25 Jan Tom Randall on The Kraken

Tom Ranbdall, tha famous Wide Boyz able to climb off width routes in all the world, opened last summer the incredible The Kraken, a terrible 8b problem that follows a crack roof. Probably the hardest in this style. “I know routes like Century, Recovery Drink, etc are just the start,” Tom wrote on his blog. “This game has got a whole lot further to go. Where do you go when you’re puffing out of your ass on a V10 though? More stamina? Build another cellar crack? Work on your pinkie jamming? I think the answer for me lay in trying to find or climb a much (much) more powerful crack. No endurance factor, less cheater-beta and with plenty of power needed.” The Kraken is at Hartland Quay, Devonshire.