Crack Climbing
Learning to Crack Climb at Touchstone Climbing
Visiting a Touchstone Climbing Gym, you might have noticed climbers struggling up the practice cracks. Their hands covered in white tape, sometimes wincing in pain, as they jam their hands and feet into the cracks to move upwards. The cracks are not obvious, and these features, molded to varying widths, often go unnoticed unless someone…
Climbing the Wide with Pride: The Freschl Special
Imagine seeing your fifth-grade teacher inverted inside a horrendous wide crack in Yosemite. What kind of homework would she give you…? Christina Freschl, a 31-year-old Berkeley resident climbed in Yosemite for the first time in 2004. While battling on English Breakfast Crack, a 5.10c at Arch Rock, Freschl became excited and confused by the idea…