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I acquired my Climbing Technology Click↗Up new from Expé-Spelemat in 2010.
The Climbing Technology Click↗Up is 83 mm. tall, 72 mm. wide, 26 mm. thick, and weighs 120 g. The Click↗Up consists of two stamped forged aluminum alloy plates separated about 13 mm. by an orange plastic spacer with integral internal "finger" spring, a forged steel rope guide with a minor v-notch, an 8.8 mm. diameter rope guide, and some stainless steel pins. Each plate has an irregular slot.
Both plates are stamped with rigging illustrations. The front plate is printed with "CLICK↗UP," "ROPE UIAA," "1 Ø 9,0 ÷ 10,5 mm," and "0110." The rear plate is printed with the Climbing Technology logo, "Made In Italy," and "Patented." The left side has a raised hand holding a rope in black, and the right an up-pointing arrow and a climber, both raised and in black.
The Click↗Up is a interesting device. Superficially, its action resembles that of the
Camp Yo-yo or the
Wild Country Single Rope Controllers, but the Click↗Up adds another feature. The integral "finger" spring built into the orange spacer is barely visible in the photographs, but it serves an important role in keeping the device aligned. After rigging by passing a bight into the top of the device and inserting the carabiner, position the carabiner in the lower portion of the slot. The finger will ride lightly against the rope, holding it and the carabiner in position. When the leader falls, the rope pulls the carabiner to the other end of the slot, where it wedges and provides additional braking force.
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The Click↗Up also works for rappelling on a single rope, although that is not its primary function.
Overall, I find the Click↗Up interesting, but a bit complicated for my taste.
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I acquired my Climbing Technology Click↗Up+ from Bart Ruggiero in 2020.
The Climbing Technology Click↗Up+ is 74 mm. long, 102 mm. wide, 32 mm. high, and weighs 110 g.
The Click↗Up+ consists of two stamped forged aluminum alloy plates separated about 14 mm. by stainless steel castings riveted in place. The right (belayer side) has three grooves on the inside to form three well-rounded "teeth." A gray plastic lower body is held by the same rivets. The aluminum plates and plastic body act togetherr to form irregular z-shaped slots on each side. A spring riveted to the bottom of the body forms two fingers to hold a belay carabiner near the bottom of the slot. The fingers are covered with hard plastic. A spring-loaded steel forging at the top of the deive serves to keep the leading and trailing ends of the rope separate.
Both plates are stamped with rigging illustrations. The front plate is printed with"0118," "PATENT PENDING," a factory logo, "10-2018," "ROPE," "EN 892," "1 Ø 8.5÷11.0 mm., "UIAA," and "EN 15151-2." The rear plate is printed with "CLICK↗UP+," the Climbing Technology logo, "climbingg technology," a book-with-an-"i" icon, and "MADE IN ITALY." The left side has a raised hand holding a rope in white, and the right an up-pointing arrow and a climber, both raised. The shaft of the arrow and the climber are white, but the arrohead is not, making it ratherr invisible.
The spring-loaded fingers on the Click↗Up+ are an improvement over the plastic tab on the original Click↗Up. They guide the attachment carabiner instead of rubbing on the belay rope.
The spring-loaded separating tab at the top of the device works well, but I'm not convinced that it is necessary.
The Click↗Up+ is considerably larger than the Click↗Up, but is actually lighter. This is because the body, whichdoes not require much strength, is plastic rather than metal.
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I acquired my Climbing Technology Alpine↗Up from Alpinsport Basis GmbH in2012.
The Climbing Technology Alpine↗Up is 105 mm. tall, 53 mm. wide, 37 mm. thick, and weighs 178 g. It consists of two forged aluminum alloy plates separated about 25.4 mm. A central 2.9mm. plate sits midway between the main plates. These are all held in place by a stainless steel block with rope grooves, two 13.9 mm. diameter bollards mounted on a rivet, and some stainless steel pins. The central plate has three holes (one round eye for an anchor, two irregular) and an irregular carabiner slot. The main plates have an irregular hole and a notch that align with corresponding holes in the central plate. A spring-loaded plastic handle is mounted on the lowest pin, and a spring-loaded trigger on the side pin opposite the bollards.
Both plates are stamped with rigging illustrations. The front plate is printed with "ALPINE↗UP," the Climbing Technology logo, and the UIAA logo. The rear plate is printed with a book-with0-an-"i" icon, "ROPE EN892," "1Ø8.9÷10.5 mm," "½∞Ø7.7÷9 mm," "0111," "PATENTED," and "MADE IN ITALY. The central rib is stamped ">CLICK UP" [sic] and with a partial rigging illustration. The plastic handle on the left side has an up-pointing arrow and a climber, both raised and in black.
The Alpine↗Up is double-rope version of the Click↗Up. It is well made, and certainly works as advertised. It also works for rappelling on a single rope, although that is not its primary function. I find it is also a bit complicated for my taste, and its large size does not inspire me.
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