Boar's Nest

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A few months ago a new bouldering spot was found somewhere in the forest on Oahu.
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One of the boulders is massive with just slivers for hand holds.
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This place is called the Boar’s Nest.
There are many boulders in this area but on this session, I cruised out here with a bunch of Hawaii rock climbers to define some bouldering routes, or “problems,” on the massive one. It’s the size of a house.

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Before we could do any climbing, we had to do some brushing. Being that this is a rock in the forest, it’s covered in dirt. The crew looks for potential hand and foot holds on the rock and brushes them clean.
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Those little cracks and holes can be used as finger holds.
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Matt drops down from a rope to safely inspect the top portion of the boulder.
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Ben brushes off the part of the smaller boulder that would be used for “topping out.”
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Nancy ropes up as well.
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With the boulder being so tall, we needed several crash pads.
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Nick cleans off some holds on a smaller boulder.
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With the boulders cleaned up, the crew starts creating routes.
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Justin spots Nancy as she holds on to some tiny crimpers.
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Nancy reaches for a hold.
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Matt attempts a new route.
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He was the only person to complete on this day getting the FA (FA = first ascent).
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Some holds broke off on the following attempts so the problem is now more difficult. Nonetheless, Nick thoroughly enjoys the art of spotting.
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Duc sit starts the smaller boulder. Those tic marks indicate that that chunk of rock is about to break off.
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Matt climbed a tree to get some Instagram photos (Lutstagram).
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If you want to know more about this bouldering spot on Oahu, you can ask the climbers at Volcanic Rock Gym (Hawaii’s only rock climbing gym).
See also

• More posts on rock climbing in Hawaii.
• Volcanic Rock Gym on Facebook.