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Lazlo
Dec 2, 2011, 5:50 PM
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What is your gear of choice when you know you're going against cracks that may or may not be ice'd up?
Pins, nuts, hexes, cams?
Specifically on cams; do you prefer hexes for their weight and a more 'trustworthy' placement in an icy crack?
Currently, I'm carrying: 2 cams, 5 nuts, 1 screw, 2 pins
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rangerrob
Dec 2, 2011, 7:03 PM
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I think you're going to find a huge range in answers here. When I am going up something that is mixed for the first time, I tend to split my rock rack in half. Take every other size cam, and every other size nut. Then I'll throw in one knifeblade, one lost arrow, and one angle.
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dr_feelgood
Dec 4, 2011, 1:12 AM
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Cams .5-2, a set of nuts, a specter, and some pins.
Usually everything but the specter stays in the pack, but it is nice to have.
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6pacfershur
Dec 4, 2011, 2:25 AM
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i agree with the other posts except for one thing....
ditch the cams; heavy, expensive and walky in icy placements
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epoch
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Dec 4, 2011, 5:39 PM
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Lazlo wrote: What is your gear of choice when you know you're going against cracks that may or may not be ice'd up? Pins, nuts, hexes, cams? Specifically on cams; do you prefer hexes for their weight and a more 'trustworthy' placement in an icy crack? Currently, I'm carrying: 2 cams, 5 nuts, 1 screw, 2 pins
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