Mountain Equipment athlete Dave MacLeod takes us through his go-to Scottish winter climbing kit, and the principles behind each layer.
Festival of Ice to raise funds for Climbers Against Cancer
The world’s largest indoor ice climbing centre will host its first ever Festival of Ice this autumn, to help raise funds for Climbers Against Cancer. Located on the eastern shores of Loch Leven in the Scottish Highlands, Ice Factor Kinlochleven will see climbers from across the country come together for the weekend-long event from 2 – 3 November. In addition …
MacLeod and Muskett free climb 'Paciencia' on the Eiger
Leading climbers Dave MacLeod and Calum Muskett have become the first Brits to make a free ascent of a route scaling the North Face of the Eiger. Located in Switzerland’s Bernese Alps, the 3970m peak saw the pair spend just over three days on the mountain before completing the 8a graded multi-pitch Paciencia route, which was first established between 2001 …
'Bongo Bar' premieres at Edinburgh Film Fest
New outdoor film ‘Bongo Bar – Little Big Walling in Arctic Norway’ – which follows the adventures of Dave MacLeod and two amateur climbers as they attempt to put up a new Norweigan climbing route – premiered at the Edinburgh Mountain Festival last weekend. The short film captures the efforts of MacLeod and Gore-Tex Experience Tour competition winners Helena Robinson …
The Long Hope DVD winners
It’s time to announce the winners of our recent competition to win three copies of the epic DVD ‘The Long Hope’ which documents Dave MacLeod’s first free climb of St John’s Head on the isle of Hoy, with climbing partner Andy Turner. And the lucky winners are: Ian Wareing of Liverpool, Magnus Dixon of Orkney, and Grant Speedy of Reading. …
Win! The Long Hope DVD's
COMPETITION NOW CLOSED – CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS: Ian Wareing – Liverpool, Magnus Dixon – Orkney, Grant Speedy – Reading. We’ve got three copies of the acclaimed climbing movie The Long Hope to be won, and to enter our compo all you need to do is email your name to: [email protected], and we’ll pick winners out of a hat (or …
The Long Hope lecture at RGS
Scottish climbing phenomenon Dave MacLeod and climbing partner Andy Turner are presenting a lecture on their first free ascent of the Long Hope route at London’s Royal Geographical Society on February 8th. During the lecture, sponsored by Gore, Cotswold Outdoor and Mountain Equipment, Dave and Andy will give an insight into the physical, psychological and logistic preparation required to capture …
MacLeod team triumphs in Norway
A team of four climbers led by Dave MacLeod has just returned from a successful trip to Kvaloya in northern Norway as part of the Gore-Tex Experience Tour. The team included competition winners Helena Robinson and Julia Snihur, as well as Donald King and filmmaker Paul Diffley. Inspired by a newly-produced guidebook to the area, the team set themselves an …