this is stuntman Toby Benham gapping "Monstre in a box" G4 at Quantum field, Castle hill. NZ © Laurent de Senarclens.

"Spent" is a nice v6 with a typically rounded Castle Hill top out. I didn't finsh it, a little above my grade for now. Pix by no_grain

BBB is a mantle problem that usually involves alot of slapping and swearing. using a crash pad is recomended.

flyingmonkie took this shot of me as I was just about to grab for the ledge to get out this rather balancy situation.

I love this shot, really captures the mountain basin setting of the hill. The problem was one of my favourites (possibly because good cracks are rare at the hill) and the feeling and setting of Quantum Field is unreal!

Rob, one of the first few people I met an climbed with on my trip, on the the incredibly hard and sharp and strange Old Timer. Photo by Alister Robertson Nikon Coolpix 5400

Rob cutting loose in his tick of the wicked Dreamhouse Traverse problem at Quantum Field. Photo by Alister Robertson Nikon Coolpix 5400

Alex prepares for the beautiful void that is the top out on Lung Dyno (V4)

This is a picture of me climbing in the Castle Hill Basin. The trip was one of my first outdoor climbing experiences. I would reccomend that anyoen who gets the chance to go to Castle Hill should go. Thanks to Jamie for taking the photos.

Detch linking some moves on The Headlights Boulder at the north end of Quantum Field. Me spotting, Shelly Fisher taking pix.

Tis me on the easy part of the problem. The crux occurs once you are standing up with a foot in each of those holes (one is obscured). It involves a high step with the left foot to smear on nothing in paticular above the holes while having nothing much to hang onto either. By this time You are 3m up. This line looked like it had plenty of good holds but as I got into it, I found most of them wern't too useful. Chris (Detch) is spotting while Shelly Fisher took the pix

Detch getting to grips with Roundabout. This is trickier than it looks. You only have two features to use. The big hole in the middleand the slopey edge to the right. I have a soft spot for Roundabout because it was my first ever boulder problem. I'm spotting, shelly Fisher is taking the pix.

There isn't much to this one. Just one of the many nice problems to play on at Castle Hill. Detch is climbing, I am spotting, Shelly fisher is taking pix.

Quantum Fields. Day 1. We're like kids in a candy store! I spot a beautiful crack on a boulder a little bit out of the other boulders. I hang back and photograph Luke climbing it then climb it myself. Mmmmm... limestone crack climbing. Photo by Elliot Braham. Cropped rock in the top-right and re-submitted.

From my recent trip to New Zealand. I met Pete waiting in line to check in to the flight. He was going to NZ for the weekend. I was travelling with Luke. Photo by Elliot Braham.

sebastian loewensteijn on the tricky part of "Fingers of Fury" (V9), Quantum Field

seb loewensteijn going far for the jug on "Placebo" (V8) in Quantum Field

H preparing to top out "Raw Terror" (V6) in the center of Quantum Field

You don't have to be a climber to injoy Castle Hill