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Petzl recently released a warning bulletin about counterfeit products being manufactured in China. These products look like Petzl products in every possible way but they do not meet the same safety UIAA and CE safety certifications. They have been demonstrated to break at much lower loads and are therefore unsafe.

This blog has moved. After redesigning my website in June 2019 I have moved my blogs to:https://www.davemacleod.com/blogI'll leave the archive of posts on this and my personal as they are. But new posts will follow at the above URL. You can also follow me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.I will be continuing to produce […]

Vlog #10 Three strategies for a stronger new year

Here are three strategies I use in my own climbing to reflect on the previous year and plan for better results in the coming year, with some examples of how to implement them. Near the end of this video, I discuss some supplementation I do while recovering from tendon/ligament injuries. The paper I reference is […]

Vlog #2 How to make your own wood holds

Vlog #2 is published. We all think wooden hangboards are a no brainer. They are nice to use, they save your skin. They allow you to do more training. More folks are thinking the same about wood holds for the actual climbing. They are not a new invention of course! But this is the nature […]

Vlog #1 How to train early or when you only have 10 mins

For a long time I’ve considered making a vlog as an additional form of media to share ideas for improving at climbing. Now its happening and here is episode 1. I’ll post all of them up here on this blog of course, or you can subscribe to my youtube channel as well to make sure […]

Edge Hangboard

I’ve just added the Edge hangboard to the shop. I’m excited to see this hangboard released which I’ve collaborated with Edgy Climbing Holds to design. I’ve used wooden fingerboards for 12 or 13 years and they propelled my standard in climbing beyond what I imagined they could (more on this below). So despite being on […]

Climbing Magazine – Hot Flashes

Brittany Version 2.0 December 6, 2019

Brittany Goris’s feet paste against the greasy granite of the Lower Town Wall in Index, Washington, as the sun dips below the Cascades. Her fingers on the verge of sliding from the tips locks on City Park, the 5.13d crack freed by Todd Skinner in 1986, Goris pushes through. She hooks her ...Continue reading

Review: Bertucci M-1S Women’s Field Watch December 5, 2019

The M-1S is to the watch world what granite is to climbing world: sleek, beautiful, and hard as nails. Take the watch face, for example: elegant and accurate (the internal quartz timekeeper vibrates at an ultra-precise frequency) but also made of hardened mineral glass crystal that rebuffs scuffs ...Continue reading

Interview: Natalia Grossman is America’s New Comp Superstar December 5, 2019

Natalia Grossman, 18, has been crushing for years, but this season she has taken her competition results to another level. She won the first two USA Climbing National Cup competitions—the Yank-n-Yard and the Battle of the Bay—and those victories have vaulted her into the spotlight. However, for the ...Continue reading

Livestream: 2019 USA Climbing National Cup Series—Southern Grit December 4, 2019

Finals for Southern Grit, the final event of the 2019 USA Climbing National Cup series, start on December 7 at 5:00 P.M. MST. Watch the live here.Continue reading

Deal of the Week: Outdoor Gear Holiday Sales December 4, 2019

The holidays are a notoriously expensive time of year—the triple whammy of taking time off work, booking a flight to visit family, and buying gifts has a way of sapping your savings. The outdoor enthusiasts in our lives can be especially difficult to buy gifts for, since what they want is ...Continue reading

Climbing Narc

Moving On And Getting Over January 9, 2019

Reflecting back on the surprising ways this website impacted me in real life, the winter of 2011 was a pivotal one. At the beginning of January I found myself at my first Outdoor Retailer trade show with Kevin Jorgeson, ostensibly to figure out how we could collaborate on his Professional Climbers International project. Ultimately that […]

Rhythm April 29, 2015

Yes, I'm still alive...

Video Friday – 4/3/2015 April 3, 2015

The highest rated videos of the past week...

Miller, Lightner Win 2015 SCS Nationals April 1, 2015

Delaney Miller and Kai Lightner win 2015 SCS Nationals

Live From 2015 SCS Nationals Finals March 28, 2015

Tune in tonight at 6:45 PM EDT for live coverage of the final round of 2015 SCS Nationals from Central Rock Gym in Watertown, MA

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