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DMM Offset nut is a climbing nut design purchased from Hugh Banner (HB) two years ago when HB went out of business. DMM made a few small changes that improved the old successful design. If you climb in older areas where pitons were used, these heavil...
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| | Wild Country Superlight Rocks
The lightest aluminum nuts we tested are Wild Country Superlight Rocks. They certainly live up to their name with a nearly 45 percent weight savings compared to their close cousins, Rocks on a Wire. Superlight Rocks save weight by having a single cab...
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$14 (74/set)
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As their name implies, DMM Peenuts are a series of smaller Climbing Nut. They come in only five sizes and have a heavily tapered design that fits wonderfully into small pods, pin scars and flairs. Being made of hot forged aluminum, they are more dur...
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$50/set
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DMM Brass Offsets are our pick for best brass Climbing Nut. From spicy free climbs in Eldorado Canyon to delicate clean aid routes in the Valley, these little nuts are incredible. DMM Brass Offset is a design purchased from Hugh Banner two years ago ...
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$16.50 ($105/set)
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In 1979 Mark Vallance created the first curved nut with three points of contact instead of the usual two points typical of other nut designs. Nearly all other nuts would follow this lead. Wild Country Rocks on a Wire, descendants of that original cur...
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$13-17 ($137/set)
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Metolius Astro Nuts are silicon-bronze micro climbing nuts available in five sizes. As with their aluminum counterparts, the Metolius Ultralight Curve Nut, the swage is integrated into the head of the nut, making them lighter and less bulky than som...
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$14.50 ($65/set)
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| | Metolius Ultralight Curve Nut
The Metolius Ultrlight Curve Nuts from Metolius Climbing are among the lightest climbing nuts we tested. They achieve this with a unique feature, attaching the cable directly to the nut and eliminating the swage, which results in less weight and bulk...
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$14 ($130/set)
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Frost Works nuts use a time-tested design that sets these apart from other nuts. Tom Frost, along with Yvon Chouinard, designed and engineered the first artificial chocks manufactured in North America. In the early 1970's, they led climbers away from...
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$8 ($72/set)
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| | Omega Pacific Wedgies
Omega Pacific Wedgies might have a strange name but they are a great foundation for any climber's rack. Wedgies are also among the better priced nuts we tested. In addition to their competitive price you get a Caranut nut tool when purchasing their s...
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$7.20-8.70per/$95 for set
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| | DMM Wallnut
DMM Wallnuts look different than most other Climbing Nuts — they feature a small groove running vertically up one side of their head. This groove helps them excel at irregular rock types such as limestone and crystallized granite. The groove also mak...
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$10-12 ($107/set)
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| | ABC Huevo
Advanced Base Camp (ABC) Huevos are a great option for climbers looking for a good price on dependable nuts. Huevos are identical to Omega Pacific Wedgies — Omega Pacific makes them for ABC. They are identical size-to-size and they also share the sam...
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| | Black Diamond Stopper
In 1972 Chouinard Equipment released seven sizes of Stoppers. A lot has changed since then but the folks at Black Diamond (which came out of Chouinard) have been making climbing nuts longer than anyone in North America. Black Diamond’s Stoppers...
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$8-10 ($115/set)
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| | Black Diamond Micro Stopper
The Black Diamond Micro Stopper were the most durable micro climbing nut we tested. The heads are made of hard and wear-resistant copper-infiltrated iron instead of the normal brass or bronze. The large cables are less prone to kinking and feature an...
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$15 ($88/set)
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