Climbers have access up to the roped fence. Owners do not want climbers going down to the river. There is also livestock that roams the forest. Please keep your dogs under control. Boulders on east side of river are off limits.
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Nate Woods on the mega classic Goldfinger V10.
Description
Large granite boulders scattered throughout a forest below a slide area. Around 130 problems ranging from VB to V11. This guide will only cover 20-30 problems at the Goldfinger trailhead and the Road Rage Boulders, along with some select problems throughout the forest.
Getting There
Get off at the Hunter Creek exit from HWY 1 east and west. Make a right onto Laidlaw and drive for 30 sec. to the Lorenzetta FSR on your left. You can either park at the bottom or at the top of the first hill. The trailhead is about 50m up the road just across from the Road Rage Boulders.
The Classics
Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Hunter Creek Bouldering:
Start matched on the chest high edge. Climbs the steep diagonal rail on small holds with some big moves to gain the shelf. Finish straight up over the peak. One of the best at Hunter. A key hold has broken off with no repeat since. Much harder now. ...[more]Browse More Classics in International
Theres a fun chimney up behind hillside strangler near some super over hung climb which is hard, the chimney is exciting and easy, mantle up a lodged torso sized boulder (trust it) then chimney up spread eagle over the boulder, !Dont fall! , 5.4 difficulty with a fun descent. the name Black Beard seemed suitable if there isnt another already. 5 star Classic.
Theres a fun chimney up behind hillside strangler near some super over hung climb which is hard, the chimney is exciting and easy, mantle up a lodged torso sized boulder (trust it) then chimney up spread eagle over the boulder, !Dont fall! , 5.4 difficulty with a fun descent. the name Black Beard seemed suitable if there isnt another already. 5 star Classic.
Directly behing The Aussie Boulder some burl hunters cut down a big tree, they left their native pride hat and shit on the ground.... BUT theres a clean fun boulder over there and I was wondering if it has a name?
more specific directions: When you turn onto the logging road, drive almost .5 km up the road. park here. you will see a small boudler on left hand side of road-- this leads in and the first problem you will see is a superb V10
Solitude Boulder received a serious cleaning two weekends ago in the rain. A bit more moderate scrubbing and some detail scrubbing after should have the boulder in top shape!
The "cave" start on the boulder to the left of "Big Boss" is clean and needs to be sent. small edges and a under cling with big moves to sloappers. There is potential for a classy climb there.
Rumor has it that a few people decided to camp at Hunter during the Easter weekend. Just a reminder that the boulders are on private property and the privilege to climb there can be taken away at any time by the landowner. Camping and building fires are probably not the best things to do there. If camping is your thing then other legit places are nearby. Please try to keep your presence low key, and remember that it would only take one unfortunate experience to ruin it for everyone.
Kale and I put up three new warm up problems at the bottom of the talus field just to the left of the top shelf. We are not sure of the name the boulder was given so we've been calling it the Self Esteem boulder. The far left is the Cankle traverse V0 which starts low and moves up left on really good holds and then exits out the valley. Just to the right of that is Stretch Marks V2/3 which starts on a blocky crimp at shoulder height and moves through the dish with no hands but good feet paralleling the thin crack (hence the name) and exits the same valley. The third is Love Handles V1 which starts to the right on two obvious shoulder high big love handles (again, hence the name) with a high right foot and heel hooking the large low side pull, move up left and exit the same valley. Please climb them and confirm or refute the grades.
I was out at Hunter for the last 2 days. Perfect conditions...the stick was amazing. I added a few pics to the photo gallery from The Falconer Boulder. Just a few projects to get stoked for in the upcoming season.