Pete Whittaker

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Rope soloed El Capitan in 20 hours 6 minutes
First ascent of Dynamics of Change (E9 7a), Burbage South, Peak District
First ascent of Century Crack (5.14b), the world’s hardest off-width, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
First ascent of The Bigger Baron ( E10 7a), Wimberry Rocks, Chew Valley, England

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This athlete has competed internationally

European Youth Cup - Imst (AUT) 2006 after disqualification Lead Youth B Male 42nd

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Interview Pete Whittaker and Tom Randall on their Motorway Roof Crack - The Great Rift

In early November 2021, after a summer of recce trips and one previous attempt that ended halfway, Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker climbed a horizontal roof crack over 2500 feet long (roughly the length of Half Dome in Yosemite). The lin...

29 8 Dec, 2021

The Ticklist #52: Bridges, Boulders, Highballs and Big Mountains

A variety of climbs on different mediums this week: rock, ice, snow and...concrete.

3 5 Dec, 2021

Fri Night Vid Troll Wall - An Unforgiving Climb up Europe's Highest Wall

This week's Friday Night Video follows Pete Whittaker and Mari Augusta Salvesen up the Troll Wall in the Romsdalen valley, Norway. The wall is the tallest vertical rock face in Europe but the danger of the wall doesn't...

7 22 Oct, 2021

The Ticklist #34 Hard Trad First Ascents and Repeats

A quiet week with some hard trad going down...

20 Jun, 2021

The Ticklist #5 - Céüse Sends, Alpine Jaunts and More...

In this week's ticklist, we've got a variety of sport, trad multipitch, alpine and bouldering...

21 Aug, 2020

The Ticklist #3 - Font 8C+ Video, Scary DWS and a WideBoy on Silence

In this week's Ticklist, we have a video of one of the world's hardest boulder problems,...

10 7 Aug, 2020

Fri Night Vid Pete Whittaker climbs Recovery Drink (8c+)

This week's Friday Night Video takes us back to Pete Whittaker's multi-year battle on Recovery...

5 27 Mar, 2020

News New Routes on Aiguille des Pélerins and Tour Ronde by Bracey, Helliker & Whittaker

4 24 Feb, 2020

Video Kendal Rekindled: Pete Whittaker Interview

25 Nov, 2019

News Pete Whittaker flashes Ronny Medelsvensson (Trad 8b)

6 20 Aug, 2019

News Third Ascent of Recovery Drink by Pete Whittaker

9 16 Aug, 2019

Fri Night Vid The Wideboyz Crack on in Canyonlands

12 21 Jun, 2019

News Hardest Crack Line yet for the Wide Boyz - Black Mamba 5.14b

15 Apr, 2019

News Roof Crack Repeat by Randall and Whittaker - Necronomicon 5.13d / 14a

12 Apr, 2019

Interview Perfect Partners #15: Pete Whittaker and Tom Randall

2 24 Jan, 2019

Fri Night Vid Wide Boyz - All Tooled Up

28 11 Jan, 2019

News Pete Whittaker rope-solos Half Dome and El Cap in a Day

12 13 Nov, 2018

Skills How to Rope Solo - with Pete Whittaker

13 14 Aug, 2018

Fri Night Vid Pete Whittaker - Rope Soloing El Capitan

31 13 Apr, 2018

News Dark Angel VII / 8 First Ascent by Helliker, Bullock & Whittaker

5 13 Feb, 2018

Destination Guide Bohuslän, Sweden

34 16 Jan, 2018

Fri Night Vid Shauna Coxsey and Pete Whittaker go crack climbing

48 10 Nov, 2017

Destination Guide Vedauwoo, Wyoming - A Crack Climbing Paradise

5 19 Sep, 2017

Fri Night Vid Wide Grandadz

9 30 Jun, 2017

Fri Night Vid Wideboyz Smash Staffordshire Nose Record

12 9 Dec, 2016

Review Wide Boyz DVD

19 7 Dec, 2012

Latest Reviews for Pete's Sponsors

Reviews from the UKC editorial team

Men's Climbing Trousers

Climbing trousers - everyone wears them, but they're often a bit of an after-thought: do you turn up to the crag or the wall in your dirtiest jeans, or brightest Euro-wad pantaloons? In this test we compare 15 pairs of climbing-oriented strides...

60 2 Nov, 2021

Wild Country Mosquito Harness

The Mosquito is the lightest harness that Wild Country has ever made. It's designed to be a super minimal sport climbing harness - so how does it perform in the climbing wall, at the crag, and on routes? Theo Moore finds out.

5 Oct, 2021

One Person Tents and Hooped Bivvys

From minimalist backpacking and mountaineering, to quick overnights in the hills closer to home, solo shelters save a lot of weight and bulk in your pack. With an emphasis on versatile three-season models, we look at a range of options for budgets of...

21 23 Sep, 2021

Micro Cams

Micro cams are among the most useful pieces of gear on a trad climber's rack. Having a tiny cam you can rely on to protect otherwise...

48 8 Sep, 2020

Large Bouldering Mats

Biggest isn't always best, but in bouldering it certainly has its place. Larger pads are ideal for higher problems, awkward landings,...

29 7 Jul, 2020

Bombproof Winter Mountain Shells

What's the ideal shell for Scottish winter climbing and gnarly hill walks? A beefy and protective one! Here we review tough...

28 25 Feb, 2020

Patagonia Ascensionist Jacket

It's not built for serious Scottish winter abuse, but for sweaty mountain activities, from ski touring and mountaineering to...

6 24 Jan, 2020

Latest News from Pete's Sponsors

Announcements direct from manufacturers

New Climbing Gear Autumn / Winter 2021

For the past couple of months, we've been finding out about all the shiny new gear that's hitting the shops this Autumn/Winter. We've taken a look at everything from the latest harnesses and helmets, to new rock shoes and cool cams. Tak...

9 12 Oct, 2021

New Climbing Gear Spring / Summer '21

Next up in our Spotlight gear round-ups is climbing gear. We've chatted with brands about the latest hardware, ropes, harnesses, helmets and every other form of gear. Plus, everything is hitting the shops imminently...

11 15 Mar, 2021