taller, as I couldn’t have done a single move more. Climbing wise very cool route with mostly face climbing with the occasional crack, making up a compact and yet versatile sequence of movements. Easy to protect as well.

Ok easy slab :)

This one is quality line as well. The rock quality though... Some additional crumbling may occur especially at your feet. Hopefully not so much from the upper holds.

Had to go with small moves. Sharp!

Nice, and not too easy as a warm up!

Gaston from the pocket, not under, gaston. Much easier

Good lines here. The eliminate on this one is quite logical, although I would maybe have kept the arete at the start. Felt a bit like indoor climbing, and not least because of the small dyno.

In some way feels stupid to give two stars for this type of line, but it's much more creative than the straight variation and uses all the features of the wall, so I have no choice. Great moves too!

This one really took some effort! Would be three stars if the stone quality was better. I managed to crumble the crux hold a bit while trying to top it out. Luckily couldn't make it that go, so had to also climb it with the smaller and more rounded edge. I don't think it affects the grade much though.

👌 If the rock quality was better, I would give three stars

Both of these arete problems were great! Somehow I associate this one with Monsteri in Lukonlahti, and that one is much stiffer.

Exciting end! PasiA is now completed on my behalf :)

Yes! Thanks to Tommi for showing it's possible. Very similar to the original, but obviously a mirror image. This time felt like 7A+.

Decent for a traverse, but I dislike that the difficulty comes from claustrofobic battle between keeping low enough to hold the slopers and high enough to avoid dabbing the pads with your ass.

Thought I was too weak, but it was just bad beta. Heel hook FTW! Still a solid 7A in my opinion.

Ok moves. I would give two stars if it was higher than a boulder. This one took more sessions than I would like to admit. Still, there is only one hard move and it felt easy on the send go (which was very similar experience to what JM described). Tried also Helteen eka 7a afterwards and was (again) completely shut down at the first bolt. So this one can't be harder than 7a with my height.

Melkosta...

Not nearly as hard as hahmotusvaikeus

This was surprisingly fun, if the left starting hold of Summerin soittaja is included!

Nice moves. Felt harder than the 6C+

Didn't feel harder than hahmotusvaikeus.

Not sure what the elegant beta is supposed to be. I used heelhook as couldn't do it with feet on... nothing. Didn't feel elegant with the hook either.

Tough one!

Can't remember if I had tried this in the past or just belayed someone. More technical than powerful moves and a bit scary third clip.

Same rope length with Ånnimanni. Followed the lines drawn to 27crags, but didn't feel harder than 6a+. Probably climbed way too much on the right (Still well in the reach of the bolts) . I could try more on the left next time.

Not much harder than Varpaat or Nojaa to climb, but not as easy to protect.

Good few moves, but sharp!

Good moves. Sharp rock

Clearly harder than the short version. Crux was at the 6B part for me

Semi-static

Felt almost as hard as lähetystyö

Sharp!

Cool looking crack. Powerful few moves.

Inner corner on the right of Mission Gin Lemon.

Nice short warm up. Wish I was capable of doing more than that :D

Varied climbing with good jams on a totally awesome looking wall. I was told the line follows the finger cracks in the inner corner, so tried to stay there, but had to use also the rightmost wider crack. Would be three star route without bolts and more independent path.

Nice clear intro with big moves. The last bit is less easy to read.

Best route of the day. Nice delicate slab. Hope it was longer still!

First outdoor lead of the season as you could tell from the over gripping :/

Nice slab with some powerful and couple of technical moves

Good move, but so forced its hard to treat as an independent route from the others around it

Probably one of those problems where fitting into a very specific box makes things easier. Like Noora said, might be even easier than the 6B+, which I couldn't manage this time. Cool first move and problem nonetheless.

Super nice! Power and technique in equal proportions. Beta acknowledgements: Starting sequence by Pauli, sequence after traverse by Emil :)

Not my style, but felt harder than 7A+. Note to self: pinching is way easier if I use the thumb.. Edit on 1.5.2023. I probably didn't use the easiest beta available. Now I think 7A+ is probably more correct. Although the amount of crash pads and rocks underneath is probably also a factor here. If you liked this one, the right variation is also very nice!

Finding the starting footholds is the most difficult part. Very nice lock-off!

Jammaa taikka kuole felt hard few years ago, this one went down on the first try. I was surprised how fun it was! :)

Previously on TR.

Hard first move..

Hard first move

Pro tip: if it feels soft, grip harder! Elvis legs winged the ascent :D

Had tried the easy starting section in TR on trad course, rest onsight. Top via left is a bit stiffer than 4+.

Previously on TR

Previously on top rope. Now finally in lead! Tried also in this spring, but fell on the last move.

Awesome climbing all the way! Strong recommendation. Haven't done the original but it feels like short finger crack into an airy topout is more fun than climbing through a birds nest. :) The dihedral at the beginning was the crux for me.

Looks awesome from the ground, but the climbing left me a bit disappointed. Wider than I thought. Saw someone leading it last year, but the gear was one size off for most of the route from what I recalled.

Seconded previously. Now on lead. One of a kind route in beautiful setting!

Seconded last year. Now on lead. Still awesome climbing with just enough holds between cracks!

TR previously, now on lead. Cruxy stuff. Felt much harder than Kantti or Josse, or maybe I was just tired and used bad betas. Great and at places commiting climbing.

Hard first move. Send on the first go that I stuck the cut loose move. A bit unsatisfyingly used the jug on the lip. Still felt like a solid 7A+

Great small problem! Cool beta from Tuomas. Proper deadpoint!

With a small dab to a pad on the rock. Felt hard for the grade.

Easier than Villisika

Almost three stars, but got to save that for Karju!

Top out from the middle :D

Was supposed to climb Jack instead of this. It was a fight, but luckily it went on the second last go (the humor go). There are lots of tasty raspberries around the rock as a bonus!

Great and unusual climbing! The arrow head hold at the last bolt is scary.

A hidden gem of Halsvuori. What a fight! Quite liberal use of holds around the bolted line from my part. Probably climbed too right from the last bolt? Came to the big holes with underclings, saw the anchor more to the right and down climbed/ traversed to the right. From there had to do some seriously reachy moves on dirty holds to gain the top ledge. Nice adventure indeed :)

It's not a bad route. Infact, I could have given two stars. However, some times there are days when your foot work is sloppy, and your head gets between you and the send at the crucial moment of clipping the chains... And the "nice warm up" becomes the project of the day

Very special experience. Despite some initial difficulties we managed to top this beautiful mountain! Approach ~2h, total climbing time ~15h, mostly without route finding errors. ~1,5h from top to halls fortopp and ~2,5h from there to car. Climbing especially on Vestveggen part is great, although the second part also has its moments. I give the stars for the whole experience, not only climbing :)

Nice route. Wet holds at the crux made it a bit more spicy

Led second pitch. Great first pitch and quite fun second.

Led 1 and 3. Second pitch was just the kind of fun adventure climbing I like! If it was all the way like that would be three stars for sure :)

Nice. Could be longer

Led pitch 1, 3 and 5. Lots of dihedrals, but still variable climbing!

Led pitch 2-3. Beautiful climbing in surreal surroundings!

Hard to onsight. Quite alright on the second go

Felt easier than the 6a+

Tough warm up

Nice

Short and cruxy. Full crimping, high steps and two finger mantle. If 6b+ beta exists, I was far away from finding it. Foot technique?

Don't let the unsavoury name fool you! Nice juggy climbing and on the softer side of the grade

Foot slipped. Second go!

I thought I had climbed Vähäsen Muhkumpi and thought it soft, but it turned that route climbs more to the right. If I got it correctly, this one is the bulge type of feature running from bottom to top, and if the jugs from Ensimmäinen pari uunista are excluded, the grade is probably accurate.

Surprisingly fun!

Good few moves with nice holds. If only these more overhanging problems were a bit longer

With one pad the crux was to get butt off the ground. Stand start probably more worthy

Kind of a first move wonder, but still good climbing

Feather bag of all times

Great climbing all the way! Took a few tries to fine tune the beta for the last 1,5 meters. Thanks to Tuomas for final adjustments! :)

With all holds. Vesku's original beta is for sure harder than 7a.

Felt harder than 3 for sure. One of the last routes of derby. Might be because of that

Might have seconded or lead this one in the past as it seemed very familiar.

Seconded