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Pete Whittaker Instagram - 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 šŸ‘Œ@petewhittaker01 and @tompaulrandallā€™s original proposition was that whatever I flash, itā€™s given O0. Whatever I climb in one session, then it gets O1. Whatever I climb in two sessions gets O2 šŸ‘Š My main scepticism was that the grade O0 is simply too wide ā˜ļø 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 šŸ’Ŗ 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 ā€œa muerteā€ on my first try. Furthermore, you can still add ā€œminusā€ or ā€œplusā€ to every route, depending on whether my ascent was a casual, or big fight šŸ”„ 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 (worldā€™s most climbed 7a?) = O-2- Bourinator 8a = O-1 Marroncita 8b = O-0- Mind Control 8c = O0 Sensacion del Bloque 9a = O1 Ā  I suggest that all climbing gyms, including IFSC competitions, should use this grading system from now on šŸ¤œšŸ¤› @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 @ifsclimbingā€™s response šŸ™ Check out this landing page to find out more šŸ‘‰ wideboyz.com/O-grades and enjoy our cool t-shirt with O-grades at 10% OFF šŸ˜Ž 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
Pete Whittaker Instagram - 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 šŸ‘Œ@petewhittaker01 and @tompaulrandallā€™s original proposition was that whatever I flash, itā€™s given O0. Whatever I climb in one session, then it gets O1. Whatever I climb in two sessions gets O2 šŸ‘Š My main scepticism was that the grade O0 is simply too wide ā˜ļø 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 šŸ’Ŗ 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 ā€œa muerteā€ on my first try. Furthermore, you can still add ā€œminusā€ or ā€œplusā€ to every route, depending on whether my ascent was a casual, or big fight šŸ”„ 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 (worldā€™s most climbed 7a?) = O-2- Bourinator 8a = O-1 Marroncita 8b = O-0- Mind Control 8c = O0 Sensacion del Bloque 9a = O1 Ā  I suggest that all climbing gyms, including IFSC competitions, should use this grading system from now on šŸ¤œšŸ¤› @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 @ifsclimbingā€™s response šŸ™ Check out this landing page to find out more šŸ‘‰ wideboyz.com/O-grades and enjoy our cool t-shirt with O-grades at 10% OFF šŸ˜Ž 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
Pete Whittaker Instagram - 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 šŸ‘Œ@petewhittaker01 and @tompaulrandallā€™s original proposition was that whatever I flash, itā€™s given O0. Whatever I climb in one session, then it gets O1. Whatever I climb in two sessions gets O2 šŸ‘Š My main scepticism was that the grade O0 is simply too wide ā˜ļø 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 šŸ’Ŗ 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 ā€œa muerteā€ on my first try. Furthermore, you can still add ā€œminusā€ or ā€œplusā€ to every route, depending on whether my ascent was a casual, or big fight šŸ”„ 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 (worldā€™s most climbed 7a?) = O-2- Bourinator 8a = O-1 Marroncita 8b = O-0- Mind Control 8c = O0 Sensacion del Bloque 9a = O1 Ā  I suggest that all climbing gyms, including IFSC competitions, should use this grading system from now on šŸ¤œšŸ¤› @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 @ifsclimbingā€™s response šŸ™ Check out this landing page to find out more šŸ‘‰ wideboyz.com/O-grades and enjoy our cool t-shirt with O-grades at 10% OFF šŸ˜Ž 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
Pete Whittaker Instagram - 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 šŸ‘Œ@petewhittaker01 and @tompaulrandallā€™s original proposition was that whatever I flash, itā€™s given O0. Whatever I climb in one session, then it gets O1. Whatever I climb in two sessions gets O2 šŸ‘Š My main scepticism was that the grade O0 is simply too wide ā˜ļø 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 šŸ’Ŗ 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 ā€œa muerteā€ on my first try. Furthermore, you can still add ā€œminusā€ or ā€œplusā€ to every route, depending on whether my ascent was a casual, or big fight šŸ”„ 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 (worldā€™s most climbed 7a?) = O-2- Bourinator 8a = O-1 Marroncita 8b = O-0- Mind Control 8c = O0 Sensacion del Bloque 9a = O1 Ā  I suggest that all climbing gyms, including IFSC competitions, should use this grading system from now on šŸ¤œšŸ¤› @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 @ifsclimbingā€™s response šŸ™ Check out this landing page to find out more šŸ‘‰ wideboyz.com/O-grades and enjoy our cool t-shirt with O-grades at 10% OFF šŸ˜Ž 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
Pete Whittaker Instagram - 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 šŸ‘Œ@petewhittaker01 and @tompaulrandallā€™s original proposition was that whatever I flash, itā€™s given O0. Whatever I climb in one session, then it gets O1. Whatever I climb in two sessions gets O2 šŸ‘Š My main scepticism was that the grade O0 is simply too wide ā˜ļø 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 šŸ’Ŗ 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 ā€œa muerteā€ on my first try. Furthermore, you can still add ā€œminusā€ or ā€œplusā€ to every route, depending on whether my ascent was a casual, or big fight šŸ”„ 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 (worldā€™s most climbed 7a?) = O-2- Bourinator 8a = O-1 Marroncita 8b = O-0- Mind Control 8c = O0 Sensacion del Bloque 9a = O1 Ā  I suggest that all climbing gyms, including IFSC competitions, should use this grading system from now on šŸ¤œšŸ¤› @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 @ifsclimbingā€™s response šŸ™ Check out this landing page to find out more šŸ‘‰ wideboyz.com/O-grades and enjoy our cool t-shirt with O-grades at 10% OFF šŸ˜Ž 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
Pete Whittaker Instagram - 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 šŸ‘Œ@petewhittaker01 and @tompaulrandallā€™s original proposition was that whatever I flash, itā€™s given O0. Whatever I climb in one session, then it gets O1. Whatever I climb in two sessions gets O2 šŸ‘Š My main scepticism was that the grade O0 is simply too wide ā˜ļø 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 šŸ’Ŗ 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 ā€œa muerteā€ on my first try. Furthermore, you can still add ā€œminusā€ or ā€œplusā€ to every route, depending on whether my ascent was a casual, or big fight šŸ”„ 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 (worldā€™s most climbed 7a?) = O-2- Bourinator 8a = O-1 Marroncita 8b = O-0- Mind Control 8c = O0 Sensacion del Bloque 9a = O1 Ā  I suggest that all climbing gyms, including IFSC competitions, should use this grading system from now on šŸ¤œšŸ¤› @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 @ifsclimbingā€™s response šŸ™ Check out this landing page to find out more šŸ‘‰ wideboyz.com/O-grades and enjoy our cool t-shirt with O-grades at 10% OFF šŸ˜Ž 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
Pete Whittaker Instagram - I must admit, I wasnā€™t expecting to do the full line this season. But there we go, it happened!! Fun (and pumpy) to finally make the first ascent of Crown Royale, which is up there with the hardest bit of trad climbing Iā€™ve done. It was definitely the full 100m ā€˜Irish Mega Pitchā€™ experience I was hoping for, with the weight of the rope pulling me back at the end of the steep section. Followed by another 20m of mandatory rope drag on the easier top out climbing. Then finally, untying at the end of the 80m rope and soloing the remaining 20m to the summit of Profilveggen. I havenā€™t fully decided on a proposed grade for the line yet, Iā€™ll have a think over the coming days. It came as a slight surprise doing it this season, due to the weather forecast and timings, so I haven't thought that far ahead yet. šŸ“ø @andrew_burr @patagonia_climb
Pete Whittaker Instagram - I must admit, I wasnā€™t expecting to do the full line this season. But there we go, it happened!! Fun (and pumpy) to finally make the first ascent of Crown Royale, which is up there with the hardest bit of trad climbing Iā€™ve done. It was definitely the full 100m ā€˜Irish Mega Pitchā€™ experience I was hoping for, with the weight of the rope pulling me back at the end of the steep section. Followed by another 20m of mandatory rope drag on the easier top out climbing. Then finally, untying at the end of the 80m rope and soloing the remaining 20m to the summit of Profilveggen. I havenā€™t fully decided on a proposed grade for the line yet, Iā€™ll have a think over the coming days. It came as a slight surprise doing it this season, due to the weather forecast and timings, so I haven't thought that far ahead yet. šŸ“ø @andrew_burr @patagonia_climb
Pete Whittaker Instagram - I must admit, I wasnā€™t expecting to do the full line this season. But there we go, it happened!! Fun (and pumpy) to finally make the first ascent of Crown Royale, which is up there with the hardest bit of trad climbing Iā€™ve done. It was definitely the full 100m ā€˜Irish Mega Pitchā€™ experience I was hoping for, with the weight of the rope pulling me back at the end of the steep section. Followed by another 20m of mandatory rope drag on the easier top out climbing. Then finally, untying at the end of the 80m rope and soloing the remaining 20m to the summit of Profilveggen. I havenā€™t fully decided on a proposed grade for the line yet, Iā€™ll have a think over the coming days. It came as a slight surprise doing it this season, due to the weather forecast and timings, so I haven't thought that far ahead yet. šŸ“ø @andrew_burr @patagonia_climb
Pete Whittaker Instagram - I must admit, I wasnā€™t expecting to do the full line this season. But there we go, it happened!! Fun (and pumpy) to finally make the first ascent of Crown Royale, which is up there with the hardest bit of trad climbing Iā€™ve done. It was definitely the full 100m ā€˜Irish Mega Pitchā€™ experience I was hoping for, with the weight of the rope pulling me back at the end of the steep section. Followed by another 20m of mandatory rope drag on the easier top out climbing. Then finally, untying at the end of the 80m rope and soloing the remaining 20m to the summit of Profilveggen. I havenā€™t fully decided on a proposed grade for the line yet, Iā€™ll have a think over the coming days. It came as a slight surprise doing it this season, due to the weather forecast and timings, so I haven't thought that far ahead yet. šŸ“ø @andrew_burr @patagonia_climb
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Excited to get this one polished off before September. Another quality JĆøssingfjord pitch and a good stepping stone. Climbed as a second pitch, from the Norwegian Crown belay (original Flying Viking belay). Looking forward to the ultimate pump fest in September with @mariaugustahs @andrew_burr and @aaronwahab Eigerdosis 8c FFA (name kept from the FA) šŸ“ø @jimmy.merin from back in April šŸ‘ Nice one @wildcountry_official @patagonia_climb @sterlingrope @unparallelup @latticetraining @wide_boyz
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Excited to get this one polished off before September. Another quality JĆøssingfjord pitch and a good stepping stone. Climbed as a second pitch, from the Norwegian Crown belay (original Flying Viking belay). Looking forward to the ultimate pump fest in September with @mariaugustahs @andrew_burr and @aaronwahab Eigerdosis 8c FFA (name kept from the FA) šŸ“ø @jimmy.merin from back in April šŸ‘ Nice one @wildcountry_official @patagonia_climb @sterlingrope @unparallelup @latticetraining @wide_boyz
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Great trip to the mountains with @seanvillanuevaodriscoll We climbed a route (YacarĆ©) on Rafael which had been put up by The Odell brothers (@pedro_odell & @tomasodell3 ) in the last weather window These guys are only 19 and 16, and I was very impressed with some of their leads on the lower half of the route which wandered through loose and chossy terrain. Higher on the route there was an offwidth splitter pitch which hadn't been fully freed. With Sean loving a good offwidth struggle as well, we got drawn into the idea of giving it ago. Turned out to be quite tricky due to a lot of ice and verglass in the wide section. The pitch turned out to be 60m of incredible rock and incredible grovel, with a delicate slab move to connect the cracks. If you want to see what climbing an icy offwidth is like...check out my last post šŸ˜… Thanks Pedro and Tomas, and Happy Birthday Sean šŸ¤™
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Great trip to the mountains with @seanvillanuevaodriscoll We climbed a route (YacarĆ©) on Rafael which had been put up by The Odell brothers (@pedro_odell & @tomasodell3 ) in the last weather window These guys are only 19 and 16, and I was very impressed with some of their leads on the lower half of the route which wandered through loose and chossy terrain. Higher on the route there was an offwidth splitter pitch which hadn't been fully freed. With Sean loving a good offwidth struggle as well, we got drawn into the idea of giving it ago. Turned out to be quite tricky due to a lot of ice and verglass in the wide section. The pitch turned out to be 60m of incredible rock and incredible grovel, with a delicate slab move to connect the cracks. If you want to see what climbing an icy offwidth is like...check out my last post šŸ˜… Thanks Pedro and Tomas, and Happy Birthday Sean šŸ¤™
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Great trip to the mountains with @seanvillanuevaodriscoll We climbed a route (YacarĆ©) on Rafael which had been put up by The Odell brothers (@pedro_odell & @tomasodell3 ) in the last weather window These guys are only 19 and 16, and I was very impressed with some of their leads on the lower half of the route which wandered through loose and chossy terrain. Higher on the route there was an offwidth splitter pitch which hadn't been fully freed. With Sean loving a good offwidth struggle as well, we got drawn into the idea of giving it ago. Turned out to be quite tricky due to a lot of ice and verglass in the wide section. The pitch turned out to be 60m of incredible rock and incredible grovel, with a delicate slab move to connect the cracks. If you want to see what climbing an icy offwidth is like...check out my last post šŸ˜… Thanks Pedro and Tomas, and Happy Birthday Sean šŸ¤™
Pete Whittaker Instagram - 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! šŸ˜… i enjoyed it. Great that @andrew_burr could capture it (plus my obscure body position in this picture šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø) I bet that was both entertaining and harrowing to watch from above šŸ˜‚ P.s. Burr sorry I still have your sling, I'll make sure you get it back before leaving šŸ¤™ šŸ“ø FA Flash of The Cleaver 5.13b, @andrew_burr šŸ‘ Big thanks must go to @evanwisheropp for sharing this project with myself @tompaulrandall @mariaugustahs @tradprincess šŸŽ„ I filmed the other guys on it so look out for it over on @wide_boyz soon
Pete Whittaker Instagram - 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! šŸ˜… i enjoyed it. Great that @andrew_burr could capture it (plus my obscure body position in this picture šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø) I bet that was both entertaining and harrowing to watch from above šŸ˜‚ P.s. Burr sorry I still have your sling, I'll make sure you get it back before leaving šŸ¤™ šŸ“ø FA Flash of The Cleaver 5.13b, @andrew_burr šŸ‘ Big thanks must go to @evanwisheropp for sharing this project with myself @tompaulrandall @mariaugustahs @tradprincess šŸŽ„ I filmed the other guys on it so look out for it over on @wide_boyz soon
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Soloing big walls is a pretty skillful task. Amongst many other things it takes hard work, patience, commitment and most importantly an understanding of your own ability. Myself and Mari have climbed a number of different walls in varying styles and conditions, from aiding the whole of El Cap, to free climbing up tottering piles of choss like Troll Wall. However, I'm really impressed with @mariaugustahs solo of Mt Watkins this week. It's such a different task doing these things alone. Amazing effort šŸŽ‰ P.s. I had a relaxing time pottering around yosemite. 1. Mari on West Face 2. Base of Mt Watkins 3. Feeling at home at GogarthšŸ«£...I mean Yosemite 4. A nice finger crack 5. This was an amazing climb 6. Mari at home among the bushy ground 7. Like I said
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Soloing big walls is a pretty skillful task. Amongst many other things it takes hard work, patience, commitment and most importantly an understanding of your own ability. Myself and Mari have climbed a number of different walls in varying styles and conditions, from aiding the whole of El Cap, to free climbing up tottering piles of choss like Troll Wall. However, I'm really impressed with @mariaugustahs solo of Mt Watkins this week. It's such a different task doing these things alone. Amazing effort šŸŽ‰ P.s. I had a relaxing time pottering around yosemite. 1. Mari on West Face 2. Base of Mt Watkins 3. Feeling at home at GogarthšŸ«£...I mean Yosemite 4. A nice finger crack 5. This was an amazing climb 6. Mari at home among the bushy ground 7. Like I said
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Soloing big walls is a pretty skillful task. Amongst many other things it takes hard work, patience, commitment and most importantly an understanding of your own ability. Myself and Mari have climbed a number of different walls in varying styles and conditions, from aiding the whole of El Cap, to free climbing up tottering piles of choss like Troll Wall. However, I'm really impressed with @mariaugustahs solo of Mt Watkins this week. It's such a different task doing these things alone. Amazing effort šŸŽ‰ P.s. I had a relaxing time pottering around yosemite. 1. Mari on West Face 2. Base of Mt Watkins 3. Feeling at home at GogarthšŸ«£...I mean Yosemite 4. A nice finger crack 5. This was an amazing climb 6. Mari at home among the bushy ground 7. Like I said
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Soloing big walls is a pretty skillful task. Amongst many other things it takes hard work, patience, commitment and most importantly an understanding of your own ability. Myself and Mari have climbed a number of different walls in varying styles and conditions, from aiding the whole of El Cap, to free climbing up tottering piles of choss like Troll Wall. However, I'm really impressed with @mariaugustahs solo of Mt Watkins this week. It's such a different task doing these things alone. Amazing effort šŸŽ‰ P.s. I had a relaxing time pottering around yosemite. 1. Mari on West Face 2. Base of Mt Watkins 3. Feeling at home at GogarthšŸ«£...I mean Yosemite 4. A nice finger crack 5. This was an amazing climb 6. Mari at home among the bushy ground 7. Like I said
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Soloing big walls is a pretty skillful task. Amongst many other things it takes hard work, patience, commitment and most importantly an understanding of your own ability. Myself and Mari have climbed a number of different walls in varying styles and conditions, from aiding the whole of El Cap, to free climbing up tottering piles of choss like Troll Wall. However, I'm really impressed with @mariaugustahs solo of Mt Watkins this week. It's such a different task doing these things alone. Amazing effort šŸŽ‰ P.s. I had a relaxing time pottering around yosemite. 1. Mari on West Face 2. Base of Mt Watkins 3. Feeling at home at GogarthšŸ«£...I mean Yosemite 4. A nice finger crack 5. This was an amazing climb 6. Mari at home among the bushy ground 7. Like I said
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Even though I haven't seeked them out for over 10 years, I do still enjoy a wide crack when one is thrown at me...šŸ˜ This one was a little hidden gem from @lmsolber Despite the low grade, it felt like one of the tougher onsights I've done in recent times (seeping probably not helping there). Recommended if you're into that stuff šŸ‘Œ Trang FĆødsel, 8 šŸ“ø and belay, from multitasker @mariaugustahs
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Even though I haven't seeked them out for over 10 years, I do still enjoy a wide crack when one is thrown at me...šŸ˜ This one was a little hidden gem from @lmsolber Despite the low grade, it felt like one of the tougher onsights I've done in recent times (seeping probably not helping there). Recommended if you're into that stuff šŸ‘Œ Trang FĆødsel, 8 šŸ“ø and belay, from multitasker @mariaugustahs
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Second ascent(?) of Pura Pura (8c) Randall's sit start to Greenspit. Links a sit start boulder into the famous trad line Greenspit. Pretty sure only @tompaulrandall would think of doing this šŸ˜… but it makes for a good pumpy linkup if you're into that stuff. As you can tell from the colour of my face in the photo, I was working hard at the end šŸ˜… @sterlingrope @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @wide_boyz #crackclimbing #traddad #traddaddy
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Totally random picture, I'm no where near the desert. Tenuous little fight that one. Onsighting Blood Pulse (5.13-), šŸ“ø by @mariaugustahs
Pete Whittaker Instagram - @mariaugustahs smashing her project a few weeks back šŸ’ŖOne of my favourite climbing moments of 2022 Technical and powerful moves turning the lip and establishing yourself in the groove on this. It's a mixture of jamming, slopers and really small crimps, so a full tool kit of techniques is needed. Plus...some patience with conditions; Spring is often wet, Summer can be dry but too hot, Autumn can be good friction but seeping, which leaves you scratching your head for a good day to climb it. The weather God's came for a surprise 2-3 week spell and the 'jons' were in. šŸ“ø Mari on the First Ascent with the desperate foot jam beta šŸ“½ļø Puffing away, whist making the second ascent. Tazlov 8b
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Another short window of weather allowed us to try the newly established route "Anda p' alla!" on West Face of Guillaumet, which was put up by @facusaubidet @jerecastana @santi.scavolini @franco_toscani at the beginning of Jan. Photos from the FA showed some amazing looking cracks and also suggested that the crux might be possible to free at 8a. The route didn't disappoint, brilliant rock on perfect flaring splitters. @seanvillanuevaodriscoll put in yet more solid leads onsighting through the first points of Aid on pitch 4. Then I was up first at giving the crux pitch a look. The bottom section initially felt trickier than it probably should have, as it was a wet crack (about E5) which I had to chop ice from whilst climbing. I got stopped by an obvious crux; A thin seam with awkward body positioning and flaring finger jams. The individual moves went free and I went to the anchor. Sean had a lead and worked on the moves, then next go i surprised myself by redpointing it! We summited Guillaumet still in daylight and all got down safely to camp by midnight. Thanks for another good trip Sean and @julia.cassou And thanks Facu, Jere, Santi and Franco for opening a brilliant route. The estimated grades on the pitches with aid seemed about right. We thought 7b(ish) for pitch 4, and 8a(ish) for pitch 5. It's an incredible place on the rock up there, but the mountains in Patagonia still scare me, so full focus and climbing well is the only option Pic 1. Crux pitch Pic 2. Summit Pic 3. At the belay after the crux Pic 4-5. Topo šŸ“ø @julia.cassou šŸ“ø Topo @patagoniavertical @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Another short window of weather allowed us to try the newly established route "Anda p' alla!" on West Face of Guillaumet, which was put up by @facusaubidet @jerecastana @santi.scavolini @franco_toscani at the beginning of Jan. Photos from the FA showed some amazing looking cracks and also suggested that the crux might be possible to free at 8a. The route didn't disappoint, brilliant rock on perfect flaring splitters. @seanvillanuevaodriscoll put in yet more solid leads onsighting through the first points of Aid on pitch 4. Then I was up first at giving the crux pitch a look. The bottom section initially felt trickier than it probably should have, as it was a wet crack (about E5) which I had to chop ice from whilst climbing. I got stopped by an obvious crux; A thin seam with awkward body positioning and flaring finger jams. The individual moves went free and I went to the anchor. Sean had a lead and worked on the moves, then next go i surprised myself by redpointing it! We summited Guillaumet still in daylight and all got down safely to camp by midnight. Thanks for another good trip Sean and @julia.cassou And thanks Facu, Jere, Santi and Franco for opening a brilliant route. The estimated grades on the pitches with aid seemed about right. We thought 7b(ish) for pitch 4, and 8a(ish) for pitch 5. It's an incredible place on the rock up there, but the mountains in Patagonia still scare me, so full focus and climbing well is the only option Pic 1. Crux pitch Pic 2. Summit Pic 3. At the belay after the crux Pic 4-5. Topo šŸ“ø @julia.cassou šŸ“ø Topo @patagoniavertical @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Another short window of weather allowed us to try the newly established route "Anda p' alla!" on West Face of Guillaumet, which was put up by @facusaubidet @jerecastana @santi.scavolini @franco_toscani at the beginning of Jan. Photos from the FA showed some amazing looking cracks and also suggested that the crux might be possible to free at 8a. The route didn't disappoint, brilliant rock on perfect flaring splitters. @seanvillanuevaodriscoll put in yet more solid leads onsighting through the first points of Aid on pitch 4. Then I was up first at giving the crux pitch a look. The bottom section initially felt trickier than it probably should have, as it was a wet crack (about E5) which I had to chop ice from whilst climbing. I got stopped by an obvious crux; A thin seam with awkward body positioning and flaring finger jams. The individual moves went free and I went to the anchor. Sean had a lead and worked on the moves, then next go i surprised myself by redpointing it! We summited Guillaumet still in daylight and all got down safely to camp by midnight. Thanks for another good trip Sean and @julia.cassou And thanks Facu, Jere, Santi and Franco for opening a brilliant route. The estimated grades on the pitches with aid seemed about right. We thought 7b(ish) for pitch 4, and 8a(ish) for pitch 5. It's an incredible place on the rock up there, but the mountains in Patagonia still scare me, so full focus and climbing well is the only option Pic 1. Crux pitch Pic 2. Summit Pic 3. At the belay after the crux Pic 4-5. Topo šŸ“ø @julia.cassou šŸ“ø Topo @patagoniavertical @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Another short window of weather allowed us to try the newly established route "Anda p' alla!" on West Face of Guillaumet, which was put up by @facusaubidet @jerecastana @santi.scavolini @franco_toscani at the beginning of Jan. Photos from the FA showed some amazing looking cracks and also suggested that the crux might be possible to free at 8a. The route didn't disappoint, brilliant rock on perfect flaring splitters. @seanvillanuevaodriscoll put in yet more solid leads onsighting through the first points of Aid on pitch 4. Then I was up first at giving the crux pitch a look. The bottom section initially felt trickier than it probably should have, as it was a wet crack (about E5) which I had to chop ice from whilst climbing. I got stopped by an obvious crux; A thin seam with awkward body positioning and flaring finger jams. The individual moves went free and I went to the anchor. Sean had a lead and worked on the moves, then next go i surprised myself by redpointing it! We summited Guillaumet still in daylight and all got down safely to camp by midnight. Thanks for another good trip Sean and @julia.cassou And thanks Facu, Jere, Santi and Franco for opening a brilliant route. The estimated grades on the pitches with aid seemed about right. We thought 7b(ish) for pitch 4, and 8a(ish) for pitch 5. It's an incredible place on the rock up there, but the mountains in Patagonia still scare me, so full focus and climbing well is the only option Pic 1. Crux pitch Pic 2. Summit Pic 3. At the belay after the crux Pic 4-5. Topo šŸ“ø @julia.cassou šŸ“ø Topo @patagoniavertical @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Resting on the project. @mariaugustahs filming and @jimmy.merin capturing the antics šŸ“øšŸ˜…
Pete Whittaker Instagram - A mixed first trip into the mountains of Patagonia. Whilst I was psyched to be there, it was hard to enjoy it to the fullest as I started getting ill the day before walking in. I felt close to bailing every day, but always just decided to give it a look...which ultimately ended with us topping out on El Mocho. We'd hoped to make an all free ascent of a previous aid line, but I struggled to put my fair share in and as it was quite tricky, we didn't quite manage. All the moves were done, but not quite enough in a row to make a full free ascent. However, the climbing was absolutely amazing, and we did make free ascents of previous aid pitches. The one pictured (previously A2) turned out to be around E6, and something you wouldn't want to fall on...especially given the location. This place really demands full focus the whole time, as an accident of any kind is going to leave you in a really sticky situation, even if it's just something as minor as a twisted ankle. The Mountains here aren't to be taken lightly. Thanks Sean and Julia for the trip Climbing photos šŸ“ø @julia.cassou @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope
Pete Whittaker Instagram - A mixed first trip into the mountains of Patagonia. Whilst I was psyched to be there, it was hard to enjoy it to the fullest as I started getting ill the day before walking in. I felt close to bailing every day, but always just decided to give it a look...which ultimately ended with us topping out on El Mocho. We'd hoped to make an all free ascent of a previous aid line, but I struggled to put my fair share in and as it was quite tricky, we didn't quite manage. All the moves were done, but not quite enough in a row to make a full free ascent. However, the climbing was absolutely amazing, and we did make free ascents of previous aid pitches. The one pictured (previously A2) turned out to be around E6, and something you wouldn't want to fall on...especially given the location. This place really demands full focus the whole time, as an accident of any kind is going to leave you in a really sticky situation, even if it's just something as minor as a twisted ankle. The Mountains here aren't to be taken lightly. Thanks Sean and Julia for the trip Climbing photos šŸ“ø @julia.cassou @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope
Pete Whittaker Instagram - A mixed first trip into the mountains of Patagonia. Whilst I was psyched to be there, it was hard to enjoy it to the fullest as I started getting ill the day before walking in. I felt close to bailing every day, but always just decided to give it a look...which ultimately ended with us topping out on El Mocho. We'd hoped to make an all free ascent of a previous aid line, but I struggled to put my fair share in and as it was quite tricky, we didn't quite manage. All the moves were done, but not quite enough in a row to make a full free ascent. However, the climbing was absolutely amazing, and we did make free ascents of previous aid pitches. The one pictured (previously A2) turned out to be around E6, and something you wouldn't want to fall on...especially given the location. This place really demands full focus the whole time, as an accident of any kind is going to leave you in a really sticky situation, even if it's just something as minor as a twisted ankle. The Mountains here aren't to be taken lightly. Thanks Sean and Julia for the trip Climbing photos šŸ“ø @julia.cassou @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope
Pete Whittaker Instagram - A mixed first trip into the mountains of Patagonia. Whilst I was psyched to be there, it was hard to enjoy it to the fullest as I started getting ill the day before walking in. I felt close to bailing every day, but always just decided to give it a look...which ultimately ended with us topping out on El Mocho. We'd hoped to make an all free ascent of a previous aid line, but I struggled to put my fair share in and as it was quite tricky, we didn't quite manage. All the moves were done, but not quite enough in a row to make a full free ascent. However, the climbing was absolutely amazing, and we did make free ascents of previous aid pitches. The one pictured (previously A2) turned out to be around E6, and something you wouldn't want to fall on...especially given the location. This place really demands full focus the whole time, as an accident of any kind is going to leave you in a really sticky situation, even if it's just something as minor as a twisted ankle. The Mountains here aren't to be taken lightly. Thanks Sean and Julia for the trip Climbing photos šŸ“ø @julia.cassou @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Probably not what you really expect from a photo in Patagonia, However after arriving just after a short weather window, I've had time to sample a few bits and bobs lower down and closer to town, plus meet old and new friends. Thanks @julia.cassou for the šŸ“ø from the boulders yesterday šŸ“½ļø a light breeze up at The Laguna Torre. Goodness knows how brutal that is in the mountains... @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @dark_ventures @sterlingrope
Pete Whittaker Instagram - This location and these roof cracks never disappoint. The moves on these routes are never that hard, but theyā€™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 šŸ˜‰ 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 ā€˜Witness The Splitnessā€™, 5.13 (onsight) Pic 5 - Mari on the cupped hands splitter of ā€˜Witness The Slitnessā€™ 5.12
Pete Whittaker Instagram - This location and these roof cracks never disappoint. The moves on these routes are never that hard, but theyā€™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 šŸ˜‰ 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 ā€˜Witness The Splitnessā€™, 5.13 (onsight) Pic 5 - Mari on the cupped hands splitter of ā€˜Witness The Slitnessā€™ 5.12
Pete Whittaker Instagram - This location and these roof cracks never disappoint. The moves on these routes are never that hard, but theyā€™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 šŸ˜‰ 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 ā€˜Witness The Splitnessā€™, 5.13 (onsight) Pic 5 - Mari on the cupped hands splitter of ā€˜Witness The Slitnessā€™ 5.12
Pete Whittaker Instagram - This location and these roof cracks never disappoint. The moves on these routes are never that hard, but theyā€™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 šŸ˜‰ 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 ā€˜Witness The Splitnessā€™, 5.13 (onsight) Pic 5 - Mari on the cupped hands splitter of ā€˜Witness The Slitnessā€™ 5.12
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Very contrasting climbing styles in La Pedriza... Always impressed @mariaugustahs can basically do everything on rock. Whether it's 5.13 slab, 8A boulders or Choss trundling on Troll Wall šŸŽ‰šŸ”„šŸ˜Ž šŸ“ø the ledge of La Pedriza @talomartin
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Very contrasting climbing styles in La Pedriza... Always impressed @mariaugustahs can basically do everything on rock. Whether it's 5.13 slab, 8A boulders or Choss trundling on Troll Wall šŸŽ‰šŸ”„šŸ˜Ž šŸ“ø the ledge of La Pedriza @talomartin
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Very contrasting climbing styles in La Pedriza... Always impressed @mariaugustahs can basically do everything on rock. Whether it's 5.13 slab, 8A boulders or Choss trundling on Troll Wall šŸŽ‰šŸ”„šŸ˜Ž šŸ“ø the ledge of La Pedriza @talomartin
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Great @patagonia ambassador summit at Red River Gorge over the past couple of weeks. I'm sure everyone goes to RRG for the sport climbing (which obviously was very good)... but this route was defintely the most enjoyable climbing experience I had on the trip. An 8a trad line called 'Charlie'. Interesting corner moves with an all points off dyno to the finish jug!! My onsight attempt was a very warm and sweaty battle, which I dropped a foot move before the dyno. The second go was much colder and a success. The final photos are from the community event that patagonia put on at Miguels pizza. A great evening Thanks @wmsimek for the climbing shots and @andrew_burr for the event shots Thanks to everyone involved with the trip šŸ’ŖšŸ‘ #redrivergorge #climbing #charlie @pataginia_climb @unparallelup @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Great @patagonia ambassador summit at Red River Gorge over the past couple of weeks. I'm sure everyone goes to RRG for the sport climbing (which obviously was very good)... but this route was defintely the most enjoyable climbing experience I had on the trip. An 8a trad line called 'Charlie'. Interesting corner moves with an all points off dyno to the finish jug!! My onsight attempt was a very warm and sweaty battle, which I dropped a foot move before the dyno. The second go was much colder and a success. The final photos are from the community event that patagonia put on at Miguels pizza. A great evening Thanks @wmsimek for the climbing shots and @andrew_burr for the event shots Thanks to everyone involved with the trip šŸ’ŖšŸ‘ #redrivergorge #climbing #charlie @pataginia_climb @unparallelup @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Great @patagonia ambassador summit at Red River Gorge over the past couple of weeks. I'm sure everyone goes to RRG for the sport climbing (which obviously was very good)... but this route was defintely the most enjoyable climbing experience I had on the trip. An 8a trad line called 'Charlie'. Interesting corner moves with an all points off dyno to the finish jug!! My onsight attempt was a very warm and sweaty battle, which I dropped a foot move before the dyno. The second go was much colder and a success. The final photos are from the community event that patagonia put on at Miguels pizza. A great evening Thanks @wmsimek for the climbing shots and @andrew_burr for the event shots Thanks to everyone involved with the trip šŸ’ŖšŸ‘ #redrivergorge #climbing #charlie @pataginia_climb @unparallelup @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Great @patagonia ambassador summit at Red River Gorge over the past couple of weeks. I'm sure everyone goes to RRG for the sport climbing (which obviously was very good)... but this route was defintely the most enjoyable climbing experience I had on the trip. An 8a trad line called 'Charlie'. Interesting corner moves with an all points off dyno to the finish jug!! My onsight attempt was a very warm and sweaty battle, which I dropped a foot move before the dyno. The second go was much colder and a success. The final photos are from the community event that patagonia put on at Miguels pizza. A great evening Thanks @wmsimek for the climbing shots and @andrew_burr for the event shots Thanks to everyone involved with the trip šŸ’ŖšŸ‘ #redrivergorge #climbing #charlie @pataginia_climb @unparallelup @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Great @patagonia ambassador summit at Red River Gorge over the past couple of weeks. I'm sure everyone goes to RRG for the sport climbing (which obviously was very good)... but this route was defintely the most enjoyable climbing experience I had on the trip. An 8a trad line called 'Charlie'. Interesting corner moves with an all points off dyno to the finish jug!! My onsight attempt was a very warm and sweaty battle, which I dropped a foot move before the dyno. The second go was much colder and a success. The final photos are from the community event that patagonia put on at Miguels pizza. A great evening Thanks @wmsimek for the climbing shots and @andrew_burr for the event shots Thanks to everyone involved with the trip šŸ’ŖšŸ‘ #redrivergorge #climbing #charlie @pataginia_climb @unparallelup @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Fun to see a load of routes myself and @tompaulrandall developed 13-14 years ago in Orco Valley seeing traffic these days. In this little zone we did a new route called 'End of the Flare', now there are 3 - 4 other really nice cracks and lines which have been established there. On a recent revisit it was nice to repeat the other routes. šŸ“ø Rocky Marciano (8a), taken by @mariaugustahs
Pete Whittaker Instagram - New article from my Patagonia trip now on the @wildcountry_official Blog, where i share some thoughts and things i learnt from my trip in Feb. Use the link in my stories, or head over to the Wild Country website blog. šŸ“ø Thanks @julia.cassou for the great shots šŸ¤™ Photo 1. Pitch incomplete on El Mocho Photo 2. Approach to El Mocho Photo 3. I lost šŸ˜… Photo 4. Following @seanvillanuevaodriscoll after another solid lead Photo 5. Freeing the crux 8a pitch on AndĆ” Pa Alla
Pete Whittaker Instagram - New article from my Patagonia trip now on the @wildcountry_official Blog, where i share some thoughts and things i learnt from my trip in Feb. Use the link in my stories, or head over to the Wild Country website blog. šŸ“ø Thanks @julia.cassou for the great shots šŸ¤™ Photo 1. Pitch incomplete on El Mocho Photo 2. Approach to El Mocho Photo 3. I lost šŸ˜… Photo 4. Following @seanvillanuevaodriscoll after another solid lead Photo 5. Freeing the crux 8a pitch on AndĆ” Pa Alla
Pete Whittaker Instagram - New article from my Patagonia trip now on the @wildcountry_official Blog, where i share some thoughts and things i learnt from my trip in Feb. Use the link in my stories, or head over to the Wild Country website blog. šŸ“ø Thanks @julia.cassou for the great shots šŸ¤™ Photo 1. Pitch incomplete on El Mocho Photo 2. Approach to El Mocho Photo 3. I lost šŸ˜… Photo 4. Following @seanvillanuevaodriscoll after another solid lead Photo 5. Freeing the crux 8a pitch on AndĆ” Pa Alla
Pete Whittaker Instagram - New article from my Patagonia trip now on the @wildcountry_official Blog, where i share some thoughts and things i learnt from my trip in Feb. Use the link in my stories, or head over to the Wild Country website blog. šŸ“ø Thanks @julia.cassou for the great shots šŸ¤™ Photo 1. Pitch incomplete on El Mocho Photo 2. Approach to El Mocho Photo 3. I lost šŸ˜… Photo 4. Following @seanvillanuevaodriscoll after another solid lead Photo 5. Freeing the crux 8a pitch on AndĆ” Pa Alla
Pete Whittaker Instagram - New article from my Patagonia trip now on the @wildcountry_official Blog, where i share some thoughts and things i learnt from my trip in Feb. Use the link in my stories, or head over to the Wild Country website blog. šŸ“ø Thanks @julia.cassou for the great shots šŸ¤™ Photo 1. Pitch incomplete on El Mocho Photo 2. Approach to El Mocho Photo 3. I lost šŸ˜… Photo 4. Following @seanvillanuevaodriscoll after another solid lead Photo 5. Freeing the crux 8a pitch on AndĆ” Pa Alla
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Nice boulders around El Chalten. Pic 1. Gato Negro (7B), cheeky last move. šŸ“ø @julia.cassou Pic 2. a favourite so far, (techy beta), Although no idea of name and grade, maybe someone can help me out? @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Nice boulders around El Chalten. Pic 1. Gato Negro (7B), cheeky last move. šŸ“ø @julia.cassou Pic 2. a favourite so far, (techy beta), Although no idea of name and grade, maybe someone can help me out? @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope
Pete Whittaker Instagram - SĆørveggen (South Wall) of Gjertvasstind With 'condensed weekend warriors' @mariaugustahs and @salvesenfjellsport nice to get back in the hills and on some technical mountainous terrain/cracks after so much plastic pulling recently. 2nd free ascent? after @lmsolber and @sveslegard 1. Notice the ice splitter on the left Ƙyvind demonstrates crimping cray 2. Setting off on crux 3. Top of crux pitches (was intending to link 2 together, ended up linking 3 by accident šŸ˜…) 4. Mari following second to last pitch 5 & 6. Actually the approach even though it looks like the decent... 7. Ended up being a long day. Estimated time back home > Sunday at 11pm. Actual time home > Monday 9pm šŸ˜‚ A very nice route and trip, thanks Mari and Ƙyvind @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope @unparallelup
Pete Whittaker Instagram - SĆørveggen (South Wall) of Gjertvasstind With 'condensed weekend warriors' @mariaugustahs and @salvesenfjellsport nice to get back in the hills and on some technical mountainous terrain/cracks after so much plastic pulling recently. 2nd free ascent? after @lmsolber and @sveslegard 1. Notice the ice splitter on the left Ƙyvind demonstrates crimping cray 2. Setting off on crux 3. Top of crux pitches (was intending to link 2 together, ended up linking 3 by accident šŸ˜…) 4. Mari following second to last pitch 5 & 6. Actually the approach even though it looks like the decent... 7. Ended up being a long day. Estimated time back home > Sunday at 11pm. Actual time home > Monday 9pm šŸ˜‚ A very nice route and trip, thanks Mari and Ƙyvind @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope @unparallelup
Pete Whittaker Instagram - SĆørveggen (South Wall) of Gjertvasstind With 'condensed weekend warriors' @mariaugustahs and @salvesenfjellsport nice to get back in the hills and on some technical mountainous terrain/cracks after so much plastic pulling recently. 2nd free ascent? after @lmsolber and @sveslegard 1. Notice the ice splitter on the left Ƙyvind demonstrates crimping cray 2. Setting off on crux 3. Top of crux pitches (was intending to link 2 together, ended up linking 3 by accident šŸ˜…) 4. Mari following second to last pitch 5 & 6. Actually the approach even though it looks like the decent... 7. Ended up being a long day. Estimated time back home > Sunday at 11pm. Actual time home > Monday 9pm šŸ˜‚ A very nice route and trip, thanks Mari and Ƙyvind @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope @unparallelup
Pete Whittaker Instagram - SĆørveggen (South Wall) of Gjertvasstind With 'condensed weekend warriors' @mariaugustahs and @salvesenfjellsport nice to get back in the hills and on some technical mountainous terrain/cracks after so much plastic pulling recently. 2nd free ascent? after @lmsolber and @sveslegard 1. Notice the ice splitter on the left Ƙyvind demonstrates crimping cray 2. Setting off on crux 3. Top of crux pitches (was intending to link 2 together, ended up linking 3 by accident šŸ˜…) 4. Mari following second to last pitch 5 & 6. Actually the approach even though it looks like the decent... 7. Ended up being a long day. Estimated time back home > Sunday at 11pm. Actual time home > Monday 9pm šŸ˜‚ A very nice route and trip, thanks Mari and Ƙyvind @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope @unparallelup
Pete Whittaker Instagram - SĆørveggen (South Wall) of Gjertvasstind With 'condensed weekend warriors' @mariaugustahs and @salvesenfjellsport nice to get back in the hills and on some technical mountainous terrain/cracks after so much plastic pulling recently. 2nd free ascent? after @lmsolber and @sveslegard 1. Notice the ice splitter on the left Ƙyvind demonstrates crimping cray 2. Setting off on crux 3. Top of crux pitches (was intending to link 2 together, ended up linking 3 by accident šŸ˜…) 4. Mari following second to last pitch 5 & 6. Actually the approach even though it looks like the decent... 7. Ended up being a long day. Estimated time back home > Sunday at 11pm. Actual time home > Monday 9pm šŸ˜‚ A very nice route and trip, thanks Mari and Ƙyvind @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope @unparallelup
Pete Whittaker Instagram - SĆørveggen (South Wall) of Gjertvasstind With 'condensed weekend warriors' @mariaugustahs and @salvesenfjellsport nice to get back in the hills and on some technical mountainous terrain/cracks after so much plastic pulling recently. 2nd free ascent? after @lmsolber and @sveslegard 1. Notice the ice splitter on the left Ƙyvind demonstrates crimping cray 2. Setting off on crux 3. Top of crux pitches (was intending to link 2 together, ended up linking 3 by accident šŸ˜…) 4. Mari following second to last pitch 5 & 6. Actually the approach even though it looks like the decent... 7. Ended up being a long day. Estimated time back home > Sunday at 11pm. Actual time home > Monday 9pm šŸ˜‚ A very nice route and trip, thanks Mari and Ƙyvind @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope @unparallelup
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Evening folks šŸ‘‹ šŸ‡®šŸ‡ø 1 and 2. New boulders with @seanvillanuevaodriscoll @julia.cassou and @magnusmab 3. Icelandic roads love Sean's car. Sean looks like he loves them too, but I'm not sure he does. 4. little steps 5. @exped_sailing getting ready to go 6. 41 days šŸ“ø the nice ones from @julia.cassou
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Evening folks šŸ‘‹ šŸ‡®šŸ‡ø 1 and 2. New boulders with @seanvillanuevaodriscoll @julia.cassou and @magnusmab 3. Icelandic roads love Sean's car. Sean looks like he loves them too, but I'm not sure he does. 4. little steps 5. @exped_sailing getting ready to go 6. 41 days šŸ“ø the nice ones from @julia.cassou
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Evening folks šŸ‘‹ šŸ‡®šŸ‡ø 1 and 2. New boulders with @seanvillanuevaodriscoll @julia.cassou and @magnusmab 3. Icelandic roads love Sean's car. Sean looks like he loves them too, but I'm not sure he does. 4. little steps 5. @exped_sailing getting ready to go 6. 41 days šŸ“ø the nice ones from @julia.cassou
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Evening folks šŸ‘‹ šŸ‡®šŸ‡ø 1 and 2. New boulders with @seanvillanuevaodriscoll @julia.cassou and @magnusmab 3. Icelandic roads love Sean's car. Sean looks like he loves them too, but I'm not sure he does. 4. little steps 5. @exped_sailing getting ready to go 6. 41 days šŸ“ø the nice ones from @julia.cassou
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Evening folks šŸ‘‹ šŸ‡®šŸ‡ø 1 and 2. New boulders with @seanvillanuevaodriscoll @julia.cassou and @magnusmab 3. Icelandic roads love Sean's car. Sean looks like he loves them too, but I'm not sure he does. 4. little steps 5. @exped_sailing getting ready to go 6. 41 days šŸ“ø the nice ones from @julia.cassou
Pete Whittaker Instagram - Evening folks šŸ‘‹ šŸ‡®šŸ‡ø 1 and 2. New boulders with @seanvillanuevaodriscoll @julia.cassou and @magnusmab 3. Icelandic roads love Sean's car. Sean looks like he loves them too, but I'm not sure he does. 4. little steps 5. @exped_sailing getting ready to go 6. 41 days šŸ“ø the nice ones from @julia.cassou
Pete Whittaker - 31K Likes - 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 šŸ‘Œ@petewhittaker01 and @tompaulrandallā€™s original proposition was that whatever I flash, itā€™s given O0. Whatever I climb in one session, then it gets O1. Whatever I climb in two sessions gets O2 šŸ‘Š My main scepticism was that the grade O0 is simply too wide ā˜ļø 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 šŸ’Ŗ 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 ā€œa muerteā€ on my first try. Furthermore, you can still add ā€œminusā€ or ā€œplusā€ to every route, depending on whether my ascent was a casual, or big fight šŸ”„ 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 (worldā€™s most climbed 7a?) = O-2- Bourinator 8a = O-1 Marroncita 8b = O-0- Mind Control 8c = O0 Sensacion del Bloque 9a = O1 Ā  I suggest that all climbing gyms, including IFSC competitions, should use this grading system from now on šŸ¤œšŸ¤› @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 @ifsclimbingā€™s response šŸ™ Check out this landing page to find out more šŸ‘‰ wideboyz.com/O-grades and enjoy our cool t-shirt with O-grades at 10% OFF šŸ˜Ž 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

31K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : 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 šŸ‘Œ@petewhittaker01 and @tompaulrandallā€™s original proposition was that whatever I flash, itā€™s given O0. Whatever I climb in one session, then it gets O1. Whatever I climb in two sessions gets O2 šŸ‘Š My main scepticism was that the grade O0 is simply too wide ā˜ļø 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 šŸ’Ŗ 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 ā€œa muerteā€ on my first try. Furthermore, you can still add ā€œminusā€ or ā€œplusā€ to every route, depending on whether my ascent was a casual, or big fight šŸ”„ 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 (worldā€™s most climbed 7a?) = O-2- Bourinator 8a = O-1 Marroncita 8b = O-0- Mind Control 8c = O0 Sensacion del Bloque 9a = O1 Ā  I suggest that all climbing gyms, including IFSC competitions, should use this grading system from now on šŸ¤œšŸ¤› @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 @ifsclimbingā€™s response šŸ™ Check out this landing page to find out more šŸ‘‰ wideboyz.com/O-grades and enjoy our cool t-shirt with O-grades at 10% OFF šŸ˜Ž 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
Likes : 30966Pete Whittaker - 31K Likes - 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 šŸ‘Œ@petewhittaker01 and @tompaulrandallā€™s original proposition was that whatever I flash, itā€™s given O0. Whatever I climb in one session, then it gets O1. Whatever I climb in two sessions gets O2 šŸ‘Š My main scepticism was that the grade O0 is simply too wide ā˜ļø 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 šŸ’Ŗ 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 ā€œa muerteā€ on my first try. Furthermore, you can still add ā€œminusā€ or ā€œplusā€ to every route, depending on whether my ascent was a casual, or big fight šŸ”„ 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 (worldā€™s most climbed 7a?) = O-2- Bourinator 8a = O-1 Marroncita 8b = O-0- Mind Control 8c = O0 Sensacion del Bloque 9a = O1 Ā  I suggest that all climbing gyms, including IFSC competitions, should use this grading system from now on šŸ¤œšŸ¤› @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 @ifsclimbingā€™s response šŸ™ Check out this landing page to find out more šŸ‘‰ wideboyz.com/O-grades and enjoy our cool t-shirt with O-grades at 10% OFF šŸ˜Ž 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

31K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : 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 šŸ‘Œ@petewhittaker01 and @tompaulrandallā€™s original proposition was that whatever I flash, itā€™s given O0. Whatever I climb in one session, then it gets O1. Whatever I climb in two sessions gets O2 šŸ‘Š My main scepticism was that the grade O0 is simply too wide ā˜ļø 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 šŸ’Ŗ 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 ā€œa muerteā€ on my first try. Furthermore, you can still add ā€œminusā€ or ā€œplusā€ to every route, depending on whether my ascent was a casual, or big fight šŸ”„ 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 (worldā€™s most climbed 7a?) = O-2- Bourinator 8a = O-1 Marroncita 8b = O-0- Mind Control 8c = O0 Sensacion del Bloque 9a = O1 Ā  I suggest that all climbing gyms, including IFSC competitions, should use this grading system from now on šŸ¤œšŸ¤› @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 @ifsclimbingā€™s response šŸ™ Check out this landing page to find out more šŸ‘‰ wideboyz.com/O-grades and enjoy our cool t-shirt with O-grades at 10% OFF šŸ˜Ž 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
Likes : 30966Pete Whittaker - 31K Likes - 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 šŸ‘Œ@petewhittaker01 and @tompaulrandallā€™s original proposition was that whatever I flash, itā€™s given O0. Whatever I climb in one session, then it gets O1. Whatever I climb in two sessions gets O2 šŸ‘Š My main scepticism was that the grade O0 is simply too wide ā˜ļø 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 šŸ’Ŗ 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 ā€œa muerteā€ on my first try. Furthermore, you can still add ā€œminusā€ or ā€œplusā€ to every route, depending on whether my ascent was a casual, or big fight šŸ”„ 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 (worldā€™s most climbed 7a?) = O-2- Bourinator 8a = O-1 Marroncita 8b = O-0- Mind Control 8c = O0 Sensacion del Bloque 9a = O1 Ā  I suggest that all climbing gyms, including IFSC competitions, should use this grading system from now on šŸ¤œšŸ¤› @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 @ifsclimbingā€™s response šŸ™ Check out this landing page to find out more šŸ‘‰ wideboyz.com/O-grades and enjoy our cool t-shirt with O-grades at 10% OFF šŸ˜Ž 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

31K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : 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 šŸ‘Œ@petewhittaker01 and @tompaulrandallā€™s original proposition was that whatever I flash, itā€™s given O0. Whatever I climb in one session, then it gets O1. Whatever I climb in two sessions gets O2 šŸ‘Š My main scepticism was that the grade O0 is simply too wide ā˜ļø 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 šŸ’Ŗ 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 ā€œa muerteā€ on my first try. Furthermore, you can still add ā€œminusā€ or ā€œplusā€ to every route, depending on whether my ascent was a casual, or big fight šŸ”„ 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 (worldā€™s most climbed 7a?) = O-2- Bourinator 8a = O-1 Marroncita 8b = O-0- Mind Control 8c = O0 Sensacion del Bloque 9a = O1 Ā  I suggest that all climbing gyms, including IFSC competitions, should use this grading system from now on šŸ¤œšŸ¤› @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 @ifsclimbingā€™s response šŸ™ Check out this landing page to find out more šŸ‘‰ wideboyz.com/O-grades and enjoy our cool t-shirt with O-grades at 10% OFF šŸ˜Ž 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
Likes : 30966Pete Whittaker - 31K Likes - 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 šŸ‘Œ@petewhittaker01 and @tompaulrandallā€™s original proposition was that whatever I flash, itā€™s given O0. Whatever I climb in one session, then it gets O1. Whatever I climb in two sessions gets O2 šŸ‘Š My main scepticism was that the grade O0 is simply too wide ā˜ļø 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 šŸ’Ŗ 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 ā€œa muerteā€ on my first try. Furthermore, you can still add ā€œminusā€ or ā€œplusā€ to every route, depending on whether my ascent was a casual, or big fight šŸ”„ 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 (worldā€™s most climbed 7a?) = O-2- Bourinator 8a = O-1 Marroncita 8b = O-0- Mind Control 8c = O0 Sensacion del Bloque 9a = O1 Ā  I suggest that all climbing gyms, including IFSC competitions, should use this grading system from now on šŸ¤œšŸ¤› @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 @ifsclimbingā€™s response šŸ™ Check out this landing page to find out more šŸ‘‰ wideboyz.com/O-grades and enjoy our cool t-shirt with O-grades at 10% OFF šŸ˜Ž 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

31K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : 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 šŸ‘Œ@petewhittaker01 and @tompaulrandallā€™s original proposition was that whatever I flash, itā€™s given O0. Whatever I climb in one session, then it gets O1. Whatever I climb in two sessions gets O2 šŸ‘Š My main scepticism was that the grade O0 is simply too wide ā˜ļø 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 šŸ’Ŗ 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 ā€œa muerteā€ on my first try. Furthermore, you can still add ā€œminusā€ or ā€œplusā€ to every route, depending on whether my ascent was a casual, or big fight šŸ”„ 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 (worldā€™s most climbed 7a?) = O-2- Bourinator 8a = O-1 Marroncita 8b = O-0- Mind Control 8c = O0 Sensacion del Bloque 9a = O1 Ā  I suggest that all climbing gyms, including IFSC competitions, should use this grading system from now on šŸ¤œšŸ¤› @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 @ifsclimbingā€™s response šŸ™ Check out this landing page to find out more šŸ‘‰ wideboyz.com/O-grades and enjoy our cool t-shirt with O-grades at 10% OFF šŸ˜Ž 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
Likes : 30966Pete Whittaker - 31K Likes - 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 šŸ‘Œ@petewhittaker01 and @tompaulrandallā€™s original proposition was that whatever I flash, itā€™s given O0. Whatever I climb in one session, then it gets O1. Whatever I climb in two sessions gets O2 šŸ‘Š My main scepticism was that the grade O0 is simply too wide ā˜ļø 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 šŸ’Ŗ 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 ā€œa muerteā€ on my first try. Furthermore, you can still add ā€œminusā€ or ā€œplusā€ to every route, depending on whether my ascent was a casual, or big fight šŸ”„ 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 (worldā€™s most climbed 7a?) = O-2- Bourinator 8a = O-1 Marroncita 8b = O-0- Mind Control 8c = O0 Sensacion del Bloque 9a = O1 Ā  I suggest that all climbing gyms, including IFSC competitions, should use this grading system from now on šŸ¤œšŸ¤› @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 @ifsclimbingā€™s response šŸ™ Check out this landing page to find out more šŸ‘‰ wideboyz.com/O-grades and enjoy our cool t-shirt with O-grades at 10% OFF šŸ˜Ž 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

31K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : 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 šŸ‘Œ@petewhittaker01 and @tompaulrandallā€™s original proposition was that whatever I flash, itā€™s given O0. Whatever I climb in one session, then it gets O1. Whatever I climb in two sessions gets O2 šŸ‘Š My main scepticism was that the grade O0 is simply too wide ā˜ļø 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 šŸ’Ŗ 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 ā€œa muerteā€ on my first try. Furthermore, you can still add ā€œminusā€ or ā€œplusā€ to every route, depending on whether my ascent was a casual, or big fight šŸ”„ 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 (worldā€™s most climbed 7a?) = O-2- Bourinator 8a = O-1 Marroncita 8b = O-0- Mind Control 8c = O0 Sensacion del Bloque 9a = O1 Ā  I suggest that all climbing gyms, including IFSC competitions, should use this grading system from now on šŸ¤œšŸ¤› @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 @ifsclimbingā€™s response šŸ™ Check out this landing page to find out more šŸ‘‰ wideboyz.com/O-grades and enjoy our cool t-shirt with O-grades at 10% OFF šŸ˜Ž 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
Likes : 30966Pete Whittaker - 31K Likes - 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 šŸ‘Œ@petewhittaker01 and @tompaulrandallā€™s original proposition was that whatever I flash, itā€™s given O0. Whatever I climb in one session, then it gets O1. Whatever I climb in two sessions gets O2 šŸ‘Š My main scepticism was that the grade O0 is simply too wide ā˜ļø 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 šŸ’Ŗ 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 ā€œa muerteā€ on my first try. Furthermore, you can still add ā€œminusā€ or ā€œplusā€ to every route, depending on whether my ascent was a casual, or big fight šŸ”„ 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 (worldā€™s most climbed 7a?) = O-2- Bourinator 8a = O-1 Marroncita 8b = O-0- Mind Control 8c = O0 Sensacion del Bloque 9a = O1 Ā  I suggest that all climbing gyms, including IFSC competitions, should use this grading system from now on šŸ¤œšŸ¤› @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 @ifsclimbingā€™s response šŸ™ Check out this landing page to find out more šŸ‘‰ wideboyz.com/O-grades and enjoy our cool t-shirt with O-grades at 10% OFF šŸ˜Ž 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

31K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : 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 šŸ‘Œ@petewhittaker01 and @tompaulrandallā€™s original proposition was that whatever I flash, itā€™s given O0. Whatever I climb in one session, then it gets O1. Whatever I climb in two sessions gets O2 šŸ‘Š My main scepticism was that the grade O0 is simply too wide ā˜ļø 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 šŸ’Ŗ 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 ā€œa muerteā€ on my first try. Furthermore, you can still add ā€œminusā€ or ā€œplusā€ to every route, depending on whether my ascent was a casual, or big fight šŸ”„ 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 (worldā€™s most climbed 7a?) = O-2- Bourinator 8a = O-1 Marroncita 8b = O-0- Mind Control 8c = O0 Sensacion del Bloque 9a = O1 Ā  I suggest that all climbing gyms, including IFSC competitions, should use this grading system from now on šŸ¤œšŸ¤› @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 @ifsclimbingā€™s response šŸ™ Check out this landing page to find out more šŸ‘‰ wideboyz.com/O-grades and enjoy our cool t-shirt with O-grades at 10% OFF šŸ˜Ž 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
Likes : 30966Pete Whittaker - 15.5K Likes - I must admit, I wasnā€™t expecting to do the full line this season. But there we go, it happened!! Fun (and pumpy) to finally make the first ascent of Crown Royale, which is up there with the hardest bit of trad climbing Iā€™ve done. It was definitely the full 100m ā€˜Irish Mega Pitchā€™ experience I was hoping for, with the weight of the rope pulling me back at the end of the steep section. Followed by another 20m of mandatory rope drag on the easier top out climbing. Then finally, untying at the end of the 80m rope and soloing the remaining 20m to the summit of Profilveggen. I havenā€™t fully decided on a proposed grade for the line yet, Iā€™ll have a think over the coming days. It came as a slight surprise doing it this season, due to the weather forecast and timings, so I haven't thought that far ahead yet. šŸ“ø @andrew_burr @patagonia_climb

15.5K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : I must admit, I wasnā€™t expecting to do the full line this season. But there we go, it happened!! Fun (and pumpy) to finally make the first ascent of Crown Royale, which is up there with the hardest bit of trad climbing Iā€™ve done. It was definitely the full 100m ā€˜Irish Mega Pitchā€™ experience I was hoping for, with the weight of the rope pulling me back at the end of the steep section. Followed by another 20m of mandatory rope drag on the easier top out climbing. Then finally, untying at the end of the 80m rope and soloing the remaining 20m to the summit of Profilveggen. I havenā€™t fully decided on a proposed grade for the line yet, Iā€™ll have a think over the coming days. It came as a slight surprise doing it this season, due to the weather forecast and timings, so I haven’t thought that far ahead yet. šŸ“ø @andrew_burr @patagonia_climb
Likes : 15480Pete Whittaker - 15.5K Likes - I must admit, I wasnā€™t expecting to do the full line this season. But there we go, it happened!! Fun (and pumpy) to finally make the first ascent of Crown Royale, which is up there with the hardest bit of trad climbing Iā€™ve done. It was definitely the full 100m ā€˜Irish Mega Pitchā€™ experience I was hoping for, with the weight of the rope pulling me back at the end of the steep section. Followed by another 20m of mandatory rope drag on the easier top out climbing. Then finally, untying at the end of the 80m rope and soloing the remaining 20m to the summit of Profilveggen. I havenā€™t fully decided on a proposed grade for the line yet, Iā€™ll have a think over the coming days. It came as a slight surprise doing it this season, due to the weather forecast and timings, so I haven't thought that far ahead yet. šŸ“ø @andrew_burr @patagonia_climb

15.5K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : I must admit, I wasnā€™t expecting to do the full line this season. But there we go, it happened!! Fun (and pumpy) to finally make the first ascent of Crown Royale, which is up there with the hardest bit of trad climbing Iā€™ve done. It was definitely the full 100m ā€˜Irish Mega Pitchā€™ experience I was hoping for, with the weight of the rope pulling me back at the end of the steep section. Followed by another 20m of mandatory rope drag on the easier top out climbing. Then finally, untying at the end of the 80m rope and soloing the remaining 20m to the summit of Profilveggen. I havenā€™t fully decided on a proposed grade for the line yet, Iā€™ll have a think over the coming days. It came as a slight surprise doing it this season, due to the weather forecast and timings, so I haven’t thought that far ahead yet. šŸ“ø @andrew_burr @patagonia_climb
Likes : 15480Pete Whittaker - 15.5K Likes - I must admit, I wasnā€™t expecting to do the full line this season. But there we go, it happened!! Fun (and pumpy) to finally make the first ascent of Crown Royale, which is up there with the hardest bit of trad climbing Iā€™ve done. It was definitely the full 100m ā€˜Irish Mega Pitchā€™ experience I was hoping for, with the weight of the rope pulling me back at the end of the steep section. Followed by another 20m of mandatory rope drag on the easier top out climbing. Then finally, untying at the end of the 80m rope and soloing the remaining 20m to the summit of Profilveggen. I havenā€™t fully decided on a proposed grade for the line yet, Iā€™ll have a think over the coming days. It came as a slight surprise doing it this season, due to the weather forecast and timings, so I haven't thought that far ahead yet. šŸ“ø @andrew_burr @patagonia_climb

15.5K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : I must admit, I wasnā€™t expecting to do the full line this season. But there we go, it happened!! Fun (and pumpy) to finally make the first ascent of Crown Royale, which is up there with the hardest bit of trad climbing Iā€™ve done. It was definitely the full 100m ā€˜Irish Mega Pitchā€™ experience I was hoping for, with the weight of the rope pulling me back at the end of the steep section. Followed by another 20m of mandatory rope drag on the easier top out climbing. Then finally, untying at the end of the 80m rope and soloing the remaining 20m to the summit of Profilveggen. I havenā€™t fully decided on a proposed grade for the line yet, Iā€™ll have a think over the coming days. It came as a slight surprise doing it this season, due to the weather forecast and timings, so I haven’t thought that far ahead yet. šŸ“ø @andrew_burr @patagonia_climb
Likes : 15480Pete Whittaker - 15.5K Likes - I must admit, I wasnā€™t expecting to do the full line this season. But there we go, it happened!! Fun (and pumpy) to finally make the first ascent of Crown Royale, which is up there with the hardest bit of trad climbing Iā€™ve done. It was definitely the full 100m ā€˜Irish Mega Pitchā€™ experience I was hoping for, with the weight of the rope pulling me back at the end of the steep section. Followed by another 20m of mandatory rope drag on the easier top out climbing. Then finally, untying at the end of the 80m rope and soloing the remaining 20m to the summit of Profilveggen. I havenā€™t fully decided on a proposed grade for the line yet, Iā€™ll have a think over the coming days. It came as a slight surprise doing it this season, due to the weather forecast and timings, so I haven't thought that far ahead yet. šŸ“ø @andrew_burr @patagonia_climb

15.5K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : I must admit, I wasnā€™t expecting to do the full line this season. But there we go, it happened!! Fun (and pumpy) to finally make the first ascent of Crown Royale, which is up there with the hardest bit of trad climbing Iā€™ve done. It was definitely the full 100m ā€˜Irish Mega Pitchā€™ experience I was hoping for, with the weight of the rope pulling me back at the end of the steep section. Followed by another 20m of mandatory rope drag on the easier top out climbing. Then finally, untying at the end of the 80m rope and soloing the remaining 20m to the summit of Profilveggen. I havenā€™t fully decided on a proposed grade for the line yet, Iā€™ll have a think over the coming days. It came as a slight surprise doing it this season, due to the weather forecast and timings, so I haven’t thought that far ahead yet. šŸ“ø @andrew_burr @patagonia_climb
Likes : 15480Pete Whittaker - 14K Likes - Excited to get this one polished off before September. Another quality JĆøssingfjord pitch and a good stepping stone. Climbed as a second pitch, from the Norwegian Crown belay (original Flying Viking belay). Looking forward to the ultimate pump fest in September with @mariaugustahs @andrew_burr and @aaronwahab Eigerdosis 8c FFA (name kept from the FA) šŸ“ø @jimmy.merin from back in April šŸ‘ Nice one @wildcountry_official @patagonia_climb @sterlingrope @unparallelup @latticetraining @wide_boyz

14K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Excited to get this one polished off before September. Another quality JĆøssingfjord pitch and a good stepping stone. Climbed as a second pitch, from the Norwegian Crown belay (original Flying Viking belay). Looking forward to the ultimate pump fest in September with @mariaugustahs @andrew_burr and @aaronwahab Eigerdosis 8c FFA (name kept from the FA) šŸ“ø @jimmy.merin from back in April šŸ‘ Nice one @wildcountry_official @patagonia_climb @sterlingrope @unparallelup @latticetraining @wide_boyz
Likes : 14049Pete Whittaker - 14K Likes - Excited to get this one polished off before September. Another quality JĆøssingfjord pitch and a good stepping stone. Climbed as a second pitch, from the Norwegian Crown belay (original Flying Viking belay). Looking forward to the ultimate pump fest in September with @mariaugustahs @andrew_burr and @aaronwahab Eigerdosis 8c FFA (name kept from the FA) šŸ“ø @jimmy.merin from back in April šŸ‘ Nice one @wildcountry_official @patagonia_climb @sterlingrope @unparallelup @latticetraining @wide_boyz

14K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Excited to get this one polished off before September. Another quality JĆøssingfjord pitch and a good stepping stone. Climbed as a second pitch, from the Norwegian Crown belay (original Flying Viking belay). Looking forward to the ultimate pump fest in September with @mariaugustahs @andrew_burr and @aaronwahab Eigerdosis 8c FFA (name kept from the FA) šŸ“ø @jimmy.merin from back in April šŸ‘ Nice one @wildcountry_official @patagonia_climb @sterlingrope @unparallelup @latticetraining @wide_boyz
Likes : 14049Pete Whittaker - 13.7K Likes - Great trip to the mountains with @seanvillanuevaodriscoll We climbed a route (YacarĆ©) on Rafael which had been put up by The Odell brothers (@pedro_odell & @tomasodell3 ) in the last weather window These guys are only 19 and 16, and I was very impressed with some of their leads on the lower half of the route which wandered through loose and chossy terrain. Higher on the route there was an offwidth splitter pitch which hadn't been fully freed. With Sean loving a good offwidth struggle as well, we got drawn into the idea of giving it ago. Turned out to be quite tricky due to a lot of ice and verglass in the wide section. The pitch turned out to be 60m of incredible rock and incredible grovel, with a delicate slab move to connect the cracks. If you want to see what climbing an icy offwidth is like...check out my last post šŸ˜… Thanks Pedro and Tomas, and Happy Birthday Sean šŸ¤™

13.7K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Great trip to the mountains with @seanvillanuevaodriscoll We climbed a route (YacarĆ©) on Rafael which had been put up by The Odell brothers (@pedro_odell & @tomasodell3 ) in the last weather window These guys are only 19 and 16, and I was very impressed with some of their leads on the lower half of the route which wandered through loose and chossy terrain. Higher on the route there was an offwidth splitter pitch which hadn’t been fully freed. With Sean loving a good offwidth struggle as well, we got drawn into the idea of giving it ago. Turned out to be quite tricky due to a lot of ice and verglass in the wide section. The pitch turned out to be 60m of incredible rock and incredible grovel, with a delicate slab move to connect the cracks. If you want to see what climbing an icy offwidth is like…check out my last post šŸ˜… Thanks Pedro and Tomas, and Happy Birthday Sean šŸ¤™
Likes : 13667Pete Whittaker - 13.7K Likes - Great trip to the mountains with @seanvillanuevaodriscoll We climbed a route (YacarĆ©) on Rafael which had been put up by The Odell brothers (@pedro_odell & @tomasodell3 ) in the last weather window These guys are only 19 and 16, and I was very impressed with some of their leads on the lower half of the route which wandered through loose and chossy terrain. Higher on the route there was an offwidth splitter pitch which hadn't been fully freed. With Sean loving a good offwidth struggle as well, we got drawn into the idea of giving it ago. Turned out to be quite tricky due to a lot of ice and verglass in the wide section. The pitch turned out to be 60m of incredible rock and incredible grovel, with a delicate slab move to connect the cracks. If you want to see what climbing an icy offwidth is like...check out my last post šŸ˜… Thanks Pedro and Tomas, and Happy Birthday Sean šŸ¤™

13.7K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Great trip to the mountains with @seanvillanuevaodriscoll We climbed a route (YacarĆ©) on Rafael which had been put up by The Odell brothers (@pedro_odell & @tomasodell3 ) in the last weather window These guys are only 19 and 16, and I was very impressed with some of their leads on the lower half of the route which wandered through loose and chossy terrain. Higher on the route there was an offwidth splitter pitch which hadn’t been fully freed. With Sean loving a good offwidth struggle as well, we got drawn into the idea of giving it ago. Turned out to be quite tricky due to a lot of ice and verglass in the wide section. The pitch turned out to be 60m of incredible rock and incredible grovel, with a delicate slab move to connect the cracks. If you want to see what climbing an icy offwidth is like…check out my last post šŸ˜… Thanks Pedro and Tomas, and Happy Birthday Sean šŸ¤™
Likes : 13667Pete Whittaker - 13.7K Likes - Great trip to the mountains with @seanvillanuevaodriscoll We climbed a route (YacarĆ©) on Rafael which had been put up by The Odell brothers (@pedro_odell & @tomasodell3 ) in the last weather window These guys are only 19 and 16, and I was very impressed with some of their leads on the lower half of the route which wandered through loose and chossy terrain. Higher on the route there was an offwidth splitter pitch which hadn't been fully freed. With Sean loving a good offwidth struggle as well, we got drawn into the idea of giving it ago. Turned out to be quite tricky due to a lot of ice and verglass in the wide section. The pitch turned out to be 60m of incredible rock and incredible grovel, with a delicate slab move to connect the cracks. If you want to see what climbing an icy offwidth is like...check out my last post šŸ˜… Thanks Pedro and Tomas, and Happy Birthday Sean šŸ¤™

13.7K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Great trip to the mountains with @seanvillanuevaodriscoll We climbed a route (YacarĆ©) on Rafael which had been put up by The Odell brothers (@pedro_odell & @tomasodell3 ) in the last weather window These guys are only 19 and 16, and I was very impressed with some of their leads on the lower half of the route which wandered through loose and chossy terrain. Higher on the route there was an offwidth splitter pitch which hadn’t been fully freed. With Sean loving a good offwidth struggle as well, we got drawn into the idea of giving it ago. Turned out to be quite tricky due to a lot of ice and verglass in the wide section. The pitch turned out to be 60m of incredible rock and incredible grovel, with a delicate slab move to connect the cracks. If you want to see what climbing an icy offwidth is like…check out my last post šŸ˜… Thanks Pedro and Tomas, and Happy Birthday Sean šŸ¤™
Likes : 13667Pete Whittaker - 11K Likes - 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! šŸ˜… i enjoyed it. Great that @andrew_burr could capture it (plus my obscure body position in this picture šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø) I bet that was both entertaining and harrowing to watch from above šŸ˜‚ P.s. Burr sorry I still have your sling, I'll make sure you get it back before leaving šŸ¤™ šŸ“ø FA Flash of The Cleaver 5.13b, @andrew_burr šŸ‘ Big thanks must go to @evanwisheropp for sharing this project with myself @tompaulrandall @mariaugustahs @tradprincess šŸŽ„ I filmed the other guys on it so look out for it over on @wide_boyz soon

11K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : 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! šŸ˜… i enjoyed it. Great that @andrew_burr could capture it (plus my obscure body position in this picture šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø) I bet that was both entertaining and harrowing to watch from above šŸ˜‚ P.s. Burr sorry I still have your sling, I’ll make sure you get it back before leaving šŸ¤™ šŸ“ø FA Flash of The Cleaver 5.13b, @andrew_burr šŸ‘ Big thanks must go to @evanwisheropp for sharing this project with myself @tompaulrandall @mariaugustahs @tradprincess šŸŽ„ I filmed the other guys on it so look out for it over on @wide_boyz soon
Likes : 10980Pete Whittaker - 11K Likes - 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! šŸ˜… i enjoyed it. Great that @andrew_burr could capture it (plus my obscure body position in this picture šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø) I bet that was both entertaining and harrowing to watch from above šŸ˜‚ P.s. Burr sorry I still have your sling, I'll make sure you get it back before leaving šŸ¤™ šŸ“ø FA Flash of The Cleaver 5.13b, @andrew_burr šŸ‘ Big thanks must go to @evanwisheropp for sharing this project with myself @tompaulrandall @mariaugustahs @tradprincess šŸŽ„ I filmed the other guys on it so look out for it over on @wide_boyz soon

11K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : 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! šŸ˜… i enjoyed it. Great that @andrew_burr could capture it (plus my obscure body position in this picture šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø) I bet that was both entertaining and harrowing to watch from above šŸ˜‚ P.s. Burr sorry I still have your sling, I’ll make sure you get it back before leaving šŸ¤™ šŸ“ø FA Flash of The Cleaver 5.13b, @andrew_burr šŸ‘ Big thanks must go to @evanwisheropp for sharing this project with myself @tompaulrandall @mariaugustahs @tradprincess šŸŽ„ I filmed the other guys on it so look out for it over on @wide_boyz soon
Likes : 10980Pete Whittaker - 10.3K Likes - Soloing big walls is a pretty skillful task. Amongst many other things it takes hard work, patience, commitment and most importantly an understanding of your own ability. Myself and Mari have climbed a number of different walls in varying styles and conditions, from aiding the whole of El Cap, to free climbing up tottering piles of choss like Troll Wall. However, I'm really impressed with @mariaugustahs solo of Mt Watkins this week. It's such a different task doing these things alone. Amazing effort šŸŽ‰ P.s. I had a relaxing time pottering around yosemite. 1. Mari on West Face 2. Base of Mt Watkins 3. Feeling at home at GogarthšŸ«£...I mean Yosemite 4. A nice finger crack 5. This was an amazing climb 6. Mari at home among the bushy ground 7. Like I said

10.3K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Soloing big walls is a pretty skillful task. Amongst many other things it takes hard work, patience, commitment and most importantly an understanding of your own ability. Myself and Mari have climbed a number of different walls in varying styles and conditions, from aiding the whole of El Cap, to free climbing up tottering piles of choss like Troll Wall. However, I’m really impressed with @mariaugustahs solo of Mt Watkins this week. It’s such a different task doing these things alone. Amazing effort šŸŽ‰ P.s. I had a relaxing time pottering around yosemite. 1. Mari on West Face 2. Base of Mt Watkins 3. Feeling at home at GogarthšŸ«£…I mean Yosemite 4. A nice finger crack 5. This was an amazing climb 6. Mari at home among the bushy ground 7. Like I said
Likes : 10306Pete Whittaker - 10.3K Likes - Soloing big walls is a pretty skillful task. Amongst many other things it takes hard work, patience, commitment and most importantly an understanding of your own ability. Myself and Mari have climbed a number of different walls in varying styles and conditions, from aiding the whole of El Cap, to free climbing up tottering piles of choss like Troll Wall. However, I'm really impressed with @mariaugustahs solo of Mt Watkins this week. It's such a different task doing these things alone. Amazing effort šŸŽ‰ P.s. I had a relaxing time pottering around yosemite. 1. Mari on West Face 2. Base of Mt Watkins 3. Feeling at home at GogarthšŸ«£...I mean Yosemite 4. A nice finger crack 5. This was an amazing climb 6. Mari at home among the bushy ground 7. Like I said

10.3K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Soloing big walls is a pretty skillful task. Amongst many other things it takes hard work, patience, commitment and most importantly an understanding of your own ability. Myself and Mari have climbed a number of different walls in varying styles and conditions, from aiding the whole of El Cap, to free climbing up tottering piles of choss like Troll Wall. However, I’m really impressed with @mariaugustahs solo of Mt Watkins this week. It’s such a different task doing these things alone. Amazing effort šŸŽ‰ P.s. I had a relaxing time pottering around yosemite. 1. Mari on West Face 2. Base of Mt Watkins 3. Feeling at home at GogarthšŸ«£…I mean Yosemite 4. A nice finger crack 5. This was an amazing climb 6. Mari at home among the bushy ground 7. Like I said
Likes : 10306Pete Whittaker - 10.3K Likes - Soloing big walls is a pretty skillful task. Amongst many other things it takes hard work, patience, commitment and most importantly an understanding of your own ability. Myself and Mari have climbed a number of different walls in varying styles and conditions, from aiding the whole of El Cap, to free climbing up tottering piles of choss like Troll Wall. However, I'm really impressed with @mariaugustahs solo of Mt Watkins this week. It's such a different task doing these things alone. Amazing effort šŸŽ‰ P.s. I had a relaxing time pottering around yosemite. 1. Mari on West Face 2. Base of Mt Watkins 3. Feeling at home at GogarthšŸ«£...I mean Yosemite 4. A nice finger crack 5. This was an amazing climb 6. Mari at home among the bushy ground 7. Like I said

10.3K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Soloing big walls is a pretty skillful task. Amongst many other things it takes hard work, patience, commitment and most importantly an understanding of your own ability. Myself and Mari have climbed a number of different walls in varying styles and conditions, from aiding the whole of El Cap, to free climbing up tottering piles of choss like Troll Wall. However, I’m really impressed with @mariaugustahs solo of Mt Watkins this week. It’s such a different task doing these things alone. Amazing effort šŸŽ‰ P.s. I had a relaxing time pottering around yosemite. 1. Mari on West Face 2. Base of Mt Watkins 3. Feeling at home at GogarthšŸ«£…I mean Yosemite 4. A nice finger crack 5. This was an amazing climb 6. Mari at home among the bushy ground 7. Like I said
Likes : 10306Pete Whittaker - 10.3K Likes - Soloing big walls is a pretty skillful task. Amongst many other things it takes hard work, patience, commitment and most importantly an understanding of your own ability. Myself and Mari have climbed a number of different walls in varying styles and conditions, from aiding the whole of El Cap, to free climbing up tottering piles of choss like Troll Wall. However, I'm really impressed with @mariaugustahs solo of Mt Watkins this week. It's such a different task doing these things alone. Amazing effort šŸŽ‰ P.s. I had a relaxing time pottering around yosemite. 1. Mari on West Face 2. Base of Mt Watkins 3. Feeling at home at GogarthšŸ«£...I mean Yosemite 4. A nice finger crack 5. This was an amazing climb 6. Mari at home among the bushy ground 7. Like I said

10.3K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Soloing big walls is a pretty skillful task. Amongst many other things it takes hard work, patience, commitment and most importantly an understanding of your own ability. Myself and Mari have climbed a number of different walls in varying styles and conditions, from aiding the whole of El Cap, to free climbing up tottering piles of choss like Troll Wall. However, I’m really impressed with @mariaugustahs solo of Mt Watkins this week. It’s such a different task doing these things alone. Amazing effort šŸŽ‰ P.s. I had a relaxing time pottering around yosemite. 1. Mari on West Face 2. Base of Mt Watkins 3. Feeling at home at GogarthšŸ«£…I mean Yosemite 4. A nice finger crack 5. This was an amazing climb 6. Mari at home among the bushy ground 7. Like I said
Likes : 10306Pete Whittaker - 10.3K Likes - Soloing big walls is a pretty skillful task. Amongst many other things it takes hard work, patience, commitment and most importantly an understanding of your own ability. Myself and Mari have climbed a number of different walls in varying styles and conditions, from aiding the whole of El Cap, to free climbing up tottering piles of choss like Troll Wall. However, I'm really impressed with @mariaugustahs solo of Mt Watkins this week. It's such a different task doing these things alone. Amazing effort šŸŽ‰ P.s. I had a relaxing time pottering around yosemite. 1. Mari on West Face 2. Base of Mt Watkins 3. Feeling at home at GogarthšŸ«£...I mean Yosemite 4. A nice finger crack 5. This was an amazing climb 6. Mari at home among the bushy ground 7. Like I said

10.3K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Soloing big walls is a pretty skillful task. Amongst many other things it takes hard work, patience, commitment and most importantly an understanding of your own ability. Myself and Mari have climbed a number of different walls in varying styles and conditions, from aiding the whole of El Cap, to free climbing up tottering piles of choss like Troll Wall. However, I’m really impressed with @mariaugustahs solo of Mt Watkins this week. It’s such a different task doing these things alone. Amazing effort šŸŽ‰ P.s. I had a relaxing time pottering around yosemite. 1. Mari on West Face 2. Base of Mt Watkins 3. Feeling at home at GogarthšŸ«£…I mean Yosemite 4. A nice finger crack 5. This was an amazing climb 6. Mari at home among the bushy ground 7. Like I said
Likes : 10306Pete Whittaker - 9.5K Likes - Even though I haven't seeked them out for over 10 years, I do still enjoy a wide crack when one is thrown at me...šŸ˜ This one was a little hidden gem from @lmsolber Despite the low grade, it felt like one of the tougher onsights I've done in recent times (seeping probably not helping there). Recommended if you're into that stuff šŸ‘Œ Trang FĆødsel, 8 šŸ“ø and belay, from multitasker @mariaugustahs

9.5K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Even though I haven’t seeked them out for over 10 years, I do still enjoy a wide crack when one is thrown at me…šŸ˜ This one was a little hidden gem from @lmsolber Despite the low grade, it felt like one of the tougher onsights I’ve done in recent times (seeping probably not helping there). Recommended if you’re into that stuff šŸ‘Œ Trang FĆødsel, 8 šŸ“ø and belay, from multitasker @mariaugustahs
Likes : 9499Pete Whittaker - 9.5K Likes - Even though I haven't seeked them out for over 10 years, I do still enjoy a wide crack when one is thrown at me...šŸ˜ This one was a little hidden gem from @lmsolber Despite the low grade, it felt like one of the tougher onsights I've done in recent times (seeping probably not helping there). Recommended if you're into that stuff šŸ‘Œ Trang FĆødsel, 8 šŸ“ø and belay, from multitasker @mariaugustahs

9.5K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Even though I haven’t seeked them out for over 10 years, I do still enjoy a wide crack when one is thrown at me…šŸ˜ This one was a little hidden gem from @lmsolber Despite the low grade, it felt like one of the tougher onsights I’ve done in recent times (seeping probably not helping there). Recommended if you’re into that stuff šŸ‘Œ Trang FĆødsel, 8 šŸ“ø and belay, from multitasker @mariaugustahs
Likes : 9499Pete Whittaker - 9.1K Likes - Second ascent(?) of Pura Pura (8c) Randall's sit start to Greenspit. Links a sit start boulder into the famous trad line Greenspit. Pretty sure only @tompaulrandall would think of doing this šŸ˜… but it makes for a good pumpy linkup if you're into that stuff. As you can tell from the colour of my face in the photo, I was working hard at the end šŸ˜… @sterlingrope @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @wide_boyz #crackclimbing #traddad #traddaddy

9.1K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Second ascent(?) of Pura Pura (8c) Randall’s sit start to Greenspit. Links a sit start boulder into the famous trad line Greenspit. Pretty sure only @tompaulrandall would think of doing this šŸ˜… but it makes for a good pumpy linkup if you’re into that stuff. As you can tell from the colour of my face in the photo, I was working hard at the end šŸ˜… @sterlingrope @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @wide_boyz #crackclimbing #traddad #traddaddy
Likes : 9083Pete Whittaker - 9K Likes - Totally random picture, I'm no where near the desert. Tenuous little fight that one. Onsighting Blood Pulse (5.13-), šŸ“ø by @mariaugustahs

9K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Totally random picture, I’m no where near the desert. Tenuous little fight that one. Onsighting Blood Pulse (5.13-), šŸ“ø by @mariaugustahs
Likes : 8989Pete Whittaker - 8.9K Likes - @mariaugustahs smashing her project a few weeks back šŸ’ŖOne of my favourite climbing moments of 2022 Technical and powerful moves turning the lip and establishing yourself in the groove on this. It's a mixture of jamming, slopers and really small crimps, so a full tool kit of techniques is needed. Plus...some patience with conditions; Spring is often wet, Summer can be dry but too hot, Autumn can be good friction but seeping, which leaves you scratching your head for a good day to climb it. The weather God's came for a surprise 2-3 week spell and the 'jons' were in. šŸ“ø Mari on the First Ascent with the desperate foot jam beta šŸ“½ļø Puffing away, whist making the second ascent. Tazlov 8b

8.9K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : @mariaugustahs smashing her project a few weeks back šŸ’ŖOne of my favourite climbing moments of 2022 Technical and powerful moves turning the lip and establishing yourself in the groove on this. It’s a mixture of jamming, slopers and really small crimps, so a full tool kit of techniques is needed. Plus…some patience with conditions; Spring is often wet, Summer can be dry but too hot, Autumn can be good friction but seeping, which leaves you scratching your head for a good day to climb it. The weather God’s came for a surprise 2-3 week spell and the ‘jons’ were in. šŸ“ø Mari on the First Ascent with the desperate foot jam beta šŸ“½ļø Puffing away, whist making the second ascent. Tazlov 8b
Likes : 8901Pete Whittaker - 8.6K Likes - Another short window of weather allowed us to try the newly established route "Anda p' alla!" on West Face of Guillaumet, which was put up by @facusaubidet @jerecastana @santi.scavolini @franco_toscani at the beginning of Jan. Photos from the FA showed some amazing looking cracks and also suggested that the crux might be possible to free at 8a. The route didn't disappoint, brilliant rock on perfect flaring splitters. @seanvillanuevaodriscoll put in yet more solid leads onsighting through the first points of Aid on pitch 4. Then I was up first at giving the crux pitch a look. The bottom section initially felt trickier than it probably should have, as it was a wet crack (about E5) which I had to chop ice from whilst climbing. I got stopped by an obvious crux; A thin seam with awkward body positioning and flaring finger jams. The individual moves went free and I went to the anchor. Sean had a lead and worked on the moves, then next go i surprised myself by redpointing it! We summited Guillaumet still in daylight and all got down safely to camp by midnight. Thanks for another good trip Sean and @julia.cassou And thanks Facu, Jere, Santi and Franco for opening a brilliant route. The estimated grades on the pitches with aid seemed about right. We thought 7b(ish) for pitch 4, and 8a(ish) for pitch 5. It's an incredible place on the rock up there, but the mountains in Patagonia still scare me, so full focus and climbing well is the only option Pic 1. Crux pitch Pic 2. Summit Pic 3. At the belay after the crux Pic 4-5. Topo šŸ“ø @julia.cassou šŸ“ø Topo @patagoniavertical @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope

8.6K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Another short window of weather allowed us to try the newly established route “Anda p’ alla!” on West Face of Guillaumet, which was put up by @facusaubidet @jerecastana @santi.scavolini @franco_toscani at the beginning of Jan. Photos from the FA showed some amazing looking cracks and also suggested that the crux might be possible to free at 8a. The route didn’t disappoint, brilliant rock on perfect flaring splitters. @seanvillanuevaodriscoll put in yet more solid leads onsighting through the first points of Aid on pitch 4. Then I was up first at giving the crux pitch a look. The bottom section initially felt trickier than it probably should have, as it was a wet crack (about E5) which I had to chop ice from whilst climbing. I got stopped by an obvious crux; A thin seam with awkward body positioning and flaring finger jams. The individual moves went free and I went to the anchor. Sean had a lead and worked on the moves, then next go i surprised myself by redpointing it! We summited Guillaumet still in daylight and all got down safely to camp by midnight. Thanks for another good trip Sean and @julia.cassou And thanks Facu, Jere, Santi and Franco for opening a brilliant route. The estimated grades on the pitches with aid seemed about right. We thought 7b(ish) for pitch 4, and 8a(ish) for pitch 5. It’s an incredible place on the rock up there, but the mountains in Patagonia still scare me, so full focus and climbing well is the only option Pic 1. Crux pitch Pic 2. Summit Pic 3. At the belay after the crux Pic 4-5. Topo šŸ“ø @julia.cassou šŸ“ø Topo @patagoniavertical @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope
Likes : 8582Pete Whittaker - 8.6K Likes - Another short window of weather allowed us to try the newly established route "Anda p' alla!" on West Face of Guillaumet, which was put up by @facusaubidet @jerecastana @santi.scavolini @franco_toscani at the beginning of Jan. Photos from the FA showed some amazing looking cracks and also suggested that the crux might be possible to free at 8a. The route didn't disappoint, brilliant rock on perfect flaring splitters. @seanvillanuevaodriscoll put in yet more solid leads onsighting through the first points of Aid on pitch 4. Then I was up first at giving the crux pitch a look. The bottom section initially felt trickier than it probably should have, as it was a wet crack (about E5) which I had to chop ice from whilst climbing. I got stopped by an obvious crux; A thin seam with awkward body positioning and flaring finger jams. The individual moves went free and I went to the anchor. Sean had a lead and worked on the moves, then next go i surprised myself by redpointing it! We summited Guillaumet still in daylight and all got down safely to camp by midnight. Thanks for another good trip Sean and @julia.cassou And thanks Facu, Jere, Santi and Franco for opening a brilliant route. The estimated grades on the pitches with aid seemed about right. We thought 7b(ish) for pitch 4, and 8a(ish) for pitch 5. It's an incredible place on the rock up there, but the mountains in Patagonia still scare me, so full focus and climbing well is the only option Pic 1. Crux pitch Pic 2. Summit Pic 3. At the belay after the crux Pic 4-5. Topo šŸ“ø @julia.cassou šŸ“ø Topo @patagoniavertical @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope

8.6K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Another short window of weather allowed us to try the newly established route “Anda p’ alla!” on West Face of Guillaumet, which was put up by @facusaubidet @jerecastana @santi.scavolini @franco_toscani at the beginning of Jan. Photos from the FA showed some amazing looking cracks and also suggested that the crux might be possible to free at 8a. The route didn’t disappoint, brilliant rock on perfect flaring splitters. @seanvillanuevaodriscoll put in yet more solid leads onsighting through the first points of Aid on pitch 4. Then I was up first at giving the crux pitch a look. The bottom section initially felt trickier than it probably should have, as it was a wet crack (about E5) which I had to chop ice from whilst climbing. I got stopped by an obvious crux; A thin seam with awkward body positioning and flaring finger jams. The individual moves went free and I went to the anchor. Sean had a lead and worked on the moves, then next go i surprised myself by redpointing it! We summited Guillaumet still in daylight and all got down safely to camp by midnight. Thanks for another good trip Sean and @julia.cassou And thanks Facu, Jere, Santi and Franco for opening a brilliant route. The estimated grades on the pitches with aid seemed about right. We thought 7b(ish) for pitch 4, and 8a(ish) for pitch 5. It’s an incredible place on the rock up there, but the mountains in Patagonia still scare me, so full focus and climbing well is the only option Pic 1. Crux pitch Pic 2. Summit Pic 3. At the belay after the crux Pic 4-5. Topo šŸ“ø @julia.cassou šŸ“ø Topo @patagoniavertical @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope
Likes : 8582Pete Whittaker - 8.6K Likes - Another short window of weather allowed us to try the newly established route "Anda p' alla!" on West Face of Guillaumet, which was put up by @facusaubidet @jerecastana @santi.scavolini @franco_toscani at the beginning of Jan. Photos from the FA showed some amazing looking cracks and also suggested that the crux might be possible to free at 8a. The route didn't disappoint, brilliant rock on perfect flaring splitters. @seanvillanuevaodriscoll put in yet more solid leads onsighting through the first points of Aid on pitch 4. Then I was up first at giving the crux pitch a look. The bottom section initially felt trickier than it probably should have, as it was a wet crack (about E5) which I had to chop ice from whilst climbing. I got stopped by an obvious crux; A thin seam with awkward body positioning and flaring finger jams. The individual moves went free and I went to the anchor. Sean had a lead and worked on the moves, then next go i surprised myself by redpointing it! We summited Guillaumet still in daylight and all got down safely to camp by midnight. Thanks for another good trip Sean and @julia.cassou And thanks Facu, Jere, Santi and Franco for opening a brilliant route. The estimated grades on the pitches with aid seemed about right. We thought 7b(ish) for pitch 4, and 8a(ish) for pitch 5. It's an incredible place on the rock up there, but the mountains in Patagonia still scare me, so full focus and climbing well is the only option Pic 1. Crux pitch Pic 2. Summit Pic 3. At the belay after the crux Pic 4-5. Topo šŸ“ø @julia.cassou šŸ“ø Topo @patagoniavertical @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope

8.6K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Another short window of weather allowed us to try the newly established route “Anda p’ alla!” on West Face of Guillaumet, which was put up by @facusaubidet @jerecastana @santi.scavolini @franco_toscani at the beginning of Jan. Photos from the FA showed some amazing looking cracks and also suggested that the crux might be possible to free at 8a. The route didn’t disappoint, brilliant rock on perfect flaring splitters. @seanvillanuevaodriscoll put in yet more solid leads onsighting through the first points of Aid on pitch 4. Then I was up first at giving the crux pitch a look. The bottom section initially felt trickier than it probably should have, as it was a wet crack (about E5) which I had to chop ice from whilst climbing. I got stopped by an obvious crux; A thin seam with awkward body positioning and flaring finger jams. The individual moves went free and I went to the anchor. Sean had a lead and worked on the moves, then next go i surprised myself by redpointing it! We summited Guillaumet still in daylight and all got down safely to camp by midnight. Thanks for another good trip Sean and @julia.cassou And thanks Facu, Jere, Santi and Franco for opening a brilliant route. The estimated grades on the pitches with aid seemed about right. We thought 7b(ish) for pitch 4, and 8a(ish) for pitch 5. It’s an incredible place on the rock up there, but the mountains in Patagonia still scare me, so full focus and climbing well is the only option Pic 1. Crux pitch Pic 2. Summit Pic 3. At the belay after the crux Pic 4-5. Topo šŸ“ø @julia.cassou šŸ“ø Topo @patagoniavertical @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope
Likes : 8582Pete Whittaker - 8.6K Likes - Another short window of weather allowed us to try the newly established route "Anda p' alla!" on West Face of Guillaumet, which was put up by @facusaubidet @jerecastana @santi.scavolini @franco_toscani at the beginning of Jan. Photos from the FA showed some amazing looking cracks and also suggested that the crux might be possible to free at 8a. The route didn't disappoint, brilliant rock on perfect flaring splitters. @seanvillanuevaodriscoll put in yet more solid leads onsighting through the first points of Aid on pitch 4. Then I was up first at giving the crux pitch a look. The bottom section initially felt trickier than it probably should have, as it was a wet crack (about E5) which I had to chop ice from whilst climbing. I got stopped by an obvious crux; A thin seam with awkward body positioning and flaring finger jams. The individual moves went free and I went to the anchor. Sean had a lead and worked on the moves, then next go i surprised myself by redpointing it! We summited Guillaumet still in daylight and all got down safely to camp by midnight. Thanks for another good trip Sean and @julia.cassou And thanks Facu, Jere, Santi and Franco for opening a brilliant route. The estimated grades on the pitches with aid seemed about right. We thought 7b(ish) for pitch 4, and 8a(ish) for pitch 5. It's an incredible place on the rock up there, but the mountains in Patagonia still scare me, so full focus and climbing well is the only option Pic 1. Crux pitch Pic 2. Summit Pic 3. At the belay after the crux Pic 4-5. Topo šŸ“ø @julia.cassou šŸ“ø Topo @patagoniavertical @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope

8.6K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Another short window of weather allowed us to try the newly established route “Anda p’ alla!” on West Face of Guillaumet, which was put up by @facusaubidet @jerecastana @santi.scavolini @franco_toscani at the beginning of Jan. Photos from the FA showed some amazing looking cracks and also suggested that the crux might be possible to free at 8a. The route didn’t disappoint, brilliant rock on perfect flaring splitters. @seanvillanuevaodriscoll put in yet more solid leads onsighting through the first points of Aid on pitch 4. Then I was up first at giving the crux pitch a look. The bottom section initially felt trickier than it probably should have, as it was a wet crack (about E5) which I had to chop ice from whilst climbing. I got stopped by an obvious crux; A thin seam with awkward body positioning and flaring finger jams. The individual moves went free and I went to the anchor. Sean had a lead and worked on the moves, then next go i surprised myself by redpointing it! We summited Guillaumet still in daylight and all got down safely to camp by midnight. Thanks for another good trip Sean and @julia.cassou And thanks Facu, Jere, Santi and Franco for opening a brilliant route. The estimated grades on the pitches with aid seemed about right. We thought 7b(ish) for pitch 4, and 8a(ish) for pitch 5. It’s an incredible place on the rock up there, but the mountains in Patagonia still scare me, so full focus and climbing well is the only option Pic 1. Crux pitch Pic 2. Summit Pic 3. At the belay after the crux Pic 4-5. Topo šŸ“ø @julia.cassou šŸ“ø Topo @patagoniavertical @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope
Likes : 8582Pete Whittaker - 7.5K Likes - Resting on the project. @mariaugustahs filming and @jimmy.merin capturing the antics šŸ“øšŸ˜…

7.5K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Resting on the project. @mariaugustahs filming and @jimmy.merin capturing the antics šŸ“øšŸ˜…
Likes : 7493Pete Whittaker - 7.4K Likes - A mixed first trip into the mountains of Patagonia. Whilst I was psyched to be there, it was hard to enjoy it to the fullest as I started getting ill the day before walking in. I felt close to bailing every day, but always just decided to give it a look...which ultimately ended with us topping out on El Mocho. We'd hoped to make an all free ascent of a previous aid line, but I struggled to put my fair share in and as it was quite tricky, we didn't quite manage. All the moves were done, but not quite enough in a row to make a full free ascent. However, the climbing was absolutely amazing, and we did make free ascents of previous aid pitches. The one pictured (previously A2) turned out to be around E6, and something you wouldn't want to fall on...especially given the location. This place really demands full focus the whole time, as an accident of any kind is going to leave you in a really sticky situation, even if it's just something as minor as a twisted ankle. The Mountains here aren't to be taken lightly. Thanks Sean and Julia for the trip Climbing photos šŸ“ø @julia.cassou @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope

7.4K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : A mixed first trip into the mountains of Patagonia. Whilst I was psyched to be there, it was hard to enjoy it to the fullest as I started getting ill the day before walking in. I felt close to bailing every day, but always just decided to give it a look…which ultimately ended with us topping out on El Mocho. We’d hoped to make an all free ascent of a previous aid line, but I struggled to put my fair share in and as it was quite tricky, we didn’t quite manage. All the moves were done, but not quite enough in a row to make a full free ascent. However, the climbing was absolutely amazing, and we did make free ascents of previous aid pitches. The one pictured (previously A2) turned out to be around E6, and something you wouldn’t want to fall on…especially given the location. This place really demands full focus the whole time, as an accident of any kind is going to leave you in a really sticky situation, even if it’s just something as minor as a twisted ankle. The Mountains here aren’t to be taken lightly. Thanks Sean and Julia for the trip Climbing photos šŸ“ø @julia.cassou @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope
Likes : 7395Pete Whittaker - 7.4K Likes - A mixed first trip into the mountains of Patagonia. Whilst I was psyched to be there, it was hard to enjoy it to the fullest as I started getting ill the day before walking in. I felt close to bailing every day, but always just decided to give it a look...which ultimately ended with us topping out on El Mocho. We'd hoped to make an all free ascent of a previous aid line, but I struggled to put my fair share in and as it was quite tricky, we didn't quite manage. All the moves were done, but not quite enough in a row to make a full free ascent. However, the climbing was absolutely amazing, and we did make free ascents of previous aid pitches. The one pictured (previously A2) turned out to be around E6, and something you wouldn't want to fall on...especially given the location. This place really demands full focus the whole time, as an accident of any kind is going to leave you in a really sticky situation, even if it's just something as minor as a twisted ankle. The Mountains here aren't to be taken lightly. Thanks Sean and Julia for the trip Climbing photos šŸ“ø @julia.cassou @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope

7.4K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : A mixed first trip into the mountains of Patagonia. Whilst I was psyched to be there, it was hard to enjoy it to the fullest as I started getting ill the day before walking in. I felt close to bailing every day, but always just decided to give it a look…which ultimately ended with us topping out on El Mocho. We’d hoped to make an all free ascent of a previous aid line, but I struggled to put my fair share in and as it was quite tricky, we didn’t quite manage. All the moves were done, but not quite enough in a row to make a full free ascent. However, the climbing was absolutely amazing, and we did make free ascents of previous aid pitches. The one pictured (previously A2) turned out to be around E6, and something you wouldn’t want to fall on…especially given the location. This place really demands full focus the whole time, as an accident of any kind is going to leave you in a really sticky situation, even if it’s just something as minor as a twisted ankle. The Mountains here aren’t to be taken lightly. Thanks Sean and Julia for the trip Climbing photos šŸ“ø @julia.cassou @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope
Likes : 7395Pete Whittaker - 7.4K Likes - A mixed first trip into the mountains of Patagonia. Whilst I was psyched to be there, it was hard to enjoy it to the fullest as I started getting ill the day before walking in. I felt close to bailing every day, but always just decided to give it a look...which ultimately ended with us topping out on El Mocho. We'd hoped to make an all free ascent of a previous aid line, but I struggled to put my fair share in and as it was quite tricky, we didn't quite manage. All the moves were done, but not quite enough in a row to make a full free ascent. However, the climbing was absolutely amazing, and we did make free ascents of previous aid pitches. The one pictured (previously A2) turned out to be around E6, and something you wouldn't want to fall on...especially given the location. This place really demands full focus the whole time, as an accident of any kind is going to leave you in a really sticky situation, even if it's just something as minor as a twisted ankle. The Mountains here aren't to be taken lightly. Thanks Sean and Julia for the trip Climbing photos šŸ“ø @julia.cassou @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope

7.4K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : A mixed first trip into the mountains of Patagonia. Whilst I was psyched to be there, it was hard to enjoy it to the fullest as I started getting ill the day before walking in. I felt close to bailing every day, but always just decided to give it a look…which ultimately ended with us topping out on El Mocho. We’d hoped to make an all free ascent of a previous aid line, but I struggled to put my fair share in and as it was quite tricky, we didn’t quite manage. All the moves were done, but not quite enough in a row to make a full free ascent. However, the climbing was absolutely amazing, and we did make free ascents of previous aid pitches. The one pictured (previously A2) turned out to be around E6, and something you wouldn’t want to fall on…especially given the location. This place really demands full focus the whole time, as an accident of any kind is going to leave you in a really sticky situation, even if it’s just something as minor as a twisted ankle. The Mountains here aren’t to be taken lightly. Thanks Sean and Julia for the trip Climbing photos šŸ“ø @julia.cassou @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope
Likes : 7395Pete Whittaker - 7.4K Likes - A mixed first trip into the mountains of Patagonia. Whilst I was psyched to be there, it was hard to enjoy it to the fullest as I started getting ill the day before walking in. I felt close to bailing every day, but always just decided to give it a look...which ultimately ended with us topping out on El Mocho. We'd hoped to make an all free ascent of a previous aid line, but I struggled to put my fair share in and as it was quite tricky, we didn't quite manage. All the moves were done, but not quite enough in a row to make a full free ascent. However, the climbing was absolutely amazing, and we did make free ascents of previous aid pitches. The one pictured (previously A2) turned out to be around E6, and something you wouldn't want to fall on...especially given the location. This place really demands full focus the whole time, as an accident of any kind is going to leave you in a really sticky situation, even if it's just something as minor as a twisted ankle. The Mountains here aren't to be taken lightly. Thanks Sean and Julia for the trip Climbing photos šŸ“ø @julia.cassou @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope

7.4K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : A mixed first trip into the mountains of Patagonia. Whilst I was psyched to be there, it was hard to enjoy it to the fullest as I started getting ill the day before walking in. I felt close to bailing every day, but always just decided to give it a look…which ultimately ended with us topping out on El Mocho. We’d hoped to make an all free ascent of a previous aid line, but I struggled to put my fair share in and as it was quite tricky, we didn’t quite manage. All the moves were done, but not quite enough in a row to make a full free ascent. However, the climbing was absolutely amazing, and we did make free ascents of previous aid pitches. The one pictured (previously A2) turned out to be around E6, and something you wouldn’t want to fall on…especially given the location. This place really demands full focus the whole time, as an accident of any kind is going to leave you in a really sticky situation, even if it’s just something as minor as a twisted ankle. The Mountains here aren’t to be taken lightly. Thanks Sean and Julia for the trip Climbing photos šŸ“ø @julia.cassou @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope
Likes : 7395Pete Whittaker - 7.4K Likes - Probably not what you really expect from a photo in Patagonia, However after arriving just after a short weather window, I've had time to sample a few bits and bobs lower down and closer to town, plus meet old and new friends. Thanks @julia.cassou for the šŸ“ø from the boulders yesterday šŸ“½ļø a light breeze up at The Laguna Torre. Goodness knows how brutal that is in the mountains... @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @dark_ventures @sterlingrope

7.4K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Probably not what you really expect from a photo in Patagonia, However after arriving just after a short weather window, I’ve had time to sample a few bits and bobs lower down and closer to town, plus meet old and new friends. Thanks @julia.cassou for the šŸ“ø from the boulders yesterday šŸ“½ļø a light breeze up at The Laguna Torre. Goodness knows how brutal that is in the mountains… @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @dark_ventures @sterlingrope
Likes : 7370Pete Whittaker - 7.3K Likes - This location and these roof cracks never disappoint. The moves on these routes are never that hard, but theyā€™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 šŸ˜‰ 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 ā€˜Witness The Splitnessā€™, 5.13 (onsight) Pic 5 - Mari on the cupped hands splitter of ā€˜Witness The Slitnessā€™ 5.12

7.3K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : This location and these roof cracks never disappoint. The moves on these routes are never that hard, but theyā€™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 šŸ˜‰ 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 ā€˜Witness The Splitnessā€™, 5.13 (onsight) Pic 5 – Mari on the cupped hands splitter of ā€˜Witness The Slitnessā€™ 5.12
Likes : 7259Pete Whittaker - 7.3K Likes - This location and these roof cracks never disappoint. The moves on these routes are never that hard, but theyā€™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 šŸ˜‰ 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 ā€˜Witness The Splitnessā€™, 5.13 (onsight) Pic 5 - Mari on the cupped hands splitter of ā€˜Witness The Slitnessā€™ 5.12

7.3K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : This location and these roof cracks never disappoint. The moves on these routes are never that hard, but theyā€™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 šŸ˜‰ 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 ā€˜Witness The Splitnessā€™, 5.13 (onsight) Pic 5 – Mari on the cupped hands splitter of ā€˜Witness The Slitnessā€™ 5.12
Likes : 7259Pete Whittaker - 7.3K Likes - This location and these roof cracks never disappoint. The moves on these routes are never that hard, but theyā€™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 šŸ˜‰ 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 ā€˜Witness The Splitnessā€™, 5.13 (onsight) Pic 5 - Mari on the cupped hands splitter of ā€˜Witness The Slitnessā€™ 5.12

7.3K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : This location and these roof cracks never disappoint. The moves on these routes are never that hard, but theyā€™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 šŸ˜‰ 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 ā€˜Witness The Splitnessā€™, 5.13 (onsight) Pic 5 – Mari on the cupped hands splitter of ā€˜Witness The Slitnessā€™ 5.12
Likes : 7259Pete Whittaker - 7.3K Likes - This location and these roof cracks never disappoint. The moves on these routes are never that hard, but theyā€™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 šŸ˜‰ 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 ā€˜Witness The Splitnessā€™, 5.13 (onsight) Pic 5 - Mari on the cupped hands splitter of ā€˜Witness The Slitnessā€™ 5.12

7.3K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : This location and these roof cracks never disappoint. The moves on these routes are never that hard, but theyā€™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 šŸ˜‰ 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 ā€˜Witness The Splitnessā€™, 5.13 (onsight) Pic 5 – Mari on the cupped hands splitter of ā€˜Witness The Slitnessā€™ 5.12
Likes : 7259Pete Whittaker - 6.9K Likes - Very contrasting climbing styles in La Pedriza... Always impressed @mariaugustahs can basically do everything on rock. Whether it's 5.13 slab, 8A boulders or Choss trundling on Troll Wall šŸŽ‰šŸ”„šŸ˜Ž šŸ“ø the ledge of La Pedriza @talomartin

6.9K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Very contrasting climbing styles in La Pedriza… Always impressed @mariaugustahs can basically do everything on rock. Whether it’s 5.13 slab, 8A boulders or Choss trundling on Troll Wall šŸŽ‰šŸ”„šŸ˜Ž šŸ“ø the ledge of La Pedriza @talomartin
Likes : 6852Pete Whittaker - 6.9K Likes - Very contrasting climbing styles in La Pedriza... Always impressed @mariaugustahs can basically do everything on rock. Whether it's 5.13 slab, 8A boulders or Choss trundling on Troll Wall šŸŽ‰šŸ”„šŸ˜Ž šŸ“ø the ledge of La Pedriza @talomartin

6.9K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Very contrasting climbing styles in La Pedriza… Always impressed @mariaugustahs can basically do everything on rock. Whether it’s 5.13 slab, 8A boulders or Choss trundling on Troll Wall šŸŽ‰šŸ”„šŸ˜Ž šŸ“ø the ledge of La Pedriza @talomartin
Likes : 6852Pete Whittaker - 6.9K Likes - Very contrasting climbing styles in La Pedriza... Always impressed @mariaugustahs can basically do everything on rock. Whether it's 5.13 slab, 8A boulders or Choss trundling on Troll Wall šŸŽ‰šŸ”„šŸ˜Ž šŸ“ø the ledge of La Pedriza @talomartin

6.9K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Very contrasting climbing styles in La Pedriza… Always impressed @mariaugustahs can basically do everything on rock. Whether it’s 5.13 slab, 8A boulders or Choss trundling on Troll Wall šŸŽ‰šŸ”„šŸ˜Ž šŸ“ø the ledge of La Pedriza @talomartin
Likes : 6852Pete Whittaker - 6.8K Likes - Great @patagonia ambassador summit at Red River Gorge over the past couple of weeks. I'm sure everyone goes to RRG for the sport climbing (which obviously was very good)... but this route was defintely the most enjoyable climbing experience I had on the trip. An 8a trad line called 'Charlie'. Interesting corner moves with an all points off dyno to the finish jug!! My onsight attempt was a very warm and sweaty battle, which I dropped a foot move before the dyno. The second go was much colder and a success. The final photos are from the community event that patagonia put on at Miguels pizza. A great evening Thanks @wmsimek for the climbing shots and @andrew_burr for the event shots Thanks to everyone involved with the trip šŸ’ŖšŸ‘ #redrivergorge #climbing #charlie @pataginia_climb @unparallelup @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope

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Caption : Great @patagonia ambassador summit at Red River Gorge over the past couple of weeks. I’m sure everyone goes to RRG for the sport climbing (which obviously was very good)… but this route was defintely the most enjoyable climbing experience I had on the trip. An 8a trad line called ‘Charlie’. Interesting corner moves with an all points off dyno to the finish jug!! My onsight attempt was a very warm and sweaty battle, which I dropped a foot move before the dyno. The second go was much colder and a success. The final photos are from the community event that patagonia put on at Miguels pizza. A great evening Thanks @wmsimek for the climbing shots and @andrew_burr for the event shots Thanks to everyone involved with the trip šŸ’ŖšŸ‘ #redrivergorge #climbing #charlie @pataginia_climb @unparallelup @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope
Likes : 6819Pete Whittaker - 6.8K Likes - Great @patagonia ambassador summit at Red River Gorge over the past couple of weeks. I'm sure everyone goes to RRG for the sport climbing (which obviously was very good)... but this route was defintely the most enjoyable climbing experience I had on the trip. An 8a trad line called 'Charlie'. Interesting corner moves with an all points off dyno to the finish jug!! My onsight attempt was a very warm and sweaty battle, which I dropped a foot move before the dyno. The second go was much colder and a success. The final photos are from the community event that patagonia put on at Miguels pizza. A great evening Thanks @wmsimek for the climbing shots and @andrew_burr for the event shots Thanks to everyone involved with the trip šŸ’ŖšŸ‘ #redrivergorge #climbing #charlie @pataginia_climb @unparallelup @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope

6.8K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Great @patagonia ambassador summit at Red River Gorge over the past couple of weeks. I’m sure everyone goes to RRG for the sport climbing (which obviously was very good)… but this route was defintely the most enjoyable climbing experience I had on the trip. An 8a trad line called ‘Charlie’. Interesting corner moves with an all points off dyno to the finish jug!! My onsight attempt was a very warm and sweaty battle, which I dropped a foot move before the dyno. The second go was much colder and a success. The final photos are from the community event that patagonia put on at Miguels pizza. A great evening Thanks @wmsimek for the climbing shots and @andrew_burr for the event shots Thanks to everyone involved with the trip šŸ’ŖšŸ‘ #redrivergorge #climbing #charlie @pataginia_climb @unparallelup @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope
Likes : 6819Pete Whittaker - 6.8K Likes - Great @patagonia ambassador summit at Red River Gorge over the past couple of weeks. I'm sure everyone goes to RRG for the sport climbing (which obviously was very good)... but this route was defintely the most enjoyable climbing experience I had on the trip. An 8a trad line called 'Charlie'. Interesting corner moves with an all points off dyno to the finish jug!! My onsight attempt was a very warm and sweaty battle, which I dropped a foot move before the dyno. The second go was much colder and a success. The final photos are from the community event that patagonia put on at Miguels pizza. A great evening Thanks @wmsimek for the climbing shots and @andrew_burr for the event shots Thanks to everyone involved with the trip šŸ’ŖšŸ‘ #redrivergorge #climbing #charlie @pataginia_climb @unparallelup @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope

6.8K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Great @patagonia ambassador summit at Red River Gorge over the past couple of weeks. I’m sure everyone goes to RRG for the sport climbing (which obviously was very good)… but this route was defintely the most enjoyable climbing experience I had on the trip. An 8a trad line called ‘Charlie’. Interesting corner moves with an all points off dyno to the finish jug!! My onsight attempt was a very warm and sweaty battle, which I dropped a foot move before the dyno. The second go was much colder and a success. The final photos are from the community event that patagonia put on at Miguels pizza. A great evening Thanks @wmsimek for the climbing shots and @andrew_burr for the event shots Thanks to everyone involved with the trip šŸ’ŖšŸ‘ #redrivergorge #climbing #charlie @pataginia_climb @unparallelup @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope
Likes : 6819Pete Whittaker - 6.8K Likes - Great @patagonia ambassador summit at Red River Gorge over the past couple of weeks. I'm sure everyone goes to RRG for the sport climbing (which obviously was very good)... but this route was defintely the most enjoyable climbing experience I had on the trip. An 8a trad line called 'Charlie'. Interesting corner moves with an all points off dyno to the finish jug!! My onsight attempt was a very warm and sweaty battle, which I dropped a foot move before the dyno. The second go was much colder and a success. The final photos are from the community event that patagonia put on at Miguels pizza. A great evening Thanks @wmsimek for the climbing shots and @andrew_burr for the event shots Thanks to everyone involved with the trip šŸ’ŖšŸ‘ #redrivergorge #climbing #charlie @pataginia_climb @unparallelup @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope

6.8K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Great @patagonia ambassador summit at Red River Gorge over the past couple of weeks. I’m sure everyone goes to RRG for the sport climbing (which obviously was very good)… but this route was defintely the most enjoyable climbing experience I had on the trip. An 8a trad line called ‘Charlie’. Interesting corner moves with an all points off dyno to the finish jug!! My onsight attempt was a very warm and sweaty battle, which I dropped a foot move before the dyno. The second go was much colder and a success. The final photos are from the community event that patagonia put on at Miguels pizza. A great evening Thanks @wmsimek for the climbing shots and @andrew_burr for the event shots Thanks to everyone involved with the trip šŸ’ŖšŸ‘ #redrivergorge #climbing #charlie @pataginia_climb @unparallelup @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope
Likes : 6819Pete Whittaker - 6.8K Likes - Great @patagonia ambassador summit at Red River Gorge over the past couple of weeks. I'm sure everyone goes to RRG for the sport climbing (which obviously was very good)... but this route was defintely the most enjoyable climbing experience I had on the trip. An 8a trad line called 'Charlie'. Interesting corner moves with an all points off dyno to the finish jug!! My onsight attempt was a very warm and sweaty battle, which I dropped a foot move before the dyno. The second go was much colder and a success. The final photos are from the community event that patagonia put on at Miguels pizza. A great evening Thanks @wmsimek for the climbing shots and @andrew_burr for the event shots Thanks to everyone involved with the trip šŸ’ŖšŸ‘ #redrivergorge #climbing #charlie @pataginia_climb @unparallelup @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope

6.8K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Great @patagonia ambassador summit at Red River Gorge over the past couple of weeks. I’m sure everyone goes to RRG for the sport climbing (which obviously was very good)… but this route was defintely the most enjoyable climbing experience I had on the trip. An 8a trad line called ‘Charlie’. Interesting corner moves with an all points off dyno to the finish jug!! My onsight attempt was a very warm and sweaty battle, which I dropped a foot move before the dyno. The second go was much colder and a success. The final photos are from the community event that patagonia put on at Miguels pizza. A great evening Thanks @wmsimek for the climbing shots and @andrew_burr for the event shots Thanks to everyone involved with the trip šŸ’ŖšŸ‘ #redrivergorge #climbing #charlie @pataginia_climb @unparallelup @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope
Likes : 6819Pete Whittaker - 6.6K Likes - Fun to see a load of routes myself and @tompaulrandall developed 13-14 years ago in Orco Valley seeing traffic these days. In this little zone we did a new route called 'End of the Flare', now there are 3 - 4 other really nice cracks and lines which have been established there. On a recent revisit it was nice to repeat the other routes. šŸ“ø Rocky Marciano (8a), taken by @mariaugustahs

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Caption : Fun to see a load of routes myself and @tompaulrandall developed 13-14 years ago in Orco Valley seeing traffic these days. In this little zone we did a new route called ‘End of the Flare’, now there are 3 – 4 other really nice cracks and lines which have been established there. On a recent revisit it was nice to repeat the other routes. šŸ“ø Rocky Marciano (8a), taken by @mariaugustahs
Likes : 6560Pete Whittaker - 6.2K Likes - New article from my Patagonia trip now on the @wildcountry_official Blog, where i share some thoughts and things i learnt from my trip in Feb. Use the link in my stories, or head over to the Wild Country website blog. šŸ“ø Thanks @julia.cassou for the great shots šŸ¤™ Photo 1. Pitch incomplete on El Mocho Photo 2. Approach to El Mocho Photo 3. I lost šŸ˜… Photo 4. Following @seanvillanuevaodriscoll after another solid lead Photo 5. Freeing the crux 8a pitch on AndĆ” Pa Alla

6.2K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : New article from my Patagonia trip now on the @wildcountry_official Blog, where i share some thoughts and things i learnt from my trip in Feb. Use the link in my stories, or head over to the Wild Country website blog. šŸ“ø Thanks @julia.cassou for the great shots šŸ¤™ Photo 1. Pitch incomplete on El Mocho Photo 2. Approach to El Mocho Photo 3. I lost šŸ˜… Photo 4. Following @seanvillanuevaodriscoll after another solid lead Photo 5. Freeing the crux 8a pitch on AndĆ” Pa Alla
Likes : 6229Pete Whittaker - 6.2K Likes - New article from my Patagonia trip now on the @wildcountry_official Blog, where i share some thoughts and things i learnt from my trip in Feb. Use the link in my stories, or head over to the Wild Country website blog. šŸ“ø Thanks @julia.cassou for the great shots šŸ¤™ Photo 1. Pitch incomplete on El Mocho Photo 2. Approach to El Mocho Photo 3. I lost šŸ˜… Photo 4. Following @seanvillanuevaodriscoll after another solid lead Photo 5. Freeing the crux 8a pitch on AndĆ” Pa Alla

6.2K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : New article from my Patagonia trip now on the @wildcountry_official Blog, where i share some thoughts and things i learnt from my trip in Feb. Use the link in my stories, or head over to the Wild Country website blog. šŸ“ø Thanks @julia.cassou for the great shots šŸ¤™ Photo 1. Pitch incomplete on El Mocho Photo 2. Approach to El Mocho Photo 3. I lost šŸ˜… Photo 4. Following @seanvillanuevaodriscoll after another solid lead Photo 5. Freeing the crux 8a pitch on AndĆ” Pa Alla
Likes : 6229Pete Whittaker - 6.2K Likes - New article from my Patagonia trip now on the @wildcountry_official Blog, where i share some thoughts and things i learnt from my trip in Feb. Use the link in my stories, or head over to the Wild Country website blog. šŸ“ø Thanks @julia.cassou for the great shots šŸ¤™ Photo 1. Pitch incomplete on El Mocho Photo 2. Approach to El Mocho Photo 3. I lost šŸ˜… Photo 4. Following @seanvillanuevaodriscoll after another solid lead Photo 5. Freeing the crux 8a pitch on AndĆ” Pa Alla

6.2K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : New article from my Patagonia trip now on the @wildcountry_official Blog, where i share some thoughts and things i learnt from my trip in Feb. Use the link in my stories, or head over to the Wild Country website blog. šŸ“ø Thanks @julia.cassou for the great shots šŸ¤™ Photo 1. Pitch incomplete on El Mocho Photo 2. Approach to El Mocho Photo 3. I lost šŸ˜… Photo 4. Following @seanvillanuevaodriscoll after another solid lead Photo 5. Freeing the crux 8a pitch on AndĆ” Pa Alla
Likes : 6229Pete Whittaker - 6.2K Likes - New article from my Patagonia trip now on the @wildcountry_official Blog, where i share some thoughts and things i learnt from my trip in Feb. Use the link in my stories, or head over to the Wild Country website blog. šŸ“ø Thanks @julia.cassou for the great shots šŸ¤™ Photo 1. Pitch incomplete on El Mocho Photo 2. Approach to El Mocho Photo 3. I lost šŸ˜… Photo 4. Following @seanvillanuevaodriscoll after another solid lead Photo 5. Freeing the crux 8a pitch on AndĆ” Pa Alla

6.2K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : New article from my Patagonia trip now on the @wildcountry_official Blog, where i share some thoughts and things i learnt from my trip in Feb. Use the link in my stories, or head over to the Wild Country website blog. šŸ“ø Thanks @julia.cassou for the great shots šŸ¤™ Photo 1. Pitch incomplete on El Mocho Photo 2. Approach to El Mocho Photo 3. I lost šŸ˜… Photo 4. Following @seanvillanuevaodriscoll after another solid lead Photo 5. Freeing the crux 8a pitch on AndĆ” Pa Alla
Likes : 6229Pete Whittaker - 6.2K Likes - New article from my Patagonia trip now on the @wildcountry_official Blog, where i share some thoughts and things i learnt from my trip in Feb. Use the link in my stories, or head over to the Wild Country website blog. šŸ“ø Thanks @julia.cassou for the great shots šŸ¤™ Photo 1. Pitch incomplete on El Mocho Photo 2. Approach to El Mocho Photo 3. I lost šŸ˜… Photo 4. Following @seanvillanuevaodriscoll after another solid lead Photo 5. Freeing the crux 8a pitch on AndĆ” Pa Alla

6.2K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : New article from my Patagonia trip now on the @wildcountry_official Blog, where i share some thoughts and things i learnt from my trip in Feb. Use the link in my stories, or head over to the Wild Country website blog. šŸ“ø Thanks @julia.cassou for the great shots šŸ¤™ Photo 1. Pitch incomplete on El Mocho Photo 2. Approach to El Mocho Photo 3. I lost šŸ˜… Photo 4. Following @seanvillanuevaodriscoll after another solid lead Photo 5. Freeing the crux 8a pitch on AndĆ” Pa Alla
Likes : 6229Pete Whittaker - 6.2K Likes - Nice boulders around El Chalten. Pic 1. Gato Negro (7B), cheeky last move. šŸ“ø @julia.cassou Pic 2. a favourite so far, (techy beta), Although no idea of name and grade, maybe someone can help me out? @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope

6.2K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Nice boulders around El Chalten. Pic 1. Gato Negro (7B), cheeky last move. šŸ“ø @julia.cassou Pic 2. a favourite so far, (techy beta), Although no idea of name and grade, maybe someone can help me out? @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope
Likes : 6198Pete Whittaker - 6.2K Likes - Nice boulders around El Chalten. Pic 1. Gato Negro (7B), cheeky last move. šŸ“ø @julia.cassou Pic 2. a favourite so far, (techy beta), Although no idea of name and grade, maybe someone can help me out? @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope

6.2K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Nice boulders around El Chalten. Pic 1. Gato Negro (7B), cheeky last move. šŸ“ø @julia.cassou Pic 2. a favourite so far, (techy beta), Although no idea of name and grade, maybe someone can help me out? @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @unparallelup @sterlingrope
Likes : 6198Pete Whittaker - 5.9K Likes - SĆørveggen (South Wall) of Gjertvasstind With 'condensed weekend warriors' @mariaugustahs and @salvesenfjellsport nice to get back in the hills and on some technical mountainous terrain/cracks after so much plastic pulling recently. 2nd free ascent? after @lmsolber and @sveslegard 1. Notice the ice splitter on the left Ƙyvind demonstrates crimping cray 2. Setting off on crux 3. Top of crux pitches (was intending to link 2 together, ended up linking 3 by accident šŸ˜…) 4. Mari following second to last pitch 5 & 6. Actually the approach even though it looks like the decent... 7. Ended up being a long day. Estimated time back home > Sunday at 11pm. Actual time home > Monday 9pm šŸ˜‚ A very nice route and trip, thanks Mari and Ƙyvind @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope @unparallelup

5.9K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : SĆørveggen (South Wall) of Gjertvasstind With ‘condensed weekend warriors’ @mariaugustahs and @salvesenfjellsport nice to get back in the hills and on some technical mountainous terrain/cracks after so much plastic pulling recently. 2nd free ascent? after @lmsolber and @sveslegard 1. Notice the ice splitter on the left Ƙyvind demonstrates crimping cray 2. Setting off on crux 3. Top of crux pitches (was intending to link 2 together, ended up linking 3 by accident šŸ˜…) 4. Mari following second to last pitch 5 & 6. Actually the approach even though it looks like the decent… 7. Ended up being a long day. Estimated time back home > Sunday at 11pm. Actual time home > Monday 9pm šŸ˜‚ A very nice route and trip, thanks Mari and Ƙyvind @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope @unparallelup
Likes : 5938Pete Whittaker - 5.9K Likes - SĆørveggen (South Wall) of Gjertvasstind With 'condensed weekend warriors' @mariaugustahs and @salvesenfjellsport nice to get back in the hills and on some technical mountainous terrain/cracks after so much plastic pulling recently. 2nd free ascent? after @lmsolber and @sveslegard 1. Notice the ice splitter on the left Ƙyvind demonstrates crimping cray 2. Setting off on crux 3. Top of crux pitches (was intending to link 2 together, ended up linking 3 by accident šŸ˜…) 4. Mari following second to last pitch 5 & 6. Actually the approach even though it looks like the decent... 7. Ended up being a long day. Estimated time back home > Sunday at 11pm. Actual time home > Monday 9pm šŸ˜‚ A very nice route and trip, thanks Mari and Ƙyvind @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope @unparallelup

5.9K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : SĆørveggen (South Wall) of Gjertvasstind With ‘condensed weekend warriors’ @mariaugustahs and @salvesenfjellsport nice to get back in the hills and on some technical mountainous terrain/cracks after so much plastic pulling recently. 2nd free ascent? after @lmsolber and @sveslegard 1. Notice the ice splitter on the left Ƙyvind demonstrates crimping cray 2. Setting off on crux 3. Top of crux pitches (was intending to link 2 together, ended up linking 3 by accident šŸ˜…) 4. Mari following second to last pitch 5 & 6. Actually the approach even though it looks like the decent… 7. Ended up being a long day. Estimated time back home > Sunday at 11pm. Actual time home > Monday 9pm šŸ˜‚ A very nice route and trip, thanks Mari and Ƙyvind @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope @unparallelup
Likes : 5938Pete Whittaker - 5.9K Likes - SĆørveggen (South Wall) of Gjertvasstind With 'condensed weekend warriors' @mariaugustahs and @salvesenfjellsport nice to get back in the hills and on some technical mountainous terrain/cracks after so much plastic pulling recently. 2nd free ascent? after @lmsolber and @sveslegard 1. Notice the ice splitter on the left Ƙyvind demonstrates crimping cray 2. Setting off on crux 3. Top of crux pitches (was intending to link 2 together, ended up linking 3 by accident šŸ˜…) 4. Mari following second to last pitch 5 & 6. Actually the approach even though it looks like the decent... 7. Ended up being a long day. Estimated time back home > Sunday at 11pm. Actual time home > Monday 9pm šŸ˜‚ A very nice route and trip, thanks Mari and Ƙyvind @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope @unparallelup

5.9K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : SĆørveggen (South Wall) of Gjertvasstind With ‘condensed weekend warriors’ @mariaugustahs and @salvesenfjellsport nice to get back in the hills and on some technical mountainous terrain/cracks after so much plastic pulling recently. 2nd free ascent? after @lmsolber and @sveslegard 1. Notice the ice splitter on the left Ƙyvind demonstrates crimping cray 2. Setting off on crux 3. Top of crux pitches (was intending to link 2 together, ended up linking 3 by accident šŸ˜…) 4. Mari following second to last pitch 5 & 6. Actually the approach even though it looks like the decent… 7. Ended up being a long day. Estimated time back home > Sunday at 11pm. Actual time home > Monday 9pm šŸ˜‚ A very nice route and trip, thanks Mari and Ƙyvind @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope @unparallelup
Likes : 5938Pete Whittaker - 5.9K Likes - SĆørveggen (South Wall) of Gjertvasstind With 'condensed weekend warriors' @mariaugustahs and @salvesenfjellsport nice to get back in the hills and on some technical mountainous terrain/cracks after so much plastic pulling recently. 2nd free ascent? after @lmsolber and @sveslegard 1. Notice the ice splitter on the left Ƙyvind demonstrates crimping cray 2. Setting off on crux 3. Top of crux pitches (was intending to link 2 together, ended up linking 3 by accident šŸ˜…) 4. Mari following second to last pitch 5 & 6. Actually the approach even though it looks like the decent... 7. Ended up being a long day. Estimated time back home > Sunday at 11pm. Actual time home > Monday 9pm šŸ˜‚ A very nice route and trip, thanks Mari and Ƙyvind @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope @unparallelup

5.9K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : SĆørveggen (South Wall) of Gjertvasstind With ‘condensed weekend warriors’ @mariaugustahs and @salvesenfjellsport nice to get back in the hills and on some technical mountainous terrain/cracks after so much plastic pulling recently. 2nd free ascent? after @lmsolber and @sveslegard 1. Notice the ice splitter on the left Ƙyvind demonstrates crimping cray 2. Setting off on crux 3. Top of crux pitches (was intending to link 2 together, ended up linking 3 by accident šŸ˜…) 4. Mari following second to last pitch 5 & 6. Actually the approach even though it looks like the decent… 7. Ended up being a long day. Estimated time back home > Sunday at 11pm. Actual time home > Monday 9pm šŸ˜‚ A very nice route and trip, thanks Mari and Ƙyvind @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope @unparallelup
Likes : 5938Pete Whittaker - 5.9K Likes - SĆørveggen (South Wall) of Gjertvasstind With 'condensed weekend warriors' @mariaugustahs and @salvesenfjellsport nice to get back in the hills and on some technical mountainous terrain/cracks after so much plastic pulling recently. 2nd free ascent? after @lmsolber and @sveslegard 1. Notice the ice splitter on the left Ƙyvind demonstrates crimping cray 2. Setting off on crux 3. Top of crux pitches (was intending to link 2 together, ended up linking 3 by accident šŸ˜…) 4. Mari following second to last pitch 5 & 6. Actually the approach even though it looks like the decent... 7. Ended up being a long day. Estimated time back home > Sunday at 11pm. Actual time home > Monday 9pm šŸ˜‚ A very nice route and trip, thanks Mari and Ƙyvind @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope @unparallelup

5.9K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : SĆørveggen (South Wall) of Gjertvasstind With ‘condensed weekend warriors’ @mariaugustahs and @salvesenfjellsport nice to get back in the hills and on some technical mountainous terrain/cracks after so much plastic pulling recently. 2nd free ascent? after @lmsolber and @sveslegard 1. Notice the ice splitter on the left Ƙyvind demonstrates crimping cray 2. Setting off on crux 3. Top of crux pitches (was intending to link 2 together, ended up linking 3 by accident šŸ˜…) 4. Mari following second to last pitch 5 & 6. Actually the approach even though it looks like the decent… 7. Ended up being a long day. Estimated time back home > Sunday at 11pm. Actual time home > Monday 9pm šŸ˜‚ A very nice route and trip, thanks Mari and Ƙyvind @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope @unparallelup
Likes : 5938Pete Whittaker - 5.9K Likes - SĆørveggen (South Wall) of Gjertvasstind With 'condensed weekend warriors' @mariaugustahs and @salvesenfjellsport nice to get back in the hills and on some technical mountainous terrain/cracks after so much plastic pulling recently. 2nd free ascent? after @lmsolber and @sveslegard 1. Notice the ice splitter on the left Ƙyvind demonstrates crimping cray 2. Setting off on crux 3. Top of crux pitches (was intending to link 2 together, ended up linking 3 by accident šŸ˜…) 4. Mari following second to last pitch 5 & 6. Actually the approach even though it looks like the decent... 7. Ended up being a long day. Estimated time back home > Sunday at 11pm. Actual time home > Monday 9pm šŸ˜‚ A very nice route and trip, thanks Mari and Ƙyvind @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope @unparallelup

5.9K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : SĆørveggen (South Wall) of Gjertvasstind With ‘condensed weekend warriors’ @mariaugustahs and @salvesenfjellsport nice to get back in the hills and on some technical mountainous terrain/cracks after so much plastic pulling recently. 2nd free ascent? after @lmsolber and @sveslegard 1. Notice the ice splitter on the left Ƙyvind demonstrates crimping cray 2. Setting off on crux 3. Top of crux pitches (was intending to link 2 together, ended up linking 3 by accident šŸ˜…) 4. Mari following second to last pitch 5 & 6. Actually the approach even though it looks like the decent… 7. Ended up being a long day. Estimated time back home > Sunday at 11pm. Actual time home > Monday 9pm šŸ˜‚ A very nice route and trip, thanks Mari and Ƙyvind @patagonia_climb @wildcountry_official @sterlingrope @unparallelup
Likes : 5938Pete Whittaker - 5.3K Likes - Evening folks šŸ‘‹ šŸ‡®šŸ‡ø 1 and 2. New boulders with @seanvillanuevaodriscoll @julia.cassou and @magnusmab 3. Icelandic roads love Sean's car. Sean looks like he loves them too, but I'm not sure he does. 4. little steps 5. @exped_sailing getting ready to go 6. 41 days šŸ“ø the nice ones from @julia.cassou

5.3K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Evening folks šŸ‘‹ šŸ‡®šŸ‡ø 1 and 2. New boulders with @seanvillanuevaodriscoll @julia.cassou and @magnusmab 3. Icelandic roads love Sean’s car. Sean looks like he loves them too, but I’m not sure he does. 4. little steps 5. @exped_sailing getting ready to go 6. 41 days šŸ“ø the nice ones from @julia.cassou
Likes : 5272Pete Whittaker - 5.3K Likes - Evening folks šŸ‘‹ šŸ‡®šŸ‡ø 1 and 2. New boulders with @seanvillanuevaodriscoll @julia.cassou and @magnusmab 3. Icelandic roads love Sean's car. Sean looks like he loves them too, but I'm not sure he does. 4. little steps 5. @exped_sailing getting ready to go 6. 41 days šŸ“ø the nice ones from @julia.cassou

5.3K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Evening folks šŸ‘‹ šŸ‡®šŸ‡ø 1 and 2. New boulders with @seanvillanuevaodriscoll @julia.cassou and @magnusmab 3. Icelandic roads love Sean’s car. Sean looks like he loves them too, but I’m not sure he does. 4. little steps 5. @exped_sailing getting ready to go 6. 41 days šŸ“ø the nice ones from @julia.cassou
Likes : 5272Pete Whittaker - 5.3K Likes - Evening folks šŸ‘‹ šŸ‡®šŸ‡ø 1 and 2. New boulders with @seanvillanuevaodriscoll @julia.cassou and @magnusmab 3. Icelandic roads love Sean's car. Sean looks like he loves them too, but I'm not sure he does. 4. little steps 5. @exped_sailing getting ready to go 6. 41 days šŸ“ø the nice ones from @julia.cassou

5.3K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Evening folks šŸ‘‹ šŸ‡®šŸ‡ø 1 and 2. New boulders with @seanvillanuevaodriscoll @julia.cassou and @magnusmab 3. Icelandic roads love Sean’s car. Sean looks like he loves them too, but I’m not sure he does. 4. little steps 5. @exped_sailing getting ready to go 6. 41 days šŸ“ø the nice ones from @julia.cassou
Likes : 5272Pete Whittaker - 5.3K Likes - Evening folks šŸ‘‹ šŸ‡®šŸ‡ø 1 and 2. New boulders with @seanvillanuevaodriscoll @julia.cassou and @magnusmab 3. Icelandic roads love Sean's car. Sean looks like he loves them too, but I'm not sure he does. 4. little steps 5. @exped_sailing getting ready to go 6. 41 days šŸ“ø the nice ones from @julia.cassou

5.3K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Evening folks šŸ‘‹ šŸ‡®šŸ‡ø 1 and 2. New boulders with @seanvillanuevaodriscoll @julia.cassou and @magnusmab 3. Icelandic roads love Sean’s car. Sean looks like he loves them too, but I’m not sure he does. 4. little steps 5. @exped_sailing getting ready to go 6. 41 days šŸ“ø the nice ones from @julia.cassou
Likes : 5272Pete Whittaker - 5.3K Likes - Evening folks šŸ‘‹ šŸ‡®šŸ‡ø 1 and 2. New boulders with @seanvillanuevaodriscoll @julia.cassou and @magnusmab 3. Icelandic roads love Sean's car. Sean looks like he loves them too, but I'm not sure he does. 4. little steps 5. @exped_sailing getting ready to go 6. 41 days šŸ“ø the nice ones from @julia.cassou

5.3K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Evening folks šŸ‘‹ šŸ‡®šŸ‡ø 1 and 2. New boulders with @seanvillanuevaodriscoll @julia.cassou and @magnusmab 3. Icelandic roads love Sean’s car. Sean looks like he loves them too, but I’m not sure he does. 4. little steps 5. @exped_sailing getting ready to go 6. 41 days šŸ“ø the nice ones from @julia.cassou
Likes : 5272Pete Whittaker - 5.3K Likes - Evening folks šŸ‘‹ šŸ‡®šŸ‡ø 1 and 2. New boulders with @seanvillanuevaodriscoll @julia.cassou and @magnusmab 3. Icelandic roads love Sean's car. Sean looks like he loves them too, but I'm not sure he does. 4. little steps 5. @exped_sailing getting ready to go 6. 41 days šŸ“ø the nice ones from @julia.cassou

5.3K Likes – Pete Whittaker Instagram

Caption : Evening folks šŸ‘‹ šŸ‡®šŸ‡ø 1 and 2. New boulders with @seanvillanuevaodriscoll @julia.cassou and @magnusmab 3. Icelandic roads love Sean’s car. Sean looks like he loves them too, but I’m not sure he does. 4. little steps 5. @exped_sailing getting ready to go 6. 41 days šŸ“ø the nice ones from @julia.cassou
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