Good, but having nuts is more important!

By nodachi1 Ranked #37 - Big Wall Climbing June 5, 2011

tbh, I don't place these that often, when they just end up weighing me down and getting in the way. Having said that when I have been able to place them, they tend to slot in quite well, and the long sling means that the rope has to move around a lot before the hex comes out.

Apparently, you can cam with them (I'd assume most effectively in a horizontal crack), but I've never tried that/got it to work.

My regular climbing partner has the BD wired hexes and having a set of both is quite handy. Wired are good for otherwise reachy placements, while slung hexes make it harder for rope movement to pop them out.

Very cowbell.

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