The Black Diamond Quickdraw Pro Probe has a shorter length that's ideal for lightweight tours, avalanche rescue practice and terrain with shallow snowpacks, the Black Diamond Quickdraw Probe 240 features a durable 6-section aluminium construction and a stainless steel cable. The Pro 240’s ferrules make for increased durability and quick alignment, while the integrated stuff sack provides fast, one-pull deployment in emergency situations.
The Climbing Technology RollNlock is an ultralight pulley and rope clamps that weighs in at just 80g! it's been designed for use in work, rope climbing manoeuvres, rescues and self-rescue situations.
The Edelrid Spoc is an ultralight progress capture pulley which is ideal for small hauling, crevasse rescue, and emergency ascending. At only 60 g you'll hardly notice this tiny bit of kit, but makes setting up rope systems easy and more efficient. The pulley itself rests on ball bearings, giving up to 92% efficiency, and fits from 7 mm to 11 mm rope giving you a diverse device for any ropes you might be carrying.
The Petzl Crevasse Rescue Kit is a definite essential piece of kit for alpine climbing, mountaineering, glacial travel (whether on foot or ski) for training courses. This kit allows for rapid deployment and use in rescues where someone falls in a crevasse.
At 85g, the Petzl Micro Traxion pulley is perfect to keep on your harness for emergency use. Originally designed for crevasse rescue in assisted and z hoists we also feel that it is light enough that it could live on the back of your harness year round for general climbing rescue being much more efficient and smoother to use than a prussik loop.
The Petzl Oscillante Swing Cheek weighs next to nothing at just 42g. The Oscillante can be used in crevasse rescue systems or improvised hauling systems and quickly and easily installs due to its swinging side plates. The nylon sheave and aluminum side plates give an excellent strength to weight ratio.
The Petzl Spatha clippable knife is designed to accompany the climber on every outing. The profile of the blade allows easy cutting of ropes and cordage. It has a carabiner hole for attaching the knife to the harness. It is easy to manipulate with its textured wheel, even when wearing gloves, and can be locked in the open position.
The Petzl Tibloc is a compact and ultra-lightweight ascender for use on rope ascents, hauling systems or friction knot replacement in self-rescue situations. The Tibloc has an automatic system that presses the karabiner against the rope to start the braking action. To work well, the original Tibloc should be used with a round bar karabiner. Whilst the new version with the plastic easy release mechanism will work with most karabiners we recommend the Petzl Attache.
The Piranha Alpine Knife is a brilliant yet compact accessory knife weighing in at just 20g with a tough stainless steel serated locking blade. Easily opened and closed with one hand. Safety mechanism keeps knife locked shut on carabiner to reduce risk of involuntary opening. Doubles as a bottle opener for use at the end of a hard day.
The Wild Country Ropeman MK2 has become ‘standard issue’ for many mountaineering and crag activities. It's been built with hot forged side plates and a stainless steel cam, making the product lighter and providing a better internal radius for smooth operation across a broader range of karabiners. The Ropeman 2 works with a wide range of rope diameters and if suitable for a range of used from self-rescue and cliff rescue to mouflage and more, these mini-marvels have been well proven in the field.
The Petzl Nano Traxion is an ultra-lightweight (53g) and compact progress-capture pulley designed for rescue situations. It's sealed ball bearings provide excellent efficiency.