Pete Whittaker - Silent Scream E7 6C FA

[@rc5981]

Classic Pete. Bonkers Grit Line, Mum on Belay, chatting to himself throughout. Best UK climbing personality since JD

[@caoimh]

Quintessential trad route. Eliminate line, faffy gear, loose block, complicated rope setup, rusty pegs. Love it.

[@taylorlayton4508]

two belayers :)

[@bar04z]

shaky legs, pausing to wipe cess off your shoes...

[@YoureInSilico]

All the shittiest elements of climbing combined. Trad is pure masochism.

[@TrackpadProductions]

Whenever people describe really hard trad lines, it's often hard to tell whether they're a trad climber who loves it, or a sport climber who hates it. Like, if you didn't end that with "Love it" I'd have absolutely no clue.

[@shinrarango]

"yeah im there mum!" so English haha

[@RickyHarline]

Really enjoyed the film making on this. No nonsense, lots of climbing, wide shots gave perspective. Great little film!

[@johntuttle9544]

"How to Turn a 10M Crag into a Legit Rock Climb" in ~40 unprotected moves ie Grit. Strong work on the belay, Mum!

[@lightshedproductions]

My mum definitely wouldn't belay me on an e7 trad route

[@gimpdoctor8362]

this is so british. Everything. Even the little "happy withat" smirk at the end

[@MrRussellMuscle]

So special to have full uncut climbing also to hear the breathing/ speech of the climber. What an experience

[@jontylewis7301]

the next time someone asks me what british climbing is about im just going to link this video

[@speterlewis]

That first runner-flake-thing looks mighty sketchtastic.

[@skygodley]

Nice one Pete, I was over gripping my iPhone until you got that friend in!

[@IliaNadyrbayev]

Pretty certain you can hear Pete's heartbeat at certain points through the mic. Ludicrous routes as always

[@designerstuart]

Love the chat after topping out

[@apostatepaul]

What a line! Great viewing!

[@pierocus3261]

Man you really love shit protection ahaha almost feel guilty for climbing on good bolts

[@MrDoublestone]

A "plaidoyer" for using rare but good inox bolts and climbing will be more fluent !

[@rbelatamas]

Good job

[@paulmitchell5349]

Direct start,Pete?

[@dougosullivan8012]

"I'm there mum"

[@jjorm]

How will they retrieve the gear ?

[@VoidPixles]

Abseil down from the top, just like how they did as the start to clean the holds

[@theziggx]

So kiff

[@1981stonemonkey]

Did I just see BOLTS ona trad route?? Surely I misunderstood something...

[@sebastianflynn1746]

Remnants of an old aid route they're only in the rock about half an inch deep and are just hammered in, more like a copper head really.

[@kcwliew]

European climbers be looking at this like? Why the fuck would you climb that pebble? Yeah have you ever climbed all over your own home putting screw ons into the walls? You do what you can with what you got. Wish we had big ass lime stone cliffs like the Spanish and French though...

[@nelsonianb1289]

Its cool to see FAs that are in the 6c/11a range. Yknow relatable difficulties.

[@colinporter7616]

British Trad grades, so not quite what you're thinking: rockfax.com/climbing-guides/grades/

[@rc5981]

It’s British tech grade, so not as easy as you’re thinking. 7c-8a ish in relative sport terms. But not really comparable

[@Mike-oz4cv]

The belay setup at 4:47 looks dangerous. A tube-style belay device can’t hold a fall if the rope runs downwards. That’s why you run the rope through a “dummy” quickdraw or carabiner above the anchor point. Only in this case it’s so close to the anchor point that the belayer+belay device would be pulled upwards to the dummy quickdraw which would negate its purpose. They should have used a munter hitch (which creates sufficient friction in all directions) or put the dummy quickdraw higher.

[@kazo0ie]

a tube-style belay device can hold a fall with the rope going downwards if you know how to operate a tube style device in such a setup without a redirect.

[@everythingviral972]

That was fucking HIDEOUS! Gross.

[@tomadevil1]

It's good to listen to Pete without his creepy laugh

[@jimtomlinsom1279]

Two belayers, dont count. Should have used one rope with long runners. On my way to straighten it out

[@badbenjy]

Rope drag much?

[@jimtomlinsom1279]

@@badbenjy learn to deal with it

[@badbenjy]

@@jimtomlinsom1279 look forward to seeing your next e7 fa 👍

[@jimtomlinsom1279]

@@badbenjy what a fa?

[@badbenjy]

Jim Tomlinsom first ascent. As per the video. You climb much grit?