People in the wider world of climbing tend to hear about my climbing through the well known films E11 or Echo Wall or my book 9 out of 10 climbers make the same mistakes.
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News posts and Articles featuring Dave
Late last year, Dave MacLeod made the third ascent of Malcolm Smith's Hunger on The Anvil, Loch Goil. Dave was working the route in 2007 when a crucial hold broke off on the crux section, stopping his progress. Over ten years later, he ...
Winter climbing in Scotland is a unique experience, often a masochistic one. Harsh weather and precarious protection make for bold routes with a ferocity that belies their relatively short length. For the moment, we have to admire Ben Nevis in all its...
This week's Friday Night Video is an extra from the new film from Dark Sky Media: Undiscovered. The film explores Dave's obsession with exploration and climbing new routes in some of Scotland's most remote and scenic corners. This outtake...
Dave MacLeod has had another vintage year. As always, he's been hard at work developing new routes all over Scotland; he...
Open any Scottish guidebook and one name will be credited with some of the hardest lines, typically in...
Dave MacLeod has made the third ascent of Malcolm Smith's Hunger 9a at The Anvil at Loch Goil. In 2018, Will Bosi made...
Dave MacLeod has completed his long-term project at Binnein Shuas, Lochaber, to make the first ascent of Mind Riot...
Reviews from the UKC editorial team
The Street Creek is a well-made and cool-looking day pack aimed at urban wall-goers. It's just a shame that a higher volume model isn't available for outdoor use, says Rob Greenwood.
With its funky flip-down heel and soft sock-like fit, the Session is a comfy and convenient slip on/slip off shoe for bouldering and sport climbing, inside or out. It's too casual for longer or more rugged approaches, but in its niche we think it's a...
What's the ideal shell for Scottish winter climbing and gnarly hill walks? A beefy and protective one! Here we review tough technical jackets from 12 leading manufacturers.
"The Kinesis is Mountain Equipment's latest take on the now ubiquitous weatherproof-outer-plus-fleecy-inner style of softshell,...
The first major trade show of the new decade brought the world's outdoor industry to Munich in an annual pageant of product fondling and...
Modern front-mounted headtorches are neat and lightweight, yet pack enough power for most needs. Here we look in depth at five...
Martin McKenna was a fan of the previous version of the Camalot, so how does he rate the recent updates?
Announcements direct from manufacturers
La Sportiva have two new shoes arriving for SS'20: the Solution Comp and the Theory. Extreme sensitivity combined with high dynamism allows the Theory to have unprecedented pedidextarity and reactivity on holds. The Solution Comp is a softer an...
The Jackal is a mountain running shoe dedicated to off-road running over ultra distances
BD Athlete Alex Honnold has never been a fan of wide cracks, or as he puts it a little more bluntly: "Offwidth climbing sucks". But even Honnold has to thrust his body into deep fissures from time to time: "Many of the most classic routes in the world,...
We spent earlier this week catching up with brands at the big winter gearfest: ISPO. Despite the fact the show was quieter than...
We spent earlier this week catching up with brands at the big winter gearfest: ISPO. Despite the fact the show was quieter than...
We spent earlier this week catching up with brands at the big winter gearfest: ISPO. Despite the fact the show was quieter than...
It's a big, cold world out there, and Black Diamond has got you covered. Through the same commitment to...
