Totem cam failure People love placing tipped out cams, but it doesn't work great when you actually fall in soft sandstone. The cam was placed by an inexperienced leader who insisted it was perfectly placed Jan 18, 2011 · Have you detected any loss of grip on the Totem Cam due to the anodizing of the cams on types of rock other than limestone? It is totally imperceptible on granite and sandstone. 5 days ago · Totem volentarly recalled them as they say that the non-anodised cams gripped better. It’s never taken any falls. The fall was tiny (cam approx waist level) and he had a solid nut less than a foot below the cam so no injuries. Even on limestone it is barely noticeable. After that I did my usual washing of all kit in fresh water and gave it a dash of lubricant. Totems will just break the trigger wires (like your photo, but luckily that's an easy fix on the small sizes). However, the Silver/Red offset Alien would stick places the Totem cam couldn't. Aug 20, 2013 · While climbing the route "groovy" in the gunks on sunday my partner ripped a yellow totem basic, resulting in one of the inner lobes umbrella-ing. com. They did it to squeeze every ounce of grip performance on "polished limestone" and certain soft rock applications, as they had anodizing on the cam lobes. Jun 29, 2022 · I bought a black totem cam about a month ago and have probably used it on around 10 routes, including on day at gogarth about 2 weeks ago. Sep 12, 2017 · We, Totem MT. , are voluntarily recalling all Basic cams with serial numbers starting from 1706200 to 1733205 (as shown in the figure below), which we kindly request you to stop using immediately. Dual-axle cams probably won't break when umbrellad, and they might even hold. . For more information, visit totemcams. The Totem cam never stuck anywhere that the Alien couldn't - this includes trying to get only a single side (only 2 of the 4 cams) to stick in a shallow bombay flare. Sep 27, 2010 · The Totems are well made, no worries. lyuzyvfsdjjcrrqxryajoetkgotghskgiqyaobhggaxsokbgw