May 12, 2025

#158 Dave MacLeod — You Can’t Avoid Risk, The Right Definition Of Bold Climbing, Low Confidence Is Good, and Why Being Great Means Being Different

#158 Dave MacLeod — You Can’t Avoid Risk, The Right Definition Of Bold Climbing, Low Confidence Is Good, and Why Being Great Means Being Different

You know him, you love him — Dave MacLeod. This episode focuses on boldness and risk in climbing, as well as some of the key theme’s in his latest book, Moving The Needle. SHOW NOTES: Dave MacLeod’s InstagramDave MacLeod’s YouTube ChannelMoving The Needle, Dave’s Latest Book Support the show Support us on Patreon: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE Sign-up with one of our coaches: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE

You know him, you love him — Dave MacLeod .

This episode focuses on boldness and risk in climbing, as well as some of the key theme’s in his latest book, Moving The Needle .

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Visit our podcast page: HERE

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00:00 - Intro

06:17 - Filming Of Rhapsody [E11]

11:58 - An Essential Part Of Trad Climbing

14:51 - The Thread That Ties The Different Disciplines Together

18:16 - Why Dave Wrote “Moving The Needle”

24:09 - The Recipe For Success?

28:28 - Starting With Low Confidence

45:22 - Dealing With Getting Older

51:03 - Why Dave Loves Bold Climbing

01:00:09 - Dealing With Fear

01:10:59 - How Climbing Changed Dave

01:15:55 - When You Lose Your ‘Bubble’

01:22:25 - How His Relationship With Danger Has Changed

01:31:07 - You Can’t Avoid Risk

01:39:47 - How Do You Go From Good To Great

01:51:32 - A Training Course For Older Climbers