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Metolius Super Cam Review Camming Device

Overall average rating 3.5 of 5 based on 2 votes and 1 user review. Most recent review: October 27, 2010

Street Price: $50 $80

Pros: Big range, stable, rangefinder

Cons: Limited sizes, no big cams

Best Uses: Parallel sized cracks like you find in sandstone

Manufacturer: Metolius Climbing

Review by: Chris McNamara on October 2, 2010 Overview The Metolius Super Cam is the biggest climbing cam offering from Metolius Metolius Supercam

Climbing. It comes in three sizes that span from 1.65" to 4.67". They use an innovative Credit: metoliusclimbing.com asymetical cam lobe design unlike any other we have seen before. It gives each cam a range that rivals it's main competitor the Black Diamond Camalot C4. Both are about Where to Buy? the same cost but the Camalots are a little lighter. The three sizes of the Supercam (grey, maroon, dark blue) are roughly equivalent to Camalots #24. Resellers Price Reviews REI $49.94 Click to customize your PDFs pdfcrowd.com REI $49.94 (4.0)

Metolius uses a unique "Range Finder" color coded system to help you know if the MooseJaw $69.50 cam is bomber or not. If the green dots are touching the rock, the cam is bomber. If MountainGear $69.50 the yellow or red dots are touching, it's not. This is very useful for beginning leaders. CampSaver $69.50

I didn't use it much but it is a good reminder about optimal cam placement. See all available reseller prices >

*If you click on any of the above links and make a purchase, a One downside to the Supercam is it only comes in three sizes so incorporating it into portion of sale helps support this site your rack can be a little tricky. The Metolius Master Cam and Metolius Offset Master Cam are our small cams of choice and won our Small Camming Device Editor's Choice Award. But if you want to use the Supercams, you will need to then switch to another cam once you get to the bigger sizes. True, not many people carry a lot of cams bigger than 4.67" on their rack, but it is still a bit of a pain. Also, we are not as

big a fan of the Master Cams in the bigger sizes (#5 and #6) as we are of the Master Metolius Super Cam Go Cam in the Smaller sizes (#004). So for now we are sticking with Master Cams for our small cams up to #4 and then switching to Green Camalots and going up from there with Camalot C4's. The Supercams are awesome in parallel sized placements but Browse Gear Reviews we prefer the singlestem design of the Camalot in awkward placements. Review Categories Photos Specs Men's Clothing Women's Clothing Stoves Headlamps Sleeping Pads Technical Backpacks Rock Climbing Shoes Climbing Harnesses Climbing Helmets Belay & Rappel

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