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    Traditional rock climbing - Ryan Harris

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    Ryan Harris's expert gear recommendations on Rendezvu

    Products in this list

    • Camalot™ Z4 by Black Diamond — my favorite cam in smaller ranges. has a flexible stem to inspire more confidence when direction of pull of the placements is a concern.  (I use the z4 cam from .1-.75) 
    • Camalot™ Z4 by Black Diamond — my favorite cam in the small ranges
    • Camalot™ Z4 by Black Diamond — my favorite cam in the smaller ranges
    • Camalot™ Z4 by Black Diamond — my favorite cam in the smaller ranges
    • C4 Camalot - #1 by Black Diamond — part of my standard rack.  I use this for the bigger ranges of cams,  I prefer these over the ultra lights as part of my rock kit since they are made with steele cables and last longer. (however,  I use the ultra light set ups for the alpine)
    • C4 Camalot - #2 by Black Diamond — part of my standard rack
    • C4 Camalot - #3 by Black Diamond — part of my standard rack
    • Swift Protect Pro 8.9mm Dry Rope by Edelrid — my favorite rope
    • Alloy Offset Set #7-11 by DMM
    • TC Pro Climbing Shoe by La Sportiva
    • Arc'teryx Men's AR-395a Harness Khaki XL by Arc'teryx — my favorite harness
    • Sirocco Helmet by Petzl — great for rock, ski, and alpine
    • TX4 Evo Approach Shoe - Men's by La Sportiva
    • Dyon Carabiner by CAMP USA — what I use as my racking carabiner
    • Reverso Belay Device by Petzl
    • Nimbus Locking Carabiner by CAMP USA
    • Sm'D Screwlock Carabiner by Petzl
    • Accessory Cord - 6mm by Sterling
    • HMPE Cord Sling 6mm by Edelrid
    • Missions Light Sling by Blue Ice — great lightweight dyneema sling, its a little slick to to grab, but its my favorite sling due to its versatility and suppleness
    • BLUE ICE Alpine Runner by Blue Ice — frequently use this as an alpine draw to extend my placements and even to extend my rappel device
    • Grigri Belay Device-assisted breaking device(ABD) by Petzl — my go to device for lead belaying, and multi pitch climb. saves my elbows from wear and tear when I belay from the top
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  1. Escaper (emergency use) by Beal — the beal escaper is a great tool to descend while rock climbing, I leave this in the bottom of my back and break it out seldomly, but really nice for bail use
  2. Petzl Connect Adjust Lanyard Orange by Petzl — I use this while single pitch climbing, and rappelling/aiding on bigger multi pitch climbing
  3. Spatha Knife by Petzl — another item that lives with my medical kit mostly, on more adventurous climbs this is a useful tool to cut old wedding from mangled anchors and replace your own