Color scheme color coded for easy identification, colors have remained the same as Master Cams making for an easy transition to UL Master Cams (anodization on UL makes for slight color variances, but blue is still blue and so forth).Price unlike other ultralight cams on the market, Metolius kept the same price point on their UL Master Cams as their original Master Cams.Cam strengths strength was not compromised in weight reduction of cams.Wire Cable diameter – The cable on cam sizes #5 and larger is constructed of a larger diameter to help stabilize the heavier, larger cam lobes, limiting “floppiness” commonly complained about on the original Master Cams.Copper swage replaced with smaller, more sleek silver coated fitting.Cam lobe tooth pattern – CNC machined shark fin lobe pattern allowing for more “bite” and secure placements.Two bigger sizes originally available in sizes #00-6, now available in #00-8 which increases your usable range from 1.85″ (#6) to 2.80″ (#8).
For 3-season climbing (read, not climbing with gloves), these are excellent paired with the color-coded matching Metolius FS Mini II carabiner, adding a mere 23 g (0.81 oz) per racked cam making for some serious weight savings. But how much weight was actually cut? Indeed, more than 20% from the original master Cam, on average. Ok, duh, that is why you are reading this. So, how did they do it? And did they live up to the hype? A decade ago, the Metolius Master Cam was already setting the bar for light cams, so I was curious how they managed to shed even more weight (20% according to Metolius). Those Master Cams explored the highs and sometimes embarrassing lows of my first few years as a trad climber – big days in the alpine and cragging days at my local Joshua Tree.įlash forward ten years and I have been reintroduced to a newer, lighter Master Cam, the Metolius Ultralight Master Cam (UL Master Cam). After some serious research, I opted for the Metolius Master Cams, the first micro cams to ever enter the market, which touted a pretty strong reputation with the elite dirtbags I fan-girled with on stone at the time. It was around this time, that I began to expand my trad rack to include microcams. Crack climbers, from the throngs of Joshua Tree to the humbling monoliths of Yosemite Valley, scrambled to find an alternative. A decade ago or so, there was a dark age for California climbers the ferrari of microcams, CCH Aliens, were no longer available.
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