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Sanction at Dumbarton rock is defiantly the longest-term project I have ever had, despite not necessarily being the hardest. Originally climbed by Dave Macleod, it hides at the edge of the boulder field, taking a striking line up the steep roof to the left of the classic 8A Sabotage

"The Warrior definitely hits the spot on a number of levels: it's well made, features high quality foam, is comfortable to carry, and is easy to put a pack and extra gear into the middle of. Looking at it like this it is hard to find a fault unless we're really picky. Even the price is reasonable!" - UKC 

Originally released in 1996, the Real Thing was the first ever feature length bouldering movie and was a huge influence in the popularisation of bouldering. 22 years later and it still remains a classic. Watch it online at Moon Climbing.

My first few tries were promising, but the crux move is incredibly low percentage and, over time, I began to doubt whether or not it was going to happen that day. I then started to feel a lot of pressure to do it, as I knew how difficult it would be for us to get back there...

Like the title suggests the weather was fairly mixed during our little jaunt to the forest. From -14 with wind chill, to snow as light as icing sugar to 15 degrees and 99.9999% humidity.

The aim of the trip was to put some ti