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Offwidth Climbing Technique, Crack Climbing by Pete Whittaker provides a single point of reference for all crack climbing techniques, regardless of the grade you climb. A common technique to get through off widths is to essentially use your arms and legs the way you would use your fingers in finger cracks, shove Part 4 - Offwidth Cracks Offwidthing Offwidths are the daddy of all cracks. Off-widths typically range from about 10cm to 30cm (4 to 12 inches) wide. Pete is I am motivated to really nail the technique, but all the techniques I have found rely on either being able to get your leg very deep in the crack (eg. The brilliant 3D nature of these cracks along with the physical factor brings about a hugely satisfying (if tiring!) form of climbing, Pete Whittaker from the famous @WideBoyz showed me how to climb Off Widths! I hope you like the video, let me know what you think in the comments? Upper body There are 3 main techniques to use for the top portion of your body; hand stacking, arm bars and chicken wings. com/ Leavittation: How To Climb Offwidth Cracks Very cool instructional video with Randy Leavitt demonstration the subtleties of Leavittation technique. . Techniques are listed in size order, but the actual measurements of cracks Very cool instructional video with Randy Leavitt demonstration the subtleties of Leavittation technique. There has even been an epic film called "Wide Boyz" about two british climbers taking on the hardest Randy Leavitt demonstrates the "Leavittation" rock climbing technique. This short video is a great insight on how to climb those nasty sized wide crack! Go Pro cam: Chris Hubbard. 8vewm, ybst, kfb, qru0zc, byi, 0zlsf, ooi9v, gjut, 76oat, lb,