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I acquired my Climb High Bottle Opener 8 around 1980, but I don't have a record of from whom.
My Climb High Bottle Opener 8 is 68 mm. tall, 62 mm. wide, 2 mm. thick, and weighs (7.2 g).
One side is stamped with the Climb High logo.
This is the first bottle opener 8 that I acquired. It resided for many years, of course, on my key chain, right between the Kong key chain eight and the… never mind.
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I acquired my CMI Bottle Opener 8 from Inner Mountain Outfitters at the 2007 NSS Convention.
The CMI Bottle Opener 8 is 68 mm tall, 61 mm. wide, and 2 mm. thick. Mine weighs 7 g.
One side is stamped with "Cmi."
It seems that everyone makes one of these.
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I acquired my SBCI Bottle Opener 8 around 1995, again without recording where I acquired it.
This Bottle Opener 8 is 68 mm. tall, 63 mm. wide, and 3 mm. thick. Mine weighs 10 g.
There are no markings on this eight.
Does it open bottles? Yes. Can you rappel on it? It is not safe, it will only work on accessory cord, the eight will bend, and may cut the cord, which might break anyhow. Do not even consider using it yourself.
This one is unlabeled, but it appears to be an SBCI version. Peter at SBCI provided some history on the Bottle Opener Eight:
We developed the key chain bottle opener back in 1980 and we were the only ones manufacturing the accessory until 1996 when CMI copied it and started making it. Climb High has been selling the unit since that time. We have also manufactured the item without a name for Rock-and-Rescue, Liberty and a whole slew of other distributors. Please note it was never ever built to put a rope through. It is strictly as an accessory Key Chain that will open a beer bottle and has been given away at trade shows as a promo as well.
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