Despite my initial doubts when I was introduced to O-grades (O stands for Ondra) by @wide_boyz, the idea really stuck with me, and I started developing the subject a bit better 👌@petewhittaker01 and @tompaulrandall’s original proposition was that whatever I flash, it’s given O0. Whatever I climb in one session, then it gets O1. Whatever I climb in two sessions gets O2 👊 My main scepticism was that the grade O0 is simply too wide ☝️ The grading scale should give you good information about how hard a certain climb is. But O0 can get anything from the approach scrambles, my warm-up routes, limit onsights, or flashes. So my proposition is to include minus points too 💪 O-3 is a scramble. O-2 is an easy warm-up. O-1 is a regular warm-up. O0 is a climb where I have to be focused, O0 is a climb where I really have to fight “a muerte” on my first try. Furthermore, you can still add “minus” or “plus” to every route, depending on whether my ascent was a casual, or big fight 🔥 Following this logic, I give a few examples of how these routes should be graded: Il Domani 9a onsight, Super Crackinette 9a flash or Just do it 8c = O0 Silence 9c = O60 La Dura Dura = 042 Bon Voyage 9a = O3 DNA 7a (world’s most climbed 7a?) = O-2- Bourinator 8a = O-1 Marroncita 8b = O-0- Mind Control 8c = O0 Sensacion del Bloque 9a = O1 I suggest that all climbing gyms, including IFSC competitions, should use this grading system from now on 🤜🤛 @8a.nu website has already agreed to change their French grading system to O-grades as the guru Jens Larsen agrees that O-grades are much more accurate and less subjective than the French grading system. Their software engineers are working on this change, and I am eagerly waiting for @ifsclimbing’s response 🙏 Check out this landing page to find out more 👉 wideboyz.com/O-grades and enjoy our cool t-shirt with O-grades at 10% OFF 😎 Photos by @bernardo_gimenez, @pet.phot and @ivaondra #climbing @mammut_swiss1862 @lasportivagram @euroholds @mix.it @hudysport @rohlik.cz @sensfoods @211_zpmvcr @mercedesbenz_autojihlava @drwittczsk @sport_invest @veolia_cz @horosvaz Cardion
Despite my initial doubts when I was introduced to O-grades (O stands for Ondra) by @wide_boyz, the idea really stuck with me, and I started developing the subject a bit better 👌@petewhittaker01 and @tompaulrandall’s original proposition was that whatever I flash, it’s given O0. Whatever I climb in one session, then it gets O1. Whatever I climb in two sessions gets O2 👊 My main scepticism was that the grade O0 is simply too wide ☝️ The grading scale should give you good information about how hard a certain climb is. But O0 can get anything from the approach scrambles, my warm-up routes, limit onsights, or flashes. So my proposition is to include minus points too 💪 O-3 is a scramble. O-2 is an easy warm-up. O-1 is a regular warm-up. O0 is a climb where I have to be focused, O0 is a climb where I really have to fight “a muerte” on my first try. Furthermore, you can still add “minus” or “plus” to every route, depending on whether my ascent was a casual, or big fight 🔥 Following this logic, I give a few examples of how these routes should be graded: Il Domani 9a onsight, Super Crackinette 9a flash or Just do it 8c = O0 Silence 9c = O60 La Dura Dura = 042 Bon Voyage 9a = O3 DNA 7a (world’s most climbed 7a?) = O-2- Bourinator 8a = O-1 Marroncita 8b = O-0- Mind Control 8c = O0 Sensacion del Bloque 9a = O1 I suggest that all climbing gyms, including IFSC competitions, should use this grading system from now on 🤜🤛 @8a.nu website has already agreed to change their French grading system to O-grades as the guru Jens Larsen agrees that O-grades are much more accurate and less subjective than the French grading system. Their software engineers are working on this change, and I am eagerly waiting for @ifsclimbing’s response 🙏 Check out this landing page to find out more 👉 wideboyz.com/O-grades and enjoy our cool t-shirt with O-grades at 10% OFF 😎 Photos by @bernardo_gimenez, @pet.phot and @ivaondra #climbing @mammut_swiss1862 @lasportivagram @euroholds @mix.it @hudysport @rohlik.cz @sensfoods @211_zpmvcr @mercedesbenz_autojihlava @drwittczsk @sport_invest @veolia_cz @horosvaz Cardion
Despite my initial doubts when I was introduced to O-grades (O stands for Ondra) by @wide_boyz, the idea really stuck with me, and I started developing the subject a bit better 👌@petewhittaker01 and @tompaulrandall’s original proposition was that whatever I flash, it’s given O0. Whatever I climb in one session, then it gets O1. Whatever I climb in two sessions gets O2 👊 My main scepticism was that the grade O0 is simply too wide ☝️ The grading scale should give you good information about how hard a certain climb is. But O0 can get anything from the approach scrambles, my warm-up routes, limit onsights, or flashes. So my proposition is to include minus points too 💪 O-3 is a scramble. O-2 is an easy warm-up. O-1 is a regular warm-up. O0 is a climb where I have to be focused, O0 is a climb where I really have to fight “a muerte” on my first try. Furthermore, you can still add “minus” or “plus” to every route, depending on whether my ascent was a casual, or big fight 🔥 Following this logic, I give a few examples of how these routes should be graded: Il Domani 9a onsight, Super Crackinette 9a flash or Just do it 8c = O0 Silence 9c = O60 La Dura Dura = 042 Bon Voyage 9a = O3 DNA 7a (world’s most climbed 7a?) = O-2- Bourinator 8a = O-1 Marroncita 8b = O-0- Mind Control 8c = O0 Sensacion del Bloque 9a = O1 I suggest that all climbing gyms, including IFSC competitions, should use this grading system from now on 🤜🤛 @8a.nu website has already agreed to change their French grading system to O-grades as the guru Jens Larsen agrees that O-grades are much more accurate and less subjective than the French grading system. Their software engineers are working on this change, and I am eagerly waiting for @ifsclimbing’s response 🙏 Check out this landing page to find out more 👉 wideboyz.com/O-grades and enjoy our cool t-shirt with O-grades at 10% OFF 😎 Photos by @bernardo_gimenez, @pet.phot and @ivaondra #climbing @mammut_swiss1862 @lasportivagram @euroholds @mix.it @hudysport @rohlik.cz @sensfoods @211_zpmvcr @mercedesbenz_autojihlava @drwittczsk @sport_invest @veolia_cz @horosvaz Cardion
Despite my initial doubts when I was introduced to O-grades (O stands for Ondra) by @wide_boyz, the idea really stuck with me, and I started developing the subject a bit better 👌@petewhittaker01 and @tompaulrandall’s original proposition was that whatever I flash, it’s given O0. Whatever I climb in one session, then it gets O1. Whatever I climb in two sessions gets O2 👊 My main scepticism was that the grade O0 is simply too wide ☝️ The grading scale should give you good information about how hard a certain climb is. But O0 can get anything from the approach scrambles, my warm-up routes, limit onsights, or flashes. So my proposition is to include minus points too 💪 O-3 is a scramble. O-2 is an easy warm-up. O-1 is a regular warm-up. O0 is a climb where I have to be focused, O0 is a climb where I really have to fight “a muerte” on my first try. Furthermore, you can still add “minus” or “plus” to every route, depending on whether my ascent was a casual, or big fight 🔥 Following this logic, I give a few examples of how these routes should be graded: Il Domani 9a onsight, Super Crackinette 9a flash or Just do it 8c = O0 Silence 9c = O60 La Dura Dura = 042 Bon Voyage 9a = O3 DNA 7a (world’s most climbed 7a?) = O-2- Bourinator 8a = O-1 Marroncita 8b = O-0- Mind Control 8c = O0 Sensacion del Bloque 9a = O1 I suggest that all climbing gyms, including IFSC competitions, should use this grading system from now on 🤜🤛 @8a.nu website has already agreed to change their French grading system to O-grades as the guru Jens Larsen agrees that O-grades are much more accurate and less subjective than the French grading system. Their software engineers are working on this change, and I am eagerly waiting for @ifsclimbing’s response 🙏 Check out this landing page to find out more 👉 wideboyz.com/O-grades and enjoy our cool t-shirt with O-grades at 10% OFF 😎 Photos by @bernardo_gimenez, @pet.phot and @ivaondra #climbing @mammut_swiss1862 @lasportivagram @euroholds @mix.it @hudysport @rohlik.cz @sensfoods @211_zpmvcr @mercedesbenz_autojihlava @drwittczsk @sport_invest @veolia_cz @horosvaz Cardion
I’ve climbed a lot of offwidths and I’ve never felt like I could actually pass out or be sick after a hard effort. I mean I’ve tried hard and it’s been bad…but never this bad. Climbing The Cleaver a few weeks back i went wayyyy over maximum. After I passed the crux lip turn I was hazing in and out vision and could barely do the few simple moves to the anchor. Proper over the red line and beyond moment! 😅 i enjoyed it. Great that @andrew_burr could capture it (plus my obscure body position in this picture 🤷♂️) I bet that was both entertaining and harrowing to watch from above 😂 P.s. Burr sorry I still have your sling, I’ll make sure you get it back before leaving 🤙 📸 FA Flash of The Cleaver 5.13b, @andrew_burr 👏 Big thanks must go to @evanwisheropp for sharing this project with myself @tompaulrandall @mariaugustahs @tradprincess 🎥 I filmed the other guys on it so look out for it over on @wide_boyz soon
I’ve climbed a lot of offwidths and I’ve never felt like I could actually pass out or be sick after a hard effort. I mean I’ve tried hard and it’s been bad…but never this bad. Climbing The Cleaver a few weeks back i went wayyyy over maximum. After I passed the crux lip turn I was hazing in and out vision and could barely do the few simple moves to the anchor. Proper over the red line and beyond moment! 😅 i enjoyed it. Great that @andrew_burr could capture it (plus my obscure body position in this picture 🤷♂️) I bet that was both entertaining and harrowing to watch from above 😂 P.s. Burr sorry I still have your sling, I’ll make sure you get it back before leaving 🤙 📸 FA Flash of The Cleaver 5.13b, @andrew_burr 👏 Big thanks must go to @evanwisheropp for sharing this project with myself @tompaulrandall @mariaugustahs @tradprincess 🎥 I filmed the other guys on it so look out for it over on @wide_boyz soon
This location and these roof cracks never disappoint. The moves on these routes are never that hard, but they’re often long and provide great endurance challenges, which is perfect onsight attempt territory, even on the harder grades. Although @tompaulrandall and I spent a whole month long trip dedicated to checking out caves and roof cracks in this area, it still always excites me to recast an eye into the interesting caves we never got round to. Having spent a lot of time here now it feels as though Tom and I picked the attainable big cherries, but…there are for sure still many smaller and possibly more difficult belters to be had. Infact, what am I saying? There are still huge cracks out there, but you might want to pitch those 😉 we called it good at a 100m roof pitch. @mariaugustahs and I had the chance to jointly develop 3 new routes here over the last 3 days, which provided sizes from Hands to Chicken Wing Pic 1 and 2 – Mari just about to swing and rotate through to the perfectly placed pocket on ‘Drama Mamma’ the 5.12 Pic 3 and 4 – Me about to enter The Pleasure Box on the Dog-legged crack of ‘Witness The Splitness’, 5.13 (onsight) Pic 5 – Mari on the cupped hands splitter of ‘Witness The Slitness’ 5.12
This location and these roof cracks never disappoint. The moves on these routes are never that hard, but they’re often long and provide great endurance challenges, which is perfect onsight attempt territory, even on the harder grades. Although @tompaulrandall and I spent a whole month long trip dedicated to checking out caves and roof cracks in this area, it still always excites me to recast an eye into the interesting caves we never got round to. Having spent a lot of time here now it feels as though Tom and I picked the attainable big cherries, but…there are for sure still many smaller and possibly more difficult belters to be had. Infact, what am I saying? There are still huge cracks out there, but you might want to pitch those 😉 we called it good at a 100m roof pitch. @mariaugustahs and I had the chance to jointly develop 3 new routes here over the last 3 days, which provided sizes from Hands to Chicken Wing Pic 1 and 2 – Mari just about to swing and rotate through to the perfectly placed pocket on ‘Drama Mamma’ the 5.12 Pic 3 and 4 – Me about to enter The Pleasure Box on the Dog-legged crack of ‘Witness The Splitness’, 5.13 (onsight) Pic 5 – Mari on the cupped hands splitter of ‘Witness The Slitness’ 5.12
This location and these roof cracks never disappoint. The moves on these routes are never that hard, but they’re often long and provide great endurance challenges, which is perfect onsight attempt territory, even on the harder grades. Although @tompaulrandall and I spent a whole month long trip dedicated to checking out caves and roof cracks in this area, it still always excites me to recast an eye into the interesting caves we never got round to. Having spent a lot of time here now it feels as though Tom and I picked the attainable big cherries, but…there are for sure still many smaller and possibly more difficult belters to be had. Infact, what am I saying? There are still huge cracks out there, but you might want to pitch those 😉 we called it good at a 100m roof pitch. @mariaugustahs and I had the chance to jointly develop 3 new routes here over the last 3 days, which provided sizes from Hands to Chicken Wing Pic 1 and 2 – Mari just about to swing and rotate through to the perfectly placed pocket on ‘Drama Mamma’ the 5.12 Pic 3 and 4 – Me about to enter The Pleasure Box on the Dog-legged crack of ‘Witness The Splitness’, 5.13 (onsight) Pic 5 – Mari on the cupped hands splitter of ‘Witness The Slitness’ 5.12
This location and these roof cracks never disappoint. The moves on these routes are never that hard, but they’re often long and provide great endurance challenges, which is perfect onsight attempt territory, even on the harder grades. Although @tompaulrandall and I spent a whole month long trip dedicated to checking out caves and roof cracks in this area, it still always excites me to recast an eye into the interesting caves we never got round to. Having spent a lot of time here now it feels as though Tom and I picked the attainable big cherries, but…there are for sure still many smaller and possibly more difficult belters to be had. Infact, what am I saying? There are still huge cracks out there, but you might want to pitch those 😉 we called it good at a 100m roof pitch. @mariaugustahs and I had the chance to jointly develop 3 new routes here over the last 3 days, which provided sizes from Hands to Chicken Wing Pic 1 and 2 – Mari just about to swing and rotate through to the perfectly placed pocket on ‘Drama Mamma’ the 5.12 Pic 3 and 4 – Me about to enter The Pleasure Box on the Dog-legged crack of ‘Witness The Splitness’, 5.13 (onsight) Pic 5 – Mari on the cupped hands splitter of ‘Witness The Slitness’ 5.12
This location and these roof cracks never disappoint. The moves on these routes are never that hard, but they’re often long and provide great endurance challenges, which is perfect onsight attempt territory, even on the harder grades. Although @tompaulrandall and I spent a whole month long trip dedicated to checking out caves and roof cracks in this area, it still always excites me to recast an eye into the interesting caves we never got round to. Having spent a lot of time here now it feels as though Tom and I picked the attainable big cherries, but…there are for sure still many smaller and possibly more difficult belters to be had. Infact, what am I saying? There are still huge cracks out there, but you might want to pitch those 😉 we called it good at a 100m roof pitch. @mariaugustahs and I had the chance to jointly develop 3 new routes here over the last 3 days, which provided sizes from Hands to Chicken Wing Pic 1 and 2 – Mari just about to swing and rotate through to the perfectly placed pocket on ‘Drama Mamma’ the 5.12 Pic 3 and 4 – Me about to enter The Pleasure Box on the Dog-legged crack of ‘Witness The Splitness’, 5.13 (onsight) Pic 5 – Mari on the cupped hands splitter of ‘Witness The Slitness’ 5.12
Good afternoon folks 👋 This was a really fun lead from last Friday, 2nd ascent of @tompaulrandall ‘s route Pure Now E9 6c, at Millstone. It’s a long time since I’ve done any runout headpoints on the grit, so it’s good to get the mind back in gear. Wasn’t sure how I’d feel tbh, but after 3 headpoints last week, I was pleasantly surprised. Maybe that’s it for another 7 years, or maybe I’ll get psyched again 🤷♂️😅 There will be a full video, (with the final gripping moves 🫣), on the Wide Boyz Youtube Channel soon I suspect. Thanks to @benh1975 for the solid belay (it’s good too have someone who knows the deal with these things on the other end of the rope), and @mariaugutahs and @benh1975 for the 🎥
Another successful Wide Boyz, Masters Edge birthday outing 👌🎂 Tom – When Pete and I started doing the Masters Edge fancy dress days for our joint birthday “climbe-bration” over a decade ago we always had the back of our minds that a true partnership ascent could be possible. One where no longer is the bond just the material link between rope, belay plate and harness. It had to be a true connection of human partnership in a joined body. Yesterday, that dream was achieved. No horses were (that) hurt. Pete – The idea of a joint costume for our Masters Edge birthday celebration had been floating around for a few years, but I got inspired again after seeing some of our old skits by @gui_takesphotos @cameraman_pete and @darkskymedia Well into its second decade of doing this climb each year…yesterday The Pantomime Horse arrived. Absolute comedy day trotting around in this thing yesterday trying to get up stuff. Thanks @cameraman_pete for capturing the madness. This footage/video is bound to become a modern classic… #horse #horselife
Hi there 👋 Vid from Crown Royale in Jøssingfjord. The attempt before this I fell on the last move (of this reel sequence) to the thin hands, felt a little touch and go on this attempt too. Full video is on the Wide Boyz Youtube. 📽️ Nice one @aaronwahab for helping to capture this @sterlingrope @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @unparallel_nordic
Happy New Year to you all 🎉 2023, what a cracktastic year. The crack climbing community is bigger and more psyched than ever. We are even more excited to help keep bringing the joy of crack climbing to as many people across the globe in 2024 2023 looked something like this 👇 📹 129 Reels 📸 59 Posts 🎥 31 Youtube Videos ♾️ 57 Youtube Shorts 🎵 87 TikToks 🕺 16 Video guest collaborations 📝 12 Newsletters 🧤 4 NEW products 🌎 4 more countries where WB products are available 🎉 1 Crack Fest 🤝 Raised $3664 for charity We can’t wait to bring you much more in 2024 💪 —- All footage is from videos released in 2023 💪 #crackisback
Great day with @captaincutloose few days ago learning some comp style movements. I still tried to statically ‘cheat’ this one with a heel hook 😏 but ultimately it forced that dynamic movement. I also took Louis to the cellar, not sure I’ve ever seen anyone have that many goes on something in that short a space of time 😅 his hands looked raw afterwards, but he came away with an ascent that no other guest has managed (but they’ve all tried 😉)…watch this space 💪
Tried an OS/Flash of this one back in 2015; got to the holds you cutloose on, didn’t fancy it, reversed as much as poss and jumped off. I ended up spraining my ankle, and from memory think it was one of the last bolder onsights I tried on the grit. Not keen on spraining my ankles (or worse) now, I took the decision to make a headpoint, and it was a much more pleasant experience. Thanks Ramshaw, this one is a cool feature for sure 👍 Route. Clippity Clop E7 6c 📸 @mariaugustahs , not a bad shot to say she was also belaying 👏
Morning 👋 A Grit ‘filler in eliminate’ 😅 from Wednesday. After climbing The Zone, decided to go straight up the left arete of Peapod (rather than take the lower face) joining The Zone at the top. Less pulling than the start of Zone, more balance. Runner used at the bottom of the pod and hooks as for The Zone. Zone Out, E8 Nice to be back on the grit after so many years away. My long list of ‘I’m saving that for a OS/flash’ has become so appealing to unsave these days, it’s great to finally get on these routes! P.s. If you’re wondering why I’m ‘tied in’ by clipping into my belay loop (not recommended)😂…that’s because I ditch that rope after placing the next pieces. (gear too low, rope in way of feet). 🎥 @mariaugustahs
Herculean Hands Record Breakers I Newcomer into the wonderful world of grip sport @petewhittaker01 takes on a very difficult small pinch lift on the pipe. Making light work of his first lift at 28.1kg he couldn’t quite manage 30.6kg on the next 😮💨 Pete is a professional rock climber so we were expecting big things and he certainly didn’t disappoint putting in a few great performances 🧗♂️ #godsofgrip #recordbreakers
Evening folks 👋 Short little clip from The Zone from back in January. During a cold week in Jan, I had a fun run back on the grit, climbing a couple of E9’s and an E8 first ascent. There’s some vids from all of them on @wide_boyz Youtube. I came to the conclusion that I hadn’t actually headpointed anything on the grit for 7 years, so it was a good little dive back into the past. I made 1 mistake (which I was slightly disappointed in myself with) but in general it all felt very familiar and was great. I’m probably done with that for another 7 years though 😀
Dates and tickets are LIVE for my UK Speakers Tour with @speakersfromtheedge in February 💪 Use the link in my profile for all the details. ‘Fine Lines’ is a show which aims to tackle the questions and fears around free solo climbing, with the story leading up to my free solo of a large damp cliff in Norway, Kjerag 💦😅 Looking forward to seeing you all there 😀 —– Tues 6 Feb RADLETT Thurs 8 Feb CHRISTCHURCH Sat 10 Feb TUNBRIDGE WELLS Tues 13 Feb BRISTOL Wed 14 Feb EXETER Thurs 15 Feb WORCESTER Fri 16 Feb SHREWSBURY Sat 17 Feb BUXTON Mon 19 Feb LEEDS Tues 20 Feb SALE Wed 21 Feb INVERNESS Thurs 22 Feb STIRLING Sat 24 Feb PENRITH Mon 26 Feb NEWCASTLE Thurs 29 Feb NOTTINGHAM 🎥 @britrockfilms
10 shows into the tour!! What a great response and turnout. 3 sellout venues, and a whole load of very psyched people. Sometimes I find I hard to believe that anyone would actually turn up and listen to me talk about climbing, Randall swimming across swamps, motorway bridges and free solo climbing. But there you go…you have 😀 And so for that, I just want to thank everyone who has come so far (and those coming to the next events) 🙏 There are 5 shows left, check the link in my profile for dates and tickets, Newcastle has sold out already…so 4 shows left that tickets are available. Looking forward to it. See you there 💪 P.s. You guys have also raised over £1000 for the Alpkit Foundation, a charity that helps disadvantaged people get into outdoor spaces, plus supports environmental projects, amazing 👏👏 @alpkit @speakersfromtheedge
Psyched to be bringing you my Fine Lines UK Tour starting in 2 weeks time 💪 with @speakersfromtheedge Be great to see you there 😀 Check out the location closest to you, and use the link in my profile for tickets👇 🔹Tues 6 Feb – RADLETT 🔹Thurs 8 Feb – CHRISTCHURCH 🔹Sat 10 Feb – TUNBRIDGE WELLS 🔹Tues 13 Feb – BRISTOL 🔹Wed 14 Feb – EXETER 🔹Thurs 15 Feb – WORCESTER 🔹Fri 16 Feb – SHREWSBURY 🔹Sat 17 Feb – BUXTON 🔹Mon 19 Feb – LEEDS 🔹Tues 20 Feb – SALE 🔹Wed 21 Feb – INVERNESS 🔹Thurs 22 Feb – STIRLING 🔹Sat 24 Feb – PENRITH 🔹Mon 26 Feb – NEWCASTLE 🔹Thurs 29 Feb – NOTTINGHAM 🎥 Big Wall footage taken by @britrockfilms which will feature in the tour.
Climbing the walls looking for something to do this winter? Book now to see @petewhittaker01 in his new theatre show, Fine Lines, touring to 15 venues across the country this February… link in bio to dates/venues #ForTheClimbers #climber #climbers #JustClimb #climb #climbing #bigwallclimbing #bigwall #bigwalls
