10 August 2013

Product news Friedrichshafen - Ropes/Hardware/Harnesses

Ignacio Sandoval Buron, editor for the spanish site since 2002, represented 8a on the trade show in Friedrichshafen. Ropes: The ropes are thinner each year; we don’t know how thin they can make them! The most stricking thing for us was the ‘Gully’ from Beal for multi-pitches (7,3 mm) and the ‘Corbie’ from Edelrid (8,6 mm and the three homologations (single, double and twin); both were awarded by the fair jury. Petzl enters this market with a full collection of ropes! Hardware: The thing that most struck our attention was the new DMM quickdraws, the Edelrid belay apparatuses, the Black Diamond helmets, the new crash pad with an innovative carrying system by Monkee and some other companies with anti-twist systems for their locking carabiners... Harnesses: It seems their future lie in less thickness in the leg loops and hip belts and lighter products, both for sport climbing and for multi-pitches. Some of the brands working in that way are Edelrid, Petzl and Beal (the latter having started to produce also more stuff like headlamps, helmets, etc.). After the ‘Realization’ short with integrated harness, Mammut will come with a trouser with the same system.
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