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

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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