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bleat bleat bleat Blogs (web logs) and blogspots provide a unique insight into Highland life and nature in Lochaber and The West Highlands.

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This blog has moved (Monday, June 24, 2019 - 13:35)
This blog has moved. After redesigning my website in June 2019 I have moved my blogs to:https://www.davemacleod.com/blogI'll leave the archive of posts on this and my online climbing coach blog here...
Vlog #14 Motivation to train (Wednesday, March 27, 2019 - 11:16)
A vlog on how I motivate myself to train. It’s pretty simple.Dave MacLeod My book - 9 out of 10 climbers make the same mistakes
Vlog #13 Hangboards - what to measure? (Wednesday, March 13, 2019 - 20:25)
"What gets measured, gets managed". Measuring aspects of performance in sport is a good thing, but only if you are measuring the right things and interpreting the data correctly. In this vlog, I draw...
Nevis Faces - Helen Rennard (Wednesday, March 13, 2019 - 08:43)
Nevis Faces is a 6 part series of short films Claire and I have made for the Nevis Landscape Partnership that explores the faces of those who work and live around the Nevis area. Helen Rennard is...
Vlog #12 Physical versus Desk Jobs and Your Training (Saturday, March 9, 2019 - 21:50)
A comment after Vlog #11 prompted me to do a whole episode exploring the pros and cons of physical versus sedentary jobs and their interaction with your training for climbing. Folk in physically...
Nevis Faces part 2 - Dave Cuthbertson (Wednesday, March 6, 2019 - 09:33)
The second in our 6-part series about interesting folk in the Nevis Area is out. This time about Dave Cuthbertson. I spent most of my youth trying to repeat Cubby’s desperate rock climbs all over...
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; (Wednesday, February 27, 2019 - 15:56)
People are busy, including me. This post goes through how I manage busy work periods from a training point of view. I also discuss a common theme related to failure to recover from climbing injuries...
Vlog #10 Three strategies for a stronger new year (Thursday, January 10, 2019 - 18:00)
Here are three strategies I use in my own climbing to reflect on the previous year and plan for better results in the coming year, with some examples of how to implement them. Near the end of this...
Mr Fahrenheit (Thursday, June 28, 2018 - 20:27)
Iain Small starting out on the bold lower half of Mr Fahrenheit E7 6b on the Comb, Ben Nevis. The prow on the right is my own route Anubis (E8) from 2005.This summer is ridiculous. Anyone who reads...
24/8 film (Monday, June 11, 2018 - 22:26)
Back in March I had a great day out climbing a link-up I’d thought about for many years: Font 8A boulder, E8 trad, 8a sport, VIII,8 winter route and 8 Munros in 24 hours. I blogged about it at the...

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