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Copperhead Climbing Nuts

Copperhead Climbing Nuts were originally developed as chocks for clean climbers, which is why I included them here. Nowadays they are primarily used as bashies for aid climbing on harder nail-ups where they are artfully pounded into thin seams to provide marginal bodyweight support. These placements cannot be trusted to hold a fall — they rarely will.

Copperhead Statistics

Copperhead data tables in my Forrest Mountaineering Ltd. catalogs from 1974 to 1983 list cable sizes of 3/32", 3/32", 1/8", 5/32" and 3/16" for Copperhead sizes #1 through #5, respectively. I have an earlier (undated) Forrest brochure that listed 1/16" for the #1's cable. That version was much weaker, rated at only 480 lbs (2.1 kN) under ideal laboratory conditions. The #1 (either version) and #2 Copperheads should only be trusted for direct aid.

Forrest discontinued making copperheads long ago, but Fish and others continue making them to support the demand of aid climbers. Original Forrest Copperheads are difficult to find and even more difficult to verify, as there are no distinct features that make specific brand identification practical.


Copperheads

414: Forrest Copperhead Climbing Nut 414: Forrest Copperhead Climbing Nut

↑ 414: Forrest Copperhead Climbing Nut #1–S: 13x4 mm.

326: Forrest Copperhead Climbing Nut 326: Forrest Copperhead Climbing Nut

↑ 326: Forrest Copperhead Climbing Nut #3: 18x9 mm.

333: Forrest Copperhead Climbing Nut 333: Forrest Copperhead Climbing Nut

↑ 333: Forrest Copperhead Climbing Nut #3–S: 18x9 mm.

412: Forrest Copperhead Climbing Nut 412: Forrest Copperhead Climbing Nut

↑ 412: Forrest Copperhead Climbing Nut #4: 22x10 mm.

413: Forrest Copperhead Climbing Nut 413: Forrest Copperhead Climbing Nut

↑ 413: Forrest Copperhead Climbing Nut #4–S: 22x10 mm.

Arrowheads

Set 158-160: Forrest Arrowheads Set 158-160: Forrest Arrowheads

↑ Set 158-160: Forrest Arrowheads #1–#2

158: Forrest Arrowhead 158: Forrest Arrowhead

↑ 158: Forrest Arrowhead #1: 6 mm.

159: Forrest Arrowhead 159: Forrest Arrowhead

↑ 159: Forrest Arrowhead #2: 7 mm.

160: Forrest Arrowhead 160: Forrest Arrowhead

↑ 160: Forrest Arrowhead #3: 10 mm.

Plastic Foxheads

014: Forrest Plastic Foxhead 014: Forrest Plastic Foxhead

↑ 014: Forrest Plastic Foxhead #3: 24, 35 mm.

Set 014-015: Forrest Plastic vs. Aluminum Wired Foxhead Set 014-015: Forrest Plastic vs. Aluminum Wired Foxhead

↑ Set 014-015: Forrest Plastic vs. Aluminum Wired Foxhead #3

Wired Foxheads

Set 161-162,015: Forrest Wired Foxheads Set 161-162,015: Forrest Wired Foxheads

↑ Set 161-162,015: Forrest Wired Foxheads #1–#3

161: Forrest Wired Foxhead 161: Forrest Wired Foxhead

↑ 161: Forrest Wired Foxhead #1: 18, 24 mm.

162: Forrest Wired Foxhead 162: Forrest Wired Foxhead

↑ 162: Forrest Wired Foxhead #1: 19, 24 mm.

163: Forrest Wired Foxhead 163: Forrest Wired Foxhead

↑ 163: Forrest Wired Foxhead #2: 22, 30 mm.

015: Forrest Wired Foxhead 015: Forrest Wired Foxhead

↑ 015: Forrest Wired Foxhead #3: 24, 35 mm.

Short Wired Foxheads

164: Forrest Short Wired Foxhead 164: Forrest Short Wired Foxhead

↑ 164: Forrest Short Wired Foxhead #1–S: 19, 24 mm.

165: Forrest Short Wired Foxhead 165: Forrest Short Wired Foxhead

↑ 165: Forrest Short Wired Foxhead #3–S: 24, 35 mm.

165: Forrest Short Wired Foxheads 165: Forrest Short Wired Foxheads

↑ 165: Forrest Short Wired Foxheads #3–S: 24, 35 mm.

Titons

Set 294-294: Forrest Titons Set 294-294: Forrest Titons

↑ Set 294-294: Forrest Titons T3–T5, #6–#9

122: Forrest Titon 122: Forrest Titon

↑ 122: Forrest Titon T3: 18, 25 mm.

296: Forrest Titon 296: Forrest Titon

↑ 296: Forrest Titon T4: 22, 31 mm.

121: Forrest Titon 121: Forrest Titon

↑ 121: Forrest Titon T5: 25, 34 mm.

120: Forrest Titon 120: Forrest Titon

↑ 120: Forrest Titon #6: 31, 44 mm.

297: Forrest Titon 297: Forrest Titon

↑ 297: Forrest Titon #6: 31, 43 mm.

118: Forrest Titon 118: Forrest Titon

↑ 118: Forrest Titon #7: 37, 54 mm.

119: Forrest Titon 119: Forrest Titon

↑ 119: Forrest Titon #7: 37, 54 mm.

324: Forrest Titon 324: Forrest Titon

↑ 324: Forrest Titon #8: 50, 70 mm.

298: Forrest Titon 298: Forrest Titon

↑ 298: Forrest Titon #9: 63, 83 mm.

117: Forrest Titon 117: Forrest Titon

↑ 117: Forrest Titon #9: 50, 79 mm.

Set 109-116: Forrest Titons Set 109-116: Forrest Titons

↑ Set 109-116: Forrest Titons #10–#17

109: Forrest Titon 109: Forrest Titon

↑ 109: Forrest Titon #10: 50, 89 mm.

110: Forrest Titon 110: Forrest Titon

↑ 110: Forrest Titon #11: 50, 99 mm.

111: Forrest Titon 111: Forrest Titon

↑ 111: Forrest Titon #12: 50, 114 mm.

112: Forrest Titon 112: Forrest Titon

↑ 112: Forrest Titon #13: 50, 126 mm.

113: Forrest Titon 113: Forrest Titon

↑ 113: Forrest Titon #14: 50, 140 mm.

114: Forrest Titon 114: Forrest Titon

↑ 114: Forrest Titon #15: 50, 152 mm.

115: Forrest Titon 115: Forrest Titon

↑ 115: Forrest Titon #16: 50, 165 mm.

116: Forrest Titon 116: Forrest Titon

↑ 116: Forrest Titon #17: 50, 177 mm.