Climbing Contents Archive

We interview Lucas Uchida, possibly Canada's strongest rock climber right now. Here's what he had to say: https://t.co/nU3vJlTNy0 #news #rockclimbing #canada #sports #strong

The world's greatest free-solo climber climbs a likely new route on Antarctica #news #sports #mountains #southpole https://t.co/ojoxxo4aYJ

One of the U.S.A.'s best all-round climbers is heading to South America to attempt to free-climb a famous route #news #sports #climbing #mountains https://t.co/q6239KQ4f0

It's not uncommon to have a heatbreaking experience when you start crack climbing as the technique required are so far removed from anything you might have previously learnt in climbing. Here's Pete Whittaker's--author of Crack Climbing: The Definitive Guide--five rules of crack climbing: 1. Fill the space efficiently 2. Use your body as a jamming device 3. Keep everything in line with the Crack 4. Use structure not strength 5. More surface area between skin and rock equals a better jam You can read the full article at mountaineer.org by clicking the link in our bio! Or purchase Pete's book in our retail space. ----- There's a couple of spots open for Routesetter john__hickey's intro class this Wednesday @ 7pm. Click the link in our bio to sign up!