Mono

	Country	Contributions	Between	Climbers	Crags	Climbs	Ascents
1	United Kingdom	11148	22nd May 2025 – 16th September 2026	114	13	586	1083
2	France	3430	22nd May 2025 – 29th August 2026	32	13	172	326
3	USA	1770	30th July 2025 – 14th August 2026	26	56	167	88
4	Japan	1478	19th July 2025 – 14th August 2026	14	25	107	73
5	Spain	319	31st July 2025 – 14th August 2026	3	9	35	13
6	Switzerland	229	31st July 2025 – 9th August 2026	2	5	21	15
7	New Zealand	216	19th August 2025 – 14th August 2026	1	1	17	13
8	Canada	170	10th September 2025 – 14th August 2026	1	9	25	3
9	Italy	166	12th August 2025 – 16th August 2026	2	7	19	7
10	Germany	151	8th November 2025 – 6th August 2026	4	6	10	5

	Date	Time	User	Type	Name	Attribute
1181	9th July 2026	08:27:26 UTC	Mono	climber	John Atkinson	country_flag
Before `None` After `🇬🇧`
1182	9th July 2026	08:15:57 UTC	Mono	ascent	Paul Houghoughi's ascent of The Terrace	notes_pretty
Before `None` After `<p>Huffy demonstrated an ability to seek out classic lines where none had been envisioned before. Shortly after, the problem featured in the film <em>Stick It</em>, where <a href="/climber/131/jerry-moffatt" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jerry Moffatt</a>, believing the line to be a project, struggled and ultimately did not finish it. </p>`
1183	9th July 2026	08:15:57 UTC	Mono	ascent	Paul Houghoughi's ascent of The Terrace	notes
Before `None` After `Huffy demonstrated an ability to seek out classic lines where none had been envisioned before. Shortly after, the problem featured in the film Stick It, where [Jerry Moffatt](/climber/131/jerry-moffatt), believing the line to be a project, struggled and ultimately did not finish it.` Diff `--- before +++ after @@ -1 +1 @@ - +Huffy demonstrated an ability to seek out classic lines where none had been envisioned before. Shortly after, the problem featured in the film Stick It, where [Jerry Moffatt](/climber/131/jerry-moffatt), believing the line to be a project, struggled and ultimately did not finish it.`
1184	9th July 2026	08:11:37 UTC	Mono	ascent	Paul Houghoughi's ascent of The Terrace	Sessions
Before `None` After `1`
1185	9th July 2026	08:10:55 UTC	Mono	ascent	Paul Houghoughi's ascent of Voyager	climb_id
Before `None` After `174`
1186	9th July 2026	08:10:55 UTC	Mono	ascent	Paul Houghoughi's ascent of Voyager	ascent_dt_end
Before `None` After `2004-01-01`
1187	9th July 2026	08:10:55 UTC	Mono	ascent	Paul Houghoughi's ascent of Voyager	climber_id
Before `None` After `313`
1188	9th July 2026	08:10:55 UTC	Mono	ascent	Paul Houghoughi's ascent of Voyager	ascent_type_id
Before `None` After `2`
1189	9th July 2026	08:10:55 UTC	Mono	ascent	Paul Houghoughi's ascent of Voyager	ascent_style_id
Before `None` After `5`
1190	9th July 2026	08:10:55 UTC	Mono	ascent	Paul Houghoughi's ascent of Voyager	ascent_dt_start
Before `None` After `2003-01-01`
1191	9th July 2026	08:10:55 UTC	Mono	ascent	Paul Houghoughi's ascent of Voyager	notes
Before `None` After `Huffy envisioned the line as project, got to the lip, but didn't quite seal the deal` Diff `--- before +++ after @@ -1 +1 @@ - +Huffy envisioned the line as project, got to the lip, but didn't quite seal the deal`
1192	9th July 2026	08:10:55 UTC	Mono	ascent	Paul Houghoughi's ascent of Voyager	notes_pretty
Before `None` After `<p>Huffy envisioned the line as project, got to the lip, but didn't quite seal the deal</p>`
1193	8th July 2026	22:08:00 UTC	Mono	ascent	Nick Dixon's ascent of Indian Face	Pre-Placed Gear
Before `None` After `1`
1194	8th July 2026	13:54:04 UTC	Mono	climb	Century Crack	notes
Before A 40m long off-width roof crack in the [White Rim](/crag/34012/white-rim), an outrageous adventure into horizontal suffering and the hardest off-width in the world at the time of the first ascent. Century Crack was discovered by [Steve 'Crusher' Bartlett](/climber/2506/steve-bartlett) who aid climbed it in 2001 (Chocolate Starfish, A1), before showing it to [Stevie Haston](/climber/135/stevie-haston), who put in some major efforts to free climb the route. Weighed down by an enormous rack of large cams, Stevie made progress but stripping the route after each attempt left him wasted for days. Around 2009, Aspirant 'Wideboyz' [Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall) and [Pete Whittaker](/climber/166/pete-whittaker) got wind of the project and started a relentless two-year training regime in the cellar of Tom's house, doing countless laps of inverted shuffling, sandwiched between two planks of wood. In October 2011, released from the cellar and blinking in the unfamiliar daylight, Tom and Pete set off on an off-width tour of the US, where they made short work of most of the existing hard cracks. They worked Century Crack, then – leaving the gear in place – tossed a roll of tape to decide who would lead first. Tom won the toss and after a monster effort pulled the first free ascent out the bag. Pete was next up and also succeeded. However, the route had been lead on pre-placed gear and [Stevie Haston](/climber/135/stevie-haston) was not impressed. Tom and Pete returned in November 2011 to do the route placing all gear on lead. This in some ways made the physical climbing easier, as cams did not have to be climbed around, but to minimise the amount of gear carried they chose to run it out well into the no-fall zone. [Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall): >Going back down to re-climb Century was a very strange experience for me. I couldn't decide whether I was psyched to do the route for myself or whether I was doing for others. Comments had been made about the pre-placed gear we used and this only seemed to add to my desire to return to the White Rim. >Pete was first up on "Century Round II" and as he set off along the 120ft section of roof with only 6 cams racked for this part, I did wonder if we'd bitten off more than we could chew. By halfway he'd spent most of the time in a deck-out situation and my heart was in my mouth – partly for his boldness, but also for the thought that I'd have to do the same next go. >As Pete rounded the final alcove section to reach the lip, he really started to grunt and shout – at the same time I belayed, totally gripped… Just a few minutes later, he groveled his way through the final slot to glory and a well-stocked medical kit. >After watching Pete's insane efforts, I actually felt strangely calm about the whole affair. I'd already resigned myself to repeating the route and had also resolved the level of risk in my mind. I knew that if I focused solely on the climbing, then the run outs and the ground would soon fade into nothing and it would simply be a matter of pain tolerance and tactical breathing. In a haze of disassociation I followed in Pete's steps to make a cleaner ascent of Century Crack and also to clear in my mind the doubts I had about the route. [1] ### References [1] [https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870](https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870) After A 40m long off-width roof crack in the [White Rim](/crag/34012/white-rim), an outrageous adventure into horizontal suffering and the hardest off-width in the world at the time of the first ascent. Century Crack was discovered by [Steve 'Crusher' Bartlett](/climber/2506/steve-bartlett) who aid climbed it in 2001 (Chocolate Starfish, A1), before showing it to [Stevie Haston](/climber/135/stevie-haston), who put in some major efforts to free climb the route. Weighed down by an enormous rack of large cams, Stevie made progress but stripping the route after each attempt left him wasted for days. Around 2009, aspirant 'Wideboyz' [Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall) and [Pete Whittaker](/climber/166/pete-whittaker) got wind of the project and started a relentless two-year training regime in the cellar of Tom's house, doing countless laps of inverted shuffling, sandwiched between two planks of wood. In October 2011, released from the cellar and blinking in the unfamiliar daylight, Tom and Pete set off on an off-width tour of the US, where they made short work of most of the existing hard cracks. They worked Century Crack, then – leaving the gear in place – tossed a roll of tape to decide who would lead first. Tom won the toss and after a monster effort pulled the first free ascent out the bag. Pete was next up and also succeeded. However, the route had been lead on pre-placed gear and [Stevie Haston](/climber/135/stevie-haston) was not impressed. Tom and Pete returned in November 2011 to do the route placing all gear on lead. This in some ways made the physical climbing easier, as cams did not have to be climbed around, but to minimise the amount of gear carried they chose to run it out well into the no-fall zone. [Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall): >Going back down to re-climb Century was a very strange experience for me. I couldn't decide whether I was psyched to do the route for myself or whether I was doing for others. Comments had been made about the pre-placed gear we used and this only seemed to add to my desire to return to the White Rim. >Pete was first up on "Century Round II" and as he set off along the 120ft section of roof with only 6 cams racked for this part, I did wonder if we'd bitten off more than we could chew. By halfway he'd spent most of the time in a deck-out situation and my heart was in my mouth – partly for his boldness, but also for the thought that I'd have to do the same next go. >As Pete rounded the final alcove section to reach the lip, he really started to grunt and shout – at the same time I belayed, totally gripped… Just a few minutes later, he groveled his way through the final slot to glory and a well-stocked medical kit. >After watching Pete's insane efforts, I actually felt strangely calm about the whole affair. I'd already resigned myself to repeating the route and had also resolved the level of risk in my mind. I knew that if I focused solely on the climbing, then the run outs and the ground would soon fade into nothing and it would simply be a matter of pain tolerance and tactical breathing. In a haze of disassociation I followed in Pete's steps to make a cleaner ascent of Century Crack and also to clear in my mind the doubts I had about the route. [1] ### References [1] [https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870](https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870) Diff --- before +++ after @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Century Crack was discovered by [Steve 'Crusher' Bartlett](/climber/2506/steve-bartlett) who aid climbed it in 2001 (Chocolate Starfish, A1), before showing it to [Stevie Haston](/climber/135/stevie-haston), who put in some major efforts to free climb the route. Weighed down by an enormous rack of large cams, Stevie made progress but stripping the route after each attempt left him wasted for days. -Around 2009, Aspirant 'Wideboyz' [Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall) and [Pete Whittaker](/climber/166/pete-whittaker) got wind of the project and started a relentless two-year training regime in the cellar of Tom's house, doing countless laps of inverted shuffling, sandwiched between two planks of wood. +Around 2009, aspirant 'Wideboyz' [Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall) and [Pete Whittaker](/climber/166/pete-whittaker) got wind of the project and started a relentless two-year training regime in the cellar of Tom's house, doing countless laps of inverted shuffling, sandwiched between two planks of wood. In October 2011, released from the cellar and blinking in the unfamiliar daylight, Tom and Pete set off on an off-width tour of the US, where they made short work of most of the existing hard cracks. They worked Century Crack, then – leaving the gear in place – tossed a roll of tape to decide who would lead first. Tom won the toss and after a monster effort pulled the first free ascent out the bag. Pete was next up and also succeeded.
1195	8th July 2026	13:54:04 UTC	Mono	climb	Century Crack	notes_pretty
Before <p>A 40m long off-width roof crack in the <a href="/crag/34012/white-rim" rel="noopener noreferrer">White Rim</a>, an outrageous adventure into horizontal suffering and the hardest off-width in the world at the time of the first ascent. </p> <p>Century Crack was discovered by <a href="/climber/2506/steve-bartlett" rel="noopener noreferrer">Steve 'Crusher' Bartlett</a> who aid climbed it in 2001 (<em>Chocolate Starfish</em>, A1), before showing it to <a href="/climber/135/stevie-haston" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stevie Haston</a>, who put in some major efforts to free climb the route. Weighed down by an enormous rack of large cams, Stevie made progress but stripping the route after each attempt left him wasted for days.</p> <p>Around 2009, Aspirant 'Wideboyz' <a href="/climber/322/tom-randall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tom Randall</a> and <a href="/climber/166/pete-whittaker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pete Whittaker</a> got wind of the project and started a relentless two-year training regime in the cellar of Tom's house, doing countless laps of inverted shuffling, sandwiched between two planks of wood. </p> <p>In October 2011, released from the cellar and blinking in the unfamiliar daylight, Tom and Pete set off on an off-width tour of the US, where they made short work of most of the existing hard cracks. They worked Century Crack, then – leaving the gear in place – tossed a roll of tape to decide who would lead first. Tom won the toss and after a monster effort pulled the first free ascent out the bag. Pete was next up and also succeeded.</p> <p>However, the route had been lead on pre-placed gear and <a href="/climber/135/stevie-haston" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stevie Haston</a> was not impressed. Tom and Pete returned in November 2011 to do the route placing all gear on lead. This in some ways made the physical climbing easier, as cams did not have to be climbed around, but to minimise the amount of gear carried they chose to run it out well into the no-fall zone.</p> <p><a href="/climber/322/tom-randall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tom Randall</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Going back down to re-climb Century was a very strange experience for me. I couldn't decide whether I was psyched to do the route for myself or whether I was doing for others. Comments had been made about the pre-placed gear we used and this only seemed to add to my desire to return to the White Rim.</p> <p>Pete was first up on "Century Round II" and as he set off along the 120ft section of roof with only 6 cams racked for this part, I did wonder if we'd bitten off more than we could chew. By halfway he'd spent most of the time in a deck-out situation and my heart was in my mouth – partly for his boldness, but also for the thought that I'd have to do the same next go.</p> <p>As Pete rounded the final alcove section to reach the lip, he really started to grunt and shout – at the same time I belayed, totally gripped… Just a few minutes later, he groveled his way through the final slot to glory and a well-stocked medical kit.</p> <p>After watching Pete's insane efforts, I actually felt strangely calm about the whole affair. I'd already resigned myself to repeating the route and had also resolved the level of risk in my mind. I knew that if I focused solely on the climbing, then the run outs and the ground would soon fade into nothing and it would simply be a matter of pain tolerance and tactical breathing. In a haze of disassociation I followed in Pete's steps to make a cleaner ascent of Century Crack and also to clear in my mind the doubts I had about the route. [1]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870</a></p> After <p>A 40m long off-width roof crack in the <a href="/crag/34012/white-rim" rel="noopener noreferrer">White Rim</a>, an outrageous adventure into horizontal suffering and the hardest off-width in the world at the time of the first ascent. </p> <p>Century Crack was discovered by <a href="/climber/2506/steve-bartlett" rel="noopener noreferrer">Steve 'Crusher' Bartlett</a> who aid climbed it in 2001 (<em>Chocolate Starfish</em>, A1), before showing it to <a href="/climber/135/stevie-haston" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stevie Haston</a>, who put in some major efforts to free climb the route. Weighed down by an enormous rack of large cams, Stevie made progress but stripping the route after each attempt left him wasted for days.</p> <p>Around 2009, aspirant 'Wideboyz' <a href="/climber/322/tom-randall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tom Randall</a> and <a href="/climber/166/pete-whittaker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pete Whittaker</a> got wind of the project and started a relentless two-year training regime in the cellar of Tom's house, doing countless laps of inverted shuffling, sandwiched between two planks of wood. </p> <p>In October 2011, released from the cellar and blinking in the unfamiliar daylight, Tom and Pete set off on an off-width tour of the US, where they made short work of most of the existing hard cracks. They worked Century Crack, then – leaving the gear in place – tossed a roll of tape to decide who would lead first. Tom won the toss and after a monster effort pulled the first free ascent out the bag. Pete was next up and also succeeded.</p> <p>However, the route had been lead on pre-placed gear and <a href="/climber/135/stevie-haston" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stevie Haston</a> was not impressed. Tom and Pete returned in November 2011 to do the route placing all gear on lead. This in some ways made the physical climbing easier, as cams did not have to be climbed around, but to minimise the amount of gear carried they chose to run it out well into the no-fall zone.</p> <p><a href="/climber/322/tom-randall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tom Randall</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Going back down to re-climb Century was a very strange experience for me. I couldn't decide whether I was psyched to do the route for myself or whether I was doing for others. Comments had been made about the pre-placed gear we used and this only seemed to add to my desire to return to the White Rim.</p> <p>Pete was first up on "Century Round II" and as he set off along the 120ft section of roof with only 6 cams racked for this part, I did wonder if we'd bitten off more than we could chew. By halfway he'd spent most of the time in a deck-out situation and my heart was in my mouth – partly for his boldness, but also for the thought that I'd have to do the same next go.</p> <p>As Pete rounded the final alcove section to reach the lip, he really started to grunt and shout – at the same time I belayed, totally gripped… Just a few minutes later, he groveled his way through the final slot to glory and a well-stocked medical kit.</p> <p>After watching Pete's insane efforts, I actually felt strangely calm about the whole affair. I'd already resigned myself to repeating the route and had also resolved the level of risk in my mind. I knew that if I focused solely on the climbing, then the run outs and the ground would soon fade into nothing and it would simply be a matter of pain tolerance and tactical breathing. In a haze of disassociation I followed in Pete's steps to make a cleaner ascent of Century Crack and also to clear in my mind the doubts I had about the route. [1]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870</a></p>
1196	8th July 2026	11:57:39 UTC	Mono	climb	Century Crack	notes
Before A 40m long off-width roof crack in the [White Rim](/crag/34012/white-rim), an outrageous adventure into horizontal suffering and the hardest off-width in the world at the time of the first ascent. Century Crack was discovered by [Steve 'Crusher' Bartlett](/climber/2506/steve-bartlett) who aid climbed it in 2001 (Chocolate Starfish, A1), before showing it to [Stevie Haston](/climber/135/stevie-haston), who put in some major efforts to free climb the route. Weighed down by an enormous rack of large cams, Stevie made progress but stripping the route after each attempt left him wasted for days. Around 2009, Aspirant 'Wideboyz' [Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall) and [Pete Whittaker](/climber/166/pete-whittaker), got wind of the project and started a relentless two-year training regime in the cellar of Tom's house, doing countless laps of inverted shuffling, sandwiched between two planks of wood. In October 2011, released from the cellar and blinking in the unfamiliar daylight, Tom and Pete set off on an off-width tour of the US, where they made short work of most of the existing hard cracks. They worked Century Crack, then – leaving the gear in place – tossed a roll of tape to decide who would lead first. Tom won the toss and after a monster effort pulled the first free ascent out the bag. Pete was next up and also succeeded. However, the route had been lead on pre-placed gear and [Stevie Haston](/climber/135/stevie-haston) was not impressed. Tom and Pete returned in November 2011 to do the route placing all gear on lead. This in some ways made the physical climbing easier, as cams did not have to be climbed around, but to minimise the amount of gear carried they chose to run it out well into the no-fall zone. [Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall): >Going back down to re-climb Century was a very strange experience for me. I couldn't decide whether I was psyched to do the route for myself or whether I was doing for others. Comments had been made about the pre-placed gear we used and this only seemed to add to my desire to return to the White Rim. >Pete was first up on "Century Round II" and as he set off along the 120ft section of roof with only 6 cams racked for this part, I did wonder if we'd bitten off more than we could chew. By halfway he'd spent most of the time in a deck-out situation and my heart was in my mouth – partly for his boldness, but also for the thought that I'd have to do the same next go. >As Pete rounded the final alcove section to reach the lip, he really started to grunt and shout – at the same time I belayed, totally gripped… Just a few minutes later, he groveled his way through the final slot to glory and a well-stocked medical kit. >After watching Pete's insane efforts, I actually felt strangely calm about the whole affair. I'd already resigned myself to repeating the route and had also resolved the level of risk in my mind. I knew that if I focused solely on the climbing, then the run outs and the ground would soon fade into nothing and it would simply be a matter of pain tolerance and tactical breathing. In a haze of disassociation I followed in Pete's steps to make a cleaner ascent of Century Crack and also to clear in my mind the doubts I had about the route. [1] ### References [1] [https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870](https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870) After A 40m long off-width roof crack in the [White Rim](/crag/34012/white-rim), an outrageous adventure into horizontal suffering and the hardest off-width in the world at the time of the first ascent. Century Crack was discovered by [Steve 'Crusher' Bartlett](/climber/2506/steve-bartlett) who aid climbed it in 2001 (Chocolate Starfish, A1), before showing it to [Stevie Haston](/climber/135/stevie-haston), who put in some major efforts to free climb the route. Weighed down by an enormous rack of large cams, Stevie made progress but stripping the route after each attempt left him wasted for days. Around 2009, Aspirant 'Wideboyz' [Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall) and [Pete Whittaker](/climber/166/pete-whittaker) got wind of the project and started a relentless two-year training regime in the cellar of Tom's house, doing countless laps of inverted shuffling, sandwiched between two planks of wood. In October 2011, released from the cellar and blinking in the unfamiliar daylight, Tom and Pete set off on an off-width tour of the US, where they made short work of most of the existing hard cracks. They worked Century Crack, then – leaving the gear in place – tossed a roll of tape to decide who would lead first. Tom won the toss and after a monster effort pulled the first free ascent out the bag. Pete was next up and also succeeded. However, the route had been lead on pre-placed gear and [Stevie Haston](/climber/135/stevie-haston) was not impressed. Tom and Pete returned in November 2011 to do the route placing all gear on lead. This in some ways made the physical climbing easier, as cams did not have to be climbed around, but to minimise the amount of gear carried they chose to run it out well into the no-fall zone. [Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall): >Going back down to re-climb Century was a very strange experience for me. I couldn't decide whether I was psyched to do the route for myself or whether I was doing for others. Comments had been made about the pre-placed gear we used and this only seemed to add to my desire to return to the White Rim. >Pete was first up on "Century Round II" and as he set off along the 120ft section of roof with only 6 cams racked for this part, I did wonder if we'd bitten off more than we could chew. By halfway he'd spent most of the time in a deck-out situation and my heart was in my mouth – partly for his boldness, but also for the thought that I'd have to do the same next go. >As Pete rounded the final alcove section to reach the lip, he really started to grunt and shout – at the same time I belayed, totally gripped… Just a few minutes later, he groveled his way through the final slot to glory and a well-stocked medical kit. >After watching Pete's insane efforts, I actually felt strangely calm about the whole affair. I'd already resigned myself to repeating the route and had also resolved the level of risk in my mind. I knew that if I focused solely on the climbing, then the run outs and the ground would soon fade into nothing and it would simply be a matter of pain tolerance and tactical breathing. In a haze of disassociation I followed in Pete's steps to make a cleaner ascent of Century Crack and also to clear in my mind the doubts I had about the route. [1] ### References [1] [https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870](https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870) Diff --- before +++ after @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Century Crack was discovered by [Steve 'Crusher' Bartlett](/climber/2506/steve-bartlett) who aid climbed it in 2001 (Chocolate Starfish, A1), before showing it to [Stevie Haston](/climber/135/stevie-haston), who put in some major efforts to free climb the route. Weighed down by an enormous rack of large cams, Stevie made progress but stripping the route after each attempt left him wasted for days. -Around 2009, Aspirant 'Wideboyz' [Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall) and [Pete Whittaker](/climber/166/pete-whittaker), got wind of the project and started a relentless two-year training regime in the cellar of Tom's house, doing countless laps of inverted shuffling, sandwiched between two planks of wood. +Around 2009, Aspirant 'Wideboyz' [Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall) and [Pete Whittaker](/climber/166/pete-whittaker) got wind of the project and started a relentless two-year training regime in the cellar of Tom's house, doing countless laps of inverted shuffling, sandwiched between two planks of wood. In October 2011, released from the cellar and blinking in the unfamiliar daylight, Tom and Pete set off on an off-width tour of the US, where they made short work of most of the existing hard cracks. They worked Century Crack, then – leaving the gear in place – tossed a roll of tape to decide who would lead first. Tom won the toss and after a monster effort pulled the first free ascent out the bag. Pete was next up and also succeeded.
1197	8th July 2026	11:57:39 UTC	Mono	climb	Century Crack	notes_pretty
Before <p>A 40m long off-width roof crack in the <a href="/crag/34012/white-rim" rel="noopener noreferrer">White Rim</a>, an outrageous adventure into horizontal suffering and the hardest off-width in the world at the time of the first ascent. </p> <p>Century Crack was discovered by <a href="/climber/2506/steve-bartlett" rel="noopener noreferrer">Steve 'Crusher' Bartlett</a> who aid climbed it in 2001 (<em>Chocolate Starfish</em>, A1), before showing it to <a href="/climber/135/stevie-haston" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stevie Haston</a>, who put in some major efforts to free climb the route. Weighed down by an enormous rack of large cams, Stevie made progress but stripping the route after each attempt left him wasted for days.</p> <p>Around 2009, Aspirant 'Wideboyz' <a href="/climber/322/tom-randall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tom Randall</a> and <a href="/climber/166/pete-whittaker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pete Whittaker</a>, got wind of the project and started a relentless two-year training regime in the cellar of Tom's house, doing countless laps of inverted shuffling, sandwiched between two planks of wood. </p> <p>In October 2011, released from the cellar and blinking in the unfamiliar daylight, Tom and Pete set off on an off-width tour of the US, where they made short work of most of the existing hard cracks. They worked Century Crack, then – leaving the gear in place – tossed a roll of tape to decide who would lead first. Tom won the toss and after a monster effort pulled the first free ascent out the bag. Pete was next up and also succeeded.</p> <p>However, the route had been lead on pre-placed gear and <a href="/climber/135/stevie-haston" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stevie Haston</a> was not impressed. Tom and Pete returned in November 2011 to do the route placing all gear on lead. This in some ways made the physical climbing easier, as cams did not have to be climbed around, but to minimise the amount of gear carried they chose to run it out well into the no-fall zone.</p> <p><a href="/climber/322/tom-randall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tom Randall</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Going back down to re-climb Century was a very strange experience for me. I couldn't decide whether I was psyched to do the route for myself or whether I was doing for others. Comments had been made about the pre-placed gear we used and this only seemed to add to my desire to return to the White Rim.</p> <p>Pete was first up on "Century Round II" and as he set off along the 120ft section of roof with only 6 cams racked for this part, I did wonder if we'd bitten off more than we could chew. By halfway he'd spent most of the time in a deck-out situation and my heart was in my mouth – partly for his boldness, but also for the thought that I'd have to do the same next go.</p> <p>As Pete rounded the final alcove section to reach the lip, he really started to grunt and shout – at the same time I belayed, totally gripped… Just a few minutes later, he groveled his way through the final slot to glory and a well-stocked medical kit.</p> <p>After watching Pete's insane efforts, I actually felt strangely calm about the whole affair. I'd already resigned myself to repeating the route and had also resolved the level of risk in my mind. I knew that if I focused solely on the climbing, then the run outs and the ground would soon fade into nothing and it would simply be a matter of pain tolerance and tactical breathing. In a haze of disassociation I followed in Pete's steps to make a cleaner ascent of Century Crack and also to clear in my mind the doubts I had about the route. [1]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870</a></p> After <p>A 40m long off-width roof crack in the <a href="/crag/34012/white-rim" rel="noopener noreferrer">White Rim</a>, an outrageous adventure into horizontal suffering and the hardest off-width in the world at the time of the first ascent. </p> <p>Century Crack was discovered by <a href="/climber/2506/steve-bartlett" rel="noopener noreferrer">Steve 'Crusher' Bartlett</a> who aid climbed it in 2001 (<em>Chocolate Starfish</em>, A1), before showing it to <a href="/climber/135/stevie-haston" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stevie Haston</a>, who put in some major efforts to free climb the route. Weighed down by an enormous rack of large cams, Stevie made progress but stripping the route after each attempt left him wasted for days.</p> <p>Around 2009, Aspirant 'Wideboyz' <a href="/climber/322/tom-randall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tom Randall</a> and <a href="/climber/166/pete-whittaker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pete Whittaker</a> got wind of the project and started a relentless two-year training regime in the cellar of Tom's house, doing countless laps of inverted shuffling, sandwiched between two planks of wood. </p> <p>In October 2011, released from the cellar and blinking in the unfamiliar daylight, Tom and Pete set off on an off-width tour of the US, where they made short work of most of the existing hard cracks. They worked Century Crack, then – leaving the gear in place – tossed a roll of tape to decide who would lead first. Tom won the toss and after a monster effort pulled the first free ascent out the bag. Pete was next up and also succeeded.</p> <p>However, the route had been lead on pre-placed gear and <a href="/climber/135/stevie-haston" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stevie Haston</a> was not impressed. Tom and Pete returned in November 2011 to do the route placing all gear on lead. This in some ways made the physical climbing easier, as cams did not have to be climbed around, but to minimise the amount of gear carried they chose to run it out well into the no-fall zone.</p> <p><a href="/climber/322/tom-randall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tom Randall</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Going back down to re-climb Century was a very strange experience for me. I couldn't decide whether I was psyched to do the route for myself or whether I was doing for others. Comments had been made about the pre-placed gear we used and this only seemed to add to my desire to return to the White Rim.</p> <p>Pete was first up on "Century Round II" and as he set off along the 120ft section of roof with only 6 cams racked for this part, I did wonder if we'd bitten off more than we could chew. By halfway he'd spent most of the time in a deck-out situation and my heart was in my mouth – partly for his boldness, but also for the thought that I'd have to do the same next go.</p> <p>As Pete rounded the final alcove section to reach the lip, he really started to grunt and shout – at the same time I belayed, totally gripped… Just a few minutes later, he groveled his way through the final slot to glory and a well-stocked medical kit.</p> <p>After watching Pete's insane efforts, I actually felt strangely calm about the whole affair. I'd already resigned myself to repeating the route and had also resolved the level of risk in my mind. I knew that if I focused solely on the climbing, then the run outs and the ground would soon fade into nothing and it would simply be a matter of pain tolerance and tactical breathing. In a haze of disassociation I followed in Pete's steps to make a cleaner ascent of Century Crack and also to clear in my mind the doubts I had about the route. [1]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870</a></p>
1198	8th July 2026	11:10:32 UTC	Mono	climb	Silence	notes_pretty
Before <p><em>Silence</em> was established by <a href="/climber/467/adam-ondra" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adam Ondra</a> in 2017> It was the first ever route to be graded 9c and is still a contender for the hardest sport climb in the world. Bolted by Ondra and dubbed <em>Project Hard</em>, it features a notoriously strange boulder problem crux with feet-first jamming through a slopey crack. Ondra rated this section alone 8C, whilst <a href="/climber/132/will-bosi" rel="noopener noreferrer">Will Bosi</a> thought 8C+ was more appropriate.</p> <p>Bosi and <a href="/climber/495/stefano-ghisolfi" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stefano Ghisolfi</a> have put serious time into trying to repeat the route, with both climbers linking the crux section.</p> After <p><em>Silence</em> was established by <a href="/climber/467/adam-ondra" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adam Ondra</a> in 2017. It was the first route to be graded 9c and is still a contender for the hardest sport climb in the world. Bolted by Ondra and originally dubbed <em>Project Hard</em>, it features a notoriously strange boulder problem crux with feet-first jamming through a slopey crack. Ondra rated this section alone 8C, whilst <a href="/climber/132/will-bosi" rel="noopener noreferrer">Will Bosi</a> thought 8C+ was more appropriate.</p> <p>Bosi and <a href="/climber/495/stefano-ghisolfi" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stefano Ghisolfi</a> have put serious time into trying to repeat the route, with both climbers linking the crux section.</p>
1199	8th July 2026	11:10:32 UTC	Mono	climb	Silence	notes
Before Silence was established by [Adam Ondra](/climber/467/adam-ondra) in 2017> It was the first ever route to be graded 9c and is still a contender for the hardest sport climb in the world. Bolted by Ondra and dubbed Project Hard, it features a notoriously strange boulder problem crux with feet-first jamming through a slopey crack. Ondra rated this section alone 8C, whilst [Will Bosi](/climber/132/will-bosi) thought 8C+ was more appropriate. Bosi and [Stefano Ghisolfi](/climber/495/stefano-ghisolfi) have put serious time into trying to repeat the route, with both climbers linking the crux section. After Silence was established by [Adam Ondra](/climber/467/adam-ondra) in 2017. It was the first route to be graded 9c and is still a contender for the hardest sport climb in the world. Bolted by Ondra and originally dubbed Project Hard, it features a notoriously strange boulder problem crux with feet-first jamming through a slopey crack. Ondra rated this section alone 8C, whilst [Will Bosi](/climber/132/will-bosi) thought 8C+ was more appropriate. Bosi and [Stefano Ghisolfi](/climber/495/stefano-ghisolfi) have put serious time into trying to repeat the route, with both climbers linking the crux section. Diff --- before +++ after @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -Silence was established by [Adam Ondra](/climber/467/adam-ondra) in 2017> It was the first ever route to be graded 9c and is still a contender for the hardest sport climb in the world. Bolted by Ondra and dubbed Project Hard, it features a notoriously strange boulder problem crux with feet-first jamming through a slopey crack. Ondra rated this section alone 8C, whilst [Will Bosi](/climber/132/will-bosi) thought 8C+ was more appropriate. +Silence was established by [Adam Ondra](/climber/467/adam-ondra) in 2017. It was the first route to be graded 9c and is still a contender for the hardest sport climb in the world. Bolted by Ondra and originally dubbed Project Hard, it features a notoriously strange boulder problem crux with feet-first jamming through a slopey crack. Ondra rated this section alone 8C, whilst [Will Bosi](/climber/132/will-bosi) thought 8C+ was more appropriate. Bosi and [Stefano Ghisolfi](/climber/495/stefano-ghisolfi) have put serious time into trying to repeat the route, with both climbers linking the crux section.
1200	8th July 2026	11:09:57 UTC	Mono	climb	Silence	featurable
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A 40m long off-width roof crack in the [White Rim](/crag/34012/white-rim), an outrageous adventure into horizontal suffering and the hardest off-width in the world at the time of the first ascent. 

Century Crack was discovered by [Steve 'Crusher' Bartlett](/climber/2506/steve-bartlett) who aid climbed it in 2001 (*Chocolate Starfish*, A1), before showing it to [Stevie Haston](/climber/135/stevie-haston), who put in some major efforts to free climb the route. Weighed down by an enormous rack of large cams, Stevie made progress but stripping the route after each attempt left him wasted for days.

Around 2009, Aspirant 'Wideboyz' [Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall) and [Pete Whittaker](/climber/166/pete-whittaker) got wind of the project and started a relentless two-year training regime in the cellar of Tom's house, doing countless laps of inverted shuffling, sandwiched between two planks of wood. 

In October 2011, released from the cellar and blinking in the unfamiliar daylight, Tom and Pete set off on an off-width tour of the US, where they made short work of most of the existing hard cracks. They worked Century Crack, then – leaving the gear in place – tossed a roll of tape to decide who would lead first. Tom won the toss and after a monster effort pulled the first free ascent out the bag. Pete was next up and also succeeded.

However, the route had been lead on pre-placed gear and [Stevie Haston](/climber/135/stevie-haston) was not impressed. Tom and Pete returned in November 2011 to do the route placing all gear on lead. This in some ways made the physical climbing easier, as cams did not have to be climbed around, but to minimise the amount of gear carried they chose to run it out well into the no-fall zone.

[Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall):
>Going back down to re-climb Century was a very strange experience for me. I couldn't decide whether I was psyched to do the route for myself or whether I was doing for others. Comments had been made about the pre-placed gear we used and this only seemed to add to my desire to return to the White Rim.

>Pete was first up on "Century Round II" and as he set off along the 120ft section of roof with only 6 cams racked for this part, I did wonder if we'd bitten off more than we could chew. By halfway he'd spent most of the time in a deck-out situation and my heart was in my mouth – partly for his boldness, but also for the thought that I'd have to do the same next go.

>As Pete rounded the final alcove section to reach the lip, he really started to grunt and shout – at the same time I belayed, totally gripped… Just a few minutes later, he groveled his way through the final slot to glory and a well-stocked medical kit.

>After watching Pete's insane efforts, I actually felt strangely calm about the whole affair. I'd already resigned myself to repeating the route and had also resolved the level of risk in my mind. I knew that if I focused solely on the climbing, then the run outs and the ground would soon fade into nothing and it would simply be a matter of pain tolerance and tactical breathing. In a haze of disassociation I followed in Pete's steps to make a cleaner ascent of Century Crack and also to clear in my mind the doubts I had about the route. [1]

### References

[1] [https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870](https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870)

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A 40m long off-width roof crack in the [White Rim](/crag/34012/white-rim), an outrageous adventure into horizontal suffering and the hardest off-width in the world at the time of the first ascent. 

Century Crack was discovered by [Steve 'Crusher' Bartlett](/climber/2506/steve-bartlett) who aid climbed it in 2001 (*Chocolate Starfish*, A1), before showing it to [Stevie Haston](/climber/135/stevie-haston), who put in some major efforts to free climb the route. Weighed down by an enormous rack of large cams, Stevie made progress but stripping the route after each attempt left him wasted for days.

Around 2009, aspirant 'Wideboyz' [Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall) and [Pete Whittaker](/climber/166/pete-whittaker) got wind of the project and started a relentless two-year training regime in the cellar of Tom's house, doing countless laps of inverted shuffling, sandwiched between two planks of wood. 

In October 2011, released from the cellar and blinking in the unfamiliar daylight, Tom and Pete set off on an off-width tour of the US, where they made short work of most of the existing hard cracks. They worked Century Crack, then – leaving the gear in place – tossed a roll of tape to decide who would lead first. Tom won the toss and after a monster effort pulled the first free ascent out the bag. Pete was next up and also succeeded.

However, the route had been lead on pre-placed gear and [Stevie Haston](/climber/135/stevie-haston) was not impressed. Tom and Pete returned in November 2011 to do the route placing all gear on lead. This in some ways made the physical climbing easier, as cams did not have to be climbed around, but to minimise the amount of gear carried they chose to run it out well into the no-fall zone.

[Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall):
>Going back down to re-climb Century was a very strange experience for me. I couldn't decide whether I was psyched to do the route for myself or whether I was doing for others. Comments had been made about the pre-placed gear we used and this only seemed to add to my desire to return to the White Rim.

>Pete was first up on "Century Round II" and as he set off along the 120ft section of roof with only 6 cams racked for this part, I did wonder if we'd bitten off more than we could chew. By halfway he'd spent most of the time in a deck-out situation and my heart was in my mouth – partly for his boldness, but also for the thought that I'd have to do the same next go.

>As Pete rounded the final alcove section to reach the lip, he really started to grunt and shout – at the same time I belayed, totally gripped… Just a few minutes later, he groveled his way through the final slot to glory and a well-stocked medical kit.

>After watching Pete's insane efforts, I actually felt strangely calm about the whole affair. I'd already resigned myself to repeating the route and had also resolved the level of risk in my mind. I knew that if I focused solely on the climbing, then the run outs and the ground would soon fade into nothing and it would simply be a matter of pain tolerance and tactical breathing. In a haze of disassociation I followed in Pete's steps to make a cleaner ascent of Century Crack and also to clear in my mind the doubts I had about the route. [1]

### References

[1] [https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870](https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870)

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 Century Crack was discovered by [Steve 'Crusher' Bartlett](/climber/2506/steve-bartlett) who aid climbed it in 2001 (*Chocolate Starfish*, A1), before showing it to [Stevie Haston](/climber/135/stevie-haston), who put in some major efforts to free climb the route. Weighed down by an enormous rack of large cams, Stevie made progress but stripping the route after each attempt left him wasted for days.

 

-Around 2009, Aspirant 'Wideboyz' [Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall) and [Pete Whittaker](/climber/166/pete-whittaker) got wind of the project and started a relentless two-year training regime in the cellar of Tom's house, doing countless laps of inverted shuffling, sandwiched between two planks of wood. 

+Around 2009, aspirant 'Wideboyz' [Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall) and [Pete Whittaker](/climber/166/pete-whittaker) got wind of the project and started a relentless two-year training regime in the cellar of Tom's house, doing countless laps of inverted shuffling, sandwiched between two planks of wood. 

 

 In October 2011, released from the cellar and blinking in the unfamiliar daylight, Tom and Pete set off on an off-width tour of the US, where they made short work of most of the existing hard cracks. They worked Century Crack, then – leaving the gear in place – tossed a roll of tape to decide who would lead first. Tom won the toss and after a monster effort pulled the first free ascent out the bag. Pete was next up and also succeeded.

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<p>A 40m long off-width roof crack in the <a href="/crag/34012/white-rim" rel="noopener noreferrer">White Rim</a>, an outrageous adventure into horizontal suffering and the hardest off-width in the world at the time of the first ascent. </p>
<p>Century Crack was discovered by <a href="/climber/2506/steve-bartlett" rel="noopener noreferrer">Steve 'Crusher' Bartlett</a> who aid climbed it in 2001 (<em>Chocolate Starfish</em>, A1), before showing it to <a href="/climber/135/stevie-haston" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stevie Haston</a>, who put in some major efforts to free climb the route. Weighed down by an enormous rack of large cams, Stevie made progress but stripping the route after each attempt left him wasted for days.</p>
<p>Around 2009, Aspirant 'Wideboyz' <a href="/climber/322/tom-randall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tom Randall</a> and <a href="/climber/166/pete-whittaker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pete Whittaker</a> got wind of the project and started a relentless two-year training regime in the cellar of Tom's house, doing countless laps of inverted shuffling, sandwiched between two planks of wood. </p>
<p>In October 2011, released from the cellar and blinking in the unfamiliar daylight, Tom and Pete set off on an off-width tour of the US, where they made short work of most of the existing hard cracks. They worked Century Crack, then – leaving the gear in place – tossed a roll of tape to decide who would lead first. Tom won the toss and after a monster effort pulled the first free ascent out the bag. Pete was next up and also succeeded.</p>
<p>However, the route had been lead on pre-placed gear and <a href="/climber/135/stevie-haston" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stevie Haston</a> was not impressed. Tom and Pete returned in November 2011 to do the route placing all gear on lead. This in some ways made the physical climbing easier, as cams did not have to be climbed around, but to minimise the amount of gear carried they chose to run it out well into the no-fall zone.</p>
<p><a href="/climber/322/tom-randall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tom Randall</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Going back down to re-climb Century was a very strange experience for me. I couldn't decide whether I was psyched to do the route for myself or whether I was doing for others. Comments had been made about the pre-placed gear we used and this only seemed to add to my desire to return to the White Rim.</p>
<p>Pete was first up on "Century Round II" and as he set off along the 120ft section of roof with only 6 cams racked for this part, I did wonder if we'd bitten off more than we could chew. By halfway he'd spent most of the time in a deck-out situation and my heart was in my mouth – partly for his boldness, but also for the thought that I'd have to do the same next go.</p>
<p>As Pete rounded the final alcove section to reach the lip, he really started to grunt and shout – at the same time I belayed, totally gripped… Just a few minutes later, he groveled his way through the final slot to glory and a well-stocked medical kit.</p>
<p>After watching Pete's insane efforts, I actually felt strangely calm about the whole affair. I'd already resigned myself to repeating the route and had also resolved the level of risk in my mind. I knew that if I focused solely on the climbing, then the run outs and the ground would soon fade into nothing and it would simply be a matter of pain tolerance and tactical breathing. In a haze of disassociation I followed in Pete's steps to make a cleaner ascent of Century Crack and also to clear in my mind the doubts I had about the route. [1]</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870</a></p>

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<p>A 40m long off-width roof crack in the <a href="/crag/34012/white-rim" rel="noopener noreferrer">White Rim</a>, an outrageous adventure into horizontal suffering and the hardest off-width in the world at the time of the first ascent. </p>
<p>Century Crack was discovered by <a href="/climber/2506/steve-bartlett" rel="noopener noreferrer">Steve 'Crusher' Bartlett</a> who aid climbed it in 2001 (<em>Chocolate Starfish</em>, A1), before showing it to <a href="/climber/135/stevie-haston" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stevie Haston</a>, who put in some major efforts to free climb the route. Weighed down by an enormous rack of large cams, Stevie made progress but stripping the route after each attempt left him wasted for days.</p>
<p>Around 2009, aspirant 'Wideboyz' <a href="/climber/322/tom-randall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tom Randall</a> and <a href="/climber/166/pete-whittaker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pete Whittaker</a> got wind of the project and started a relentless two-year training regime in the cellar of Tom's house, doing countless laps of inverted shuffling, sandwiched between two planks of wood. </p>
<p>In October 2011, released from the cellar and blinking in the unfamiliar daylight, Tom and Pete set off on an off-width tour of the US, where they made short work of most of the existing hard cracks. They worked Century Crack, then – leaving the gear in place – tossed a roll of tape to decide who would lead first. Tom won the toss and after a monster effort pulled the first free ascent out the bag. Pete was next up and also succeeded.</p>
<p>However, the route had been lead on pre-placed gear and <a href="/climber/135/stevie-haston" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stevie Haston</a> was not impressed. Tom and Pete returned in November 2011 to do the route placing all gear on lead. This in some ways made the physical climbing easier, as cams did not have to be climbed around, but to minimise the amount of gear carried they chose to run it out well into the no-fall zone.</p>
<p><a href="/climber/322/tom-randall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tom Randall</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Going back down to re-climb Century was a very strange experience for me. I couldn't decide whether I was psyched to do the route for myself or whether I was doing for others. Comments had been made about the pre-placed gear we used and this only seemed to add to my desire to return to the White Rim.</p>
<p>Pete was first up on "Century Round II" and as he set off along the 120ft section of roof with only 6 cams racked for this part, I did wonder if we'd bitten off more than we could chew. By halfway he'd spent most of the time in a deck-out situation and my heart was in my mouth – partly for his boldness, but also for the thought that I'd have to do the same next go.</p>
<p>As Pete rounded the final alcove section to reach the lip, he really started to grunt and shout – at the same time I belayed, totally gripped… Just a few minutes later, he groveled his way through the final slot to glory and a well-stocked medical kit.</p>
<p>After watching Pete's insane efforts, I actually felt strangely calm about the whole affair. I'd already resigned myself to repeating the route and had also resolved the level of risk in my mind. I knew that if I focused solely on the climbing, then the run outs and the ground would soon fade into nothing and it would simply be a matter of pain tolerance and tactical breathing. In a haze of disassociation I followed in Pete's steps to make a cleaner ascent of Century Crack and also to clear in my mind the doubts I had about the route. [1]</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870</a></p>

Before

A 40m long off-width roof crack in the [White Rim](/crag/34012/white-rim), an outrageous adventure into horizontal suffering and the hardest off-width in the world at the time of the first ascent. 

Century Crack was discovered by [Steve 'Crusher' Bartlett](/climber/2506/steve-bartlett) who aid climbed it in 2001 (*Chocolate Starfish*, A1), before showing it to [Stevie Haston](/climber/135/stevie-haston), who put in some major efforts to free climb the route. Weighed down by an enormous rack of large cams, Stevie made progress but stripping the route after each attempt left him wasted for days.

Around 2009, Aspirant 'Wideboyz' [Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall) and [Pete Whittaker](/climber/166/pete-whittaker), got wind of the project and started a relentless two-year training regime in the cellar of Tom's house, doing countless laps of inverted shuffling, sandwiched between two planks of wood. 

In October 2011, released from the cellar and blinking in the unfamiliar daylight, Tom and Pete set off on an off-width tour of the US, where they made short work of most of the existing hard cracks. They worked Century Crack, then – leaving the gear in place – tossed a roll of tape to decide who would lead first. Tom won the toss and after a monster effort pulled the first free ascent out the bag. Pete was next up and also succeeded.

However, the route had been lead on pre-placed gear and [Stevie Haston](/climber/135/stevie-haston) was not impressed. Tom and Pete returned in November 2011 to do the route placing all gear on lead. This in some ways made the physical climbing easier, as cams did not have to be climbed around, but to minimise the amount of gear carried they chose to run it out well into the no-fall zone.

[Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall):
>Going back down to re-climb Century was a very strange experience for me. I couldn't decide whether I was psyched to do the route for myself or whether I was doing for others. Comments had been made about the pre-placed gear we used and this only seemed to add to my desire to return to the White Rim.

>Pete was first up on "Century Round II" and as he set off along the 120ft section of roof with only 6 cams racked for this part, I did wonder if we'd bitten off more than we could chew. By halfway he'd spent most of the time in a deck-out situation and my heart was in my mouth – partly for his boldness, but also for the thought that I'd have to do the same next go.

>As Pete rounded the final alcove section to reach the lip, he really started to grunt and shout – at the same time I belayed, totally gripped… Just a few minutes later, he groveled his way through the final slot to glory and a well-stocked medical kit.

>After watching Pete's insane efforts, I actually felt strangely calm about the whole affair. I'd already resigned myself to repeating the route and had also resolved the level of risk in my mind. I knew that if I focused solely on the climbing, then the run outs and the ground would soon fade into nothing and it would simply be a matter of pain tolerance and tactical breathing. In a haze of disassociation I followed in Pete's steps to make a cleaner ascent of Century Crack and also to clear in my mind the doubts I had about the route. [1]

### References

[1] [https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870](https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870)

After

A 40m long off-width roof crack in the [White Rim](/crag/34012/white-rim), an outrageous adventure into horizontal suffering and the hardest off-width in the world at the time of the first ascent. 

Century Crack was discovered by [Steve 'Crusher' Bartlett](/climber/2506/steve-bartlett) who aid climbed it in 2001 (*Chocolate Starfish*, A1), before showing it to [Stevie Haston](/climber/135/stevie-haston), who put in some major efforts to free climb the route. Weighed down by an enormous rack of large cams, Stevie made progress but stripping the route after each attempt left him wasted for days.

Around 2009, Aspirant 'Wideboyz' [Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall) and [Pete Whittaker](/climber/166/pete-whittaker) got wind of the project and started a relentless two-year training regime in the cellar of Tom's house, doing countless laps of inverted shuffling, sandwiched between two planks of wood. 

In October 2011, released from the cellar and blinking in the unfamiliar daylight, Tom and Pete set off on an off-width tour of the US, where they made short work of most of the existing hard cracks. They worked Century Crack, then – leaving the gear in place – tossed a roll of tape to decide who would lead first. Tom won the toss and after a monster effort pulled the first free ascent out the bag. Pete was next up and also succeeded.

However, the route had been lead on pre-placed gear and [Stevie Haston](/climber/135/stevie-haston) was not impressed. Tom and Pete returned in November 2011 to do the route placing all gear on lead. This in some ways made the physical climbing easier, as cams did not have to be climbed around, but to minimise the amount of gear carried they chose to run it out well into the no-fall zone.

[Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall):
>Going back down to re-climb Century was a very strange experience for me. I couldn't decide whether I was psyched to do the route for myself or whether I was doing for others. Comments had been made about the pre-placed gear we used and this only seemed to add to my desire to return to the White Rim.

>Pete was first up on "Century Round II" and as he set off along the 120ft section of roof with only 6 cams racked for this part, I did wonder if we'd bitten off more than we could chew. By halfway he'd spent most of the time in a deck-out situation and my heart was in my mouth – partly for his boldness, but also for the thought that I'd have to do the same next go.

>As Pete rounded the final alcove section to reach the lip, he really started to grunt and shout – at the same time I belayed, totally gripped… Just a few minutes later, he groveled his way through the final slot to glory and a well-stocked medical kit.

>After watching Pete's insane efforts, I actually felt strangely calm about the whole affair. I'd already resigned myself to repeating the route and had also resolved the level of risk in my mind. I knew that if I focused solely on the climbing, then the run outs and the ground would soon fade into nothing and it would simply be a matter of pain tolerance and tactical breathing. In a haze of disassociation I followed in Pete's steps to make a cleaner ascent of Century Crack and also to clear in my mind the doubts I had about the route. [1]

### References

[1] [https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870](https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870)

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 Century Crack was discovered by [Steve 'Crusher' Bartlett](/climber/2506/steve-bartlett) who aid climbed it in 2001 (*Chocolate Starfish*, A1), before showing it to [Stevie Haston](/climber/135/stevie-haston), who put in some major efforts to free climb the route. Weighed down by an enormous rack of large cams, Stevie made progress but stripping the route after each attempt left him wasted for days.

 

-Around 2009, Aspirant 'Wideboyz' [Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall) and [Pete Whittaker](/climber/166/pete-whittaker), got wind of the project and started a relentless two-year training regime in the cellar of Tom's house, doing countless laps of inverted shuffling, sandwiched between two planks of wood. 

+Around 2009, Aspirant 'Wideboyz' [Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall) and [Pete Whittaker](/climber/166/pete-whittaker) got wind of the project and started a relentless two-year training regime in the cellar of Tom's house, doing countless laps of inverted shuffling, sandwiched between two planks of wood. 

 

 In October 2011, released from the cellar and blinking in the unfamiliar daylight, Tom and Pete set off on an off-width tour of the US, where they made short work of most of the existing hard cracks. They worked Century Crack, then – leaving the gear in place – tossed a roll of tape to decide who would lead first. Tom won the toss and after a monster effort pulled the first free ascent out the bag. Pete was next up and also succeeded.

Before

<p>A 40m long off-width roof crack in the <a href="/crag/34012/white-rim" rel="noopener noreferrer">White Rim</a>, an outrageous adventure into horizontal suffering and the hardest off-width in the world at the time of the first ascent. </p>
<p>Century Crack was discovered by <a href="/climber/2506/steve-bartlett" rel="noopener noreferrer">Steve 'Crusher' Bartlett</a> who aid climbed it in 2001 (<em>Chocolate Starfish</em>, A1), before showing it to <a href="/climber/135/stevie-haston" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stevie Haston</a>, who put in some major efforts to free climb the route. Weighed down by an enormous rack of large cams, Stevie made progress but stripping the route after each attempt left him wasted for days.</p>
<p>Around 2009, Aspirant 'Wideboyz' <a href="/climber/322/tom-randall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tom Randall</a> and <a href="/climber/166/pete-whittaker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pete Whittaker</a>, got wind of the project and started a relentless two-year training regime in the cellar of Tom's house, doing countless laps of inverted shuffling, sandwiched between two planks of wood. </p>
<p>In October 2011, released from the cellar and blinking in the unfamiliar daylight, Tom and Pete set off on an off-width tour of the US, where they made short work of most of the existing hard cracks. They worked Century Crack, then – leaving the gear in place – tossed a roll of tape to decide who would lead first. Tom won the toss and after a monster effort pulled the first free ascent out the bag. Pete was next up and also succeeded.</p>
<p>However, the route had been lead on pre-placed gear and <a href="/climber/135/stevie-haston" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stevie Haston</a> was not impressed. Tom and Pete returned in November 2011 to do the route placing all gear on lead. This in some ways made the physical climbing easier, as cams did not have to be climbed around, but to minimise the amount of gear carried they chose to run it out well into the no-fall zone.</p>
<p><a href="/climber/322/tom-randall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tom Randall</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Going back down to re-climb Century was a very strange experience for me. I couldn't decide whether I was psyched to do the route for myself or whether I was doing for others. Comments had been made about the pre-placed gear we used and this only seemed to add to my desire to return to the White Rim.</p>
<p>Pete was first up on "Century Round II" and as he set off along the 120ft section of roof with only 6 cams racked for this part, I did wonder if we'd bitten off more than we could chew. By halfway he'd spent most of the time in a deck-out situation and my heart was in my mouth – partly for his boldness, but also for the thought that I'd have to do the same next go.</p>
<p>As Pete rounded the final alcove section to reach the lip, he really started to grunt and shout – at the same time I belayed, totally gripped… Just a few minutes later, he groveled his way through the final slot to glory and a well-stocked medical kit.</p>
<p>After watching Pete's insane efforts, I actually felt strangely calm about the whole affair. I'd already resigned myself to repeating the route and had also resolved the level of risk in my mind. I knew that if I focused solely on the climbing, then the run outs and the ground would soon fade into nothing and it would simply be a matter of pain tolerance and tactical breathing. In a haze of disassociation I followed in Pete's steps to make a cleaner ascent of Century Crack and also to clear in my mind the doubts I had about the route. [1]</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870</a></p>

After

<p>A 40m long off-width roof crack in the <a href="/crag/34012/white-rim" rel="noopener noreferrer">White Rim</a>, an outrageous adventure into horizontal suffering and the hardest off-width in the world at the time of the first ascent. </p>
<p>Century Crack was discovered by <a href="/climber/2506/steve-bartlett" rel="noopener noreferrer">Steve 'Crusher' Bartlett</a> who aid climbed it in 2001 (<em>Chocolate Starfish</em>, A1), before showing it to <a href="/climber/135/stevie-haston" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stevie Haston</a>, who put in some major efforts to free climb the route. Weighed down by an enormous rack of large cams, Stevie made progress but stripping the route after each attempt left him wasted for days.</p>
<p>Around 2009, Aspirant 'Wideboyz' <a href="/climber/322/tom-randall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tom Randall</a> and <a href="/climber/166/pete-whittaker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pete Whittaker</a> got wind of the project and started a relentless two-year training regime in the cellar of Tom's house, doing countless laps of inverted shuffling, sandwiched between two planks of wood. </p>
<p>In October 2011, released from the cellar and blinking in the unfamiliar daylight, Tom and Pete set off on an off-width tour of the US, where they made short work of most of the existing hard cracks. They worked Century Crack, then – leaving the gear in place – tossed a roll of tape to decide who would lead first. Tom won the toss and after a monster effort pulled the first free ascent out the bag. Pete was next up and also succeeded.</p>
<p>However, the route had been lead on pre-placed gear and <a href="/climber/135/stevie-haston" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stevie Haston</a> was not impressed. Tom and Pete returned in November 2011 to do the route placing all gear on lead. This in some ways made the physical climbing easier, as cams did not have to be climbed around, but to minimise the amount of gear carried they chose to run it out well into the no-fall zone.</p>
<p><a href="/climber/322/tom-randall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tom Randall</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Going back down to re-climb Century was a very strange experience for me. I couldn't decide whether I was psyched to do the route for myself or whether I was doing for others. Comments had been made about the pre-placed gear we used and this only seemed to add to my desire to return to the White Rim.</p>
<p>Pete was first up on "Century Round II" and as he set off along the 120ft section of roof with only 6 cams racked for this part, I did wonder if we'd bitten off more than we could chew. By halfway he'd spent most of the time in a deck-out situation and my heart was in my mouth – partly for his boldness, but also for the thought that I'd have to do the same next go.</p>
<p>As Pete rounded the final alcove section to reach the lip, he really started to grunt and shout – at the same time I belayed, totally gripped… Just a few minutes later, he groveled his way through the final slot to glory and a well-stocked medical kit.</p>
<p>After watching Pete's insane efforts, I actually felt strangely calm about the whole affair. I'd already resigned myself to repeating the route and had also resolved the level of risk in my mind. I knew that if I focused solely on the climbing, then the run outs and the ground would soon fade into nothing and it would simply be a matter of pain tolerance and tactical breathing. In a haze of disassociation I followed in Pete's steps to make a cleaner ascent of Century Crack and also to clear in my mind the doubts I had about the route. [1]</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/11/wideboyz_climb_century_crack_placing_gear-64870</a></p>

Before

<p><em>Silence</em> was established by <a href="/climber/467/adam-ondra" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adam Ondra</a> in 2017&gt; It was the first ever route to be graded 9c and is still a contender for the hardest sport climb in the world. Bolted by Ondra and dubbed <em>Project Hard</em>, it features a notoriously strange boulder problem crux with feet-first jamming through a slopey crack. Ondra rated this section alone 8C, whilst <a href="/climber/132/will-bosi" rel="noopener noreferrer">Will Bosi</a> thought 8C+ was more appropriate.</p>
<p>Bosi and <a href="/climber/495/stefano-ghisolfi" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stefano Ghisolfi</a> have put serious time into trying to repeat the route, with both climbers linking the crux section.</p>

After

<p><em>Silence</em> was established by <a href="/climber/467/adam-ondra" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adam Ondra</a> in 2017. It was the first route to be graded 9c and is still a contender for the hardest sport climb in the world. Bolted by Ondra and originally dubbed <em>Project Hard</em>, it features a notoriously strange boulder problem crux with feet-first jamming through a slopey crack. Ondra rated this section alone 8C, whilst <a href="/climber/132/will-bosi" rel="noopener noreferrer">Will Bosi</a> thought 8C+ was more appropriate.</p>
<p>Bosi and <a href="/climber/495/stefano-ghisolfi" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stefano Ghisolfi</a> have put serious time into trying to repeat the route, with both climbers linking the crux section.</p>

Before

*Silence* was established by [Adam Ondra](/climber/467/adam-ondra) in 2017> It was the first ever route to be graded 9c and is still a contender for the hardest sport climb in the world. Bolted by Ondra and dubbed *Project Hard*, it features a notoriously strange boulder problem crux with feet-first jamming through a slopey crack. Ondra rated this section alone 8C, whilst [Will Bosi](/climber/132/will-bosi) thought 8C+ was more appropriate.

Bosi and [Stefano Ghisolfi](/climber/495/stefano-ghisolfi) have put serious time into trying to repeat the route, with both climbers linking the crux section.

After

*Silence* was established by [Adam Ondra](/climber/467/adam-ondra) in 2017. It was the first route to be graded 9c and is still a contender for the hardest sport climb in the world. Bolted by Ondra and originally dubbed *Project Hard*, it features a notoriously strange boulder problem crux with feet-first jamming through a slopey crack. Ondra rated this section alone 8C, whilst [Will Bosi](/climber/132/will-bosi) thought 8C+ was more appropriate.

Bosi and [Stefano Ghisolfi](/climber/495/stefano-ghisolfi) have put serious time into trying to repeat the route, with both climbers linking the crux section.

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-*Silence* was established by [Adam Ondra](/climber/467/adam-ondra) in 2017> It was the first ever route to be graded 9c and is still a contender for the hardest sport climb in the world. Bolted by Ondra and dubbed *Project Hard*, it features a notoriously strange boulder problem crux with feet-first jamming through a slopey crack. Ondra rated this section alone 8C, whilst [Will Bosi](/climber/132/will-bosi) thought 8C+ was more appropriate.

+*Silence* was established by [Adam Ondra](/climber/467/adam-ondra) in 2017. It was the first route to be graded 9c and is still a contender for the hardest sport climb in the world. Bolted by Ondra and originally dubbed *Project Hard*, it features a notoriously strange boulder problem crux with feet-first jamming through a slopey crack. Ondra rated this section alone 8C, whilst [Will Bosi](/climber/132/will-bosi) thought 8C+ was more appropriate.

 

 Bosi and [Stefano Ghisolfi](/climber/495/stefano-ghisolfi) have put serious time into trying to repeat the route, with both climbers linking the crux section.

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