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Tacos - Local for a year. Ape Index - 4cm. What is your favorite style of problem? Oh short and not high. There are pleanty, I can find. Describe your favourite sloper? mmmmmmmmm.....alot....oh just dimple I can't see but can feel. What problem should everyone climb at the Hill? The v2 arete next to henious v6 (small balls) One piece of advice for people coming out to the Hill? Yeah climb alot, say hello many people - everybody together. Describe how you climb? My climbs like screaming. Best Field? I don't wana walk but Dry Valley. What pisses you off most about climbers? I not angry. Bouldering Wisdom? Just fun. Enjoy. Fun alot. Describe the perfect sending day? Sunny but not hot, but not cold and many people. If by myself I have power half, so many people together session I think power 120%. Favourite food for bouldering? Banana and chocolate. What training do you do? Stretch and shoulder rubberband exercise. |
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Christopher Peter Worthington - Wellingtonian. Ape Index - 9cm. What is your favorite style of problem? Overhanging crimpers with powerful moves. But I am moving into mantles. Describe your favourite sloper? The ones that you only hold if you know the secret beta and you can impress everyone else with. What problem should everyone climb at the Hill? The unrepeatable, it doesn't require any technique One piece of advice for people coming out to the Hill? Go to the Cookie Time factory and buy cookies. Describe how you climb? Oh, no foot work and groveling and a lot of attemps, I pummel climbs into submission. Best Field? Spittle Hill for sending - Quantum is where the magic happens. What pisses you off most about climbers? Oldschool ethics and people who don't push themselves. Bouldering Wisdom? Once its done it will seem easier The most important body part? The tonge - without it you can't make noise. Favourite food for bouldering? I'll go with lolliecake. What training do you do? I go climbing and watch climbing videos. |
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Stefan - Local. Ape Index - Square. What is your favorite style of problem? Scary Highball, sometimes I'm to scared. Describe your favourite sloper? The one that you feel like you're not holding but you do hold. What problem should everyone climb at the Hill? Ode to Joy, standard One piece of advice for people coming out to the Hill? Take an instrument. Best Field? I've only been to one! What pisses you off most about climbing? Just dissapointment, like you are psyched and its wet or cold or something. Bouldering Wisdom? Go for it, its BIG! The most important body part? he,he.....he,he. teeth, for the pleasure of apples. Favourite food for bouldering? Oh so many, cheese, bananas, peanutbutter, avocado sandwiches. What training do you do? I cycle to uni every day and talk a lot about climbing. |
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John Sherman - Unprofessional Climber. Ape Index - Square. What is your favorite style of problem? Thoose would be the ones I could do, but in general big roofs with holds, 20 feet isn't even a big roof in Hueco. Describe your favourite sloper? The ones that slope inwards. Or slopers used in conjunction with creative legwork. What problem should everyone climb at the Hill? Oh the Crippler. One piece of advice for people coming out to the Hill? Ah! The nearest beer is what 25 km away so come prepared. Best Field? I'm not qualified to answer. What pisses you off most about climbers? Ha! Well chipping - lack of respect for the rock. Throwing chalk balls at the rock (thats worse than a 3 foot tick mark). Bouldering Wisdom? Work less boulder more. And in NZ with a 40:1 sheep ratio take advantage of rest days to boulder The most important body part? Liver. Favourite food for bouldering? Beer. What training do you do? Ha ha ha ha ha - never trained to boulder in 27 years of climbing. |
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The Dispatcher - Local. [Interviewed by The Verm] Ape Index - +12 cm. Least Favorite style of problem? Hand traverses and the ones where I can't reach the start holds. Should people route climb period? Sure they should all give up bouldering and just route climb at the hill. Describe your favorite incut? A hand deep and the lip is rounded so you can do flags off it. What DT problem should everyone climb at the Hill? Ice, the big slab (42.9 Map 23) near Chocky Starfish. Describe how you would like to climb? Like a gibbon, Fred Nicole with more dynamics. Best boulder field outside of the Basin? Baring Head, Duh! What pisses other climbers off about you? Probably my good looks and cool job. Most important body part? Index Finger. Favorite Beer for bouldering? Monteiths Original. If you were King of NZ what edict would you pass first? You can't grade any problem harder than V6. |
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Mayan Smith-Gobat - Queenstown local. Ape Index - 4cm. What is your favorite style of problem? A steep face with crimpers of some sort. Describe your favourite sloper? Ha ha ha ha. Slopes! I have no favourite sloper. What problem should everyone climb at the Hill? Spent's good - its got slopers, I do like them once I can use them. One piece of advice for people coming out to the Hill? Go with a local. Best Field? I like Quantum better than Spittle What pisses you off most about climbers? There would be all sorts of things - there aren't enough girls out there going hard, and big egos Bouldering Wisdom? Don't think about falling off. What training do you do? Pretty much none - I climb. |
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Dave Hodson - dosn't really live anywhere. What is your favorite style of problem? Short and easy with good holds. Have you climbed any routes at the Hill? Yes two, both by mistake - (bullshit they were bolted boulder problems -ED). What problem should everyone climb at the Hill? Ode to Joy and colt. Describe your favourite sloper? Its got this sharp edge you can crimp (a baring head sloper). One piece of advice for people coming out to the Hill? Leave your guide book at home for a few days. Best Field? Quantum and Spittle. What pisses you off most about climbers? Gender. Describe how you climb? Like a woman. The most important body part? Opposible thumbs. |
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Tanja Niemi - Finnish climber. Ape Index - 3cm. What is your favorite style of problem? Its a slab but with some foot holds that require tricky movements - I need footholds. Have you climbed any routes at the Hill? Yes two. What problem should everyone climb at the Hill? Bliss. Describe your favourite sloper? Like the hold you mean? You have to be able to fit all your fingers there. Best Field? Quantum. What pisses you off most about climbers? Actually some kind of macho behaviour that some guys tend to exhibit. And shouting by the rock. Describe how you climb? I climb careful because I am careful. The most important body part? Hands. Bouldering Wisdom? Use your legs. |
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Bob - Taryn Elizabeth Jones - Local What problem should everyone climb at the Hill? Orifice Fish V2 (Tricky Start Juggy Finish). Describe your favourite sloper? I don't have one. Favourite Clothing? Variety of very little clothes, downjacket, gloves, hat , scarf and supportive underwear. My wardrobe. Favourite food for bouldering? Bread, hummus + Lift Plus. One piece of advice for people coming out to the Hill? Remember both your climbing shoes. Best Field? Flock Hill, more variety and more holds. The most important body part? My appendix, it's always held up well. |
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Algerman Wobbly Bottom - Smythe - Paynes Ford Madman What problem should everyone climb at the Hill? Find the reason to the question for which the answer is 42. Describe your favourite sloper? Kirsty's bottom. Favourite Clothing? Elephant trousers made by Kirsty. Favourite food for bouldering? Bacon Sandwich. One piece of advice for people coming out to the Hill? Go to Paynes. Best Field? The 100 acrewood. The most important body part? Eyebrows. Bouldering wisdom? Enjoy the journey. The whole world should be PINK!! |
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Hobie - local What problem should everyone climb at the Hill? The lung arete, a V3 left of lung dyno. A stellar line. Describe your favourite sloper? Big round, very, very slopey. One piece of advice for people coming out to the Hill? The Sheffield Bakery is closed saturdays, but open at 7:15 on sunday morning. Best Field? I don't have one - I would say I love them all equally. The most important body part? I like my legs cos they stop my balls from dragging on the ground. Bouldering wisdom? You have to be amping before your use chemicals... |
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Guillaume - I am so French What is your favourite style of problem? Its oh crimpers and slopers. What problem should everyone climb at the Hill? There are so many, so many, so many. How many routes have you climbed at the Hill? yes 15-ish. Describe your favourite sloper? This kind of sloper is a intermediate one and its a big move (for me, not Ivan). One piece of advice for people coming out to the Hill? Sunscreen - its always beautiful weather. Best Field? All are different - all have advantages, I would say Quantum? The most important body part? Big Toe. |
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Nathan Cambell - Kinda local What is your favourite style of problem? Its gotta be sloper doesn't it. What problem should everyone climb at the Hill? The left one on the back of the Headlights boulder. How many routes have you climbed at the Hill? Shit, around 20. Describe your favourite sloper? Urr - its slopey and you just wish you had more chalk on your hands. Describe how you climb? Carefully - no method to the madness. One piece of advice for people coming out to the Hill? Ha ha ha....Get high - too many people out there doing the low stuff, gotta get high. Best Field? Quantum - the most bizarre. |
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Strong Al - local What is your favourite style of problem? Big moves off jugs. Possibly bulges. What problem should everyone climb at the Hill? The Unrepeatable. How many routes have you climbed at the Hill? About 20. Describe your favourite sloper? No dimples so a true slope but a dimple underneth for the thumb. Describe how you climb? Strength. One piece of advice for people coming out to the Hill? Don't bring a rope. Best Field? Flock Hill. What pisses you off most about climbers? Chipping. |
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Buff Dan - Visitor - would like to be local What is your favourite style of problem? Steep and slopey and fat, chubby almost, fat and chubby, ....yup. What problem should everyone climb at the Hill? Fingers of fury. How many routes have you climbed at the Hill? O - nul. Nada. Keine. Describe your favourite sloper? Voluptuous. Something you can really palm. Describe how you climb? I forget I have legs sometimes. One piece of advice for people coming out to the Hill? Learn to smear and to do push ups... lots of push ups. Best Field? Quantum, I haven't climbed enough at other fields. What pisses you of most about climbers? Eddie Flashers (AKA bullshitters). |
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Ivan Vostinar - local What is your favourite style of problem? Slopey and Powerful and a little high. What problem should everyone climb at the Hill? Ode To Joy. How many routes have you climbed at the Hill? About 100? Describe your favourite sloper? The Sloper on Dismantle. Describe how you climb? er....with enthusiasm. One piece of advice for people coming out to the Hill? Give it 3 Days, keep trying, do volume and have plenty of attempts. Best Field? Flock Hill. What pisses you of most about climbers? Moralistic busybodies and alpine climbers who slag off boulderers. |
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Nikos Fairburn - local guitarist What is your favourite style of problem? Horizontal ones, no hands is better. How many routes have you climbed at the Hill? What? ones with a rope. Oh fuck no!. Describe your favourite sloper? Whats a sloper - I've seen those, ha ha ha. Describe how you climb? Very poorly. One piece of advice for people coming out to the Hill? STOP STOP STOP!!!. Do you think climbing is worthwhile? Very much so, very impressive. |
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Karen Ashbury - local What is your favourite style of problem? Highball death slabs... What problem should everyone climb at the Hill? Ode to Joy How many routes have you climbed at the Hill? I've only done it once up there. Describe your favourite sloper? Ivan's slopey bits. Describe how you climb? With an expression of sheer terror. One piece of advice for people coming out to the Hill? Wear sensible underpants not G strings. Best Field? Quantum. What pisses you of most about climbers? Derek Thatcher. |
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Jon Sedon - Wanaka Traitor What is your favourite style of problem? Roof cracks. What problem should everyone climb at the Hill? Unrepeatable. How many routes have you climbed at the Hill? Some - oh fuck, more than you anyway. Describe your favourite woman? Fat, slopey, big and fat. One piece of advice for people coming out to the Hill? Slip slop slap. Describe how you climb? Slip slop slap. Best Field? Flock Hill. What pisses you of most about climbers? Derek Thatcher and free soloing abseilers. |
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Princes Leia aka Jacques - local What is your favourite style of problem? Highball slab/offwidth. What problem should everyone climb at the Hill? Nasal Slip or Slip Slop Splat. How many routes have you climbed at the Hill? *!#% off dicksmoker. Describe your favourite sloper? The Jenny Craig sloper Describe how you climb? There is no try, only do or do not. One piece of advice for people coming out to the Hill? Get naked/red wine. Best Field? Flock Hill. What pisses you of most about climbers? Lack of genital foliage. |
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Meredith Parker - local What is your favourite style of problem? One I can do. What problem should everyone climb at the Hill? Basically there is only one I can do that I know the name of - Latte. How many routes have you climbed at the Hill? none. Describe your favourite sloper? Whats a sloper? Describe how you climb? Sketchy and hard. One piece of advice for people coming out to the Hill? Lots of chocolate and some water. Best Field? Quantum. What pisses you of most about climbers? Un-understandable climbing talk. |
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Andrew Nevin - Wish He was local What is your favourite style of problem? I only boulder at Castle Hill and anything here is good - yeah the slopey ones. What problem should everyone climb at the Hill? Trust thyself? How many routes have you climbed at the Hill? three. Describe your favourite sloper? It is like this wide (1m) and bulbous and completly smooth and I could just hold it. Describe how you climb? I use my hands and feet. Best Field? Quantum Field I think. |
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Jon Bright - Local What is your favourite style of problem? any problem with swingy moves, overhanging prows are good. What problem should everyone climb at the Hill? bliss: accessible, scary, safe. How many routes have you climbed at the Hill? attempted:1, sent:0 Describe your favourite sloper? the more times you rearrange your hand the worse it gets, it has neglible dimples, you can't crimp it and chalk helps. One piece of advice for people coming out to the Hill? don't ask Daniel for beta |
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Dave Roberts - Visitor/traveller What is your favourite style of problem? Mantleshelfs, because I can do them. What problem should everyone climb at the Hill? That one I found at the top of Dry Valley... or House of pain, then everone would be good. How many routes have you climbed at the Hill? at least two. Describe your favourite sloper? It makes you earn it by trying on a warm day when it would be rude to call it a hold. But then on a Baltic day it becomes a hold and you like 'Oh my god I can pull on this!' Describe how you climb? Umm - I sometimes get my hips in the right place then I can do the move otherwise not. Best Field? West side field at Earl Crag - or Quantum Field |