Slotted Block Belay Devices

Some of these devices look and function very much like Sticht Plate Belayers, A few have fixed shafts that keep the slot-to-carabiner distance constant while in use. Others have irregular top and bottom surfaces that perform functions like allowing varying friction for different rigging alignments or controlling how the device rides on the belay carabiner. Some of these come very close to fitting my definition of a Sticht plate while others do the same for my definition of belay tubes. All three groups work on the same princple and there is a gradation of forms between the three.

ID	Device ↓	Description	Acquired	Weight ↓	Height ↓	Width ↓	Thickness ↓	Std. volume ↓	Slot Length ↓
1637	ABC Catch	Forged Al, soft anodized, 2 slots, tube/plate hybrid, cable keeper	Jeff Riddle, 2009	61	59	45	88	233	29
3800	Bukashka (Букашка)	Welded Al?, coated, 2 slots, rib /w slot, eye /w spool, friction ear, finger tab	Artyom Babin (Артём Бабин), 2022	117	85	66	44	248	26, 31
469 828	Bukashka-3 (Букашка-3)	Milled and welded? Al?, coated, 2 slots, rib /w slot, eye, finger tab	John E. Weinel, Inc., 1990 Robert Allen Steed, 2006	81	112	60	50	336	37
2812	CAMP Più 2.0	Forged Al, soft anodized, 2 slots, tab /w eye, subsidiary eye, plastic-covered cable keeper	backcountry.com, 2021	77	91	44	81	321	35
780	Cassin Piu’ (a.k.a. GTC)	Forged Al, soft anodized, 2 slots, tab /w eye, cable keeper	Climb Max, 2003	74	80	44	85	297	29
1680 1718	Cassin Piu’2	Forged Al, soft anodized, 2 slots, tab /w eye, subsidiary eye, plastic-covered cable keeper	Mountain Gear, 2010	82	88	43	84	320	33
3818	Cypher XF Forge	Forged Al, unfinished, 2 slots, V-grooves, long shank	On Rope 1, 2022	75	54	46	82	198	39
713	Faders Variable Belay	Forged Al, hard anodized, 2 slots, tube/plate hybrid, cable keeper	Climb Max, 1999	64	58	45	23	60	30
3838	Fixe	Forged Al, hard anodized, 2 slots, tube/plate hybrid, cable keeper	Raúl Macia Sanchez, 2023	59	57	45	22	56	30
483	Forrest Triton	Forged Al, hard anodized, 2 slots, rectan&gular clip hole, doubles as Titon	John E. Weinel, Inc., 1985	113	60	61	61	223	38
806	Graham 1997	Milled Al, unfinished, angled head /w 2 rope slots, carabiner slot	Gary Storrick, 2005	178	81	61	50	247	36
807	Graham 1998	Milled Al, unfinished, head /w 2 rope slots, 2 side slots, carabiner slot	Gary Storrick, 2005	191	91	57	49	255	35
862	Kong Ghost	Forged Al, hard anodized, 2 slots, irregular clip hole, round release hole	On Rope 1, 2007	66	82	47	48	184	37
794	Mammut Matrix	Forged Al, soft anodized, 2 slots, tab with eye, plastic-covered cable keeper	Mountain Gear, 2004	65	77	43	95	313	41
757 1747	Metolius BRD	Milled Al, hard anodized, 2 slots, tab, cable keeper	Metolius Mountain Products, 2001	83	84	79	44	292	33
755 3801 3802	Omega Pacific SBG	Forged Al, hard anodized, 2 slots, V-grooves, shank	Omega Pacific, 2001 Marty Karabin, 2022	56	50	44	63	141	39
764 2671	Omega Pacific SBG II, Version A	Forged Al, unfinished, 2 slots, V-grooves, long shank	Mountain Tools, 2002 Bob Thrun Collection, 2017	78	53	46	82	199	39
861	Omega Pacific SBG II, Version B	Forged Al, unfinished, 2 slots, V-grooves, long shank	Omega Pacific, 2007	78	53	46	82	203	39
2790 3894	Omega Pacific SBGFG5	Forged Al, hard anodized, 2 slots, U- and V-grooves, long shank	Buffalo Gap Outfitters, 2020 Rock-N-Rescue, 2023	73	53	45	81	195	39
1845	SMC Spire	Milled Al, soft anodized, 2 slots, plastic-covered cable keeper	Great Trango Holdings, 2015	57	80	44	68	239	35
751 752	Snap Alien	Milled Al, soft anodized, tube/plate hybrid, 2 slots, cable keeper	Cormier Mountaineering, 2001 Yucca Dune, 2001	60	56	50	25	69	32
749 750	Snap Cyclops	Milled Al, soft anodized, tube/plate hybrid, 1 slot, cable keeper	Cormier Mountaineering, 2001 Yucca Dune, 2001	36	53	25	25	32	32
771	Trango B52	Forged Al, soft anodized, tube/plate hybrid, 2 slots, cable keeper	Trango, 2002	64	90	59	39	208	45
685	Wild Country Raptor, Version A	Forged Al, soft anodized, 2 rope slots, slot eye	Blue Ridge Outdoors, Blacksburg Va, 1995	113	88	57	54	270	35
850	Wild Country Raptor, Version B	Forged Al, unfinished, 2 rope slots, slot eye	Daniel MacKinnon, 2007	104	88	57	53	264	35
688	Wild Country Variable Controller, Version A	Forged Al, unfinished, 2 slots, tube/plate hybrid, cable keeper	Exkursion, 1995	68	57	46	26	68	28
816	Wild Country Variable Controller, Version B	Forged Al, soft anodized, 2 slots, tube/plate hybrid, cable keeper	John Campbell, 2005	71	57	47	26	70	28
3917	Wild Country Variable Controller, Version B'	Forged Al, soft anodized, 2 slots, tube/plate hybrid, no keeper	Miles Bradshaw, 2023	65	58	47	26	70	28
3904	Wild Country Variable Controller, Version C	Forged Al, soft anodized, 2 slots, tube/plate hybrid, cable keeper	Michelle Kane, 2023	71	58	47	26	70	30