VG9
OVERALL SPAN: 5.7-inch TO 9.7-inch (145mm to 245mm)
USABLE SPAN: 6-inch TO 9-inch (150mm to 230mm)>
ULTIMATE STRENGTH: 5000+ lbs. (22+ kN)
USABLE STRENGTH: 4000 lbs. (18 kN)
WEIGHT: 32.5 oz. (920 GRAMS)
OVERALL LENGTH: 15.25 inch (387mm)
OVERALL WIDTH: 5.25 inch (133mm)
TRIGGER TRAVEL: 2.5 inch (64mm)
CAM PROFILE: exponential spiral, constant "camming angle" of 14 degrees (arctangent of 0.25)
LOBES: 1/4" thick 6061-T6/T651 aluminum alloy
AXLE BOLT: 3/8" strain-hardened 304 stainless steel
CABLE: 3/16" 302/304 stainless steel 1x19 aircraft cable wire rope
CABLE FITTINGS: 3/8" thick 304 stainless steel - 45% Ag silver brazed to a depth of 3/4"
CAM SPACERS: 6061-T6/T651
CENTER SPACER: UV stabilized Nylon
TRIGGER BAR: UV stabilized Nylon
CABLE SPACER: 6061-T6/T651
CAM SPRINGS: 304 stainless steel spring wire
CAM STOPS: 1/4" 304 stainless steel dowel pins - cold-formed at both ends for a permanent fit
TRIGGER WIRES: 304 stainless steel spring wire
MADE IN CALIFORNIA USA
First generation Valley Giant V9 camming devices on Pitch 8, Excalibur, El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, California
Pitch 13 belay, Bermuda Dunes, El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, California
Looking up at Pitch 14, the "Monster Offwidth", on Bermuda Dunes, El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, California
Pitch 9, Excalibur, El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, California