World's Strongest Boulderers set Ultimate Crack Problem

[@WideBoyz]

🎉CLIMBING COMPETITION Time with over £1000 worth of give aways. 👉 We've teamed up with The Climbing Works and some of the world's strongest boulderers on the planet Will Bosi and Aidan Roberts to set you the ultimate crack problem to try. 👉 To enter 1. Climb or attempt the problem (you do not need to be successful) 2. Video the climb or attempt 3. Post on Instagram Reels and/or Stories and tag @wide_boyz and @climbingworks 🔸Prizes and winners - first 4 people to top the problem win prizes from both Wide Boyz and The Climbing Works (you need to top the problem to be a winner). - Any other videos which capture successes or attempts go into a raffle draw for loads more prizes to give away (you do not need to top the problem to be a winner). 🔹Entry dates You have from now until the 16th Feb. So great training for Crack Fest 😉 Successful attempts can show their posted video to Climbing Works reception to get their prize (first 4 only). If they don't have correct sizes for prizes you can get in touch with us at [e-mail]. Raffle winners will be contacted by direct message on Instagram Massive thanks to Will, Aidan, Sam, The Climbing Works and Wedge Climbing You can find them all on social media.

[@thefreesoloistofficial]

Can you send a route plan to remake it and do it. Cant get across the pond

[@lorvik]

And send @the_free_soloist the NEW Soft Grip PRO-s!

[@thefreesoloistofficial]

@@lorvik thanks for the shout.

[@NikGupta7]

Not sure if anyone noticed but the holds are SOFT GRIP PRO.

[@theflaggeddragon9472]

Someone really should've mentioned this in the video!

[@markstewart9362]

No way

[@thisjustinm]

Thanks for pointing that out! I was wondering what material the holds are but I must have missed that subtle detail.

[@DanielDobbelstein]

Thx. I was wondering the whole vid.

[@oresteszoupanos]

Are you sure the holds used SOFT GRIP PRO? I didn't see any mention of SOFT GRIP PRO in the video..?

[@jeffeyanderson]

Toms enthusiasm is contagious. Nothing puts a smile on my face more than someone sharing something they truly love with someone else

[@lemoi6462]

Hey, did u participate in the lottery of the white boyz?

[@hidden_sense9839]

Went lead climbing yesterday and went to the chaos wall section afterwards to get rid of the last bit of energy... And saw two fresh wb crack trainers installed on the 'not kilter' wall. The cardboard boxes were still lying around. So much fun. Could only paddle the whole distance up to 20° , but I'll be back for more! Envious of this amazing boulder problem though! But what an amazing jam session!

[@doruso5610]

I finally understand the wide pony…

[@matiask7633]

7:01 damn, Aiden is ripped

[@ernesternesto6334]

12:50 wonderful proud crack-dad moment there

[@ilgimdemirel]

The track/song/music that starts at 8:22 (Kid on the move - El Flaco Collective) is an amazing bonus! Thanks for the vibes

[@rikereimer793]

you need to get aidan and will for a cellar session!!

[@bazwax77]

Alien bloc in da house!! 🔥🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤙🏻🧗🏻‍♂️ go on Will, the beard is looking mighty.

[@MrMrArchieman]

"Feels bad to the first fist, then everything else felt bad around that... Yeah it was good!"

[@clown5911]

One of the gyms I go to in Canada ran a scramble comp a couple weeks ago with a crack problem set with the wideboyz volumes. It was pretty simple and they didn't force jamming though, so everyone just lay backed it 😂 But hey, at least cracks are starting to show up.

[@hannibal3143]

Alex Waterhouse popped up in this video too?!?! He's been everywhere lately!

[@Miura.Powers]

And thats a good thing. Also nice that he mentioned the kraken! What a Boulder.

[@SATH1100]

this kind of comp is a great idea you guys should do more all around the uk

[@andrewkim9503]

Loooved this! Watching some of the best outdoor boulderers in the world practicing crack and just having fun with it was a joy to watch!

[@Matty442]

super cool to see my local gym here - far too scared to try these problems though

[@WideBoyz]

No harm in a little dabble, you might learn something and surprise yourself 👍

[@rory787]

Is that Sam wothiaker Petes brother?

[@WideBoyz]

No relation. But both grew up climbing on the Gritstone in The Peak

[@Eyllexx]

Tried on of the crack volumes in Kolding(Denmark) yesterday, very nice

[@mathewlynch583]

Aidan and Will's pics at the start are great...

[@Wish4Fish]

No problem, only took a pro comp climber to send it 😂 Awesome video!

[@averageboulderer]

Don't forget that these guys were once V3 climbers too. Probably on their first day of bouldering.

[@LoveAndClimbing]

7:30 A gimp suit for climbing? Interesting idea...

[@GNitroKing]

-"It's bad it's bad its bad" . . -"how did it feel?" . . -"feels good 👍"

[@GlowingShutter]

I almost don't care about the content when such likeable people are having a good time (first time I see Sam W and Will B for example)

[@spacecowboysucio]

Love whatch top climbers playing around

[@VinceW187]

Love the "this might be a stupid question" right at the start

[@irjake]

What do you guys have against V3 climbers?

[@chaporon_]

Just giving some love to the two other climber who sent v17 and were missed in the video (Nicolas Pelorson and Camille Coudert who both send Soudain Seul with Simon Lorenzi). Otherwise video is really cool and I'd love to see the same concept with other v17 climber

[@zbnmth]

ah cool, you have some source material for that? I'd love to watch!

[@chaporon_]

@@zbnmth There is a documentary of Nicolas Pelorson 2nd ascent on Mellow KZbin channel, and Camille coudert uploaded his ascent on his own channel ;)

[@robertserban9681]

Adam Ondra?

[@tobias_george]

you saying crack makes me think about crack and I love crack

[@luckyspurs]

Every time they invite someone new it continues to prove that every climber is super likeable. What is it about this sport.

[@martinrenaudin7415]

Lorenzi said 'soudain seul" was 9a after repeating alphane. So maybe you can add Nico Pelorson and Camille Coudert to the 9a climbers ? :)

[@muumarlin1731]

So fun! Great problem and great video

[@robertcreer8826]

Shame I'm not in Sheffield atm to have a go! Would be happy if I could leave the start jug 🤣

[@sferguson1130]

It’d be so rad, if there was a way, to have clear crack trainers, to be able to see exactly what’s goin on in there. I’d love to see how vivid the red and purple is, in your hands 🤣

[@joehenshall8735]

Aidan looks like he's cut to that V17 body fat percentage

[@MartinClimbs]

I think they might be ready for the cellar

[@VeritasGames]

Didn't know Sean Murray from Hello Games climbed 🙃

[@MarkusSojakka]

Pretty sure that Soudain Seul should be 9A? Lorenzi who has climbed both Alphane and Seul and seems to think that Seul might be even or slightly harder. Might be wrong tho🤷‍♂️

[@MsLakerfan91]

Time for Tom to try Alphane and find some undiscovered good jams.

[@danhawson3242]

God, this looks fun. I wish one of my local walls made more of their crack volumes. The setters seem to struggle to put their cracks (original wide boyz cracks) to good use, so whenever they do something remotely creative (i.e. not just a big, continuous, vertical hand jam crack) then I make sure to pass on compliments, in the hope that they'll get the message.

[@attention_shopping]

hanging at the final crack at the top with hands looks scary

[@hotbeefo]

Drive down from Leeds to fall off this or get out on grit? Soz guys, gonna go for the latter

[@magermilch8388]

I'd love to get my hands on this. but i'd have to take a ✈

[@gmac123]

Wish I lived nearby... and not 5,420 km away (3,368 freedom units) away. I cannot find any gym in NYC that has cracks.

[@strawberrymilky1128]

Gym owner here! I just love seeing people doing hand jams in my crack

[@garywheaton7112]

When do we get to see the new footage of the O dog???

[@stephenmcdonald7385]

I literally go, oh oh it's a wide pony now 😂

[@Priya-xc3pe]

How cold was it in that climbing centre??

[@paulrimmer763]

It's the most expensive one but basically unusable in winter 😂

[@andrewhunter6536]

Oh man I wish I lived close enough to try it. Don’t fancy coming to Dresden just to set a boulder? 😅

[@christhed8679]

Pete looks a bit older in this video

[@DekarNL]

I don't have social media nor the opportunity to attempt the climb in the first place. Best of luck to everyone!

[@legape4762]

Same

[@alpeaceandlove]

Man rad video mite drive dude, but dude please make the angle wider towards the bottom

[@davidbrowne1967]

Well I'd be up for trying the problem but not the 2hr drive there then 2hr drive home.

[@magermilch8388]

I'd rather take the 2h drive. 😁 Greethings from Germany ✈

[@schnabelinski6067]

I thought you were not supposed to set cracks tapered down at the end because you could bone-lock? Why did you set it like this here?

[@schnabelinski6067]

great video though I'm pumped for the Patagonia trip that Pete did.

[@naturemaster8810]

0:02 whos the last climber?

[@LucasHoffman-xh9rt]

Simon Lorenzi

[@EddieChan88]

Hahaha great video guys!!! 🙏🙏🙏

[@zimcam1]

I'd love to try it from Canada...

[@clementcousin5278]

Will Bosi's King Capella has been downgraded by Jakob Schubert who did it in 4 days and Megos didn't want to confirm the grade after doing it in 9 days. Since those two have 9b+ experience and climbed King Capella quickly nobody cites King Capella among the 9b+ today. So Will Bosi isn't a 9b+ climber yet though he will very probably send Excalibur this year.

[@bazwax77]

Slightly salty comment….. 🤷🏻‍♂️ IMHO

[@clementcousin5278]

@@bazwax77 I wanted to be gentler but you can't edit comment from google on a smartphone 😅

[@LoveAndClimbing]

1:25 SAM WHITTAKER? Did we just meet Pete's dad?

[@LoveAndClimbing]

Or did you think you could sneak in a different Whittaker and we wouldn't notice it wasn't Pete!?

[@LoveAndClimbing]

Has Pete been replaced?

[@dharker7595]

Where on earth is the O dog cellar video?!

[@WideBoyz]

Patience for the best series of videos

[@M0nkee_mode]

pete would flash this fr

[@kaikohl973]

Tom is such a frother, what a loveable bloke

[@IrohnicYT]

Does anyone know what the orange puffy jacket Aidan wore is called?

[@luckylucascrafts1103]

What’s that song that plays through minute 7

[@dillonpatterson7941]

I want “Hand Jammies” pajamas

[@rudiamond6109]

You should make a bag that you carry around with a hand-jam

[@zealous261]

Can someone tell me who all the 6 V17 climbers are? I know 5 of them: Nalle, Daniel, Will, Aidan, Shawn. Whose the 6th?

[@demyurgeAN]

Simon Lorenzi who also did the FA of Soudain Seul 9A which was repeated by both Nicolas Pelorson and Camille Coudert, who are therefore also 9A climbers. But grades being subjective and all, and it's always tricky to make a definitive list of people who have climbed a given grade. Alphane might be hard 8C+ by following testimonies of people who have done it and applying common logic. Which would make Nalle, Daniel and Shawn the only 3 climbers who have climbed "undisputed" 9A with respectively Burden of Dreams, Return of the Sleepwalker and Megatron.

[@Bsillest271]

I’ve been climbing for about 2 months now. I’m working on getting my first v6. Should I be training? And what should I do? Love to get some feedback from anyone :) thanks guys

[@Bsillest271]

I can climb just about any v4/5 I come across

[@WideBoyz]

If you've only been climbing 2 months then just going climbing is the best training. Gradually increase the amount of sessions you're doing per week and focus on improving technique, movement skills and building a Base level of fitness through climbing.

[@paulmitchell5349]

Get those crimp Meisters on Wuthering roof on a top rope!

[@Mattystem]

Have you ever tried to climb an offwidth with the kids hulk hands?

[@Apagadorable]

I miss Nalle.

[@rodent308]

great video but im wondering, how cold is this gym? why is everyone in their heavy coats?

[@WideBoyz]

Sheffield climbing gyms 💪

[@climbagote6195]

Chocolate makes me happy

[@nebifn8817]

is it really cold in the gym?

[@dr.x.8614]

Must be labelled advertising

[@SweetMooch]

Do y'all spell queef q w i f?

[@robert.hucknall]

I think you forgot Nico Pelorson and Camille Coudert

[@frutose6fosfato]

I didn't get that, soft grip pro isn't it?

[@Wagman92]

The gyms in the uk must be fucking cold :D

[@adriensanz2354]

I don't see Camille Couder and Nico Pelorson in your climbers who have climbed V17... Brits are good at ignoring frogs.

[@millacabral9475]

Why is there no heating in this awesome gym? You can see their friggin breaths hahaha

[@WideBoyz]

Connies

[@Govanification]

@@WideBoyz Or condies if you're in the states haha. respect for them cold gyms, don't make me sweat standing around.

[@Tomwithnonumbers]

Alex is such a beast

[@drphalanges1520]

Sam must be Pete's brother, right? I noticed the resemblance immediately (not to mention the surname).

[@joshgibson267]

I'm jealous.

[@manuelc5592]

What happened to the other Whittaker? Did you leave him in the cellar to get a new one?

[@WideBoyz]

Still in the cellar with Ondra

[@manuelc5592]

@@WideBoyz can't wait for those videos to drop

[@arturobandini4078]

Actually, 7 climbers. I just never film my projects, so no one know who I am.

[@stickmasterlukeRBX]

looks easy, it's a shame I'm in the US

[@SnowmansApartment]

who is the 6th guy?

[@jaycee6764]

None of the Japanese beasts climb V17? I thought Shinichiro Nomura and his gang were V16/17 climbers as well

[@justindantonio2561]

Is there ever a scenario where you'd benefit from a hand-foot jam? Like stacking your foot next to your hand? Almost looked like Tom was going to do it on the second crack on his send go😅

[@WideBoyz]

Hand jam against the leg is useful on occasion. AKA The Trout Tickler

[@AlmightyUniden]

​@@WideBoyz the best name for any move I've ever heard

[@fontventures8398]

FYI if you count Soudain Seul there are 8 climbers that have climbed V17. Also Nico Pelorson and Camille Coudert. The boulder looks awesome and I am curious about playing on the softgrip pro

[@williamhunzicker2613]

No one counts that as it’s not v17. That’s like saying if you count midnight lightning then hundreds have done v17.

[@clementcousin5278]

Well only one guy downgraded it of the three who did it + Simon Lorenzi who did the first ascent also climbed Alphane and thought it was easier. So it's not that clear to be honest

[@fontventures8398]

@@clementcousin5278 exactly also Will Bosi thought Alphane wasn't as hard as his 8C+ FA Honey Badger. So with that logic it should count imo

[@zacharylaschober]

Always baffled by the hate for Soudain Seul when Return of the Sleepwalker, Burden of Dreams, and Megatron haven’t had any repeats, and Alphane was suggested easier than Soudain and Honey Badger. If Simon thought Alphane was easier, and Soudain isn’t v17… then Alphane ain’t v17 which means Will and Aidan haven’t sent a v17 and possibly Shawn hasn’t either since he is the one who graded Alphane and Megatron… Think people are still riled by the “controversy” of having a book beneath a knee pad as though this somehow becomes aid and invalidates the climb into futuristic v2.

[@the_zenclimber]

I feel a new Age of Inflation coming up… until we got a new Tale of 2 Worlds which will downgrade all existing 9As 😂

[@chaosengine4597]

So sad I'm located in Austria :(

[@majkelb3057]

so Ondra isn't 9a climber? o.O

[@WideBoyz]

He hasn't bouldered 9A

[@majkelb3057]

@@WideBoyz that's strange for him and it seems like a good challenge then.

[@swaggerman3]

Will looking different these days

[@judemecham5175]

Aiden is top tier

[@SweetMooch]

Ahh hasn't Ondra done higher than that a few times?

[@absbsbrkdndjrb]

He's done 9c, which is a route climb (not bouldering). V17, or 9A is bouldering, which only these guys have done. Easy mistake as the grading systems are annoyingly similar looking

[@azersgames6053]

They forgot to put nico pelurson with the send of soundain seul

[@callumvingoe6095]

If I’m not mistaken it was downgraded to V16 by nico himself

[@aracanthe7251]

It's still not exactly confirmed since there were 2 up for V17 and one for V16 among the 3 who climbed it

[@callumvingoe6095]

@@aracanthe7251 who was the 3rd that climbed it? I don’t remember seeing it anywhere, thank you

[@saulsarry]

@@callumvingoe6095 camille coudert

[@callumvingoe6095]

@@saulsarry thank you, would be very interesting to see some of the others mentioned in the video try it out and give there opinions

[@linusalexandersson5764]

Why why why is it that all climbers wear f***n jackets inside. Like they are cold all the time! Why, its so weird!!

[@vandergulden]

No body fat and energy prises? Also holds stick better if it is a bit cold (not in my climbing range, but these machines probably feel it).

[@colemantrebor6574]

the gym seems empty at the start, so they probably filmed it outside opening hours and weren't gonna heat the whole gym for just the 4 of them

[@yScribblezHD]

Gyms are really large spaces that take a lot of money and energy to heat, as someone else said. If you're filming a video alone in the gym somewhere where it's cold, if would be silly to heat the entire place just to shoot. Also I often wear a hoodie inside when I'm coming from the cold outside, then I warm up with it on until I feel warm without it.

[@adventureawaits6923]

Finally tried a crack boulder at my local gym! I'm a shit climber and it's a V9, so I never got the send, but I got the first three moves! This channel is fuckin awesome, always love the videos, keep on keepin on!

[@WideBoyz]

Cool that they've got something up and you got on it 💪