Single Rope Technique

A5 811 L

Single Rope Technique makes four rope grabs, or as they call them, "fall arrest ascenders." This is the model A5 811 L, the left-hand model for ropes up to 11 mm. The A5 816 rope grabs handle ropes up to 16 mm. The Single Rope Technique rope grabs tend to be lighter than the others in my collection. They are similar to the Single Rope Technique A3 ascenders, but the placement of the attachment holes precludes their use as an efficient ascender. The frame rotates under load, putting a 90 degree bend in the rope (the inside of the rope channel is rounded so that the rope doesn't cut).