The HARDEST Crack Climb Ever Built?

[@WideBoyz]

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[@pilotflux8005]

this is the pinnacle of route setting

[@WideBoyz]

can you believe we both used to route set for a living...

[@pilotflux8005]

@@WideBoyz definitely, especially considering the ingenious decision of using a screw as a spacer instead of just screwing it in

[@jamaxk1373]

@@pilotflux8005 I read this as it was happening

[@sariannas2799]

Always a joy to see quality craftmanship.

[@WideBoyz]

craftsmanship at its finest :)

[@mixjess5901]

Cant wait to see you guys climb it! Is Toms hair going to be used to brush out the cracks? Haha

[@WideBoyz]

Its definitely going to be a tricky one to climb. make sure you check out our next video for just how tricky, haha

[@pasttenseofdraw5791]

That was the most jank foot hold I've ever seen, very fitting for a crack den

[@WideBoyz]

classic randall behaviour

[@riccokane]

YUUUUUUSS! Lets goooo! Never tire of new WIDE BOYZ content.

[@WideBoyz]

thank you for watching :)

[@UnderTheRadars]

What we’re not told is that Tom lives in a terrace house and has actually knocked through 4 neighbours walls, he excavated the soil and disposed of it down his trouser legs ala The Great Escape. His neighbours 4 doors down think they have mice under the floorboards

[@WideBoyz]

James Hounslow 😂😂 we're tunneling into the neighbours cellars and out the other side

[@Lexcommentyoutube]

Love the cellar, the best vids seem to happen down there. One of your best vids yet :) music fit really well during Toms climb

[@WideBoyz]

thanks! make sure you check out next weeks vid of us actually trying the thing...shambles , haha!

[@tomtom4405]

Can you imagine Tom Randall moving house? Estate agent "this characterful end terrace house benefits from 3 good sized bedrooms, 1 reception room, recently fitted high spec kitchen and bathroom and location close to amenities, and it..." Tom "I don't care. Do you mind if I just lift up a couple of floorboards and see if I can crawl under the extension for a minute?"

[@WideBoyz]

when Tom moved into this house, the cellar was the selling point for him! when I moved into my current place, I was told it didn't have a cellar, but after I moved in, I did knock down a small partition wall and lift some floorboards just to double check, haha!!

[@tomtom4405]

@@WideBoyz way back in '92 someone gave me a lift to Stanage?? and as we drove through Sheffield he told me tales of a whole climbing scene based in people's cellars. I thought he was pulling my leg, how little did I know - come to think of it, how little do I still know ;)

[@irvine5732]

Looking forward to seeing y'all making a go at it. Love the cellar vids!

[@WideBoyz]

irvine5732 our first session on it is on this Sundays vid 💪We should have filmed the second session as well as that was much more promising 😂

[@SkiSummer]

Chonk Boi Magnus didn't break it, it's good to go.

[@WideBoyz]

exactly

[@MJCain-ye1uo]

This is great crack session/revamp build video. Awesome as always, wide boyz !

[@WideBoyz]

no problem, thanks for watching :) we're psyched to actually give this new build a proper try, its going to be a tough one...

[@mateoaguirre4663]

I love your videos guys it makes me wanna try more trad climbing. Hugs from Ecuador 🇪🇨🇪🇨

[@WideBoyz]

coooool. glad you like them. definitely get some more trad climbing in if you can. trad climbing brings the crack climbing!

[@59PLUS]

This is classic Wide Boyz. We need some boyz volume at american gyms!

[@WideBoyz]

we have some updated versions of our cracks coming soon. hopefully some demos within the next 8 weeks. In chats with some american distributers, so hopefully they will be coming your way soon :)

[@NOTYOU0BVIOUSLY]

Imagine going to a commercial gym and seeing that janky foothold lmao

[@WideBoyz]

can you believe that we both used to be commercial route setters ;)

[@jamaxk1373]

Because of this den ive been working on making some holds in my attic so I can learn to crack climb

[@WideBoyz]

amazing, get them strapped to the roof and get cranking :)

[@ARustySpork]

Yesss great to see more crack den action ✋🏻👊🏻

[@WideBoyz]

Drew Randall, are you Tom's long lost brother?

[@ARustySpork]

Wide Boyz a question asked by every local climbing wall in the Peak District area 😂 but maybe 😉

[@WideBoyz]

@@ARustySpork thats quite funny. You should just go along with it one time. I get the same all the time with Sam Whittaker, haha

[@Stiggandr1]

I wish they'd clean the place up, just a bit. haha.

[@WideBoyz]

Stiggandr1 we once did clean it up abit but inveitibly it just gets full of junk again... Found the neighbours cat lodging in there once, haha

[@SteRumbelow]

I’m pretty sure I don’t stop smiling when I’m watching your videos. 😁

[@WideBoyz]

😀😀

[@mw5360]

Such good content, lads.

[@WideBoyz]

thanks for watching

[@alicelittlejohn1675]

i wish crack climbing was more accessable here in the west country.... or maybe it is and i am just not looking hard enough.... awesome video guys as ever

[@sebastianflynn1746]

Cornwall, is the place to be.

[@alicelittlejohn1675]

Sebastian Flynn ah that’s where I’m going wrong 😂 wrong part of the West Country

[@WideBoyz]

Yeh Cornwall has some nice crack climbing. For indoor walls, we actually sold some of our crack climbing volumes to The Barn Climbing Centre very recently over lockdown. I'm not sure how close that is to where you are, but they have some, so maybe worth a call to see where they are set and what grade they have them set at so you can potentially make a visit and give it a go

[@alicelittlejohn1675]

Wide Boyz ah I don’t think that is too far from me. My gym were talking about adding some cracks to the line up hopefully it goes ahead and they will be easy enough or I’ll be strong enough to give them a go

[@ringzer]

Do you guys collect fly tipped mattresses from the side of the road?! Otherwise I have no idea how you can do many old mattresses in the cellar! Amazing work as always - keep it up!

[@WideBoyz]

they just seem to appear, I also have no idea where they keep coming from. there are also sofa cushions and that kind of thing down there. also some off cuts of foam from bouldering walls. it's all just very random bits of squidgy things we've collected over multiple years

[@ringzer]

If you're ever short of some padding just ask your Sheffield council for some "fresh" fly tipped mattresses!

[@WideBoyz]

Ciaran Martin I'll bare that one in mind 😉

[@r0b1975]

You've got the wellies, just need an eye patch an wax jacket... et voila! Doug, Lord of the Roaches reincarnation. Always remember him nipping out of Rock Hall to show us fresh young Scouts how to smash up the slabs... in wellies! Legendary bloke 👍😆

[@WideBoyz]

in wellies??!! really? what a ledge. would have loved to have seen that. Imagine him padding up Obsession Fatale in welly boots, haha

[@sebastianflynn1746]

Are those prototype crack gloves I see on Tom 👀

[@WideBoyz]

prototypes

[@jacobhandyside5863]

Looks like work gloves on backwards and some leccy tape keeping em on 😂

[@myrddinmuse]

What are these black crack gloves with the thumb coverings you've got there? Pretty nice looking! I enjoy Manu's gloves but it's cool to see some new thumb-protecting designs coming out these days

[@tiktianchan1913]

Maybe it’s some new wideboyz crack gloves!? Look nice though, hopefully they come out soon, bd gloves are already pretty done...

[@WideBoyz]

prototypes

[@myrddinmuse]

@@WideBoyz Cool, let me know if you're looking for UK based testers... ;)

[@WideBoyz]

Eben Myrddin Muse haha we'll bare that in mind if we need anyone 👍

[@taavilooke812]

What are the gloves that Tom is wearing? It seems like the BD crack gloves, but I thought they only come in white. What's your impression of them?

[@WideBoyz]

Taavi Lõoke they are some prototypes. We've tried the BD ones. I thought the fit was excellent, better than anything else on the market, but the friction and rubber on Ocun was better.

[@joseflittle4493]

Blimey! Looks hard! Bosh!

[@WideBoyz]

definitely a little tricky that one...

[@bongosock]

What's the music playing @3:24 Tom tests his base fitness, please?

[@WideBoyz]

Causmic, The High Line

[@macgyveriii2818]

That doesn't look too dangerous... I just recently strapped wood pieces to my garage roof rafters, so I have to dodge the shingle/roofing nails when I grab my holds! :)

[@WideBoyz]

MacGyver III haha perfect. Like we've always said, it's not necessarily how good it looks, it's about function and getting on it. Smash on 💪💪

[@toknowsport7257]

loving the filters haha

[@WideBoyz]

haha

[@CasaDelMandar]

have you guys done any climbing in washington state?

[@WideBoyz]

never climbed in Washingon States. We've done California, Wyomning, Colorado, Arizona...hmmmm I think thats it

[@macgyveriii2818]

Serious question. Is there any taper in the crack holds you design? Or would both sides be parallel to each other? | | or \ / ?

[@WideBoyz]

MacGyver III the holds are completely parallel, no taper or flare. Our new crack volume (due to drop in about 8 weeks),will also be the same. Totally parallel 👍

[@andrewseburn]

@@WideBoyz Thank you very much for the answer!

[@WideBoyz]

Andrew no probs

[@DenzelLN936]

Climbing through a junk store. Love it

[@WideBoyz]

you should see the mess tht is down there. lawnmowers, hedge strimmers, old furniture, circualr saws. its carnage. we just have a passage through it all, haha

[@DenzelLN936]

Wide Boyz it’s hilarious 😂

[@elimitchell7092]

where do you find so much padding and mattresses? I cant find a single piece for my home wall

[@WideBoyz]

we've just built a good collection over the years. old mattresses, sofa cushions, actual bouldering pads, foam cut offs from local climbing walls. just ask around. It took us a while to build a good enough trail of crap looking padding though, haha

[@MrConall]

Yes boi

[@WideBoyz]

boooiiiizzzz

[@finlayhumberstone8137]

This cellar scares me

[@gandatier4168]

What are some good crack gloves I can buy online. I’d like to get more into it, but it hurts a good bit without gloves or tape.

[@jacobgaylord9277]

Gandatier Ocun are popular, though I picked up some of BD’s new crack gloves a few months ago (haven’t had a chance to test them out yet though) and they feel pretty fantastic. I’d honestly suggest them over most, though different gloves will feel different, you may like something different. I think finding crack gloves that cover your thumb is a good place to start; or if not, throw some tape on your thumbs under the gloves.

[@etdrefiel]

Ocun

[@kaimcguire5086]

I’ve got the Outdoor Research ones and I like them. They have less padding than the Ocun gloves, which may be advantageous or annoying depending on the size of crack.

[@tiktianchan1913]

Gandatier outdoor research melt when they touch rock.... strap is most of the way broken after 30m of crack on the first day! They’re similar thickness to BD Ocun are good, and durable medium thickness Bd are thin and cover thumb, strap loop breaks Singing rock is like ocun but thicker Climbx is really thick, has a terrible strap and cuts circulation to your fingers

[@WideBoyz]

we've used Ocun in the past, and found them to be very nice. It's good with proper rubber on the back, and they seem the most durable out of all of them. We've tried the BD ones recently, the fit is much better on these and they have a thumb loop, but the friction of the rubber isn't as good as the Ocun rubber....so it really depends if you are after fit of friction in regards to those two. OR I don't like, the finger loops bag out and they are a bit flimsy. We are making some crack gloves at the moment...although unsure of when they will actually be out

[@andypughtube]

Am I the only one to get a "Billy Whizz" vibe from that haircut?

[@susanholl5994]

I'm wondering if the sprout on head is there just to see if we would notice or comment on it? Do you, bro.

[@WideBoyz]

Billy Whizz...?! its that the cartoon character from the comic magazine?

[@WideBoyz]

@@susanholl5994 I think Tom had a 'moment' in Lockdown! haha

[@barreldreamz7852]

yeah thumbs getting pumped!? I definitely have never done a crack climb LOL. I cannot even imagine your thumbs getting pumped besides on a pinch. But the way they're describing it I don't even think a pinch and a jam would have the same kind of pump on your thumb at all because they pinch is at the base of your palm which is like your thumb muscle but I doubt that's the muscle that jamming and I guess tea cupping as they say would get pumped

[@WideBoyz]

thanks for the message. The thumb pump in crack climbing is a strange one, its not actually in the thumb itself, but its at the base of the thumb in the thumb pulp/muscle (kind of like you mentioned with pinching). I think its similar muscle group but the two pumps feel slightly different. The pinch feels more powerful, whereas the jamming pump is a bit more of a dull ache which occurs over time. We're always training the thumb pump before going on a long crack climbing trip though, its the way!!

[@ralphmunn1685]

Mmmmmm, Nibletts 'N' Crack!

[@WideBoyz]

what do you like to nibble?....haha

[@ryancampbell9803]

Jeeze i hope Magnus doesnt hear your comment about him, hes a bit senitive with his weight Tom

[@magikalyoutubeman17]

Cute video ❤

[@WideBoyz]

thanks, bosh

[@barreldreamz7852]

so I just saw this video pop up in my feed while I was waiting for gas to fill up in my tank at the gas station and I'm sitting in my car. And I had to start laughing because I was just thinking if anybody walked up and looked inside this car and looked at the screen and saw what I was watching not only would they think I'm a fucking weirdo and an idiot for watching this they would just never understand because unless you climb you don't understand how you could watch two dudes stick their fingers hands and feet into a handmade wooden crack and to someone who doesn't know climbing it just looks like some stupid rafter that they made zig zag throughout their basement. Yeah a bystander would just never understand this and the funniest part is I don't even crack climb and the closest thing to a crack climb I've ever done was a big-time flake climb or the flake lost its depth and I had to kind of jam my fingers and hands in there for just like three moves. That's the only crack climbing I've ever done but yet all watch two dudes monkey around on some shit in the basement while I'm at a gas station LOL so damn funny

[@WideBoyz]

haha, even if you climb it's quite unusual to see two guys putting hands and fingers between planks of wooden in a basement. thats the joy of this channel I guess... glad it provided some entertainment at your gas station fill up! that makes us happy :)

[@robinphillips8299]

Would have loved to have finished this. But so many adds..............

[@WideBoyz]

sorted that for you :)

[@robinphillips8299]

Wide Boyz that’s awesome!! Glad your guys have some pull........bad pun.

[@lukasvedalutnes4399]

first

[@WideBoyz]

pending....for the second episode