Since MIT spinout Atlas Devices’ flagship product, the Atlas Powered Rope Ascender (APA), first hit the market in 2007, it’s been touted by media as a real-world version of Batman’s famed utility-belt ...

Which belay devices are best? When partaking in a sport like climbing that’s equally exhilarating and dangerous, safety precautions take priority. Armed with a good braking hand, harness and rope, the ...

For the belayer that wants versatility! With an anti-panic handle that makes it particularly suited for learning, the GRIGRI + is a cam-assisted blocking device for climbing in the gym or outside. The ...

Multiuse belay / abseil device with innovative and compact design (registered design), suitable for use for in mountaineering, multi-pitch sport climbing and trad climbing with half, twin and single ...

CARSON CITY – A company here that makes climbing devices will be featured on a Discovery Channel show about new technology early next year. Several Carson City firefighters ascended the five-story ...