Pete K said:I can't vote for 2 things.
This last year of caving: 75% RIG2 and 25% Stop. Previous 15 years: 100% Stop.
mikem said:Any news on when the new stop might be available, it's not in petzl's releases for Jan 2O19?
New stop? Are there any details of this?mikem said:Any news on when the new stop might be available, it's not in petzl's releases for Jan 2O19?
Mark Wright said:mikem said:Any news on when the new stop might be available, it's not in petzl's releases for Jan 2O19?
I've not heard of when the release date will be but I can confirm the prototype I have is still going strong. It took some getting used to but I really like it.
Mark
Mark Wright said:Unfortunately I'm bound by a NDA so can't say too much other than it has 2 x stainless (non changeable) bobbins and no more 'Clutch & Plummet'. The control handle works more like a Grilllon/GriGri so that took some getting used to.
Thats all I can say i'm afraid.
Mark
Mark Wright said:The new Stop is likely to be tested against the EN341A (rescue descender) standard, just as the current version is, so most unlikely it will be 'Rated' to be 'C' rigged. The current Stop isn't 'Rated' for anything other than the correct 'S' rigging.
Any 'half' or other such non-standard loading will be entirely at the discretion of the end user who will take full responsibility for such use.
As I said in a previous post, the action of the control handle takes some getting used to.
Mark
Simon Wilson said:An improvement on the Petzl version.
https://www.climbingtechnology.com/en/outdoor-en/belay-devices-and-descenders/caving/acles-dx