Black Diamond Talon Hook

Got these for an emergency pot hole escape kit. I hope I will never have to use them, but they will go down almost every canyon with me.

If you plan on going down slots that have even the possibility of pot holes get a few an learn how to use them. But never drill unless you have exhausted EVERY other option.

In the mean time, it will hold my hammock up on my porch!

need I say more. These are great for aid and route development.

I bought a couple of these hooks in preparation for my trip to Neon canyon. I did not need to use it, but my experience in the semi-keeper in neon made me happy I had brought a back up plan. In a situation where 6-8 feet of slick, overhung, sandstone stands between you and freedom, hooks may be exactly what is necessary. These babies are sharp! To protect my gear I wrapped these around old webbing. I wouldn't send a technical canyon with keeper potholes without these! Don't loose em in a keeper!

I dropped one of my 2 talon hooks in a cold murky pothole and couldn't find it so I bought another one! I will be more careful next time ;)

I bought 2 of these for pothole escapes while canyoneering. I haven't had the opportunity to use them yet, but it's nice to have them ready for when that time comes when the pothole it a little too big and a potshot just won't work. These are a lot heavier than I expected (They are made of steel), and are very sharp. If anyone knows of a good way to haul these around without the sharp ends cutting up your webbing and whatnot let me know! :)

The three prongs of the Talon not only provide stability, but each point has a different configuration, so you can latch on to small, medium or large rock nubbins. The smallest point is optimized for hooking into 1/4 drilled holes, which is common on Big Walls or with Canyoneering.

Talons are specialized pieces of climbing equipment, but for those who are going into that type of terrain, they work great.

The design of the Talon is very good and promotes stability. I'm not an aid climber so I haven't used this the same way others have. I keep this in my canyoneering pack as a back-up in case I need to aid out of a keeper hole. Luckily, I'm yet to put it to the test in an emergency but have found it to very stable in practice.

it is a three micro hooks in just one device. it is very stable beacuse it acts as a tripod.compared to the other devices on my rack , the talon is that one which is mostly used when i do aid climbing .