ROCK CLIMBING NEWS ITEM

CPSC Orders Recall of Camming Anchor

FRIDAY, 21 APRIL 2006

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced last April 18 the recall of a Camming Anchor produced by the Colorado Custom Hardware (CCH) Inc.

Approximately 4,100 of the Camming Anchors produced by the Laramie, Wyoming-based company has been put on a “voluntary recall” since according to the statement released by the CPSC, “the cables that support climbers using the devices can fail, causing climbers to fall.” The recall was made after the CCH Inc. received one report of the device dubbed as “Alien Cams”, failing a climber after using it.

Everyone who purchased the device are asked by the CPSC to, “stop using these devices immediately.” Aside from that, they are enjoined to contact the CCH for instructions on how to have the devices repaired.

For the complete CPSC report, you may read it from this link. If you are one of the consumers who bought the Alien Cams, their contact details can be found at the end of the same report.