Scotland's first 8A boulder problem

The original method. From the two holds just below the crack climb to the jammed block and either pinch or crimp the top to make a big span up to the flake with your left hand. Now match the flake and finish up Pongo.

Malcom Smith 1998.

Ticklists

The Stick It Tick List , Scotland's 100 Hardest Boulders , Scottish 8th Grade Problems , Dumbarton Rock White Circuit , The Top 100 Boulder Problems in Scotland 7A or Harder , Glasgow bouldering starred problems , Boulder Scotland starred problems , Lowland Outcrops *** (Bouldering) , Malcom Smith

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Style of Ascent
Bouldered
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Redpoint
DNF
Repeated
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Route of Interest
Sabotaged

Grade: f8A ***
(Dumbarton Rock)

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