Videos

Here's some videos of problems at Dumbarton for your entertainment. I'm going to hopefully get more videos of classic (not so hard) problems up here, Toto, Blue Meanie, Gorilla etc but for just now these will have to do.

 

This video is a collection of some of the harder problems at Dumby made by Will Atkinson...enjoy.

 

Boulders - Various
Climbers - Various
Author - Will Atkinson

Dumby Dosage

Sabotaged Thumb
The latest addition to the BNI boulder. Another 8a that climbs Sabotage into BNI Direct.
Boulder - BNI
Climbers - Will Atkinson
Author - Will Atkinson

Pongo SS - 8a

Pongo SS Thumb
Scotland's first 8a and one of Dumbarton's best lines. Powerful and shouldery but super classic.
Boulder - Pongo
Climber - Will Atkinson
Author - Will Atkinson

Mr Tickle - 8a

Mr Tickle Thumb
8a Dyno from the In Bloom rail straight up to the jug at the top of the crack.
Boulder - F
Climber - Will Atkinson
Author - Will Atkinson

Sabotage - 8a

Sabotage Thumb
Excellent over hanging arete on the back of the BNI boulder. Steep overhanging climbing into a desperate mantle onto the slab.
Boulder - BNI
Climbers - Will Atkinson
Author - Will Atkinson

Mr Tickle Extension - 8a+

Mr Tickle Extension Thumb
Take in the crux of In Bloom into the Mr Tickle dyno.
Boulder - F
Climber - Will Atkinson
Author - Will Atkinson

Elbow Basher - 7b+

Elbow Basher Thumb
A rarely travelled Dumby traverse made to look easy by Stewart Brown.
Boulder - BNI
Climbers - Stewart Brown
Author - John Watson

Mugsy Extension - 7b+

Mugsy Extension Thumb
The extended start into Mugsy traverse makes the already hard crux surprisingly harder.
Boulder - Home Rule
Climber - Chris Houston
Author - Chris Houston

In Bloom - 7c (Maybe 7c+)

In Bloom Thumb
A hard, very fingery traverse along the face of the boulder to finish up pongo.
Boulder - Pongo
Climbers - Will Atkinson
Author - Will Atkinson

King Kong - 8a

KingKong Thumb
The awesome, overhanging arete of the Eagle boulder. Climbs Neil's Extension into Silverback and finishes on Gorilla Warfare.
Boulder - Eagle
Climber - Will Atkinson
Author - Will Atkinson

Firestarter - 8a

Firestarter Thumb
A hard problem on the end of the Eagle Boulder. This is only its 3rd ascent.
Boulder - Eagle
Climbers - Will Atkinson
Author - Will Atkinson

La Saboteur - 8a+

La Saboteur Thumb
Malc's new link-up. Sabotage into Le Tour De Technique.
Boulder - BNI
Climber - Malcolm Smith
Author - Ross Henighen

Glasgow Kiss - 7c+

Glasgow Kiss Thumb
Climb spam in to Malky.
Boulder - Home Rule
Climbers - Will Atkinson
Author - Will Atkinson

Nice and Sleazy's - 7c+

Nice and Sleazy's
A new problem on the Home Rule boulder. Start Mestizo SS then traverse left into Malky.
Boulder - Home Rule
Climber - Will Atksinson
Author - Will Atkinson

Firefight - 8b

Firefight Thumb
A desperate link-up. Climbs Pressure into Firestarter.
Boulder - Eagle
Climbers - Malcolm Smith
Author - Will Atkinson