How To Use Skyhooks - Aid Climbing Skills

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0:00 Introduction
0:21 The Basics
1:01 The Placement
2:30 Fragile Flakes
3:01 Pointed Hooks
3:23 Falling on Hooks
4:02 Summary

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Practise in a safe environment before using sky hooks on a big wall. Set up a top rope or go ‘aid bouldering’ to test them out. They may damage the rock, so stay away from established routes when practising. This video was filmed on a pile of choss, in the middle of nowhere, in Canada.

Good video about the strength of various aid climbing hooks:
   • Big wall climbing aid hooks TESTED  

Music:
Right Place, Right Time by Silent Partner
Switch It Up by Silent Partner