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Protection for finger cracks?

j mo · · n az · Joined Jan 2009 · Points: 1,200

Yellow metolious. Period. Why is everyone yapping about nuts? The question is what cams are best in this range. But I do love my new wallnuts and alloy offsets from dmm so don't hate! Also aliens are fussy soft and overrated.... There I said it

Jason4Too · · Bellingham, Washington · Joined Apr 2014 · Points: 0
JMo wrote:Yellow metolious. Period. Why is everyone yapping about nuts? The question is what cams are best in this range. But I do love my new wallnuts and alloy offsets from dmm so don't hate! Also aliens are fussy soft and overrated.... There I said it
It's funny that you say that. I recently spent a weekend climbing with a friend in Squamish who is a much more experienced climber than I am. I have a decent rack which he was happy to climb on but every where we went he took one piece of his own: a yellow Metolious cam. And he placed it on just about every pitch that he lead.

For fingers I have a mix of C4s and X4s with a couple of X4 offsets that I like plus DMM wallnuts and offsets. As long as your gear isn't blocking a hold I think fingers are just about the easiest size to protect with nuts.
Alex Mason · · Denver · Joined Jan 2013 · Points: 205

small x-4s and nuts are great i especially like the brass astro nuts by metolious and the tiny DMM rp

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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