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Cam failure discussion 27-Apr-2015 At 8:29:05 PM patto

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On 27/04/2015 rightarmbad wrote:
>There is simply too much blind faith in cams atthe moment and not enough
>fundumantal knowledge of how they work.

That is an easy statement to be made by somebody with the aptitude and the interest in the more complex details of operation. There are some people who lack the interest or the aptitude to properly understand the details. Most of the time diligent learning will get the by safely. A good grounding in physics, engineering and geology can and does aid trad climbing. But so are a whole bunch of factors.

(I'm not being critical of your statement. Just being realistic about the breadth of knowledge backgrounds of climbers.)