Tree climbing ascenders and descenders come in all types of form from rope to mechanical forms. The mechanical forms include the Petzl Zigzag and the ART SpiderJackboth of which are engineered to improve the speed, control and energy use of the tree climber. Marlow Ropes, Beal and Teufelberger produce excellent friction cord for prusik loops and other climbing knots for the standard way of ascending.
The Petzl Zigzag Plus is a revolutionary mechanical prusik designed to make tree surgery and branch walking easier and more efficient. Its classic prusik pulley system creates smooth transitions from...
Petzl Zigzag The Petzl Zigzag Descender mechanical prusik is an innovative piece of equipment. This version has no swivel so gives you the rigidity that climbers have asked for, the...
The CHICANE auxiliary braking device allows the ZIGZAG and the ZIGZAG PLUS mechanical prusiks to be used on single ropes. It provides continuous additional friction on descents. The excellent compatibility...
The Lockjack Sport offers every climber, beginner or pro, a safe, dynamic and energy saving climbing in trees but it is more suited for the more advanced climber. Using footlock...
The Lockjack Sport offers every climber, beginner or pro, a safe, dynamic and energy saving climbing in trees but it is more suited for the more advanced climber. Using footlock...
SpiderJack 2.1 serves as a multi-functional, self-blocking rope control device while using a DdRT system Features Thanks to the self-tending function slack rope formation during ascent is a thing of...
Spiderjack 3 is a mechanical ascender and descender for use with double rope technique whilst tree climbing or rescue. Different techniques can be used with this device - hand over...
Innovative ascender handle with an integrated pulley to be used together with an auto-blocking descender (e.g. SPARROW). Much more effective and less clumsy than the traditional ascending handles with their...
Designed for use in rope manoeuvres in the field of mountaineering and rescue situations and self-rescue. It has many advantages, it opens for the insertion of rope or webbing; cam...
The new foot ascender from CT for easier and quicker rope ascent when climbing trees or using in rope access situations. The ascender can quickly be unclipped from the support...
Multifunctional rope clamp with integrated pulley for rescue and rope access work. Robust, practical and intuitive, it has four different modes of operation: ascender, pulley, rope clamp/pulley or progress-capture hauling...
