Monday 13th July 2020, Crack School with Pete Whittaker
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. Pete has offered to demonstrate the many different techniques and to give us an understanding of when, why and how to use them. Develop these skills with confidence and your climbing standard (especially on grit) will improve.
We will use a suitable Peak District crag (probably Millstone Edge) to look at techniques for different widths of cracks, including finger cracks, hand and fist cracks, offwidth cracks and chimneys. Pete will look 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.
Eight places, open initially only to full AMI members, £50 per person