tattooed_climber Posted January 13, 2006 Posted January 13, 2006 fresh from RCcola.com: Alien Recall from CCH check your aliens dudes and dudettes, one of mine is recalled.. Quote
olyclimber Posted January 13, 2006 Posted January 13, 2006 One of mine as well. It was one I just got...so it must be a newer batch that is defective. Quote
Cobra_Commander Posted January 13, 2006 Posted January 13, 2006 what color was it olyclimber? Just wondering. A new green and blue both made in August and November 2005 seem to be fine (no dimple at least). Quote
mattp Posted January 13, 2006 Posted January 13, 2006 I put a text copy of their recall notice from rc.com in our "News" forum. It is there as an announcement. Lets continue our discussion here. Quote
olyclimber Posted January 13, 2006 Posted January 13, 2006 It was an red/yellow offset. Brand new from Mountain Gear. Stamped "1005". Quote
jerseyscum Posted January 13, 2006 Posted January 13, 2006 (edited) I was having trouble locating CCH's David Waggoner's original comment that people here were referring to. For more schaudenfreude, here's a copy, from Wed. Jan 9, off Rock Climbing.com site. Odd that Waggoner signed first post but recall notice is just signed "sincerely CCH." Who knows, maybe Waggoner's alleged allegation of a hoax was a hoax, though it sure sounds as if it was really written by an aggrieved and peeved small-business owner. "The Silver brazed connections on Aliens are made by experienced ,skilled people who take great care in the quality of the braze. The accusations being made on this site are quite serious . An examination by a certified metallurgical lab on the device in question is necessary in order to prove or disprove the claims made regarding alleged failure of the brazed connection. Without an actual report by a lab we will assume this is a staged hoax. The cable on a 1.5 orange alien will hold over 3500 pounds, far more force than a falling climber could ever generate. When tested on a machine the cable will break ,not pull out of the cable eye. --David Waggoner at CCH" Edited January 13, 2006 by jerseyscum Quote
Choada_Boy Posted January 13, 2006 Posted January 13, 2006 Is there any merit to the "REI Recall" over the "misplacement of the hole in the cam lobe" "issue" with the orange camalot? There has been some discussion of it on the RC.com thread... Quote
hemp22 Posted January 13, 2006 Posted January 13, 2006 There are some additional sample pictures of the "dimple" at the following sites: http://www.aliencams.com/recall.html http://alpenglowgear.com/gear/index.php?main_page=alien_recall perhaps mattp or someone could add those pictures to the other one in the cc.news post. In other news, REI.com has WC zeros on sale for $40 right now. Quote
JosephH Posted January 13, 2006 Posted January 13, 2006 I've emailed CCH a set of comments and remaining concerns and spoken with Dave regarding that email. Please see my last two posting in this thread for more details: http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/s...true#Post535731 Quote
mattp Posted January 13, 2006 Posted January 13, 2006 I find all these overlapping threads confusing -- does anybody else? (Meanwhile, I added the cch photo to the notice in the news post.) Quote
JosephH Posted January 13, 2006 Posted January 13, 2006 Yep, Philbox over on RC is trying to clean up all their CCH threads too. I'm sure something like this is all pretty daunting for you moderators... Quote
billcoe Posted January 19, 2006 Posted January 19, 2006 I kept hearing "send them to me send them to me". I have 6 dimpled offsets I will send them to you for the price I paid and I'll pay freight. Let me know soon. ___________________________________________ Rate this user [ ] Fantastic [ ] Pretty good [ ] OK [ ] Bad [ ] What a prick [ ] I wouldn't even let my dawg hump his leg [ ] If his mouth was on fire I wouldn't even pee in it to put it out. Quote
mattp Posted January 27, 2006 Posted January 27, 2006 Anymore news on the extent of the CCH problems? Quote
olyclimber Posted January 27, 2006 Posted January 27, 2006 I don't believe anymore than what we already knew. I got this email from Mountain Gear: Greeting Most Beloved Olyclimber, A recent development concerning a limited number of Alien and Hybrid Alien cams, manufactured by Colorado Custom Hardware has compelled us to contact any of our customers we have a record of purchasing potentially affected product. Our records indicate you may have one or more of these Alien cams. Please carefully review the following information and immediately stop using ANY potentially affected units! Our concern is for that of our customers and any member of the climbing community that may be using these units. Colorado Custom Hardware™ is acting as quickly as possible to enable them to replace any units for climbers who still have the affected unit and are able to send them in. PLEASE, DO NOT USE ANY CAMS THAT HAVE THE IDENTIFYING MARK! Please follow either of the following links to see an image and the official recall notice from Colorado Custom Hardware: http://www.aliencamsbycch.com/ http://www.mountaingear.com/aliens/ Colorado Custom Hardware, Inc ATTN: Brazing Recall 115 E. Lyon St Laramie, WY 82072 Thank you for your business and, please, climb safe! Mountain Gear Inc. 1(800) 829-2009 info@mgear.com Quote
jackcash Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 i had a full set of aliens, i sent back to rei got my cash credit.. i wondered if anyone knew anything about when the new ones would be out for sale. Quote
JosephH Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 They're out now in online stores. Also, it's worth mentioning that not everyone is online so this year it's probably still a good idea if you spot aliens on someone's rack you might mention the recall and double check that they heard about it... Quote
billcoe Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 Yeah, expect that lots of people don't live and breath on the internet. I mentioned it to Ujahn (regular partner) like a week ago and he hadn't heard anything about it. Sooooooooooo, look for dimples on your friends racks, double checking your own as well might be a good idea. Look very carefully. I had counted 6 offsets in my house with dimples at one time but when I went to send them back I only found 5. I had a couple of pieces loaned out, neither recall or hybrids though. Theres a bad piece somewhere in my basement or under my bed or on a friends rack or??....? Things that make you go hmmmmmm.......... Quote
fenderfour Posted August 31, 2006 Posted August 31, 2006 From rc.com: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Orange CCH Alien cam that was reportedly involved in the Paradise Forks incident, has turned out to be dated 10-05, rather than the highly publicized date of early 2004. This information has been verified the by the Coconino County Sheriffs Depart both verbally and in photographic form, with Dave Waggoner of CCH, during CCH’s own internal investigation. It is however still unknown if this unit was clearly dimpled. The window of the recall was 11-04 to 12-05, thus any Alien cams date coded during this period should be tested, dimpled or not. CCH will tensile test customers’ Aliens, of any manufacture date at no charge, to ensure that they will withstand a fall. Testing is done to 2/3 the rated tensile strength. After testing, all cams are currently being identified with a “Tensile Tested” stamp on the main swage above the loop. We will test and return cams to our customers within 1 week of receiving them. Please attach your complete contact information to each unit being returned for testing, to facilitate a speedy turn-around. Dave Waggoner Colorado Custom Hardware Inc. 115 East Lyon Street Laramie, WY 82072 USA (307) 721-9385 _________________ Quote
climberbro16 Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 (edited) Whoa I havent posted here in a few years...I was buisy partying but now Im back in school and ready to get back to the mounatains... and Im almost 21...lol anyway its nice to be back peace to all! Oh and I moved from crappy Bremerton to Oregon!! lol Edited March 27, 2007 by climberbro16 Quote
worldbfree Posted April 5, 2007 Posted April 5, 2007 i recently ordered an alien from rei.com, well after the recall announcement. i got it, and it was part of the defective batch. the CS person didn't seem too impressed when i told her they were still selling gear that could, um, create some minor problems in case of a fall. but i bet their lawyers would shriek. Quote
billcoe Posted May 2, 2007 Posted May 2, 2007 Back on top, 2 recent failures in 2 different states, sad to say these are POST "we fixed the issue's" Aliens. 1 dude got mess up bad. Quote
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