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Read more It's Time To Jam I started this project with one goal in mindto provide a resource of crack climbing knowledge: the go-to place to learn about this craft. I hope that everyone who picks up the bookeven the very best climbers in the worldcan learn something (I certainly have from writing it), or at the very least think about a crack climbing concept in a different way. So, to the readers: this book is written for you. -- Pete Whittaker, author, elite climber Step-by-step instruction, illustrated with precise drawings Photos show how to tape hands to protect your skin and boost your friction Each chapter includes a From the Master inspirational interview with an elite rock climber Guidelines on placing gear Tips on what to wear for different types of cracks Read more Excerpts from sample chapters Chapter 2: Finger Cracks PINKIE-DOWN JAM: RING FINGER powerful jam, active twisting jam You can also execute pinkie-down jams with your ring finger as the bottom finger (figure 4). The same technique is used as with pinkie- down finger jams, the only difference is that your ring finger is the one biting into the constriction. Your little finger can either stay inside the crack (where it will be of limited use as it is too narrow to passively wedge) or move out-side. Keeping it outside the crack will help to emphasise the twisting action on your ring finger. This technique is useful if: . . . Chapter 3: Hand Cracks CORNER CRACKS There are a number of different positions that can be adopted with the hands and feet that can affect the way you climb in a hand-width corner crack. What follows are a selection of different hand and foot positions, and then the type of climbing youll experience by positioning yourself in this manner. No one position is right or wrong, its just about picking the most appropriate one for a particular situation. Are you feeling tired? Do you need to move quickly? Do you want to climb securely? Whats going to work best for the angle youre climbing? These are the type of questions you should be asking yourself to help select the most appropriate position. Chapter 4: Fist Cracks TEACUP JAM, PROTRUDING THUMB This is when teacupping can become very unpleasant; however it will give you an extra half inch to fill a void. Follow the same steps as for a flat thumb teacup, but as you move your thumb around the side of your fist, sit the tip of the thumb in the small indentation created by your bent index finger. This will make the joint of your thumb protrude out against the crack wall (figure 72). A lot of pressure will be going through a very small contact point which will make your thumb want to buckle back in. To prevent this from hap-pening, push down and into the indentation with the tip of your thumb to help create outwards expansion. You should tape the thumb joint for this jam or else it will very quickly become excruciatingly painful. Chapter 9: Roof Cracks WIDE PONY With this technique, you are climbing with your hands between your legs, sideways, in a crablike style (figure 150). Hands: Use your hands in the butterfly jam stack position (Chapter 5), so one palm is facing towards you. The palm that is facing towards you is used to aid your sit-up: use it to undercut the crack (and to keep your torso from dropping down) as you get your other hand in position. Read more Mountaineers Books is an independent nonprofit publisher.

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🗸 Author(s): Pete Whittaker
🗸 Title: Crack Climbing: The Definitive Guide (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert)
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