Slinging cam hooks
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How do you sling your cam hooks? Webbing with an overhand stopper a la talons, grappling hooks, etc? Or webbing on a loop with a water knot? Cord? If cord, how do you tie it. I am thinking tech cord tied with a flat overhand is less bulky than webbing, and these are body weight pieces anyway. How do you rack them? I know many people throw all their hooks in a bag... |
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I just cut a section of a sling, and tie a waterknot. Works well. Rack them so they’re easily within reach. If you know you’ll need them, just keep them on your ladders. |
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I use waterknot as above, but leave them on each of my aiders so they are always ready. I find it really speeds pitches up to be able to pretty much instantly cam-hook if there is a placement available; camhooks are faster than cams! :) I don't find they get in the way. |
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Here's a thread from a couple years ago on slinging cam hooks: https://www.mountainproject.com/forum/topic/114202825/cam-hooks-and-webbing |
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kevin deweese wrote: This is what I do for all of my hooks, except cam hooks. I’m sure it’s a marginal difference, but I just like having a single piece of material between the end of camhook and the rock. |
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Manderson198 wrote: Why? |
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Just for the 1% of weird placement where I need as much clearance as possible. Just less bulk to fuss with. Probably negligible difference, if any at all, but it's just the way I've always done it. |
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Also, I couldn't fit my old slings I had on through the hole when it was doubled, so I just went with a single pass. That's probably why I initially went with the water knot method, to be honest, haha. But it works! |






