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Hunter's Stones is a collection of boulders in Stainburn forest, not far from Almscliff in North Yorkshire. Recent tree-felling operations have opened out this area, which previously was rather dank and green. The best problems - Hunter's Roof and many of the problems on the X Wall - are worthy of classic status, but they're all hard; the easier stuff is less impressive.

Expand The Antenna Area

The first boulder lies close to the Antenna.
Wavelength (6c+), Hunter's Stones
Wavelength 6c+ (V5)   3 photos 3 2 comments 2 0 votes 0
Sit-start at lowest break and make a few hard moves to the slopey break, then top out.
Frequency (5+), Hunter's Stones
Frequency 5+ (V2)   2 photos 2 0 comments 0 0 votes 0
The wall right of the arete.
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Expand Trig Point Boulder

The large boulder on which the trig point sits has a few worthwhile problems and one classic. Problems are described anticlockwise starting at an easy wall left of a huge roof.
Kai's Wall (4), Hunter's Stones
Kai's Wall 4 (V0)   2 photos 2 2 comments 2 0 votes 0
The wall left of the huge roof.
Hunter's Roof (7c+), Hunter's Stones
Hunter's Roof 7c+ (V10)   5 photos 5 5 comments 5 1 vote 1
The big roof is a classic. Traverse out along the lip and round the arete to finish up a short crack to a jug.
Orion (7a+), Hunter's Stones
Orion 7a+ (V7)   2 photos 2 0 comments 0 0 votes 0
The line right of the roof. Sit-start on a block using an undercut pinch. Go to big jug and finish left in the crack.
Unnamed Problem (6b+), Hunter's Stones
6b+ (V4)   1 photo 1 0 comments 0 0 votes 0
On the back of the boulder, climb the wall left of Mnemonic via a slopey pocket.
Mnemonic (6c+), Hunter's Stones
Mnemonic 6c+ (V5)   1 photo 1 1 comment 1 0 votes 0
A nice little rounded arete.
Sohcahtoa (6c+), Hunter's Stones
Sohcahtoa 6c+ (V5)   1 photo 1 0 comments 0 0 votes 0
A wall further right. Slopey breaks lead to a slopey top out.
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Expand Unnamed Boulder

Near the trig point boulder is a smaller boulder with twin aretes.
Unnamed Problem (6c), Hunter's Stones
6c (V5)   1 photo 1 0 comments 0 0 votes 0
The left arete from a sit-start.
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Expand X Wall

This impressive wall has the best climbing at Hunter's, with the possible exception of Hunter's Roof. From the trig point boulder, head away from the car park into the trees and follow a path alongside a wall. After about five minutes an impressively smooth, gently overhanging wall appears on the right.
By Hook or by Crook (7a), Hunter's Stones
By Hook or by Crook 7a (V6)   2 photos 2 3 comments 3 1 vote 1
The left arete of the wall.
X-Calibre (8a), Hunter's Stones
X-Calibre 8a (V11)   2 photos 2 1 comment 1 1 vote 1
The centre of the wall from a sit-start. Start on crimps on the low break, going up left to an X-shaped hold, then up left again to crimps below the top.
Unnamed Problem (7b), Hunter's Stones
7b (V8)   2 photos 2 0 comments 0 1 vote 1
The stand-up version of X-Calibre, starting with a pop for the X with the right hand. Going for the X with the left hand is harder - 7c. Starting on the X hold (if you're really tall or stack mats) is 7b-ish.
Lockdown (7c+), Hunter's Stones
Lockdown 7c+ (V10)   3 photos 3 1 comment 1 1 vote 1
Start from sitting at a big hole and go straight up the wall past a small pocket and crimp.
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