Dave MacLeod

British rock climber

Audience125K
Fame62.8
Momentum0.0

Claim profile

Source-basedFalling

125K youtube followers

Audience125K
Fame62.8
Momentum0.0
Wikipedia875

Born 1978 · age 48United Kingdom

United Kingdom WritersWriter / Author

Verify ownership in 2 minutes. Keeps the profile accurate and discoverable.

Biggest on YouTube
125K
@@climbermacleod
Wikipedia
5 languages
Cross-language footprint
Age
48
Born 1978
Known for
Echo
2007

Summary

Updated 2026-06-25

Dave MacLeod is a Scottish rock climber, ice climber, mixed climber, and climbing author. MacLeod is known for being the second-ever person in history to free solo an 8b+ (5.14a) graded rock climbing route, which he did with his 2008 ascent of Darwin Dixit in Margalef, and for being the first-ever person in history to free an E11 / 8c+ (5.14c) graded traditional climbing route with his 2006 acsent of Rhapsody on Dumbarton Rock.