Top Scottish all round climber Dave MacLeod has added yet another cutting edge new route to his CV with an ascent of Castles in the Sky on Druim Shionnach in Glen Shiel.
The route crosses a huge roof section via two figure of four moves and has marginal protection...
"Haters" is overstating it. Nobody hates Dave. I doubt if anyone even mildly dislikes him; he's one of the most genuine and thoughtful climbers you'll ever meet.
But there have been a few sly digs and cheap shots which do little to add to the debate about how future testpieces are climbed, and which must be deeply annoying when you have just put body and soul on the line.
In reply to Jamie Bankhead:
I think it's possible to criticise the style/ethics of an ascent while still acknowledging how impressive it is.
As Dave himself points out, this ascent is pretty unusual for Scotland. I don't think you can discount any criticism as being from 'haters', as long as it's constructive.
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> "Haters" is overstating it. Nobody hates Dave. I doubt if anyone even mildly dislikes him; he's one of the most genuine and thoughtful climbers you'll ever meet.
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> But there have been a few sly digs and cheap shots which do little to add to the debate about how future testpieces are climbed, and which must be deeply annoying when you have just put body and soul on the line.