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Petzl Tibloc Ultralight Emergency Ascender

Petzl Tibloc Ultralight Emergency Ascender

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Petzl Tibloc Ultralight Emergency Ascender

The Petzl Tibloc Ultralight Ascender serves so many purposes that it has a place on nearly any long rock climb, aid climb, or alpine climb. This simple 1.4-ounce ascender pairs with an oval-stock carabiner to create a self-locking pulley for bag hauling, crevasse rescue, or aiding a partner up a pitch. It can also be used as an ascender if you need to climb a rope to free a rappel or just can't follow a burly pitch. The Petzl Tibloc Ultralight Ascender also serves a multitude of uses in self-rescue situations.

Bottom Line: There may be no other piece of gear that serves as many purposes for as little weight as the Petzl Tibloc Ultralight Ascender.

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Rating for this product: 5

Petzl Tibloc

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March 25, 2009

Be clear, this is an emergency ascender. It is as slimmed down as possible. It is not fun to use, but when needed it will save your butt. I carry these almost all the time, they can help a second ascent or even be used to build hauling rigs and rescues. For their weight and size they are amazing.

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Umm..isn't the picture with bloc attached to rope showing

Umm..isn't the picture with bloc attached to rope showing the bloc upside down?

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May 29, 2009

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Yes. I recommend using the Tibloc with a large diameter locking carabiner, like the Petzl Attache.

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June 29, 2009

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Rating for this product: 5

Ascend quickly, carry no extra weight!

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September 27, 2007

I love my tiblocs. I generally prefer not to carry extra equipment on me, so after trying various ascenders (for canyoneering, so I'm not doing huge ascents), my preference was various cord ascenders (bachman/prusik/valdotain/french braid)... until I encountered a particularly difficult 200 ft ascent, and now I'm 100% happy using the tiblocs. They go over edges very nicely and add no weight to your harness. Caveat - use a small accessory cord so you don't drop the tibloc, since you have to take it off your biner to clip it to the rope. AND, make sure the biner is set in place before you weight the tibloc EACH TIME you move it - or you'll have a messed up hairy rope!

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do you have to use an oval carabiner and cordelette with this?

do you have to use an oval carabiner and cordelette with this?

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April 7, 2009

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No, it just has to be a carabiner that fits. The biner just keeps it from falling off. You do have to use cordelette, nothing else will fit.

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April 7, 2009

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Rating for this product: 5

Lightweight, reliable

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September 4, 2007

Great way to rig up a crevasse rescue setup.

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Rating for this product: 1

dissapointed

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December 1, 2008

What a waste of space! I carried one for years as an emergency backup, and when the emergency came, it was a total dog! (I needed to climb >3,000 feet of rope to exit a cave) In the end, I patched my broken ascender with a bit of shoelace (totally sketchy) rather than use the darned tibloc. Its best use by far is to open beer bottles.

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Rating for this product: 4

easy button

By: Backcountry.com Employee
May 5, 2008

easier than a prusik but not as cheap, prusik is nicer on the rope as well I will stick with the extra cord on the harness.

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Tech Specs:

Body Material:
Aluminum 
Cam Material:
Aluminum 
Fits Rope Sizes:
8-11mm 
Recommended Use:
Rock climbing, aid climbing, glacier travel, mountaineering, self 
Weight:
1.4oz (39g) 
Warranty:
3 Years 
Country of Origin:
France (Includes Monaco) 

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