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Protection: Chocks, Nuts, Stoppers, hexs, Cams, pitons...


Ascender/Belay compatibility - Rope sizes:
ATC Belay Device - 8 mm - 11 mm
ATC Guide Belay Device - 7.7 - 11 mm
Ropeman MK 2 Ascender 8.5 - 11 mm
5/16 in = 8-9 mm, 3/8 in = 9.5-10 mm, 7/16 in. = 11-11.5 mm
Static Rope - non stretching 9-13 mm - Rappelling, rescue and big-wall ascending.
Half-rope - 8-9 mm
New England Ropes See: How to choose a climbing rope at REI
ropes and cables here

Shoes
Listed in order by number of dealers:
Five Ten
Mammut/Climb High
La Sportiva
Boreal
EB
Scarpe/Black Diamond

Triop/Rock Empire
PMI
Red Chili/Excalibar
Rock Pillars/Climb Axe
Saltic/Bear Adventure
Mad Rock

Dealers: Shorline,
REI, Campmor, EMS, Sierra Trading Post
Terms/Manufacturers:
backcountry.com
BD Black Diamond
C.P.M.P.
CCH Colorado Custom Hardware
EMS Eastern Mountain Sports
HMS Carabiner: Halbmastwurfsicherung carabiner (Pear-shaped)
PETZL
REI Recreation Equipment Inc
rockclimbing.com
RURP Realized Ultimate Reality Piton
SLCD Spring Loaded Camming Devices
See also Glossary at the main climbing page.

Links:
Great Pacific Iron Works 1975 Catalog
ADS Catalog (pdf)
Gear for rescue
Gear Selection at WildCountry.com
Ropes
Rope System Analysis - an analysis of the loads in a typical climbing rope system subjected to a dynamic loading from a fall.
Trad Gear at Spadout.com

last updated 11 Nov 2009