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Blacksmith Nicola Codega founded C.A.M.P. in 1889 to produce wrought-iron goods. The company first entered the climbing equipment business in 1920 when Nicola's son Antonio started making ice axes for the Italian Army Alpine Corps. The firm continued to grow and was handed down through the family.
From about 1950 through 1976, C.A.M.P. used a diamopnd-shaped logo bearing "D CN & FD CAMP" for "Ditta Cogenda Nicol;a & Figli De Cogedga Antonio Metilde Premana.
In 1968, C.A.M.P. entrusted Robert Charles Maillot and his firm Interalp to distribute C.A.M.P. products outside Italy. These products bore both C.A.M.P. and INTERALP logos. Their relationship continued until 1980.
C.A.M.P. changed its name to "Construzione Articoli Montagna Premana" in 1972.
In 1977 C.A.M.P. started using a new logo with "CAMP" inside a rounded rectangle above a mountian.
C.A.M.P. introduced a new wolfs-head logo in 1992.
C.A.M.P. acquired Cassin in 1997.
In 2003 C.A.M.P. again changed the company name, this time to "Concezione Articoli Montagna Premana, and changed their logo to CAMP in italics.
C.A.M.P. introduced another new logo in 2022.
Many C.A.M.P. products from recent decades have a product traceability code that indicates when they were made. Denis Pivot sent me the following "secret decoder ring" for interpreting these codes:
Some products may not have received a product traceability code.
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I acquired my left and right Camp Turbofoot ascenders from Expé-Spelemat in 2014. I acquired another one of each in 2017 as part of Bob Thrun’s collection.
The Camp Turbofoot is 66 mm. tall, 69 mm. wide, 25 mm. thick, and weighs 97 g. bare and 133 g. including the supplied harness. The body is stamped from aluminum alloy. Two slots at the bottom and two at the rear provide secure attachment for the supplied harness, and a slot at the front holds the ascender against the foot. A separate stamping helps form the rope channel. The rope channel is 15 mm. wide, and has two rollers to reduce friction. Each roller is riveted between the body and the rope channel stamping. The rollers are 12.5 mm. long, 13.7 mm. diameter, and have a turned U-groove that give the rollers an 8.5 mm. minor diameter.
The cam is cast steel. The cam radius increases from 37 to 55 mm. over an angle of 42°, giving a 28° cam angle. The tooth pattern is (3.2.4)(1H1.2)^3(3.2). A small projection on the top of the cam provides a thumb tab, and the upper surface is grooved. A small pin on the shell limits how far the cam can open.
The Turbofoot comes with a harness made from 20.5x1.5 mm. webbing gray webbing. One piece of webbing circles the ankle, another goes under the instep. A two-piece buckle allows for adjusting the strap around the ankle. The strap under the foot is adjusted at the ascender. A piece of tubular webbing under the foot protects the gray harness webbing.
The outside of the rope channel is stamped with the Camp safety logo, "TURBOFOOT," and "L" (on the left ascender; "R" on the right). The rear is printed with "MADE IN ITALY," "REF 2259," (on the left ascender;"REF 2258" on the right), "Patent Pending," "3 14 0182" (on the left ascender, it is "1 14 0096" on the right), "¢¤8≤ø≤13," a book-with-an-"i" icon, and "Max 150 Kg."
Foot ascenders such as this don't fit into the climbing systems that I commonly use, although I have met froggers that seem to like them. The Turbofoot is nicely made, and if you take time to learn it, it should work well.
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I acquired my left Camp Turbofoot Evo from Treestuff.com and my right from Northwest Express, both on the same day in 2023.
I acquired this Camp Turbofoot Evo Left from Treestuff.com in ***2023***. The Camp Turbofoot Evo Left is 71 mm. tall, 69 mm. wide, 25 mm. thick, and weighs 104 g. The rope channel is 14 mm. wide. The cam radius increases from 31 to 50 mm. over an angle of 39°, giving a 36° cam angle. The tooth pattern is (3.2)(1H1.2.2.1)^3(2).
The Camp Turbofoot is 71 mm. tall, 70 mm. wide, 25 mm. thick, and weighs 104 g. bare and 152 g. including the supplied harness. The body is stamped from aluminum alloy. Two slots at the bottom and two at the rear provide secure attachment for the supplied harness, and a slot at the front holds the ascender against the foot. A separate stamping helps form the rope channel. The rope channel is 14 mm. wide, and has two rollers to reduce friction. Each roller is riveted between the body and the rope channel stamping. The rollers are 12.5 mm. long, 13.7 mm. diameter, and have a turned U-groove that give the rollers an 8.5 mm. minor diameter.
The cam is cast steel. The cam radius increases from 37 to 55 mm. over an angle of 42°, giving a 28° cam angle. The tooth pattern is (3.2.4)(1H1.2)^3(3.2). A small projection on the top of the cam provides a thumb tab, and the upper surface is grooved. A small pin on the shell limits how far the cam can open. A small safety latch is attached to the rear plate, below the cam.
The Turbofoot comes with a harness made from 20.5x1.5 mm. webbing gray webbing. One piece of webbing circles the ankle, another goes under the instep. A two-piece buckle allows for adjusting the strap around the ankle. The strap under the foot is adjusted at the ascender. A piece of tubular webbing under the foot protects the gray harness webbing.
The outside of the rope channel is printed with the C.A.M.P. logo with "C.A.M.P." The rear is printed with "TURBOFOOT EVO L" on the left and "TURBOFOOT EVO R" on the right, "Ref 3261," "05 22," "01548," "O•8≤Ø≤13," a book-with-an-"i" icon, and "Max 150 kg."
The safety latch allows locking the cam in the semi-closed position. This reduces the chance of the ascender coming off rope accidentally, but increases the effort of kicking out when desired. The latch is quite small, making it rather hard to find and actuate when wearing muddy cave gloves.
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