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TBP 039 :: Dave MacLeod on Training, Injuries, Diet, and Fear
About Dave MacLeod
Dave MacLeod is one of the most famous climbers, having put up many first ascents of sport, boulder, mixed, and trad climbs. Honestly, I'm not going to do him justice with a short introduction of his climbing and career, as he's accomplished so much in his 37 years. So here's his Wikipedia page. Please read it - it's fascinating.
What We Talked About- His climbing career
- How he's trained for different projects
- How mixed climbing helps him to train for sport and trad
- The mistakes most climbers make in their training
- Excelling even when the pressure is on
- How he deals with fear on scary routes
- His secret diet (exposed! woohoo!)
- Dave's blog: www.davemacleod.blogspot.com
- Dave MacLeod on Facebook
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