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I acquired this eight from Barrabés.com in Spain in 2003.
The Salewa Midi is forged from aluminum alloy and then soft anodized. Mine is 121 mm. tall, 75 mm. wide, and 13 mm thick. The rope hole is 48 mm. high and 48 mm. wide. The top center thickness is 11 mm. The shaft length and width are 44 mm. and 24 mm, respectively. The eye measures 18 mm. by 26 mm. My eight weighs 107 g.
The front of this eight is etched with "kN 30," and the rear is stamped "0101" (month of manufacture?) near the top. There are no markings to indicate that this is a Salewa eight.
The Salewa Midi is a typical example of a "midi" size, forged, aluminum eight. It is essentially identical to the Advanced Base Camp Versions A and B, AustriAlpin, Camp Version B, Camp/Lowe Versions A and B, CH, CT Ltd., Lucky Ecos Mini, and the Mammut Versions B and D. This eight will wear quickly because the soft anodizing provides little protection.
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I acquired this eight from Barrabés.com in Spain in 2003.
The Salewa Mini is forged from aluminum alloy and then soft anodized. Mine is 114 mm. tall, 68 mm. wide, and 15 mm thick. The rope hole is 40 mm. high and 45 mm. wide. The top center thickness is 13 mm. The shaft length and width are 34 mm. and 21 mm, respectively. The eye measures 18 mm. by 23 mm. My eight weighs 101 g.
The front of the shaft is etched with "SALEWA" and "25 kN." The top front of the upper loop is etched with "0300."
The Salewa Mini is a typical example of a "mini" size, forged, aluminum eight. Although it is shorter than the Midi, it is thicker, so it is not much lighter.The eye is too small for Sticht-type belaying.
The Salewa Mini is essentially identical to the Camp, Mammut Version C, and Trango Mini.
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I acquired this eight from Ragged Mountain Equipment in 1994.
The Salewa is forged from aluminum alloy and then soft anodized. Mine is 128 mm. tall, 78 mm. wide, and 14 mm. thick. The rope hole is 40 mm. high and 50 mm. wide. The top center thickness is 11 mm. The shaft length and width are 44 mm. and 24 mm, respectively. The eye measures 23 mm by 28 mm. My eight weighs 94 g.
There is a small projection on one side of the upper loop with a 5 mm. diameter hole for attaching a keeper sling.
The front of the shaft is stamped "SALEWA ITALY." the rear of the shaft has "KG.2000" forged in raised letters
This Salewa is a typical example of a "midi" size, forged , aluminum eight with a keeper cord hole. The keeper hole is not in a good place, since the keeper can easily get entangled with the main line, but where else could it be? If it were on the shank or eye, then the keeper would prevent rigging the eight while the keeper was attached to the user. The Salewa is essentially identical to the Kong "8" Light Plus. The Camp/Lowe Fungo and Stubai have similar keepers attached on the rope loop as well.
This Salewa is lighter than most figure eights, and even weighs less than the smaller Salewa Mini and Midi. The compact design causes the rope to make sharper bends, providing more friction on stiff ropes than a full-size eight. The eye could probably be used for belaying.
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