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the shizzle => for sale / wanted => Topic started by: Richie Crouch on June 13, 2007, 10:21:43 am
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I am hoping to go on a trip to Sweden this summer to Kjugekull and have been trying to find the guidebook for it. It's on some Scandinavian site at 44.44 Euros + p&p to EU... that will mean roughly £35 minimum! Does anyone know of an alternate place from which it can be purchased (or have a copy to sell!) :please:
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It might be worth biting the bullet and getting it from that site… I went to Kjuge about three years ago and stayed with a friend who had a copy. He said at the time that it had sold out so it could be hard to get anyway.
Try posting on the Kjuge website forum (http://www.kjuge.nu/kjuge/forum/) (if you can figure it out) most Swedes speak good English and you’ll often find English post there. I’m sure you’ll get some helpful replies. The guide is good, quite like Font’s 7 & 8 guide, although it’s a bit out of date now – the hardest problem at Kjuge was 7C+ when it was published. It might be expensive but everything’s expensive in Sweden!
Sorry I can’t be of more help.
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Cheers for the help man. I may treat myself, if the kjuge forums do not come up with something!
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Any lowdown on Kjuge from those who have been would be much appreciated either by pm or within the thread (Crouch will see it too). Money saving tips are particularly appreciated.
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Kjuge has been discussed here before on this thread (http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,2408.0.html), and I assume youve seen the English language section (http://www.kjuge.nu/kjuge/eng/) on the www.kjuge.nu (http://www.kjuge.nu) website. A quick browse of that site seems to suggest that you can buy the guide from the café by the boulders (it might be worth checking this is still the case before you go), I visited in winter when the café was closed. Its also been mentioned on the Forum that mosquito repellent is a good idea this time of year.
I was lucky enough to stay with a local so had almost no accommodation, food or car hire costs. The only money saving advice I can give is let your mate buy the round or consider it a teetotal holiday alcohol is very expensive. For a rest day or evenings entertainment the cinema in nearby Bromölla is excellent. Its reckoned to be one of the best in Sweden, has very comfortable seats and enough leg-room to keep an NBA basketball team happy. But get there early because it does get busy.
Take care of your fingertips, the granite can be rough it might be worth picking your projects with this in mind. The problems are excellent; I really enjoyed Matador, Ferdinand and Colosseum. Caspersens Arête would be a good tick for anyone with the ability/balls (me ruled out on both counts) and this is in a good area of boulders. There is a good 6A+ here thats a pretty tricky warm up (Im sorry I dont remember the name), and also Monolith, which is stunning - unfortunately, though my mind was willing my skin wasnt able and the tip-shredding crystal-slapping finish finished me off!
Have a great trip.
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Thanks for the words. Crouch is practically a multi-millionaire and will no doubt be staying in an ice palace or something. I'll resort to the 'befriend a local method of accomodation'.
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I have to say, Caspersens Arete SS, Moby Dick and Benchmark 7b+ give me sweaty 'butter' palms :thumbsup:
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And Tom, you have do to Monolith... :wave:
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Having seen it on some video footage, it looks great. Ah Sverge.....
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I have to say, Caspersens Arete SS, Moby Dick and Benchmark 7b+ give me sweaty 'butter' palms :thumbsup:
You won't be climbing Moby Dick in summer thats for sure, sweeeaaaaty! It was still very warm October.
I've got a bunch of hand drawn maps and that Shawn Boye gave me, they're pretty basic but they get you about.
Some images:
https://secure.mmm.co.uk/sei/s/1284/616.jpg (https://secure.mmm.co.uk/sei/s/1284/616.jpg)
https://secure.mmm.co.uk/sei/s/1284/618.jpg (https://secure.mmm.co.uk/sei/s/1284/618.jpg)
https://secure.mmm.co.uk/sei/s/1284/619.jpg (https://secure.mmm.co.uk/sei/s/1284/619.jpg)
https://secure.mmm.co.uk/sei/s/1284/617.jpg (https://secure.mmm.co.uk/sei/s/1284/617.jpg)
More info:
The actual campsites web page http://www.ivo-camping.nu/ (http://www.ivo-camping.nu/) More details - http://www.humleslingan.com/details.asp?id=391&lang=eng (http://www.humleslingan.com/details.asp?id=391&lang=eng)
The campsite has good facilities, is cheap and (unusually) on an island in a lake with a free car ferry which operates pretty much 24:7.
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Nice one Greg thanks. Beginning to wonder if it may be best going to Norway now as have free accomodation in Stavanger but sadly no contacts. Either way, nice one I'll archive it.