Lucky Globus

Side View

Bottom View

Technical Data

I acquired my Globus from Barrabes.com in 2003.

The Globus is made from two pieces of metal bolted together. The first is a 3.2 mm stainless steel stamping. One end is twisted and bent 90°, and has a 14.5 mm diameter hole for an eye. The main body has a 5.5 mm thick painted piece of aluminum(?) bolted to it with two 4.5 mm countersunk Allen-head screws. Two slots pass through both pieces. Each slot is 13 mm wide and 62 mm long, with a semicircular distal end and a V-shaped end near the eye.

My Globus us marked with the Lucky bird logo, "Lucky," "Globus," "01-05-0232," and "25KN" beside a double arrow aligned longitudinally.

Comments

Unfortunately, my Globus did not come with directions. The Lucky web site did not have directions either, but it did show the Globus in use. The photo at the left shows the Globus being used to belay from an anchor, while the one at the right shows it rigged for rappelling.

The long slots on the Globus remind me of the Kong Gi-gi and the Cassin #217. The long slots on all three devices reduce the friction, but the V-shaped end on the Globus' slots helps counteract this. I assume that the Globus targets the climbing guide market, but without any manufacturer's literature, I'm speculating. In any case, the similarity between the belaying photo at left and the drawings provided for the Kong Gi-gi certainly suggests that one can use it for belaying two seconds at once.

When rappelling, the Globus provides me with more friction than the Kong Gi-gi and the Cassin #217 do. With the harness carabiner passing through the eye, the rope makes more bends passing through the device, especially over the lower V-slots. I see the Globus as a niche device, but it appears to function well in that niche.