It's not the quantity, but quality that sets these boulders apart from the others - if you don't mind climbing on a bit rougher rock than the average. Still, not all the routes here require a thick layer of skin on your finger tips.
Jätinkivi is among the most impressive boulders in Finland. It's got some breath taking, beautiful highballs, but there are some routes for those scared of heights as well.
Sirkus on the other hand has got some lower and more fingery routes than it's big sister. That being said, the top out shared by Psycho Circus, Hullu Tirehtööri and Iskias is airy enough to get your adrenaline running.
For all the First Ascentionists: Topo suggestions with silly eliminations and unnecessary variations will not be approved. Keep it simple and natural please!
While googling around after local boulders, Tuukka P found an article about a huge, 11 meter high block in the hoods of Renko. The article didn't include precise information of the whereabouts of the block, so finding it required some more investigation. After going through the maps and guessing the location with Kimmo N, Tuukka decided to visit local National Land Survey -office and ask there if there was any more information available. It was a really nice surprise that the officer was actually able to pinpoint the exact location of the block!
Expectations were really high when Tuukka went to see what's the deal with the block with Vesa M. And yes, the article was right about it! The block is Huge! And there were some really good looking routes on it! Actually there were 2 boulders side by side, the other one being big as well.
It didn't take too long for Tuukka and Vesa to grab their brushes and brush the first route of the crag ready to be climbed. First one got named "Psycho Circus" - a really nice and bold one on Sirkus -boulder, FA by Tuukka on 2017-06-02. As he had already moved to Helsinki, the rest of the boulder was mainly left for others to brush.
Some other milestones, and truly stunning boulders to be mentioned are:
"Gene Simmons" - visually stunning, high and mighty boulder, FA by Sami H. on 2017-06-04
"Petettyjen Puolue" - also a beautiful, high boulder, and the first 8 -graded problem in the region, FA by Marko S. on 2019-03-27
