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Richard Delaney October 27, 2014 Member content, Test Reports 5 Comments

Auto locking belay devices: when will the rope slip?

There are many auto-locking devices used by technicians as:

  • Personal descenders
  • Anchored devices for lowering loads
  • Anchored devices to hold tension while raising loads

Just how much can these devices hold before the rope slips?

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Richard Delaney

Richard Delaney has worked professionally with ropes since 1992 as a multi-pitch rock-climbing instructor, technical rescue instructor and rope access technician. Understanding and teaching the Physics of Rigging is a core passion of Richard’s, one based on his experience, and his prior professional life as a qualified engineer.

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