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Updates: 2008

• December 26, 2008

Added pages and/or entries for the following devices and updated the indicated type summary pages:
- Miscellaneous Belay Devices
  - Two Brake Belays
- Miscellaneous Descenders:
  - Canyons & Crags Totem
  - Rose Dynescape
- Lever Box Belay Devices:
  - Todd Handled Belay Device
  - Todd-Storrick Handled Belay Device
- Sticht Plate Belayers:
  - GAB 9/11, Version C
- Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders:
  - Spring-loaded Gibbs, Versions B & E (I renamed the old versions B, C, and D as C, D, and F respectively.)
- Updated the following pages:
- Minor editorial corrections on the following pages:
  - Eccentric cam ascenders:
  - Handled eccentric cam ascenders:
    - heightec-PMI Pulsar D40
    - Kong Procave

• December 7, 2008

Updated the introduction on the Chest Boxes page, and the following Chest Box pages as well:
Minor (non-technical) variation designation changes affecting the following pages:
- Handled Ecc. Cam: Petzl Ascension
- Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders

• November 30, 2008

Added pages and/or entries for the following devices and updated the indicated type summary pages:
- Belay Tubes:
  - Singing Rock
  - Smiley’s Atoga, Version B
  - Updated the shared weight chart on Tubers.
- Figure Eights
  - Blacks
  - Climb High, Version D
  - Clog, Version F
  - Field & Trek
  - Mammut Owl
  - Updated the Figure Eight Dimensions, Figure Eight Table Set 1, Figure Eight Table Set 2 and Figure Eight Table Set 4 pages.
  - Updated the shared weight chart on the Figure Eights and Complex Figure Eights pages accordingly.
- Eiger RP100 (Figure Eights /w Ears)
  - Updated the Figure Eight /w Ears Data 1 and Figure Eight /w Ears Data 3 pages.
- heightec-PMI Haul Cam (Hauling Pulleys)
- Edelrid Zap-O-Mat (Miscellaneous Belay Devices)
- Lowe Tuber, Version B (Tubers)
- Rescue Tech. (U-frame Racks)
- Miller Reglex 3000 (Most Miscellaneous)
- Unknown (Sticht Plate Belayers)
- Gossett Block, Version B (Chest Boxes) (Renamed the previsous Version B as Version C)
I added technical details to the following U-frame Racks pages:
I made minor updates on the following pages:

• November 23, 2008

Added pages and/or entries for the following devices and updated the indicated type summary pages:
- Charlton Lever Cam (Most Miscellaneous)
- Climbing Technology Kaiser (Sticht Plate Belayers)
- CMI Shorti V? (Handleless Eccentric Cam Ascenders)
- Figure Eights With Ears
  - CT?
  - Updated the Figure Eight /w Ears Data 1 and Figure Eight /w Ears Data 3 pages.
  - Updated the shared weight chart on the Figure Eights and Complex Figure Eights pages accordingly.
- Fixe Capitan (Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders)
- heightec-PMI Powerlock (Stop Bobbins)
- heightec-PMI Quadra (Stop Bobbins)
- Gerald Wood Whaletail (Fixed Multibar Devices)
- Raveltik Reflex (Miscellaneous Belay Devices)
- Storrick, Version B (Semi-mechanical Ascenders)
Updated the Clog belay plates page.
Updated the Chouinard belay plates page.
Updated the Eight-Link semi-mechanical knot page.
Minor updates on the Edelrid Lotse, Salewa Tubus, Singing Rock, Trango Jaws, and Zero-G G-Wedge Belay Tube pages.
Editorial corrections on the following pages:
- Figure eights:
  - BlueWater
  - Climb High
  - Camp
  - Clog
  - Edelrid Petit-8s
  - Fisher
- Bobbins:
  - Petzl Single-rope Bobbins
  - Repetto Bis-Bang
- Stop bobbins:
  - Kong
  - Petzl
  - Russian
- Double Brake Bars
- Eccentric cam ascenders:
  - Repetto Cirano
  - Repetto Stal’in
Updated the Vertical Home page.

• September 21, 2008

Added an illustration to the H-Bar page.
Updated my Strength Soapbox
I restored my Modified CMI Version A and B Large and Small UltrAscenders to their original form, and then modified a pair of Version D Large and Version C Small UltrAscenders. The changes required modifications to the following pages:
- Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders
- CMI Large UltrAscenders
- CMI Small UltrAscenders
- Created a new Modified CMI UltrAscenders page.
Added pages and/or entries for the following devices and updated the indicated type summary pages:
- Figure Eights With Ears
  - Russ Anderson, Version F
  - Updated the Figure Eight /w Ears Data 1 and Figure Eight /w Ears Data 3 pages.
  - Updated the shared weight chart on the Figure Eights and Complex Figure Eights pages accordingly.
- Sticht Plate Belayers
- Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders
  - Altius, Versions A & B
  - Also updated the Ascender Handle Dimensions page.
- Conterra Scarab Ti (Miscellaneous Descenders)
- Updated the Vertical Home page.
• September 14, 2008
- Added pages and/or entries for the following devices and updated the indicated type summary pages:
  - Bobbins
    - Repetto (C.T.) Bis-Bang
    - Unknown "S"
    - Updated the shared weight chart on the Near Bobbins and Stop Bobbins pages accordingly.
  - Petzl I’D, D20L (Stop Bobbins)
  - O-frame & U-frame Racks
    - Unknown "S" (two versions)
    - Updated the shared weight chart on the J-frame Racks page accordingly.
  - Miscellaneous Descenders
    - CMC Rescue Escape Artist, Version C (Double Brake)
    - Conterra Scarab
  - Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders
    - CMI Large UltrAscender, Version D
    - heightec-PMI Pulsar D40
    - Kong Procave
    - Also updated the Ascender Handle Dimensions page.
  - Handleless Eccentric Cam Ascenders:
  - CMI, Version B (Eccentric Cam Foot Ascenders)
  - Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders
    - Gibbs spring-wire, Version B (modified)
    - Unknown "S" (two versions)
  - Ocùn Tuber (Belay Tubes)
    - Also updated the shared weight chart on Tubers and made minor cross-reference additions to the Climb Axe Max and Kong Chuy pages
  - GAB 9/11, Version B (Sticht Plate Belayers)
  - SMC Grip (Rope Grabs)
- Updated the 5/8 Gibbs page and modified the Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page accordingly.
- Updated the Bachmann Ring Knot page.
- Updated the Paquette ascender page.
- Removed expired links from the Self Belay: Soloist, SoloAid, & Silent Partner page.
- Minor changes to the Petzl Double-rope Bobbins page.
- Updated the Vertical Home page.
- Updated the Sources List.
- Minor editorial corrections.
• August 4, 2008
- Minor updates to the following pages:
- Updated the Vertical Home page.
- Minor editorial corrections.
• July 27, 2008
- Added the Fusion and updated the page Belay Tubes and the shared weight chart on the Tubers page accordingly.
- Added the Climbing Technology figure eight and updated the Figure Eights With Ears, Figure Eight /w Ears Data 1, Figure Eight /w Ears Data 3, and the shared weight chart on the Figure Eights and Complex Figure Eights pages accordingly.
- Updated the Sources List.
- Minor editorial corrections.
• July 15, 2008
- Added the CMI Expedition, Dual Handle and updated the Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders and Ascender Handle Dimensions pages accordingly.
- Added the Anthron DSD 30+25 and updated the Near Bobbins page and the shared weight chart on the Bobbins and Stop Bobbins pages accordingly.
- Added the following devices and updated the indicated type summary pages:
  - Petzl Croll, Version D (Handleless Eccentric Cam Ascenders) (I renamed Versions C and D as C1 and C2, respectively).
  - Petzl Pompe, Version B (Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders)
  - Stab (Lever Box Descenders)
  - Stubai Karabiner K Climbing Irons (Miscellaneous Ascenders)
  - CMC Rescue Escape Artist, Version B (Miscellaneous Descenders)
  - Troll Allp, Version F (Poly-Bollards)
  - Eight-Link (Semi-mechanical Ascenders)
  - Paquette (Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders)
- Added the following Belay Tubes and updated the shared weight chart on the Tubers page accordingly:
- Added a slot width vs. depth graph to the Belay Tubes page.
- Added the following J-frame Racks and updated the shared weight chart on the O-frame & U-frame Racks page accordingly:
  - BlueWater, long, Version B (and updated the descriptions for the other two BlueWater racks)
  - Caving Supplies long (and updated the descriptions for the Caving Supplies short rack and the Goldlock rack)
  - Lewis (this one by the Lewis company in the UK, not Warren Lewis who made his own Lewis rack)
- Added the following Figure Eights and Figure Eights With Ears
  - Updated the Figure Eights and Figure Eights With Ears pages accordingly.
  - Updated the height vs. width charts on the Figure Eight Dimensions and Figure Eight /w Ears Data 1 pages.
  - Also updated the Figure Eight Table Set 4, Figure Eight /w Ears Data 3 and Figure Eight /w Ears Data 4 pages.
  - Updated the shared weight chart on the Figure Eights, Figure Eights with Ears, and Complex Figure Eights pages accordingly.
- Advanced Base Camp
- ASR Rescue 8
- Blitz Safety 8
- Krok SQU-EAR
- Unknown
Updated the descriptions for the following Figure Eights With Ears:
Updated the Vertical Home page.
Minor editorial corrections.

• June 15, 2008

Updated the Miller Rope Grab page.
Updated the Munter Hitch page.
Updated the Edelrid Frog page.
Updated the Neil Box page.
Updated the Salewa Sticht plate page.
Updated the Sources List.
Updated the Ten Most Wanted List.
Updated the Vertical Home page.
Minor editorial corrections.

• April 20, 2008

Updated the Greenwald Hand Cam page.
Updated the Petzl Pirana page.
Updated the Gray Jumars page.
Updated the Ten Most Wanted List.
Updated the Vertical Home page.
Minor editorial corrections.

• March 23, 2008 - MAJOR UPDATE! MANY ADDITIONS!

Added the following devices and updated the indicated type summary pages:
- Clog, Version H (Handleless Eccentric Cam Ascenders)
- CMI Bottle Opener 8 (Toy Eights)
- CMI Shorti II (Handleless Eccentric Cam Ascenders)
- CMI Small UltrAscender, Version C (Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders)
- Kong-Bonaiti, Version A (Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders)
- Jumar, Version B (Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders) (I renamed the old versions B, C, and D as C, D, and E, respectively, and revised the Jumar E page)
- Hopf, Version B (Miscellaneous Descenders). I updated the Ten Most Wanted List accordingly.
- MSR Belay Link, Version B (Sticht Plate Belayers)
- Storrick Double Allp, Version B (Poly-Bollards)
- Troll Allp, Versions A & D (Poly-Bollards) In the process, I renamed the old versions A, B, and C as B, C, and E, respectively. I also made considerable changes to the existing Allp descriptions.
Added pages for the following devices and updated the indicated type summary pages:
- Ascender Knots
  - Bellunese
  - Buttonhole
  - Distel
  - Icicle
  - Israeli French Prusik
  - Knut
  - Martin
  - OPC
  - Penberthy
  - Schwab
  - Schwabich
  - Simple Buttonhole
  - Taut-line Hitch
  - TK
  - VT
- Zero-G G-Spot (Belay Tubes and shared weight chart on Tubers)
- DMM V-Twin (Belay Tubes and shared weight chart on Tubers)
- CMI (Eccentric Cam Foot Ascenders)
- TSA (Eccentric Cam Foot Ascenders)
- Advanced Base Camp (Handleless Eccentric Cam Ascenders)
- Greenwald (Handleless Eccentric Cam Ascenders)
- Hall (Hauling Pulleys)
- University of Virginia Rappelling Log (Horizontal Spools and the shared weight chart on Brake Tubes and Vertical Spools)
- Gilchrest (J-frame Racks and the shared weight chart on O-frame & U-frame Racks)
- Fixe Tapir (Lever Box Belay Devices)
- Ushba Basic 10.03 (Miscellaneous Ascenders)
- S.B.C.I. Belay Spool (Miscellaneous Belay Devices)
- Miscellaneous Descenders
  - ISIS
  - New Alp Ring
  - SFD 8
  - Some of My Early Designs
- Most Miscellaneous
  - Petzl Freino
  - MSR Auto Belayer
  - Rack Jack
- Cassin Twin, Version B (Plate Belayers)
- Rope Grabs
  - Miller (the previous Miller rope grab is now on the Miller 8174 page)
  - Miller 8174, Versions B and C
  - Petzl ASAP
  - Unknown
- Salewa Sticht 11 (Sticht Plate Belayers)
- Semi-mechanical Ascenders
  - Bachmann Knot with Turns
  - Bachmann Ring Knot
  - Carabiner Knot (a.k.a. Bachmann 1947)
- Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders
  - Russian Speleo Club "Barrier"
  - Reflex
  - Infernal Machine
- Elk River (Vertical Spools)
Added the following figure eights:
- Cassin, Version E
- CMI Standard, Version E (I interchanged the names of Versions C and D, and moved the CMI Ultra 8 to its own page)
- Fusion
- Kirnoz
- Kong Classic
- Mammut, Version E (I interchanged the names of Versions C and D)
- Russ Anderson, Version B (I renamed the old versions B, C, and D as C, D, and E, respectively)
- Singing Rock
- Viking, Version B
- SSP, Version D
- Rescue Q
- Updated the Figure Eights and Figure Eights With Ears pages accordingly.
- Updated the height vs. width charts on the Figure Eight Dimensions and Figure Eight /w Ears Data 1 pages.
- Also updated the Figure Eight Table Set 1, Figure Eight Table Set 2, Figure Eight Table Set 3, Figure Eight Table Set 4, Figure Eight /w Ears Data 3, and Figure Eight /w Ears Data 4 pages.
- Updated the shared weight chart on the Figure Eights, Figure Eights with Ears, and Complex Figure Eights pages accordingly.
Updated the following hauling pulley pages. Most of these updates were to add source and dimension information.
- CMI Micro Haulers
- CMI Uplift
- Kong Block Roll
- Petzl Traxions
- Rock Exotica Wall Hauler
- RSI Rescue Hauling Pulley
- SRT Rescuemates
- Ural-Alp / Ushba
- Ural-Alp Big Hauler
- Ural-Alp Double-Hauler
Updated the Prusik Knot page.
Updated my Rappel Safeties Internet Post page.
Updated cross-references in the Lucky Face and Trango Penta descriptions.
Updated all of the Key Chain Eights descriptions.
Updated the Blake’s Hitch page.
Updated the Quechua 8 page.
Updated the Kong Big "8s" page.
Updated the Bobbins: General Comments page.
Updated the Miller 8174 Versions A description.
Updated and renamed the Tractel Stopfor S (formerly Tractel-Stop) page and updated the Rope Grabs page accordingly
Updated the Ural Alp page
Updated the Fisher Eights page.
Updated the Petzl Croll page.
Updated the Kong-Bonaiti Modular Ascender page.
Updated the Kong-Bonaiti Modular Ascender handles page.
Updated the Black Diamond, Edelrid Lotse, Mad Rock Paradox, Omega Pacific SBGs, Salewa Tubus, Simond Cubik, Singing Rock, Trango Jaws, Wild Country VC Pro, and Zero-G G-Wedge pages with minor editorial corrections.
Updated the Russian Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page and updated the Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page accordingly.
Updated links on the various Collection at a Glance pages.
Updated my "no hate mail" plea on the Petzl Pantin page.
Added photographs to the following pages (no text changes):
- AML Descender
- Grivel A.B.A.
- Krok Drop
- PMI Progressors
- Single Rope Technique Stop Bobbins
- Stubai Klettersteigbremse
- Tractel Stopfor D
- Zero-G Classic 8
- Zero-G ZBD Sprung Belay Plate
Updated the Stupid Icons page.
Updated the Sources List.
Updated the Ten Most Wanted List.
Updated the Vertical Home page.
Minor editorial corrections.

• February 24, 2008

Added another Motorized Ascending Device
I removed all of the patent .pdfs from my site and replaced them with links to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office web site. Not only does ths provide access to the originals as well as convenient access to other patents referred to in the originals, but it also released about 20% of my web site’s disk allocation for expansion.
Removed the site access statistics from the Vertical Home page. My ISP changed the way that they report statistics so I can no longer keep this updated as before.
Updated the Sources List.
Updated the Vertical Home page.
Updated the Ten Most Wanted List.
Minor editorial corrections.

• February 10, 2008

Revised the definitions of Belay Tubes and Tubers on the Belay Devices index page.
Updated the Vertical Home page.
Moved the 2007 updates to their own page.

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