Tom Randall
Height: |
5ft 10" |
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Ape index: |
+1 |
Born: |
5th Feb, South Africa |
Current Location: |
Sheffield |
Been climbing for: |
15 years |
Fav 5:10 Shoe: |
Anasazi Velcro - the Daddy! |
Memorable Climbing Moment: |
Probably topping out on Ray's Roof for the first time as all those years ago I never thought I'd be good enough to do it. Nowadays.... it doesn't even seem hard any more! Now, that is weird. |
Climbing Heroes: |
Tom Williams - the man who originally got me into climbing and who taught me never limit yourself even when you're bricking it. And Pete Whittaker for being really psyched and constantly reminding me that nausea when climbing is not a bad thing! Oh and Scotty Burke for thinking that a man can change his Ape Index by stretching - legend. |
Loves: |
Chocolate and vampires |
Hates: |
Pretentious idiots |
Fav Book: |
Shadows in the Wind |
Fav Music: |
Classic Rock and heavy German Opera |
Fav Climb: |
London Wall, Millstone |
Other Hobbies: |
Pen & Ink drawing and cooking |
Occupation: |
Route setter/Coach/Husband |
Website: |
wildcountry.co.uk/Community/Sponsees/TomRandall & www.rab-blog.com/category/athletes/tom-randall |
Tom's Blog
11th Feb 2011 New Routes on New Crag for Randall and Whittaker
Taken from UKclimbing.com:
"Pete Whittaker and Tom Randall have climbed two new routes at a 'new' crag - Rainroach Rock in Staffordshire.
The routes, Captain Cutloose (E7 6c) and Pieces of Eight (E8 7a) took a fair bit of cleaning, but after the hard work produced two good lines.
Tom Randall explains how they were tipped off:
...I got chatting to Gary Gibson about new crags and new routes to be developed in the Churnet region. Quite surprisingly, he actually gave me a rather good tip-off about this place called Rainroach Rock...
After trekking through quite a bit of dense woodland and the dreaded Rhododendron bushes we eventually found the fabled Rainroach Rock. As promised, the crag was totally obscured by vegetation, so we got work with a load of bow-saws and cleared a substantial area of land. Once cleaned up a bit, we were greeted with a really awesome bit of rock – perfect Churnet grit, capped with a massive horizontal 7-foot roof!
...We returned on Friday to find perfect conditions. A quick check of our routes from the comfort of a tight rope confirmed they were ready to go, so we later dispatched them that day. My route features a huge cut loose move across the roof and a bit of spicy climbing up the final arete, which was very enjoyable – this created 'Captain Cut Loose' probably about E7 6c. Pete crimped and gnarled his way up the very bold lower arete of his route and ran it out on the upper headwall to create a desperate E8 7a – 'Pieces Of Eight'."
Check the video out HERE
