Description

STANGEBLEAU

The most popular bouldering area of Stange. There are about 80 boulders close to each other with variety of problems of diverse grades. Most of the boulders are clean from moss, but you will need a brush to climb some of them (for example Polen, Russland, New Zealand, Sør-Afrika, Tunisia).

SOTHAUGEN AND VALLSET HILL

Sothaugen is area on the west side of the Rv. 24 and Vallset Hill is on the east side of the Rv. 24 coming from north. There are about 80 boulders spred by the road in a ca 1 km long stretch. Some boulders are a bit difficult to reach (Askeladden, Askepott, Storebratt, Rødtoppen, Twin Towers), but it is definitely worth it.

Some of the boulders are really high, so the more pads you have the better.

HUECO TANGEN

Mix of both bouldering walls and freely laying boulders. It is about 15 minutes walk til you reach the area. You will need a brush for many of the boulders. Some of them needs to improve landing, especially Storeblokka, Diederblokka og Brattblokka.

KRØLLESTEIN-OMRÅDET

You will see a massiv boulder full of chalk covered spots next to the road, that is Krøllesteinen. There are 3 boulders close to the road, but couple of more are in a forest nearby. Most of the boulders are quite high, especially those in the forest, so take more pads.

DEN MAGISKE SKOGEN

Large area covered with boulders, there are about 90 boulders of all kinds. Many of them are clean for moss and ready to be climbed. There are several paths you can take through Den magiske skogen.

DOKTOR-OMRÅDET

Close to the Stangebleau is Doktor-området. There are about 10 boulders, but only 3 of them are climbed. Nice and fun lines, some are quite high, about 5 meters.

VELTE-PETTER-OMRÅDET

Area is right next to the E6. There are currently 7 boulders with routes, but potential of the area is bigger. It takes about 2 minutes to reach the first boulders and about 15 minutes to reach Siestasteinen and Hvilesteinen.

WATCH OUT! Some years ago, there was an adder seen around Siestasteinen and Hvilesteinen.

STANGEKULL

This area is close to Stangebleau and Doktor-området. Boulders are spred on both sides of the gravel road. Nice climbing on freely laying boulders. Some of the routes are really high, around 6 meters. Especially Bandittsteinen has many hard projects. More pads are an advantage.

History

Stange areas history goes back to 2006 when Krøllesteinen was brushed and climbed. The first most popular sector was Stangebleau. During the years, more sector were found and cleaned, Den magiske skogen, Hueco Tangen, Sothaugen, Vallsethill, Stangekull and others.

There are surely more boulders to be found and climbed. The potential of Stange is huge.