Dave MacLeod Blog - advice on training for climbing - DAVE MACLEOD

For a wee while I’ve wanted to solo the popular line that runs the full height of Creag Dubh: King Bee Direct.

A short video exploring whether carbs are essential for high intensity sport and training, and how people on keto or carnivore diets appear to defy the rules of sports nutrition.

Stetind, a mountain I’ve wanted to climb for many years, hopefully via a new route.

A few years ago I bolted a brilliant line across the big roof on Beinn an Lochain, but never got round to trying it.

I’ve always tried to be an all round climber in terms of performance.

Some climbers don't believe me when I say I don't get nervous before attempts on hard routes.

Should you drink the green supplement drink AG1?

Social media is geared up to distort the realities of training, detraining and breaking through plateaus.

For about 6 months I’ve been working with Magnus Mitdbø on a course for his platform Altitude.

It has been a while since I’ve made a how to climb trad video.

It's been a long time since I bought some new holds for the board.

Trad grades - they are inexact, hard to pin down and cause folk lots of confusion.

A few weeks ago I picked up a mild A2 pulley injury in my finger.

A film I made over on the Fort William Mountain Festival channel about Caitlin Connor - an ice comp and dry tooling specialist.

The 'quality' of recovery from training will determine the size of your gains.

I thought it was about time I made some videos related to your questions about climbing/training.

Back when you started climbing, finding motivation wasn’t really a big deal for a lot of folk.

In June I had my fourth ankle surgery.

In this discussion with Joe French, we explore what Joe did to recover from post traumatic stress and mental health issues.

Here is the first of several videos I’d like to make on supplements I don’t take and why.