Product Specifications

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Ropes

Any climbing rope carrying UIAA certification meets all the minimum safety standards set by the UIAA (Union Internationale Des Association D'Apinisme). This series of tests is used to evaluate a climbing rope's performance characteristics under laboratory controlled conditions. Energy absorption, elongation, and flexibility are only a few of the properties tested.

Impact Force: Probably the most important single statistic on the hang tag, this figure is an accurate indication of how much force a rope is able to absorb to protect the climber in a fall. Since the Impact Force is the maximum load transmitted to the climber and his protection in a fall, the lower the number is the better. The UIAA standard for maximum impact force is 12 kN (2640 lbs.) for single ropes and 8 kN (1760 lbs.) for half ropes.

Falls Held: The UIAA test drops an 80 kg weight 5 meters on 2.8 meters of rope repeatedly at approximately five minute intervals until the rope breaks. To meet the UIAA standard a rope must survive a minimum of five falls. This test is a factor 1.78 fall, simulating a short, severe climbing fall. It represents a theoretical "worst case" fall combining impact forces and the effect of a standard carabiner edge. Since all ropes carrying the UIAA mark are tested in the same manner, this number (UIAA test falls held) indicates a performance comparison that can be made between two different climbing ropes.

Static Elongation is the percentage of a rope's length it will stretch in a static loading situation. The UIAA test hangs an 80 kg (176 lbs.) weight from one meter of rope and measures the percentage the rope stretches. This gives an indication of how much the rope will stretch in a static loading situation (rappelling, lowering, or ascending). The maximum static load stretch allowed by the UIAA is 8% for single ropes and 10% for half ropes.

Tensile Strength is the same as Static Breaking Strength. The rope is stretched until it breaks and the force required to break the rope is measured. Although this is not a UIAA specification, static breaking strength can be used as a comparison of the ultimate strength of the rope.

Dynamic Ropes

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Static Ropes

Made in Australia	Tensile Strength	Spool Length
9 mm BW II+Plus	1800 kg	200m
10 mm BW II+Plus	2500 kg	200m
11 mm BW II+Plus	3000 kg	50m/200m
11 mm Assaultline	3000 kg	200m
13 mm Superline	4000 kg	200m
16 mm Superline	5700 kg	100m

Each batch has an indicator marker running down the centre.

Made in USA to CE Specs	Tensile Strength	Min Strength Figure 8 knot	Static Elongation 150kg	Weight per metre
11.6 mm BW II+Plus	25 kN	15.4 kN	2.5%	79.4 g
10.6 mm BW II+Plus	22 kN	15 kN	2.6%	67.2g
9.5 mm BW II+Plus	18 kN	12 kN	2.5%	54.1g

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Accessory Cords

Made in Australia	Tensile Strength	Spool Length
2.5mm	100 kg	100 m.
3mm	200 kg	100 m
4mm+	295 kg	50 m/100 m
5mm+	579 kg	50 m/100 m
6mm+	772 kg	50 m/100 m
7mm+	1181 kg	50 m/100 m.
8mm+	1409 kg	50 m/100 m
5.5mm Titan	1100 kg	50m

⁺ UIAA Certified

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Climb Spec Webbing

Made in USA	Tensile Strength	Spool Length
14 mm	1100 kg	92m
25 mm	2050 kg	92 m
50 mm	2700 kg	46 m

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Sewn Runners

Made in USA	Tensile Strength
25 mm (1") Climb-Spec Runners	3000 kg
14 mm (9/16") Climb-Spec Runners	2000 kg
14 mm (9/16") Titan Runners	3000 kg
Diminishing Sling	2200 kg
15 cm Quantum Speed Draw	2200 kg
15 cm Quantum Dog Bone	2200 kg
15 cm Titan Speed Draw	2000 kg
15 cm  Titan Dog Bone	2700 kg

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