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Cams Ripping At Arapiles - common? 12-Oct-2009 At 10:46:07 AM GerryN

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Has anyone found that cams sometimes rip out on falls at Arapiles? Not sure if the glassy, hard rock has anything to do with it, or I just placed a bad runner. I had two cams on Trojan above the last good wire about 2m below the peapod. A purple 0.5 camalot was deep in what seemed to be a perfect placement just above the handjam, and a smaller grey camalot in a more marginal placement on the bulge above it (taking a solid downward tug). I fell out of the peapod and both cams ripped, and went for a big whipper. I don't think the crack for the 0.5 purple cam flared inside and it seemd to be bomber so it was a complete surprise to me when it ripped. In a similar crack on Tas dolerite which I'm used to, a placement like this would not rip out. Maybe I just placed a dodgy piece but has anyone else encountered this at Araps? Has rock type got anything to do with holding power of cams?