Right foot right hand left foot left hand.
How to climb roof cracks.
Scout for them at all times as they are the easiest to use.
Cam hook tips cam hooks are not appropriate for soft rock such as zion sandstone as they tend to blow out the edges of the crack.
Over one or two pitches of hand crack and my feet would start to ache.
Roof crack tr 5 10 6a 18 vi 18 e1 5a v0 4.
Move efficiently through the moves by swinging your arms in a windmill fashion into the next hand jams.
Grab what you can to swing your feet up and lock them in place then move your hands into the jams one at a time.
Climbing up a crack.
Hang with hands and feet in the crack.
Look for bumps edges or dishes on the face outside the crack.
When i started crack climbing i tried to twist my leg parallel to the crack with every jam.
Scary cherry v2 5 some boulder problem with a crack v easy 3 r torture chamber traverse v1 5.
Finger crack master jean pierre ouellet says the tiniest bumps will be good enough to get to the next jam.
S crack tr 5 10b 6a 19 vii 19 e2 5b.
To alleviate this make sure to evenly distribute your weight at all times.
Unknown 5 6 corner t tr 5 6 4c 14 v 12 s 4b.
Aid climbing gear cam hooks.
Cam hooks can be placed in roof cracks as shown.
Unknown 5 7 corner.
Combine hand and foot jams in an alternating sequence e g.
The first step is getting used to the position with both hands and feet in the crack.
Roofus the t s tr 5 9 5c 17 vi 17 hvs 5a.
Climb the ladder and slowly crawl onto the roof.
They will flex a lot in this position so be very gentle.
Lean the ladder against the house.
You ll generally find that inserting your hands with your thumbs up will put you in the most natural and efficient position.
For an extra challenge both construction wise and climbing you can build the crack in different sections with each section set to a unique angle say a 45 degree crack into a roof crack.
After a while you start to get a feel for exactly how much torque you need to stay in the crack usually not even close to parallel in 2 3 so you aren t cranking too hard on every jam.
The main problem with tile roofs is that the tiles are brittle and can easily crack or break if you apply too much pressure to them.
It s like sport climbing so remember your fancy footwork.
Sagas 50 t tr 5 7 5a 15 v 13 mvs 4b.
