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Gear Rater--Ascending Devices

Please use the following guidelines in your evaluation of ascending tools:

Type of use:	1=Professional, 5=Recreational, 3=Both
Frequency of use:	1=once every 2-3 months, 2=once a month, 3=2-3 times/month, 4=1-2 times/week 5=3-5 times/week
Durability:	1=falls apart with infrequent use, 5=holds up extremely well with frequent use
Technical skill required:	1=difficult to figure out, 5=easy to figure out
Ease of use/set-up:	1=difficult, 5=easy
Safety:	1=easy to make mistake / gear failure, 5=reliable under any conditions
Strength:	1=breaks easily, 5=rarely or never breaks
Portability:	1=very difficult to carry, 5=very easy to carry
Overall user ratings for ascending tools are based on an average of durability, technical skill required, ease of use, safety, strength, and portability. Type of use and frequency of use statistics are for information purposes only. Information about ascending tools can be found in our "All About Gear" section.

SAKA (Self-Advancing Knee Ascender)

4.5 (1)

SAKA

TENEX Eye to Eye Split Tail (10mm)

3.8 (3)

TENEX Eye Eye Split Tail

Ultra-Tech Eye to Eye Split Tail (10mm)

3.5 (2)

Ultra_tech

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To The Wayfarer,

Ye who pass by and would raise your hand against me, harken ere you harm me.

I am the heat of your hearth on the cold winter nights,
the friendly shade screening you from the summer sun.

My fruits are refreshing draughts,
quenching your thirst as you journey on.

I am the beam which holds your house,
the board of your table,
the bed on which you lie,
and the timbers of your boat.

I am the handle of your hoe,
the door of your homestead,
the wood of your cradle,
the shell of your coffin.

I am the bread of kindness and the flower of beauty.

Ye who pass by,
listen to my prayer; harm me not.

--reportedly from the book "Spanish Sunshine" by Elinor Elsner, circa 1925, and was a notice found on a tree in a park in Seville, Spain; posted by Ray on the Boards of the Native Tree Society

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Gear Rater--Ascending Devices

Armor-Prus Eye to Eye (10mm)

Ocean Poly Eye to Eye (10mm)

Camp "Turbo" Foot Ascender

Haas Ascent System

SAKA (Self-Advancing Knee Ascender)

CT Quick Step Foot Ascender

Petzl "Ascentree"

Petzl "Pantin"

CMI Foot Ascender

Petzl Basic Ascender

One Eye Split Tail (13mm)

Bee-Line Eye & Eye (10mm)

TENEX Eye to Eye Split Tail (10mm)

Ultra-Tech Eye to Eye Split Tail (10mm)

CMI "Ultrascender"

Yates "Big Wall Ascender"

CMI "Expedition"

Petzl "Ascension"

ART Spider Jack 2.1