In reply to pasbury:
> I think if it became more general practice to use hooks on the bold routes in Bus Stop or the Dervish slab or the Rainbow then:
> a) they'd get trashed and
> b) people would discover how hard the ground is
> I can imagine a fully equalised nest of hooks here and there might just be OK but what a faff!
I should make it clear that I’m not proposing hooks should be employed all over the shop and lobbed on to. Personally, I’ve placed them when I’m >95% certain I’m not going to fall on them, but am of course concerned about the remaining proportion.
In terms of them ripping off, you seem convinced they’ll either come off or rip all the small flakes off. I’m not sold on this - a well placed hook on good rock will do something - and that comes down to a discerning placement.
Edit: why so anti-skyhook? Bad experience?
Post edited at 19:55