10 Rad Crack Climbing Shots With Jean-Pierre Ouellet

Jean-Pierre Ouellet is one of the world’s most accomplished crack climbers with first ascents and repeats of some of the most difficult trad lines in North America.

Below are some of his hardest sends and images of him on tough cracks, so be sure to follow him on Instagram for future photos.

Hard Climbs by Ouellet

La Zebree 5.14 (first placing-gear ascent)
Necronomicon 5.13+/14- FFA
Mexican Snow Fairy 5.13+ FFA
Hypothenuse 5.13c FFA
Hot Pork Sunday 5.13+ 2nd Ascent
No Way Jose 5.13+ 3rd Ascent
Bushido 5.13+ 3rd Ascent
Master Blaster 5.13
Concepcion 5.13
Stingray 5.13d
Hong Kong Phooey 5.13+
Trail of Tears 5.13 (Flash)

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Cruxing out on La Zebrée #onecrackadaykeepssportclimbingaway #crackclimbing #climbing #fingercrack #tradclimbing @la_sportiva_canada @lasportivana @sterlingrope @lasportivagram @onsiteclimbing

A post shared by JP Ouellet (@jpouellet) on Apr 13, 2020 at 8:43am PDT

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I love Vedauwoo! This is Home on the Range. A short, powerful and super flared 5.13+ finger crack. I did the second ascent in 2009. Photo by @andrew_burr #onecrackadaykeepssportclimbingaway #crackclimbing #crack #fingercrack #climbing #tradclimbing @la_sportiva_canada @lasportivana @sterlingrope @onsiteclimbing

A post shared by JP Ouellet (@jpouellet) on Apr 10, 2020 at 11:49am PDT

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Passing time digging through my old photos. I’ll share a few of my favorite routes. This is Necronomicon in Moab. Thanks to my friend @rob_pizem for showing me this rig. I was fortunate enough to do the first ascent before the season got shit down by a snow storm… Photo by @alex_ekins #crackclimbing #roofcrack #onecrackadaykeepssportclimbingaway #splitter #climbing #tradclimbing @lasportivana @la_sportiva_canada @lasportivagram @sterlingrope

A post shared by JP Ouellet (@jpouellet) on Apr 9, 2020 at 9:25am PDT

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Crack boulders are the best! This is Hueco Tanks best crack; Mother of the Future V9 (circa 2005) It was probably the hardest crack in America when it was first climbed in the early 80s by @vermphoto ????#onecrackadaykeepssportclimbingaway #roofrack #climbing #huecotanks #crackbouldering @la_sportiva_canada @lasportivana

A post shared by JP Ouellet (@jpouellet) on Apr 11, 2020 at 7:06pm PDT

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#SPLITTER!!! This is the « easy » 1 inch section on the Mexican Snow Fairy (5.13+/14-). This route is tucked in Longs Canyon near Moab and I think it’s is probably the hardest desert crack I have ever climbed… It’s long (45m), pumpy, power endurancy and has two hard cruxes… and the harder crux is right at the anchor… I believe it is still unrepeated… Bring all your small cams… #onecrackadaykeepssportclimbingaway #crackclimbing #crackclimbingaddiction #fingercrack #climbing @la_sportiva_canada @lasportivana @sterlingrope @onsiteclimbing @digitclimbing

A post shared by JP Ouellet (@jpouellet) on Apr 9, 2020 at 2:08pm PDT

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Last one of the trip… Radioactive Porksickle in Longs Canyon… #psyched! #onecrackadaykeepssportclimbingaway @smartwool #gofarfeelgood @blackdiamond @sterlingrope @lasportivana #crackclimbing #moab @rhinoskinsolutions Photo by @onropeadventures

A post shared by JP Ouellet (@jpouellet) on Nov 12, 2018 at 4:35pm PST

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That's how I feel about the weekend and that's how I felt about climbing Concepcìon. Photo by @eric_odenthal #onecrackadaykeepssportclimbingaway #crackclimbing #moabclimbing #bearearsnationalmonument @blackdiamond @smartwool @lasportivana @sterlingrope @rhinoskinsolutions @blackdiamond_climb #deanpotterstestpiece

A post shared by JP Ouellet (@jpouellet) on Jun 30, 2018 at 6:53am PDT

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La Zebrée… one of the most striking free climb anywhere… #onecrackadaykeepssportclimbingaway #climbing #crackclimbing #lazebree #tradclimbing @la_sportiva_canada @lasportivana @sterlingrope

A post shared by JP Ouellet (@jpouellet) on Apr 12, 2020 at 1:06pm PDT

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With the new Indian Creek guidebook coming out soon I realized I was really missing the desert… so I decided to post a few photos of my favorite routes out there. This one is on @mason_earle route Hot Pork Sunday. This is a mega splitter 2-pitches route on the Second Meat Wall. Amazing route! Photo by @andrew_burr #indiancreek #onecrackadaykeepssportclimbingaway #splitter #cracks #crackclimbing #fingercracks @blackdiamond @sharpendpublishing @smartwool @sterlingrope @rhinoskinsolutions @chirostsauveur

A post shared by JP Ouellet (@jpouellet) on Jun 26, 2018 at 4:46pm PDT

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Went to Splitterville yestersay!!! #onecrackadaykeepssportclimbingaway #gofarfeelgood #liveclimbrepeat #pilarrojo #agujamermoz #elchalten @blackdiamond @lasportivana #foryourmountain @sterlingrope @smartwool @frictionlabs @rhinoskinsolutions

A post shared by JP Ouellet (@jpouellet) on Jan 25, 2018 at 2:11pm PST