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alik
Big Wall climber
edmonton
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Concur with folks upthread, on taped hooks for pro being kinda jingus. Played around with this for while in the past and eventually realized that unless the feature is big and solid (like the thing mark whipped onto), you will either break the feature or the hook depending on which is stronger. And usually the rock loses in this situation... And the daisy fall onto a hook thing definitely doesn't work. I watched a buddy do this onto a fish hook once, and he broke the fish hook!!! If you're using a screamer in your daisy system, you might be able to pull it off, but otherwise no way!
Hooking sure is loads of fun though! Probably the most memorable hooking I've ever done was on this thing in squamish called the raven. The second pitch has 5 or 6 natural hook moves right off the belay, and every one of them is a top step move on vertical rock! Another move higher up involved another full extension top step hook move over a bulge on an arete. Seemed pretty athletic for an activity that the fat and old are supposed to be able to excel at! Afterwards I found out that the FA, PB, is something like 6' 5"!
This one on the captain was pretty fun too:
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Colombia, South America
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All this talk of hooking on dime edges and sloper edges is making me feel agitated. My memories of hooking are staring at the hook the entire time to make sure it didn't move, and holding my breath when moving. For some reason it was more nerve wracking than other pro which was probably worse.
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 1, 2013 - 11:04pm PT
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What Don, you didn't like the flexing and scratching as the hook shifted? That's the sound of confidence!
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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Where is Jeremy? His mom is a hooker, she prefers the big ones.
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socalbolter
Sport climber
Silverado, CA
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Posted before, but here's on OLD shot of me drilling on the FA of Crimping Lessons in Joshua Tree.
Hooks aren't just for aid climbing...
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Cheyne on Shortest Straw, feeling the psych for the Meat Hook!
This is a helluva thread. Erica Jong's delighted! She could have written the line above, in fact.
Rock 'n Hooker magazine, Mark.
Just a train-of-thought question: Are there rad hooking rootes on Mt. Hooker? Sounds like something I'd go do just to say I did.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Bitchen, Throwhook!
They Rangers eat they young, they say...
Like certain fishes.
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thekidcormier
Gym climber
squamish, b.c.
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Alik! You repeated the raven!?! Badass!
that second pitch I believe was put up by Damien Kelly and Elise Kelly, as far as I know, then dk paired up with PB forthe final 6? Pitches.
Have you got any photos or stories, if so you should share them on Squamish photos and stories, that route has a pretty notorious rep.
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melski
Trad climber
bytheriver
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Jan 22, 2013 - 01:20pm PT
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some folks enhance edges,,reusable tape would be the shigy,,
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Raafie
Big Wall climber
Portland, OR
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Feb 11, 2013 - 03:48pm PT
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Bump. Who's been using the new #3 Tomahawks? Hand placed. . . . small tap. . . . camming action?
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Feb 11, 2013 - 03:57pm PT
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I probably have a few shots from the hooking pitches on Lunar. will have to dig through my slides.
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hillrat
Trad climber
reno, nv
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Feb 13, 2013 - 12:44am PT
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Just bought the lot off fleabay. Thoughts?
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Matt's
climber
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Feb 13, 2013 - 12:46am PT
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never seen hooks threaded like that..
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
the crowd MUST BE MOCKED...Mocked I tell you.
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Feb 13, 2013 - 12:48am PT
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yeah, not liking the tie job.
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thekidcormier
Gym climber
squamish, b.c.
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Feb 13, 2013 - 12:52am PT
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Rad set of hooks.
the girth hitches look like a good idea, but the webbing loops are way too long
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 13, 2013 - 01:01am PT
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I saw those on eBay. The seller had them slung like that. Completely wrong... take that crap off and get 'em slung right! But I am sure you already knew that.
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Feb 13, 2013 - 01:04am PT
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He's got a brand new Fish hook in that lot. For that I'm f'ing jealous.
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