Dave MacLeod Ph Lukasz Warzecha
DAVE MCLEOD
By Lucia Prosino
November 28, 2011
The Scotsman Dave MacLeod is among the strongest climbers in the UK and a superb all-rounder.
He opened the route Rhapsody at Dumbarton Rock, close to Glasgow, in April 2006, graded E11 and the most difficult trad route at the time. On the top part of the route he had a bad fall and went flying for nearly twenty meters.
The film E11 (2006), directed by Paul Diffley and produced by Hot Aches Production, illustrates the ascent of this difficult route.
Dave reached the grade 9a in sport climbing (A Muerte in Siurana), up to 8B with boulder problems (Pressure at Dumbarton Rock) and climbed extreme mixed routes such as The Hurting in the Cairngorms (XI,11,M10), Don't Die of Ignorance (XI,11) on Ben Nevis in 2008 and Anubis in 2010, on Ben Nevis as well.
In this video interview, Dave answers the questions of Lucia Prosino of UpClimbing.
He talks about himself and his vertical life, of his falls, of how it is important to overcome the fear of falling, and of The Long Hope Route, on the Isle of Hoy in the Orkney Islands, a sandstone route with a sheer drop above the sea, where he had to fight with the annoying flying birds circling over his head.
He also discusses the hard ascent of The Hurting, repeated by Andy Turner, a friend of his and climbing companion on The Long Hope, and the climbs with Tim Emmett on the Isle of Harris. He also brieflly touches upon trad climbing and what relationship the Brits have with bolts.
In the second video there is a trailer of The Long Hope from Hot Aches film Long Hope photo by Lukasz Warzecha
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