The first round of the 2009 Scottish Tooling Series was held at Avertical World in Dundee yesterday. The guys at Avertical world have spent the last week working on problems to test all abilities and did a fantastic job.

There was a good turnout of competitors and the atmosphere was competitve but relaxed. After the qualifiers the top 3/5 competitors in each category were put forward to attempt the final route.

This route involved some strenuos bouldering out of the cave followed by steep climbing on small, sloping holds and finally onto a free hanging log at the top of the roof. The route really pushed the limits of all those in the final and was only successfully completed by one competitor - Robert Phillips.

A big thank you goes to the guys at Avertical World, the sponsors; Marmot, Petzl, Beal, La sportiva, Wigwam and The Balvennie malt Whiskey.

We look forward to seeing you all at the next round at Ratho in Edinburgh on the 24th of October.

For full results and photos see http://www.scottishtoolingseries.co.uk/