Making Homemade Cams: Erick Davidson of Merlin Rock Gear

All Things Climbing by BLISTER

Nov 19, 201859:12Sports & Recreation

Erick Davidson makes the best cams that you’ve never heard of — they aren’t sold in stores or online, and Davidson’s company, Merlin Rock Gear, doesn’t even have a website. Erick, a mechanical engineer by day, designs an...

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