The Ruuhivuori crag at Salminiittu was originally found during the "Spring of Kustavi" in 2003 by Salminen–Honka-Hallila–Ollila trio. Back then it ended up being forgotten for a quite long time as the route development focused on the taller and more gorgeus crags in the island. At summer 2016, Perttu Ollila finally had enough of just driving past the crag. Just after that, Ruuhivuori got it's first and surprisingly stylish route called "Lamella". The crag also enabled the first ascent of "Pyrstötähti", the most challenging sport route in Southwest Finland. The variation of the grades on this crag is not very notable, but there is a lot to choose from in the grade 5 territory. On the other hand, Ruuhivuori is a Kustavi "local crag", locating just behind the infamous Kustavin Talouskauppa and in opposite of the ArtTeatro circus studio. From Ruuhivuori it's possible to quickly continue to some of the nearby other crags, Hooperinvuori for example.
https://jammi.net/kalliot/kustavi/ruuhivuori/index.html
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Educate yourself by getting familiar with Kustavi's unique 5-step trad protection grading system, invented by the original jammi.net topo collection team:
* Teddy bear (pro1): You can get bomb-proof gear wherever you want, the whole route is easily protected.
* Alpine ibex (pro2): Not as obvious as Teddy bear. You have to spot the good places for protection. You may even need some micro-size gear.
* Monkey (pro3): Something suspicious. There may be some bad placements, big runouts or limited visibility to the crack to complicate putting the placements.
* Lizard (pro4): Needs true boldness. Crux moves on the most suspicious placements, route-length lead falls, critical runouts.
* Spider (pro5): Regardless having the most accurate and innovative protection gear in your rack, there is obivous risk of injury. The best protection for a pro5/spider graded route is a full commitment to a successful ascent.
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