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Black Diamond Camalots are likely the most widely applicable and quality cam on the market, winning them our Editors' Choice Award. Their double axle design provides a good range, making each unit suitable for a wide range of possible placements; pl...
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| | Metolius Master Cam
The Metolius Master Cam is not only maybe the best small camming device for the money, it is one of the best smaller s.l.c.d.'s (spring loaded camming devices) at any price. It is the first climbing cam in years to seriously challenge the CCH Alien f...
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The Metolius Offset Master Cam is the offset version of the popular Metolius Master Cam. For years, the only truly useful offset spring loaded camming device was the CCH Hybrid Alien. Now this cam enters the market and gives climbers another op...
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| | Wild Country Zero
The smallest size of this Wild Country Zero Cam is the smallest spring loaded camming device available on the market. This camming device excels at shallow horizontal and diagonal placements because of its extremely flexible stem. It works well in pi...
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The DMM Dragon Cams are a serious contender for Best Climbing Cam to the Black Diamond Camalot C4. Overall we prefer the C4 because we like the trigger action, price, and the ability to use the C4 it for aid climbing. But if you love a built-in exten...
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The CCH Hybrid Alien is still the best cam for pin scars, especially in Yosemite and Zion. That said, the Metolius Offset Master Cam now gives it some stiff competition. This used to be my hands down my favorite cam for big walls and climbs where you...
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Aliens use to be hands down my favorite cam for big walls and climbs where you have tight and shallow placements. They find their way into more placements than almost any other small cam. Then, in the last 5-10 years there have been a lot of new cams...
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$62-69
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The Totem Cams are an awesome aid climbing piece that are bomber where other cams aren't. They can even work where offset cams don't. We recommend a set on your big wall climbing rack but for the bulk of our rack we still mainly carry Black Diamond C...
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| | Black Diamond Camalot C3
With an extremely narrow head, this Black Diamond cam is one great small camming device at getting in tight spots. It has only three lobes that pack tightly together with no space in between. The good news is that it is easy to get them in tiny pods....
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| | Metolius Ultralight Powercam
Ultralight Powercams are Metolius’ response to climbers’ constant and ubiquitous call for lighter climbing gear. Metolius has created a very lightweight camming unit that will serve you well on lightweight backcountry adventures and big walls alike....
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The Metolius Super Cam was initially a favorite for us, but the more we used them their limitations became readily apparent. Our initial perception was one of a well crafted, super solid piece of gear that was easy to place and bomber once placed. ...
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The Metolius Ultralight TCUis is the lightest camming device we tested. It has a time-tested design and maybe the oldest small cam design out there. It is also one of the best values for a camming device. For situations where every ounce counts, it i...
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Based on the original Friend, Wild Country’s Technical Friends features solid construction and a classic design. These cams have been around forever and just work. We like the feel of these and the solidity of the units once in a good placement. W...
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| | Omega Pacific Link Cam
The Omega Pacific Link Cam camming deviceis revolutionary in design and is an awesome free climbing crux piece for those "Oh sh*t" moments. The range provided by the tri-sected cam lobes is amazing allowing each cam to fit in a lot of placements. I...
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| | CAMP Dyneema Tricam
The CAMP Dyneema Tricam is different than the regular nylong CAMP Tricam in four ways:
- they use dyneema instead of nylon that is slightly stronger
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| | CAMP Tricam
The CAMP Tricam offers protection in shallow pocketed placements. Occasionally that happens in granite but usually it occurs in limestone or other pocketed rock. Tricams have a strong following among old school climbers. – Chris McNamara...
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| | Rock Empire Robot Cam
"Cams Start at 36.95"
This statement, taken from Rock Empire's website, could stop a trad climber's heart and simultaneously empty his wallet (they're so cheap, I can afford more!).
Rock Empire’s Robot Cams are some of the che...
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