Wide Boyz

Hot Aches Productions|2013|United Kingdom|48 min

The story of the ultimate offwidth test piece, Century Crack, the world’s hardest offwidth.

Winner

Best Short Film

Banff Mountain Film Festival
2012

Winner

People’s Choice

Kendal Mountain Film Festival
2012

Winner

Best Climbing Film

Kendal Mountain Film Festival
2012
Synopsis

The world of offwidth crack climbing is a strange sub-culture rumoured to be dominated by knuckle-dragging, bar-brawling dirt-bags! The climbing is tough, painful and bloody. Two climbers from England, Pete Whittaker and Tom Randall, set out to explore this world and climb the world’s hardest offwidths. They complete a brutal two-year training regime, mostly spent hanging upside down in a suburban Sheffield basement, before embarking on a tour of the USA. The tour culminates in the first ascent of the ultimate offwidth test piece, Century Crack, the world’s hardest offwidth.

Type

Feature-length

Genre

Documentary, Sports

Directed By
Paul Diffley

Banff

Official Selection 2012

Kendal

Official Selection 2012

Winner

Best Short Film

Banff Mountain Film Festival
2012

Winner

People’s Choice

Kendal Mountain Film Festival
2012

Winner

Best Climbing Film

Kendal Mountain Film Festival
2012

Winner

Best Climbing Film

Sheffield Adventure Film Festival
2013

Winner

Best Climbing Film

Mountain Film in Telluride
2013

Winner

Grand Prize

Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival
2013
Cast and Crew
Director
Paul Diffley
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