The ability to climb cracks is at the core of a climber's craft.
It's time to jam!.
Master the craft and advance your climbing.
Gain insights from Lynn Hill, Alex Honnold, Barbara Zangerl, Peter Croft and more.
Pete has also interviewed some of the world's top Crack climbers so that you can learn from the best.
Additional chapters cover how to tape up, as well as essential gear and equipment.
Step-by-step practical information and how-tos are supplemented with tips and tricks from Pete alongside illustrations by Alex Poyzer and photographs.
Pete looks at the basics, including the hand jam - the essential technique in any Crack climber's repertoire - right through to advanced techniques such as the sidewinder and the trout tickler.
The book is split into easily accessible sections on techniques for different widths of cracks, including finger cracks, hand and fist cracks, offwidth cracks and chimneys.
Develop these skills with confidence and your Climbing standard will improve.
In this book, Pete has drawn on years of experience to demonstrate the many different techniques and to give you an understanding of when, why and how to use them.
Pete is widely regarded as one of the best Crack climbers in the world, having made dozens of cutting-edge first ascents and hard repeats, including the first ascent of Century Crack (5.14b) in Canyonlands, Utah.
Crack Climbing by Pete Whittaker provides a single point of reference for all Crack Climbing techniques, regardless of the grade you climb.
The ability to climb cracks is at the core of a climber's craft
