Author Archives: mapeze

Web store temporally unavailable

Posted on April 30, 2013 by mapeze

Our web store will be unavailable until we recover the normality in stock. We apologize for the inconvenience. Totem Team

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New prices for 2013

Posted on February 15, 2013 by mapeze

Those are the new prices for 2013 (you will already find those updated prices in our web store): Totem Cam: UK: 59,95£ Europe: 74,95€ US, Canada and rest of the world: 79,95$ Basic cam: UK: 49,95£ Europe: 64,95€ US, Canada … Continue reading →

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Now national shipping to Canada!

Posted on February 21, 2012 by mapeze

We are gladdy to announce that since March 12th, we will start to ship all Canada orders from our warehouse in British Columbia by Canada Post Parcel (Expedited). Now you can get your Totem and Basic Cams in a fast … Continue reading →

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Share this and get one Totem Cam for free!!. Now UPS shipping to USA.

Posted on March 15, 2011 by mapeze

We are gladdy to announce that we are ready to ship all USA orders from our warehouse in Oregon by UPS ground. Now you can get your Totem Cams in a fast and reliable way. The orders will be shipped … Continue reading →

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New conclusion over a drop test

Posted on February 17, 2011 by mapeze

After the anodizing issue we went back to our local crag (Santa Barbara) to repeat drop tests over polished limestone and we got new conclusions of the performance of the Totem Cams in that conditions. Here is a explanatory video:

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Recall notification for Totem Cams

Posted on January 17, 2011 by mapeze

It has been brought to our attention regarding the Totem Cams sold prior to 31 December 2010 that the color anodizing of the cams gives them a surface hardness that may affect their holding power in certain areas of polished … Continue reading →

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Video: Drop tests

Posted on December 14, 2010 by mapeze

We set up a small lab on the rocks of Santa Barbara near Hernani city, and here are the results of some drop tests. We droped a 6,5kg iron mass over Totem Cams, using a 2,5mm diameter 0,7m length steel … Continue reading →

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Video: Why is Totem Cam so stable?

Posted on December 02, 2010 by mapeze

The Totem Cams are quite stable once you place them. Two main reasons are the extreme flexibility of the body and the strong springs. But also are another tricks to help. Let’s see…

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Two lobes loading: explanatory video

Posted on November 29, 2010 by mapeze

This video shows how to load only two lobes in a Totem Cam. This is an exclusive feature. My spoken English is bad, but with subtitles I think it is well understood. In our web site you can also find … Continue reading →

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e-climb ice axes video

Posted on November 25, 2010 by mapeze

Promotional video of the exceptional e-climb ice axes. Where is the Totem Cam? Find it.

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