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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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 from the...
Dave MacLeod has had another vintage year. As always, he's been hard at work developing new routes all over Scotland; he has become synonymous with first ascents and significant repeats. His highlights this year include the first ascent of Mind Riot...
Open any Scottish guidebook and one name will be credited with some of the hardest lines, typically in hard-to-get-to corners of Scotland, far off the radar of other new-routers. Dave MacLeod is synonymous with Scottish first ascents...
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...
Dave MacLeod and visiting Japanese climber Keita Kurakami recently added three new hard trad lines to Creag Mo...
This week's Friday Night Video covers Dave MacLeod's 2010 ascent of The Indian Face, on Clogwyn Du'r Arddu...
Reviews from the UKC editorial team
Modern front-mounted headtorches are neat and lightweight, yet pack enough power for most needs. Here we look in depth at five alternatives across the price spectrum.
Martin McKenna was a fan of the previous version of the Camalot, so how does he rate the recent updates?
An Alpine climbing shell that's also light and breathable enough for running, the versatile Tupilak Atmo meets pretty much all of Bridget Collier's needs in one jacket.
In this group test we compare nine pairs of performance shoes with a women's / low volume fit. How did they all do...?
From the tough, stretchy Forged Denim Pants to a light softshell jacket, Kate Dean puts a selection of Black Diamond's...
We check out 11 smaller rucksacks for lightweight days.
Whether you're approaching a mountain crag or out on a scramble or via ferrata, an approach shoe will be lighter and more nimble than a boot,...
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This 2-week meet, based in the Valais region of Switzerland, aims to motivate young British alpinists and help them to progress their alpine climbing. Initiated by Tom Livingstone and Ian Parnell it's hoped that this will be a...
We're just back from the annual summer gear-fest that is the OutDoor trade show. As Europe sweltered in the heat the world's outdoor industry gathered in Munich to network, drink beer and showcase their shiny new stuff. For us it's a great...
We're just back from the annual summer gear-fest that is the OutDoor trade show. As Europe sweltered in the heat the...
We're just back from the annual summer gear-fest that is the OutDoor trade show. As Europe sweltered in the...
With features designed for climbing, and style for everything else, our sportswear...
Climbing protection has been a hallmark of BD innovation since the days of the original Hexentric® chocks that helped spawn...
