Tri cams aren't just for horizontal cracks. There are lots of tri-cam placements to be had at the red. I've probably only done about 10 trad routes here but I think I've probably used a tri cam on at least 8 of them.
There are only a few instances where a tri cam is better than a regular cam, but they still make a good cheap, light weight supplement to your cams.
Also, for the best 1 armed placement, put some tape or something on the webbing below the head to create a semi-stiff 'stem' that will allow you to slam them in with one hand. Virgin tri cams with no stiffness in the webbing are really hard to place with one hand.
Virgin Tri-Cams
Because they're narrow compared to the width of the crack they'll fit, tricams can fit in some interesting features, especially features that are too shallow for a normal cam placement. It's worth it to know how to use tricams, and if you get good at cleaning them, you'll never be short of pink tricams...
CAMP makes a .25 and .125 now.L Day wrote:Wilford used to grind the pink Tri-Cam down to even smaller sizes. Don't know if he still does that, what with all the micro-cams now on the market.
Well, I guess Mark did the prototype work for them, and he wasn't even on the payroll. One of the funniest things I ever saw was a rejection letter from Jack Daniels distillary turning down Mark's offer to be an official "field tester" for their fine products. He had it framed and hanging over his desk when he worked for Jeff Lowe at Latok.
A couple friends of mine spent a summer in Montana and Idaho climbing and peakbagging. At every summit, they took a picture of themselves with a bottle of Gold Bond powder. They sent the pictures to the company that makes it and received in return a case of 20 bottles of Gold Bond. I don't know if Jack Daniels has a similar policy, but it might be worth a shot...L Day wrote:One of the funniest things I ever saw was a rejection letter from Jack Daniels distillary turning down Mark's offer to be an official "field tester" for their fine products. He had it framed and hanging over his desk when he worked for Jeff Lowe at Latok.
Wonderful. I'll make sure I get some pictures of myself slippin' the pink into the crack...Steve wrote:Never pass up an opportunity to promote Charles' Pink Tri-cam Appreciation Page...
http://www.swarpa.net/~danforth/climb/sinkthepink.html
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