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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Fri Night Vid This is Patagonia - Whittaker and Villanueva O'Driscoll

This week's Friday Night Video takes us to Patagonia where Pete Whittaker and Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll are gunning for first free ascents. The pair, who had never previously roped up together, made the most of Patagonia's short and fi...

3 21 Apr

Fri Night Vid Wide Boyz

This week's Friday Night Video put Pete Whittaker and Tom Randall on the path to global domination: Wide Boyz. The pair travel to the US to test themselves on some desperate testpieces, before taking a look at an old Stevie Haston project. A classic journey through the...

3 24 Mar

News 8b Trad Roof Crack Flash in Spain by Pete Whittaker

Pete Whittaker has flashed La Fuerza de la Gravedad, an 8b trad roof crack in Vadiello, Spain.

12 26 Oct, 2022

News Massive New Gogarth E8 Roof Crack by Pete Whittaker - Bar Wars

Pete Whittaker has made the first ascent of a mega 100-metre, three-pitch E8 roof crack in...

9 26 Sep, 2022

News Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker Break Peak Classic Rock Round by Bike Record

Pete Whittaker and Tom Randall - AKA the WideBoyz - have made the second...

22 Aug, 2022

The Ticklist Will Bosi Boulders New Peak 8C+ and Classic Rock Round Record Broken

In this week's Ticklist, Rob Greenwood talks through Will Bosi's new Peak...

19 Aug, 2022

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...

29 8 Dec, 2021

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

3 5 Dec, 2021

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

7 22 Oct, 2021

The Ticklist #34 Hard Trad First Ascents and Repeats

20 Jun, 2021

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

21 Aug, 2020

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

10 7 Aug, 2020

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

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

If it Ain't Broke - Gear that Goes On and On

In these days of growing environmental concern and shrinking budgets, we can't all be constantly buying brand gear. There's a lot to be said for making do with the stuff we already own. To celebrate our loyalty to much-loved and trusty bits of ...

46 14 Nov, 2022

OTS Trade Show Reports

For the first time since the pandemic UKC and UKH have attended an actual, real life trade show, OTS in Liverpool. Here are the highlights of what we saw.

8 4 Aug, 2022

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 from leading...

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...

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...

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

Latest News from Pete's Sponsors

Announcements direct from manufacturers

Wild Country Voluntary Recall  - Superlight Rock chocks

For Wild Country, consumer satisfaction and safety are key aspects as we develop and offer new products. Our development process includes strict standards and regulations which are followed to guarantee the highest possible quality. T...

50 28 Feb

Making Friends Since 1977 – The Heritage of Wild Country

The story of Wild Country is the story of two strong-minded and visionary individuals from totally different backgrounds, but who shared a common passion. It was a chance meeting between two climbers in the summer of 1972, one...

5 7 Dec, 2022

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. Take a peak:

9 12 Oct, 2021