Must-See Film ‘The Road to Century Crack’
The Road to Century Crack is one of the best climbing films we've seen this year
In 2011, Pete Whittaker and Tom Randall made the first ascent of Century Crack 5.14b in Utah’s Canyonlands. It wasn’t repeated until 2018 by Danny Parker. The film The Road to Century Crack features Japanese climber Yuya Kitahira working on the monster offwidth – watch below.
The route was found by crack climber Crusher Bartlett in 2001, who aided across the crack solo. “That in itself was a considerable achievement considering the committing nature of the area and the horrendous exposure on the final section,” said Randall. “Crusher gave the aid line the name of Chocolate Starfish A1.”
About Kitahira’s film, Whittaker and Randall said, “Maybe we’re biased… but one of the best most genuine climbing films we’ve seen for a long time.”
Road to Century Crack
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