A revolutionary rope clamp for its extremely tiny dimensions (only 125g) and ergonomic shape. Its small size allows the users hand to sit comfortably inside the device, close to the rope in the same ...

February 15, 2007 Atlas Devices’ Rope Ascender is a remarkable new tool that enables "reverse rappelling" up buildings and other vertical surfaces at unprecedented speeds. The device, which is the ...

An M.I.T. graduate student has invented a hand-held gadget that lets you climb up and down walls like Batman. Called the Powered Rope Ascender, it's a spiraling, battery-powered winch that winds its ...

(WRIC) — Salewa USA has recalled Wild Country Ropeman 1 ascenders, a tool used in rock climbing and mountaineering, due to the teeth of the ascenders failing to engage. According to the U.S. Consumer ...

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