The 30-Day-Pathway For Ultimate Crack Climbing Progression

• Module 1: Welcome to Global Crack School

  • 1.1 Course Aims (video)
  • 1.2 The 3 step learning process (audio)
  • downloadable 3-step-guide
  • 1.3 Who are your Teachers (video)
  • 1.4 Safety (video)
  • 1.5 Course structure (video)
  • 1.6 Pick a learning plan (audio)
  • Downloadable plan of your choice
  
  
  

  Module 2: Concepts of Crack Climbing

  • 2.1 Module Introduction (video)
  • 2.2 Basic crack climbing rules (video)
  • 2.3 Different types of jams (video)
  • 2.4 The stick/slip point (video)
  • 2.5 Know your sizes (video)
  • 2.6 Is pain in crack climbing real (video)
    • A crack climbers guide to pain
  • 2.7 Become your own climbing coach (audio)
  • Become your own climbing coach
  • Video analysis guide
  • Full Trouble shooting guide
  • Practice and drill guide
  • Glossary terms
  • Jam Chart
  • 2.8 What’s next? (audio)
  • Quiz - Module 2 Recap
  
  
  

  Module 3: Hand Sized Cracks

  • 3.1 Module Introduction (video)
  • 3.2 Hand jams (video)
  • 3.3 Tight hand jams (video)
  • 3.4 Foot jams in hand sized cracks (video)
  • 3.5 Thin hand jams (video)
  • 3.6 Foot jams in thin hand cracks (video)
  • 3.7 Cupped hand jams (video)
  • 3.8 Body positioning and movement (video)
  • 3.9 Movement and positioning on other crack styles (video)
  • 3.10 Taping, protection and shoes (video)
  • 3.11 What now? (audio)
  • Downloadable hand checklists
  • Quiz - Module 3 Recap
  
  
  

  Module 4: Fist Sized Cracks

  • 4.1 Module Introduction (video)
  • 4.2 Fist jams (video)
  • 4.3 Feet in fist cracks (video)
  • 4.4 Extra fist jamming techniques (video)
  • 4.5 Body positioning and movement (video)
  • 4.6 Taping protection and shoes (video)
  • 4.7 What now? (audio)
  • Downloadable fist checklists
  • Quiz - Module 4 Recap
  
  

  Module 5: Finger Sized Cracks

  • 5.1 Module introduction (video)
  • 5.2 Thumb down finger jams (video)
  • 5.3 Baggy thumb down finger jams (video)
  • 5.4 Thumb up finger jams (video)
  • 5.5 Feet in finger cracks (video)
  • 5.6 Ring Locks (video)
  • 5.7 Finger cracks in corners (video)
  • 5.8 Extra tricks (video)
  • 5.9 Taping, protection and shoes (video)
  • 5.10 What now? (audio)
  • Downloadable finger checklists
  • Quiz - Module 5 Recap
  
  
  

  Module 6: Offwidth Cracks

  • 6.1 Module introduction (video)
  • 6.2 Armbar, Chicken Wing and Shoulder Bar (video)
  • 6.3 Inside leg and outside foot (video)
  • 6.4 Body positioning and movement (video)
  • 6.5 Corner offwidths (video)
  • 6.6 What now? (audio)
  • Downloadable offwidth checklists
  • Quiz - Module 6 Recap
    
  
  

  Module 7: Chimney Cracks

  • 7.1 Module introduction (video)
  • 7.2 Squeeze chimneys (video)
  • 7.3 Back and footing chimneys (video)
  • 7.4 Thank you! (video)
  • Downloadable chimney checklists
  • Quiz - Module 7 Recap
  
  
  

  Module 8: Bonus Module

  • 8.1 Jams in ‘normal climbing’ (video)
    
    
    

Note: Stacking techniques, crack training and roof cracks are not covered in this course

•  Our 44 video lessons and 8 audio lessons provide you with the knowledge that have enabled us to climb the worlds hardest cracks.

  
  

  What sizes are covered in our lessons?

  
  

  Finger cracks

  • Tips Fingers - Our techniques have got some of the fattest fingers (Pete) up some of the thinnest cracks.
  
  
  • Standard fingers - We teach you the subtleties in both thumb up and down positions
  
  
  • Baggy fingers - Our tricks will help you master the size that everyone hates
  
  
  • Ring locks - We show you the secrets behind getting these to work
  
  
  • Feet - Our attention to detail will ensure you get the maximum rubber contact possible
  
  
  • Miscellaneous finger crack techniques - You can surprise your climbing partner and pull these out the crack tool box when nothing else works.
  
  
  • Movement and body positioning on these sizes - Find the balance between weight through the hands and weight through the feet
  
  

  Hand sized cracks

  • Thin hand - Copy our technique so your hands always feel like they fit.
  
  
  • Perfect hand - We teach you the staple of your crack climbing diet
  
  
  • Cupped hand - Our tricks will help this much hated size become less painful
  
  
  • Feet - Learn how effective footwork will change the game for you
  
  
  • Movement and body positioning on these sizes - We show you all the basic movement principles to get you going
  
  

  Fist cracks

  • Tight fist - Get clued up on the best entry points for the greatest comfort
  
  
  • Perfect fist - Fist jams look basic, but we show you all the tricks to get them to work effectively
  
  
  • Teacup - When a fist doesn’t fit, we’ve got you covered with a range of different Teacupping tricks
  
  
  • Feet - It’ll feel like you’re stood on the ground when you use our techniques
  
  
  • Miscellaneous fist crack techniques - Our extra tips help you to bridge the ‘technique gap’ between fist cracks and offwidth
  
  

  Offwidth

  • Arm bar  - Learn the staple techniques for your offwidthing journey
    
    
  • Shoulder bar - Get some variation in your offwidth life
  
  
  • Chicken Wing - learn how to rest in offwidths. Yes! Offwidths can be restful.
    
    
  • Thigh Bars - Stay fully wedged in with these techniques
    
    
  • Leg Bars - Use your leg and foot together as a secret weapon
    
    
  • The Outside Foot - We show you actually what's important in offwidthing once and for all
  
  
  • Movement and body positioning - The part everyone gets wrong! Simply follow our steps and don’t be one of them.
  
  

  Chimney

  • Squeeze chimney - Learn how proper breathing patterns will reduce the ‘squeeze’ in squeeze chimneys
  
  
  • Standard chimney - Chimneys can be dangerous, our techniques will help you feel safer.
    
    
  • Back and Footing - We'll get you delivering presents as fast as Santa Claus
  
  

  Further topics covered

  • Crack climbing ‘rules’ - Understand the ‘rules’ to help you self analyse your own climbing
  
  
  • Different types of jams - get to grips, with expanding, pushing, rotating and twisting
  
  
  • The stick/slip point - maximise your efficiency to reserve more energy
  
  
  • Understanding your size - Find your size and understand there is always a way
  
  
  • Pain VS crack climbing - Is it real? Lets find out!
  
  
  • How to safely remove jams - answer the dreaded question of ‘what if I get stuck’?

This comprehensive toolkit empowers you to take control of your crack climbing and become a self-sufficient climber. It includes everything you need to plan, practice, analyse, and adjust your technique:

• "Become Your Own Coach" Guide: This core guide explains the Plan, Practice, Analyse, Adjust cycle in detail, providing a framework for structured training.
  
  
• Technique Checklists: Ensure you're executing each technique correctly with detailed checklists for every crack size.
  
  
• Troubleshooting Guide: Quickly diagnose and fix common crack climbing problems with this practical guide.
  
  
• Practice Drills: Targeted exercises to isolate and improve specific weaknesses in your technique.
  
  
• Video Analysis Guide: Learn how to film your climbing effectively, analyse your footage, and identify areas for improvement.
  
  
• Jam Chart: A tool for personalising your crack climbing by documenting which jamming techniques work best for your body in different crack sizes.
  
  
• Quizzes: Test your knowledge and reinforce key concepts with targeted quizzes after each module.

The best way to learn is through other like minded people…

Which is why we will have the Crack Climbing Community alongside the course.

• Talk with other climbers, discuss lessons and have the opportunity to ask Pete questions (for 30 days) as you take the lessons

• Make friends and connect with others who love crack! A real crack climbing community.

Select a learning plan that matches your ability, psyche levels and available time.

These plans provide a timed structured pathway through the course content, ensuring you progress at the right pace for you. Whether you're just starting out or looking to refine your techniques.

Take the course at your own speed and avoid feeling overwhelmed or bored.

To help you reinforce your learning and quickly review key concepts, we provide concise notes for each lesson.

These notes summarise the most important takeaways and provide a handy reference for future practice.

Once you enrol in Global Crack School, you'll have lifetime access to all course materials, including video lessons, guides, checklists, drills.

This means you can revisit the content anytime you need a refresher or want to review specific techniques.

As a Global Crack School student, you'll receive exclusive discounts on essential crack climbing gear in the Wide Boyz shop.

This makes it easier and more affordable to equip yourself with the tools you need to put your new knowledge into practice.

• I have no previous climbing experience

If you have no previous climbing experience at all, then you may find a lot of the content very strange. This course is purely focussed on crack climbing, which is a specific type of climbing. It is not a general technique climbing course.

You will learn alot about crack climbing, but it won’t help you if you're planning on making your first visit to the climbing gym soon.

• I have climbing experience, but no crack climbing experience

You are going to learn so so much!!

Realistically, you will probably not absorb and take on all the information that is given right away. If you are this student, you’ll learn all the basics, go out and practice and then come back time and time again lapping up and absorbing more and more knowledge.

• I have some crack climbing experience - I climb 5.6 (VD) to 5.11 (E3/4) cracks

This course is absolutely perfect for you. You’ll already have an understanding, but the information will give you a depth of knowledge that will have you thinking hard and take you to the next level.

• I am a confident crack climber - I climb 5.12 and above (E5 and above) cracks

You will most likely know a lot the techniques shown in this course, and a lot of the learning points may be familiar, however you will pick up subtleties in the jams, which will make this grade become restful 

• I’m a coach or a guide

You may already be a confident crack climber yourself, but this course will give you the understanding of why jams work the way they do. You’ll go away understanding more about the mechanics of each technique and be able to provide better education and service to your own clients.

You’ll also get to see how we teach the techniques, which can then also be directly applied to your own clients.

This is not a magic ticket to becoming an expert crack climber. But it does give you all the tools to become one.

Earlier on we talked about our 3-step learning system: Learn, Practice, and Refine.

This course will guide you through each step and by consistently applying these principles, you will gradually build a strong foundation in crack climbing.

You'll develop the knowledge and be given the tools to help put that knowledge into action and understand where improvements can be made.

Remember, progress takes time and dedication. This course doesn't suddenly make you a great crack climber but it provides the framework and support to accelerate your learning and help you achieve your climbing goals.

All course content is released on 3rd of March 

Pick a learning plan and take the course content at your own pace. It's as simple as that.

Pete will be available for the first 30 days that the course is open to answer any questions in the community section of the course. 

Don’t worry, you keep access to the lessons.

We will do our upmost to answer everyone's questions within community, however it can not be 100% guaranteed.

If you want to ask questions within this community, we recommend staying up to date with what is going on inside, so you don't ask about topics that have already been covered.

There is no direct 1 to 1 support. However for the first 30 days that the course content goes live, Pete will be answering questions within the community section of the course

Keep taking the course at your own pace

Our Youtube channel is crack climbing entertainment and inspiration, and whilst we offer education throughout our videos, the detail needed for your improvement can never be packaged successfully into a social media friendly format.

Youtube also attracts many viewers who don’t want to learn about crack climbing, but just enjoy watching our climbing. This course provides a space for people who want to learn, and connect properly with other like minded crack climbers. A proper crack climbing community.

Global Crack School course:

• You will be able to watch the demonstrations being performed and see exactly how they are done. It is much easier to understand from a video rather than reading in a book
  
  
• We demonstrate on a transparent crack so you can see what happens inside the crack throughout the whole movement
  
  
• You can ask questions to us inside the Community, if you don't understand anything as you take the lessons.
  
  
• We give you tools of how to put what you learnt into action
  
  
• We give you the tools to self analyse for continuous improvement

Pete’s Book:

• Pete’s book covers a greater range of techniques
  
  
• Pete’s book is a great tool for quickly looking up how to do a specific technique
  
  
• The course and the book complement each other well. Having the book as you take the course, would be the perfect combination