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Mammut Shock Absorber Dyneema - 16mm
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For thin ice, small gear, or places where protection is questionable at best, clip into the Mammut Dyneema Shock Absorber. This quick-draw-style runner features an exterior coating that holds a folded over runner. When fall force exceeds 2.5 kN, the tiny seams holding the runner together tear, lengthening the runner to full size and reducing fall factor by 30%. With a sketchy piece of gear or a screw in unstable ice, 30% could mean the difference between a whipper and a body bag.
Bottom Line: Inspire confidence in marginal gear with the Mammut Shock Absorber.
Talk shop with all the gear freaks out there: ask 'em questions, upload/browse photos, and give your 2¢.
Could cost you...
By:
Kyle MHM
February 23, 2012
From the several stories I have heard of lives saved with this piece of gear, I must strongly urge you to reconsider having one. Mammut gear has rarely disappointed.
Great piece of kit!
By:
Dane Burns
May 8, 2011
Having used all the Yates versions and these I have ditched the Yates. These are lighter and easier to carry and use. Down side is they are expensive. But worth the extra coin imo. I use them on almost every screw placement where I would be hard pressed to actaully use the Yates becasue they are cumbersome.
On my postal scale 42g.
By: Dane Burns
May 8, 2011
Not much, although the exact answer is not supplied by Mammut. If I had to guess, it would be under 140 g. which isn't much, about a third of a lb. Should be worth it's weight for what it provides.
By: Dakka
June 28, 2010
Great
By:
Jake McRae
April 10, 2009
We use these on our ropes when we frame roofs and they havent failed us yet
I'd rather have a shorty.
By:
Scott Gilliam
April 22, 2009
These are fine, but I'd rather have a Yates Shorty Screamer instead. Although slightly less bulky than Screamers, the Mammut Shock Absorbers have a higher activation force. I'd rather subject the placement to as little force as possible if the placement, pin or screw is sketchy.
2 Comments Last Comment: December 12, 2010 by: Shane Shin
By: Matt Oakley
November 30, 2010
Amen brother. And for ~1/2 the price why note go with the yates?
By: Shane Shin
December 12, 2010
Use the regular yates screamer, not the shorty. Even cheaper and believe it or not - lighter than the shorty.
Swiss Frozed Waterfall
By: Eric Fernandes
December 7, 2011
D.O. on the Yates shorty
By:
geoexplore2120106
May 4, 2009
I have to agree w/ the person who likes the shortys
I cannot see where this screamer is any better than a yates .
I like Mammut gear but for the price and what this thing does I will stick w/Yates screamers
Mammut Shock absorber
By:
Matthew Cox
March 26, 2009
This is a very specialized peice of gear and does not need to replace all your dogbones. At what it does, it is so great. I have 4 that I use on super sketchy gear when aiding and climbing ice. The Dyneema is rad, these used to be made by Yates with standard nylon and they were super bulky. These are great. You wont want to ever use them, and when you do you will likely be crapping in your pants, but you will be really gald you have them.
By: JDP
December 21, 2010
"...these used to be made by Yates with standard nylon and they were super bulky."
1) They still are and 2) insignificatly so. Stick with the Yates screamer and use the screamer "zipper" (same price as mammut) of your first piece (zipper one is activated by less force)
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Could cost you...
From the several stories I have heard of lives saved with this piece of gear, I must strongly urge you to reconsider having one. Mammut gear has rarely more...
Great piece of kit!
Having used all the Yates versions and these I have ditched the Yates. These are lighter and easier to carry and use. Down side is they are expensive. more...