Metolius Curve Nut/Astro Nut

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Ultralight Curve Nuts

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Astro Nuts

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Ultralight Curve Nut™ NEW!

Nuts with curved faces have long been the standard in passive protection. The curved faces provide 3 points of contact with the rock, which make the nuts more stable as well as more versatile than older, straight-sided nut designs. However, existing curved nut designs have been limited by the available technology. At Metolius, we have been working to perfect CNC machining to the point that we can sculpt almost any shape we want from metal. This has allowed us to optimize the shape of the nut and orient the curve from side to side rather than top to bottom. The Metolius Curve Nut shape offers all the advantages of existing curved nut designs (3 points of contact), but it is naturally more stable in flares, and because they have a straight taper from top to bottom, it is much easier to judge placement quality.

	By attaching the cable directly to the nut and eliminating the swage we have made these 30% lighter than the competition.
	Anodized heads are color-coded to match our cam colors.
	Combines the stability of 3-point contact with the ease of a straight-sided taper
	CNC technology for optimized shape
	Side-to-side curve for greater stability in flaring placements
	Straight-sided taper makes it easy to judge placement quality.
	CNC machined from 6061-T6 billet aluminum
	CE certified

	Buy individuals or pre-packaged sets
	Pre-packaged sets include 10% discount over purchasing individual units
	Ultralight Curve Nut #1, 2, 3 $11.00
	Ultralight Curve Nut #4, 5, 6, 7,8 $12.00
	Ultralight Curve Nut #9, 10 $13.50
	Ultralight Curve Nut Set #1-10 $109.00

Astro Nuts

We added a transverse taper and silicon-bronze to the revolutionary Curve Nut shape to give these mini-nuts tenacious bite in each and every placement. The finest materials, combined with our patented shape, give you a powerful tool for protecting micro-sized fissures. We looked at many different alloys before settling upon silicon-bronze. Steel was just too hard for micro nuts and didn’t allow them to seat into placements, while aluminum was too soft and didn’t provide enough structural strength. Silicon bronze is the perfect material (although very costly) as it exhibits high strength, yet is still soft enough to let the nut bite into the rock’s surface and seat into position with maximum holding power. Additionally, on our larger sizes, we are able to introduce curves into the faces of the Astro Nuts, giving them a massive placement advantage over regular, straight-sided pieces. The small collars on Curve Nuts are color-coded for quick identification. Astro Nuts are a huge addition to anyone's rack, aid climbers, free climbers and alpinists alike.

	Buy individuals OR pre-packaged sets
	Pre-packaged sets include 10% discount over purchasing individual units
	Price - Aid set: $54
	Price - Free set: $56.50
	At this time we are only selling Astro Nuts individually. Please visit your local retailer for complete sets.
	Aid Set (#1 - #5)
	Free Set (#6 - #10)