Wide boyz crack climbing book

We caught up with pete at kendal mountain festival and had a chat about. Watch pete whittaker below as he manages to send the intimidating crack horror show in august 2019. Renowned crack climber, author and wide boyz pete whittaker shares his new guide the definitive guide to crack climbing. Also features interviews with some of the worlds top crack climbers, including lynn hill, alex honnold and peter croft. Climbing zine readers can receive a 10% discount for wide boyz from hot aches productions, by entering promo code. Pete is a 28yearold climber from sheffield whos made a name for himself in first ascent crack climbing and sufferfests in general. Upon order we will be in contact with you regarding a shipping price please see shipping estimates below. Two climbers from england, pete whittaker and tom randall, set out to explore this world and climb the worlds hardest offwidths. We are the wide boyz and want to share, educate and spread the crack climbing joy. But ballet has many things in common with crack climbing. Pete demonstrates the many different techniques and to give you an understanding of when, why and how to use them. Jan 17, 2020 climbing nomads we sit down with pete whittaker, one half of the wideboyz, to talk about all things crack related, his new book crack climbing from vertebrate publishing, and the much.

Climbing nomads we sit down with pete whittaker, one half of the wideboyz, to talk about all things crack related, his new book crack climbing from vertebrate publishing, and the much. Tom randall and pete whittaker known collectively as the wide boyz are no strangers to hard climbing. In 2011, the wide boyz british offwidth aficionados tom randall and pete whittakermade the first ascent of century crack, a 5. Crack climbing the definitive guide published by usa and canada. Drawing on his years of experience as a crack climbing master. Crack climbing by pete whittaker provides a single point of reference for all crack climbing techniques. 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 this blog is about two climbers who are searching out the widest, dirtiest and hardest offwidths that this planet has to offer. Crack climbing is a type of rock climbing in which the climber follows a crack in the rock and uses specialized climbing techniques. Slender gentlemen, pete whittaker and tom randall take on some of the worlds hardest cracks after an extended period of training on crack machines in randalls cellar. Renowned crack climber pete whittaker regularly teaches climbing courses and presents at climbing events around the world, from festivals such as the kendal mountain film festival, the telegraph london outdoor show, and banff mountain film and book festival, to local climbing clubs, gyms, and walls. An advocate for the sports aesthetic lines, physicality, and technical knowhow, author pete whittaker teaches more than sixty crack school masterclasses each.

After the second season, wild country handed the crack school over to us to manage as the wide boyz. The crack school is a 90 minute course led by two of the worlds top climbers pete whittaker and tom randall, aka the wide boyz. The idea of a wide boyz business grew from the crack climbing courses that tom and pete ran at indoor walls to pass on their crack climbing knowledge. The north seas frigid, wet air beat against pete whittaker as he spanned between two cracks on a 25degreeoverhanging granite wall. You get good at climbing well, we can do the crack parts quite well, book some plane tickets, fill a haul bag with food and water and then plod your way to the top in style. Feb 14, 2014 if you want to know more about crack climbing and even to learn direct from tom and pete wild country are running a series of crack school masterclasses across the uk for spring 2014 see more. Hes also just published his first book crack climbing. Two climbers from england, pete whittaker and tom randall, set out to explore this world and climb the worlds hardest offwidth. Apr 09, 2020 hosted by neely quinn, the trainingbeta podcast is a weekly conversation with rock climbing s best and brightest. Stream both films, along with many more climbing movies, with a subscription to climbing s summit membership. Wide boyz establish worlds longest roof crack crown of thorns 5. That sold out even faster, and the demand kept coming.

The only difference between the two books is cover colours, the name and the inside layout. Pro rock climbers, climbing trainers, and other insightful members of the climbing community offer their experiences with training for climbing, the best diet for climbing, and their personal stories with climbing. Like the climbing zine on facebook, or follow us on twitter. This time their sights are set on the thinner end of the crack climbing spectrum. Tom randall and pete whittakers crucifix project wide boy randall ticks cobra crack 5. Tom randall and pete whittakerknown collectively as the wide boyz are no strangers to hard climbing. Whittakers quirky sense of humor, as seen in the wide boyz films and other media, is present throughout the tome and keeps the reading fun.

Stevie haston attempted this route in the 1990s with no success. The two had been attempting the climb since 2018 attracted by the hardest crack climb in the world moniker. Petes book is the definitive howto guide for crack climbing, covering everything from the thinnest finger locks to full body spans. Pete whittaker is a 28yearold climber from sheffield whos made a name for himself in first ascent crack climbing and sufferfests in general.

Now two brits, tom randall and pete whittaker the wide boyz travel to the. Route package hand built crack climbing volumes wide boyz. The discipline is offwidth, or wide crack climbing, and its specifically in a really, really big roof so youre hanging upside down for a lot of that time. Following the ascent of the infamous offwidth line, they were introduced to a number of other projects in. Pete whittaker and tom randall dedicated two years of their lives to training for offwidth routes they had never even seen. Hand crack hand built crack climbing volumes wide boyz. Climbing wide cracks is a brutal and especially american pursuit practised by a small band of burly climbers. The journeys, the training, the routes and the failures no holds barred. The book is split into easily accessible sections on techniques for different widths of cracks, including finger cracks, hand and fist cracks, offwidth cracks and. Their goal is the mighty cobra crack in squamish bc, considered to be the hardest finger crack in the world. Crack climbing wide boyz trad climbing videos tom randall trad climbing pete whittaker. Pete whittaker of the wide boyz was working recovery drink 5.

Trainingbeta new podcast episode with pete whittaker of. Jan 01, 2020 renowned crack climber pete whittaker regularly teaches climbing courses and presents at climbing events around the world, from festivals such as the kendal mountain film festival, the telegraph london outdoor show, and banff mountain film and book festival, to local climbing clubs, gyms, and walls. Im also psyched to see how many people are starting to get involved and realise that this style of climbing is enjoyable and fun, not the knarly painful genre its sometimes perceived as. When we first thought of coming out on a trip to yosemite to climb big walls, it seemed pretty simple. Their new climb, century crack, is the hardest offwidth in the world at 5. Wide boyz ii slender gentlemen hot aches productions. Between them, the pair have climbed some of the hardest crack climbs in the world and set. Tom randall, the other half of the uk crack climbing duo the wide boyz, craned his neck at the belay, 35 feet off the ground, cautiously feeding rope. Thought of as one of the hardest crack climbs in the world, recovery drink has attracted some of the biggest hitters in. 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. Mountaineers books crack climbing by pete whittaker climb on. A parallel sided crack, designed to develop hand crack technique with comfort. Wild country crack school episode 7 advanced fingers.

An advocate for the sports aesthetic lines, physicality, and technical knowhow, author pete whittaker teaches more than sixty crack school masterclasses each year and was featured in the popular climbing film wide boyz. Crack fest brings together crack climbing masterclasses and a competition in one insane day. What we did was we realized that the standard within this type of climbing was relatively low if you look at it compared to sport climbing and bouldering standards around. Roll on nineyears from those first crack schools to today, and the term crack school is now used worldwide when people, climbing clubs, and gyms ask tom and i for crack coaching. I have a crack climbing glove that is a hack of a common gardening glove. This detailed and comprehensive guide teaches stepbystep techniques and tips, including for. Pete whittaker wideboyz crack climbing book youtube. Masterclasses each year and was featured in the popular climbing film wide boyz. 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. Crack climbing mastering the skills and techniques published. Pete whittaker has been back to yosemite this past autumn and succeded in a challenge to climb 7 big walls in 7 days. Company the book there are two publications of the book.

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. Climbing nomads we sit down with pete whittaker, one half of the wideboyz, to talk about all things crack related, his new book crack. Pete is widely regarded as one of the best crack climbers in the world, having made dozens of cuttingedge first ascents and hard repeats, including the first ascent of century crack 5. Whittakers quirky sense of humor, as seen in the wide boyz films. Crack climbing by pete whittaker provides a single point of reference for all crack climbing techniques, regardless of the grade you climb. Between them, the pair have climbed some of the hardest crack climbs. Wide boyz the world of offwidth crack climbing is a strange subculture rumoured to be dominated by knuckledragging, barbrawling dirtbags. And he makes the manly man disparaging ballet remark. Crack climbing experts pete whittaker and tom randall introduce their very own branded climbing volumes. The book not only addresses what to do if the crack is a little wide or thin, but also what to do if its in a corner or roof, how to place your feet in the various situations, how to rest, how to place gear, how to rack gear, etc. As one half of the wide boyz duo with tom randall, pete has become.

For example, under the heading more surface area between skin and rock equals a better jam. Bouldering crack climbing and general rock climbing techniques. Mar 26, 2020 pete whittaker of the wide boyz was working recovery drink 5. Products hand built crack climbing volumes wide boyz.

The main interview is with, i guess, an older expert of crack climbing strangely posed with what i guess is a whiskey bottle. First published simultaneously in great britain and north america in 2020 by vertebrate publishing, sheffield, and mountaineers books, seattle. The wide boyz back in 2009, tom randall and pete whittaker made it their mission to climb the worlds hardest offwidth cracks. Crack volumes showing all 8 results default sorting sort by popularity sort by average rating sort by latest sort by price. To let your customers know you have something new, we offer free promotional material upon purchase all volumes are packaged in a special wideboyz delivery box to make handling and packing easy delivery cost to the customers is included in the rental price.

This detailed and comprehensive guide teaches step. Author is professional crack climber and instructor yosemite. Establishing the worlds hardest offwidth century crack followed, and the name of the wide boyz stuck. Rock climbing in ireland wide boyz ii slender gentlemen hot aches productions. I talked with pete whittaker of wide boyz fame about how he trains for hard offwidth and trad climbs, and about his new book on crack climbing.

Review by luke mehall, publisher of the climbing zine, and author of climbing out of bed, available as an e book on kindle and nook. Sample pages from pete whittakers guide to climbing cracks. Pete has drawn on years of experience to demonstrate the many different techniques and to give you an understanding of when, why and how to use them. Crack climbing by pete whittaker sample pages by vertebrate. Join tradprincess and wide boyz, tom randall and pete whittaker for a 3day crack camp spring 2020. Participants will have the opportunity to experience all aspects of this climbing discipline. Crack climbing is a highly technical form of movement in which climbers position their hands, feet, and even their entire body in cracks to make upward progress on rock. Back in 2009, tom randall and pete whittaker made it their mission to climb the worlds hardest offwidth cracks. The definitive guide mountaineers outdoor expert whittaker, pete on. Wild country crack school is a series of six short videos designed to utilise the skills and knowledge of wild country climbers tom randall and pete whittaker to give an introduction to basics. I find most climbing vids deeply tedious, but as soon as i see wide boyz sp. The wide boyz are known for completing the first free ascent of century crack 5.

Tbp 144 pete whittaker of wide boyz fame on crack climbing. Crack climbing mastering the skills and techniques published by vertebrate publishing uk and rest of the world. The concept was to do several events at indoor locations, on specific crack climbing holds, and give guidance and tips. Author is professional crack climber and instructor yosemite, joshua tree, indian creek, vedauwoo, squamishmany premier crack climbing destinations are in north america crack climbing is a highly technical form of movement in which climbers position their hands, feet, and even their entire body in cracks to make upward progress on rock.

The ability to climb cracks is at the core of a climbers craft. The world of offwidth crack climbing is a strange subculture. Only after the shipping price has been agreed, will the order be processed and a full invoice sent. The world of offwidth crack climbing is a strange subculture rumoured to be dominated by knuckledragging, barbrawling dirtbags. After their success climbing the worlds hardest offwidth, the wide boyz, pete whittaker and tom randall, embark on their next crack climbing mission. About tom randall training for climbing trainingbeta. These crack climbing clinics are going to be filled with crack addicts. The wide boyz crack school in association with wild country will tour a number of popular uk climbing walls this winter to introduce climbers of all abilities to crack climbing. Mountaineers books is still shipping books and maps. A conversation with the wide boyz about their latest utah trip.

Pete whittaker climbs recovery drink video climber news. While there is a lot of information packed into crack climbing. Tom randall and pete whittaker were on hand to give expert advice as well as a host of pro superstars. Hardest crack line yet for the wide boyz black mamba 5. In 2018, the wide boyz set out on their first winter climb after a couple of false starts, of course.