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Updates: 2019

• December 31, 2019:

• Updated the Air Force Lowering Device page.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Descenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 29, 2019:

• Added the Rock Exotica Akimbo.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Mechanical Ascenders page
• Made the following changes involving Rocker-Arm Rope Grabs:
  • Added the Vento Rocker.
  • Added the Z&W Rocker.
  • Updated the ISC page.
  • Updated the NTR Rocker page.
  • Updated the Proverti AC080 & AC081 page.
  • Updated the Singing Rock Locker page.
  • Updated the Troll Rocker page.
  • Updated the Xinda Rocker page.
  • Updated the Yates Rocker page.
  • Updated the Rocker-Arm Rope Grabs page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Type 1 Lever Cam Rope Grabs and Other Rope Grabs pages.
• Added the Turin Slip-stop Basic.
  • Updated the Rocker-Arm Ascenders page.
• Added another Bolted Gibbs.
  • Updated the Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 28, 2019:

• Made the following changes involving Handleless Eccentric Cam Chest Ascenders.
  • Added the Alpidex Olymp.
  • Added another Альтурс (Al’turs) ascender.
  • Added the Ito-Rocky ascender.
  • Added another Vertical ascender.
  • Updated the Handleless Eccentric Cam Chest Ascenders page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Handleless Eccentric Cam Hand Ascenders and the Handleless Eccentric Cam Emergency Ascenders pages.
• Made the following changes involving Stamped Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders:
  • Added the Camp Turbohand Pro.
  • Added the Lixada ascender.
  • Added two Turin ascenders.
  • Added two Vertical ascenders.
  • Addded the Xinda ascender.
  • Moved the "Kirov" ascender to the Vertical ascender page.
  • Updated the Brasovia ascender page.
  • Updated the Climb Tech ascender page.
  • Updated the Climb X X Ascender page.
  • Updated the Fixe Capitan page.
  • Updated the GM Climbing ascender page.
  • Updated the Good Makings ascender page.
  • Updated the GrandWall ascender page.
  • Updated the Grivel ascenders page.
  • Updated the Kratos ascenders page.
  • Updated the Newdoar ascenders page.
  • Updated the NTR ascenders page.
  • Updated the Rock Empire ascender page.
  • Updated the SunniMix ascender page.
  • Updated the Unknown Chinese ascender page.
  • Updated the Vento Ascension page.
  • Updated the Yoke ascender page.
  • Updated the Z&W ascender page.
  • Updated the Stamped Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Cast Frame, Extruded Frame, and Double Rope handled eccentric cam ascender pages.
• Updated the Camp Solo page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 25, 2019:

• Updated the Aldo Moschino page.
• Updated the Miscellaneous Descenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 22, 2019:

• Made the following changes involving Rope Grabs:
  • Updated the ISC Rocker page.
  • Updated the NTE page.
  • Updated the Proverti AC080 & AC081 page.
  • Updated the Singing Rock Locker page.
  • Updated the Troll Rocker page.
  • Updated the Xinda Rocker page.
  • Updated the Yates Rocker page.
  • Moved the DBI/SALA LS-58 to its own page.
  • Moved the ISC Large Fishhook to its own page.
  • Moved the Petzl ASAPs to their own page.
  • Moved the Protecta AC400 Viper to its own page.
  • Split the Rope Grabs page into three pages: Type 1 Lever Cam Rope Grabs, Rocker-Arm Rope Grabs, and Other Rope Grabs.
  • Restructured the file system.
  • Updated various index pages with links that point to the new pages.
• Updated the Edelrid Belay Tubes page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 20, 2019: I'm caught up with what I collected in the two years I was away. ☺

• Added the Rock Exotica TactiGrab RG20.
  • Updated the Most Miscellaneous page.
• Added the Wild Country Revo.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Belay Devices page.
• Made the following changes involving Lever Box Belay Devices:
  • Added the Beal Birdie.
  • Updatedd the Mad Rock Lifeguard page.
  • Updated the Lever Box Belay Devices page.
• Added the Unknown Rusty 8.
  • Updated the Toy Eights page.
• Updated the Sourced List.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 19, 2019:

• Made the following changes involving Rocker-Arm Ascenders:
  • Added another Ural Alp.
  • Added the Vento.
  • Updated the Ural-Alp Supplemental description.
  • Updated the Rocker-Arm Ascenders page.
• Made the following changes involving Hauling Pulleys:
  • Added the USHBA Hauler Prototype.
  • Updated the Ural-Alp page.
  • Updated the Hauling Pulleys page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 18, 2019:

• Made the following changes involving Foot and Knee Eccentric Cam Ascenders:
  • Added the Climbing Innovations S.A.K.A.
  • Added a CMI Mar-Bar rig.
  • Added the HAAS Tree Gear knee ascender.
  • Updated the Petzl Pantin page.
  • Added the Notch Equipment Jet Step.
  • Updated the Walsh Mar-Bar page.
  • Renamed and updated the Foot and Knee Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 15, 2019:

• Added another Lockjack Sport.
  • Updated the Lockjacks section of the Most Miscellaneous page.
• Made the following changes involving Handleless Eccentric Cam Emergency Ascenders:
  • Added the Beal Tract Up.
  • Added another Wild Country Ropeman.
  • Updated the Handleless Eccentric Cam Emergency Ascenders page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Handleless Eccentric Cam Chest Ascenders and Handleless Eccentric Cam Hand Ascenders pages.
• Added the TAZ Lov2.
  • Updated the Stop Bobbins page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Bobbins and Near Bobbins pages.
• Made the following changes involving Miscellaneous Descenders.
  • Added another Petzl Exo.
  • Added the Primal The Descender.
  • Added the Rescue Industries Life Line.
  • Added the RK Sicherheitstechnik Descender.
  • Updated the Air Force Lowering Device page.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Descenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 14, 2019:

• Made the following changes involving Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders.
  • Added the Gibbs #3.
  • Added the Ural Alp 10.35.
  • Added the Yundxi.
  • Updated the Bolted Gibbs page.
  • Updated the Gibbs ASR page.
  • Updated the Red Rose page.
  • Updated the Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
• Added another Petzl Shunt.
  • Updated the Type 2 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 7, 2019:

• Added two Petzl Grigris.
  • Updated the Lever Box Belay Devices page.
• Added the Petzl Progress Adjust.
  • Updated the Adjustable and Dynamic Cow’s Tails page.
• Updated the Standards page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 6, 2019:

• Added two Petzl Rollclips.
  • Updated the Specialty Carabiners section of the Most Miscellaneous page.
• Added the Edelrid Ohm
• Added the Swiss-Roll
  • Updated the Everything Else section of the Most Miscellaneous page.
• Updated the Clou Bi page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 2, 2019:

• Made the following changes involving Rope Grabs:
  • Added the ITT Tulito Safety Clamp.
  • Added the NTR Rocker.
  • Added the SOB Grab.
  • Updated the ISC Rocker page.
  • Updated the Proverti AC080 & AC081 page.
  • Updated the Singing Rock Locker page.
  • Updated the Troll Rocker page.
  • Updated the Xinda Rocker page.
  • Updated the Yates Rocker page.
  • Updated the Rope Grabs page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 1, 2019:

• Added the Ropetek Hitch Hiker 2:
  • Updated the Semi-mechanical Ascenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 30, 2019:

• Made the following changes involving Miscellaneous Belay Devices:
  • Added the Edelrid Gigajul.
  • Added the Mammut Smart 2.0.
  • Added the Mammut Smarter.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Belay Devices page.
• Made the following changes involving Belay Tubes.
  • Added the Asol S.E.Peak.
  • Added the Black Diamond ATC-Pilot.
  • Added the Camnal.
  • Added the Climb X XTC Pro Guide.
  • Added another Cypher Arc.
  • Added two more Kailas belay tubes.
  • Added two more Petzl belay tubes.
  • Added the Simond Karo.
  • Added two more Trango belay tubes.
  • Updated the AL-NASR page.
  • Updated the LACD Evo Alpine page.
  • Updated the Mad Rock page.
  • Updated the Rock Empire page.
  • Updated the Belay Tubes page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Tubers page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 29, 2019:

• Added another Lowe Tuber.
  • Updated the Tubers page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Belay Tubes page.
• Made the following changes involving Slotted "Sticht" Plate Belayers:
  • Added the Rock Exotica TactiBelay F6.
  • Updated the MSR Belay Links page.
  • Updated the PBI Belay Plate page.
  • Updated the Salewa Sticht Without Spring page.
  • Updated the Salewa Sticht Double Slot, With Spring page.
  • Updated the Slotted "Sticht" Plate Belayers page.
• Updated the Simond Toucan page.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Belay Devices page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 28, 2019:

• Made the following changes involving Miscellaneous Mechanical Ascenders:
  • Added two Petzl Tiblocs.
  • Added two Petzl Zigzags.
  • Added the Petzl Chicane.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Mechanical Ascenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 26, 2019:

• Made the following changes involving Chest Boxes:
  • Added three R. C. Schroeder chest boxes.
  • Updated the Flash Bars page.
  • Updated the On Rope 1 page.
  • Updated the Chest Boxes page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 23, 2019:

• Made the following changes involving Stop Bobbins:
  • Added the Asol.
  • Added the Camnal Down.
  • Added the Ito-Rocky.
  • Added the Petzl I’D Evac.
  • Added two more Petzl I’Ds.
  • Added another Petzl Rig.
  • Added the Z&W.
  • Updated the King Indy description.
  • Updated the Stop Bobbins page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Bobbins and Near Bobbins pages.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 22, 2019:

• Added the Fort ascender.
  • Updated the Handleless Eccentric Cam Hand Ascenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 10, 2019:

• Made the following changes involving Handleless Eccentric Cam Chest Ascenders.
  • Added the Edelrid Windup.
  • Added the Kailas Chest-Up.
  • Added two Petzl Crolls.
  • Added another SOB ascender.
  • Added the SunniMix ascender.
  • Added the Tupa ascender
  • Added the Vento ascender.
  • Added two Vertical ascenders.
  • Updated the Advanced Base Camp page.
  • Updated the CIC ascender page.
  • Updated the Climb Tech ascender page.
  • Updated the Epic Peak ascender page.
  • Updated the GM Climbing ascender page.
  • Updated the NTR, Version A ascender page.
  • Updated the Repetto Cirano ascender page.
  • Updated the Rock Empire ascender page.
  • Updated the Xinda ascender page.
  • Updated the Handleless Eccentric Cam Chest Ascenders page.
  • Updated the Yoke ascender page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Handleless Eccentric Cam Hand Ascenders and the Handleless Eccentric Cam Emergency Ascenders pages.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 7, 2019:

• Added another Petzl Basic.
  • Updated the Handleless Eccentric Cam Hand Ascenders page.
• Made the following changes involving Figure Eights With Ears.
  • Added the Chinese Model A.
  • Added the Hoodoo SL.
  • Added the Perfeclan eight.
  • Added two Rescue Q eights.
  • Added the Vertical eight.
  • Added two YQ eights.
  • Updated the Stubai eared eights page.
  • Updated the Kong Oka description.
  • Updated the Figure Eights With Ears page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Dimensions page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Table Set 1 page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Table Set 2 page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Table Set 3 page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 5, 2019:

• Made the following changes involving Figure Eights.
  • Added the ISC Stein RP110.
  • Added the Xinda eight.
  • Added another Z&W eight.
  • Added two unknown eights
  • Updated the Chouinard eights page.
  • Updated the CMI eights page.
  • Updated the Kong-Bonaiti and Kong eights page.
  • Updated the Rocksport eights page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights Dimensions page.
  • Updated the Figure Eight Table Set 1 page.
  • Updated the Figure Eight Table Set 2 page.
  • Updated the Figure Eight Table Set 4 page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights page.
• Made the following changes involving O-frame & U-frame Racks:
  • Added the Kyle Isenhart Super Rack.
  • Added the Raimond Rack.
  • Added another Speleoshoppe Superack.
  • Added another SMC NFPA 14400 rack.
  • Updated the O-frame & U-frame Racks page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 4, 2019:

• Made the following changes involving J-frame Racks:
  • Added another BlueWater rack.
  • Added another CMC Rescue Rack.
  • Added the Rescue Technology rack.
  • Added two more unknown racks.
  • Updated the J-frame Racks page.
• Added the Doug Phillips hauling pulley.
  • Updated the Hauling Pulleys page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 3, 2019:

• Made the following changes involving Stamped Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders:
  • Added the Naxen ascender.
  • Added the Newdoar ascender.
  • Added another Petzl Ascension.
  • Added another Singing Rock Lift.
  • Added the SunniMix ascender.
  • Added two unknown Chinese ascenders.
  • Added the Tupa ascender.
  • Added another Ural Alp ascender.
  • Added the Z&W ascender.
  • Updated the Advanced Base Camp handled ascender page.
  • Updated the Asol handled ascender page.
  • Updated the Blanzo handled ascender page.
  • Updated the Proverti handled ascender page.
  • Updated the Brasovia ascender page.
  • Updated the Camp handled ascenders page.
  • Updated the Climb Tech ascender page.
  • Updated the Climb X X Ascender page.
  • Updated the Climbing Technology handled ascenders page.
  • Updated the Edelrid Elevator page.
  • Updated the Fixe Capitan page.
  • Updated the Fusion Voltron handled ascender page.
  • Updated the GM Climbing ascender page.
  • Updated the Good Makings ascender page.
  • Updated the GrandWall ascender page.
  • Updated the Grivel ascenders page.
  • Updated the Kratos ascenders page.
  • Updated the NTR ascenders page.
  • Updated the Rock Empire ascender page.
  • Updated the Singing Rock Lift page.
  • Updated the SUT handled ascender page.
  • Updated the Vento Ascension page.
  • Updated the Yoke ascender page.
  • Updated the Stamped Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 26, 2019:

• Made the following changes involving Stamped Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders:
  • Added another Asol ascender.
  • Added two Fusion Voltron ascenders.
  • Added the Camp Turbohand.
  • Added the Climbing Technology Quick Roll.
  • Added the Edelweiss AS16.
  • Added the Magideal ascender.
  • Updated the Альтурс (Al’turs) ascender page.
  • Updated the Beal Hands Up page.
  • Updated the Blanzo ascender page.
  • Updated the Camp Pilot description.
  • Updated the NTR handled ascender page.
  • Updated the Proverti handled ascender page.
  • Updated the SUT ascender page.
  • Updated the Stamped Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Cast Frame, Extruded Frame, and Double Rope handled eccentric cam ascender pages.
• Updated the Camp Solo page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 24, 2019:

• Added three Левистан (Levistan) ascenders.
  • Updated the Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
• Added a Soloist Prototype.
  • Updated the Self-belay Devices page.
• Updated the Gossett Box page.
  • Updated the Chest Boxes page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 21, 2019:

• Added another John Cole Rack
  • Updated the J-frame Racks page.
• Added another Gibbs Ascender.
  • Updated the Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
• Added another Roloff Ascender
  • Updated the Cast Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
  • Updated the Ascender Handles page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 20, 2019:

• Added the Schuster (ASMü) figure eight
  • Updated references on the Fisher eights page.
  • Updated the Figure Eight Table Set 4 page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights page.
• Updated the Alpidex Harmonia page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 11, 2019:

• Made the following changes involving bobbins:
  • Added two Petzl Simples.
  • Updated the True Bobbins page.
  • Added another Petzl Stop.
  • Updated the Stop Bobbins page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Near Bobbins page.
• Added another Petzl Freino and updated the Most Miscellaneous page accordingly.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 10, 2019:

• Replaced the temporary images on the following pages:
  • O-frame & U-frame Racks
  • SBCI racks
  • Figure Eights
    • Figure Eight Table Set 2
    • ArcherGear eight
  • Figure Eights With Ears
    • Figure Eights with Ears: Full Size and Smaller
    • Singing Rock eights
  • Chest Boxes
    • John Blum Boxes
    • Gossett Blocks
    • On Rope 1 boxes
    • Simmons Rollers
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 9, 2019: After more than two years in hotels, I'm home at last. Time to catch up! ☺

• Replaced the temporary images on the following pages:
  • Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders
    • 1/2" Quick-release Pin Gibbs ascenders
  • Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders: Cast Frame
    • Early Jumar Ascenders
  • Miscellaneous Mechanical Ascenders
    • Condor ascender
  • Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders: Stamped Frame
    • Kratos ascender
    • Brasovia ascender
    • Climb Tech ascender
    • Climb X X Ascender
    • Fixe Capitan
    • GM Climbing ascender
    • Good Makings ascender
    • GrandWall ascender
    • Grivel ascenders
    • NTR ascenders
    • Rock Empire ascender
    • Vento Ascension
    • Yoke ascender
  • Handleless Eccentric Cam Ascenders: Chest Ascenders
    • Rock Empire ascender
    • CIC ascender
    • Climb Tech ascender
    • Epic Peak ascender
    • GM Climbing ascender
    • NTR, Version A ascender
    • Xinda ascender
    • Yoke ascender
  • Miscellaneous Descenders
    • Sterling Halo Escape System
  • J-frame Racks
    • Howell-N-Mann Twin
    • Buddy Rogers racks
    • Unknown Racks
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 17, 2019:

Celebrating 20 Years!

• July 21, 2019:

• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 14, 2019:

• Updated the Petzl Reverso3 page.
• Updated the Handley Cool Eights page.
• Updated the Sources List.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 11, 2019:

• Updated the Toy Eights page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 10, 2019:

• Added the My Three Favorites page.
• Updated the Radeberger Haken page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 8, 2019:

• Updated the Uola Handled Eccentric Cam ascender page.
• Updated the Uola Handleless Eccentric Cam ascender page.
• Updated the Handleless Eccentric Cam Ascenders Hand Ascenders page.
• Corrected some broken links.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• June 30, 2019:

• Updated the Kong-Bonaiti Modular Ascender page.
• Updated the Ascender Handle Dimensions page.
• Restored the missing Uola ascender page.
• Significant file system restructuring.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• June 29, 2019:

• Separated the Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders into Cast Frame, Extruded Frame, Stamped Frame, and Double Rope ascenders.
• Separated the Eccentric Cam Ascenders into Hand, Chest, and Emergency Eccentric Cam Ascenders.
  • Separated the Camp Solo-series hand ascenders from the Camp TurboChest.
  • Separated the Climbing Technology Simple, Evo, and Roll N Lock Ascenders onto separate pages.
  • Separated the Walkosz i Spółka hand and chest ascenders onto separate pages.
• Updated the Magideal Chest Ascenders page.
• Significant file system restructuring.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• June 28, 2019:

• Created a new category by separating the Rocker-Arm Ascenders from the Miscellaneous Ascenders.
  • Updated the Ascenders page.
• Updated the Camp Lift page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• June 24, 2019:

• Updated the Russian Bobbin page.
• Updated the Russian Stop Bobbins page.
• Updated the Russian J-Frame Racks page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• June 1, 2019:

• Moved the 2018 updates to their own page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

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