In October 2023, Pete Whittaker made the first ascent of Crown Royale on the Profile Wall in Norway. The 300-foot pitch is one of the hardest crack climbs in the world at 5.14d. The 100-metre Crown Royale required Whittaker to untie from his 80-metre rope and solo the last 20 metres.

Whittaker said the redpoint took around an hour and he placed 17 pieces overall. He said, “I started with eight pieces and tagged up the remaining nine from the halfway rest. I’ve no idea about the weight of the rack, I tried to select small pieces in general.” Watch him on the FA below.

Earlier this year, Slovenian climber Jernej Kruder has made the second ascent of Crown Royale. Watch the FA below

Crown Royale