Without a partner: Pete Whittaker rope solos El Capitan in under 24 hours

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[@kyleshpak9286]

Climbing community response: That's awesome, Congrats man! Public response: Have you heard of Alex Honnold?

[@milikoshki]

lol seriously. I'm happy Free Solo did so well and it's fucking rad etc etc but damn will I be happy when the hype dies down

[@blinzi69]

@@milikoshki im happy when all these wannabe climbers that started only because of the movie lose interest and my gym gets less crowded!

[@THEREALIAINCOOK]

@@blinzi69 thats fucked but i sorta see your point

[@insanenative445]

@@blinzi69 lmao

[@mgway4661]

You shouldn't have this much animosity towards the sport growing

[@danielwcrompton]

I just saw this, I'm amazed by Pete. He presents himself as a skilled amateur, in reality he's a Jedi.

[@darthnihilus4074]

I agree

[@jakobbauz]

Totally. And that kind of understatement is so charming.

[@daffymore]

also just saw him in Storrow, i used to do climbing and pk and yes i have to admit with the parkourists, climbing is a better sport

[@piethein4355]

I mean technically he is a skilled amateur. He makes his money on youtube and buisnesses related to climbing now, but not directly from climbing like sponsered climbers, such as most competition climbers and some famous non competition climbers like Alex Hanold.

[@Scheeringiscaring]

@@piethein4355i’m pretty sure he’s sponsored by both patagonia and Wild Country so he’s fs a professional climber and not a “skilled amateur”

[@GJ-GamingJunkie]

What Alex did required more balls. What Pete did was by far more physically demanding. Both of them are beasts in their own right. Well done Pete. Amazing job 👍🏼

[@mattsmith1705]

Anyone who can look at el cap and even contemplate the idea of climbing it, with ropes or otherwise, has gargantuan gorilla balls made of solid brass. Both these guys are amazing

[@enshk79]

Delusional. Alex climbed it WITH NO ROPE. What Alex did was literally a SUPERHUMAN feat. One small mistake means certain death. Does Alex’s accomplishment overshadow every other climber? YES. Sorry.

[@shoqed]

You are delusional. Risking death doesn't add much to climbing. It's not about taking as much risk as possible, it's about climbing hardest or fastest. Risk of falling in a free solo makes you go way below your physical limits. It's not the climbing that is impressive, it's the risk-taking.

[@alexlloyd4]

@Iron Bear Its more impressive to the layman, sure, but anyone who has climbed El Cap in a push knows how absolutely exhausting it is (and thats just normal tactics). Doing it rope solo is probably at least 2x as thrashing because of the logistical clusterfuck of climbing and cleaning in that style means that you basically ascend the formation twice and rap it once (almost 9000' of vertical movement). To free climb the whole thing in addition to dealing with the extra faff is totally bananas. Less romantic/dramatic than free solo (and consequence is far lower), but the physical effort involved is far beyond what Alex did. (As it should be, free soloing requires a more precise focus and flow--things that are hard to maintain when your completely bonked)

[@OMGWTFBBQ1090]

There are a lot of strong opinions coming from people that have clearly never climbed before as replies in this small thread haha.

[@LukeHeironimus]

What Alex Honnold did was an insane mental feat(as it was well within his physical capacity) What Pete did was an incredible show of pure brute strength, as he climbed El Cap 3 times using three different methods in just over 20 hours without a partner. Very different but still impressive achievements by both.

[@craigward7691]

climbed it twice and abseiled it once

[@boom76]

Luke at your birthday lets say do you sing happy birthday to everyone born in that day - and you started congratulating Alex on video about Pete ! dono for me it sounds disrespectful

[@worldstar907]

Alex basically destroyed him. Smashed his dreams, diminished his climb. very rude.

[@vexron5872]

@@boom76 For the love of all that is fucking real can you just appreciate that they both achieved something exceptional? Literally nothing disrespectful about it, he's congratulating Pete as much as Alex ffs.

[@vexron5872]

@@worldstar907 What so people aren't allowed to complete acomplishments of human capability even when what they're doing is 2 different things, Stfu.

[@uwo5786]

The best part of all of this is the guy who categorized gingers with blind people

[@craigward7691]

gingerism is alive and well in the 21st century!

[@_trbr]

His name is Andy Kirkpatrick and he is a rad badass. He's spent more time solo on el cap than most everyone

[@raza9tixx]

Yo wtf

[@danny-li6io]

I was wondering if I heard that right! Hilarious! (Except not for ginger’s)

[@Bloated545]

Is it bad that I just sort of went right passed that as if I subconsciously confirmed that gingers and blind people are one in the same 😅

[@sethgilbertson2474]

I don’t know that Pete is fully recognized for the brilliant climber that he is. I remember reading about this ascent and thinking, “Huh, that must’ve been pretty hard.” This beautiful film put it in a more relatable context.

[@rc5981]

He’s a legend amongst the people that count. it’s not about becoming a household name.

[@freddie_connor9202]

@@rc5981 true, a lot of pro climbers know pete whittaker

[@ferguscarroll5520]

"...If Pete pulled it off, nobody would even get it, nobody would understand how hard it was." the sad thing is that this quote is totally proven correct in this comment section.

[@timpistotti4831]

exactly

[@OMGWTFBBQ1090]

Alex is a world class climber but his fame has clearly brought a lot of fans that know nothing on climbing to set fire to anything that dares challenge his supremacy, I just hope that in the future the loud mouths on the internet aren't the ones who remember these great climbers but people who appreciate the sport :)

[@jewellianpowers369]

20Hours of climbing, need i say more to impress? 20 FKING HOURS OF CLIMBING, i can't even walk for 20 hours...

[@danielt.4330]

@@OMGWTFBBQ1090 I'm confused! Did this guy do the same thing as Alex? I thought Alex did it without a rope. So how is this as impressive if he did it with a rope? And why did it only take Alex 4 hours, but it took this guy 20 hours?

[@oliverroberts5119]

Somebody please reply before I do 😄

[@devinsmyname]

Pete Whittaker: Rope solos El Cap Also Pete: Can't climb over a log ( 9:47 )

[@somanayr]

V20 at my gym

[@joelknapp9112]

There's footage of Sharma failing on that log in the movie Sendbashers from the Rock Reel Tour.

[@Rickswars]

They just love trolling it's sopposbly cool today, I think they are bored geeks following a trend. ( No brains)

[@philipgibson2066]

He lead and pitched himself so basically for every pitch he has had to climb back down to unhook and climb back up before the next pitch. Basically he has climbed el Cap twice then, with all that weight on himself and no rest an no sleep. That is an incredible feat of human strength and stamina.

[@lester44444]

two laps up, and belayed one lap down basically

[@jwcurry83]

The end of the video is similar to a lesson I learned cycling a long time ago. Get on your bike and ride as far from home as you can until you can't possibly ride anymore. Then ride home. You will always make it. The human body is far stronger than our minds will let you believe!

[@tathtath]

that's why i like climbing and mountain hiking! It is like putting yourself in situations were you can't give up and push for above 100% of possibility! :)

[@Kenji314159]

Yeah unless you go out there and injure yourself and then limp or crawl back if you can even make it. Bad attitude imho. Listen to your body and stop when you start damaging it. Like, if your muscles ache and you're tired, by all means push yourself harder. But if your joints ache, you have stinging pains deep inside, etc, it's probably better to reevaluate your training regimen. You can quickly accumulate very serious and potentially lifelong damage with bad training.

[@jwcurry83]

@@Kenji314159 It was a lesson, not a training recommendation. Of course constantly pushing your body past its limits in training is a bad idea. But having the mental fortitude to overcome pain and discomfort during competition is something that needs to be learned.

[@midi510]

@@Kenji314159 I listen to my body every day. Sometimes we're not in agreement, though, and if it's case isn't strong enough, I'm the ruling factor. The body isn't a "thing" as much as it is a happening (like the whole universe). Not a noun, but a verb, ultimately. You're consciousness has a very real physiological effect on body performance.

[@ripapa6355]

Terrible advice. Jesus, just stay home guys, S&R is tired of hauling your asses home

[@bottomendbliss]

This feat deserves a full length documentary. What an absolute legend. Youve done us proud Pete.

[@extremechimpout]

It's a bit late for that this was 8 years ago

[@morgann1862]

After reading these comments, I guess no one will ever get credit for climbing achievements again, since Honnold soloed the Freerider!

[@northwestadventure5087]

morgan n I just read a comment on a video about Messners oxygen free Everest climb.... someone wrote “yeah but it’s not as hard as Honnolds free solo of El Cap”

[@markodonoghue9526]

@@northwestadventure5087 That's funny. I haven't done either so I say "Too close to call.

[@HondoTrailside]

It is a unique achievement in the history of climbing, and I don't imagine we will ever see a lineup to repeat it, unless there is a major technological breakthrough in rubber, or fingers. The only thing I can think of that compares, in a different realm is the first oxygenless ascent of Everest. And the El-Cap climb is clearly far more difficult, and dangerous.

[@desertweasel6965]

Well, I agree somewhat. Alex seems to overshadow other great climbers achievements. He's not cocky about it, but other climbers deserve recognition as well and also there are far better climbers than Alex in other styles of climbing. Take Mt Everest for instance. Alex hasn't climbed it for a reason. He's not very good at that type of climbing.

[@stephenmneedham]

Honnold is SO honest. His strength is knowing who he is. First to admit his weaknesses and his strengths. It doesn't seem like fame works itself into any of the decisions he makes. Unfortunately, one of these days, a step, or a hold, that's been solid a million times is going to come loose and what he lives for will kill him. He knows that and has come to terms with it. I don't think it's fair to compare him to anyone living or dead and that's what makes him great. I sure hope I'm wrong. But I'm not.

[@sdarbs]

Outstanding achievement Pete. One of the all time great climbs. Enjoyed this film immensely.

[@dalistrata4]

pete is so fucking cool. extremely underrated

[@addisonwoolner4530]

*literally any impressive feat in climbing* people who haven't climbed a day in their life: "yeah but alex honnold"

[@evanhansen5064]

it makes me angry to no end when people are so confidently incorrect about everything climbing related just because they watched one movie.

[@nunyabusiness8498]

That's like going up to someone in basketball who hit a game winner then saying. Yeah but Kobe

[@blogintonblakley2708]

Yeah... but Alex Honnold...

[@TheVaff3l]

It's the same in any sport. People who has never thrown their legs over a motorcycle, watching MotoGP clips on youtube: "Bikes are slow, F1 cars can do x seconds faster lap times" Completely disregarding the sheer physical demand it requires, and insane technical skill those riders have. Plus the fact how batshit crazy they have to be to be able to ride a bike on the absolute limit around a track lap after lap.

[@FingerboardJunkie]

they don’t understand how hard the art actually is its crazy yes alex is incredible and yes his climb was better but come on man the guts on this dude you gotta give him credit

[@EverlastGX]

Ill free solo my stairs. Wish me luck

[@blinzi69]

EverlastGX i free soloed out of bed this morning - almost died.

[@EmanS117]

He hasn't replied back, I think the stairs might have been too much.. Rest In Pepperoni's O_O

[@devraj220990]

Tried to free solo out of the bathtub today, slipped and fell

[@rubendebien5557]

you better have climbed those stairs 3 times then

[@bennyd345]

Be careful up there.

[@skutts]

Anyone that climbs this wall is a beast. Alex. This guy. Caldwell. All badass dudes with balls of steel. God bless them and I hope to never read about their deaths.

[@dillweed501]

Caldwell is on another level than this guy tho.. not even comparable

[@robertnewell4054]

@Dillon Morse .... obviously you’re not familiar with Pete Whittikar & his climbing achievements. The FanBoy attachment in climbing is a poor reflection on the sport

[@jeanf6295]

And Lynn Hill, in 1994, the first freeclimb of The Nose, in 23 hours. She pretty much proved it could be done, in her words : "it goes boys".

[@oMaGicKsv]

@@dillweed501 they absolutely are comparable... you know nothing

[@abelboronkai448]

@@oMaGicKsv You can compare a sprinter and a marathon runner but it wont give you meaningfull results. Same her. And even if they did the same route same setting ect. its just silly. Yes one did it good and the other did it good too. Thats all its not a competition they dont want medals for it they dont argue wich of them is better. So why should we? You and I both know very little compared to these legends so we are deff not qualified to judge and compare them.

[@RideJumpShow]

Coming here after having seen Pete's climbing assessment through Lattice Training makes you better understand how he was able to accomplish this feat. His endurance ability and recovery rate are insane, blows every other professional climber Lattice has ever tested right out of the water. I don't think anyone who doesn't climb will fully grasp how incredibly difficult this was. Very impressive!

[@mystiqg6248]

after seeing pete in magnus's videos, I had no idea who he really was. this is a whole other level of respect for him

[@BootsORiley]

"maybe it wasn't quite hard enough. lol!" Pete, you fecking clodhopping brute! Truly one of the most incredible feats of human achievements here. Absolutely bewildering.

[@bazcardinal1176]

That was awesome Pete!! I've been rope soloing for the last six years and started using the Silent Partner five years ago. I'm only rope soloing single pitch climbs and nothing hard. You took it to a whole different level and I find that to be super inspiring. Great film and I look forward to seeing more of you in films.

[@juliuspleaser4675]

I love that climbers HAVE to have a level of confidence to survive their passion, and yet are so often outwardly humbled even by their own accomplishments. Such a cool crowd.

[@davidbabin1287]

I think they’re in so much focus from the feat itself they can’t remember the climb… must take a lil minute to set in… this was fn incredible

[@balke7935]

for me, the key to Pete's success here is all down to the tea towel.

[@VRIceblast]

Alex is awesome, but what Pete did here was a First as well, and he did it in 2016, around 7 months before Alex did his thing. Alex was probably practicing on the wall, while Pete was making his climb. What Pete did, is something very few people in the world could pull off, I have no idea if anyone has beat his time, but the physical effort to pull off this climb is extreme, and something anyone should be proud of. Free Soloing is very cool, but so very dangerous. Alex's record will probably stand for a very long time, because it's just so dangerous. 99% of climbers will be using a rope, so, Pete's record is the more sane goal to go for. 99% of climbers would understand, and appreciate what Pete has done. While those same climbers will put free soloing in a very different category, they will be extremely impress by it, but because it's so very dangerous, they will see it as something very separate from them. Pete's time will be more important to them, because they will never go after Alex's. Congratz Pete, impressive accomplishment, this video was very good.

[@stevencooney9236]

I cannot imagine the workload alone including dehydration, fatigue, constancy of exposure. The guy is a cyborg. Just amazing.

[@Goodpatron]

Good comment.

[@wormhole331]

I know nothing about climbing so I don't know what I'm talking about but to me it would seem Pete's climb was harder. Having to manage the equipment, ropes. All that weight. But Alex's climb was a lot ballsier.

[@VRIceblast]

​@@wormhole331 Yeah, the majority of people will be comparing themselves to Pete's accomplishment, because they would never have the mental ability to do what Alex did.

[@Lalaland.001]

to add to Pete's accomplishment, he virtually did not know every detail of his route, he took notes but never completely physically climbed it, whereas Alex memorized the entire route in 6 years. Impressive as Alex climb was and still is. I personally know how hard it is to onsight a route. So to me Pete's ascent is far more impressive if you take the balls of alex out of the equation...

[@Grant-vk6zo]

Very impressive! I can't imagine climbing El Capitan 3 times in a day. All while dragging the gear up and down.

[@3Musicismypassion]

This is an incredible feat. I've been climbing for a year and could not even imagine something like this could be possible. Pete's dedication and passion for climbing is a huge inspiration

[@asquietas]

Such an impressive physical and mental effort which deserves its rightful place in the history of El Cap climbing.

[@mattc3510]

Truly amazing climber, that’s such an incredible achievement. Well done Pete!

[@Shobo11]

out of all the climbers on yt or in the media, I love Pete the most

[@matzman92]

LoL at 10:41 "blind people, people with ginger hair" hahah wtf

[@climbingblogger3350]

Haha yeah, I had to play that part three times back to check if he really said that. Then I proceeded and sent it to my ginger friend ;-p

[@nathanwilliams4005]

Gingers aren't human.

[@carsonp.7009]

im ginger and now i feel oppressed, also wtf does that have to do with climbing

[@ArtanisKizrath]

Having ginger hair is a disability

[@Thebald1]

I'm blind and I climbed that mountain with my Seeing Eye Dog. . He was a great little Dog.. That was his first and last climb, so I had to do it with my seeing eye stick

[@arthurprior4638]

Congratulations Pete, what an incredible achievement!

[@aaltair97]

I love this guy, so very British and humble. It's even cool just to know I've climbed at the same places as him

[@KSA-ll9kt]

No idea this climbing style was out there until I discovered this video. This ridiculously insane and impressive, a phenomenal effort.

[@heresyourslaw]

I can't imagine the nightmare of managing those ropes... sometimes the vacuum cord gives me trouble.

[@mickburton6838]

heresyourslaw 😂

[@super65ap]

Honestly learn to manage you vacuum cords and you can manage ropes after that

[@troymcdivitt1868]

Do it without ropes alex did

[@wormhole331]

Sling the vacuum cord over your shoulder. It helps.

[@tylerlong8928]

@@wormhole331 what's a vacuum cord, sorry im new to climbing and trying to learn

[@maxblair3317]

I've been following Pete and Tom for years now and seen most of their videos... But I've never seen Pete the way he is at 23:00 even with his incredible fitness. That speaks for the monumental effort this must have been!

[@Ericxnugz]

Not as impressive or even close to Alex honnold , anyone can do this if you hit the gym a couple times a week..

[@maxblair3317]

@Ericxnugz based comment. Both feats require an insane level of dedication, preparation and hard work. Not sure what your point is here buddy

[@Ericxnugz]

@@maxblair3317 naw dude Alex honnold a is easier , very easy to climb without rope

[@maxblair3317]

@@Ericxnugz haha are you drunk?

[@Ericxnugz]

@@maxblair3317 I’m on hella shrooms and molly rn and binge watching climbing vids, Alex and Pete are up there but Magnus beats the other guy and I can’t get a good laugh at the fact he has to go back and look for his wife to get her to go to climb el cap solo no rope

[@sniffableandirresistble]

I hate heights, I hate climbing, but I like the sound those little clippy things make. That jingle is pleasant isn't it and I think that's why I watch these climbing videos

[@thinguz]

not very Charismatic of you then

[@roryevans8109]

"I'd say i'm a pretty optimistic climber........I've lead people with Ginger hair" -Classic

[@konnan442]

Well Gingers are soulless, according to South Park. So there is that.

[@Talisman09]

wtf was he talking about 😂

[@tomk3732]

Back when I was climbing a soloist passed me. I was resting on a ledge and he stopped there as well. I admired his skill. He said he was cheating. Cheating? Well, he did not have to carry all the heavy gear, rope, pro, etc. Now imagine no partner and not only all gear is carried by 1 person, they also have to essentially climb the route twice! They are doing work of two people!

[@midi510]

I used to solo lead rock and ice all the time back in the eighties and nineties. I didn't know people were still into it. Great achievement Pete!

[@MorningCoffeeDaily]

there should be already a google maps for rock climbing. Turn right on the next boulder, you have arrived your destiny! You rocked it!

[@Wolfdings]

5:45 I was just wondering how you get your gear out whilst soloing. Except for traverses this makes perfectly sense to me, but then this means that he soloed it twice in one go! That is impressive!!

[@leesurman2331]

3 times

[@audiomaster100]

@@leesurman2331 one time up climbing proper, placing gear and cliping and belaying himself, second time down to collect gear and release the bottom end of the rope, and finaly third time, climb up with all the gear using climb blockants. Rinse and repeat that on every pitch of the route. you will travel 3x more distance than on a regular climb with a buddy.

[@stevencooney9236]

Absolutely amazing. The workload, fortitude, ability, and commitment. I thought guiding a party of three in sun slathered August was difficult. What sticks out to me is how casual Pete is in the moment while pulling pitch after pitch of difficult hand trashing Yosemite granite. He is literally running up the Monster off width. For anyone who has never tried free climbing while rope soloing it is initially a logistical mess. Sick job Pete and hats off to the film crew. Awesome.

[@stevencooney9236]

The equivalent of 100 pitches of rope work and management in 24 hours. That is enough to shut down 96% of all climbers. This is brilliant.

[@Nyitemare]

He was so wild on that off-width, it looked like he was crawling along the ground. insane

[@Kamikaze_4]

Holy moly. This man is inspirational. That was an amazing journey :o

[@00calimon]

This just happens to be the first song/video I saved. Very deep heartfelt song. Clever video/editing 👌 Great to have met you at the OB record store. Thanks for sharing w knowledge.

[@paulkilkenny7513]

grappling for motivation / inspiration and came across this... Thank you, Pete, you are a badass and suddenly i'm motivated and inspired to find my El Cap. ... Wow, holy cow...

[@cLokki]

Anybody seriously comparing this to Alex Honnolds climb doesn't have the slightest knowledge about climbing except the tree in their grandparents backyard. Amazing effort Pete what an accomplishment, congrats.

[@ront.6071]

Wonderful achievement. I can barely walk up the stairs without having to catch my breath. I can't imagine what it's like to exert such strenuous physical effort for 24 hours straight, not to mention the mental toll. Comparing this to Honnold's free solo, is like comparing apples to oranges.

[@chris-y7d1i]

I know this comment is 4 years old but this is everyones issue in this comment section; the need to compare, can't everyone just be amazed at both without comparing them constantly

[@HilleCine]

Fantastic achievement a true inspiration for myself and mirrors my own goals.

[@JohnSoldano-yn7je]

I'm 57 have climbed in YOSEMITE for years. So proud of you ... Saying fantastic job is an understatement.

[@Melinator1000]

First time I've heard of Pete. I have to say he seems like a very cool guy. Great work! He has an awesome voice too btw

[@Liofa73]

Melissa G -- Check out the Wide Boyz crack climbing.

[@chillierdavro]

Well, rope soloing is a game changer for myself - I'm going to rope solo all my favourite North Wales routes now :)

[@andi611]

Awesome achievement, especially the night climbing (on a route he'd never been on before). The rope management involved would be immense.

[@robertnewell4054]

He had climbed it 3x previously, if I remember correctly. He actually is the first person to On-site Flash El Cap as he FLASHED This Route the first time he climbed it.

[@YULABEBE]

Bravo buddy, what an achievement in climbing. Amazing.

[@haphaeu]

This gives me a much more real and intense feeling than Alex's climb. Alex is far beyond my reality, so, super impressive, but I juts can't connect. Being a climber and having done up to 300m easy-ish rope solos, I can connect to Pete's climb much more and sort of feel how insanely hard work this is. "Human" insane hard work ... Alex is more "alien" insane hard work...

[@KenWAnderson]

4/13/2024 Have been watching you now for a few months, and after seeing this ascent up El Capitan I've decided that I should be praying for you too Pete. So, I am.

[@MasterHatred]

I knew Pete is tough but I didn’t know he is this tough👏

[@laurenhartt4108]

Guy is an absolute legend, crazy hard work

[@nebusnevermore]

Pete, that was inspirational. You're awesome! Can't wait to see your next challenge :)

[@peterh.1521]

Pete's achievement is astonishing in rope climbing. Alex achievement is super great in free solo. It's almost two different sports, I mean rope climbing and free solo.

[@kinglicks3747]

I know nothing of climbing, ended up watching these after seeing free solo. These climbers are amazing, i cannot get my head around what they do. but it makes for riveting viewing, along with an irregular heartbeat and sweaty hands. Long may they all stay safe.

[@sevs802]

Pete Whittaker is an amazing climber. People hating probably don’t know much about climbing. Nice job!

[@isaack6994]

Screw what anyone else says, you're awesome Pete, good job.

[@DrFumesta]

Yeah he's okay.

[@PAnon2024]

anyone making fun of this because of Alex H free solo climb is daft. Alex is unique and his achievements shouldn't undermine anyone else. Im impressed with any one that actually climbs El Cap at all1

[@DEATH_TO_TYRANTS]

Mte

[@MrFg1980]

Incredible. Lots of ropes to manage plus leading everything ! Holy shit Pete !

[@cocouffs]

Yea this may not be as nuts as a free solo but is an magnificent accomplishment and pretty freaking cool. Mad props, I dont see anyone doing this for a while.

[@Xeitrn]

Amazing feat of endurance and an effort unparallel in the climbing world. The scale of the effort boggles my mind. And awesome camera work as well. Real heroes behind the scenes.

[@simonelcomb5485]

Great achievement! I wish I hadn’t glanced into the comments. I am something of a dinosaur, having climbed for over 40 years - never as technically hard as this, I admit. Comparing climbers, and routes for that matter, totally misses the point in my opinion. It is the personal challenge. These videos are wonderful to see what is possible but doesn’t each individual find their own climbing ethics and level of challenge? Personally, I don’t use chalk, pegs, bolts (I said I was a dinosaur) -

[@KittSpiken]

... - go on

[@Fastbikkel]

Very impressive stuff, i would love to do this but im a bit too old to start i guess. The highest rock i climbed without ropes was just 60feet or so, nothing fancy but for me it was very serious then :-) I had a few moments of panic but i somehow kept my cool. But obviously, what these guys are doing is astronomically different than my experience.

[@alanaction-]

I was introduced to Pete from Magnus's channel. I had no idea that he climbed El Capitan. Very cool!

[@jamesdath5475]

Brilliant. Phenomenal achievement which needs greater acknowledgement than it has currently received.

[@poltem1]

To everyone who is comparing this alex' time, just realise that pete had to travel 3 times the distance and managing the ropes. So not only the fact that he actually climbed it is amazing, but also his endurance is amazing.

[@TheUnholyPosole]

You people are the worst. SMH... Pete accomplished something awesome, and every commenter compares him to Alex Honnold, who is a different style of climber. Awesome accomplishment Pete!

[@xBaconDubx]

Its mainly because people dont really understand what is happening in this video. I guess in this day and age less dangerous means less impressive.

[@tylerjacobson3169]

It's called memeing don't take things so seriously

[@pfossful]

Alex’s balls weigh more than Pete

[@xBaconDubx]

Paul S I feel like that would be a serious disadvantage for Honnold.

[@craigward7691]

no ones comparing them....................there's no comparison to make! Honnold made it impossible for any climber to say 'look what i did' without us all going 'yeh but did you see what that other guy did?'

[@BIGSHIZEL]

Think my arms ache more than Pete's just from watching this. What a beast!

[@scottshue9263]

Mind blowing project.

[@DawgPark13]

Just watched the alpinist the other day. What’s amazing about climbers of this caliber who push themselves and the sport, none of them really care about the trivialities of it, whatever niche aspect of it is their focal point that’s what they want to do. Honnold is focused on the sport of climbing while Marc-andre cares more about the adventure. Caldwell and Ondra are similar, Caldwell put up the first ascent of the dawn wall, ondra put it up in less time. They each got what they wanted from that event, tommy doesn’t care about how long it took, and ondra doesn’t need to be the first as long as he can push the boundaries of the route/sport. Pete is a wonderful mix of this able to thoroughly enjoy the adventure and the sport, great film and truly an awesome feat.

[@steves1015]

From these comments it is clear that some should widen their appreciation a bit more. There are different climbers doing different styles of climbing and achieving great things. No one great achievement eclipses them all (even if it was beautifully presented in the cinema). The way some people talk, it’s almost like every climber pushing their envelope should just give up and stay at home....

[@Goodpatron]

If they're trying to show off their hard-coreness, then yes they should, cause they don't compare to Honnold.

[@unowhotravelchannel]

Wow, stunning video and great to get to know this guy and what makes him tick! 👍

[@khatton740]

This is a real amazing achievement! Congratulations and a really great film! Crazy that there are three steps to every pitch! Seriously amazing!

[@danegagnon]

So inspiring. I'm just getting back into climbing again and Pete is totally my favorite. Best vibes!

[@apostatepaul]

Magnificent achievement! Pete must be an engine! Well done mate!

[@Feedback4Utoday]

Amazing achievement!!

[@nkyryry]

This guy is an amazing climber.

[@alarge1819]

Guy's a rock star (no pun intended). End of.

[@razerx201]

What a beautiful and impressive story. Well done, young man.

[@MrMrEsquire]

chill vibes on the music: thx

[@adamploof3528]

First time I've ever had to pause a video for a laugh break: 10:32

[@11sbeaston]

"blind people, people with ginger hair."

[@craigslaunwhite579]

yeah I wondered what that was suppose to mean. like they have no souls or something

[@Kampf0r]

So he basically climbed the freaking thing twice in 24 hours, unreal.

[@figa5567]

with what probably amounts to 20kg of gear on his back.

[@gotpwit]

three times. once up, then down to clean, and back up to the top of the pitch

[@gotpwit]

@Daniel Bausch jumaring up and cleaning your pitch is not easy man, especially with the fatigue. your making it sound like it adds nothing to the climb. check this part of the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZrOq4yEZd9nsLc

[@gotpwit]

@Daniel Bausch Here's a nice video showing how it looks like, you're using a bit of leg power but most notable is you're having to lock off your arms for half a second. Imagine having to do that the entire length of the el cap climb. Pete is not even using a jumar system as advanced as the video cause it adds much more weight than he needs using the foot kick off. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJTcqZ2cabyqbLM

[@gotpwit]

@Daniel Bausch you know what i see what you mean when you said descending. instead of 3x the climb i should of said 3x the distance, my bad.

[@FitPops]

Pretty suspenseful to watch even knowing he will make it...congratulations on an amazing accomplishment! 😮👏

[@richiehops7881]

I'd do one small section and be like.. "So we're done right? Because I'm knackered!". These guys are so ballsy! My hat goes off to anyone who climbs that high! Rope or no rope!

[@mes6276]

" I've taken all sorts of people up big wall in Antarctica people who've never climbed before.. blind people you know people with ginger hair.. " ahhahahahah

[@08Shade80]

Was just gunna post that XD ahahaha

[@davepassaro7133]

@@08Shade80 blind people, daywalkers...

[@brianharder7714]

Yeah, he slipped in that "ginger" comment. British humor is awesome.

[@rudolphventer5967]

Yeah wtf lol

[@IAmRedherrings]

Probably an inside joke lol

[@fatmanscoop8650]

"People with ginger hair" 😂😂😂 fucking legend Andy!!

[@Coniculator]

I was like.. "wait..?" wtf xD

[@boysfromgroklahoma7407]

Whittaker: 80% physical 20% mental Honnold: 95% mental 5% physical You can all divvy it however you want it but both are equally as impressive of ways of going about solving a shared problem. Hats off too both accomplished climbers. Cheers.

[@Leingod123]

I bet Honnold can try and beat the Whittaker's record, but i can't say the same for the opposite.

[@boysfromgroklahoma7407]

@@Leingod123 I agree with that statement, I'd hate to see anyone else try this, or see someone be motivated to try it. Don't get me wrong it's an amazing feat and huge accomplishment but it's right there with wingsuitting 20 feet off the ground, eventually the wind will blow in the wrong direction for the wrong amount of time in both circumstances and it could spell death, that's what I hate is the uncontrollable factors because for Honnold say the wind that day decided to pick up or the humidity was off and caused condensation he would have been done.

[@mowglie315]

sick send man congrats!!

[@angiehlauschek7780]

Great climber. Great video! Thx and all the best for your future!!!

[@sakithree]

Rope solos El Cap in 20hrs, then: "maybe it wasn't quite hard enough."

[@Adamjen]

What an absolute madlad

[@kincheng]

Did he say he lost a cam? To be in that kinda headspace in that situation... madness!!!

[@julidiamondlover]

Kin Cheng He said he thinks he lost "a few"

[@stephenmneedham]

Excellent video. Well worth watching. Congratulations, Pete Whittaker.

[@artemis7913]

What Pete did was super impressive. What Alex did was super impressive. One impressive feat does not take away from the impressiveness (is that a word? lol) of the other.