Gear Review
Black Diamond Camalot C4 Package #0.5 - 3
Excellent rack filler
By Jim J.
Ranked #656 - Big Wall Climbing
December 21, 2006
I have sets of Friends, Metolius ultralights and a few smaller C3's and wanted to fill out my rack with a modern set, and the .5-3 C4 combo pack was perfect. The smaller C4's are about as useful as you could ask for, beautifully made and possessing the largest range of any conventional cams I know of, however, even the size 3 has a tendency to walk a little more than I like. They can be placed with good stability but it takes a little more futzing than with Friends or the Metolius cams....don't know why unless it's the double pivot design which is responsible for the wider range. At any rate, these are top notch and recommended highly up to size 2. Above size 2 they are still usefull but I think there might be better choices in larger cams.
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Change me.
2 Comments Last Reply: December 14, 2010 By: Bud Martin
No Luke, it has everything to do with increased range. Yes it also makes it so they can be placed passively.
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The double pivot has nothing to do with the range. The width added by the double pivot is the same no matter how "cammed" it is. The double pivot DOES, however, contribute to the ability to place these passively.
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