The essential choice for climbers on a light-and-fast mission when every gram counts, the Camalot Ultralight is 15% lighter than the Camalot C4, featuring a dyeema core and sling.
With sculpted lobes that account for a portion of the weight savings, the Camalot Ultralight features a dyneema cord in place of a cable with all of the same strength you rely on. A double-axle design allows for the widest placement range possible for each cam device, and color coding makes for easy identification when quick pro is paramount. When light is right, the Camalot Ultralight is essential.
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Overall rating: 4.8 / 5 from 145 reviews.
The Camalot Ultralight by Black Diamond offers a 15% weight reduction over the standard Camalot, featuring sculpted lobes and a dyneema cord for strength. Customers appreciate its lightweight design, ease of use, and the significant weight savings it provides, making it ideal for fast-and-light missions and quick ascents. The double-axle design and color coding enhance usability, while the overall satisfaction with its performance is high.
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"The best cams"
"Very light"
"These have been awesome for alpine climbs to save on gear weight and still have a solid piece of protection."
"Even when comparing the weight and design of various ultralight active pro of this size, I felt that this Camelot still came out on top! I am impressed with the weight, how light it is, and it functions as beautifully as they Camelots always have. In the alpine setting, I have come to appreciate the active pro that have built in extendable springs. That preference is the only reason I would choose another type of gear."
"This is becoming the bread and butter of my rack. Particularly for alpine climbing. Something with the head width on sizes below . 5 makes them less great in the smaller sizes but for most everything else you get a good weight savings."
"The best - hard to find right now for some reason?"
"Look we all know the power of the big purp and it's thrilling when we get to place it. But let's be real, the little purp is our workhorse, the bread and butter of most of the cracks I'm likely to climb here in Index. In fact, I'm pretty sure I've placed my little purp in nearly every lead I've done in my very short and burgeoning trad journey. I'm also really excited about it being ultralight so I can try and squeeze an entire double rack onto my harness for a 20m route!"
"This is obviously a well-made quality cam, however not being flexible and not having an extendable sling, like for instance the Dragonfily, is making its use less common."
"It's an Ultralight cam with BD quality. Perfect!"
"My all-time favorite camming device. Love that my double rack is now a bit lighter."
