"I bought this a few months ago and it's been used twice. Went to engage it on a climb and it broke like this. I've been talking with Wild Country and they are currently doing an assessment as to why it failed. Once I hear back I'll update you guys. Watch your Friends!"
Hmm, Not ideal but it doesn't look like it would have failed under normal loading conditions. A bit rubbish if that's the only gear you have for that placement and the route is a bit run out.
Agreed, as far as I can tell from the photos I don't think it's ability to hold a fall would be compromised. Still any fault in safety gear is naturally a serious matter.
I'm going to reserve judgement on the cause until Wild Country release there report. Could be a result of any number of causes at this stage.
Still seems prudent to go and prod my cams a bit though.
My point was that if it had failed at a slightly different moment and you had managed to place it you wouldn't be left with a useless placement and a false sense of security leading to a potentially dangerous fall.
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