starting a rack
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im starting a rack and don't know where to start, a larger set or smaller? bd c4 or the wild country zero cams, should i just get .5-3 set of the bd c4 and get some nuts/hexes? also how many runners and other gear should i get? anything that comes to mind about a trad rack is welcome. thank you. |
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skierhs wrote:im starting a rack and don't know where to start, a larger set or smaller? bd c4 or the wild country zero cams, should i just get .5-3 set of the bd c4 and get some nuts/hexes? also how many runners and other gear should i get? anything that comes to mind about a trad rack is welcome. thank you..5 - 3 single set and nuts. hexes are fun. so are tricams. And you'll be set to do 70% of the classics. |
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safetyfourth wrote: .5 - 3 single set and nuts. hexes are fun. so are tricams. And you'll be set to do 70% of the classics.Yup. I don't think you even need the hexes and I would just get the pink through blue tricams. Jim |
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Borrow a friends rack. Then you will be able to know on your own what you need. Don't waste money on hexes and tricams when you are starting out until you are sure you actually want them. |
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All good suggestions. I was in a similar position about a year ago and I went with the 0.5-3 C4s and a set of BD nuts to start, added the 0.5-2 tri-cams after a couple climbs. |
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Alex Mitchell wrote:Borrow a friends rack. Then you will be able to know on your own what you need. Don't waste money on hexes and tricams when you are starting out until you are sure you actually want them.I just started finally leading on gear last year after spending a year following. Actually just bagged my first full lead of a multi-pitch trad route. Luckily the leader that taught me was kind enough to let me use his rack to practice and learn things. Great rack full of cams and stoppers and ball nuts and all the goodies. However when it came time to start building my own rack I went straight for a set of Nuts and a set of Hexes. I was able to get enough gear to lead a lot of climbs for what it would have cost me to get two or three cams. I plan on buying cams, but this allowed me to at least get going, and not have to only rely on my partner's rack. Now I have pieces to contribute. I also really think that learning to place good passive gear is making my ability to place active gear even better. I also have to say that I've never felt safer and more able to climb high above my gear than when I sink a bomber hex placement. To me something about it just says "you're safe now bud" I'm no expert, so I'm just speaking from the beginner standpoint to give that point of view. |
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Oh and what Nick said. |
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nuts and some cams you might be interested in - mountainproject.com/v/fs-c3… |
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One of things you might consider is: |
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Wonderful!!! |
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New technology? BD X4's? |
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Wild Country Helium Friends are a very good alternative and should be considered. |
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Get a set of cams from green alien (.3 camalot?) to 3 camalot. A blue alien sized cam is nice to have on the rack. |
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I tell new leaders... |