Metolious was once one of my fav. brands, then they drop their clothing line; which was kinda' nice, and now they make RANGE FINDER CAMS, so that any idiot can go tradin' and think his/her gear is good and fall and die!!
I had a chance to look at some of the smaller RF Cams and the GREEN area that is supposed to mean good is way too over cammed to do any good in a fall at all!!
Metolious Has taken A Turn For The Worse
Metolious Has taken A Turn For The Worse
One of these days I will just walk out to some secluded crag in the red and hang my self will my favorite hex and my old climbing rope; and the paper will read "Climber falls and dies using primitive gear." But that's not how I want to be remembered.
That sounds pretty gay. How do they account for the difference in the type of stone? For example, in the Red there is almost no such thing as an overcammed placement whereas in granite there is almost no such thing as an undercammed placement.
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I fail to believe a climbing gear company would introduce a new feature on their gear without being sure it worked well and was without major issues.
That being said, everything comes with a warning, and it's always up to the person using the gear to be safe. If a person is trad climbing with no experience, and relying on pretty little colors for guidance, they deserve what comes their way. Ignorance will always win in the end.
That being said, everything comes with a warning, and it's always up to the person using the gear to be safe. If a person is trad climbing with no experience, and relying on pretty little colors for guidance, they deserve what comes their way. Ignorance will always win in the end.
I'm a plastic climbing cracker.
Fear me.
Fear me.
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