Nalle Hukkataival
Quick Info ˅
| Nationality: | FI |
| Date of birth: | 8th September 1986 |
| Hardest Boulder (Worked): | 9A |
| Hardest Boulder (Flash): | 8B |
| Hardest Sport (Worked): | 8b+ |
Nalle Hukkataival is a Finnish boulderer. He made his name with first ascents and repeats of many of the hardest problems in the world in the period 2010-2020, including repeats of Gioia and Sleepwalker and the first ascents of Livin' Large and The Finnish Line.
In 2016 he established Burden of Dreams, the first 9A in the world.
Having been in the limelight for many years he has subsequently become more reclusive (by the standards of professional climbers).
References
[1] Features in The Circuit.
[2] http://nalle-hukkataival.blogspot.com/
Lists
Podcasts
Pics + Vids
Bügeleisen SDS (8C, FA)
Emotional Landscapes (Pre-Break) (8B+)
Bügeleisen SDS (8C, FA)
Kintsugi (8B+, FA)
L'Alchemiste (8B+, FA)
Crown of Aragorn (8B)
Burden of Dreams (9A, FA)
The Finnish Line (8C, FA)
Ninja Skills (8B+, FA)
Silbergeier (8b+)
Sleepwalker (8C+)
Kesäturkki (8c, FA)
El Tippa Tapa (8c, FA)
Gioia (8C+)
The Singularity (8C)
Industry of Cool (8A+, FA)
Sisu Project (9B)
Sisu Project (9B)
Sisu Project (9B)
Good Hope (8B, FA)
Livin' Large (8C, FA)
Ascents
34 recorded ascents.
| Year | Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date |
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| 2009 | The Globalist | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | 3rd May 2009 |
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First ascent.
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| Jade | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | Jun 2009 | |
References[1] https://nalle-hukkataival.blogspot.com/2009/06/colorado.html |
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| Livin' Large | 8C | Boulder | worked | 5th Aug 2009 | |
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First ascent. Around 12 sessions.
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| 2011 | Crown of Aragorn | 8B | Boulder | flash | Dec 2011 |
| 2012 | Off the Wagon | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | 2012 |
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First ascent.
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| Industry of Cool | 8A+ | Boulder | worked | 2012 | |
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First ascent.
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| Oliphant's Dawn | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | Aug 2012 | |
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Second ascent.
References[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2012/08/oliphants_dawn_by_hukkataival_+_video_updated-67306 |
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| Momentum | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | Nov 2012 | |
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First ascent.
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| 2013 | Bügeleisen | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | 2013 |
| La Force Tranquille | 8C | Boulder | worked | 17th Jun 2013 | |
https://climbingnarc.com/2013/06/2nd-ascent-of-la-force-tranquille-v15-by-nalle-hukkataival/ |
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| Wave Swoop | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | Between 28th Jul 2013 and 12th Aug 2015 | |
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Second ascent.
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| 2014 | Good Hope | 8B | Boulder | worked | 2014 |
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First ascent.
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| Gioia | 8C+ | Boulder | worked | Feb 2014 | |
| Bügeleisen SDS | 8C | Boulder | worked | May 2014 | |
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First ascent.
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| Silbergeier | 8b+ | Lead | worked | 21st Jun 2014 | |
| 2015 | Get Railed | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | 2015 |
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First ascent.
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| La Force du Destin | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | Feb 2015 | |
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Third ascent.
References[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2015/02/la_force_du_destin_8b+_by_nalle_hukkataival-69528 |
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| L'Alchemiste | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | 5th Mar 2015 | |
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First ascent.
First ascent after holds had been chipped. |
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| 2016 | Guest List | 8B | Boulder | worked | 2016 |
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First ascent.
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| Kesäturkki | 8c | Deep Water Solo | worked | 2016 | |
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First ascent.
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| Burden of Dreams | 9A | Boulder | worked | 24th Oct 2016 | |
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First ascent.
Nalle invested a huge amount of time and effort in to the problem before finally making the first ascent, spending 3 years and 4000+ attempts on the problem. References[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2016/10/nalle_hukkataival_puts_up_burden_of_dreams_-_font_9a-70761 [2] https://vimeo.com/241518809 [3] https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thelappnorproject17 [4] While working the problem Nalle posted about in a series of Instagram posts:
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| 2017 | Trust Issues | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | 2017 |
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First ascent.
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| The Finnish Line | 8C | Boulder | worked | 26th Jun 2017 | |
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First ascent.
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| The Singularity | 8C | Boulder | worked | 21st Sep 2017 | |
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Second ascent.
Nalle climbed the problem from a slightly lower start than the FA, starting with both hands on a low rail where the FA started a move further in with one hand on the rail. |
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| 2018 | La Rustica | 8C | Boulder | worked | Oct 2018 |
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Second ascent.
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| 2019 | Sleepwalker | 8C+ | Boulder | worked | 2nd Feb 2019 |
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Third ascent.
Using a slightly different sequence to previous ascentionists. Nalle was unable to span directly to the thin slot, so instead he matched on the sloper with a marginal toe hook before bumping in to the slot. References |
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| 2021 | El Tippa Tapa | 8c | Deep Water Solo | worked | 2021 |
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First ascent.
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| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Silbergeier | 8b+ | Lead | worked | 21st Jun 2014 | |
| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Sisu Project | 9B (approx) | Boulder | did not finish | ||
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| Burden of Dreams | 9A | Boulder | worked | 24th Oct 2016 | 9A |
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First ascent.
Nalle invested a huge amount of time and effort in to the problem before finally making the first ascent, spending 3 years and 4000+ attempts on the problem. References[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2016/10/nalle_hukkataival_puts_up_burden_of_dreams_-_font_9a-70761 [2] https://vimeo.com/241518809 [3] https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thelappnorproject17 [4] While working the problem Nalle posted about in a series of Instagram posts:
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| Gioia | 8C+ | Boulder | worked | Feb 2014 | |
| Sleepwalker | 8C+ | Boulder | worked | 2nd Feb 2019 | |
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Third ascent.
Using a slightly different sequence to previous ascentionists. Nalle was unable to span directly to the thin slot, so instead he matched on the sloper with a marginal toe hook before bumping in to the slot. References |
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| Livin' Large | 8C | Boulder | worked | 5th Aug 2009 | 8C |
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First ascent. Around 12 sessions.
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| Bügeleisen SDS | 8C | Boulder | worked | May 2014 | |
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First ascent.
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| The Finnish Line | 8C | Boulder | worked | 26th Jun 2017 | |
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First ascent.
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| The Understanding | 8C | Boulder | worked | ||
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First ascent.
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| La Force Tranquille | 8C | Boulder | worked | 17th Jun 2013 | |
https://climbingnarc.com/2013/06/2nd-ascent-of-la-force-tranquille-v15-by-nalle-hukkataival/ |
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| The Singularity | 8C | Boulder | worked | 21st Sep 2017 | 8B+/8C |
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Second ascent.
Nalle climbed the problem from a slightly lower start than the FA, starting with both hands on a low rail where the FA started a move further in with one hand on the rail. |
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| La Rustica | 8C | Boulder | worked | Oct 2018 | 8C |
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Second ascent.
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| The Globalist | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | 3rd May 2009 | 8B+ |
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First ascent.
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| Off the Wagon | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | 2012 | |
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First ascent.
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| Momentum | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | Nov 2012 | 8C |
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First ascent.
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| Get Railed | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | 2015 | |
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First ascent.
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| L'Alchemiste | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | 5th Mar 2015 | |
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First ascent.
First ascent after holds had been chipped. |
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| Trust Issues | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | 2017 | |
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First ascent.
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| Ninja Skills | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | ||
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First ascent.
References |
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| Owning the Weather | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | ||
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First ascent.
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| Kintsugi | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | 8C | |
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First ascent.
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| Jade | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | Jun 2009 | |
References[1] https://nalle-hukkataival.blogspot.com/2009/06/colorado.html |
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| Oliphant's Dawn | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | Aug 2012 | |
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Second ascent.
References[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2012/08/oliphants_dawn_by_hukkataival_+_video_updated-67306 |
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| Bügeleisen | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | 2013 | |
| Wave Swoop | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | Between 28th Jul 2013 and 12th Aug 2015 | |
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Second ascent.
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| La Force du Destin | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | Feb 2015 | 8C |
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Third ascent.
References[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2015/02/la_force_du_destin_8b+_by_nalle_hukkataival-69528 |
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| Emotional Landscapes (Pre-Break) | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | ||
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Third ascent.
References[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2014/05/nalle_repeats_emotional_landscapes_8c-68900 |
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| Good Hope | 8B | Boulder | worked | 2014 | |
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First ascent.
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| Guest List | 8B | Boulder | worked | 2016 | |
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First ascent.
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| Antidote | 8B | Boulder | worked | ||
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First ascent.
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| Crown of Aragorn | 8B | Boulder | flash | Dec 2011 | |
| Industry of Cool | 8A+ | Boulder | worked | 2012 | 8B |
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First ascent.
References |
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| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Kesäturkki | 8c | Deep Water Solo | worked | 2016 | |
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First ascent.
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| El Tippa Tapa | 8c | Deep Water Solo | worked | 2021 | |
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First ascent.
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