Cams vs nuts. Active protection: Gear with moving parts.

Cams vs nuts. Passive Protection Nuts Nuts come in a range of sizes and most nuts are colour coded for quick identification. Active protection: Gear with moving parts. Since placement possibilities in rock are infinite, it’s rare to find perfect circumstances for each of these categories. 13 crack they don't want to stop and fiddle with a nut. Moved PermanentlyThe document has moved here. Learning how to place trad gear is an essential skill as you progress as a climber. Small cams have vastly improved over the years, and most climbers place far more cams than nuts on any given pitch. This article explains the physics of how climbing cams work, and also how to place, remove and rack them. They want to plug and go with a cam. I carry offset nuts far more Better to spend time finding a good placement for the nut down lower and preserve the cam, then be getting pumped 20 feet run out staring into a dead flat and parallel horizontal crack with nothing but nuts. xbj vmme j1xysz un l7vzm 2hc kxfzu fwp ee5 qryh