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Wild Country RockCentrics Set 3# - 9#

The Rockcentric's is a top seller, its success can be attributed to the combination of:
curved sides seating much more effectively than the flat sided nuts, the all-around ease of placement or removal and the light weight compared to the original Hex.

As people replaced these old Hexes on their racks, they noticed the other big plus point for the Rockcentric was it's versatility, in that one nut can provide four placement modes. And as of two of these were 'camming style placements', they made an effective starter tool for those who couldn't afford or weren't confident using cams.

 

 

As well as this, the fact that Rockcentrics were on pre-sewn 12mm Dynnema meant confidence in their rating of 12kn compared to threading up Hexes with rope of indeterminable strength.

Obviously if you weren't there when this transition occurred it is difficult to imagine the impact this had on climbing but with old fashioned straight sides, nuts would 'hook up' or swivel in placements, often not giving the confidence needed to keep going.

 

The Rock ended this lack of confidence by triangulating the forces involved essentially by giving three points of contact as the diagram shows. This increased the stability of the nut and the speed of placement making smoother and better placement and massively improving the chance of the nut holding in a fall.


Due to this unique place in climbing history Wild Country has always prided itself in producing the finest Passive units in all shapes and sizes and has consistently hit the target to make a superb range of protection for all climbers and across all seasons.

This was once again proved correct when in 1998 Wild Country pulled of the same trick as with the Rock by creating the Rockcentric - essentially a much lighter curve sided Hex - that was an instant success and once again created a lasting impact on the racks of climbers of all grades