Buckaroo Posted September 18, 2008 Posted September 18, 2008 but he's not hurt Climbers told to check their gear after cam fails Quote
mec Posted September 18, 2008 Posted September 18, 2008 scary... played around with some of them. they just felt cheap... Quote
Cranbo Posted September 25, 2008 Posted September 25, 2008 Cool, I have a Rock Empire cam that I picked up about 6 years ago in Wales. Time to retire it, perhaps. But it's my biggest piece! - rob Quote
Buckaroo Posted September 26, 2008 Author Posted September 26, 2008 Here's the technical report as a pdf Apparently the cable broke at the lower attachment point, and it has a plastic sheath that makes inspection difficult and concentrates bending at the joint. 3980.pdf Quote
marc_leclerc Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 checking for wear will be a pain in the ass as the stems have rubber over them Quote
telemarker Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 Cool, I have a Rock Empire cam that I picked up about 6 years ago in Wales. Time to retire it, perhaps. But it's my biggest piece! - rob Good bail cam! Quote
rob Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 man, I have a set of comet cams. Scary. I took a small leader on one, it did it's job. Phew! Quote
Pencil_Pusher Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 I would guess one failure does not accurately represent the whole batch. Not that that inspires any confidence... Quote
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