ROCK ON WIRE SET contains SIZES 1-8
The original curved nut and probably the best selling piece of pro’ ever, Wild Country Rocks have had a radical makeover to bring them back to the forefront of technology.
As the ‘building blocks’ of any rack it is imperitive that the form and function of Rocks was as effective as possible, and considering the original design had changed little in 20 years it was felt that it was about time to re-invigorate the designs to make sure they were as cutting edge as the climbers who would utilise them.
The parameters of this process were to look at size, shape, weight and performance to see whether and how Wild Country could influence each of these to produce a better product.
The solutions they came up with seemed to have really hit the mark and created a wider range of better nuts to carry on the Rock traditon into the 21st century….
Anodised colour coding
Supercool matt anodising makes Rocks easier to distinguish and faster to select.
Although this may seem obvious until you use a set it’s impossible to imagine how much easier gear selection is and how quickly each size becomes recognisable by colour.
It is also important to note that each colour co-ordinates with the equivalent Friend and Zero size as well as all other colour coded Wild Country products. e.g a Rock 6 in Red is the same size as a Zero cam 6 and a Friend ...
Tapered sides
A neat five degree side cut gives new and more solid ‘end-on’ placement possibilities. Again a simple modification but one which we feel gives more possibilities and extends the range of placements and therefore the versatility of every nut.
Thinner and lighter
The side-walls on sizes 7-14 have been re-worked to optimise their strength to weight ratio making these new units incredibly light for their size. This was a slightly more difficult task and required a lot of testing to optimise this to get the correct strength to weight ratio but has resulted in a substantial weight saving, meaning you can carry more for less.
For example if one compares the old sizes 7 – 10 which weighed 216 grams / 8.5 oz with the new sizes at 186 grams / 7.3 oz there is around a 14% saving – a not inconsiderable sum from an essential part of your rack..
These ultra-stylish new units will give an extra dimension to any rack making selection and placement faster and better than ever.
ROCK ON WIRE SET 1-8 contains SIZES 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Specifications:
Size 1- Weight: 16g
- Long edge: 13mm
- Max depth: 7mm
- Strength: 7kN
- Side strength: 4kN
- Colour: Violet
Size 2- Weight: 25g
- Long edge: 13.8mm
- Max depth: 8.2mm
- Strength: 12kN
- Side strength: 4kN
- Colour: Green
Size 3- Weight: 28g
- Long edge: 14.5mm
- Max depth: 9.6mm
- Strength: 12kN
- Side strength: 6kN
- Colour: Silver
Size 4- Weight: 30g
- Long edge: 15.3mm
- Max depth: 11.6mm
- Strength: 12kN
- Side strength: 8kN
- Colour: Gold
Size 5- Weight: 32g
- Long edge: 16.8mm
- Max depth: 13.3mm
- Strength: 12kN
- Side strength: 8kN
- Colour: Blue
Size 6- Weight: 36g
- Long edge: 19mm
- Max depth: 15.6mm
- Strength: 12kN
- Side strength: 10kN
- Colour: Red
Size 7- Weight: 36g
- Long edge: 21.2mm
- Max depth: 18.4mm
- Strength: 12kN
- Side strength: 12kN
- Colour: Gunmetal
Size 8- Weight: 41g
- Long edge: 24mm
- Max depth: 21.6mm
- Strength: 12kN
- Side strength: 12kN
- Colour: Turquoise
Wild Country: At the Cutting Edge of Climbing
Wild Country have been at the cutting edge of climbing for 35 years.
Ever since the Friend was invented by U.S. climber Ray Jardine – who found a manufacturer in like-minded British-based enthusiast Mark Vallance – Wild Country have gone from strength to strength by creating the highest-quality rock climbing hardware on the planet.
Born in a tiny factory in the heart of the Peak district in 1977, Wild Country have been building their success on the back of the climbing world’s best Friend – shortly followed by their renowned Rock – ever since.
Their name is now synonymous with hard climbing, with higher safety margins and ease of placement top of their agenda.
Ray Jardine’s simple cam concept had been six years in the making before taking off on BBC’s Tomorrow’s World programme.
Just two years later they launched the Rock, the first ever curved nut which has become what is probably the best-selling piece of climbing equipment of all time.
The success of the Friend and the Rock has turned Wild Country into a legend, revolutionising the climbing world with a host of innovative ideas that have now become the industry standard.