Veteran climber Pete Whittaker climbs 611 rock climbs in the U.K. in under 20 hours. Watch his new video below.

In 2011, Pete Whittaker and Tom Randall visited the U.S., where Whittaker became the first to flash Belly Full of Bad Berries (5.13b), a renowned off-width in Indian Creek. They also made the first ascent of Century Crack (5.14b), the world’s hardest off-width climb, initially with pre-placed gear, before repeating it while placing their own. 

In 2014, Whittaker achieved the first flash of Freerider (5.12d) on El Capitan. In 2016, he completed the first rope solo free-climb of Freerider in a single day. In 2021, Whittaker and Randall free-climbed The Great Rift (5.13), a 2,500-foot roof crack beneath a highway overpass in Devon, England, featured in the short film Bridge Boys at Reel Rock 16.

In 2023, Whittaker made the first ascent of Crown Royale (5.14d), a 100m crack climb in Jøssingfjord, Norway, proposing a 9a grade, placing it among the world’s hardest trad routes. He noted its difficulty as “harder overall than Recovery Drink, but not by much,” suggesting 8c+/9a.

611 Climbs in a Day