Moving the Needle
How an Average Climber Can Do the Hardest Route in the World
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Moving the Needle
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Dave MacLeod
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Dave MacLeod
About this listen
How can an average climber do the hardest route in the world? Dave MacLeod wasn’t even the best among his fellow rock climbers in Glasgow, until a sequence of key decisions and influences catalysed his progression from an unremarkable intermediate to one of the best all-round climbers in the world. Dave shows that much of his advantage came from easily trainable skills or behavioural traits that could be replicated by any climber.
Moving the Needle is a story of the ups and downs of a struggle to answer a deep curiosity and its side effect of making the first ascent of Rhapsody at Dumbarton Rock, then the hardest trad climb in the world and the first to earn the grade of E11. Through an autobiographical exploration of his apprenticeship as a climber, the book is intended to function as a guide to transform your own climbing. Foreword by Dave Cuthbertson, and edited by Deziree Wilson.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-01-2025
Insights from the master
For anyone who wants to improve their climbing or tackle challenges in their life. This really helped motivate me to train and persist T my projects.
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- Lachlan Craig
- 03-01-2025
A good listen
Enjoyed the narrative behind Dave and his growth in the climbing space.
Worth a listen
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- Anonymous User
- 08-01-2025
Awesome listen, great insights
Great listen with some absolute gems from Dave. It was motivating and I took a lot away from the book to apply to my own approach to climbing.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-01-2025
Resonates completely
I'm a very mediocre climber who started in the early 80s but nevertheless Dave's journey completely resonates - particularly the ethos of risk taking, obsession, the ignorance of youth and the neverending drive to improve. An inspiring, if at times terrifying, read!
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- Anonymous User
- 05-01-2025
Deeply inspiring with a fun story of highs and lows
10/10 read for anyone looking to be inspired to be not just a better Rock climber but a better person!
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- Anonymous User
- 05-01-2025
It inspires you to push beyond your self inflicted limits.
A great motivational read regardless of whether or not you climb. An inspirational guide for those of us who could do with some encouragment taking on our own mental barriers.
A bonus is that it's read in a stella Glaswegian accent by Dave himself.
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- Simon
- 24-01-2025
Beautiful Story Telling
Wow, Dave is an even better author than on YouTube. What a story, and so much learned out of it!!!
Thank you Dave! 💚
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- al watson
- 30-01-2025
Top notch audio book
Exceptionally well written and narrated audio book. Highly recommended to climbers and non climbers also.
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