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Climbing techniques: how to climb cracks #2

09.06.2012 by Planetmountain

The final three videos with Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker explaining the climbing techniques needed for getting up cracks: offwidth, gear and gear placements and taping.

After yesterday's first episode which examined thin finger cracks, hand cracks and fist cracks, here are the final three videos of this useful online tutorial which teaches the art of crack climbing

How to climb cracks #1

Episode 4 - Offwidths

Episode 5 - Gear and gear placements

Episode 6 - Taping

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