General
A collection of blocs focussed around the drainage line off to the left of the Crown Sector.
Access
The blocs are best approached from Choi Fai Estate at the bottom of Jat’s Incline, which has parking at the estate as well as minibus service (No. 16 from Ping Shek Estate in Choi Hung). From the bus stop, walk up Jat’s Incline until reaching the staircases just before those leading to the Sam Fung Temple (三峰廟), about 5 minutes from base of Jat’s Incline.
The sectors at Sunset Forest are best accessed via a small concrete footpath a short distance down the road from the main staircase leading to the Sam Feng Temple. This concrete path leads you quickly to a small concrete platform, from which a small dirt trail accesses the forested hillside beyond in its back left corner. Follow this trail directly up and into the forest to quickly reach the blocs themselves.
Blocs
Access to The Whale Sector is the same as the Crown Sector initially, staying slightly off to the left of these blocs however and following dirt trails up (and either side of) the streamline that flows towards the Temple.
Destiny Bloc
The first few blocs are located off to the left side of the sector and are accessed by small dirt trails on the left side of the streamline, passing behind the top of the Temple Bloc in the Crown Sector and deeper into the trees.
1) Weaver (sds) *** V3
Start on a good sloper, climb up and avoid the tree.
2) Project
3) Short Fuse * V3
Start on the big side pull, bump up.
4) Fling (sds) ** V7
Start on a side pull on right, and a low gaston crimp on left, make one powerful move.
5) Danger (sds) * V4
Start on the good crimp and a sloper, get the good holds on the right.
6) Destiny 命運 * (V5)
Start on a crimp on the left and a sloper on the right. Fly up!
7) Destiny (sds) (Project)
8) Black Hound (sds) ** V5
Start on two side pulls, make technical moves to get the good holds above.
Wuji Bloc
The Wuji Bloc is accessed by heading up the hill from the trail, just before you reach the Destiny Bloc.
1) Wuji 無極 (sds) (Project)
Start on two poor sloping crimp, make powerful move to get the top.
The following blocs are located back in, and around, the main drainage line.
Moss Slab
The mossy slab on the right side of the drainage line, a minute or so walk up and left from The Crown, has a couple of pleasant low grade slab routes in it.
1) Lichen * (V1)
Climb the rounded left arête of the face.
2) Moss Slab ** (V1)
Tackle the middle of the slab via a series of mossy chicken heads.
3) Bulger * (V1)
Start directly beneath the bulge capping the boulder and climb up the face beneath this, before continuing through the bulge itself.
Falcon Bloc
A small bloc perched on the left bank of the streamline.
1) Prey * V0
Start on a big juggy side pull and follow the flake right of this to its end before topping out directly above
2) Flacon Wing (sds) ** V0
Start on good crimps on the right side of the face and climb the wall directly above these.
Dragon Head Bloc
Another of the blocs perched above the streamline, just down the hill slightly from the Falcon Bloc.
1) Dragon Slayer (sds) ** V6
Start using opposing side pulls on the v-shaped feature on the left of the face. Dynamically move up to a good crimp above before getting established on the slab and finishing up this.
2) Dragon Born (sds) * V6
From a sit start on holds on and near the lip of the right arête, climb up and through the bulging arête to finish up the short slab above.
Drink Alone Bloc
The last of the small blocs perched above the left bank of the lower part of the streamline. This one is quite easy to miss as you walk up to the Frost / Whale Blocs unless you’re actively looking for it.
1) Drink Alone (sds) ** V6
Start with a good crimp for the left and a low sloping crimp for the right. Lift off and work your way up and right across the face to gain the lip and the finish.
Iron Wing
The blocs on the right side of the streamline, just beneath the Frost Bloc.
1) War Skull (sds) ** V4
Start on a large pich on the left side of the narrow face. Make powerful moves up from this.
2) Bang * V1
Start on a positive crimpy side pull on the small overhanging face and make powerful moves to the lip.
3) Hiding Mushroom ** V1
Sit start in the rocks and make a reach to the lip.
4) Sleepy High-way V3
Start as for the previous line, reach to the lip and then follow this right all the way across the face.
5) Two Story (sds) * V2
Start on the sloping ledge and reach to the top.
6) Veins V1
Start on the good crimps and make a single move to the top.
Frost Blocs
The obvious bloc situated on the right bank of the streamline, just down from the even more obvious long wall of The Whale.
1) Subzero (sds)** (V7)
Sit start on the obvious side pull and the poor crimp, link to the stand start version.
2) Subzero ** (V4)
Start on two sloping crimps and get to the top by the slopers and crimps.
3) Frost (sds)** (V3)
Start on the good jug and climb the prow above, either by directly launching up or via a little detour using crimps to the left.
The Whale
Just above the Frost Bloc is a long undercut face above the streamline.
1) Humpback Song (sds) ** V2
Start on two crimps, get the next good hold, top out above.
2) Whale Fall (sds) ** V3
Same start as line 1, traverse to the good ledge on the left, then top out above this.
3) Kun 鯤(sds) *** V4
Start as for Humpback Song and continue left all the way along the lip of the bloc.
4) Minke (sds) ** V3
Start on a side pull crimp on left and sloper on right, get the next good crimp.
5) Orca (sds) ** V4
Start at a positive crimp near the tree. Make powerful moves up the short wall above.
6) Big Blue (sds) ** V3
Start at a v-shape good hold and a small crimp, top right above.
7) Small Blue (sds) ** V6
Start at a crimp on right and sloper on left, traverse to the left, link up to Big Blue (Left).
8) Big Blue Left (sds) ** V5
Start on a good V-shaped hold, traverse to the left, making a long move to get the good crimp, and finish up to the left.
9) Beluga (sds) * V3
Start on a left good insert and right crimp , get the good crimp up ahead, finish above.
10) Wendy’s Whale (sds) *** V7
A near full right to left traverse of the bloc, starting on the right side as for Humpback Song and then staying low (i.e. no lip allowed until you reach Orca) as you work your way across the face to eventually finish up Big Blue. Now it just needs Big Blue (Left) adding for a more beastly option…
Adjacent Sectors
Great Sail Sector – head back to the right towards Spectre Bloc, taking the small dirt trail up the hill just before you reach the cluster of blocs.
Raika Sector – take the small trail up the hill, through the trees, in the area up and left of the Whale Bloc.
Crown Sector – head back off right through the trees to the two large and obvious blocs.
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