Apr 16, 2009, 3:45 AM
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Re: [Terry2124] Do you have a set of Hex's on your rack?
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Definitely. I skip the smaller ones that are in the stopper range, but all the big ones go. I think that I have metolius 6-10 on my rack. They are the most useful sizes in my opinion.
I carry the 5 med-large size WC rockcentrics. Green through Purple, which match up perfectly in color and size to BD Camalots .75-4. I use them as the doubles of my med-large cams, and I don't carry a #3 or 4 cam (too big and heavy) unless I'm planning on climbing an OW, so they cover my big stuff if I really need it. I like the fact that they are lighter, cheaper and more versitile than a second set of cams.
I recently climbed at an area nearby called Boxcar Rocks (you can find it in the routes DB). It is large pebble conglomerate, and cams are just ugly in the stuff! They tend to umbrella and twist into ugly positions between the big pebbles. They only pieces that worked were large nuts and hexes.
I take the biggest hex with me on every climb just to see if I can find somewhere to place it. The funny thing is, if I were to bring the next size down I could place it on almost every climb I have ever done.
Apr 16, 2009, 2:54 PM
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I own 4 hexes. Metolius 7,8,9 and BD 10. I do use them when I am alpine climbing just to save weight on easy routes, but that is about the only time that they come out to play.
Apr 16, 2009, 3:00 PM
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I own a full set of BD's but I lost the wired #1 and #2 last year.
The wired #1-3 stay on the biner with the nuts, the rest are used for teaching/setting top-rope anchors. I don't carry them when leading and I don't do any alpine stuff.
I own a full set of BD's but I lost the wired #1 and #2 last year.
The wired #1-3 stay on the biner with the nuts, the rest are used for teaching/setting top-rope anchors. I don't carry them when leading and I don't do any alpine stuff.
I also use some of the smaller wired BD hexes, racked with my nuts. I haven't used large hexes for about 10 years where I sold mine to a friend.
Apr 16, 2009, 5:00 PM
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BD Hexentrics 1-6.
I like them for horizontal seams, and sometimes I find little holes that they slip into perfectly. I don't carry many cams because they make you weak (sarcasm, in a way), and I mostly climb alpine.