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I acquired this eight from Eiselin Sport in 1997.
The Mammut, Version A is forged from aluminum alloy and then soft anodized. Mine is 146 mm. tall, 77 mm. wide, and 16 mm. thick. The rope hole is 51 mm. high and 51 mm wide. The top center thickness is 12 mm. The shaft length and width are 46 mm. and 26 mm, respectively. The eye measures 26 mm. by 26 mm. My eight weighs 129 g.
The front of the shaft is stamped "MAMMUT," and the rear is stamped "kN 30." The top rear of the upper loop is stamped "05 LG."
The Mammut, Version A is a typical example of a full sized, forged, aluminum figure eight. It is essentially identical to the Hugh Banner, Lucky Ecos and Trango Versions A and B.
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I acquired this eight from Eiselin Sport in 1997.
The Mammut, Version B is forged from aluminum alloy and then soft anodized. Mine is 132 mm. tall, 74 mm. wide, and 14 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 43 mm. and 24 mm, respectively. The eye measures 19 mm. by 25 mm. My eight weighs 109 g.
The front of this eight is stamped "MAMMUT" on the shaft and is stamped "0297" (month of manufacture?) near the top. The rear is stamped "KG. 2500."
The Mammut, Version B 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 Salewa Midi. This eight will wear quickly because the soft anodizing provides little protection.
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I acquired this eight from Benjamin Townsend in 2007.
The Mammut, Version C is forged from aluminum alloy and then polished. Mine is 131 mm. tall, 74 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 25 mm. My eight weighs 104 g.
The front of the shaft is stamped with "MAMMUT," and the rear with with "kN 30" and the Mammut logo. The top rear of the upper loop is stamped "05 04."
The Mammut, Version C is essentially a polished variety of Version B.
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I acquired this eight from Eiselin Sport in 1997.
The Mammut, Version D is forged from aluminum alloy and then soft anodized. Mine is 113 mm. tall, 68 mm. wide, and 16 mm. thick. The rope hole is 40 mm. high and 46 mm wide. The top center thickness is 12 mm. The shaft length and width are 34 mm. and 21 mm, respectively. The eye measures 19 mm. by 24 mm. My eight weighs 101 g.
The front of the shaft is stamped with "MAMMUT," and the rear with with "kN 25." The top rear of the upper loop is stamped "04LF."
The Mammut, Version D is a typical example of a "mini" size, forged, aluminum eight. It is essentially identical to the Camp, Salewa Mini and Trango Mini. The eye is too small for Sticht-type belaying.
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I acquired this eight from Man Kim on eBay in 2007.
The Mammut, Version E is forged from aluminum alloy and then soft anodized. Mine is 108 mm. tall, 79 mm. wide, and 20 mm. thick. The rope hole is 36 mm. high and 59 mm. wide. The top center thickness is 11 mm. The shaft length and width are 27 mm. and 30 mm., respectively. The eye measures 25 mm. by 25 mm. My eight weighs 81 g.
The concave side of the shaft is stamped with "MAMMUT" and "kN 25."
The Mammut, Version E is an odd-shaped, bent figure eight. It is essentially identical to the Lucky Face, Singing Rock, and Trango Penta. The Mammut, Version E is lighter than most figure eights. The bend allows it to be rigged two ways with differing amounts of friction. The short overall length and sharp bends makes this eight rather "grabby" when using the high friction arrangement on sandy ropes.
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