The Wild Country Friend Set 0.4, 0.5 and 0.75 gives you three dependable climbing cams for small to medium cracks in one go. It's the sensible way to start a trad rack, or to double up on the finger-sized placements you use most.

Each Friend uses Wild Country's proven dual-axle design at a 13.75° cam angle, so you get a wide expansion range with useful overlap between the three sizes. The cam lobes are polished, unanodised aluminium: the softer, untreated surface bites harder when weighted. Extendable 12mm Dyneema slings cut rope drag and cam walking without reaching for an extra quickdraw, ergonomic thumb loops make placing and retrieving easy, and hollow axles keep the whole set to around 263g.

Why you'll love it

• Three useful sizes – 0.4 for smaller placements, 0.5 for finger-sized cracks, 0.75 for larger finger and narrow hand-sized placements
• Dual-axle design – broad expansion range and stable placements, with good overlap between sizes
• Extendable slings – 12mm Dyneema reduces rope drag and cam movement
• High-friction lobes – polished, unanodised aluminium grips harder when weighted
• Ergonomic thumb loops – comfortable, controlled handling and placement
• Light for three cams – approximately 263g combined, helped by hollow axles

Good to know

• Set includes – Wild Country Friend 0.4, Friend 0.5 and Friend 0.75
• Friend 0.4 – expansion range 16.8-23.8mm, strength 9 kN
• Friend 0.5 – expansion range 22-31mm, strength 12 kN
• Friend 0.75 – expansion range 27.5-38.7mm, strength 12 kN
• Cam angle – 13.75°, dual axle
• Combined weight – approximately 263g

Who it's for

Trad climbers building a first rack, and experienced climbers adding doubles of the small to medium sizes that get placed most on UK trad, multi-pitch and alpine routes.