Pete Whittaker

From thumb-down jams to pinkie-down jams to donut jams, from finger bars to ring locks to tips cracks, there's lots of technique to be learned in just finger-sized cracks (to say nothing of all the other sizes!). Don't worry---Pete Whittaker's got you covered. He breaks it all down as simply as possible.

Whittaker made the third free ascent of The Recovery Drink last week on August 14. It is considered to be one of the hardest crack climbs in the world, speculated to be around 5.14c. Here, he shares how he finally got it done.