What a break through! When I first started climbing, I never dreamed I would trust one of these things. Most people don''''''''t know that RURP stands for Realized Ultimate Reality Piton. It''''''''s true - you''''''''ve realized the ultimate when you''''''''ve pushed beyond two or three placements of these things. In all honesty, if I''''''''m feeling confident and I trust the rock then I will probably use a Leeper cam hook for a single dicey placement, but if I need to leave to make a few placements in a row that require super thin gear - this is about as thin as you can go. I haven''''''''t done this personally, but I do know climbers that have cut these things down even smaller. That alone is proof that you can always do something even crazier (imagine putting your weight on something smaller than a postage stamp). All in all, this is a good piece when you''''''''ve moved beyond general A3 walls.

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Leeper Cam hooks and BD Peckers

The rurp is an awesome piece of equiptment. It is an essential piece on any hard-aid rack. This piece works where nothing else will. The ideal placement is in a seam or very thin crack too thin for a knifeblade. Easy to hammer and the cable lasts decently long, although anyone having done a yosemite wall can tell you that there was probably tons of fixed rurps with blown cables.

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every piece of aid gear out there