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More classic problems, the most popular being 'Sloper-Dan Milosevic' and 'Diplomatic Immunity'. Starting to get polished.

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V4/5 Rakija Boulder 4m

Probably gonna need some after this. Start right of burnt tree, past the obvious break. Probably easier for the tall.

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V5 ★★★ Pink Panther Boulder 5m

Can you reach the diamond? Another spicy highball! Straight up from below the flake. Crimp ledge to the left is out.

FA: Jared Yeo, 2 Jul 2020

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V3 ★★ Burek dance Boulder 4m

One for me one for you. Tic taccy finger warmup. Probably avoid the cracked jug.

Mauricio Chino

FA: Postman, 6 Jun 2020

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V2 A? Boulder 3m

Start low and go straight up.

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V0- B? Boulder 3m

Straight up the slab next to the arete.

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V1 ★ C? Boulder 4m

Up the sloping slab.

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V1 ★ D? Boulder 4m

Start on the two pockets and straight up the slab.

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V4 ★★ Leap of Faith Boulder 4m

Hallelujah, I believe... undercling the big feature, then praise the lord and grab the good edge above.

Phillip Booth | Mauricio Chino

FA: Adam Griffiths

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V2 ★ E? Boulder 4m

Start on the sloping undercuts and up to the ledge.

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V3 ★ F Boulder 3m

Slab right behind Ali Baba. Stand start off crimp rail, head straight up.

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V1 ★ G? Boulder 3m

Straight up the middle of the slab from the crimp rail.

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V0 Sneakers Boulder 3m

Single move to the top of the boulder.

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V3 R ★ Pump Action Boulder 4m

Start in the big pocket and dyno to top of arete to jug. Then carefully up ramp.

Mauricio Chino

FA: Tim O'Neill

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V8 ★★ Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Boulder 4m

Start El Kooko and dyno up left around the corner to the starting jug of Pump Action. Finish as for Pump Action.

FA: Joe Hodgson

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V9 R ★★ El Kooko Boulder

Start low 'matched' on the flake down below the roof. Gain the juggy ledge and lunge to starting pockets of Ascension Day, finishing up and left as for Ascension Day. Knock it down a grade if you exit via jugs.

Start: Sit

FA: Paul Westwood

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V6 R ★ Ascension Day Boulder

Start on pockets (use a cheat stone if you have to) then tough around bulge skipping the jugs out right.

FA: Matt Wilder

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V5 ★★★ Sloper-Dan Milosevic Boulder 5m

Sit start low and move through beautiful slopers to roof and finish up jugs. The best problem in the Balkans?

Tsz Ying Yau

FA: Rob Saunders

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V7 ★★★ Sloper Dan Low Boulder 4m

Start as for El Kooko 'matched' on the flake below the roof and move right to finish up 'Sloper-Dan Milosevic'.

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V7 ★★ Lieutenant Dan Boulder 5m

'Sloper Dan Low' eliminate. Climb 'Sloper Dan Low' up to the crimp before the top rail then go direct to the horn.

FA: Chris, 16 Sep 2020

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V8 ★★ Boogie Knights (Original) Boulder 5m

The original problem, hardly done anymore. Link the start of 'Sloper-Dan Milosevic' into 'Ascension Day', exiting to the left of the horn. (Jugs are off).

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V7 ★★★ Boogie Knights Boulder 5m

As 'Boogie Knights (Original)', but exiting right of the horn via jugs as on 'Sloper-Dan Milosevic'. Significantly easier finish than the original.

Start: Sit

Mauricio Chino

FA: Matt Wilder

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V9 ★★ Bea Fia Boulder

Start = as for El Kooko. Traverse right staying (very) low and finish up Snakebite.

FA: Diego DeDiana, 2010

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V9 ★★ Low Down Boogie (Original) Boulder 5m

'Boogie Knights' starting as for El Kooko, topping as per Ascension Day.

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V8 ★★★ Low Down Boogie Boulder 5m

"Low Down Boogie (Eliminate)" with the 'Sloper-Dan Milosevic' finish.

Oliver Chen

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V7 ★★ Super Size Me Boulder

Start 'matched' on the low start below the jug rail of El Kooko as for Sloper Dan Low. Climb across this problem all staying low all the way into and then up Shell Shocked.

FA: Daniel da Silva

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V5 ★ Fast Food Boulder

Sit start as for 'Sloper-Dan Milosevic' climb across into the start of Shell Shocked and finish as for that problem.

FA: Charles

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V4 R ★ Shell Shocked Boulder 3m

Up the concavity just right of 'Sloper-Dan Milosevic'. Mantle into left undercling then all the way to the rail then over. More sustained and committing than it looks.

FA: Tim O'Neill

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V4 R Shell Shocked (sit start) Boulder 3m

Not worth the extra effort!

Start: Sit

FA: Tim O'Neill

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V11 They call me Brock Landers Boulder

Sit start below Akhtar on the obvious slot and climb only the low lip left into El Kooko.

FA: Fab, 9 Aug 2014

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V10 Chest Rockwell Boulder

Sit start below Akhtar on the obvious slot and climb only the low lip left into Boogie Knights original finish. Knock a grade off for the variant finish.

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V8 ★★ Chest Rockwell-Sloper-Dan Boulder

'Chest Rockwell' lip traverse with 'Sloper-Dan Milosevic' finish.

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V9 Captain Courageous Left Boulder

Start 'Sloper-Dan Milosevic' and climb to jugs just left of tree, up to crimps & dead point to slopey rail to finish out left. Probably a grade easier if you move a bit left into undercling & climb as for Shell Shocked.

FA: Damien Alexander, 10 May 2015

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V9 Captain Courageous Right Boulder

Start as for Chest Rockwell & finish with Captain Courageous Left.

FA: Damien Alexander, 10 May 2015

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V5 ★ Akhtar Boulder 3m

You have to go really fast for this one, like the Pakistani bowler! Stand start and mantle to left crimp and leap to top, then over.

FA: Tim O'Neill

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V6 Shoaib Akhtar Boulder

Not worth the extra effort!

Start: Sit

FA: Tim O'Neill

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V4 ★★ Snakebite Boulder 3m

Pinch the plate, paste your feet and reach around bulge to crimp to join I10.

FA: Matt Wilder

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V3 ★ Johnny Dawes' Problem Boulder 3m

Jump start to jug then over.

FA: Adam Griffiths

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V2 ★★ Diplomatic Solution Boulder 3m

Sit start at the arete with butt on the ground and hands on the shelf.

There is lots of sitting on your arse for this one! Sit down for the first jug, then up, have a seat for the next move, up again and over … sterling!

Phillip Booth

FA: Tim O'Neill

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V3 ★★ Diplomatic Problems Boulder 3m

sit/ crouch start on chalked jug rail to the left of diplomaic solution. moving up through crimps without using the usual holds on diplomatic solution for hand and feet. top out directly through dimples over the edge.

FA: Bill Zhou

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V5 ★ I Am Twelve Boulder

Alec Landstra

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V11 ★★ Dumbo The Flying Elephant Boulder

Dyno from the start of Diplomatic Immunity to the top of I Am Twelve.

FA: Joe Hodgson, 2011

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V4 ★★ Diplomatic Immunity Boulder 3m

Sit start low in the chalked break on jugs then into the vertical seam, contort yourself (unless short) then up and slightly left to top out.

BBB

FA: Rob Saunders

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V6 ★★ Flubdub Boulder

Start as of The Invisible Gerka (obvious break), big move left into the pocket, then up and over via jugs. Goodluck shorties!

Chris Beers

FA: Pete Balint

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V6 Neil's V6 Boulder 4m

Start as for Flubdub and The Invisible Gerka. Head straight up in between the 2 problems via some micro crimps. "V6" from Neil... Big pinch of salt...

FA: Neil Wallace

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V8 ★★ The Invisible Gerka Boulder 4m

Start on the obvious break, move right up through the line of micros to the large pocket and finish with top out.

FA: Rob Saunders

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V10 ★★ The War Gherkin Boulder

Start up Diplomatic Immunity and traverse right through slopey break to finish up The Invisible Gerka, some where between hard V8 and V9/10

FA: Patrick Reynolds, 2017

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V8 ★★ The Invisible Gerka (Direct) Boulder

Eliminate on The Invisible Gerka, skipping the large pocket and direct up through the crimps. (Can be easier or harder, depends on your finger strength)

FA: John Bignold, 7 Sep 2021

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Sydney Bouldering Guide 1st Edition 2023

Author(s): Mike Forward and Peter Balint

Date: 2023

With 2065 bouldering problems ranging from V0-V15 across 57 areas nestled around Sydney, the all new Sydney Bouldering Guide will keep you occupied for years to come. Just because we live in Sydney we'll try not to be biased but honestly this city has some amazing bouldering and usually not more than a few minutes off the road or some even near parks and train stations. There's no need to camp out and trek for hours to get to world class problems, they're right on your door step.

Authors Mike Forward and Peter Balint spent over 7 years putting this guide together and is the first new bouldering guide for Sydney in over 20 years. It's over 350 colour pages including 600+ colour photo tops, crag tops, amazing images and more.

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Sydney Climbing Guide Selected Crags

Author(s): Neil Monteith & Simon Carter

Date: 2021

ISBN: 9780645299908

Featuring 1142 climbing routes located at 24 of the best crags in the Sydney area, this A5 size guide book is super user friendly with easy to use colour cliff topos and access maps. Covers sport and trad climbing at a variety of grades, something for everyone.

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V2 ★★ Diplomatic Solution
V4 ★★ Diplomatic Immunity
V5 ★★★ Sloper-Dan Milosevic
V7 ★★★ Boogie Knights
V8 ★★★ Low Down Boogie

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Will Schubert on ★★★ Sloper-Dan Milosevic V5 - Sloper Dan.JPG

★★★ Sloper-Dan Milosevic V5 - A Sydney classic!

Guy Koller on ★ Akhtar V5 - This undercling is really good, I love this move, come on Gazza!

Stephen Rawls on ★★★ Sloper-Dan Milosevic V5

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