True the zolo trick works best with a paladin, but I think other classes have tried it as well. Plus, if you are leveling a paladin, spec him prot and you can give your booster rank 1 BoSanct (or can you? not sure what lvl is required for this)

Maybe your hunter's pet could tank the skeletons, with the hunter doing mend pet/feign? Or bring the priest for healing too? Also, don't discount the value of a lock in there for quick resets. I was boosting locks, and whenever i was getting too low, or needed gear swap, or zolo was close to dying, I would just jump off of the platform, and summon myself right back up, sometimes with a quick heal i could finish off the skeletons that were still there.

You never know until you try it.