First Impressions The Jack is a new compact descender that has been released by Singing Rock and has just become available in the UK. I ordered mine through Abaris, but other retailers may also stock them by the time you are reading this. I picked this up as it carries the necessary EN standards and …
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Mini Traxion v2
During 2023 Petzl released an updated version to the long-discontinued Mini Traxion. What makes the new Mini Traxion stand out from the others then?
Tutor XG rope – Nov 2019 Update
As written about in a previous blog post, I have been testing some rope that was kindly given to me by Spanset. The rope is Teufelberger Tutor XG, a 10mm semi-static Type A.A few months on and with a good bit of use made of it so far, I thought it was time for a …
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Tutor XG rope test – Thanks to Spanset
I have spent some time at Spanset in Middlewich over the last couple of months, doing my IRATA L1 and a few other bits. Some of you will perhaps know that Spanset have been particularly friendly to cavers, donating large amounts of new rope to expedition groups and competition winners on places like UKCaving forum. …
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New Petzl Stop
Rumers have been circulating for a while now about a redesigned Petzl Stop being in development and test. The first pictures have now emerged following an expo in China. Thanks to Qi Woo for posting these on the Rope Test Lab Facebook Group. I have made a few limited observations based on these few images. …
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Review – Petzl Club, semi-static rope
I had an email about a month ago from Shaun at Hitch n Hike. He’d been sent a 70m sample rope from Petzl to evaluate and once it came out of the box and he saw the colour, he knew who to call. This rope was a 70m coil, sold in an un-shrunk condition. Rather …
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Gleistein GeoStatic NE 9mm rope – 18 months use
It’s now March 2014, about a year and a half after I bought my first length of the Gleistein Geostatic 9mm rope. The 31m length I bought was soaked at home and measured to 32m, no doubt down to Shaun at Hitch N Hike’s generous measuring style! I labelled it up as a 30m and …
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2013 Petzl Croll & Basic review
I’m a self confessed gear junky. I love to play with shiny things and we all love a rope trick or two. I also like looking good when I work, image is important as a first impression can be the difference between a days work and no work. All vanities aside, I think that a professional …
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