HARDEST Trad Climbing Flashes of All Time
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- čas přidán 3. 12. 2022
- What are the hardest trad climbing flashes that have ever been done? In this video Pete goes for a flash ascent of La Fuerza de la Gravedad, in Spain.
Big thanks to @HotAches for the use of the footage from E11
and to @talomartin8481 for filming.
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Doing the hardest flash trad climb ever, and immediately downgrades it...
Pete, we love you!
I loved everything about this. I can’t believe you were on the rock for that long straight, and I love that someone who can perform physical feats on the level of Alex Megos also rides a tandem bike with his buddy and goofs around. Pro climbing needs the level of fun that Pete, who is as good as anyone, brings.
So Pete, next time you are in the states, I have some cool spots in Idaho I can show you, and on a rest day, we can continue your strongman training 😉
You in Boise?
@@theonewind Idaho falls
City of rocks and castle rock are maybe some of the best climbing in country
@@izenlonghurst4589 the Fins too, but don’t tell anyone.
What a flex when you can go: "Yea, one of the hardest trad climbs is done by a guy called ME"
I just showed Pete's hanging video w Storror to my flatmate and we were both open mouthed. Phenomenal. Been really enjoying this channel too; keep it up guys!
After recently trying a crack boulder at my local gym for the first time, it is mind blowing to me how you managed to do it without tape. My skin’s been recovering for a week now and I at most spent 5 minutes on the wall.
Also, the voiceover made it a lot more enjoyable as I got to understand a bit what comes into play when dealing with such hard routes !
this rock is honestly a lot more comfortable that a lot of indoor crack volumes to be honest :)
Pete ya damn sandbagger lol
Indoor crack stuff is like jagged sandpaper compared to real rock. But yea Pete does have some rhino skin
Does stepping on someone's face count as a dab? ;) Amazing video, Pete. Is there an uncut? 35 min is nuts and would be neat to see how you pace on such an epic fight. (also, don't worry about the bolts, you could have just soloed that!)
😂
There Is an uncut (apart from a battery change). It's horrendously boring though, there is so much shaking out in it 😅
Yeh could put them as an unlisted playlist or something
@@WideBoyz yes please
@@WideBoyz Would love that
I’d like that
What are the hardest (physical) grades that have been flashed on a trad route, by both men and women? Just interested in single pitch trad lines. Our attempted list is below, help us out please!
- The Path 8b+, Alex Megos
- Ronny Medelsvensson 8b, Pete Whittaker
- Greenspit 8b (pre place gear), Stevie Haston
- Something's Burning 8a+/b, James Pearson
- Grade of 8a+, a few by Alex Honnold, Pete Whittaker, Petter Restorp, Hannes Puman
Women
- Grand illusion 8a+, Beth Rodden (pinkpoint??)
- Point Blank 8a, Babsi Zangerl
- Grade of 5.13- (7c+/8a), many by Brittany Goris, Amity Warme, Hazel Findlay, Mary Eden, Mari Salvesen, Beth Rodden, Emilie Pellerin, Babsi Zangerl
Respectively, Beth Rodden and Hazel Findlay have onsighted and flashed The Phoenix in Yosemite.
Also Rodden on Grand Illusion 5.13b/c. With pre-placed gear ??
Babsi's ascent of Eternal Flame has gotta count, too.
According to Restorps blog he flashed "No way José", so that should be accurate.
Hannes Puman, and not "Pumpen".
It might be worth mentioning that the path is a gear extension to a bolted 11a sport route. So a similar case to this route.
I didn't find any information but maybe also Jacopo Larcher could be in the list? 🤔
what do you guys think about no chalk crack routes in european sandstone? shouldnt it be in here as well even though the grades are not realy comparable?
so cool to watch you in your element, I can't believe you can climb like that without gloves or tape
glad i didn't go with gloves as it was thin at the end for me. every extra mil counted, haha
Great video. Just the right amount and perfect style of commentary
no matter what the grade is, I enjoyed watching it
Amazing climb Pete!!
My favorite channel at the moment! The mix of the adventurous spirit of climbing, humor and climbing does it for me. Thanks for the content Tom and Pete.
Great video! Loved the narration and move by move breakdown of not only the moves but the whole thought process and strategy.
Cool, glad you enjoyed it
the willpower, strength and technique required to do this is just bonkers! insanely good job Pete love your videos!
I got pumped just watching that
Wow, great effort. Very well made short film too. I really like that more climbing videos these days have uninterrupted shots of pure climbing footage.
I'm glad to see you're starting to get some recognition for how beastly you are, you've been criminally slept on considering where you stack up amongst the best in the sport.
Slept on??? I don't know who you are talking to but Tom and Pete have been household names for well over a decade.
Strong work young man. Yosemite OG Dads are pround of you.
As usual, incredible effort Pete. Great to see you not only put your all into a challenge but also remain humble and honest in your assessment of your achievement.
Absolutely brilliant Pete!
A beautiful, inspiring and instructive video. Thanks for sharing!
I liked a lot the video, but also the comments of Pete!! better than the techno music that usually sounds in climbing videos ;).
You guys should maybe try to include camera shots from far away. I think it would help as, at least for me, the zoomed in shots you guys use makes wall angles a bit confusing and it can be a bit disorienting. Otherwise fantastic video!
thanks, we'll defo bare that in mind for the future filming
A great video from start to finish, thank you for not ruining the expert climbing and commentary with music.
Great stuff. I enjoyed the commentary during the climb, and I was really drawn in and engaged as you were cruxing out. Good editing
Pete dude!!! That unstoppable effort is always a pleasure to watch. Well done🤙💪
I was pumped by 11 minutes in just watching! Superb effort whatever the grade. Nice one
You got a nice narrative voice Pete!! You should think about narrating documentaries haha very impressive climb tho!!
Awesome job Pete. I discovered you and your channel while watching Magnus, and have become addicted to your and Tom's wit, style and abilities (and, of course, Mari the Magnificent!). Fantastic stuff really.
Absolute beast!! 🤩 Well done mate - LOVE your videos!!!
Wow, that was really incredible! The enormous physical and mental strength you have is wonderful and inspiring to watch (no tape?!)! And I also like your narrating voice 👍.
Awesome job. Beast power doing that for 40 minutes lol. This channel will go massive for sure, you are for sure a natural in front of the camera.
Dude, you are an absolute monster! That was "BOSH"! 🤘😝🤘
Mari cheering down below 😂
When Pete's head literally turns purple 😂
Super impressive, Pete. Well done!
More of this kind of videos, please! Thanks.
Awesome climb, great analysis. Thanks
That was rather jolly exciting buddy! Well done 👍
what a send! so humble too. mad respect
That was really cool Pete. Meditative even. I really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing.
Pete, this video is incredible engaging and enjoyable!!!!
Epic this dude, completely forgot the name of this route tother day down the climbing works, meant to congratulate you on it!! Fucking cracking sir!!
Great work Pete!
what an endurance pete very impressiv and very nice route !
proper fight, well done beast-Pete!
I didn't even make it through watching your 'scend in one go. I can't imagine how you stayed on that long. You're a beast.
Good video and thanks for the explanation. Learned again because of this channel!
no problem :)
You're a goddamn legend. Keep staying healthy and getting stronger.
Holy... Prter... I'm still amazed you can endure pain AND keep going on, with the best form, considering the circumstances.. and then you mention you've been like X3 times longer on the wall than actually have seen. The best to you
Awesome video - well done mate! 💪🏼💪🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Rad little film, thanks!
The best climbing channel on CZcams💯🔥🔥🔥 and all your videos are just 👌🏻👌🏻
💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💯🔥
"just end up going on the ride of your life" had me in stitches!
What a job. Super!
Wondeful stuff.
Well done Pete, I see that one was a pump and a half!
Good grade there. I think you're right.
12:13 "Come on. Here, have this foothold on my face."
Great vid. Beast mode.
Damn. Pete's endurance/pain tolerance/crack technique is unreal.
Well done!
incredibly narrow video from the wide boyz, loved it
I like the summary of the history in the beginning.
Holy crap. This was incredible 🤯
Wow! Nice fight.
Incredible
Honest question, if you hypothetically would have soloed the 6c bolted section and only placed gear on the crack could you have claimed it as a “pure trad line flash”? Not that it matters one way or another, I’m just curious.
Sick one!
always in the beast mode! :-) great!
Tactical camera angle at the end hiding the cheeky laybacking?
Nice one Pete……💪🏻👏🏻🔥🏴🧗🏻♂️
Genuinely thought the camera man was offering his face as a foothold. Now that's commitment to the flash.
Flash ascents are an interesting and nuanced thing and I wonder if in the modern era of CZcams beta and drone inspection of routes, will we see sub categories of flash? Watching a random climber at the crag climb something from ground level is quite different to a video with close ups of holds, which is different from getting hold by hold and gear beta from someone who has done the climb (i.e. Megos on the path). Something like Visual Flash, Video Flash, Beta Flash or a combination.
there are certainly different levels of it for sure
Interesting that Stevie gets to claim a flash of Greenspit with pre-placed gear when the standard was set ahead of time by Didier, who placed gear on lead. And to come full circle, Pete and Tom were shat upon by Stevie for claiming an FA with pre-placed gear on Century Crack? I'm confused....
props
Nice work! I can still hear Pete saying to himself "top rope, on top rope" on a much earlier gritstone effort. And wait!? Stevie Haston on preplaced gear?
haha that's a legendary bit of film. don't think I'll ever forget it
How cool!!
'Put ur foot in my face' 🤣🤣🤣🔥🔥🔥
Insane!
Beast!!!
Amazing work, specially climbing back down to the rest and retrying. How long did you rest in that spot the second time?
Maybe around 5 mins. I was festing longer the first time in gotten to it
Absolute Badass, no doubt. This is big boi shit. 💪
Pegazo!
I felt my fingers crackin
Gaskins98 downgrading another route.
amazing
I really liked your Harnesses i wish i could buy one like that here in brazil
Wild Country
3:55 yeah, blame it on the fingers.
Hard is hard
Jokes aside, it was a really beautiful crack, the fact it is limestone i would worry about every piece of the border of the crack falling off at any time.
I believe it was Darshano Rieser that claimed that 10th grade (grade X UIAA - 8b) is the highest difficulty you can protect without using bolts, in limestone, due to the properties of the rock
What British trad grade would it get?
"Technically not a pure trad line", Pete, trad dad, 2022
@Pete is that a thick rope you use for the flash attempt? Would a thinner lighter rope make any difference?
The weight of the rope is not si much of a problem one this. But yes a thinner rope is always lighter and easier and runs through biners with less friction
how do you get your gear back at that route? Somebody toproping?
beast
Great climb, 40 mins is a very long time up there. We'll done!
Wow 40 minutes on a roof. I'm pretty speechless. Pete, are you human?
Pete "Glizzyhands" Whittaker
Effort level: purple face
Has anyone ripped their finger off by falling while a finger lock was in? This is the kind of thing that scares me about crack climbing
Also, thank you so much for your content. As a climber who has almost exclusively bouldered for 4 years, and is getting into sport climbing outdoors this fall, it is very inspiring to watch.
nice
I could watch 40 minutes of this raw uncut climbing 🤩
So when can we expect you write your sequel to John Long's How to Climb 5.12, Pete Whitaker's How to Flash 5.14?
I can't flash 5.14, so there is a problem there 😂😅
8b is 13d