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The Krok web site documentation refers to this as the Mini-clamp "Stregor." The name "Stregor" (Стрегор) was given in memory of two mountaineers Strelnikov Yuri and Goryunov Nikolay (Стрельников Юрий и Горюнов Николай), who once made similar ascenders.
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Technical DetailsI acquired my Krok Mini Ascender, Version A from Gear4Rocks in 2012.
This ascender is 35 mm. tall, 62 mm. wide, 28 mm. thick, and weighs 77 g. The shell is stamped from 3.5 mm. aluminum alloy and painted. The rope channel is 14 mm. wide.
The cam is cast from stainless steel. The cam radius increases from 15 to 29 mm. over an angle of 102°, giving a 21° cam angle. The tooth pattern is (2.H.2)^3(2.3.2).
There are no markings on this ascender.
This ascender is patterned after the Wild Country Ropeman. It is not a conventional ascender by any means, and I wouldn't
consider it as the primary ascender for a caving rig. It was designed
to be a lightweight ascender for emergency or occasional use.
The ascender is placed on the rope by swinging the shell open,
pulling the cam open with the cable, inserting the rope, closing
the shell and securing it with a carabiner. The slings must be
connected to this carabiner. The carabiner keeps the ascender from
coming off the rope, but if the ascender must be removed, I recommend
clipping the cable to the carabiner so that you do not drop the ascender by accident.
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Alex Dniprovsky obtained this for me directly from Alex Kostromitinov at Krok in 2012.
This version is 33 mm. tall, 63 mm. wide, 28 mm. thick, and weighs 79 g. The shell is stamped from 3.5 mm. aluminum alloy and painted. The rope channel is 14 mm. wide.
The cam is cast from stainless steel. The cam radius increases from 15 to 29 mm. over an angle of 102°, giving a 21° cam angle. The tooth pattern is (2.H.2)^3(2.3.2).
The front plate is printed with the Krok logo, a Reading-Is-Dangerous icon, "kN," "0112 No001," and an arc with arrowheads at each end. The rear plate is stamped with the Krok logo, a Reading-Is-Dangerous icon, and "12 11.
Alex Kostromitinov donated a quite a number of items to my collection, and Alex Dniprovsky, who lives in Toronto, arranged for delivery. I give a hearty "Thank You!" to each of them.
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