On the 25th of August Scottish climber Alan Cassidy completed his project and climbed a new route at Dumbarton Rock, near Glasgow.
The line of bolts to the side of the hard classic Requiem, was long thought to be either impossible, or at least 9b. Alan has climbed it to an obvious undercut jug at 2/3rds height and named his route Unfinished Symphony (8b+).
Come one, please rotate the photos correctly next time, they should be rotated 90 degree clockwise as they look ridiculous. It's not a roof, look at the quickdraws
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