Seven years after its first ascent, the notorious offwidth roof crack century crack 5. In 2011, the wide boyzbritish offwidth aficionados tom randall and pete. Randall and whittakers ultimate goal is to make the first ascent of a renowned off width testpiece known as century crack, which looms above the forgotten lands deep in the utah desert. The last time pete featured in a hot aches film committed vol ii he produced some of the craziest climbing ive ever seen. Nov 15, 2012 directed by chris alstrin, paul diffley. This route has been touted over the years as the ultimate wide crack monster and the potential first free ascensionist would grasp a prize beyond their wildest dreams. The film does a great job of bringing together the boyz training in sheffield on ridiculously painfullooking wooden rigs, sender films archive footage of trotters. Ukc news wideboyz climb century crack placing gear. Its this point i really want to hammer home i know it sounds like a short time to do a major project in 2 days, but in effect, we. For context, watch this short video of tom and pete training for century crack.
Tom randall and pete whittaker were in the us for 8 weeks in search of the most difficult offwidths they could find. Yesterday, pete and i completed a 2 year long journey a mission to make the first ascent of stevie hastons infamous century crack project in the utah desert. Apr 05, 2017 crack climbing wide boyz trad climbing videos tom. Nov 15, 2012 after their success climbing the worlds hardest offwidth, the wide boyz, pete whittaker and tom randall, embark on their next crack climbing mission.
Brian had already been projecting, so conveniently the gear and beta was well established for pete and me. From acclaimed directors paul diffley and chris alstrin comes a wild journey through the strange subculture of off width crack climbing. Unlike the viewing of the first film of century crack, i got to have a sneak peak of the unfinished product and i have to say it made the night feel quite a bit calmer. Nov 01, 2018 century crack is extremely difficult, running dead horizontal for 85plus feet, beginning with 15 feet of hands to a section of big no.
We do our best to process and ship orders within 1 2 business days mondayfriday, excluding holidays. Jun 08, 2016 now thats what i call a first ascent ep4 century crack 5. Their goal is the mighty cobra crack in squamish bc, considered to be the hardest finger crack in the wo. Wide boyz ii slender gentlemen after their success climbing the worlds hardest offwidth, the wide boyz, pete whittaker and tom randall, embark on their next crack climbing mission. Ok, so i suppose its finally time to lay our nuts on the table and come up with a grade for century crack. The wide boyz back in 2009, tom randall and pete whittaker made it their mission to climb the worlds hardest offwidth cracks. I looked up and for some reason i could see 2 cracks. Nov 06, 2011 century crack part deux around a month ago, both pete and i made the first free ascent of century crack, at a vaguely guessed grade of 5. I have worked with both private individuals and members of the gb climbing team in bringing about changes in climbing performance by making adjustments in the balances of types of training that are carried out. Join two brave british lads, pete whittaker and tom randall, as they take on the decidedly american sport of climbing bloody, painful and often dangerous cracks that require wedging body. Being greedy and claiming a first ascent when one hasnt done a true ascent for trad climbing that usually means placing the gear on lead basically isnt on.
Join two brave british lads, pete whittaker and tom randall, as they take on the. Wide boyz ii slender gentlemen is the story of pete and toms mission to climb cobra crack, and, youve got to hand it to hot aches, they know how to tell a good story. This encompasses much of what i built to train on for century crack, but with some variations. The last time pete featured in a hot aches film committed vol ii. Wide boyz 2 film download well, that was an exciting weekend.
Crack climbing wide boyz trad climbing videos tom randall trad climbing. Two climbers from england, pete whittaker and tom randall, set out to explore this world and climb the worlds hardest offwidths. This is the only channel and playlist on the internet that will teach you from start to finish how to become a crack climbing master. Oct 08, 20 british climbers, tom randall and pete whittaker the offwidth specialists, who star in the hot aches production, wide boyz, have recently climbed the single pitch crack, the cobra. Bei fragen zu deiner bestellung steht unser kundenservice jederzeit bereit. The inspiration for building this crack machine came after seeing tom randall and pete whittakers crack cellar, which they used to train for century crack a 5. Original poster 2 points 3 years ago id love to hear more about it. The wide boyz take over american offwidth climbing. If you recall the wide boyz film heres a good trailer, pete and his friend tom randall, who now runs lattice training, trained for 2 years in toms cellar on homemade crack systems.
Wide boyz tom randall and pete whittaker slay the cobra. Wide boyz 2012 from acclaimed directors paul diffley and chris alstrin comes a wild journey through the strange subculture of off width crack climbing. The issue as i see it is that century crack is a plumb line and hence deserves a proper ascent. We kindly ask that you choose standard shipping where possible to reduce our environmental impact. At the time, we were both pretty psyched to do the ffa seeing as wed spent 2 years training specifically for this project. We did over 17,000ft of century crack climbing in 2 years, which equates to having. Discovered by us offwidth specialist, phil crusher bartlettwho despite his moniker looks more like a geography teacher who is into real ale and bell ringing than brutal climbing problems.
Hailing from salt lake city, parker may not have been on many peoples. Its a hell of a crack going through a roof, a truly amazing route. Probably also the hardest offwidth crack ever climbed weighing in at around lowend 5. This time their sights are set on the thinner end of the crack climbing spectrum. Century crack by steve crusher bartlett pete whittaker and tom randall both climbers led century crack, one right after the other have pulled off a free lead of what is quite likely the longest roof crack in the world 120 feet long. The 120foot line was first freed by the wide boyz the uk climbers tom randall and pete whittaker who in 2011, after. In 2011, the wide boyzbritish offwidth aficionados tom randall and pete whittakermade the first ascent of century crack, a 5. In 2011 he teamed up with pete whittaker to take on the worlds hardest offwidth crack century crack, which is documented in the film wide boyz from hotaches. Crack volumes showing all 9 results default sorting sort by popularity sort by average rating sort by latest sort by price. It was the crack that put those twothe wide boyzon the map.
During their two months in the united states, they checked off one offwidth crack after the other and went through about 150 meters of tape. Two climbers from england, pete whittaker and tom randall, set out to explore this world. Wide boyz a crazy new climbing film due 2012 weve been working on a new film which will be out next year featuring peter whittaker and thomas randall. Its not about the grade, its about the experience and when it comes to the wide the experience is the same for everyone. Wide boyz i also available on reelhouse posted apr 23, 2014 the prequel to wide boyz ii, following pete and tom as they take on century crack, the worlds hardest offwidth climb, is also available to stream now on reelhouse. Century crack is possibly the worlds hardest offwidth crack climb, and was a well known project before tom and pete climbed it last month. That is where the really mean cracks are, after all. A sensational roof crack which breaks out the echoing shadows into the searing light of the red desert. Their goal is the mighty cobra crack in squamish bc, considered to be the. Wide boyz ii slender gentlemen hot aches productions.
The tour culminates in the first ascent of the ultimate offwidth test piece, century crack, the worlds hardest offwidth. Wide boyz 2012 download from rapidgator or 1fichier. Apr 01, 2020 categories uncategorized tags british climbing, climbing uk, crack climbing, offwidth, pete whittaker, sheffield, tom randall, wide boyz 2 replies to episode 195. We discovered century crack 8c grade today and thats how it all began. The quality of the moves were excellent and required a good variety of crack skills from fingers, hands, wide pony and smoke in the eyes. A conversation with the wide boyz about their latest. The climax of their trip was the first ascent of the century crack, the hardest of all offwidth routes in moab, utah. Heres an excerpt from the wide boyz blog, discussing how the two came up with the landmark grade. Tom is a keen trad climber and has established many first ascents all over the world, mostly involving some kind of crack climbing. Then 2 x 2 lucky winners will have the chance to pass a couple of adventurous days in one of europes wildest regions at the beginning of may together with the wide boyz. The pair is renowned for their brutal training and success on the hardest cracks in the world. Century crack part deux around a month ago, both pete and i made the first free ascent of century crack, at a vaguely guessed grade of 5. Two climbers from england, pete whittaker and tom randall, set out to explore this world and climb the worlds hardest offwidth.
Join two brave british lads, pete whittaker and tom randall, as they take on the decidedly american sport of climbing bloody, painful and often dangerous. I have been coaching climbing for around 7 years and specialise in designing periodised training programmes for elite level climbers. The world of offwidth crack climbing is a strange subculture rumoured to be dominated by knuckledragging, barbrawling dirtbags. The journeys, the training, the routes and the failures no holds barred. Their goal is the mighty cobra crack in squamish bc, considered to be the hardest finger crack in the world. A short edit of a crack training circuit from my cellar in sheffield. The wide boyz, both based in sheffield, england, first partnered over a decade ago and have gone on to establish some of the worlds hardest cracks, including century crack 5. The monster roof crack was first climbed by wide boyz tom randall and pete whittaker in 2011 with the gear in place. Pete whittaker and tom randall dedicated two years of their lives to training for. During a video chat on september 25, randall described their stillunsent undertaking dubbed the crucifix, in the white rim area of canyonlands, utah. Tbp 144 pete whittaker of wide boyz fame on crack climbing. Following the ascent of the infamous offwidth line, they were introduced to a number of other projects in the area by local developer rob. The wide boyz are known for completing the first free ascent of century crack 5. Not sure if they are currently training for it, or where they are in the process, assuming they are still trying to do it.
If they can achieve this unlikely climb from under the noses of the competitive americans, it will be a coup for these young upstarts, but the odds are. Randall and whittakers ultimate goal is to make the first ascent of a renowned offwidth testpiece known as century crack, which looms above the forgotten lands deep in the utah desert. Theyve also repeated famed lines like squamish, british columbia. This has all been in with loads of other routes in the 5. Danny parker has made the third ascent of the offwidth called century crack 5. The top 10 climbing stories of 2011 outside online. Alstrin film and hot aches productions have teamed up to document their twoyear journey. If you have any questions about your order, you can reach out to our customer service team and we will be happy to help.
We did over 17,000ft of century crack climbing in 2 years, which equates to having already climbed it 42 times each. With jay anderson, tom randall, bob scarpelli, pete whittaker. I havent sent it yet, weve both practiced it during our last visit to utah. As ever pete and i will be doing a europe wide lecture tour to support the film, so please do give. Wide boyz this blog is about two climbers who are searching out the widest, dirtiest and hardest offwidths that this planet has to offer. Just a few days ago was the premiere of wideboyz ii at the sheffield adventure film festival. Climbing wide cracks is a brutal and especially american pursuit practised by a small band of burly climbers. Dec 20, 2011 the wide boyz climb the worlds hardest offwidth. Bundle deal which includes both wide boyz films, century crack and cobra crack. Join tradprincess and wide boyz, tom randall and pete whittaker for a 3day crack camp spring 2020. Now thats what i call a first ascent ep4 century crack 5. Establishing the worlds hardest offwidth century crack followed, and the name of the wide boyz stuck. Its this point i really want to hammer home i know it sounds like a short time to do a major project in 2 days. Century crack is the hardest offwidth in the world.