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Here are few 'digitized' pictures...

Jyrki on 'Nakit ja muusi' -98. 'Forte Risoluto' and 'Nakit ja muusi' 7B+ says the text on my album. Although think they both should be listed on MTK's list of hard boulders. Juha gave them both 7B+ after visiting Fontainebleau for the first time. On that trip he spent the whole week working on 'Carnage' which he did in the end. He had just sent 'Forte Risoluto' and 'Nakit ja Muusi' before. Have to say that 'Carnage' is miles easier...


Jussi Remonen doing F.A of 'Salamurhaaja'. Grade is still a mystery. Having just seen Ben Moon on 'Real thing' doing 'Karma' Jussi probably didn't figure out the easiest way for this boulder...


The dream team, Jussi, me, Jukka Mäkinen and Jykä...

Plastic pulling

Some plastic pulling. Picture by me with a timer...

From the archives 1

These pictures are from Samppa's arranged gathering to Font. There was a big posse of Finn's and two Brits in our ridiculously cold and expensive gite (one with a tennis court).

Unfortunately I don't have any really old pictures digitized yet. 

Our captain of the trip Samppa.

Juha Saatsi wearing his color of power. In his case blue. 'La Baleine' Petit Bois.

Tim Clifford working with 'Big Dragon' in Petit Bois. Think the problem was named after a certain shop in Switzerland... Tim sent the problem later that spring.

Crazy weather

Weather is just crazy at the moment. Would have been possible to climb outside today! Just too lazy to do the same old problems again and again.

This was what Päijänne looked like just few days ago.


This is from today. No snow and warm.Supposed to get colder tomorrow...


From the photo archives for MTK's retro picture challenge. Kikka sending 'Desert island arete' in Earl crag back in the day. More coming later...

Good effort!

Just read from Bishopbouldering that Tim had send Matt's 'The Swarm' in Bishop. Good effort. Though not sure if it was hard for Tim since he is super strong on crimps. Same goes for Matt. Think he gave V13 for 'The Swarm'. It just got upgraded afterwards... Shy Yorkshire man 1 and 2...

Here Tim Clifford working with 'The Ace' in Stanage plantation. He would have probably done 'The Ace' easily, but Tim wanted to do it with out glued hold...

Photo by Kirsi Kauko.

Here Matt Birch coming down from 'Ben's wall' at Curbar. Good old days!