The Four Sides of Dave MacLeod — First Ascents (and Repeats) from the Razor’s Edge:

Trad

• Rhapsody (E11 7a): Dumbarton Rock, Scotland; 5.14c on thin wires, 70-foot-fall potential, V11 crux on poor face holds
• To Hell and Back (E10 6c): Hell’s Lum, Scotland; 5.13c with ground-fall potential from the crux, at 80 feet
• Blind Vision (E10 7a/b): Froggatt Edge, England; V12/V13 boulder problem to marginally protected 5.13 headwall; MacLeod second ascent
• Achemine (E9 7a): Dumbarton Rock, Scotland; 5.12 crack climb to 40 feet of unprotected 5.13d face
• Holdfast (E9 7a): Glen Nevis, Scotland; 5.14- with unprotected crux at 18 feet

Sport

• Ring of Steall (5.14c): Glen Nevis, Scotland; hyper-technical crux; might be 5.14d
• Metalcore (5.14c): Anvil Crag, Scotland; huge roof; Scotland’s first 5.14c
• L’Odi Social (5.14c): Siurana, Spain; limestone stamina; repeat

Bouldering

• Sanction (V13): Dumbarton Rock, Scotland; highly technical power problem, completed in early 2007
• Pressure (V13): Dumbarton Rock, Scotland; 45-foot roof
• Perfect Crime (V13): Dumbarton Rock, Scotland; 80-foot roof with 30 hard moves

Winter

• The Hurting (XI, 11): Coire an t’Sneachda, Scotland; vertical M9/M10 with very poor protection placed on lead
• The Cathedral (X, 11): The Cobbler, Scotland; 100-foot roof crack with pro placed on lead
• Good Training for Something (M12-): Bolted drytooling route at Birnam Quarry, Scotland; FA by Will Gadd