Spring-loaded camming device
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A spring-loaded camming device is a piece of rock climbing or mountaineering protection equipment. It consists of two, three, or four cams mounted on a common axle or two adjacent axles, so that pulli
A selection of spring-loaded camming devices of differing sizes
Climbers often carry a large number of cams on traditional climbs.
Use of a cam in a large crack
Camalot
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Camalot is a brand of spring-loaded camming devices manufactured by Black Diamond Equipment used to secure ropes while rock climbing. Camalots use a dual-axle system, resulting in a slightly higher ex
Spring-loaded camming device
…but properly speaking it refers to the brand popularized by Mark Vallance and manufactured by Wild Country). Other popular brands include Black Diamond Camalots, Metolius Power Cams, DMM 4CUs, Trango FlexCams, and CCH Aliens. The invention of SLCDs revolutionized rock climbing because it meant that parallel and…
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