With the most versatile offering of cams on the planet, Ultralight Power Cams, TCUs, Offsets, Fat Cams and Supercams, why add a single-stem cam to our line? The reason is that there is an infinite number of variables in the climbing environment: hard rock, soft rock, parallel cracks, flared cracks, etc . . . Each individual cam style excels at a certain set of variables. The Fat Cam’s wide lobes greatly improve protection in soft rock while the TCU’s narrow head widths greatly enhance placement versatility. The biggest advantages of the single-stem unit are: they will fit into certain placements better than the U-shaped body and the flexible, single cable reduces leverage to minimize walking in certain placements. We set out to make the finest single-stem unit we possibly could and the Master Cam is the result. We made our Slider Nuts over 25 years ago, so we are no strangers to flexible, single-stem designs. The Master Cam combines a nice, flexy cable with an ultra-narrow head for hard aid or free climbing. Since we invented the CNC milled cam-stop, we naturally applied them to Master Cams. We also joined our silky-smooth trigger assembly with an ergonomic thumb piece to provide precise control over placement and retraction. The longer body affords additional reach when top-stepping or stretching for that hard-to-get placement.  The Range Finder system also provides critical placement feedback for those who need it. Master Cams are hand-built right here in our Bend, Oregon shop.  Each one is thoroughly inspected and every unit is tested to 5 kN. Master Cams are CE and UIAA certified.