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Dave MacLeod – Online Climbing Coach

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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

Deal of the Week: Multiple Annual Sales Through Nov. 25 November 19, 2019

Black Friday may be more than a week away, but the holiday season sales are in full swing. Right now, both REI and Moosejaw have sales going on through November 25—that’s next Monday for those who don’t have a running calendar in their heads. At REI, there are a few peak deals at 50% off, […]

Animation: Hors Piste—The Worst Mountain Rescue Team November 15, 2019

When an unlucky skier gets into trouble on an alpine peak, he needs a crack rescue squad to get him off the mountain safely. Unfortunately, that's not who shows up. Related Videos:Funny: Dundee—Croc Climbing TrailerJohn Oliver Takes on Mount EverestAlex Honnold Watches Hollywood Climbing ScenesContinue reading

Opinion: From Snowbird to Tokyo—Brooke Raboutou’s Olympic Destiny November 15, 2019

The 1989 Snowbird competition, held 30 years ago in Northern Utah, might seem like an odd reference point when talking about Brooke Raboutou’s history-making performance at the IFSC World Championships in Hachioji, Japan—where she became the first American climber to qualify for an Olympic Games. ...Continue reading

Basecamp: A Climbing Magazine Podcast—Mark Synnott Believes in Making Life Difficult November 14, 2019

Mark Synnott is a legendary climber, a phenomenal writer, and actually, a former Climbing Magazine intern and contributing editor. Mark recounts his early days learning to climb in New Hampshire using a clothesline, his time dirtbagging in Yosemite, moving onto expedition climbing, and ...Continue reading

Out On a Limb November 13, 2019

Climbers Craig and Cyndy DeMartino live in Loveland, Colorado, at the mouth of Big Thompson Canyon. If you don’t know Craig’s incredible story, he lost his lower right left after surviving a 110-foot ground fall in 2002. These days, he has a collection of legs, including a walking one and a ...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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