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Updates: 2024

• December 28-31, 2024:

• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Added and updated A Few Pitons.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 27, 2024:

• Updated the Latok Tuber page.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Added and updated A Few Pitons.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 23-26, 2024:

• Added Some More Gear.
• Added and updated A Few Pitons.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 18-22, 2024:

• Added and updated A Few Pitons.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 17, 2024:

• Updated A Few Pitons identified by Marty Karabin.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 16, 2024:

• Added A Few Chocks.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 8, 2024:

• Added EMS and Kamet carabiners.
  • Updated the Carabiners page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 7, 2024:

• Terminated mobile lobotomizing.

• December 4, 2024:

• Added A Few Pitons.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 26, 2024:

• Added several GG Modifiers.
  • Updated the Self-belay Devices page.
• Updated the Petzl Grigri page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 23, 2024:

• Made the following belay tube changes:
  • Added two Black Diamond Air Traffic Controllers.
  • Updated the Belay Tubes page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Near Tubes and Tubers pages.
  • Updated shared information on the Advanced Base Camp Advanced Rope Controller, AustriAlpin, Black Diamond ATC, Brasovia Wedgemount, Camp, Climb X Max-Air, Climbing Technology Double, Cypher Arc, Fusion, Good Makings, GrandWall Wedgemount, Singing Rock, Stubai, and Zero-G G-Spot belay tube pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 22, 2024:

• Added two MSA Ascenders.
  • Updated the Anthron page.
  • Updated the Lucky page.
  • Updated the Sylotec page.
  • Updated the VauDe 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 ascenders pages.
  • Updated the Ascender Handles page.
• Added another REI carabiner.
  • Updated the Carabiners page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 16, 2024:

• Updated the Axol Pivot discussion on the Glacier Black page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 13, 2024: Current again, but not for long ☺

• Added two ISC Rope Grabs.
  • 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.

• November 12, 2024:

• Added patent information for the following devices:
  • 9Spirit
  • Bassett Metal Studios Pico-rack
  • Grivel Master Pro
  • Petzl Zyper
  • Salewa nine
  • Simond Karo
  • Sterling F-series descenders
• Added another Russian ascender.
  • Updated the Rocker-Arm Ascenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 10, 2024:

• Added another Modified Gibbs Ascender.
  • Updated the Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
• Added another Kong Gi–gi.
  • Updated the Sticht Plates page.
• Added the Petzl Trac Guide.
  • Updated the Most Miscellaneous page.
• Made the following carabiner changes:
  • Added a Climb High - New Alp carabiner.
  • Added a Sport Chalet carabiner.
  • Updated the Carabiners page.
• Updated the Early Jumar and Cast Frame Handled Eccentric Cam ascenders pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 9, 2024:

• Added the Petzl Neox.
  • Updated the Lever Box Belay Devices page.
• Made the following eights with ears changes:
  • Added another ISC eight.
  • Updated the Yoke eight 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 and Figure Eights with Ears Table Set 2 pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 5, 2024:

• Added another Salewa Hiebler.
  • Updated the Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
• Made the following carabiner changes:
  • Added three Fusion carabiners.
  • Added another Omega Pacific carabiner.
  • Updated the Carabiners page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 4, 2024:

• Added another Climbing Technology carabiner.
• Updated the Atlas Descent-Master page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 25, 2024:

• Updated the PMI PED and Rappel Plates pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 23, 2024: Current again! ☺

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

• October 22, 2024:

• Updated the 1/2" Spring-wire Gibbs page.
  • Updated the Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
• Added five Xinda Big Dippers.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Descenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 20, 2024:

• Added three EOD Gear Grappling Hooks.
  • Updated the Grappling Hooks page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 19, 2024:

• Made the following eights with ears changes:
  • Added the Eyolf Turtle D20.
  • Added the Tashkent Aviation Plant eight.
  • 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, Figure Eights with Ears Table Set 1 and Figure Eights with Ears Table Set 3 pages.
• Updated the Collection Growth chart.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 17, 2024:

• Added the Edelweiss Diablo.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Belay Plates page.
• Updated the Unknown Zipline Trolley and Most Miscellaneous pages.
• Made the following handled lever-cam ascender changes:
  • Added another Leningrad Experimental Shipyard ascender.
  • Updated the Handled Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
  • Updated the Ascender Handles page.
• Added the GG Modifier.
  • Updated the Self-belay Devices page.
  • Updated the Petzl Grigri and Lever Box Belay Devices pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 16, 2024:

• Added some Cassin, Faders, REI, Russian, and Stubai carabiners.
  • Updated the Carabiners page.
• Updated the 1/2" Spring-wire Gibbs and Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders pages.
• Updated the UZPS Petal and Rappel Plates pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 8, 2024:

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

• October 2, 2024:

• Roughly half of the carabiners did not have gate clearance dimensions. I added these and verified the gate opening dimensions, correcting them as needed.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 1, 2024:

• Added buttons to improve navigation between the carabiner pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 27, 2024:

• Added another Russian Rope Ascender.
  • Updated the Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 26, 2024:

• Added the Valery Zavyalov Owl 3.0.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Descenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 25, 2024:

• Added another Centrolit 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 ascenders pages.
  • Updated the Ascender Handles page.
• Added another Charlet Moser Carabiner.
• Updated the Charlet Moser descenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 19, 2024:

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

• September 18, 2024: Current again! ☺

• Added the Edelrid Pinch.
  • Updated the Lever Box Belay Devices page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 17, 2024:

• Added the Edelrid Megajul II.
  • Updated the Belay Tubes page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Near Tubes and Tubers pages.
• Made the following chest ascender changes:
  • Added the S.E.Peak SA-208.
  • Updated the Handleless Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Handleless Eccentric Cam Hand and Emergency Ascenders pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 16, 2024:

• Added the Professione Canyon Gigio model.
  • Updated the Toy Figure Eights page.
• Made the following plate descender changes:
  • Added the Professione Canyon Gigio.
  • Added the 9Spirit Coeur.
  • Added the Eroica Snail Pro.
    • Reclassified the Eroica Snail as a Plate descender and updated other pages as nexessary.
  • Updated the Plate Descenders page.
• Made the following eights with ears changes:
  • Added the Canyoning Equipment 4 You Devil-8 Mini Stainless Steel.
  • 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 and Figure Eights with Ears Table Set 3 pages.
• Updated the Collection Size chart.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 13, 2024:

• Updated the Trango Eights and Figure Eights pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 10, 2024:

• Added the Vertical Rook.
  • Updated the Lever Box Belay Devices page.
• Added the Edelrid Nanojul.
  • Updated the Belay Tubes page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Near Tubes and Tubers pages.
• Added the Climbing Technology Cric,
  • Updated the Hauling Pulleys page.
• Aded the Raed Climbing ZÆD.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Belay Devices page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 9, 2024:

• Added another Salewa Sticht Plate.
  • Updated the Sticht Plates page.
• Added the Kraken.
  • Updated the Grappling Hooks page.
• Made the following handled lever-cam ascender changes:
  • Added another Leningrad Experimental Shipyard ascender.
  • Updated the Handled Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
  • Updated the Ascender Handles page.
• Minor updates to the CMI Figure Eights, Figure Eights, and Figure Eights with Ears pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 8, 2024:

• Made the following handled eccentric-cam ascender changes:
  • Added the Likhachev Automobile Plant ascender.
  • Added an unknown Russian ascender.
  • Added another Russian Interalp ascender.
  • Updated the Stamped-Frame Handled Eccentric-Cam Ascenders page.
  • Updated the Ascender Handles page.
• Minor updates to the CMI Figure Eights, Figure Eights, and Figure Eights with Ears pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 7, 2024:

• Made the following handled eccentric-cam ascender changes:
  • Added the Al'turs Aktru (Альтурс Актру).
  • Added another Chkalovsky Aviation Plant ascender.
  • 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 Famau page.
• Minor updates to the CMI Figure Eights, Figure Eights, and Figure Eights with Ears pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 4, 2024:

• Updated the Stubai Tricouni K Climbing Irons page.
• Updated the Collection Size chart.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 27, 2024:

• Made the following rope grab changes:
  • Added the Leading Edge the Edge.
  • Updated the International Safety Components (ISC) page.
  • 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 20, 2024:

• Added the Ever New Gendarme.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Belay Devices page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 11, 2024:

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

• August 9, 2024:

• Added the Karepin, Lev Petrovich Karepin descender.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Descenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 6, 2024:

• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Made the following deaf eights changes:
    • Added another Russian eight.
    • Updated the Clog page.
    • Updated the Russ Anderson page.
    • Updated the SMC page.
    • Updated the Figure Eights page.
    • Updated the Figure Eight Dimensions page.
    • Updated the Figure Eight Table Set 3 and Figure Eight Table Set 4 pages.
  • Made the following eights with ears changes:
    • Added the CTRA Bat Descender.
    • Added the Kong Oka-X
      • Updated shared information on the Kailas Canyon and CanyonZone Zone 8 pages.
    • Added the Lev Petrovich Karepin.
    • Added another Aircraft Materials Ltd.
      • I reclassified these as Milled Aluminum Rescue Eights based on their size and construction.
    • Added another Russ Anderson.
    • Added another Rescue Q.
    • Updated the CMI page.
    • Updated the Figure Eights With Ears page.
    • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Dimensions, 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 pages.
• Updated the Clog and Handleless Eccentric Cam Hand Ascenders pages
• Added another Bonaiti Carabiner.
• Added another SMC Carabiner.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 4, 2024:

• Updated the PMI Chest Roller page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 2, 2024:

• Added a Petzl Neox Prototype.
  • Updated the Lever Box Belay Devices page.
• Added another Kong-Bonaiti ascender.
  • Updated the Handled Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders and Ascender Handles pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 1, 2024:

• Updated and added to A Few Carabiners and some associated gallery pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 29, 2024:

• Made the following chest box changes:
  • Added the Barhar Chest Roller.
  • Added another PMI Chest Roller.
  • Updated the Chest Boxes page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 27, 2024:

• Updated the I Climb #965 chest roller page.
• Updated the Turin, Stamped-Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders, and Ascender Handles pages.
• Updated the Tokyo Top Descender page.
• Updated the Komet and Type-1 Lever Cam Rope Grabs pages.
• Updated the New Zealand Rack page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• June 24, 2024:

• Added the Identifying J-Frame Racks page and linked it to the J-Frame Racks page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• April 30, 2024:

• Added the Netzer - Bunker Prusikers.
  • Updated the Most Miscellaneous page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 28, 2024:

• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Added another Orion-Alp eight.
  • Identified six Russian eights and added another as Manaraga eights.
  • Identified a Russian eight as another Turin eight.
  • Updated the Russian eights page.
  • Updated the NH Eight page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Dimensions page.
  • Updated the Figure Eight with Ears Table Set 3 page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 27, 2024:

• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Added the Sinto eight.
  • Added one and identified a Russian eight as another Manaraga eights.
  • Added one and identified a Russian eight as another Turin eight.
  • Updated the Russian eights page.
  • Updated the Figure Eights page.
  • Updated the Figure Eight Dimensions page.
  • Updated the Figure Eight Table Set 1, Figure Eight Table Set 3 and Figure Eight Table Set 4 pages.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Figure Eights With Ears and Complex Figure Eights pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 26, 2024:

• Updated the Salewa Ascender page.
  • Updated the Semi-mechanical Ascenders page.
• Updated and added to A Few Carabiners and some associated gallery pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 12, 2024:

• Updated and added to A Few Carabiners and some associated gallery pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 9, 2024:

• Updated and added to A Few Carabiners and some associated gallery pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 6, 2024:

• Added another Storrick – Brenot descender.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Descenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 29, 2024:

• Added the Sterling PDQ.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Descenders page.
• Updated the Traverse Rescue 540° Rescue Belay page.
• Updated the CMC Rescue Escape Artist page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 22, 2024:

• Updated the Sluka - Stibrányi stop bobbin page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 21, 2024:

• Made the following handleless ascender changes:
  • Added the Wild Country Ropeman 4.
  • Updated the Emergency Ascenders page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Chest Ascenders and Hand Ascenders pages.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Chest Ascenders and Hand Ascenders pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 18, 2024:

• Updated and added to A Few Carabiners and some associated gallery pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 17, 2024:

• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Added another Russian eignt /w ears.
  • 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 and Figure Eights with Ears Table Set 3 pages.
• Made the following stop bobbin changes:
  • Added the Sluka - Stibrányi.
  • Updated the Stop Bobbins page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Plain Bobbins, Double-Stop Bobbins, and Near Bobbins pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 11, 2024:

• Made the following type-1 lever cam ascender changes:
  • Added another Russian Cable Ascender.
  • Added three Sluka Bogibbs.
  • Updated the Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 10, 2024:

• Added two Krok Petals.
  • Updated the Rappel Plates page.
• Updated the IMO (American Rescue) Shunt Bar page.
  • Updated references on the Bob Thrun’s Collection, Charlton Lever Cam, and Suppliers List pages
  • Updated the Rappel Safeties page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 9, 2024:

• Updated the Omer 1 page.
• Updated the Bukashka-3 description.
• Updated the Promalp Bug page.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Descenders page.
• Updated the Scissors page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 25, 2024:

• Updated the Chkalov Aviation Plant Wedge page.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Belay Plates page.
• Updated the Russian Sticht Plate page.
  • Updated the Sticht Plates page.
• Updated the American Engineering Whaletail page.
  • Updated the Fixed Multibar Descenders page.
• Updated the Kong-Bonaiti racks page.
  • Updated the U-frame Racks page.
• Updated the Kong hauling pulleys page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 16, 2024:

• Updated the Salewa Sticht (Double Slot, With Spring) page.
  • Updated the "Sticht" Plates page.
• Updated the Petzl Basic page.
  • Updated the Handleless Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
• Updated the Storrick - Francis descender page.
  • Updated the Single Brake Bar Descenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 15, 2024:

• Added the Rollgliss 200M.
  • Updated the Lever Box Descenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 14, 2024:

• Made the following handled eccentric-cam ascender changes:
• Added another gray Jumar Ascender.
• Updated the Cast-Frame Handled Eccentric-Cam Ascenders page.
• Updated the Ascender Handles page.
• Updated the shared weight chart on the Milled-Frame, Stamped-Frame, and Double-Rope handled eccentric cam ascender pages.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 1, 2024:

• Moved the 2023 updates to their own page.
• Updated the Vertical Home Page.
• Minor editorial updates.

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