Members: TibLoc Tests
I purchased a pair of Petzl TibLoc “Ultra-light emergency ascenders” in 1999 when I was working as a climbing instructor. I liked the idea of a simple rope-grab that was compact and thus maximised the very short
pull tests Archive
Members: More on PowerCord
In 2015, RopeLab conducted some tests on Sterling rope’s 5.9mm PowerCord. I was interested in its use in anchoring and guying systems and wanted to see how it performed when knotted. The tests results are published in
Members: 8mm Technora/Dyneema ropes
We have had a good selection of 8mm nylon accessory cord for decades however these cords have never been seriously considered to be ‘ropes’ for technical rescue because they have had serious limitations in strength and abrasion
Members: The Unfinished Big Knot (UBK)
We often build anchor systems by linking multiple anchor points. There are many ways to do this, however one common technique involves clipping a long sling to each point and then combining each bight with a big
Freio 8
O Descensor Freio 8 tem sido usado por mais de 50 anos e a maioria dos fabricantes de hardware fabricam pelo menos uma forma deste dispositivo. Com uma longa história e a simplicidade do dispositivo significa que