Altitude Equipment
Nuts

Altitude Equipment is an Australian firm that made some interesting plastic nuts starting in 1998. Sadly, these colorful pieces failed to attract climbers, and disappeared from the climbing scene.

The Altitude Equipment nuts are not as light as you might think, but they are stronger than they look. In my mind, their primary disadvantage is that the soft plastic (that is, soft compare to metals) allows them to deform under load, which can make them difficult to remove.

Poly Nuts

Set 618-620: Altitude Equipment Poly Nuts

Set 618-620: Altitude Equipment Poly Nuts

↑ Set 618-620: Altitude Equipment Poly Nuts

Made in Australia [ca. 2000].
Injection molded plastic.
No markings.

618: Altitude Equipment Poly Nut

618: Altitude Equipment Poly Nut

618: Altitude Equipment Poly Nut

618: Altitude Equipment Poly Nut

↑ 618: Altitude Equipment Poly Nut

Made in Australia [ca. 2000].
Size: 27x33 mm.
Weight: 53 g.
Injection molded plastic.
No markings.

619: Altitude Equipment Poly Nut

619: Altitude Equipment Poly Nut

619: Altitude Equipment Poly Nut

619: Altitude Equipment Poly Nut

↑ 619: Altitude Equipment Poly Nut

Made in Australia [ca. 2000].
Size: 31x38 mm.
Weight: 70 g.
Injection molded plastic.
No markings.

620: Altitude Equipment Poly Nut

620: Altitude Equipment Poly Nut

620: Altitude Equipment Poly Nut

620: Altitude Equipment Poly Nut

↑ 620: Altitude Equipment Poly Nut

Made in Australia [ca. 2000].
Size: 38x50 mm.
Weight: 103 g.
Injection molded plastic.
No markings.

Poly Hexes

Set 529-531: Altitude Equipment Poly Hexes; #9–#11

Set 529-531: Altitude Equipment Poly Hexes; #9–#11

↑ Set 529-531: Altitude Equipment Poly Hexes; #9–#11

Made in Australia [ca. 1998].
Injection molded plastic.

529: Altitude Equipment Poly Hex; #9

529: Altitude Equipment Poly Hex; #9

529: Altitude Equipment Poly Hex; #9

529: Altitude Equipment Poly Hex; #9

↑ 529: Altitude Equipment Poly Hex; #9

Made in Australia [ca. 1998].
Size: 45x49x62 mm.
Weight: 63 g.
Injection molded plastic.
Raised "No·9" moulded on one side of inner partition.

530: Altitude Equipment Poly Hex; #10

530: Altitude Equipment Poly Hex; #10

530: Altitude Equipment Poly Hex; #10

530: Altitude Equipment Poly Hex; #10

↑ 530: Altitude Equipment Poly Hex; #10

Made in Australia [ca. 1998].
Size: 55x60x74 mm.
Weight: 95 g.
Injection molded plastic.
Raised "No·.10" moulded on one side of inner partition.

531: Altitude Equipment Poly Hex; #11

531: Altitude Equipment Poly Hex; #11

531: Altitude Equipment Poly Hex; #11

531: Altitude Equipment Poly Hex; #11

↑ 531: Altitude Equipment Poly Hex; #11

Made in Australia [ca. 1998].
Size: 69x75x90 mm.
Weight: 131 g.
Injection molded plastic with glued reinforcing partition.
No markings.