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Topside Echo Valley Mintberry Crunch Boulder

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Walking Time: 15 Minutes

Height: 5 Meters

Geography: ⛰️

Access the Mintberry Crunch boulder from the Echo Valley trail. Park on Gatesville or Duignam road in Kalk Bay or Boyes Drive and hike the Echo Valley trail up and into the mountains. The Mintberry Crunch boulder is a 2-minute walk from the Graffiti boulders.

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Number	Grade	Developer	Information
1 Cthulhu	8a+	Robinson	Climb straight up the middle of the face.
2 Cthulhu (Stand Start)	7c+	Unknown	Climb straight up the middle of the face.
3 Professor Chaos (Stand Start)	7b+	Allan	Starts as the stand start for Cthulhu and ends to the right of Mysterion Rising.
4 Professor Chaos	7c+	Allan	Starts as Cthulhu and finishes between Cthulhu and Mysterion Rising.
5 (2 on image) Mintberry Crunch	8a	Šmigelskis	Climb diagonally R.
6 Wimpberry Crunch	6c+	Fehr	Start and finish as for Mintberry Crunch, but climb up the easier bit on the right.
7 (3 on image) Captain Hindsight	7c	Bradshaw	Not many people seem to know it but it’s a classic. climbs the low prow to the left of Misterion Rising (foot ramp to the right is off) and then straightens into a slopery topout – Steve Bradshaw.