After their success climbing the worlds hardest offwidth, the wide boyz, pete whittaker and tom randall, embark on their next crack climbing mission. On episode 194, i sit down in denver, colorado with louisville, ky native and red river gorge climber, dru mack. 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. With alex honnold, patrick kingsbury, jason kruk, timmy oneill. Now two englishmen, tom randall and pete whittaker, are on a mission to master this bizarre form of climbing. Many people know pete for his general allround trad climbing hes bloody good at it, so no surprises there. Hope are all now available to stream and download from reelhouse. 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.
From wideboyz to slender gentlemen tom randall climbing. 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. Wideboyz, are a pair of expert british climbers who regularly set new records in the extreme sport of offwidth. American offwidth climbing has spawned a counterculture of rough and tumble characters who arent afraid to bleed and grovel up a route. Their goal is the mighty cobra crack in squamish bc, considered to be the. Now two brits, tom randall and pete whittaker the wide boyz travel to the united states to do battle with some offwidth climbs. Tom randall is one of the infamous wide boyz offwidth climbers from sheffield, england. Offwidth climbing duo, wideboyz euromaxx videos dw. Wide boyz this blog is about two climbers who are searching out the widest, dirtiest and hardest offwidths that this planet has to offer.
The world of offwidth crack climbing is a strange subculture rumored to be dominated by knuckledragging, barbrawling dirtbags. Tom and pete have since gone on to establish and repeat many of the worlds hardest crack climbs in all different widths, sizes, lengths and brutalities, gaining great knowledge and experience in this form of climbing. For our purposes, the wide starts at about 4 inches or maybe a little less for the ladies or a diminutive fister. Pete whittaker of wide boyz fame on crack climbing training. Wide boyz trailer the world of offwidth crack climbing is a strange subculture, rumoured to be dominated by knuckledragging, barbrawling dirt bags. You are encouraged to join our forum, add a personal photo gallery and send us content regarding your wide adventures. Wide boyz download from acclaimed directors paul diffley and chris alstrin comes a wild journey through the strange subculture of offwidth crack climbing. Tom talks about his entry into the gladiatorial climbing scene in sheffield, england, how his crack addiction started despite the lack of cracks in the uk, and the battle that him and pete whittaker took on with the worlds hardest offwidth, century crack in canyonlands national park. American offwidth climbing has spawned a counterculture of rough and tumble characters who arent afraid to bleed their way up a route. This course, in the offwidth capital of the world, will teach you basic and advanced offwidth climbing techniques that will have you cruising wide cracks in style. Hes repeated or established pretty much every single hard offwidth crack in europe and as yet, none have withheld his shuffle. Two climbers from england, pete whittaker and tom randall, set out to explore this.
Wide boyz ii slender gentlemen hot aches productions. Their new climb, century crack, is the hardest offwidth in the world at 5. Their goal is the mighty cobra crack in squamish bc, considered to be the hardest finger crack in the world. In wide boyz, or as it could have been called, a journey into the brutal beauty of off width climbing, from hot aches productions, we get to follow pete whittaker and tom randall on their quest to fulfill their lifetime dream of freeing the legendary 40 meter off width roof crack of century crack in the utah desert. The wide boyz epic quest to send one of the worlds toughest cracks wide boyz fa two 5. Offwidth cracks are too narrow to fit your whole body in and too wide to use standard crack climbing techniques. Peoples choice kendal mountain film festival best climbing film. The journeys, the training, the routes and the failures no holds barred. Episode 4 offwidth cracks with the wide boyz duration. Dru is a youngish climber and coach who dropped roots in the red as a kid, and now uses the base he gained there to tick hard sport pitches and boulders worldwide. The world of offwidth crack climbing is a strange subculture rumoured to be dominated by knuckledragging, barbrawling dirtbags. Sharks fin epic himalayan first ascent which includes the most beautiful alpine big wall ive seen. Get your free download of basecamp magazine, news updates from our community and the latest product information. Now two cheeky brits, tom randall and pete whittaker, are on a mission to master this bizarre form of climbing.
A climbing training podcast episodes free, on demand. 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. After two years of compulsive training in their tiny cellar, the underdogs travel to the states to do. 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. Establishing the worlds hardest offwidth century crack followed, and the name of the wide boyz stuck. Chris sharma has been at the top of the sport climbing game for 15 years, but 19yearold prodigy adam ondra is hot on his heels. Climbing wide cracks is a brutish and peculiarly american pursuit, practiced by a small band of burly misfits. However, i think its actually his wide crack skills that he should be best known for. American offwidth climbing has spawned a counterculture of rough and tumble characters. Since the cracks are unique in size, the climbing can seem awkward. Hosted by neely quinn, the trainingbeta podcast is a weekly conversation with rock climbings best and brightest. Pete whittaker and tom randall dedicated two years of their lives to training for offwidth routes they had never even seen.
Reel rock film tour wide boyz tv episode 2012 plot. 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 legend and the young contender team up in catalunya, spain. Its not about the grade, its about the experience and when it comes to the wide the experience is the same for everyone. From wideboyz to slender gentlemen posted on may 26, 20 by tomrandallclimbing a few people that are unlucky enough to have to see myself and pete regularly will know that weve spent the past winter improving on our crack climbing skills and taking things down a size or two. Two climbers from england, pete whittaker and tom randall, set out to explore this world and climb the worlds hardest offwidths. Two climbers from england, pete whittaker and tom randall, set out to explore this world and climb the worlds hardest offwidth. The world of offwidth crack climbing is a strange subculture rumoured to be dominated by knuckledragging, barbrawling, dirtbags. But tom randall thinks its time you investigated this almostforgotten art. So when two proper british lads, tom randall and pete whittaker, crossed the pond to eat up the gnarliest wide cracks in the west. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Wideboyz, are a pair of expert british climbers who regularly set new records in the extreme sport of. Crack climbing is a type of rock climbing in which the climber follows a crack in the rock and uses specialized climbing techniques. For me, the draw isnt the pain as much as the challenging technique, in particular the mobility issues that arise due to stacking.
The wide boyz take over american offwidth climbing. Watch wide boyz ii slender gentlemen online vimeo on. Fresh from winning peoples choice and best climbing film at the kendal mountain festival, wide boyz is a widely acclaimed film documenting two uk climbers exploration of the world of hard offwidth crack climbing. Hi, were tom randall and pete whittaker and commonly unlucky for us.
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. Bundle deal which includes both wide boyz films, century crack and cobra crack. Best climbing film sheffield adventure film festival. 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. 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. Often painful and hard work, their murky delights have been left behind by modern climbing. This time their sights are set on the thinner end of the crack climbing spectrum. Offwidth climbing duo, wideboyz euromaxx lifestyle in. Stevie haston attempted this route in the 1990s with no success. First published simultaneously in great britain and north america in 2020 by vertebrate publishing, sheffield, and mountaineers books, seattle.
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