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Friends

Definition of Climbing Equipment Word

By Stewart Green, About.com

Friends

A spring-load camming device (SLCD) made by Wild Country, which comes in a variety of sizes to fit a variety of crack widths. Friends, the first camming devices, were invented by Yosemite climber Ray Jardine in the late 1970s to protect the valley’s smooth-sided cracks.

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