SMU Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Hi, I'm new to these forums, and thought I'd start with a gear question. My Brother just gave me a sack of unused stoppers and cams, stuff he got from a friend about 5 years ago. It was apparently bought in Russia, and most pieces have "Kouba" stamped on them. Anybody have experience with this brand? I bought some Russian-made Ti screws about 15 years ago, and soon heard stories of how they would facture and break, so I'm wondering about this new kit! Cheers, Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy_t Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 (edited) Try posting on this forum: http://www.go-elbrus.com/cgi-bin/forum/forum.pl It's a russian guiding outfit's forum page, most of the content is in Russian but a lot of them can read english and you may get some replies. Gets a lot of traffic. A lot of the banter at this time of year is re: skiing conditions and logistics for Mount Elbrus. But maybe someone there could identify the brand and direct to to their or their distrubutor's site. I have seen that Russian pro while over there, but never used it. Super light. But I'd almost think of it as leaver gear too, I don't know if I'd trust it to falls (at least the stuff I've seen). Edited January 15, 2007 by crazy_t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin_Matlock Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 I have some ruski screws that are a couple years old (so maybe they are a newer style?). They have cofee grinders and seem to place reasonably well. I would (and have) trusted them on lead. Much better than my crapy $10 REI leaver screws. Can they compete with something like a BD screw? No. But for they are light weight and pretty inexpensive. With that being said, if I were doing some shit were a long fall was a pretty decent possibilty, I'd probably go with a nice strong, KNOWN screw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Kevin, are your Russian screws with coffee grinders, the Ushba? These are much more advanced than the old Irbis titanium screws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMU Posted January 15, 2007 Author Share Posted January 15, 2007 >I have seen that Russian pro while over there, but never used >it. Super light. Thanks for the tip: I posted the same question there, and we'll see what happens . . . As for the strength, the stoppers appear robust, although the cams are somewhat lighter than my old set of Friends. (Of course, almost all NEW cams are lighter than my old Friends!) Cheers, Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin_Matlock Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Kevin, are your Russian screws with coffee grinders, the Ushba? These are much more advanced than the old Irbis titanium screws. No, mine are Ural-Alp (Uralsport... see ebay). Also have an older Ti-Top screw which is a little less robust looking, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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