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kwit
climber
california
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 18, 2008 - 06:29pm PT
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from, say, 90 feet onto the dirt/rocks in front of The Cookie, would you retire it? #4 purple Camalot? any way to tell if its integrity has been compromised? sorry if this is a noob question; i'll take my lumps for it. after all, i was noob enough to drop the damn thing.
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Moof
Big Wall climber
A cube at my soul sucking job in Oregon
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Oct 18, 2008 - 06:37pm PT
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You're gonna die!
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Oct 18, 2008 - 06:40pm PT
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Personally I would not retire it unless it had obviously taken a direct hit on a rock and had a impact mark or some sort of stress crack. But then I am a cheap bastard.
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valygrl
climber
Boulder, CO
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Oct 18, 2008 - 07:19pm PT
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Put it on your creek rack.
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clustiere
Trad climber
berkeley ca
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Oct 18, 2008 - 07:20pm PT
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or aid rack!!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Oct 18, 2008 - 08:08pm PT
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magna flux it! ahahaha
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Oct 18, 2008 - 08:10pm PT
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Sell it on ebay.
If anybody is stupid enough to buy a used cam they deserve it.
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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Oct 18, 2008 - 09:08pm PT
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Give it to someone who knows, addy available.
Ever hear of a BD #4 cam failing to catch a fall? They get dropped all the time. Think about wind resistance, mass, gravity, and other things, not that big a hazard.
Edit,
On the other hand, if you can't trust it, and feel you can't let others trust it either; Send it to Russ or Boku, who will be happy to pull it to destruction, film it ( I will supply the media if need be), and record the results.
The most fun, though wasteful, solution.
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GhoulweJ
Trad climber
Sacramento, CA
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Oct 18, 2008 - 09:10pm PT
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its fine
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jamesellis
climber
Bremerton, Washington
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Oct 18, 2008 - 10:15pm PT
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Hard to say. I might replace it for my main rack, but keep it for indian creek or aid.
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HighDesertDJ
Trad climber
Arid-zona
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Oct 18, 2008 - 10:51pm PT
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$90 is cheap compared to your potential hospital bills.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Oct 18, 2008 - 11:42pm PT
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bingo
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MisterE
Trad climber
My Inner Nut
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Oct 19, 2008 - 12:06am PT
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I've never won a dropped cam at bingo
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Oct 19, 2008 - 12:09am PT
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dood, we used to booty cams at the base of tahquitz on monday mornings, but life was cheap then. not quite polish-alpinist-during-the-cold-war cheap, but pretty f*#kin cheap.
but that was then.
just pony up.
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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Oct 19, 2008 - 12:42am PT
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People pay $90 for a #4?
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Dr. Rock
Ice climber
http://tinyurl.com/4oa5br
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Oct 19, 2008 - 04:14pm PT
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If the gears are hardened to R6, then they might be prone to impact damage.
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Oct 19, 2008 - 04:20pm PT
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Please send it to JayBro and the WideFetish gang. Extensive testing may be necessary.
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GhoulweJ
Trad climber
Sacramento, CA
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Oct 19, 2008 - 05:39pm PT
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I will give you $10 and pay the freight for it... I may just be saving your life!
Jay
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Dr. Rock
Ice climber
http://tinyurl.com/4oa5br
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Oct 20, 2008 - 08:39pm PT
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33 feet does not a drop test make.
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