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Updates: 2022

• December 31, 2022:

• Made the following bobbin changes:
  • Added the Singing Rock/Kong Indy Evo Plus.
  • Updated the Kong Indy page.
  • Reclassified the following as Double-stop Bobbins:
    • Asol
    • Camnal Down
    • Chinese (required splitting the existing Chinese Bobbins page)
    • Ito-Rocky
    • Kong Indy series (required splitting the existing Kong & Kong-Bonaiti Bobbins page)
    • Krok Anti-Panic series
    • Krok One-armed Amigo
    • Krok Stopor-Desant
    • NewDoar
    • SOB
    • SUT
    • Vento (required splitting the existing Венто / Vento Bobbins page)
    • Z&W
  • Updated the Double-Stop Bobbins and Stop Bobbins pages.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Bobbins and Near Bobbins pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 30, 2022:

• Updated the Petzl Reverso & Reversino page.
• Made the following bobbin changes:
  • Added the Emilsa bobbin.
  • Updated the Dresler Bobbin page.
  • Updated the Bobbins page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Double-Stop Bobbins, Near Bobbins, and Stop Bobbins pages.
• Updated the Emilsa Chest Ascender page.
• Updated the Ten Most Wanted List.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 22, 2022:

• Added another heightec Prism.
  • Updated the Double-Stop Bobbins page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Bobbins, Stop Bobbins, and Near Bobbins pages.
• Updated the heightec & heightec–PMI Quadra page.
• Added cut sheets to the following pages:
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment Racks
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment Two-way Rescue Stop
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment Two Way Stop
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment Belay Stop
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment Near Bobbins
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment Goldtails
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment Figure Eights
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment Manual Belay
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment Rescue Belay page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 21, 2022:

• Updated the Petzl Basic page.
  • Updated the Handleless Eccentric Cam Hand Ascenders page.
• Added cut sheets to the following pages:
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment Belay Plates
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment chest ascenders
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment hand ascenders
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment handled ascenders
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 19, 2022:

• Added another Ural-Alp (Урал АлЬп) Hauler.
  • Updated the Hauling Pulleys page.
• Added a Chinese descender.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Descenders page.
• Updated the Rescue Technology rack page.
  • Updated the J-frame Racks page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 17, 2022:

• Added another Unknown ascender.
  • Updated the Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 15, 2022:

• Added or updated the Single Rope Technique Equipment history on the following pages:
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment chest ascenders.
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment/Rollgliss/DBI Sala chest ascenders.
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment hand ascenders.
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment handled ascenders.
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment Manual Belay.
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment Rescue Belay
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment "Sticht" plates.
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment Rescuemates.
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment rope grabs.
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment figure eights /w ears.
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment whaletails.
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment near bobbins.
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment Two Way Stop.
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment Two-way Rescue Stop.
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment Belay Stop.
  • Single Rope Technique Equipment U-frame racks.
• Updated the Petzl Croll page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 14, 2022:

• Updated the Radeberger Haken page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 13, 2022:

• Updated the Russian Rack page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 12, 2022:

• Identified a Boris Laptev rack.
  • Updated the Russian Rack page.
  • Updated the J-frame Racks page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 11, 2022:

• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Added another Clog eight.
  • Added another Kong "8" Light Plus.
  • Updated the C.A.M.P./Lowe Fungo description.
  • Updated the CMI eights page.
  • Updated the DMM eights page.
  • Updated the Rock House eight page.
  • Updated the Russ Anderson eights page.
  • Updated the SMK eights page.
  • Updated the Stubai eights page.
    • Updated the Figure Eights page.
    • Updated the Figure Eight Dimensions page.
    • Updated the Figure Eight Table Set 1 page.
    • Updated the Figure Eight Table Set 2 page.
    • Updated the shared weight chart on the Figure Eights With Ears and Complex Figure Eights pages.
• Updated the Trango ascender page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 10, 2022:

• Made the following rope grab changes:
  • Added another Safe-Tec rope grab.
  • Updated the Other Rope Grabs page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Type 1 Lever Cam Rope Grabs and Rocker-Arm Rope Grabs pages.
• Added a duplicate Howell-N-Mann Speleo rack.
  • Updated the J-frame Racks page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 7, 2022:

• Added the Inventory page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 5, 2022:

• Updated the Spelean Whaletails page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 4, 2022:

• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Added the Orbsoul eight.
  • Updated shared information on the Asol, C-Wildyfield Wings 8, Climb Right, Climb X, Epic Peak, Fusion, Good Makings, Kong, Mad Rock Rescue 8s, NewDoar, NLNTL, NTR, Orbsoul page., and U. S. Rigging Supply forged aluminum rescue eights with ears pages.
  • Updated the Figure Eights With Ears page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Dimensions page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Table Set 2 page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Figure Eights and Complex Figure Eights pages.
• Added another Yates Belay Slave.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Belay Plates page.
• Added another ISC Rope Grab.
  • Updated the Type-1 Lever Cam Rope Grabs page.
  • Updated the Wall Safety RG1 page.
• Added a duplicate Petzl Macrocender.
  • Updated the Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 2, 2022:

• Made the following chest box changes:
  • Updated the Jim Gossett's Prototypes page.
  • Moved Prototype Box #2 from the Custom Gossett Block Variations page to that page.
  • Updated the Chest Boxes page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 1, 2022:

• Made the following updates to the "Sticht" plates with springs:
  • Moved the Salewa #1616 (formerly on the Salewa page).
  • Created a table comparing the various versions and updated the descriptions on the Advanced Base Camp, C.A.M.P., Cassin #221, Gravity Equipment, GAB, Hugh Banner, Salewa, Single Slot, Salewa, Double Slot, Trango, and Zero–G ZBD pages to include the table.
  • Updated the "Sticht" Plates page.
  • Updated the Suppliers List.
• Updated the C.A.M.P. Ovo page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 29, 2022:

• Added the Storrick Double Helical Spool.
  • Updated the
• Added the Storrick Helical Spool.
  • Updated the Horizontal Spools page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Vertical Spools and Brake Tubes pages.
  • Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 28, 2022:

• Updated the Clog Expedition page.
  • Updated the Stamped-Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
• Updated the C.A.M.P. Ascender page.
  • Updated the Handled Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
  • Updated the Ascender Handles page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 27, 2022:

• Made the following "Sticht" plate changes:
  • Added the Gravity Equipment plate.
  • Added another Unknown 9/11 mm. "Sticht" plate.
  • Added another Unknown 11 mm. "Sticht" plate.
  • Updated the Cassin #221 page.
  • Updated the Salewa page.
  • Updated the Trango page.
  • Updated the "Sticht" Plates page.
• Made the following belayer changes:
  • Added the Cypher XF Forge.
  • Moved the Omega Pacific Super Belay Gadgets page.
  • Updated the Slotted Block Belay Devices page.
  • Updated the Belay Tubes page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Tubers page.
  • Updated the Bob Thrun’s Collection page.
• Updated the Happy Wanderers Cave and Pothole Club cable ladder page.
  • Updated the Cable Ladder page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 26, 2022:

• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Updated the Fisher Eights page.
    • Updated the Figure Eights page.
  • Added another CMC Rappel 8.
    • 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 shared weight chart on the Complex Figure Eights page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 24, 2022:

• Updated the Notch Equipment Rope Runner Pro page.
• Updated the Singing Tree Rope Runner page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 21, 2022:

• Added the Vertical Museum History page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 20, 2022:

• Made the following 2023 convention display updates:
  • Added the Specialty Carabiners page.
  • Updated the the 2023 NSS Convention Display page.
• Updated the Sources List.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 16, 2022:

• Added a Cable Ladder section to the site:
  • Added an HWCPC cable ladder.
  • Added a Pierre Allain cable ladder.
  • Added a Pittsburgh Grotto cable ladder.
  • Added a Storrick cable ladder.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 14, 2022:

• Added an Omega Pacific Prototype belay device.
  • Updated the Lever Box Belay Devices page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 12, 2022:

• Made the following self belay device changes:
  • Added two El Mudo belayers.
  • Moved the Wren Industries Silent Partner to its own page.
  • Updated the Rock Exotica page.
  • Updated the Self-belay Devices page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 11, 2022:

• Added the Petzl Maestro S.
  • Updated the Most Miscellaneous page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 9, 2022:

• Added the Storrick Dumschtik.
  • Updated the Storrick – Drumstick page.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Descenders page.
• Added another Bukashka.
  • Updated the Slotted Block Belay Devices page.
• Updated the Outside belay plate page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 8, 2022:

• Added the Sinto ascender.
  • Updated the Type 2 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
• Updated the Fixe Descender (a.k.a. Miku V2) page.
  • Updated shared information on the Black Diamond ATC-Guide, BlueWater Ranger, Climb X Guide, Edelweiss Guru Alpin, Salewa Alpine Tuber and Wild Country Pro Guide & Pro Guide Lite belay tube pages.
  • Updated the Belay Tubes page.
• Updated the Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 2, 2022:

• Made the following handleless eccentric cam ascender changes:
  • Added another Anthron AB-20 hand ascender.
  • Updated the Rollgliss 250 page.
    • Updated shared information on the Lucky AB-20 and VauDe AB-20 pages.
    • Updated the Handleless Eccentric Cam Hand Ascenders page.
  • Added the Z&W chest ascender.
    • Updated shared information on the CIC, Climb Tech, Epic Peak, Fixe, GM Climbing, International Safety Components RP229, NTR, Version A, Rock Empire, Vento (Венто), Xinda, and Yoke chest ascender pages.
    • Updated the Handleless Eccentric Cam Chest Ascenders page.
  • Added the Trophyline Kong Duck.
    • Updated the Handleless Eccentric Cam Emergency Ascenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 1, 2022:

• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Added two more Russian eights.
  • Added the S.E.Peak eight.
  • Updated the Asol eights page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights With Ears page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Dimensions page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Table Set 1 and Figure Eights with Ears Table Set 3 pages.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Figure Eights and Complex Figure Eights pages.
• Made the following 2023 convention display updates:
  • Added the Lockjacks, Arborist Devices, and Termination Plates page.
  • Added the Grappling Hooks page.
  • Added the Miscellaneous page.
  • Updated the the 2023 NSS Convention Display page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 28, 2022:

• Updated the Spelean Shunt page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 25, 2022:

• Made the following plate descender changes:
  • Added the B. G. SQWUREL V4.
  • Updated shared information in the AustriAlpin Nemo Fix & NO.MAD, Canyon Werks Critr and Critr2, Canyoning Equipment 4 You Axe-8 & Devil-8, CanyonZone Zone 8, Eroica Snail, Glacier Black PaliKoa, Ice Rock Duckling, Kailas Canyon, Kong Oka, On Rope Canyoneering Hoodoo & Hoodoo SL, Resonator 3000, Rock Exotica MicroEight & MiniEight, and ATK & ATKD discussions.
  • Updated the Rappel Plates page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 24, 2022:

• Made the following notched belay tube changes:
  • Updated the BlueWater Airbrake comments.
  • Added another Salewa Tubus.
  • Added another Trango Jaws.
  • Updated shared information on the Apex Rock Mako Clymb, Climb X Mako, Climb X Mako, Climbing Technology Double V-Row, Edelrid Lotse, Singing Rock Hornet, and Zero-G G-Wedge belay tube pages.
  • Updated the Belay Tubes page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Tubers page.
• Corrected the identification of the Boris Laptev ascender:
  • Updated the Boris Laptev Ascender page.
  • Updated the Type 2 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
  • Updated the Bob Thrun’s Collection page
  • Updated the Suppliers List.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 23, 2022:

• Updated the Phil Winkler Foot Stirrup page.
  • Updated the Most Miscellaneous page.
• Updated the heightec Prism D31 page.
  • Updated the Double-Stop Bobbins page.
• Updated the Omega Pacific Super Belay Gadgets page.
  • Updated the Belay Tubes page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 21, 2022:

• Updated the MSR Auto Belayer page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 30, 2022:

• Made the following 2023 convention display updates:
  • Added the Flipline Adjusters, Anchor Brakes, & Dynamic Cows Tails page.
  • Updated the the 2023 NSS Convention Display page.
• Made the following miscellaneous device changes:
  • Moved the Charlton Lever Cam to rappel safeties.
  • Moved the IMO (American Rescue) Shunt Bar to rappel safeties.
  • Updated the Rappel Safeties page.
  • Updated the Most Miscellaneous page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 28, 2022:

• Made the following Gibbs Ascender changes:
  • Moved Gibbs, #2, Version B from the 1/2" Spring-loaded Gibbs page to the 5/8" Gibbs page.
  • Updated the Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 24, 2022:

• Made the following rope grab changes:
  • Moved the DBI/SALA LS-1441 to the other rope grabs section.
  • Updated the DBI/SALA Type 1 Lever Cam Rope Grabs page
  • Updated the Type 1 Lever Cam Rope Grabs page.
  • Updated the Other Rope Grabs page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Rocker-Arm Rope Grabs page.
• Made the following 2023 convention display updates:
  • Added the Double-Lever-Cam & Miscellaneous Rope Grabs page.
  • Updated the Type-I Lever-Cam Rope Grabs page.
  • Updated the the 2023 NSS Convention Display page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 23, 2022:

• Made the following 2023 convention display updates:
  • Added the Hauling Pulleys II & Rocker-Arm Rope Grabs page.
  • Added the Type-I Lever-Cam Rope Grabs page.
  • Updated the the 2023 NSS Convention Display page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 21, 2022:

• Created pages for the 2023 NSS Convention Display.
  • Updated the Older NSS Convention Displays page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 17, 2022:

• Made the following rack changes:
  • Added another John Cole rack.
  • Updated the J-frame Racks page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the O-frame & U-frame Racks page.
• Added another Cassin Logic.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Belay Plates page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 14, 2022:

• Made the following slackline device changes:
  • Added the Balance Community Alpine Weblock 5
  • Added the Balance Community Linegrip G5
  • Updated the Most Miscellaneous page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 12, 2022:

• Made the following chest box changes:
  • Added the Delbert Province box.
  • Added another John Blum Box.
  • Added two unfinished Jim Gossett Prototypes.
  • Updated the BlueWater Boxes page.
  • Updated the Custom Gossett Block Variations page.
  • Updated the Chest Boxes Page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 11, 2022:

• Made the following single brake bar descender changes:
  • Added two more Storrick - Geffner Descenders.
  • Updated the Storrick - Sewickley descenders page.
  • Updated the Single Brake Bar Descenders page.
• Made the following rack changes:
  • Added the Storrick RollerBar Rack.
  • Added another PMI Rack.
  • Added another Unknown rack.
  • Updated the J-frame Racks page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the O-frame & U-frame Racks page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 9, 2022:

• Added the Drumstick.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Descenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 7, 2022:

• Made the following changes involving Gibbs ascenders:
  • Added another 1/2" Spring-wire Gibbs.
  • Added a duplicate 1/2" Quick-release Pin Gibbs.
  • Added another 1/2" Spring-loaded Gibbs.
  • Added another 5/8" Gibbs.
  • Added three more Modified Gibbs.
  • Updated the Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
• Added two duplicate Kong-Bonaiti Kisas.
  • Updated the Anchor Brakes page.
• Added a duplicate Chouinard Bachli.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Belay Plates page.
• Added a duplicate CMI Rescue Belay Brake.
  • Updated the "Sticht" Plates page.
• Added a duplicate Salewa Hiebler Steigklemme.
  • Updated the Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page
• Added a duplicate Bassett Metal Studios Microrack.
  • Updated the U-frame Racks page.
• Added a duplicate CMC eight.
  • Updated the Figure Eights With Ears page.
• Added a duplicate Guido Magnone.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Descenders page.
• Updated the Clog Hand Ascenders page.
• Updated the Early Jumar Ascenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 31, 2022:

• Added another Roloff ascender.
  • Updated the Cast-Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Milled Frame, Stamped Frame, and Double-Rope handled eccentric cam ascender pages.
  • Updated the Ascender Handles page.
  • Updated the Eccentric Cam Classification page.
• Updated the Pierre Allain page.
  • Updated the Hooks page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 30, 2022:

• Added patent information to the following devices:
  • 9Spirit
  • Fire Innovations Core
  • HAAS Tree Gear
  • heightec Prism
  • Petzl Pantin
  • Petzl Reverso
  • Raumer Handy
  • Unicender
• Updated the Hewbolt page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 29, 2022:

• Updated the Calma Antibloc page.
• Updated the New Alp belay plate page.
• Recategorized the New Alp Multifreins (a.k.a. Lite 8) as a rappel plate rather than a belay plate.
  • Updated the Rappel Plates page.
  • Removed the Lite 8 from the New Alp Magic page.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Belay Plates page.
• Updated the New Alp Stopper page.
• Updated the Petzl Basic page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 22, 2022:

• Added two J-bars.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Descenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 21, 2022:

• Made the following chest ascender changes:
  • Added the Goracon.
  • Updated the Proverti 201L.
  • Updated the Chest Ascenders page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Hand and Emergency eccentric cam ascender pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 16, 2022:

• Made the following chest box changes:
  • Added five Custom Gossett Blocks.
  • Updated the Gosset Blocks Page.
  • Updated the Chest Boxes Page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 15, 2022:

• Added the New Alp Stopper.
  • Updated the Most Miscellaneous page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 14, 2022:

• Made the following "Sticht" plate changes:
  • Updated the PBI belay plate page.
  • Added the New Alp.
  • Updated the "Sticht" Plates page.
• Made the following belay plate changes:
  • Added another New Alp Lite 8.
  • Added another New Alp Magic.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Belay Plates page.
• Added duplicate item source references to the following pages:
  • Black Diamond belay tubes.
    • Belay Tubes.
  • SMC eights
    • Figure Eights.
• Updated the New Alp Ring page.
• Updated the CMI Guillotine page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 13, 2022:

• Made the following lever box descender and belayer changes:
  • Added the Skylotec Lory.
  • Updated shared information on the Bornak Lory, Edelrid Eddy, Rollgliss R250, Singing Rock Sir and Skylotec Lory Pro pages.
  • Updated the Lever Box Belayers page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 11, 2022:

• Added two Montana Cinch Tether Couplers.
  • Updated the Most Miscellaneous page.
• Updated the Hugh Banner belay tubes page.
  • Updated the Belay Tubes page.
• Updated the PMI chest boxes page.
  • Updated the Chest Boxes page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 10, 2022:

• Made the following "Sticht" belay plate changes:
  • Updated the Salewa sticht plate page.
  • Added another Kong Gi–gi.
  • Updated the "Sticht" Plates page.
• Updated the Edelrid Foot Cruiser page.
  • Updated the Foot and Knee Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 9, 2022:

• Made the following rope grab changes:
  • Added the DBI SALA 6160030 Lad-Saf X2.
  • Added the DBI-SALA 6160054 Lad-Saf X3.
  • Updated the Type 1 Lever Cam Rope Grabs page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Rocker-Arm Rope Grabs and Other Rope Grabs pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 8, 2022:

• Added the Sterling F3.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Descenders page.
• Updated the Guido Magnone page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 7, 2022:

• Added another Buckingham Mar-Bar.
  • Updated the Foot and Knee Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 6, 2022:

• Added the SAR A•B
  • Moved the SAR SARAB to the SAR Scarab page and re-named the page.
  • Updated the Double-Stop Bobbins page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Bobbins, Stop Bobbins, and Near Bobbins pages.
• Updated the International Safety Components (ISC) A•B page.
• Updated the Conterra Scarab page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 5, 2022:

• Added another MSR Auto Belayer.
  • Updated the Anchor Brakes page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 4, 2022:

• Made the following plate descender changes:
  • Added another Giro.
  • Added the MSA SBCA.
  • Updated the Rappel Plates page.
• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Added another Canyoning Equipment 4 You Devil-8.
  • Updated the Figure Eights With Ears page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Table Set 3 page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 2, 2022:

• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Added another Glacier Black Palikoa Element.
  • Added another Glacier Black Palikoa Pivot.
  • Updated the Figure Eights With Ears page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Dimensions page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Table Set 3 page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Figure Eights and Complex Figure Eights pages.
• Updated the Phil Lucas Ascender page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 28, 2022:

• Added the Vertical Emergency Mini Clamp.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Mechanical Ascenders page.
• Updated the Kong Modular Ascender page.
  • Updated the Handleless Eccentric Cam Hand Ascenders page
• Updated the Edelrid Hand Cruiser page.
• Updated the Stamped Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
• Added the Tashkent Aviation Plant ascender.
  • Updated the Handled Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 22, 2022:

• Added another Petzl Reverso.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Belay Devices page.
• Made the following belay tube changes:
  • Added the Ocùn Habu.
  • Updated the Belay Tubes page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Tubers page.
• Made the following handleless eccentric cam ascender changes:
  • Added the Edelrid Chest Ascender Kit.
  • Updated the Handleless Eccentric Cam Chest Ascenders page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Handleless Eccentric Cam Hand Ascenders and Handleless Eccentric Cam Emergency Ascenders pages.
• Updated the Bukashka-3 (БУКАШКА-3) page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 19, 2022:

• Added another G.O.S.H. cam.
• Updated the Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
• Updated the Blacks eight page.
• Made the following handleless eccentric cam ascender changes:
  • Added another Clog ascender.
  • Updated the Handleless Eccentric Cam Hand Ascenders page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Handleless Eccentric Cam Chest Ascenders and Handleless Eccentric Cam Emergency Ascenders pages.
• Made the following semi-mechanical ascenders changes:
  • Added the Grivel Magic Ring.
  • Added another Storrick Salewa copy.
  • Updated the Semi-mechanical Ascenders page.
• Made the following handled eccentric cam ascender changes:
  • Updated the CMI 5000-series page.
  • Updated the CMI Small UltrAscenders page.
  • Updated the Milled Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascender page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Cast Frames, Stamped Frame and Double-Rope handled eccentric cam ascender pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 18, 2022:

• Recategorized the Eroica Snail.
  • Updated the Rappel Plates page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights With Ears page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Figure Eights and Complex Figure Eights pages.
  • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Dimensions page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Table Set 3 page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 16, 2022:

• Added the Preaux Rappelestein.
  • Updated the Vertical Spools page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Horizontal Spools and Brake Tubes pages.
• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Updated the Clog page.
    • Updated the Figure Eights page.
    • Updated the Figure Eight Table Set 2 page.
  • Updated the CMC page.
  • Updated the Rock Exotica page.
  • Updated the Russ Anderson page.
  • Updated the Sterling SR R8 page.
    • Updated the Figure Eights With Ears page.
    • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Dimensions page.
    • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Table Set 1 and Figure Eights with Ears Table Set 2 pages.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Complex Figure Eights page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 15, 2022:

• Updated the Unknown Eights #3 & #4 page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 14, 2022:

• Updated the Russian figure eights page.
  • Updated the Figure Eight Table Set 1 and Figure Eight Table Set 3 pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 11, 2022:

• Updated the Troll Allp page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 9, 2022:

• Added another unknown rack.
  • Updated the J-frame Racks page.
• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Added another BlueWater eight.
  • Updated the Figure Eights page.
  • Updated the Figure Eight Dimensions page.
  • Updated the Figure Eight Table Set 1 page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 8, 2022:

• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Added three Petzl Piranas.
  • Updated the Figure Eights With Ears page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Dimensions page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Table Set 3 page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Figure Eights and Complex Figure Eights pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 6, 2022:

• Made the following rack changes:
  • Added another Bassett Metal Studios Microrack.
  • Updated the O-frame & U-frame Racks page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the J-frame Racks page.
• Made the following bobbin changes:
  • Added the NewDoar stop bobbin.
  • Updated shared information on the Asol, Ito-Rocky, and Z&W stop bobbin pages.
  • Updated the Stop Bobbins page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Bobbins, Double-Stop Bobbins and Near Bobbins pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 1, 2022:

• Made the following miscellaneous descender changes:
  • Added the Storrick Roller Rack.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Descenders page.
  • Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• June 30, 2022:

• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• June 21, 2022:

• Updated the Bassett Metal Studios Nano-Belay page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Numerous editorial updates.

• May 26, 2022:

• Updated the Atlas Pompier Hook page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• May 25, 2022:

• Made the following handled eccentric cam ascender changes:
  • Updated the Kao (カ奥) Ascender page.
  • Moved the Unknown Chinese Ascender to its own page.
  • Updated shared information on the Brasovia, Climb Tech, Climb X X Ascender, Danger Buddies, Epic Peak, Fixe Capitan, GM Climbing, Good Makings, GrandWall, Grivel, Kratos, Lixada, Newdoar, NTR, Paliston, Rock Empire, SunniMix, Vento (Венто), Yoke, and Z&W ascender pages.
  • Updated the Stamped-Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• May 11, 2022:

• Updated the Standards page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• May 9, 2022:

• Added three more Sky Genies.
  • Updated the Vertical Spools page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Horizontal Spools and Brake Tubes pages.
• Updated the Rock Exotica Ascenders page.
  • Updated the Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• May 7, 2022:

• Made the following handled eccentric cam ascender changes:
  • Added the Danger Buddies.
  • Updated shared information on the Brasovia, Climb Tech, Climb X X Ascender, Epic Peak, Fixe Capitan, GM Climbing, Good Makings, GrandWall, Grivel, Kratos, Lixada, Newdoar, NTR, Paliston, Rock Empire, SunniMix, Unknown Chinese, Vento (Венто), Yoke, and Z&W ascender pages.
  • Updated the Stamped Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Cast Frame, Milled Frame, and Double-Rope handled eccentric cam ascender pages.
  • Updated the Ascender Handles page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• May 5, 2022:

• Added another Leningrad Experimental Shipyard ascender.
  • Updated the Handled Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
• Added another IMO (American Rescue) Shunt Bar.
  • Updated the Most Miscellaneous page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• May 1, 2022:

• Updated the Don Mulholland spool page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• April 21-26, 2022:

• Made the following changes involving patents:
  • Updated the Young Manufacturing Rescue Safe 8 page.
  • Updated the Petzl Pompe page.
  • Updated the Petzl Basic page.
  • Updated the Petzl Stop page.
  • Updated the S.A.R.L. Voynett Tracson page.
  • Updated the AlpTech Mascott page.
  • Updated the Dressler DAD page.
  • Updated the Petzl Shunt page.
  • Updated the Fixe Tapir page.
  • Updated the Salewa Antz page.
  • Updated the Salewa Hiebler Steigklemme page.
  • Updated the Hopf descender page.
  • Updated the Famau page.
    • Updated the figure eight history on the Schuster eight and Figure Eights page.
  • Updated the Ten Most Wanted List.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• April 20, 2022:

• Updated the Smiley's Key Chain 8 page.
  • Updated the Toy Figure Eights page.
• Updated the Pierre Allain descender page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• April 15, 2022:

• Updated the Storrick Chest Boxes page.
  • Updated the Chest Boxes page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• April 14, 2022:

• Updated the Neill Box page.
• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Updated the Pierre Allain page.
  • Updated the Rocksport page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights page.
• Made the following hook changes:
  • Updatedd the Pierre Allain Descender page.
  • Updated the Tokyo Top Descender page.
  • Updated the Peck Descender page.
  • Updated the Hooks page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• April 1, 2022:

• Updated the CMI figure eights with ears page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights With Ears page.
• Added another Sky Genie.
  • Updated the Vertical Spools page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Horizontal Spools and Brake Tubes pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 31, 2022:

• Added the heightec Hurricane Pro D43.
  • Updated the Hauling Pulleys page.
• Made the following rack changes:
  • Updated the BlueWater Racks page.
  • Updated the J-frame Racks page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the O-frame & U-frame Racks page.
• Updated the Кооператив Титан page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 30, 2022:

• Added another Storrick – Romanian belay device.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Belay Devices page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 27, 2022:

• Updated the CMI eight page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights page.
• Updated the Munter 74 page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights With Ears page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 20, 2022:

• Updated the Storrick – Shires ascender page.
  • Updated the Handleless Eccentric Cam Hand Ascenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 18, 2022:

• Updated the Forrest Rope Riders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 17, 2022:

• Added the Vento Alligator (Венто Аллигатор).
  • Updated the Rappel Plates page.
• Made the following rocker-arm rope grab changes:
  • Added the Vertical (Вертикаль) ver 0113.
  • Updated the Protecta Cabloc description.
  • Updated the Type 1 Lever Cam Rope Grabs page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Rocker-Arm Rope Grabs and Other Rope Grabs pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 16, 2022:

• Made the following lever box belayer changes:
  • Added the Edelweiss Kinetic
  • Added the Vertical (Вертикаль) 0317
  • Updated the Beal Birdie page.
  • Updated the Lever Box Belay Devices page.
• Updated the Standards page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 15, 2022:

• Added two Storrick custom Gossett blocks.
  • Updated the Chest Boxes page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 14, 2022:

• Made the following handleless eccentric cam ascender changes:
  • Added another Ural Alp (Урал АлЬп) Mouse.
  • 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.
  • Updated the Eccentric Cam Classification page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 13, 2022:

• Made the following rocker-arm ascender changes:
  • Added the Vertical (Вертикаль) Drop (Капля) ver 0103.
  • Added the Vertical (Вертикаль) Drop (Капля) ver 0104.
    • Updated shared information on the Camnal, Camp Lift, Geelife, Lixada, SOB, Turin Slip-Stop Basic, and Vento (Венто) rocker-arm ascender pages.
  • Added another USHBA Basic 10.05
  • Added another USHBA handled ascender.
  • Updated the Rocker-Arm Ascenders page.
• Made the following rocker-arm rope grab changes:
  • Added the Vertical (Вертикаль) Rocker ver 0115.
    • Updated shared information on the ISC, NTR, Proverti AC080 & AC081, Singing Rock Locker, Troll, Vento (Венто), Xinda, Yates, and Z&W rocker pages.
  • 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.
• Updated the Standards page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 12, 2022:

• Made the following handleless eccentric cam ascender changes:
  • Updated the Clog page.
  • Updated the Handleless Eccentric Cam Hand Ascenders page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Handleless Eccentric Cam Chest Ascenders and Handleless Eccentric Cam Emergency Ascenders pages.
  • Updated the Eccentric Cam Classification page.
• Made the following handled eccentric cam ascender changes:
  • Added the Yurginsky Machine-Building Plant (Юргинский Машиностроительный завод) ascender.
  • Added another Chkalov (Novosibirsk) Aviation Plant (Новосибирский авиационный завод имени В. П. Чкалова) ascender.
  • Updated the Vertical (Вертикаль) ascender page.
  • Updated the Stamped Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Cast Frame, Milled Frame, and Double-Rope handled eccentric cam ascender pages.
  • Updated the Ascender Handles page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 11, 2022:

• Added another CMI Micro Belay Plate.
  • Updated the Sticht Plates page.
• Added another New Alp Light 8.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Belay Plates page.
• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Added the Orion-Alp Sports Eight (Восьмерка Спортивная "Орион-Альп")
  • Added the Vertical (Вертикаль) Sport-Tourism Eight (Спусковое устройство восьмерка с креплением "Спорт-туризм" )
    • Updated the Complex Figure Eights page.
  • Added another SMC Straight Eight.
  • Added another Russian eight.
  • Updated the Likin eight page.
    • Updated the Figure Eights page.
    • Updated the Figure Eight Dimensions page.
    • Updated the Figure Eight Table Set 3 page.
    • Updated the Figure Eight Table Set 4 page.
  • Added another Russian eight.
    • Updated the Figure Eights With Ears page.
    • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Dimensions page.
    • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Table Set 3 page.
  • Updated the Kong Key Chain 8 page.
  • Updated the Unknown Key Chain 8 page.
    • Updated the Toy Eights page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 10, 2022:

• Added the DMM Revolver Locksafe.
  • Updated the Most Miscellaneous page.
• Added the Storrick – Romanian belay device.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Belay Devices page.
• Added four Vertical racks.
  • Updated the O-frame & U-frame Racks page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 9, 2022:

• Added four SMC racks.
  • Updated the J-Frame Racks page.
• Made the following chest ascender changes:
  • Added the Edelrid Chest Cruiser.
  • Added another Al'turs (Альтурс).
  • Added another Petzl Croll.
  • Updated the Chest Ascenders page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Hand and Emergency eccentric cam ascender pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 8, 2022:

• Made the following hauling pulley changes:
  • Added the heightec Hurricane Pro D43.
  • Added the ISC RP702.
  • Added the Petzl Nano Traxion.
  • Added two Vertical (Вертикаль) Block-clamps.
  • Updated the Ice Rock Elephanti page.
  • Updated the Hauling Pulleys page.
• Made the following bobbin changes:
  • Added the Dresler bobbin.
    • Updated the Bobbins page.
  • Added another Petzl Stop.
  • Added another Vertical (Вертикаль) stop bobbin.
    • Updated the Stop Bobbins page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Double-Stop Bobbins and Near Bobbins pages.
• Added the Scagliarini Cavatappi.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Descenders page.
• Updated the Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 6, 2022:

• Updated the Sources List.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 3, 2022:

• Made the following bobbin changes:
  • Added three heightec Quadras.
  • Updated the Double-Stop Bobbins page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Bobbins, Stop Bobbins, and Near Bobbins pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 2, 2022:

• Added duplicate acquisition notes to the following pages:
  • Figure Eights
    • Cassin
    • CMI
  • Miscellaneous Belay Plates
    • Cassin Logic
    • Edelrid Bankl
  • "Sticht" Plates
    • C.A.M.P.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 1, 2022:

• Added another MSR Auto Belayer.
  • Updated the Anchor Brakes (Dissipators) page.
• Added another Unknown tuber.
  • Updated the Tubers page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Belay Tubes page.
• Added another PBI belay plate.
  • Updated the Slotted "Sticht" Plate Belayers page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 26, 2022:

• Added the Fuji-Denko B-02 Titan 9502781.
  • Updated the Type 1 Lever Cam Rope Grabs page.
• Updated the Hopf Ente page.
  • Updated the Rappel Plates page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 23, 2022:

• Made the following handled eccentric cam ascender changes:
  • Added the Edelrid Hand Cruiser.
  • Updated the Stamped Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Cast Frame, Milled Frame, and Double-Rope handled eccentric cam ascender pages.
  • Updated the Ascender Handles page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 22, 2022:

• Made the following miscellaneous device changes:
  • Added the Imlay Canyon Gear FiddleStick.
  • Added the Imlay Canyon Gear FiddleSpoon.
  • Updated the Most Miscellaneous page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 21, 2022:

• Updated the Howell-N-Mann Open-Frame Racks page.
  • Updated the J-Frame Racks page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the O-frame & U-frame Racks page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 20, 2022:

• Updated the Rock Empire stop bobbin page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 19, 2022:

• Updated the Blacks Figure Eight page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights page.
• Added the Edelrid Axiom Slider.
  • Updated the Most Miscellaneous page.
• Added two more Hiebler ascenders.
  • Updated the Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 17, 2022:

• Updated the Interalp Camp Look page.
  • Updated the Semi-mechanical Ascenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 16, 2022:

• Made the following termination anchor changes:
  • Added the MSA RIW1000 and MSA SRIW1000.
  • Added another Mio Mechanical RCP-12.
  • Updated the Most Miscellaneous page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 15, 2022:

• Added three Unknown Homemade Ascenders.
  • Updated the Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
• Added another Cassin Logic.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Belay Plates page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 14, 2022:

• Made the following sticht plate changes:
  • Added another Viking plate.
  • Updated the Unknown 9/11 mm. sticht plate page.
  • Added another Unknown 11 mm. sticht plate page.
  • Added another Hugh Banner Bigger Brake.
  • Updated the DMM Betterbrake page.
  • Updated the Slotted "Sticht" Plate Belayers page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 13, 2022:

• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Added the PBI eight.
    • Updated the Figure Eight Table Set 3 page.
  • Added two more Clog eights.
    • Updated shared information on the DMM eights and SMK eights pages.
    • Updated the Figure Eight Table Set 1 page.
    • Updated the Figure Eight Table Set 2 page.
  • Updated the Fisher Eights page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights page.
  • Updated the Figure Eight Dimensions page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Figure Eights With Ears and the Complex Figure Eights pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 12, 2022:

• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Added the SUT.
    • Updated shared information on the Alpidex Harmonia, AMP Tiny 8, Axis, Beal Air Force 8, Brasovia Standard, Camp 548.00/01 (Otto Large), Climb Tech, Climb X Classic, Epic Peak, Field & Trek, Forester 8, Fusion Tiny 8, Good Makings, Hugh Banner, Lixada, Lucky Ecos, Mammut, Oumers, Pellor, S&L, Stubai, Trango, Trillium Health + Fitness, Troll, Wild Country, and Z&W full-sized forged aluminum figure eight pages.
    • Updated the Figure Eights page.
    • Updated the Figure Eight Dimensions page.
    • Updated the Figure Eight Table Set 1 page.
  • Added the Edelrid Rescue 8.
  • Added the NLNTL.
    • Updated shared information on the Asol, C-Wildyfield Wings 8, Climb Right, Climb X, Epic Peak, Fusion, Good Makings, Kong, Mad Rock Rescue 8s, NewDoar, and NTR forged aluminum rescue eights with ears pages.
    • Updated the Figure Eights With Ears page.
    • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Dimensions page.
    • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Table Set 2 page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Complex Figure Eights page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 11, 2022:

• Made the following rack changes:
  • Updated the Howell-N-Mann Titan Racks page.
  • Updated the O-frame & U-frame Racks page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the J-frame Racks page.
• Updated the Petzl Stop page.
  • Updated the Stop Bobbins page.
• Added the Edelrid Tree Cruiser.
  • Updated the Foot and Knee Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
• Made the following belay tube changes:
  • Added the Ocùn Hurry.
  • Updated the Belay Tubes page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Tubers page.
• Updated the Early Jumar Ascenders page.
  • Updated the Cast-Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 7, 2022:

• Made the following handled eccentric cam ascender changes:
  • Added the heightec Pulsar X-CamD40L/D40.
  • Updated the Stamped Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Cast Frame, Milled Frame, and Double-Rope handled eccentric cam ascender pages.
  • Updated the Ascender Handles page.
• Updated the Bob Thrun’s Collection page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 6, 2022:

• Made the following bobbin changes:
  • Changed the term "false bobbin" to "near bobbin" everywhere.
  • Moved the Double-Stop Bobbins to their own page.
    • Added the heightec Quadra D01
    • Moved the heightec Powerlock D32 to the heightec & heightec–PMI Powerlock page.
    • Added the heightec Powerlock D321
    • Added another heightec Prism D31.
    • Updated the SMC Spider page.
  • Updated descriptions and the shared weight chart on the Bobbins, Stop Bobbins, and Near Bobbins pages.
  • Updated the Descenders overview page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 5, 2022:

• Made the following rack changes:
  • Added the Glacier Sport rack.
  • Added another Unknown rack.
  • Updated the J-frame Racks page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the O-frame & U-frame Racks page.
  • Many editorial corrections.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 4, 2022:

• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Updated the Figure Eights With Ears page.
    • Added the Trango eight.
    • Added the C-Wildyfield Wings 8.
    • Added the NewDoar eight.
    • Updated the U. S. Rigging Supply Proclimb USR-840-AU.
    • Confirmed the identity of the the Climbing Technology stainless steel 8 and moved it to the Climbing Technology page.
    • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Dimensions page.
    • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Table Set 2 page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Figure Eights and Complex Figure Eights pages.
• Added another Salewa Sticht Plate.
  • Updated the Slotted "Sticht" Plate Belayers page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 3, 2022:

• Made the following handleless eccentric cam ascender changes:
  • Updated the Handleless Eccentric Cam Chest Ascenders page.
    • Added two heightec ascenders.
  • Updated the Handleless Eccentric Cam Hand Ascenders page.
    • Added another heightec Compact Basic D41.
    • Added the Storrick – Shires.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Handleless Eccentric Cam Emergency Ascenders page.
  • Updated the Eccentric Cam Classification page.
• Updated the Famau page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights With Ears page accordingly.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 2, 2022:

• Updated the Edelrid Foot Cruiser page.
• Made the following rocker-arm rope grab changes:
  • Added the DMM Catch.
  • Added the heightec Quantum D26.
  • 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.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 1, 2022:

• Added the ISC Klipa RP410.
  • Updated the Most Miscellaneous page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 30, 2022:

• Updated the ABC Arc page.
• Updated the Beal (ISC) D4 page.
• Updated the Cassin Logic page.
• Updated the Fallright Controlled Rate Descender page.
• Updated the Grivel A&D page.
• Updated the Koolas page.
• Updated the Kratos 8 page.
• Updated the Mammut Smart page.
• Updated the Omega Pacific Super Belay Gadgets page.
• Updated the Petzl Verso page.
• Updated the Raveltik Reflex page.
• Updated the Rock Exotica Double Microcender page.
• Updated the Singing Rock 8 page.
• Updated the SRTE Chest Ascenders page.
• Updated the SRTE D1 & D2 Stop Bobbins page.
• Updated the SRTE Goldtails page.
• Updated the SRTE Handled Ascenders page.
• Updated the SRTE Handleless Ascenders page.
• Updated the SRTE Two-way Rescue Stop page.
• Updated the Standards page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 29, 2022:

• Updated the AlpTech A. B. S. page.
• Updated the heightec-PMI Haul Cam D43A page.
• Updated the Kong-Bonaiti & Kong Cam-Clean page.
• Updated the Kong-Bonaiti & Kong Kisa page.
• Updated the Kong Hydrobot page.
• Updated the PMI Steel Rescue 8 page.
• Updated the Simond Cubik page.
• Updated the Teufelberger Grip Rescue page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 28, 2022:

• Updated the GemLok page.
• Updated the Lewis Descender page.
• Updated the Neill Box page.
• Made the following rope grab changes:
  • Added two Atlas Kwik-Stops.
  • Updated the Other Rope Grabs page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Rocker-Arm Rope Grabs and Type 1 Lever Cam Rope Grabs pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 27, 2022:

• Updated the 1/2" Spring-wire Gibbs page.
  • Updated the Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page accordingly.
• Updated the Fisher Eight page.
• Updated the Peck Hook page.
• Added two BMS Belay Spools.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Belay Devices page accordingly.
• Updated the Pierre Allain Décrocheur page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 26, 2022:

• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Updated the Figure Eights page.
    • Added the Lixada eight.
      • Updated shared information on the Alpidex Harmonia, AMP Tiny 8, Axis, Beal Air Force 8, Brasovia Standard, Camp 548.00/01 (Otto Large), Climb Tech, Climb X Classic, Epic Peak, Field & Trek, Forester 8, Fusion Tiny 8, Good Makings, Hugh Banner, Lucky Ecos, Mammut, Oumers, Pellor, S&L, Stubai, Trango, Trillium Health + Fitness, Troll, Wild Country, and Z&W full-sized forged aluminum figure eight pages.
    • Added another Mammut eight.
      • Updated shared information on the Advanced Base Camp, Anpen, AustriAlpin, Brasovia, Camp, Camp/Lowe, Climb High, Climbing Technology Ltd., Cypher Descender 88, GrandWall, ISC Stein RP110, Lowe Alpine Systems, Lucky, Omega Pacific, Proverti CD 303, Salewa, and Zero-G Classic 8 "midi" size, forged, aluminum eight pages.
    • Updated the Figure Eight Dimensions page.
    • Updated the Figure Eight Table Set 1 page.
    • Updated the Figure Eight Table Set 2 page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights With Ears page.
    • Added another BlueWater eight
    • Added another CMI eight.
    • Updated the Famau page.
    • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Dimensions page.
    • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Table Set 2 page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Complex Figure Eights page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 25, 2022:

• Updated the Petzl Pirana page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights With Ears page accordingly.
• Added the Storrick – Kashevnik R2 (СУ-Р2).
  • Updated the Poly-Bollards page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 18, 2022:

• Updated the Rollgliss 200 descriptions.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 12, 2022:

• Updated the Storrick chest boxes page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 11, 2022:

• Addedd two Kong Frogs.
  • Updated the Most Miscellaneous page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 10, 2022:

• Updated the Chouinard Baechli page.
• Updated the Clog Expedition page.
• Updated the Fritzke Alpine Box page.
• Updated the Gerald Wood Whaletail page.
• Updated the Kailas Vectors page.
• Updated the Kong-Bonaiti Modular Ascenders page.
• Updated the Petzl Ascension page.
• Updated the Radeberger Haken page.
• Updated the RBS Knot page.
• Updated the Salewa Ascender page.
• Updated the Self-belay Devices page.
• Updated the three Salewa Sticht Plates pages (without spring, single slot with spring , and double slot with spring).
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 8, 2022:

• Added the Swiss patent to the Early Jumar Ascenders page.
• Updated the Orion-Alp poly-bollard page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 6, 2022:

• Added the Storrick – Abakalov Decrocheur.
• Updated the Most Miscellaneous page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 5, 2022:

• Added the Short Stop.
• Added two Trilliums.
  • Updated the Rappel Plates page.
• Updated the Poly-Bollards page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 4, 2022:

• Updated the Chouinard Baechli page.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Belay Plates page accordingly.
• Added another Scarab Ti.
  • Updated the Single Brake Bar Descenders page accordingly.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 3, 2022:

• Made the following belay tube changes:
  • Added the Fixe Descender.
  • Added another Wild Country Pro Guide Lite.
    • Updated shared information on the Black Diamond ATC-Guide, BlueWater Ranger, Climb X Guide, Edelweiss Guru Alpin, and Salewa Alpine Tuber belay tube pages.
  • Added another Climb X.
    • Updated shared information on the Anpen, Brasovia Lightweight, Climb Axe Max, Clog Flyer, Ellis Brigham Climb, GrandWall, Kailas, Kong Chuy,Mad Rock Max Air, Ocùn Tuber, Rock Empire Guard, Simond Tubik, and Unknown belay tube pages.
  • Updated the Belay Tubes page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Tubers page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 2, 2022:

• Updated shared information on the NewDoar, NTR, and Proverti chest ascender pages.
• Updated shared information on the Asol, LACD, Naxen, NTR, and Proverti handled ascender pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 1, 2022:

• Moved the 2021 updates to their own page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

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