Pete Whittaker
Pete is one of the world’s top big wall and crack climbers.
In 2016 he made the first solo-free ascent of El Capitan (3000ft) in under 24hrs. 2017 brought the first solo-free ascent of Mt Watkins (2000ft), which he clocked-in just over 15-hours. Then, in 2018, he made a sub 24hr solo of both El Capitan and Half Dome (5000ft). However his big wall solos stretch further than Yosemite, and in 2021 he made the first free-solo of Norway's Kjerag. He is one half of the duo known as the Wide Boyz, along with his climbing partner Tom Randall, and since the completion of Century Crack in 2011 (dubbed 'the world's hardest offwidth'), he has gone on to complete all the hardest crack lines worldwide.
Pete's passion for the sport goes further than just climbing hard, as he continues to push and teach crack climbing to more people world wide and grow 'The crack climbing community'.