Valley Giants
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After some wide climbing this weekend I started thinking about cams that are larger than a #6 bd and all I could think of are the Valley Giants. Sooooo my question is, would the #9 be like a tipped out #6 camalot? |
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Bigger. |
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Big bros are cheaper, lighter and easier to come by (used). |
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Kangaru Rat wrote:Bigger.Dang, Is there any other cams out there that are slightly larger than a #6? |
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The Valley Giant #9 is comfortably mid-range when the #6 (C4) is getting tipped out to the point of being scary. I tried to measure the usable range of the two to give it some hard numbers. I'd call the max range on a #6 C4 to be ~6.5". Putting the Valley Giant in a similar position, I measure closer to ~8.5". |
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the 9" VG is pretty similar in size/range as the green (#3) big bro. this cam is pretty nice, as that size can be a real mfkr. too big to stack, too tight to wing. nothing left but strenuous arm barring. anybody who has seen my arms realizes that the word "strenuous" can't be in the same sentence. |
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If you're getting into that size, NOTHING right now beats the #9 VG. Yeah it's expensive BUT it's TRUCK and nothing makes you feel "better" than sliding that sucker along with you. |
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+1 for the VG9. |
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Send Tom an email. |
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Valley Giants also make great dumbbells when training for those hard climbs. |
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Did pratts crack a few winters ago, my partner had bought a few vg's... |
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FWIW, Wired Bliss is coming out with three new sizes of cam : #4, #5 and #9. I don't know exactly how big the #9 is going to be, but I think it will be bigger than the BD #6. They have a few pics on their Facebook site. |
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NC Rock Climber wrote:I think it will be bigger than the BD #6.It looks like it's a bit more than an inch bigger than the BD #6 and about the same size as the Valley Giant #9. |
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talked with Micheal at Wired bliss a few weeks ago and have one of his fives. its a sweet cam and his 9 is going to fill the gap between tipped out 6 and overcammed VG 9 |
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Valley Giants
A size comparison of the Valley Giants to the Black Diamond #6 for your visual reference. The #9 comes in handy from time to time, but I've found the #12 is rarely needed as it's about the size of a squeeze chimney where you can get inside the crack and become the pro. |
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Every now and the you find odd cracks for the 12" that you can't just get in. My route on this thing would be a horror without the big VG. |
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Anyone interested in selling a VG 9? |
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Aaaaaaah, thread zombies. There is a forum for this, hint ( FOR SALE / FOR FREE / WANT TO BUY ) forum |