Cam

Brian shows a camming device in action. I made this vid to show my mom what a cam was. I'm not trying to show how to place a cam, please don't think that this is a bomber placement. Biggs just stuck it in the rock. :)

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• black
• dimond
• cam
• trad
• climbing
• moab

[ka24det240sx]

@ja1484 please read the description but thank you for informing us of how "wrong this was" ?

[EscapistGaming]

lol, yeah, read the description guys

[Cobra0911]

some people just don't read video descriptions lol.

[gangsterchoad1]

some people just shouldn't be climbing trad...

[evanvideo]

yeah thats way too undercammed... you need a #1 or a .5 in the smaller crack above

[davidcross30]

ha ha you said crack

[fullbeardyo]

looked a little undercammed

[djn1kon]

gate faced up would have been better, no? ;)

[ja1484]

Eh, on second viewing, it's actually oriented about as well as you'd be able to get in that crack. Hand won't fit further in below it. Good enough anyway.

[ja1484]

Should've oriented the cam for downward pull. As show in this video, you're either going to:

1) Torque the stem

2) Cause the cam to swivel in its placement

Either is no good. Remember, you want that stem pointing in the direction of the anticipated load.