How To Climb Roof Cracks

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.

How to climb roof cracks.

You ll generally find that inserting your hands with your thumbs up will put you in the most natural and efficient position. Tree roof tr v0 4. Cam hooks can be placed in roof cracks as shown. If you want to climb a roof crack eventually you need to start trying the roof crack.

Climb the ladder and slowly crawl onto the roof. 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. Sagas 50 t tr 5 7 5a 15 v 13 mvs 4b. 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.

To alleviate this make sure to evenly distribute your weight at all times. They will flex a lot in this position so be very gentle. Look for bumps edges or dishes on the face outside the crack. Move efficiently through the moves by swinging your arms in a windmill fashion into the next hand jams.

Roofus the t s tr 5 9 5c 17 vi 17 hvs 5a. 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. 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.

Hang with hands and feet in the crack. Unknown 5 7 corner. The first step is getting used to the position with both hands and feet in the crack. Scout for them at all times as they are the easiest to use.

Lean the ladder against the house. It s like sport climbing so remember your fancy footwork. Over one or two pitches of hand crack and my feet would start to ache. Place a ladder against the roof in a level sturdy area.

Scary cherry v2 5 some boulder problem with a crack v easy 3 r torture chamber traverse v1 5. Unknown 5 6 corner t tr 5 6 4c 14 v 12 s 4b. Right foot right hand left foot left hand. S crack tr 5 10b 6a 19 vii 19 e2 5b.

Combine hand and foot jams in an alternating sequence e g. Finger crack master jean pierre ouellet says the tiniest bumps will be good enough to get to the next jam.