Matthew Steggles

Can you do it in >90% humidity? Yes. Should you? No.

Who needs heel hooks? Campused the big move all the way to the toe hooks. Gorgeous line and really shows the best of Finnish climbing, the fact it’s in a hiidenkirnu adds to the beauty. Bring a ladder if possible it really helps to try the moves.

Pretty cool to have sandstone in your right hand and granite in your left. Moves decent, top out not so bad

Great to get the mental in for the season

Classic for a reason. Technical, powerful and kinda weird.

Really stoked, did the moves last session and got up fourth send go or so today. Probably about 7C/+

Really nice technical movement. Needs good connies.

Static beta, extremely weird.

First RP go. Used one of the face crimps at the end instead of being super strict about being to the right, debatably off line.

My fingers fit the slot so it felt really easy. Not a flash in the strictest terms as I used the ledge to start Expanse but imo still counts.

Amazing problem. Consistent moves and no filler. Climbed from 1 stacked pad.

Climbs really nicely, heel hook beta

Really nice problem, sadly slightly morpho. No problems for me at 175cm+0 but my buddy couldn’t do it. Great line, bad landing

Felt impossible until it didn’t, great problem.

This problem really spoke to me, I really enjoyed it.

Genuinely a trash problem. Indistinct moves, confusing line that could really end anywhere. Zero stars, maybe half because the rock is good.

First Finnish 7A flash, nice.

Nice rock quality my ass, the bottom is really sharp. Aesthetic route and nice moves. Morpho; felt 6C+ to me (174cm). If you’re tall easier, if you’re short harder.

Beautiful beautiful route

Not very aesthetic and it’s a traverse, but the moves are actually quite cool. Low in the grade

Dabby but pleasant

Mega classic

Surprisingly technical move, nice moves afterwards

Really cool move, very ‘indoorsy’. Mantle is nice

Bit of a one move wonder, an utterly peculiar move at that. Top is indeed a little sketchy, chalk it up before you attempt

Lovely moves, loses a star for being a less good line than the traverse

Soft and a bit unpleasant really

Extremely morpho. Probably 6C if you’re tall, felt about 7A to me, so balances to 6C+ ish imo.

Really nice moves, would be 3* if the start weren’t gross. Felt impossible until it felt easy

Much less desperate than it looks! Very satisfying grovelling

Significantly harder than any other 7A+ I’ve done. Decent route but just do the lie down start.

Kneebar beta. Peppu is a massive sandbag at 7A+ imo so grade feels correct.

The definition of a zero star route; positively vile. Must try.

Ridiculously sandbagged; basically one huge move. Not a good route for beginners.

Microbeta makes a huge difference

Feels really hard until you do it right, don’t give up