Tom randall cobra crack wide

Two climbers from england, pete whittaker and tom randall, set out to explore this world and climb the worlds hardest offwidths. Congratulations randall, both wide boyz have sent the thin finger crack. One of the hardest continue reading wide boy randall ticks cobra crack 5. According to, whittaker was successful in making the crack s eighth ascent a few days ago. This is obviously rubbish, as theyve now done the hardest offwidth and now one of the hardest finger cracks in the world.

Both wide boyz pete whittaker and tom randall ben harnden. Wide boyz 2 looks to replicate the original formula, but with a slender twist. The wide boyz pete whitakker and tom randall have been in squamish for nearly a month putting their efforts into climbing cobra crack, which was an old aid route that sonnie trotter free climbed in 2006. Posts about cobra crack written by tomrandallclimbing. Mar 04, 2019 tom randall s cobra crack climb finger workout epictv climbing daily, ep. The wide boyz have been in squamish for a couple of weeks working on cobra crack, 5. Following the ascent of the infamous offwidth line, they were introduced to a number of other projects in the area by local developer rob pizem. At the time hed thought it was a step up from cobra crack and seeing me and pete hadnt long returned from doing that route, it seemed like a cool idea to go and try it. Both share a penchant for cracks, training, and adventures. Feb 21, 2019 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. In 2011, tom randall and pete whittaker completed the first free ascent of century crack 5. As one half of the wide boyz duo with tom randall, pete has become synonymous with hard crack climbing. Its basically on every hard crack climbers ticklist. The beauty and classicity of a climb is an incredibly subjective topic, but im just going go ahead and say it as others have.

Unlike most fledgling partnerships, which start with a casual couple of routes or a wall session, the first time tom and pete climbed together they soloed 550 routes on. 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. Wide boyz tom randall and pete whittaker slay the cobra. Cobra crack is the most beautiful crack in the world, and certainly one of the hardest and purest. This quest has obviously also taken the two brits to. Tom randall gets himself stuck into another crack climbing daily. Tom randall climbs the insanelooking the kraken v youtube. Crack climbing is a type of rock climbing in which the climber follows a crack in the rock and uses specialized climbing techniques.

Its a big tick for us we are after all, just gritstone weaklings but its a stepping stone towards some bigger. Ondra doesnt seem to be that into hard crack climbing, but then he sent the dawn wall so i dont think theres anything he cant do. Tom and pete are two of the uks and the worlds most accomplished crack climbers, having travelled far and wide in pursuit of this gnarly genre of our sport, but of course both are superb continue reading interview. The sizes of cracks vary from those that are just barely wide enough for the. Not if youre pete whittaker, fresh from climbing cobra crack in canada with his fellow wide boy tom randall. Cobra crack in squamish bc, considered to be the hardest finger crack in the. He was joined by wide boyz partner in crime pete whittaker and photographer mike hutton.

If you can climb the grade and enjoy cracks then the cobra is or at least should be on your ticklist. After spending years climbing the worlds hardest offwidth cracks and culminating in the first ascent of century crack, tom randall and pete whittaker have narrowed things down considerably and are now concentrating on hard thin finger cracks. They then went from wide to thin with ascents of squamishs cobra crack in 20. Headless horseman arete is the direct start to headless horseman e1 5b, and has little to no protection and the need. Tom randall and pete whittaker repeat cobra crack at squamish. Tom randall and pete whittakers stories from the wide side. Seriously, is it really realistic to campus multiple monolocks in the roof. In 2011, the wide boyz british offwidth aficionados tom randall and pete whittakermade the first ascent of century crack, a 5. Weve been climbing together for the last 6 years or so and became a little better known when we developed a major obsession for offwidth climbing and made the first ascent of century crack in the usa. Headless horseman arete, at the roaches, had been seeing off all comers for many a year. The world of offwidth crack climbing is a strange subculture rumoured to be dominated by knuckledragging, barbrawling dirtbags.

After conquering north americas hardest offwidths in their film wide boyz, tom randall and pete whittaker set their sites on the notorious thin. The route has had less than ten ascents and is graded 5. This is tom randall talking about the moves on the kraken v, his devon roof project a. To add what everybody else has replied, it has a veritable whos who of crack climbing as ascensionists.

With no local hard cracks to train on, the wide boyz refit their underground training dungeon and commit to a year of torturous finger training. In 2016 they returned to utah, making the first ascent of the 100m long millennium arch. British climbers tom randall and pete whittaker have both repeated cobra crack at squamish, canada. Tom and pete are two of the uks and the worlds most accomplished crack climbers, having travelled far and wide in pursuit of this gnarly genre. Wide boy tom randall sent the infamous cobra crack 5. After conquering north americas hardest offwidths in their film wide boyz, tom randall and pete whittaker set their sites on the notorious thin line.

Cobra crack where did the idea to go and do it come from. Their goal is the mighty cobra crack in squamish bc, considered to be the hardest finger crack in the wo. Pete jammed his left hand to the knuckle and gastoned the other in a thin crack. 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.

Just pacing out the top of the crack made you shiver with the sheer size of what lay beneath. When i first tried this move i was convinced that my forearm or finger would explode with a loud bang. In todays climbing daily we take a trip to the edge climbing centre in sheffield to check out how tom randall is getting on. Theres a big margin for improvement of crack grades still surely we are on the. Mar 10, 2015 after their success climbing the worlds hardest offwidth, the wide boyz, pete whittaker and tom randall, embark on their next crack climbing mission. Tom randalls cobra crack climb finger workout epictv climbing daily, ep. How is it then realistic to do all these and finally enter a crux.

With only a short trip to canada planned, the boyz face their biggest challenge yet against the sharp granite bite of the mighty cobra crack. Just a few days ago was the premiere of wideboyz ii at the sheffield adventure film festival. Closer to home they have done a fair number of ridiculous things including all the joe brown and don whillians routes on gritstone in 22 hours, and the staffordshire nose in a. Pete whittaker training in the cellar of tom randalls sheffield home for their 2012 wide crack tour of the u. Anyone who followed the quest of wide boyz tom randall and pete whittaker, two brits who tore up the u.

Tom randall repeating cobra crack at squamish, canada. A stunning wall of overhanging granite split by a singular seam, barely wide enough to get your fingers into. T om randall and pete whittaker, better known as the wide boyz, are one of britains most prolific climbing partnerships. 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 world of offwidth crack climbing is a strange subculture. The recovery drink and the worlds hardest crack climbs. He has taken techniques learnt on his local crags and has applied them with great effect all over the world, most notably on the huge roof cracks in the desert areas of. This duo the wide boyz have the first ascent of the century crack.

Really enjoyed this piece on the rv project about the process behind tom randall and pete whittaker both repeating cobra crack 5. Yes, its like turning the cobra crack mono into a roof move and making it way longer but if the skin doesnt explode on it, then there. Apr 05, 2019 when i first tried this move i was convinced that my forearm or finger would explode with a loud bang. Aug 16, 2019 tom randall, the other half of the uk crackclimbing duo the wide boyz, craned his neck at the belay, 35 feet off the ground, cautiously feeding rope. After their success climbing the worlds hardest offwidth, the wide boyz, pete whittaker and tom randall, embark on their next crack climbing mission. Their goal is the mighty cobra crack in squamish bc, considered to be the hardest finger crack in the world. The slang used when a piece of gear is solid and has no chance of failing. Jack fills you in on the details of the climb from tom and. Watch wide boyz ii slender gentlemen online vimeo on. The other wide boy has sent the canadian test piece gripped. This time the boys set their sights on one of the hardest finger cracks in the world, squamishs notorious cobra crack 5.

Its set on a beautiful buttress of white granite, and the boys have graded it 8c in diificulty, although it is hard to grade a crack climb like this one. I doubt his fingers would fit if tommys dont, as hes fairly taller. One of the best rock climbs in the world without question. This time their sights are set on the thinner end of the crack climbing spectrum. Situated high up on the flanks of the chief in squamish, this line was known as possibly one of the worlds most difficult cracks for. To cut a long story short you can get a lot of the theme of misery from the video below we had some truly british weather and attempts were more. To date cobra crack is one of the hardest crack routes in the world. The ability to climb cracks is at the core of a climbers craft. Wide boyz ii slender gentlemen 2014 the poster database. The sizes of cracks vary from those that are just barely wide enough for the fingers to fit inside, to those that are so wide that the entire body can fit inside with all limbs outstretched. He has taken techniques learnt on his local crags and has applied them with great effect all over the world, most notably on the huge roof cracks in the desert areas of utah, and on the big walls of yosemite. Theyve also repeated famed lines like squamish, british columbia. Rock climb cobra crack, british columbia mountain project. Wide boyz ii slender gentlemen hot aches productions.

Monster cracks by pete whittaker from the climbing zine. This was the very last cave on the rim that we were checking out and wed hit the absolute jackpot. Okay, so the offwidthing thing of america wasnt exactly an end goal it was a process we needed to go through to complete the master plan. Wide boyz ii slender gentlemen 2014 the movie database. Tom randalls cobra crack climb finger workout epictv. Cobra crack was hard enough doing a single one on a 45 degree bulge. I thought about cobra crack, but the consensus seems to be on 14b and the number of repeats makes me wonder if its a tad easier. In todays climbing daily we take a trip to the edge climbing centre in sheffield to check out how tom randall is getting on with his training for the new season. Were talking about pura pura, the project of british crack climber tom randall who, after having climbed some of the hardest cracks in world such as century crack and cobra crack returned to italys valle dellorco to climb the famous greenspit once again.

Dec 31, 2014 after their success climbing the worlds hardest offwidth, the wide boyz, pete whittaker and tom randall, embark on their next crack climbing mission. Monster cracks by pete whittaker dec 30 locations 5490 views no comments on monster cracks by pete whittaker over hundreds of thousands of years, water has trickled, raged, and poured down cracks and creases, winding and weaving through rock rugosities, and worn paths through weaknesses to form what is now known as canyonlands. But this isnt just any old climbing wall he is training in, this is crack climbing. The ascent was shown in the delightfully named sequel, wide boyz 2. Wide boyz duo have been working on the route for last few. The sizes of cracks vary from those that are just barely wide enough for the fingers to fit inside, to those that are so wide that the entire body can fit. Pete whitakker had sent it last week, and now, days before their departure and the rains, tom randall has climbed it. Regardless of these thoughts, its certainly a performance worth mentioning. After the two young guns onsighted, flashed, or soloed many testpieces such as belly full of bad berries and trench warfare, they finally found a route. Here, tom randall shows how he trained for the brutal. Since mason earle first tried cobra crack in 2009, the. Apr 10, 2014 as ever pete and i will be doing a europewide lecture tour to support the film, so please do give us a shout if youre keen to see and hear about petes sausage fingers, my nude top rope of cobra or how you train for 8c on a 8ft wooden crack. 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.