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Kendal Rekindled: Pete Whittaker InterviewVideo

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25th November, 2019

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Pete Whittaker has been back to Yosemite this past Autumn and succeeded in a challenge to climb 7 big walls in 7 days. He's also just published his first book 'Crack Climbing.' We caught up with Pete at Kendal Mountain Festival and had a chat about his recent endeavours.

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Rope soloed El Capitan in 20 hours 6 minutes
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