Metolius Freenut Review

Likes
The Metolius Extractor and Metolius Freenut were our top choices for excavating even the most immovable nuts in small cracks. Their thin profiles got into some of the smallest fissures to probe out seemingly lost wires. Both these tools have an excellent shape, making them both effective at snagging cam triggers and hooking funky nut placements. We also appreciated the Freenut's additional metal on its tail end, making it much less painful on our palms.

Dislikes
The only down side is that at $20 it is one of the more expensive nut tools available. Like the Extractor, if you are pounding hard with a wall hammer or an ice tool you could potentially bend the built-in carabiner to the point where it won't close properly. This is probably not possible to do with your hand so it is really only an issue for wall climbers and alpine climbers.

Best Application
This great nut tool excels on traditional climbs. Like the Extractor, it also excels for aid climbs and routes with many small nut placements (Yosemite, Eldo, Arapalis).

Value
Though on the expensive side, the Metolius Freenut is still an excellent nut tool, worth the price if you can appreciate its thin crack cleaning prowess and palm comforting pommel.