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philo
Trad climber
Is that light the end of the tunnel or a train?
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Jan 27, 2014 - 05:20pm PT
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A great Tri-Cam placement feels better than a downward dog yoga stretch.
And almost as good as getting hugged by a hottie.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jan 27, 2014 - 06:05pm PT
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They rule! The new evos look sweet! No need for duct tape and now three placement modes
• Three (yes, that’s one additional!) placement modes: active cam and 2 passive chocks
• Works where nothing else can fit, such as solution pockets
• Excellent in horizontal cracks
• Features new, stiffer sewing on the slings for easier one-handed placement and extraction
The Tricam Evo is a logical evolution of the tried & true, time-proven Tricam. Some simple engineering provides a second chock possibility giving the Tricam Evo three (instead of the historic two) placement possibilities making it even more versatile. The wider section at the top of the head that creates the extra taper will also lend additional stability in cammed placements. The Tricam Evo will be available in four sizes from 0.25 to 1.5. Naturally, the Tricam Evo also features the new stiffened slings where we carry the inner band of webbing further towards the head using a new stitch pattern to create a naturally stiffer sling that makes one-handed placements easier, but still engages the cam in active mode and will even increase durability over sharp edges with the additional layer of material.
http://www.camp-usa.com/products/climbing-protection/tricam-evo-05-97205.asp
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thebravecowboy
Social climber
Colorado Plateau
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Jan 27, 2014 - 06:10pm PT
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Philo, I believe you mean Doga.
Love my black
and my red
don't get me started on pink
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MisterE
climber
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Jan 27, 2014 - 07:46pm PT
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Sweet! Just rounded out the full set!
Got a #4, #4.5, #5 and a #7 (we already have the #6) brand-new for $100 shipped!
I am on a "tricam only ascent" kick right now at Malibu and Josh - they will be perfect.
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Oregon
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Jan 27, 2014 - 09:45pm PT
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My climbing partner of 30 years left my pink one behind cleaning a pitch. No remorse. I'm done with the little moron.
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MisterE
climber
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Jan 27, 2014 - 09:51pm PT
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Love my black
Brave cowboy, the black tri-cam was the first gift my now-wife bought me on Valentine's Day - 2 months after we met, out of the blue.
True Love, I tell ya!
Think I'll get her the .25 this year, now that I am thinking about it.
Gotta double up on the small stuff, right?
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Gilroy
Social climber
Bolderado
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Jan 27, 2014 - 10:01pm PT
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Used them ever since they came out. Scarfed a set from the Lowe rep. back when I was a gear whore in the industry.
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Jan 27, 2014 - 10:10pm PT
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Dirtineye was the friggin' Tricam-Whisperer. The man took me out one afternoon to show me 50 ways to place the things in every imaginable weird placement.
All-tri-cam ascents are fun!
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MisterE
climber
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Jan 27, 2014 - 10:22pm PT
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Don't you want to keep the #7 by the door just in case?
Thanks, Will.
Edit: crap, I am busted. Now she knows.
Ah, the simple joy of placing a virgin white mini-tri-cam.
These are the times we remember.
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Yafer
Trad climber
Chatsworth, California
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Jan 27, 2014 - 10:30pm PT
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Need em' at Courtright! For sure...in those holes...sometimes they can get stuck and fixed..but I thought the placements would have been supportive of an incident.
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Jan 27, 2014 - 10:39pm PT
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@ KlimbIn
Yup...I have one of those weird wired tricams. I have never actually tried to place it but now that you reminded me that we have one... it's going on the "rack" ;)
Edit to add: Dirtineye hated those wired ones for some reason I can't remember. I think the rigid wire made them hard to keep in place or something.
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thebravecowboy
Social climber
Colorado Plateau
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Jan 27, 2014 - 10:41pm PT
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the little guys are really sweet. little bitty whitey was just the ticket on my best alpine venture of the last year.
your woman has good taste E.
all passive/tricam-only ascents are truly great, I must concur.
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Rankin
Social climber
Greensboro, North Carolina
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Jan 27, 2014 - 10:58pm PT
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They are really bitchin'. Would-be marginal cam placements are bomber tricams many times over in areas like Moore's Wall, NC. Almost no one climbs with them in California, but then again, people sometimes bolt granite cracks out there. I know, I've seen 'em.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Jan 27, 2014 - 11:48pm PT
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people sometimes bolt granite cracks out there. I know, I've seen 'em.
Please elaborate. I've been climbing in CA since 1981 and I can only think of one (outside of the Owens Gorge.)
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thebravecowboy
Social climber
Colorado Plateau
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Jan 27, 2014 - 11:50pm PT
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the bolts on Double Cross?
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
who gave up and just goes sailing now!
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Jan 28, 2014 - 02:37am PT
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Keller Peak too Kris.
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Stephen McCabe
Trad climber
near Santa Cruz, CA
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Jan 28, 2014 - 03:08am PT
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Jan 28, 2014 - 08:24am PT
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@Kris. One immediately pops to mind.
Captain Sawtooth at Pine Creek = bolted granite crack.
...but I digress...it's a crappy short 5.8 and not tri-cam protect-able, thereby irrelevant to this thread. :)
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