Crack Climbing: The Definitive Guide (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert)

I've been climbing outdoors for 12 years, so I got this book to see what I was missing. Apparently the answer was "almost everything". This guy has packed in every last thing known by humans about crack technique into one book. Foot stacks, baggy fist jams, and other stuff I didn't know existed.Anyways, if you have any interest in trad climbing, buy the book. I was on a route at the Red 2 weeks ago, working a roof, and a crack was too narrow for a fist jam, and too wide for a hand jam. Just about ready to look for a different move, then remembered the baggy fist deal, and tada - I'm good to go.Also, there's about 20 pages just on taping up your hands. Again, I can't find any reason not to have this on the bookshelf.

I'm currently working on an indoor roof crack at my home gym, that has not seen FA (first ascent) since the gym has opened. I have even gone to the trubel of making a replica of the crack in my backyard, but I have been having difficulty find the information I needed online to climb roof crack more efficiency. after reading a large part of this book, especially the section on roof cracks, I can honestly say that this book has taught me a lot of things that I've never even thought of. This book book is amazing and I definitely recommend it to anyone who is just starting out in crack climbing or has been crack climbing for years. There's so much in this book from beautiful illustration and photos to the humerus descriptions! Love it!

Pete did a really good job with this book. I’m a moderate trad climber and this book has already made a big difference with my crack technique. Some crack techniques are intuitive, but most aren’t. This book gives very detailed instructions with useful graphics to convey good crack technique. Older climbing manuals don’t give great instructions when it comes to crack climbing. If you want to be better at fisting a crack then you have to get this book.

I love this book! It's extremely interesting and entertaining - I love the little climber profiles throughout, and so educational! It's a fun book to have in our house in Moab for people to flip through, and I've found myself opening it up when I can't figure out specific beta for a weird crack. I highly reccomend this book, it would make a great gift for any climber!

Received two extremely beat up copies (damage luckily cosmetic and limited to the covers) of this much anticipated book and gift for a friend. Disappointed in Amazons sourcing/care. Book itself is great content, as expected. If you want to get this, I would suggest not buying from Amazon.

Bought as a gift for a climbing enthusiasts couple. I see by the condition of the book that it has been well used.

The best and the most detailed book on crack climbing technic. I found new and interesting things there and that after 20 years of trade climbing, most of which done in Yosemite.

If you had a question about crack climbing, its in this book. Somehow comprehensive and concise. Look no further for crack climbing info.

Wow, I thought I understood crack climbing technique, but this book kind of blew my mind. It will really take your game to the next level, whether you climb finger cracks or offwidth. Now I have so many more options for jamming, resting and overall climbing techniques in any size of crack. I also really enjoy the author's dry sense of humour which keeps the content interesting - it can be a lot to wrap your mind around if you read the book straight through, so I tend to bounce around and read sections depending on what I'm working on at the moment. I haven't found a resource that goes this in depth into crack climbing technique, and would definitely recommend it to any trad climbers!

Great pictures and the information is clear and useful. Well done Pete!

For crack climbing in my gym projet