Moving the Needle

How an Average Climber Can Do the Hardest Route in the World

By: Dave MacLeod

Narrated by: Dave MacLeod

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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Excellent!

Great insight into an inspirational life in climbing! Love to hear Dave in his own words telling a story that reflects on and teaches things every athlete can learn from. Here's to hoping for audio versions of his other books!

Really inspiring!

I really enjoyed this more autobiographical book by Dave. He has so much knowledge about climbing through decades of performing at an extremely high level and it was great to hear context behind a lot of the decisions he's mentioned on his YouTube channel as well as some new tips and really well told adventures.

Great Book

Thoughtfully written, with great descriptions of some legendary climbs, and valuable insight into how to be a better climber. I enjoyed “9 out of 10 Climbers, Dave’s earlier book, and I loved this one.

A great listen with Dave reading !

A great well-rounded story of Dave’s progression through life. It was fun, listening to winter climbing, bouldering sport climbing and trad climbing.

Inspiring!

I’ve read this book already but I just had to hear it from the man himself. A truly inspiring account of his life and accomplishments, breaking down seemingly impossible tasks into manageable pieces that make these tasks inevitably achievable with the right conviction. I have and will continue to apply this wisdom to my own training. Thanks Dave!