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Trango                                 New Item!

                    MaxCam

To our Trango Reps:  We are on track to have MaxCams in stock by the end of April.  Please begin securing your orders today as we will be filling them on a first come basis.  I was so pleased by the number of climbers that approached us at Ouray this week, asking when it would be available. 

 

Note: As the authorized Manufacturers

    Representative for Trango, you will always

    get the lowest dealer cost through

    Ames Adventure Outfitters. Click here

    for more information from AAO.

 

Click here for testimonials

MaxCam--Climbing Magazine Editor's Choice Award

 

“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”

These insightful words by the French explorer, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, praising the simple perfection of his airplane, speak eloquently to the thinking behind the new MaxCams. The extraordinary 2:1 expansion range is achieved, not though complex and weighty engineering, but through out-of-the-box thinking and focused design. The result is a simple and lightweight cam that feels at home in your hands from the first trigger pull. Available in six sizes from tips to stacked hands.

 

  Extended Range Cam Comparisons  
             
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Text Box: Below is a comparison chart for all of the new extended range cams that are available in 2005. All specifications except Ratios, which were calculated, were obtained from the manufacturer's website or catalog on April 1, 2005. The Ratio is also known as the Expansion Ratio and is the ratio of a cam's largest expanded size to it's smallest size. In other words, if a fully expanded cam is twice the size of when it's fully retracted, the cam has a Ratio of 2. Larger Ratios allow one cam to fit into a wider variety of crack sizes and configurations. NOTE: The dimensions given are the absolute minimum and maximum sizes for each cam. The safe and useful range is somewhat less and is entirely dependent on rock quality, rock type, crack flare and other factors. 
 
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
      mm      
Company Model Size Min Max Ratio gm kN
Omega Pacific Link Cam 1 21 53 2.5 176 14
Omega Pacific Link Cam 2 25 64 2.5 207 14
             
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Company Model Size Min Max Ratio gm kN
Trango MaxCam  0.5 18 36 2.0 85 13
Trango MaxCam  0.75 20 41 2.0 114 13
Trango MaxCam  1 25 51 2.0 132 13
Trango MaxCam  2 33 66 2.0 150 13
Trango MaxCam  3 43 86 2.0 201 134
Trango MaxCam  4 61 125 2.0 280 13
             
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Company Model Size Min Max Ratio gm kN
Metolius Super Cam  Small 40 71 1.8 198 13.3
Metolius Super Cam  Medium 53 92 1.7 255 13.3
Metolius Super Cam  Large 67 119 1.8 312 13.3
             
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Company Model Size Min Max Ratio gm kN
Black Diamond C4 0.4 16 27 1.7 82 10
Black Diamond C4 0.5 20 34 1.7 97 12
Black Diamond C4 0.75 24 41 1.7 116 14
Black Diamond C4 1 30 52 1.7 134 14
Black Diamond C4 2 37 65 1.7 158 14
Black Diamond C4 3 51 88 1.7 201 14
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