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Tower Face Direct sideways nut ?

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 indigo 04 Aug 2016
What does 'sideways nut' mean ? I can't quite picture it. On the crux I placed two reasonable hexes in the shallow wideish 'crack' - is this where the sideways nut is supposed to go or is it somewhere else. Thx
 Chris Craggs Global Crag Moderator 04 Aug 2016
In reply to indigo:

The crack is shallow so a standard nut fits better sideways, clearly visible in this photo:

http://www.ukclimbing.com/images/dbpage.php?id=262626

Chris
 Stig 04 Aug 2016
In reply to indigo: it's a shallow vertical slot/crease thing. The nut goes in with the 'top' of the wedge facing out. A wall nut fits best, something like a size 9 from memory but it's going back around 13 years!

OP indigo 04 Aug 2016
In reply to Chris Craggs:

Thanks but it looks like an entirely normal nut placement to me - just that the nut is placed with its two narrower sides in contact with the rock
OP indigo 04 Aug 2016
In reply to Stig:

Cheers but I don't quite twig which is the top of the wedge ?
 Dave Garnett 04 Aug 2016
In reply to indigo:

What is this, one nut to the tune of another?
 Dark-Cloud 05 Aug 2016
In reply to indigo:

> Cheers but I don't quite twig which is the top of the wedge ?

Really ? if its a nut the top will be opposite the bottom, i.e. the other end of the wire.
 Wft 05 Aug 2016
In reply to indigo:

It's a lovely 'surely not' placement, enjoy
 Nick Russell 05 Aug 2016
In reply to indigo:

> ...the nut is placed with its two narrower sides in contact with the rock

Yep, this is exactly what is normally meant by 'sideways'.
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