Wild Country Crack School - Episode 1 - Finger Cracks - with the Wide Boyz

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  • Опубликовано: 25 дек 2024

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  • @HondoTrailside
    @HondoTrailside Год назад +24

    I had a friend who went to Yosemite 40 years ago. He was fit, but a real world 5.4 climber on tricky limestone. He was soon climbing 5.9 cracks. Then he got on a long one, ran out the lead, and could keep climbing, but didn't have the strength to put in the pro. Eventually, he took a 90 foot fall on the rope. Next thing I knew, he was into marathon canoeing.

    • @averagejoegrows
      @averagejoegrows 6 месяцев назад +1

      wack he never loved climbing then, a whips a whip. If you didnt splat onto the next one

    • @procerator
      @procerator 2 месяца назад

      There is no crack climb high enough to take a 90 foot fall on the rope.

    • @geometerfpv2804
      @geometerfpv2804 8 дней назад

      @@procerator That's only 27 meters, you really don't think there are crack routes that long?

  • @gamemechanic6390
    @gamemechanic6390 3 года назад +35

    Just found this... the boyz look like babies!! Theyve come a long way, or maybe were all just getting old. Good video!

    • @Atariks
      @Atariks 3 года назад +1

      Thought the same in the first moments.

    • @Atariks
      @Atariks 3 года назад +3

      And Pete sounds quite unfamiliar

    • @terraflow__bryanburdo4547
      @terraflow__bryanburdo4547 3 года назад +1

      @@Atariks sounds very congested

    • @metacum
      @metacum 2 года назад +1

      Remember I saw these vids when they came out. Tom and Pete weren't famous at all, thought I thought they were cool in their own goofy way. And def super solid and inspirational climbers anyway. Yeah, been a minute 😁

  • @russiawithlove101
    @russiawithlove101 11 лет назад +74

    I give this video a... THUMBS UP!

    • @mertman1
      @mertman1 6 лет назад +10

      Thumbs Down is better weren’t you listening. Haha

  • @simonemapelli
    @simonemapelli Год назад +1

    🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
    00:17 🧗‍♂️ Introduction to Crack Climbing
    - Crack climbing is a fundamental skill for climbers, offering techniques like finger jams and hand jams for various routes.
    - The series aims to introduce crack climbing techniques, starting with finger cracks.
    01:12 🤚 Finger Jam Techniques
    - Explains the "thumbs up" finger jam technique.
    - Emphasizes the importance of twisting the thumb outwards for a secure jam.
    - Contrasts "thumbs up" with "thumbs down" finger jam and their respective uses.
    03:05 🦶 Foot Placement in Finger Cracks
    - Highlights the significance of finding constrictions in the crack for footholds.
    - Demonstrates how to position the foot sideways and use knee placement to secure footholds.
    - Discusses using offset sections of the crack for thin cracks and looking for external footholds on the wall.
    04:48 👢 Choosing the Right Climbing Boots
    - Recommends using softer, well-worn climbing boots over stiff ones for better rubber twisting.
    - Soft boots may be slightly uncomfortable but provide better performance in finger cracks.
    05:30 🎬 Conclusion and Preview
    - Summarizes the key points about climbing finger cracks.
    - Teases the next episode's topic: hand cracks.
    Made with HARPA AI

  • @princenabby1
    @princenabby1 2 года назад +7

    Pete and Tom look so young!

  • @moritzsteiner3063
    @moritzsteiner3063 3 года назад +1

    thx mate good infos
    specialy the soft boot strategy
    had a short but hard crack and it worked well
    also thumb up and down ... never thought about it like u ty

  • @frankh3057
    @frankh3057 7 лет назад +9

    spicy run-out at the end :)) 5:55

  • @Shadowang323
    @Shadowang323 2 года назад +1

    Saw Randall at The Creek last week and didnt remember why he looked so familiar, now im here again... Hahaha

  • @rxsnh
    @rxsnh 12 лет назад +4

    Obrigado pela informação!! os escaladores do Brasil agradecem!! thank you

  • @heartunderblade2840
    @heartunderblade2840 5 лет назад +5

    You guys got very nice and useful videos!! I want to ask if you guys can share the function that others can add translated subtitles?
    I am from Taiwan, and many my friends likes your video but some of them can't understand English well, so I want to translate for them.

  • @christinegerard4974
    @christinegerard4974 5 месяцев назад

    Very interesting.Thank you .

  • @ripperkon
    @ripperkon 6 лет назад

    Nice one! Thx for sharing.

  • @uhessler99
    @uhessler99 8 лет назад +13

    Thumbs Up Jams? thats my mix cd title

  • @mikkel436
    @mikkel436 5 месяцев назад

    As a 29 year old man, I’m still not quite old enough to watch a crack climbing video with the sentence “thumb up in the crack technique”

  • @climbingnewbs1867
    @climbingnewbs1867 8 лет назад

    Thanks For the Tutorial! Very helpful.

  • @foxyluca100
    @foxyluca100 11 лет назад +2

    Awesome video; Certainly helped me! Could any one tell please me what the name of the crag that they are at?

    • @benji7891
      @benji7891 5 лет назад

      Luca Keushguerian millstone or Lawrencefield I reckon. Both in the Peak District.

  • @kufuffin47
    @kufuffin47 12 лет назад

    Great! Thanks mates.

  • @2rfg949
    @2rfg949 Год назад

    does these guys even age? love the music.

  • @rc5981
    @rc5981 2 года назад

    Embankment 2 at Millstone quarry. E1 5c on just the right crack. Pete just walking up it :-D

  • @KillroyX99
    @KillroyX99 Год назад

    Finger cracks really hurt. Any tips on that?

  • @fisher479
    @fisher479 5 лет назад +2

    Whilst watching this couldn't stop thinking, what if you fall backwards whilst your fingers are jammed into a crack? couldn't you lose a finger? crazy....

    • @HondoTrailside
      @HondoTrailside Год назад

      1) Jamming isn't being stuck, some jams used muscular expansion, so you relax, and out she comes, which is also why they can be very exhasuting. Some do involve jaming like a chock stone, but you do it carefully choosing the shape of the hand and the stone to keep it safe. When jams get super hard, on difficult climbs you often have very little to work with, and the difficulty isn't getting stuck, it is getting stuck in at all. But I know someone who lost a finger reaching for a high shelf and caught a ring on the way down. Anything is possible.
      2) Gravity works downward, so falling backwards is likely not the situation you are most worried about, or the direction you oriented the jam for the pinch. I don't think in most situations it is the fancy places with perfect cracks that would be the problem. It is crags nobody has heard of or limestone, that gets nasty. You get all kinds of weird shapes. with painful needles and bumps in them. Though usually there are other holds to use. If an accident can happen, someone has probably done it.
      3) I have heard of people getting seriously stuck. In the cases in question, two I can remember, it was knees. Mustang tower is the one that I heard about in the climbing press. They were way out there, and way up there. The guy had to sort it out, and eventually he did, but he could still be there.
      Google tells us stories of amputations on finger cracks. One had the guy in a pin scar which is a pocket left in the rock when pitons were hammered in over and over. So a classic trap.

  • @Blaxx112
    @Blaxx112 7 лет назад +4

    New Drinking Game: Take a shot every time he says "crack"

  • @Pilgrim041588
    @Pilgrim041588 12 лет назад

    awesome video and great info. thank you.
    cheers

  • @hellsangel2005
    @hellsangel2005 8 лет назад +8

    these guys are awesome. would love to do an extreme climbing adventure with them. heavy ass backpacks and lots of climbing.. woo hoo

  • @jdsc100
    @jdsc100 Год назад

    anyone know what climb this is?

  • @utubevidproducer
    @utubevidproducer 9 лет назад

    This looks similar to some of the cracks in an area near Hathersage in Peak District.

  • @terraflow__bryanburdo4547
    @terraflow__bryanburdo4547 3 года назад +1

    Teen Pete!

  • @MrConall
    @MrConall 2 года назад

    Can anyone tell me the name of the route?

  • @Florian-ij6rc
    @Florian-ij6rc 8 лет назад

    thank you so much!

  • @Savak22
    @Savak22 11 лет назад +7

    Thumbs oop, thumbs dewn.

  • @YannCamusBlissClimbing
    @YannCamusBlissClimbing 5 лет назад

    Great! What is the music please?

  • @AbsoluteOverkill
    @AbsoluteOverkill 11 лет назад +1

    What crag is this?

  • @BrokenSofa
    @BrokenSofa 2 года назад +1

    Holy shit pete looks young here

  • @KillroyX99
    @KillroyX99 Год назад

    The feet on a finger crack dont look much better than a smear. Not much of a jam if it's that small. Tips?

  • @doutiful23
    @doutiful23 2 года назад

    WIDEBOYZ: ORIGINS

  • @BasicBodThor
    @BasicBodThor 11 лет назад +1

    Wide Boyz :)

  • @YogurtRed
    @YogurtRed 7 лет назад +44

    Game Grumps

    • @EKOddLink
      @EKOddLink 7 лет назад +3

      me too

    • @josevergara82
      @josevergara82 7 лет назад +2

      YUPP
      zelda gameplay

    • @yugisosa7133
      @yugisosa7133 7 лет назад +1

      sameee

    • @mattmakescovers
      @mattmakescovers 7 лет назад

      i'm curious what this post is about. what does this have to do with game grumps? haha

    • @josevergara82
      @josevergara82 7 лет назад

      mattmakescovers​ they where talking about the latest metal gear [finger climbing] , if I remember correctly

  • @MarkoPeltola-dl3me
    @MarkoPeltola-dl3me Год назад

    Using crack to get high can quickly cause addiction and you are focusing only to crack after that 🤪

  • @JazzBanjo
    @JazzBanjo 2 года назад

    That all looks rather painful!

  • @ExpressThaPanda
    @ExpressThaPanda 7 лет назад +5

    Not the crack school I was looking for, but okay

  • @matthewlueder2656
    @matthewlueder2656 3 года назад

    I climb 5.11b at my gym but can't make it 10 foot up a 5.8 crack

    • @HondoTrailside
      @HondoTrailside Год назад

      Well, on the positive, when you get up higher, your chance of grounding goes down, particular with cracks as you can normally get some pro in.

  • @Totalavulsion
    @Totalavulsion 10 лет назад +34

    Typing in 'nuts in cracks' brought me here.
    Disappointed.

  • @giulianospera1436
    @giulianospera1436 7 лет назад +2

    my gf could of went to the crack school

  • @atti1120
    @atti1120 5 лет назад

    Looking painful

  • @ignismaniaco9935
    @ignismaniaco9935 6 лет назад +1

    I'd take a *crack* at it.

  • @freebee8221
    @freebee8221 4 года назад +1

    nobody ever tells you how to climb down..

    • @Leto_0
      @Leto_0 2 года назад

      Pause at the end and use the left arrow key to play the video in reverse
      lol jk you're right. They never talk about safety either

  • @frankblangeard8865
    @frankblangeard8865 5 лет назад

    Meth is the problem in the country not crack.

  • @dezd1
    @dezd1 5 лет назад

    Totally irresponsible not wearing helmets.