Grappling Hooks

Grappling hooks have several uses:

1. Throwing upwards to fix a line for ascending. Security is dubious at best. NEVER TRUST YOUR LIFE TO A GRAPPLING HOOK!
2. Throwing laterally while on rappel to fix a line for pulling oneself over to a desired location. This is probably the best use for cavers and climbers.
3. Pulling your pirate ship alongside a merchant vessel. In the old days, getting caught would lead to your body swinging in the breeze. Nowadays it will get you free room, board, and medical care.
4. Recovering drowning victims from the bottom. Best done out of sight of the squeamish folks who changed the rules for #3.
5. Hooking booby trap trip wires for, say, explosive ordinance removal.

It is said that no one is a real caver unless they have ascended a rope that was rigged by throwing a grappling hook, and that no intelligent caver has ever done this. I plead the fifth on this one.

Warning: Don't trust your life to a grappling hook.

Image	ID	Device ↓	Description	Acquired	Weight ↓	Height ↓	Width ↓	Thickness ↓	Std. volume ↓
	1868	BellinghamMakerSpace.org Kickstarter	Collapsible, 4-claw	Garth Haynes, 2015	331	127	127	126	2021
	1813	Chinese, Version A	Collapsible, 4-claw	Zhong Zheng, 2013	766	233	78	78	1403
	1842	Chinese, Version B	Collapsible, 3-claw	Wang Wei Jie, 2015	397	180	57	34	352
	1843	Chinese, Version C	3-claw, forged plated steel	Bonnie Guoguo 郭 红柳, 2015	257	142	142	128	2594
	1853	Chinese YT0021 Large	Welded, 3-claw, welded eye	Sunpei, 2015	280	184	141	121	3135
	1854	Chinese YT0021 Medium	Welded, 3-claw, welded eye	Sunpei, 2015	113	134	112	101	1513
	1855	Chinese YT0021 Small	Welded, 3-claw, welded eye	Sunpei, 2015	68	115	94	80	864
	1630	CMI	Welded, 5-claw, forged eye	CMI, 2009	1274	318	218	203	14073
	1759	Hugh Banner	Welded, 5-blade, welded eye	Tom Furey, 2012	920	480	145	134	9325
	1719	Israeli Folding Anchor	Unfinished milled Al backplate and hinged arm, six hardened points on arm	Joseph Healy, 2011	688	145	51	42	312
	1861	Jusick	Collapsible, 4-claw	James Jusick, 2015	142	113	112	105	1319
	3923	Kraken	Collapsible, 4-claw	spolivm (Kirill), 2024	213	110	136	136	2030
	1888	Molibao Gravity Hook	Two-piece, hinged, 4-claw	H T Pow Limited, 2016	268	134	89	89	1056
	3762	MR	Collapsible Al, 3-claw, hinged eye	Cesar Sandoval, 2011	724	286	92	81	2151
	1826	New2 Survival YT0009	Welded, 3-claw, welded eye	Sunpei, 2014	284	190	154	136	3961
	1731	Ninja	Collapsible, 4-claw	?	785	251	218	36	1942
	1640	TRG Grabber	Collapsible, 3-claw	TAD Gear, 2009	742	217	103	92	2052
	1636	TRG Laser Hook	Two-piece, welded, 4-claw	Sporting Goods Unlimited, 2009	731	163	84	85	1158
	1639	TRG Tech-Hook	Welded, 4-claw	TAD Gear, 2009	667	162	83	83	1113

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