BBC Live Climb - goes live in just over a week

Mountain Equipment Pro partner Dave MacLeod and fellow climber Tim Emmett will be aired live on the BBC as they tackle a new route on Sron Uladale on the Isle of Harris, the crux of which Dave reckons could be as hard as E9 with a mix of E6 and E7 on the other six pitches of the route.

the route

Dave along with fellow Mountain Equipment Pro Partner Brian Hall (who as well as having a world class mountaineering CV also works on Mountain safety for Film & TV) have spent around a week on an initial recce of the crag, selecting the route and another week checking the details and logistics for what Dave says will be 'a mind-boggling adventure'

Brian on the recce

The programme will also feature a world record bid by 2 climbers as they attempt to ascend five world-class routes in the Outer Hebrides in just five days.

The climb will be broadcast live on Saturday, 28 August’10 between 13.30 and 19.00 on BBC2 Scotland and Sky Channel 990.
It's also going to be showing nationally on the BBC HD channel between 17.00 and 1900.

photos - Dave MacLeod Collection