FEATURE PRESENTATION: "Safe Is Risky"
with Dave MacLeod
6:30 p.m. Friday
Lander Valley High School Auditorium
Dave Macleod is best known for his seemingly dangerous and risky trad climbs in the Scottish mountains. So what is his attitude to risk? Dave will take us through his preparations for E10 leads and free solos, and explain why he feels he is taking the safest path through life and why playing things too safe is actually the riskiest thing you can do!
Dave MacLeod has dedicated his whole life to pushing his climbing as far as he can, and to trying to understand and communicate his ideas about performance, risk and adventure through his writing, coaching and speaking.
Dave's efforts have been rewarded with the world's first E11 rock climb, the first XI winter climb and being considered the best all round climber in the UK. Climbing hundreds of new routes up to 8c+, E11, V13 and XI, Dave's material is a varied mix of adventure in different climbing settings, resulting in stories of his adventures in the physical landscape of exploring the mountains and cliffs seeking out ever harder and bolder first ascents, as well as exploring the limits of his own persistence, dedication, and effort.
"A living legend. One of the best climbers of all time to come out of Scotland and the UK. More than that he gives us a unique insight into his psyche, his reasons, his motivation, his training, his trials and tribulations."
- Mick Ryan, UKclimbing.com
Dave MacLeod's climb of Darwin Dixit (5.14b) in Margalef, Spain...a climb he later free solo-ed, which is widely regarded as the hardest free solo ever.
