Dave MacLeod

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dave MacLeod
Occupation	Rock Climber
Date Of Birth	Jul 17, 1978(1978-07-17)
Age	46
Birthplace	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Horoscope	Cancer

Dave MacLeod Biography

Dave MacLeod is one of the most popular and richest Rock Climber who was born on July 17, 1978 in Glasgow, Scotland.

Rhapsody is the true finish to the line of Requiem, graded E8 6b. Requiem was climbed in 1983 by Dave Cuthbertson and was one of the hardest rock climbs in the world at the time. It follows a crackline which fades out to a seam at half height. Requiem follows a flake heading rightwards to finish, while Rhapsody climbs the line of the crack all the way to the top. The top half of the crack gives 8c+ climbing and takes no more protection. MacLeod took many long falls from this runout, three from the last move in which he fell 70 feet and injured himself by hitting the rock at the end of the fall. In 2008 Steve McClure made the third ascent of Rhapsody and confirmed the grade. The ascent of Rhapsody is the subject of the movie E11 (2006) directed by Paul Diffley and produced by Hot Aches Productions. MacLeod has since featured in several more climbing films by Hot Aches Productions.

MacLeod has also established impressive credentials in mixed climbing with ice axes and crampons, climbing Good Training for Something with Canadian climber Will Gadd at a grade of M12. In 2005 he has also established the hardest traditional mixed climbing route in the world at the time, The Hurting in Coire an t-Sneachda, Cairngorms. The route has been repeated a few times and has a Scottish winter grade of XI,11 (M9+/M10) with hard, technical climbing over very poor protection.

Dave MacLeod Net Worth

Dave MacLeod is one of the richest Rock Climber from Scotland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dave MacLeod 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Dave MacLeod (born 17 July 1978) is a Scottish rock climber. He is known for being the first climber in the world to climb in free solo style (without rope) a 8c (5.14b) route (Darwin Dixit in Margalef, in 2008), and for climbing one of the hardest trad climbing routes in Scotland (Rhapsody on Dumbarton Rock, graded E11 7a, in 2006).

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Who is Dave MacLeod Dating?

According to our records, Dave MacLeod married to Claire MacLeod. As of December 1, 2023, Dave MacLeod’s is not dating anyone.

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In December 2009, Macleod’s book 9 Out of 10 Climbers Make the Same Mistakes: Navigation Through the Maze of Advice for the Self-coached Climber was published.

Facts & Trivia

Adam Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Climber. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Scotland. Dave MacLeod celebrates birthday on July 17 of every year.

How old is Dave MacLeod?

43 years (July 17, 1978)

When did Dave MacLeod start climbing?

When did you first start climbing/skiing? I started climbing at age 15 , when my mum moved to the edge of the city and I discovered the outdoors.

What is the hardest free solo climb in the world?

The hardest climbing route to be free soloed is “ Panem et Circenses “, a 5.14b climb near Arco, Italy. The 15-m route was climbed without ropes by 52 -year-old Alfredo Webber (Italy) in March 2021.

Where does Dave MacLeod live?

I live in Lochaber in the Scottish highlands and so spend most of my time doing first ascents, both on well-known mountains such as Ben Nevis and uncovering new areas such as Glen Pean.

Who has climbed Rhapsody?

McClure topping out Rhapsody. Photo by Keith Sharples. The English climber Steve McClure nabbed the third ascent of Dave MacLeod’s Dumbarton Rock, Scotland, testpiece, Rhapsody (E11 7a; 5.14c R/X) on June 15, just six days after Sonnie Trotter redpointed the route, for its second ascent.