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Neil Gresham takes a look at another fundamental weapon in the climbing armoury: the heel hook. With guest coach - Louis Parkinson.

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Thanks Neil for a superb, possibly THE definitive article on heel hooking.

But please. Sloth, in the seventies??? When Livesey and Fawcett were climbing E6?

It was actually climbed in 1954. So a bit like suggesting that Indian Face was put up in 2009.

In reply to Derek Ryden:

I doubt if Whillans had a beer belly in the 50's either! 

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The picture of Florence looks like a variation sometimes known as Green Travesty. Heel hooks on the top are not allowed on Green Traverse (dislike away...but the problem and the grade simply don't apply with such heel hooks unless you only hook the small hand holds.. any contact on the top of the boulder is out of bounds ).

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"When strength oozes from every pour"

Great article, but it's 'pore' not 'pour'.  (This is pretty poor.)