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maculated
Dec 27, 2003, 4:59 AM
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maculated moved this thread from General to Trad Climbing.
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rckclimbergurl
Dec 27, 2003, 4:02 PM
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I'd have to say that I like my hexes n' nuts the best. (Even though this is a large amount of all the trad gear that I own, but what the hey..) Every time I've used one of 'em.. they feel sooooooooooo solid.
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mrme
Dec 27, 2003, 6:10 PM
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bd #1 red camolot
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afiveonbelay
Dec 27, 2003, 6:20 PM
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My nut tool for without I would have left gear all over the east
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md
Dec 28, 2003, 2:10 AM
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#5 Camalot. I got for climbing at Devil's Tower, though it was fairly useless you sure feel great when you finally place the damn thing and don't have to carry it any further. I recommned placing first thing off the belay :D
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dlintz
Dec 28, 2003, 4:55 AM
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My #5 Metolius Curve Nut (blue). It seems there's been a place to use it on almost every route I've done.
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dirtineye
Dec 29, 2003, 7:21 PM
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My favorite piece is the one that fits in that situation where you MUST have a good piece. On the last tedious FA we did, there were several such places, one called for two ball nuts, one for a brown tri cam, one for a metuleus astro nut, one for a couple of Zero friends, and one for a 9 BD nut. Without every one of those pieces, the route would really suck, in fact it sucked anyway hahaha.
Aesthetically speaking, Tricams are my favorite and are generally the most adaptable and useful. Hey tricams are magic, right?
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gat
Dec 31, 2003, 5:47 PM
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Gotta agree with many of the others...pink tri-cam.
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jcain
Jan 2, 2004, 7:33 PM
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The pink tri-cam is my favorite as well.
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drkodos
Jan 2, 2004, 7:42 PM
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In reply to: Pink.... It's all about the pink.
Nice cross reference to boobs.
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nagatana
Jan 2, 2004, 9:05 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: Pink.... It's all about the pink. Nice cross reference to boobs.
I'd go further south.
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cjstudent
Jan 5, 2004, 1:15 PM
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My red tri-cam that caught my 30 footer this weekend.
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bigbouda
Jan 7, 2004, 9:41 PM
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pinky tricamy
redy camalotty
oh yeah, the # 6 Curved Hex... I Luvs my Hexs
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petsfed
Jan 7, 2004, 10:13 PM
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I love the #5 camalot when its the smallest piece I place. Incidentally MD, what did you need the #5 for on Devil's Tower? The Leaning Pillar pitch has fixed pitons everywhere and the Durrance Crack proper looked like it would eat #4 camalots for breakfast, but not much bigger. And that's as big as it gets. Now Handjacker at Vedauwoo, if you don't like to slide cams next to you, will take 3 or 4 of those monstosities before you topout. And that's all you get. The bloody thing is too small for the first piece.
I like the #2 camalot as well. Saved my bacon a few times more than I like to think about.
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hexitup
Jan 8, 2004, 6:44 AM
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The #11 BD hex or #10 Metolius Curve Hex
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danielb
Jan 9, 2004, 12:53 PM
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Pink Tricam, I've got 2 of them!
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bbevans039
Jan 18, 2004, 1:59 PM
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green BD camalot, or any that fits jus perfect.. also BD Stoppers 3-7
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dcclimb
Jan 18, 2004, 2:40 PM
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Yellow alien. Like the #1 Camalot, it seems to fit everywhere!
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scubasnyder
Jan 18, 2004, 3:24 PM
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im a fan of BD micro cams now, they just work so well where i climb
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rokklym
Jan 18, 2004, 3:51 PM
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I think everyone agrees that tricams (especially the the pink one ) are one of the most versatile pieces of gear ever made. You can pretty much find a place for them on any route it seems. another favorite of mine is my old HB aluminum offset nut. deffinetly my most commonly used piece of gear.
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elvis
Jan 18, 2004, 4:29 PM
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My 24 Volt 1200rpm 440watt dewalt rotary Hammer drill :lol: :evil:
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bustinmins
Jan 18, 2004, 6:00 PM
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Green Alien - this little jewel seems to fit just perfectly in a spot that has claimed several #7 BD Stoppers. My seconds can't seem to remove sh*t and with no headlamp, sun going down, we've had to leave two there. Thus enter the little Green Alien - fits in perfectly and is paying for itself with each trip!
JD
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bouldertom
Jan 21, 2004, 4:15 PM
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I like my #9 WC Rockcentric. Even if I don't get to place it, the clanking sound pi$$es off my second.
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mmckinney
Jan 21, 2004, 4:57 PM
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the very first time i followed a multi pitch climb... i think it was the mummy in linsville gorge... a party to the right of us right of us left a cam on the last pitch. i traversed over and retrieved it, a #3 metolius quadcam, to be known forever after as the "mark 3". it stayed on my rack, climbing with me for 8 years, faded sling and all. friends would suggest getting it reslung... but i wont have any of it. it climbed with me untill the early spring of 2002.... when on a chilly spring assent of mt whitney, it was overcammed by my partner... and left on the last pitch. a fitting home... at least until some else may have cleaned it... and i hope it is keeping good company to this day. the mark 3
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