bremerton_john Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 Allright, so I'm trying to downclimb this nasty steep, scree filled narrow gully when I reach an 8 foot over-vertical drop-off that I've gotta get past. Already worn out from a full day of bushwackin I don't feel excited about downclimbing with the pack on. So I decide maybe I can drop it the 8 feet and it will come to a nice easy stop in the scree. Yeah right! It plummits about 200 feet, tumbling down and smackin everything in its way hard. After I retrieve the thrashed threads, I take a look inside and inspect for damage. I then notice this cam with a permanent offset in the shaft. So the question to you rock monkeys out there - is this something to worry about, will BD fix or what? I know they're designed to bend, but stay bent? Of course I'm also thinking if it hit this hard to put a permanent curve in the shaft, maybe there's other less obvious damage in the metal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrythellama Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 a couple of mine look like that and i dont sweat it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracked Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 Ditto. Take a hang on a camalot over an edge and it'll look like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 heh sounds like the classic phrase heard when people are downclimbing the west side of asterix pass at smith. "I'll just drop my pack down there". Luckily there is a fence there now, but more than one pack has made the trip to the river. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremerton_john Posted July 17, 2004 Author Share Posted July 17, 2004 You know, I thought there might have been a chance it was like that before the pack took the plunge. I've tried bending it back straight, but it likes to kink to the one side. Oh well, I won't sweat it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremerton_john Posted July 17, 2004 Author Share Posted July 17, 2004 I was on Boulder Ridge in the Olympics, coming down a dead-end gully trying to get back on route. I thought the pack was going to end up in Tunnel Creek 2000 feet below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szyjakowski Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 i will test it for you... course i need it the rest of the season to confirm its safety.. pm me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blakej Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 Hey john was the the only thing that got trashed from that fall? I thought everything would be toast when I saw that sucker coming down. By they way might be hitting city of rocks around the 9th-11th on next month let me know if your interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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