It might have something to do with the crap weather in England but I still haven't fully transitioned back since our trip to Sweden. It's always a little unfortunate when your climbing psyche is for boulders that are a long way away. Since returning I've found myself looking at old pictures/videos from Bohuslän and jonesing to be back. Man I love that place. Anyways, I thought I'd share a few pictures from Bohuslän to entice and motivate folks.
And for those that don't know, every blogpost is labeled by country, city/town and region/area so if you want to see all the posts from Bohuslän (or somewhere else) just scroll to the very bottom and click on the appropriate label. I wanted the blog to function like a climbing reference of sorts and at some point I'll make it more user friendly. Hope you enjoy the little photo tour of Bohuslän
Most of the areas in Bohuslän are small but the quality of problems are often exceptional. This problem is located at an area consisting of only a few boulders but they are well worth the visit. I can't remember the name of this problem Kim is doing but it is classic.
Sunshine Arete is a problem I miraculously managed to FA on a warm summer day and is located at the same area as the previous problem.
This granite cave has serious potential for some hard enduro lines. Two of the three most obvious straight-outs are done and here John works on the undone project. We almost did all the moves that day but have never been back.
Another shot of John on the same project. The next move is the one we never managed to do.
Abiyoyo is one of my all time favorite FAs and I even did a whole blogpost about it. As far as I know it still hasn't seen a second ascent.
Sioux City Sarsparilla is one of my FAs that actually see lots of traffic as it is regarded as one of the best in Bohuslän. This one also gets it's own blogpost and there is even a video of the FA.
Yet another FA, Cuerop de Hombre can also be counted among the best in Bohuslän. It is located in Häller, which is considered the epicenter of climbing in Bohuslän for both bouldering and trad-climbing. There is also an old video of the FA.
Hippopotamus is another classic problem in Häller. This power-endurance problem has alluded me and is one of the established problems I'm most excited about getting back to.
Incredible rock, world-class bouldering and spectacular settings combine to make Bohuslän one of my favorite places in the world.
I tend to put an emphasis on harder problems as the sparsity of grips and general blankness that make climbs beautiful also tends to make them difficult. Fortunately Bohuslän hold lots of amazing moderates as you don't have to be a crusher to enjoy the climbing. Here Spang demonstrates how it's done on his classic problem Falsifierbarhet.
And for those of you that are crushers there are plenty of projects to be had. This particular project will require strong fingers and a good head as the hold gradually get smaller the higher you get.
This project should have been done years ago but we've never been back to it as one needs a boat to reach the island. One of these day.......can't wait to return to Bohuslän.
