Heel hooking can be a hugely advantageous tool to help take weight off your arms and hands while climbing.
Heels hooks can be used passively to help get a rest before making a climbing move, or used actively by pulling with your heel and leg to help you move through a climbing position.
Alli Rainey, pro climber and professional writer, wrote this article for the livehealthy.chron.com about some exercises you can do to train your heel hooking skills.
She talks about resting on your heels, learning active heel hooks, integrating a powerful pulling tool, and making heel hooks more effective.
READ IT HERE: Climbing Heel Hook Exercises
