Climbs 438
Rocktype Basalt
Altitude 6m a.s.l
Faces NW
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Struggling with a Bad Attitude at Dumby. © Fraser
Crag features
The classic crag of the Scottish lowlands. A gateway to Scotland's hardest climbing, the crag features famous routes such as Chemin de Fer (E5), Achemine (E9), Requiem (E8), and Rhapsody (E11). Several large boulders provide over 300 boulder problems, including Scotland's first Font 8a problem - Pongo Sit Start.
Approach notes
From the car park a good path leads to the North Face and the Boulders.
Access Advice
Dumbarton Rock is a historic monument so do NOT climb into the castle grounds.
| New resin bolts installed now installed "Bad Attitude" as well as "Half Breed" & "Unforgiven". The old rusty bolts will be chopped in due course. JLS - 06/Oct/13 |
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| New resin bolts installed on Unforgiven and Halfbreed today. Treat with caution pending testing. Further bolt renewal on Halfbreed and Bad Attitude, as well as removal of the old bolts to follow. JLS - 14/Sep/13 |
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| Online guide to Dumby with topos, gallery and videos can be found at: www.dumby.info Jonathan Bean - 10/Jul/13 |
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| Dave Macleod's guide which was on scotlandonline (see above) has been moved to http://www.scottishoutdoors.co.uk/outdoors/dumbarton/intro.htm gforce - 12/Jun/08 |
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| Bouldering with the giant imposing lines of Chemin de Fer (E5) and Requiem (E7) towering above is an experience not to be missed. You may find yourself spending a lot of time just gazing upwards at this sheer overhanging face. Longbow (E1) and Windjammer (HVS), just to the right, are great exercises in forced bridging, laybacking and jamming. Together with the graffiti, local kids, and River Clyde, Dumby is proper Glasgow hard stuff. Paul Hutton - 31/Jul/03 |
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