Tom Randall

Tom Randall

Thomas Paul Randalll was born in South Africa, and grow in Sheffield (UK). He's climbing since he was 16, and he is a keen trad climber and has established many first ascents all over the world, mostly involving some kind of crack climbing. In 2011 he teamed up with Pete Whittaker to take on the world's hardest offwidth crack Century Crack, which is documented in the film "Wide Boyz" from Hotaches. His current project is to make the first ascent of “The Crucifix” in the USA. A love for first ascents has also taken him around the UK and the world, with hard trad routes in Orco and Red Rocks to his name. With an appetite for suffering, a good sense of humour and endless enthusiasm, Tom has also pushed the boundaries closer to home with a string of creative challenges – some hard, some odd, but usually both. Tom has also pushed climbing in unusual directions. After an injury forced Tom into avoiding crimps, he focused on developing crack climbing skills and eventually an offwidth obsession. After ticking everything in the UK and some of the hardest routes in Europe, there was only one place left to visit. A trip to the south-west of the US, the offwidth capital of the world, resulted in the first ascent of Century Crack (5.14b) – the hardest of its kind. From the widest of cracks, the obvious challenge was then the thinnest. After spending months in his now famous training basement, a trip to Squamish resulted in an ascent of Cobra Crack (5.14). "I was born in South Africa and spent the following 20 years living in lots of different places due to my parents. I think the regular moving around gave me an appetite for change and ever since leaving school, I’ve never quite been satisfied with staying in one place for more than a few months. In recent years I’ve specialised in trad and in particular, crack climbing. This has taken me from the depths of my basement in Sheffield (training on wooden cracks) to some of the world’s best hard cracks. My main passion lies in new routing and exploring new places, so as my climbing progresses I naturally look for first ascents and ones that include hard crack climbing." Notable Ascents: Pura Pura (5.14c), Orco - first ascent Century Crack (5.14b), Canyonlands - first ascent Cobra Crack (5.14b), Squamish Dinas Crac (E9 7a), Dinas Rock - first ascent Captain Invincible (E9 7a), Burbage North - third ascent Pure Now (E9 6c), Millstone - first ascent Appointment with Death (E9 6c), Wimberry - second ascent Muir-Corazon (5.13b), El Capitan - free ascent World record for most routes soloed in a day - 550 One Infinity(8b+/8A+), Sally-in-the-woods - first ascent Master's Edge (E7 6b), Millstone - multiple birthday ascents in fancy dress

  • Title: Tom Randall
  • Popularity: 0.178
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1981-01-01
  • Place of Birth: South Africa
  • Homepage: https://wideboyz.com/
  • Also Known As: Thomas Paul Randall
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Tom Randall Movies

  • 2012
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    Wide Boyz

    Wide Boyz

    1 2012 HD

    From acclaimed directors Paul Diffley and Chris Alstrin comes a wild journey through the strange sub-culture of offwidth crack climbing. Join two...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Pete Whittaker

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  • 2014
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    Wide Boyz II – Slender Gentlemen

    Wide Boyz II – Slender Gentlemen

    1 2014 HD

    After their success climbing the world’s hardest offwidth, the Wide Boyz, Pete Whittaker and Tom Randall, embark on their next crack climbing...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Pete Whittaker

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  • 2012
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    Reel Rock 7

    Reel Rock 7

    7.2 2012 HD

    The biggest stories from the climbing world, told with humor, heart, and mind-bending action. Featuring Alex Honnold in Honnold 3.0, Chris Sharma and...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Alex Honnold

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  • 2022
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    Bridge Boys

    Bridge Boys

    9.5 2022 HD

    A horizontal big-wall adventure with the Wide Boyz Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker as they take on the longest, most ridiculous crack climb ever...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Pete Whittaker

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  • 2022
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    Reel Rock 16

    Reel Rock 16

    10 2022 HD

    Capturing the greatest stories and sends from the year in climbing, the new films of Reel Rock 16 will deliver a joyful dose of inspiration, heart,...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Charles Albert

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  • 2022
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    Bridge Boys

    Bridge Boys

    9.5 2022 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Pete Whittaker

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  • 2023
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    Reel Rock

    Reel Rock

    10 2023 HD

    Every fall the REEL ROCK Film Tour brings the year's most exciting new climbing films to live audiences around the world. For 2010, the tour features...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast:

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