Buckaroo Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 but he's not hurt Climbers told to check their gear after cam fails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mec Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 scary... played around with some of them. they just felt cheap... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranbo Posted September 25, 2008 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckaroo Posted September 26, 2008 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_leclerc Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 checking for wear will be a pain in the ass as the stems have rubber over them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telemarker Posted September 26, 2008 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted September 26, 2008 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pencil_Pusher Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 I would guess one failure does not accurately represent the whole batch. Not that that inspires any confidence... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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