Without a partner: Pete Whittaker rope solos El Capitan in under 24 hours

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In November 2016, Pete Whittaker became the first person to solo - all free - El Capitan in under 24 hours, finishing in 20 hours and 6 minutes. Rope Solo Free climbing is a sport that few people know about and even fewer people do. We hear from Pete Whittaker, his long time climbing partner Tom Randall and Big wall solo climbing expert Andy Kirkpatrick as they take us through the paces of what it really means to make a rope-solo-free ascent of El Cap.
“The Problem is if Pete pulled it off, nobody would even get it, nobody would understand how hard it was"… "and to do it in a day, is totally insane” - Andy Kirkpatrick
“The ascent made by Pete on Freerider to me is hopefully the dawn of a new style of big wall solo climbing, big wall solo climbing on El Capitan for many years was just aid climbing. Now Pete has proven that it's possible to do that free climbing, but relatively fast” - Tom Randall
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A TWO MUPPETS production
Directed and edited by Adam Bailes
Produced by Pete Whittaker and Adam Bailes
Camera and graphics by Dustin Moore
Additional camera: Jen Randall, Pete Whittaker, Dustin Moore,
Adam Bailes
Thanks to Wild Country and Five Ten
Music (in order of appearance)
Chris Zabriskie - Oxygen Garden
Chris Zabriskie - Divider
Tours - Enthusiast
Chris Zabriskie - Wonder Cycle
Chris Zabriskie - Stories About the World That Once Was
Chris Zabriskie - There's a Special Place for Some People
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@kyleshpak9286 5 лет назад

Climbing community response: That's awesome, Congrats man! Public response: Have you heard of Alex Honnold?

@milikoshki 5 лет назад

lol seriously. I'm happy Free Solo did so well and it's fucking rad etc etc but damn will I be happy when the hype dies down

@blinzi69 5 лет назад

@@milikoshki im happy when all these wannabe climbers that started only because of the movie lose interest and my gym gets less crowded!

@THEREALIAINCOOK 5 лет назад

@@blinzi69 thats fucked but i sorta see your point

@insanenative445 5 лет назад

@@blinzi69 lmao

@mgway4661 5 лет назад

You shouldn't have this much animosity towards the sport growing

@uwo5786 3 года назад

The best part of all of this is the guy who categorized gingers with blind people

@craigward7691 3 года назад

gingerism is alive and well in the 21st century!

@_trbr 3 года назад

His name is Andy Kirkpatrick and he is a rad badass. He's spent more time solo on el cap than most everyone

@raza9tixx 3 года назад

Yo wtf

@danny-li6io 3 года назад

I was wondering if I heard that right! Hilarious! (Except not for ginger’s)

@Bloated545 3 года назад

Is it bad that I just sort of went right passed that as if I subconsciously confirmed that gingers and blind people are one in the same 😅

@danielwcrompton 3 года назад

I just saw this, I'm amazed by Pete. He presents himself as a skilled amateur, in reality he's a Jedi.

@darthnihilus4074 3 года назад

I agree

@jakobbauz Год назад

Totally. And that kind of understatement is so charming.

@daffymore Год назад

also just saw him in Storrow, i used to do climbing and pk and yes i have to admit with the parkourists, climbing is a better sport

@piethein4355 7 месяцев назад

I mean technically he is a skilled amateur. He makes his money on youtube and buisnesses related to climbing now, but not directly from climbing like sponsered climbers, such as most competition climbers and some famous non competition climbers like Alex Hanold.

@Scheeringiscaring 4 месяца назад

@@piethein4355i’m pretty sure he’s sponsored by both patagonia and Wild Country so he’s fs a professional climber and not a “skilled amateur”

@ferguscarroll5520 5 лет назад

"...If Pete pulled it off, nobody would even get it, nobody would understand how hard it was." the sad thing is that this quote is totally proven correct in this comment section.

@timpistotti4831 5 лет назад

exactly

@OMGWTFBBQ1090 4 года назад

Alex is a world class climber but his fame has clearly brought a lot of fans that know nothing on climbing to set fire to anything that dares challenge his supremacy, I just hope that in the future the loud mouths on the internet aren't the ones who remember these great climbers but people who appreciate the sport :)

@jewellianpowers369 4 года назад

20Hours of climbing, need i say more to impress? 20 FKING HOURS OF CLIMBING, i can't even walk for 20 hours...

@danielt.4330 4 года назад

@@OMGWTFBBQ1090 I'm confused! Did this guy do the same thing as Alex? I thought Alex did it without a rope. So how is this as impressive if he did it with a rope? And why did it only take Alex 4 hours, but it took this guy 20 hours?

@oliverroberts5119 4 года назад

Somebody please reply before I do 😄

@LukeHeironimus 3 года назад

What Alex Honnold did was an insane mental feat(as it was well within his physical capacity) What Pete did was an incredible show of pure brute strength, as he climbed El Cap 3 times using three different methods in just over 20 hours without a partner. Very different but still impressive achievements by both.

@craigward7691 3 года назад

climbed it twice and abseiled it once

@boom76 Год назад

Luke at your birthday lets say do you sing happy birthday to everyone born in that day - and you started congratulating Alex on video about Pete ! dono for me it sounds disrespectful

@worldstar907 9 месяцев назад

Alex basically destroyed him. Smashed his dreams, diminished his climb. very rude.

@vexron5872 8 месяцев назад

@@boom76 For the love of all that is fucking real can you just appreciate that they both achieved something exceptional? Literally nothing disrespectful about it, he's congratulating Pete as much as Alex ffs.

@vexron5872 8 месяцев назад

@@worldstar907 What so people aren't allowed to complete acomplishments of human capability even when what they're doing is 2 different things, Stfu.

@sethgilbertson2474 5 лет назад

I don’t know that Pete is fully recognized for the brilliant climber that he is. I remember reading about this ascent and thinking, “Huh, that must’ve been pretty hard.” This beautiful film put it in a more relatable context.

@freddie_connor9202 Год назад

@R C true, a lot of pro climbers know pete whittaker

@GJ-GamingJunkie 4 года назад

What Alex did required more balls. What Pete did was by far more physically demanding. Both of them are beasts in their own right. Well done Pete. Amazing job 👍🏼

@mattsmith1705 4 года назад

Anyone who can look at el cap and even contemplate the idea of climbing it, with ropes or otherwise, has gargantuan gorilla balls made of solid brass. Both these guys are amazing

@enshk79 4 года назад

Delusional. Alex climbed it WITH NO ROPE. What Alex did was literally a SUPERHUMAN feat. One small mistake means certain death. Does Alex’s accomplishment overshadow every other climber? YES. Sorry.

@shoqed 4 года назад

You are delusional. Risking death doesn't add much to climbing. It's not about taking as much risk as possible, it's about climbing hardest or fastest. Risk of falling in a free solo makes you go way below your physical limits. It's not the climbing that is impressive, it's the risk-taking.

@alexlloyd4 4 года назад

@Iron Bear Its more impressive to the layman, sure, but anyone who has climbed El Cap in a push knows how absolutely exhausting it is (and thats just normal tactics). Doing it rope solo is probably at least 2x as thrashing because of the logistical clusterfuck of climbing and cleaning in that style means that you basically ascend the formation twice and rap it once (almost 9000' of vertical movement). To free climb the whole thing in addition to dealing with the extra faff is totally bananas. Less romantic/dramatic than free solo (and consequence is far lower), but the physical effort involved is far beyond what Alex did. (As it should be, free soloing requires a more precise focus and flow--things that are hard to maintain when your completely bonked)

@OMGWTFBBQ1090 4 года назад

There are a lot of strong opinions coming from people that have clearly never climbed before as replies in this small thread haha.

@philipgibson2066 4 года назад

He lead and pitched himself so basically for every pitch he has had to climb back down to unhook and climb back up before the next pitch. Basically he has climbed el Cap twice then, with all that weight on himself and no rest an no sleep. That is an incredible feat of human strength and stamina.

@lester44444 6 месяцев назад

two laps up, and belayed one lap down basically

@mystiqg6248 Месяц назад

after seeing pete in magnus's videos, I had no idea who he really was. this is a whole other level of respect for him

@addisonwoolner4530 3 года назад

*literally any impressive feat in climbing* people who haven't climbed a day in their life: "yeah but alex honnold"

@evanhansen5064 3 года назад

it makes me angry to no end when people are so confidently incorrect about everything climbing related just because they watched one movie.

@nunyabusiness8498 3 года назад

That's like going up to someone in basketball who hit a game winner then saying. Yeah but Kobe

@blogintonblakley2708 3 года назад

Yeah... but Alex Honnold...

@TheVaff3l 3 года назад

It's the same in any sport. People who has never thrown their legs over a motorcycle, watching MotoGP clips on youtube: "Bikes are slow, F1 cars can do x seconds faster lap times" Completely disregarding the sheer physical demand it requires, and insane technical skill those riders have. Plus the fact how batshit crazy they have to be to be able to ride a bike on the absolute limit around a track lap after lap.

@FingerboardJunkie 3 года назад

they don’t understand how hard the art actually is its crazy yes alex is incredible and yes his climb was better but come on man the guts on this dude you gotta give him credit

@dalistrata4 3 года назад

pete is so fucking cool. extremely underrated

@bottomendbliss 2 года назад

This feat deserves a full length documentary. What an absolute legend. Youve done us proud Pete.

@extremechimpout 11 месяцев назад

It's a bit late for that this was 8 years ago

@morgann1862 5 лет назад

After reading these comments, I guess no one will ever get credit for climbing achievements again, since Honnold soloed the Freerider!

@northwestadventure5087 5 лет назад

morgan n I just read a comment on a video about Messners oxygen free Everest climb.... someone wrote “yeah but it’s not as hard as Honnolds free solo of El Cap”

@markodonoghue9526 5 лет назад

@@northwestadventure5087 That's funny. I haven't done either so I say "Too close to call.

@HondoTrailside 5 лет назад

It is a unique achievement in the history of climbing, and I don't imagine we will ever see a lineup to repeat it, unless there is a major technological breakthrough in rubber, or fingers. The only thing I can think of that compares, in a different realm is the first oxygenless ascent of Everest. And the El-Cap climb is clearly far more difficult, and dangerous.

@desertweasel6965 5 лет назад

Well, I agree somewhat. Alex seems to overshadow other great climbers achievements. He's not cocky about it, but other climbers deserve recognition as well and also there are far better climbers than Alex in other styles of climbing. Take Mt Everest for instance. Alex hasn't climbed it for a reason. He's not very good at that type of climbing.

@stephenmneedham 5 лет назад

Honnold is SO honest. His strength is knowing who he is. First to admit his weaknesses and his strengths. It doesn't seem like fame works itself into any of the decisions he makes. Unfortunately, one of these days, a step, or a hold, that's been solid a million times is going to come loose and what he lives for will kill him. He knows that and has come to terms with it. I don't think it's fair to compare him to anyone living or dead and that's what makes him great. I sure hope I'm wrong. But I'm not.

@sdarbs 5 лет назад

Outstanding achievement Pete. One of the all time great climbs. Enjoyed this film immensely.

@jwcurry83 5 лет назад

The end of the video is similar to a lesson I learned cycling a long time ago. Get on your bike and ride as far from home as you can until you can't possibly ride anymore. Then ride home. You will always make it. The human body is far stronger than our minds will let you believe!

@tathtath 5 лет назад

that's why i like climbing and mountain hiking! It is like putting yourself in situations were you can't give up and push for above 100% of possibility! :)

@Kenji314159 5 лет назад

Yeah unless you go out there and injure yourself and then limp or crawl back if you can even make it. Bad attitude imho. Listen to your body and stop when you start damaging it. Like, if your muscles ache and you're tired, by all means push yourself harder. But if your joints ache, you have stinging pains deep inside, etc, it's probably better to reevaluate your training regimen. You can quickly accumulate very serious and potentially lifelong damage with bad training.

@jwcurry83 5 лет назад

@@Kenji314159 It was a lesson, not a training recommendation. Of course constantly pushing your body past its limits in training is a bad idea. But having the mental fortitude to overcome pain and discomfort during competition is something that needs to be learned.

@midi510 4 года назад

@@Kenji314159 I listen to my body every day. Sometimes we're not in agreement, though, and if it's case isn't strong enough, I'm the ruling factor. The body isn't a "thing" as much as it is a happening (like the whole universe). Not a noun, but a verb, ultimately. You're consciousness has a very real physiological effect on body performance.

@ripapa6355 3 года назад

Terrible advice. Jesus, just stay home guys, S&R is tired of hauling your asses home

@devinsmyname 5 лет назад

Pete Whittaker: Rope solos El Cap Also Pete: Can't climb over a log ( 9:47 )

@somanayr 4 года назад

V20 at my gym

@joelknapp9112 3 года назад

There's footage of Sharma failing on that log in the movie Sendbashers from the Rock Reel Tour.

@Rickswars 3 года назад

They just love trolling it's sopposbly cool today, I think they are bored geeks following a trend. ( No brains)

@RideJumpShow Год назад

Coming here after having seen Pete's climbing assessment through Lattice Training makes you better understand how he was able to accomplish this feat. His endurance ability and recovery rate are insane, blows every other professional climber Lattice has ever tested right out of the water. I don't think anyone who doesn't climb will fully grasp how incredibly difficult this was. Very impressive!

@skutts 5 лет назад

Anyone that climbs this wall is a beast. Alex. This guy. Caldwell. All badass dudes with balls of steel. God bless them and I hope to never read about their deaths.

@dillweed501 4 года назад

Caldwell is on another level than this guy tho.. not even comparable

@robertnewell4054 4 года назад

@Dillon Morse .... obviously you’re not familiar with Pete Whittikar & his climbing achievements. The FanBoy attachment in climbing is a poor reflection on the sport

@jeanf6295 3 года назад

And Lynn Hill, in 1994, the first freeclimb of The Nose, in 23 hours. She pretty much proved it could be done, in her words : "it goes boys".

@oMaGicKsv 2 года назад

@@dillweed501 they absolutely are comparable... you know nothing

@abelboronkai448 2 года назад

@@oMaGicKsv You can compare a sprinter and a marathon runner but it wont give you meaningfull results. Same her. And even if they did the same route same setting ect. its just silly. Yes one did it good and the other did it good too. Thats all its not a competition they dont want medals for it they dont argue wich of them is better. So why should we? You and I both know very little compared to these legends so we are deff not qualified to judge and compare them.

@nosymbolrequired Месяц назад

One of our favourites on RU-vid - this is pure climbing legend stuff. Lead rope solo is brutal, on multi-pitch, doing El Cap in under 24 hours, is incredible. Well done Pete.

@heresyourslaw 5 лет назад

I can't imagine the nightmare of managing those ropes... sometimes the vacuum cord gives me trouble.

@mickburton6838 4 года назад

heresyourslaw 😂

@super65ap 3 года назад

Honestly learn to manage you vacuum cords and you can manage ropes after that

@troymcdivitt1868 3 года назад

Do it without ropes alex did

@wormhole331 3 года назад

Sling the vacuum cord over your shoulder. It helps.

@tylerlong8928 3 года назад

@@wormhole331 what's a vacuum cord, sorry im new to climbing and trying to learn

@EverlastGX 5 лет назад

Ill free solo my stairs. Wish me luck

@blinzi69 5 лет назад

EverlastGX i free soloed out of bed this morning - almost died.

@EmanS117 5 лет назад

He hasn't replied back, I think the stairs might have been too much.. Rest In Pepperoni's O_O

@devraj220990 5 лет назад

Tried to free solo out of the bathtub today, slipped and fell

@rubendebien5557 5 лет назад

you better have climbed those stairs 3 times then

@bennyd345 4 года назад

Be careful up there.

@bazcardinal1176 6 лет назад

That was awesome Pete!! I've been rope soloing for the last six years and started using the Silent Partner five years ago. I'm only rope soloing single pitch climbs and nothing hard. You took it to a whole different level and I find that to be super inspiring. Great film and I look forward to seeing more of you in films.

@balke7935 6 лет назад

for me, the key to Pete's success here is all down to the tea towel.

@juliuspleaser4675 Год назад

I love that climbers HAVE to have a level of confidence to survive their passion, and yet are so often outwardly humbled even by their own accomplishments. Such a cool crowd.

@davidbabin1287 Год назад

I think they’re in so much focus from the feat itself they can’t remember the climb… must take a lil minute to set in… this was fn incredible

@BootsORiley 3 года назад

"maybe it wasn't quite hard enough. lol!" Pete, you fecking clodhopping brute! Truly one of the most incredible feats of human achievements here. Absolutely bewildering.

@mattc3510 5 лет назад

Truly amazing climber, that’s such an incredible achievement. Well done Pete!

@asquietas 4 года назад

Such an impressive physical and mental effort which deserves its rightful place in the history of El Cap climbing.

@Grant-vk6zo 5 лет назад

Very impressive! I can't imagine climbing El Capitan 3 times in a day. All while dragging the gear up and down.

@nebusnevermore 4 года назад

Pete, that was inspirational. You're awesome! Can't wait to see your next challenge :)

@matzman92 5 лет назад

LoL at 10:41 "blind people, people with ginger hair" hahah wtf

@climbingblogger3350 5 лет назад

Haha yeah, I had to play that part three times back to check if he really said that. Then I proceeded and sent it to my ginger friend ;-p

@nathanwilliams4005 5 лет назад

Gingers aren't human.

@carsonp.7009 5 лет назад

im ginger and now i feel oppressed, also wtf does that have to do with climbing

@ArtanisKizrath 5 лет назад

Having ginger hair is a disability

@Thebald1 5 лет назад

I'm blind and I climbed that mountain with my Seeing Eye Dog. . He was a great little Dog.. That was his first and last climb, so I had to do it with my seeing eye stick

@Kamikaze_4 6 лет назад

Holy moly. This man is inspirational. That was an amazing journey :o

@3Musicismypassion 9 месяцев назад

This is an incredible feat. I've been climbing for a year and could not even imagine something like this could be possible. Pete's dedication and passion for climbing is a huge inspiration

@GilchristRyan 5 лет назад

I genuinely can't believe people are saying this is less impressive since the route has been free soloed. Free soloing is obviously more dangerous but to say that more dangerous is more impressive makes it sound like a send has to be death defying to be recognised.

@linusssssssss 5 лет назад

You're absolutely right.

@insanenative445 5 лет назад

it does imo and alex wins rope vs no rope

@mickburton6838 4 года назад

Tony Edwards Lol what a load of bollocks

@massageadventurist9804 4 года назад

Why can’t they both be impressive but not one more impressive than the other? I understand you don’t want to take away from this climbers accomplishments but in reality some things are more impressive than others. Is it in bad taste to mention Alex’s climb is more impressive especially on this dude’s climbing video? Absolutely. It’s still true though. Saying both climbs are equally impressive is completely wrong. Not everyone is a winner and not all accomplishments are equal. People need to learn that it’s okay to fail and okay to not be as good as someone else. It’s ridiculous.

@ivandesantis858 3 года назад

@@massageadventurist9804 Intelligent comment and good job trying to school the overly sensitive who can't face facts. What Alex did was better. Period.

@KSA-ll9kt 4 года назад

No idea this climbing style was out there until I discovered this video. This ridiculously insane and impressive, a phenomenal effort.

@arthurprior4638 5 лет назад

Congratulations Pete, what an incredible achievement!

@mszymkowski 6 лет назад

Very inspiring! Great job man!

@VRIceblast 5 лет назад

Alex is awesome, but what Pete did here was a First as well, and he did it in 2016, around 7 months before Alex did his thing. Alex was probably practicing on the wall, while Pete was making his climb. What Pete did, is something very few people in the world could pull off, I have no idea if anyone has beat his time, but the physical effort to pull off this climb is extreme, and something anyone should be proud of. Free Soloing is very cool, but so very dangerous. Alex's record will probably stand for a very long time, because it's just so dangerous. 99% of climbers will be using a rope, so, Pete's record is the more sane goal to go for. 99% of climbers would understand, and appreciate what Pete has done. While those same climbers will put free soloing in a very different category, they will be extremely impress by it, but because it's so very dangerous, they will see it as something very separate from them. Pete's time will be more important to them, because they will never go after Alex's. Congratz Pete, impressive accomplishment, this video was very good.

@stevencooney9236 4 года назад

I cannot imagine the workload alone including dehydration, fatigue, constancy of exposure. The guy is a cyborg. Just amazing.

@Palahume 4 года назад

Good comment.

@wormhole331 3 года назад

I know nothing about climbing so I don't know what I'm talking about but to me it would seem Pete's climb was harder. Having to manage the equipment, ropes. All that weight. But Alex's climb was a lot ballsier.

@VRIceblast 3 года назад

@@wormhole331 Yeah, the majority of people will be comparing themselves to Pete's accomplishment, because they would never have the mental ability to do what Alex did.

@Lalaland.001 3 года назад

to add to Pete's accomplishment, he virtually did not know every detail of his route, he took notes but never completely physically climbed it, whereas Alex memorized the entire route in 6 years. Impressive as Alex climb was and still is. I personally know how hard it is to onsight a route. So to me Pete's ascent is far more impressive if you take the balls of alex out of the equation...

@Mari00ooo 6 лет назад

Stunning Film!! thanks for sharing

@calimon00 4 месяца назад

This just happens to be the first song/video I saved. Very deep heartfelt song. Clever video/editing 👌 Great to have met you at the OB record store. Thanks for sharing w knowledge.

@YULABEBE 5 лет назад

Bravo buddy, what an achievement in climbing. Amazing.

@HilleCine 4 года назад

Fantastic achievement a true inspiration for myself and mirrors my own goals.

@unowhotravelchannel 6 лет назад

Wow, stunning video and great to get to know this guy and what makes him tick! 👍

@irakperez 5 лет назад

What an effort. Admirable. Fantastic quality on the filmmaking also.

@danegagnon Год назад

So inspiring. I'm just getting back into climbing again and Pete is totally my favorite. Best vibes!

@Wolfdings 3 года назад

5:45 I was just wondering how you get your gear out whilst soloing. Except for traverses this makes perfectly sense to me, but then this means that he soloed it twice in one go! That is impressive!!

@leesurman2331 Год назад

3 times

@audiomaster100 5 месяцев назад

@@leesurman2331 one time up climbing proper, placing gear and cliping and belaying himself, second time down to collect gear and release the bottom end of the rope, and finaly third time, climb up with all the gear using climb blockants. Rinse and repeat that on every pitch of the route. you will travel 3x more distance than on a regular climb with a buddy.

@Crunch_Buttsteak 5 лет назад

So crazy man to do this without sleep. Straight 20 hours of continuous strenuous climbing. I cant imagine being 10 hours in, starting to feel exhausted & only being halfway with 10 hours to go

@desertweasel6965 5 лет назад

Alex did it in 3 1/2 hours.

@Crunch_Buttsteak 5 лет назад

@@desertweasel6965 I know he did & that was beyond amazing but this guy is almost equally impressive. The longevity of it. Being 10 HOURS in, sleepy, hungry, exhausted, & you still have a mountain of work ahead of you (no pun intended). The risk of dozing off and dying or losing strength & dying is pretty scary.

@desertweasel6965 5 лет назад

@@Crunch_Buttsteak This guy is George Foreman and Alex is Mohamed Ali. George was a slugger and Ali was a skilled fighter.

@LucianaFujii 5 лет назад

@@desertweasel6965 no he didn't.

@darthnihilus4074 3 года назад

@@desertweasel6965 yes Alex did it in 3 and 1/2 hrs but Pete had to basically do it 3 times, down climbing to clean the pitches, and then climbing back up. That’s why it took so long, and that’s what made it impressive.

@paulkilkenny7513 3 года назад

grappling for motivation / inspiration and came across this... Thank you, Pete, you are a badass and suddenly i'm motivated and inspired to find my El Cap. ... Wow, holy cow...

@FitPops 5 лет назад

Pretty suspenseful to watch even knowing he will make it...congratulations on an amazing accomplishment! 😮👏

@midi510 4 года назад

I used to solo lead rock and ice all the time back in the eighties and nineties. I didn't know people were still into it. Great achievement Pete!

@cLokki 3 года назад

Anybody seriously comparing this to Alex Honnolds climb doesn't have the slightest knowledge about climbing except the tree in their grandparents backyard. Amazing effort Pete what an accomplishment, congrats.

@bkbland1626 6 лет назад

Good stuff, man. Respect.

@apostatepaul 5 лет назад

Magnificent achievement! Pete must be an engine! Well done mate!

@Melinator1000 5 лет назад

First time I've heard of Pete. I have to say he seems like a very cool guy. Great work! He has an awesome voice too btw

@Liofa73 4 года назад

Melissa G -- Check out the Wide Boyz crack climbing.

@roryevans8109 5 лет назад

"I'd say i'm a pretty optimistic climber........I've lead people with Ginger hair" -Classic

@konnan442 4 года назад

Well Gingers are soulless, according to South Park. So there is that.

@Talisman09 3 года назад

wtf was he talking about 😂

@nickpeterson8080 5 лет назад

Awesome video. What a great effort.

@damianconnolly3618 5 лет назад

That was incredible. What a monumental effort!

@MorningCoffeeDaily 5 лет назад

there should be already a google maps for rock climbing. Turn right on the next boulder, you have arrived your destiny! You rocked it!

@maxblair3317 9 месяцев назад

I've been following Pete and Tom for years now and seen most of their videos... But I've never seen Pete the way he is at 23:00 even with his incredible fitness. That speaks for the monumental effort this must have been!

@Ericxnugz 6 месяцев назад

Not as impressive or even close to Alex honnold , anyone can do this if you hit the gym a couple times a week..

@maxblair3317 6 месяцев назад

@Ericxnugz based comment. Both feats require an insane level of dedication, preparation and hard work. Not sure what your point is here buddy

@Ericxnugz 6 месяцев назад

@@maxblair3317 naw dude Alex honnold a is easier , very easy to climb without rope

@maxblair3317 6 месяцев назад

@@Ericxnugz haha are you drunk?

@Ericxnugz 6 месяцев назад

@@maxblair3317 I’m on hella shrooms and molly rn and binge watching climbing vids, Alex and Pete are up there but Magnus beats the other guy and I can’t get a good laugh at the fact he has to go back and look for his wife to get her to go to climb el cap solo no rope

@mowglie315 3 года назад

sick send man congrats!!

@stephenmneedham 5 лет назад

Excellent video. Well worth watching. Congratulations, Pete Whittaker.

@laurenhartt4108 5 лет назад

Guy is an absolute legend, crazy hard work

@chillierdavro 5 лет назад

Well, rope soloing is a game changer for myself - I'm going to rope solo all my favourite North Wales routes now :)

@angiehlauschek7780 Год назад

Great climber. Great video! Thx and all the best for your future!!!

@winstonprather1582 3 года назад

Congratulations, amazing! Great video! Cheers!

@tomk3732 Год назад

Back when I was climbing a soloist passed me. I was resting on a ledge and he stopped there as well. I admired his skill. He said he was cheating. Cheating? Well, he did not have to carry all the heavy gear, rope, pro, etc. Now imagine no partner and not only all gear is carried by 1 person, they also have to essentially climb the route twice! They are doing work of two people!

@khatton740 4 года назад

This is a real amazing achievement! Congratulations and a really great film! Crazy that there are three steps to every pitch! Seriously amazing!

@foolswithtools6714 5 лет назад

This is nuts. Insane effort.

@aaronbentley3163 Год назад

Very impressive and something I could never imagine doing. Well done mate

@dickiemckay 6 лет назад

Great effort Pete. Would it be possible to upload the raw unedited head-cam footage somewhere? I think it would be amazing to watch, it would definitely feel like we're there with you on the cliff face.

@Latrop1a 6 лет назад

Yes! I would really like there to be a website with raw footage of amazing climbs

@justin3088 5 лет назад

Pete “look what I did” Alex”hold my beer”

@g.private9101 5 лет назад

For real. Both are amazing tho

@markwalker3575 5 лет назад

You mean sarsaparilla. Honnold doesn’t drink alcohol. Not a drop.

@gnatboy2762 5 лет назад

Lmao “3 hours”

@yoopersavage1587 5 лет назад

was just gonna say this lmao..ALEX HONNOLD IS A BEAST!!!

@Jonslondon 5 лет назад

Alex could probably do it while holding the beer tbh

@jamescaiger44 4 года назад

Great climbing Pete , true respect for what you did and have plenty of other great adventures. James

@dovebby 3 года назад

Amazing - this is legit unreal ! In complete awe of Pete and his drive :))

@sniffableandirresistble 3 года назад

I hate heights, I hate climbing, but I like the sound those little clippy things make. That jingle is pleasant isn't it and I think that's why I watch these climbing videos

@thinguz 3 года назад

not very Charismatic of you then

@Kampf0r 4 года назад

So he basically climbed the freaking thing twice in 24 hours, unreal.

@figa5567 3 года назад

with what probably amounts to 20kg of gear on his back.

@gotpwit 3 года назад

three times. once up, then down to clean, and back up to the top of the pitch

@gotpwit 3 года назад

@Daniel Bausch jumaring up and cleaning your pitch is not easy man, especially with the fatigue. your making it sound like it adds nothing to the climb. check this part of the video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CikzYN0z4zU.html

@gotpwit 3 года назад

@Daniel Bausch Here's a nice video showing how it looks like, you're using a bit of leg power but most notable is you're having to lock off your arms for half a second. Imagine having to do that the entire length of the el cap climb. Pete is not even using a jumar system as advanced as the video cause it adds much more weight than he needs using the foot kick off. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fcyxjf4Ww6Q.html

@gotpwit 3 года назад

@Daniel Bausch you know what i see what you mean when you said descending. instead of 3x the climb i should of said 3x the distance, my bad.

@tomasiramain9170 6 лет назад

Amazing!!! Congratulation Pete!

@willb1900 4 года назад

This is seriously impressive!

@stevencooney9236 4 года назад

Absolutely amazing. The workload, fortitude, ability, and commitment. I thought guiding a party of three in sun slathered August was difficult. What sticks out to me is how casual Pete is in the moment while pulling pitch after pitch of difficult hand trashing Yosemite granite. He is literally running up the Monster off width. For anyone who has never tried free climbing while rope soloing it is initially a logistical mess. Sick job Pete and hats off to the film crew. Awesome.

@stevencooney9236 4 года назад

The equivalent of 100 pitches of rope work and management in 24 hours. That is enough to shut down 96% of all climbers. This is brilliant.

@Nyitemare 5 месяцев назад

He was so wild on that off-width, it looked like he was crawling along the ground. insane

@jrblackify 6 лет назад

What's more impressive...a 20 hr rope-solo of Freerider, or a 4 hour cordless solo of Freerider? Answer: both.

@julidiamondlover 6 лет назад

JJ Sevins To be so comfortable that high up on a difficult cliff face is amazing in itself. But to have the bravery, endurance, skill, intelligence, damn grip strength, and motivation to do this is mind blowing.

@parabolanovergaard 6 лет назад

Why does it take so much more time rope solo? was it the same route as Alex did ? I watch theese mc docs all the time , but never climbed, so i dont really know much

@poorboychevelle 6 лет назад

Anders - Yes it was the same route. Free solo - keep climbing don't fall and die. Rope solo - climb up the pitch with your rope for safety (anchored at start of pitch), set new higher anchor, rappel back to first anchor, undo it, jug back up the rope to your new anchor, rinse repeat for 30ish pitches.

@everythingviral972 5 лет назад

The latter. By miles.

@davepassaro7133 5 лет назад

@@everythingviral972 well if you fail rope solo no biggie, fail free solo.....

@d.e.uteron1148 6 лет назад

Crazy ! well done, great achievement.

@MattNicassio 5 лет назад

Hells yeah man! Second time i've watched this. Wish there was a better camera angle on you doing the ninja kick on the hardest part. That part where you say I think I've lost cams. haha omfg that was so funny! I hope you actually didn't! But when you're that deliriously tired it's easy to forget things, also to make mistakes! Glad you made it through in good health

@Feedback4Utoday 5 лет назад

Amazing achievement!!

@tpack716 5 лет назад

Love seeing people compare Alex to Pete who don’t understand what Pete has actually done. More clicks for Alex, more impressive maybe, but not harder. Pete’s physical effort here is astounding. Alex climbed it once in 4 hours without a rope. Pete climbed it twice, hauled gear, abseiled it. While managing all ropes and placing gear. It is physically much much harder to do what Pete did. Safer but harder.

@stevenmichaelfletcherjr4464 5 лет назад

Saferrrrr, Pete could've fallen a hundred times and kept going

@Callum2302 4 года назад

You could actually argue it is less safe due to exhaustion could cause actual mistakes and Alex literally would not free solo el captain if he thought he had any chance of falling.

@mickburton6838 4 года назад

Steven Michael Fletcher Jr I didn’t realise climbing with ropes posed no risk of injury or death. What are your thoughts on hauling all that gear up by yourself and covering the same ground three times - walk in the park?

@berryreading4809 3 года назад

@@stevenmichaelfletcherjr4464 I'm not sure you realize how terribly sketchy the few anchor and gear placements shown on video were. I'm sure there were many times where if he was to fall while climbing he would've died or been crippled.

@michelebellotti75 2 года назад

@@berryreading4809 finally someone who understand what climbing is

@michaelflood6774 4 года назад

Thanks awesome work!!!

@frankalfieri4203 5 лет назад

Very nice. Well done. After watching this and Free Solo (Alex Honnold), I commend you both. I'm certain each of the ways you both climbed was difficult in their own respect. I hike, but don't know much about climbing. However, after watching climbing videos and movies it make me want to push myself harder in everything I do. Namaste

@ront.6071 5 лет назад

Wonderful achievement. I can barely walk up the stairs without having to catch my breath. I can't imagine what it's like to exert such strenuous physical effort for 24 hours straight, not to mention the mental toll. Comparing this to Honnold's free solo, is like comparing apples to oranges.

@user-py7qj5xz3b 4 месяца назад

I know this comment is 4 years old but this is everyones issue in this comment section; the need to compare, can't everyone just be amazed at both without comparing them constantly

@ChrisHaileyTrainHardDiveEasy 6 лет назад

Awesome Pete, brilliant effort!!!

@gumbygang8033 4 года назад

Amazing, simply amazing. I love rope soloing!

@Swagner_Soar 5 лет назад

This is so awesome!

@andi611 5 лет назад

Awesome achievement, especially the night climbing (on a route he'd never been on before). The rope management involved would be immense.

@robertnewell4054 3 года назад

He had climbed it 3x previously, if I remember correctly. He actually is the first person to On-site Flash El Cap as he FLASHED This Route the first time he climbed it.

@aaltair97 Год назад

I love this guy, so very British and humble. It's even cool just to know I've climbed at the same places as him

@Shobo11 3 месяца назад

out of all the climbers on yt or in the media, I love Pete the most

@MrFg1980 3 года назад

Incredible. Lots of ropes to manage plus leading everything ! Holy shit Pete !

@Xeitrn 5 лет назад

Amazing feat of endurance and an effort unparallel in the climbing world. The scale of the effort boggles my mind. And awesome camera work as well. Real heroes behind the scenes.