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TBP 039 :: Dave MacLeod on Training, Injuries, Diet, and Fear

The TrainingBeta Podcast: A Climbing Training Podcast

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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!)

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