Climbing Technology Ltd.

Technical Details

I acquired this eight from We're Not Scared Safety in 2008.

The Climbing Technology 8 is forged from aluminum alloy and then soft anodized. Mine is 172 mm. tall, 172 mm. wide, and 16 mm. thick. The rope hole is 66 mm. high and 76 mm. wide. The top center thickness is 13 mm. The shaft length and width are 47 mm. and 41 mm., respectively. The auxiliary hole is 30.5 mm. high and 15.3 mm. wide. The eye measures 34 mm. by 40 mm. The ears are 33.9 mm. long. My Climbing Technology Ltd. 8 weighs 246 g.

The front of my Climbing Technology 8 is screened with a rigging diagram, "40 kN," the Climbing Technology Ltd. logo, "Made in ITALY," and "0107."

Comments

The Climbing Technology is a typical example of a forged aluminum rescue eight. The eye and ears are larger than they need to be. The belay slot is a reasonable size for a Sticht slot, and by insetting part of the slot into the useless portion of the upper rope hole, the length of the eight was reduced. Still, like all rescue eights, this one is too large and heavy for an eight - there are much better devices that are smaller than this.