No More Link Cams
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I thought these looked cool. Never bought one or used one though: |
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Omega Pacific has made the decision to close its doors. The decision is based upon economic factors, and the founder’s decision to retire.In other words, they could not find a buyer ... |
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Well you'll still always be able to find link cams fixed and/or exploded in cracks all over the country. |
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Tough for Spokane....Mountain Gear and now Omega Pacific. |
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The last thing you want to have on your rack is a Link Cam. I'm surprised Omega Pacific lasted as long as they did after putting those things out. Unfortunately SuperTopo is now an archive with all photo's deleted, but here's a thread to look through. |
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Brian in SLC wrote:O-P produced some interesting stuff. The SBG (and SBG II) were unique belay/rappel devices. That's my fav tube belay device, hands down. Will need to pick up a couple now as a backup |
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Brian in SLC wrote: Tough for Spokane....Mountain Gear and now Omega Pacific. The SBGII is my favourite tube-style belay device; it's the only one of its kind that cannot jam, because the device stays a fixed distance from the belay biner, and never gets pushed right up against him the biner. Now that Omega Pacific is no more, I should stock up on SBGII's... |
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I've not seen that belay device 'till now, but it looks like great idea. |
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Got rid of my link cams but I still have a place in my nostalgic heart for OP. A lot of my first gear came from them 30 years ago and I still have biners on my rack from back then. |
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I appreciated Omega manufacturing most of their gear in the USA. Doval wiregates are my go-to for racking passive pro. |
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Crap. |
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Omega Pacific auto locker is the first piece of gear I bought. Still belay with it 20 years later. Still pretty much suck at climbing. Only two constants. |
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I've got a bunch of OP carabiners and quickdraws I got when I started out and still use today. Also use their rap rings exclusively. Everything I've had from them was built to last. |
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Their last generation ice screws were a great bargain. And I learned to drytool with their Alpha ice tools - NOT such a great product, but they got the job done. Still have their Bulldog as my 3rd tool. |
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I always liked Omega Pacific Gear. In particular the set of 1-13 stoppers I got on STP for $50 and the locking carabiner that had the offset gate opening for more clearance - genius. |
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kevin deweese wrote: Well you'll still always be able to find link cams fixed and/or exploded in cracks all over the country. I have literally never seen someone with link cams on their racks but I have seen many of them fixed all over the place. |
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Does this mean they’ll now be valued like Silent Partners? I’ve got a complete set of Link cams. First $600 takes them! |
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I also brought link cams with me, but only on specific climbs. They were hard to trust if likely taking a whipper, though I have fallen on them. The angle of the stem is even more important when falling on one. They were great for aiding through as a “crack jumar” pieces. |
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c'est la vie |
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They made some great carabineers. |
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Mark A wrote: I just used a .5 on an aid route in Yosemite and it came in pretty handy. I was anxious about placing it, but it was straightforward enough. I was great because the route ate .4s, so it was really useful. |