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NQbouldering
9-Jul-2007
7:01:43 PM
Hi All.

I have decided to put the majority of my bouldering videos online. The first is already up and details are found below. By the end of the year there should be 5 films and approximately 3 hours to get through. The majority are from the North Queensland bouldering crags... especially Harvey's Marbles and the Bowen beaches, although several other destinations across Australia and the rest of the world also feature.

Film 1 is called Dumb Enough and chronicles my USA/Canada road trip (where I was joined by John Bourne and Nick Larsen) in 2005. It is also the subject of an article in the upcoming CRUX road trip special.

Dumb Enough: Part 1-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jGpSG4jbOw Part 2- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZvmNWF0Tu0 Part 3- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbpKqzT7leY Part 4- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8metz9XmtU Part 5- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq-ElkNrnh4

I will update this post when others are added over the coming weeks and months.
Happy viewing!

Steve Baskerville

belayslave
9-Jul-2007
7:50:48 PM
Hi Steve, some great action in there, my only comment is the Hilltop Hoods song Walk On starting at 2
minutes in Part 1, that song's been used to death in vids coming out of australia, would be great to see
some new tunes (original even better) in vids.
Although maybe it's just that HTH are on high rotation on my iPod that that song annoys me! ;)

Eduardo Slabofvic
9-Jul-2007
8:01:21 PM
You should think about making a 5 to 10 minute film and send it to me for next years Goatfest.

That's the annual easter film festival in Natimuk. If you want more info on Goatfest, just ask.

Only 9 more months to go folks.....better get filming.
NQbouldering
9-Jul-2007
8:20:45 PM
Yeah, I can understand- hilltop hoods tend to get overplayed to death on most of the bouldering trips I take. But when I made that movie 18 months ago the song was still sounding positively fresh.

The HTH were pretty much the theme music for that trip... hence the sentinal in part 2. We must have played that album a couple of hundred times in 6 months! Ahh the memories...
NQbouldering
9-Jul-2007
8:22:58 PM
I could definately do that- I have a couple of projects that I am putting the finishing touches on at the moment. I'll keep it in mind.
dalai
9-Jul-2007
9:32:31 PM
Nice work Steve, really enjoyed it. Took me back to when I was last over in the U.S of A.

What was the issue with the HP40 Dumb enough problem. Was already climbed?

Looking forward to your Australian footage!
NQbouldering
10-Jul-2007
12:07:53 AM
On 9/07/2007 dalai wrote:
>Nice work Steve, really enjoyed it. Took me back to when I was last over
>in the U.S of A.
>
>What was the issue with the HP40 Dumb enough problem. Was already climbed?
>
>Looking forward to your Australian footage!

I think so... some semi-locals told me at the time that it hadn't been climbed, and I had to scrub the top a bunch. But later I began to realise that almost every cm has been climbed at HP40 so in all likelyhood it probably had been done before. It was just a varient finish anyway.

Glad you enjoyed it though- HP40 was my favorite bouldering in the US. I could definately do another trip back to there and rocktown.
dalai
10-Jul-2007
9:15:04 AM
Spent most of my bouldering time in the States both trips at Hueco. A lot of the problems must be new problems uncovered on North Mountain since the new restrictions? As I didn't recognise quite a few shown...

I didn't go further East than Denver so I didn't get across to HP40. Would you recommend as worthwhile enough for a trip to the States and just HP40 for a month or two?

Or would time be better spent if just wanting to spend time at the one spot to just go across the Tasman to Castle Hill?

adski
11-Jul-2007
12:29:07 AM
Nice work Steve, the vids are cool. Ironman looks sweet, actually most of the Bishop problems look sweet!
NQbouldering
11-Jul-2007
10:19:05 PM
On 10/07/2007 dalai wrote:
Would you recommend as worthwhile enough for a trip to the States and just HP40
>for a month or two?
>
>Or would time be better spent if just wanting to spend time at the one
>spot to just go across the Tasman to Castle Hill?

I would rank the quality of HP40 higher then anywhere else I have been- including castle hill. But of course the quantity is better in NZ.

Personally I would take the trip to HP40, Rocktown and LRC- provided you can get time off during our summer.

Alternatively, you could always check out the North Queensland spots...
NQbouldering
11-Jul-2007
10:21:55 PM
On 11/07/2007 adski wrote:
>Nice work Steve, the vids are cool. Ironman looks sweet, actually most
>of the Bishop problems look sweet!

Thanks. The Bishop problems were really good. It was more the setting at Bishop that captured me though- the Sierra Nevada is hard to beat as a backdrop.

Ironman is fun. I had heard that it was overated but in the end it was the best problem I did in bishop. Pumpy as well, for a mere boulderer such as myself!

Rat Man
12-Jul-2007
5:42:54 PM
Hey Steve,
My partner and I (and son) will be heading up north to Mission Beach for a Yoga Retreat in Sept. - Me not having any desire whatsoever to do yoga was wondering if there's any nearby bouldering?
Is there any rock near Mission Beach or shall I just content myself with laying about on the beach in the sun. (boring)

Christian
NQbouldering
16-Jul-2007
6:45:45 PM
Hi Christian. I remember once being stuck in mission beach for a few days and desperately looking for some place to boulder. I think, at one of the distant beaches I found a small overhang on which to play- but it was somewhat pathetic, so I wouldn't really worry about that. About an hour away there is a few granite boulders near Cardwell that look ok. That is about it though.

Of course if you have a chance, drop down to Townsville for some of the best bouldering in Australia. Albeit three hours away from Mission Beach.

Rat Man
17-Jul-2007
6:16:50 PM
Thanks Steve for the bad news but it'll save me hunting about the countryside for days. Am very tempted to go to Townsville, but I think it's unlikely that I'll be let out to play. The other option is Magnetic Island.
I'll be in touch.
Christian

nmonteith
17-Jul-2007
6:21:10 PM
Magnetic Island is just off-shore from Townsville Christian! (ie it is still a 3 hour drive!)
NQbouldering
21-Jul-2007
12:49:03 AM
As promised here is round 2.

This one is a bit smaller- only 16 minutes or so... and is comprised of bits and pieces that I had left over. It does include a few gems though... most notably Rob Saunders first ascent of the 5 year cigar V7- one of the many great lines at Harvey's Marbles.

The video also includes a short section on the James Cook University Rock Climbing Club trip to the Grampians in 2006. Be warned though... the soundtrack gets a little cheesy at times.

So I hope you enjoy The Narcoleptics Volume 1... Volume 2 is being worked on as we speak.
Cheers, Steve

The Narcoleptics Volume 2 (part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZd_BfAb33E

The Narcoleptics Volume 2 (part 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxmNV6Tjpl0

alrob
22-Jul-2007
1:55:20 PM
nice steve! brings back some memories! i see i even get a few seconds in there!
NQbouldering
22-Jul-2007
9:28:12 PM
On 22/07/2007 alrob wrote:
>nice steve! brings back some memories! i see i even get a few seconds in
>there!

Thanks mate... It would have been longer, but all I had was you falling off and climbing slabs. I figured that you wouldn't want your buddies down south hearing about your double life as a delicate slab master!

Rat Man
29-Aug-2007
8:17:23 PM
Hey Steve,
Allright, we're heading away this Sat and have decided to hire a car so I should be able to head out to Cardwell for a play.
Anything I should look out for?
Plus where are the boulders at?

any help will be greatly recieved.
Christian
NQbouldering
30-Aug-2007
6:21:23 PM
On 29/08/2007 Rat Man wrote:
>Hey Steve,
>Allright, we're heading away this Sat and have decided to hire a car so
>I should be able to head out to Cardwell for a play.
>Anything I should look out for?
>Plus where are the boulders at?
>
>any help will be greatly recieved.
>Christian

Ok, so if you are heading from Mission Beach you are going south to Cardwell. It is then about 30 - 40 minutes south of cardwell on the side of the highway. Basically it is a bunch of boulders near the base of a very large cliff called the Citadel. The cliff is quite close to the road (15 minutes scramble) and about 100-150 m high.

So drive south until you see the cliff (I think it is shortly after a railway line crosses the road) and then you have two options. You can hike to the cliff and check out some of the boulders on the way, or head a few km's further along the highway until you can see some boulders through the bush to the right (easy to miss). These are much closer to the road (100-200m or so) and look a little better. You will have to wear good shoes as the scrub is quite thick to get to the boulders. You will also need to cross the railway tracks which are between the road and the boulders. If you reach the range you have gone a few km's too far.

I think a few problems have been done a bunch of years back when the citadel was found... but I have only walked through once since then. So any feedback as to what the area is like would be appreciated- it will definately be 'adventure' bouldering though.

Cheers, Steve

PS- I don't want to put you off, but carry a compression bandage with you- it is tiapan and brown country (but you should be fine- I walked through there by myself, without a phone or first aid and in sandals a few months back and didn't see a thing). And take a toothbrush if you have one as nothing will be clean- although the rock won't need much cleaning. Good luck- Harvey's Marbles it aint, but it still looks ok.

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