Description
Serves many purposes and adds very little weight.
- Aggressive teeth work on snowy and icy ropes
- Pair with a Petzl Ultralegere Pulley for an ultralight emergency haul kit
- Note: use only on round-stock carabiners
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Petzl Tibloc Ultralight Emergency Ascender
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Worth it -
Michael Hassey
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- Gender: Male
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
For the weight? Space? Cost? for what it provides? I agree that it is essential kit. This combined with a microtraxion and a pulley is SO useful . Sure - you may not need it - but when you do...
And also agreed. These are not ascenders for regular duty. If I never have to use them then that's a good thing. I still carry them though.. Thats a smart thing.
Malan's Waterfall in Waterfall Canyon, Ogden, UT 9-3-11
Jeff Guest
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These things are crazy expensive for what they are, but are super useful to have! I keep them on my harness when canyoneeing just in case the rope doesn't tough the ground and I have to climb back up. If the rope gets stuck on the pull I can easily go back up without hauling heavy ascenders with me everywhere, to help get a grip on the rope when pulling it, and for use in pothole escape with some aiders! They are super lightweight and work well!
ALWAYS ON MY HARNESS
Stephen Koch
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I always carry a Tibloc on my harness, along with a couple of prussic's, knife and in winter v-threader (made out of a coat hanger!). Can use for simul-climbing by clipping to a piece of gear with a large diameter locking carabiner with the rope running through the biner. Use two if you are climbing on double ropes. This way if the second falls they fall on the piece of gear and don't pull the leader off! WARNING!!! Cannot give slack to the second with this system, so they better have their poop together!
This little ascender looks like it has...
Ryan Cullen
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This little ascender looks like it has some pretty aggressive teeth. Will this tear up the outside of my rope, the real application I'm looking for is using it in crevasse rescue
Stuart Cole
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The teeth on the Tibloc are fairly aggressive yes. However, if used *correctly*, you're fairly unlikely to see damage to your rope sheath, unless you're using it all the time (as any ascender will damage the rope over time).
The damage usually happens when the rope slips through the tibloc, so it tears the rope as it goes. Just make sure the tibloc has got a good solid 'bite' into the rope and it shouldn't slip.
The best bet is to practice using it.
Also, even in the worst case scenario, a damaged sheath is a small price to pay for getting your mate out of a crevasse.
Andromeda Strain Winter Ascent
Stephen Koch
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Use the Tibloc as an emergency ascender and for simul-climbing, to protect the leader from a second falling. Chance of having the sheath of the rope torn by the teeth. Way to minimize this is to file down the first few (short) teeth on the rounded bottom of the Tibloc. Has worked for me for years!
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Tibloc on my harness on Andromeda Strain
Stephen Koch
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I always carry a Tibloc on my harness, along with a couple of prussic's, knife and in winter v-threader (made out of a coat hanger!). Can use for simul-climbing by clipping to a piece of gear with a large diameter locking carabiner with the rope running through the biner. Use two if you are climbing on double ropes. This way if the second falls they fall on the piece of gear and don't pull the leader off! WARNING!!! Cannot give slack to the second with this system, so they better have their poop together!
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Light and Small
Jeff Guest
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I used to carry my DB Ascenders with me while canyoneering because they are easier and quicker to climb a rope with, but I didn't need to use them very often and they are heavy. I bought these tibs to replace my DB ascenders when canyoneering and they have been great! they are super light and small and they do the job well if you know how to use them (read the instructions and practice at home first). I have used them to climb a 9mm static rope once and used them multiple times to help grip the 6mm pull cord to pull a rope down from a rappel. I use the BD Rocklock carabiners and they work will with these tibs. My only complaint is I think the price is higher than it should be for these little aluminum ascenders, but they are worth it if your canyoneering and want to save some weight. be sure to by 2 because they are only sold as 1.
Essential kit...
J.W.
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When vertical caving, I always have two of these clipped to my harness in the event my Basic or Croll decide to call it a day. It's a minimal, lightweight, emergency device that will get you up the rope safely without the hassle of fooling with knots. As mentioned below, this isn't meant to be a primary ascender under any circumstances. Would you use an emergency "space blanket" as your sleeping bag? I still have Prusik loops on hand -- you can never be too safe -- but the Tibloc is my first line of defense.
Petzl Tibloc
Federico Garcia
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Petzl Tibloc
Federico Garcia
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Very light ascender
tom4343705
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Good for emergencies... Much better then just prussics, much faster to put on and ascend. Not much heavier, much more compact then loops.
perfect little emergency ascender!
Johanna VonKuster
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i really love this! it's super lightweight and works great. i got two so there's one for my foot and one for my harness. for the foot tibloc, i made a loop of 8mm cord to stand in. i took the advice of one reviewer and got two petzl attache locking biners to use with them. the attache fits through perfectly and the teeth in the tibloc bite down nice and solid. i've never had to use them in an emergency, but i've strung a rope up in a tree several times to practice using them and getting hooked into them mid rappel and have been very pleased with the ease of use and simplicity of design. like others have said, be sure to put a small cord through each one so that you don't accidentally drop it.
Tibloc Emergency Ascdenders are awesome
geraldcf011103127
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The ascenders are simple, easy to use,and glide and hold like a charm. They are lightweight and simple which makes them perfect for long climbs, or canyons. The instructions are simple and easy to understand if you are a first time user.
Brilliant Piece of Design
Andrew McLean
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The Petzl Tibloc is a brilliant piece of design, although it is often misunderstood or misused. Its main purpose is as an emergency, lightweight ascender for climbing up ropes, like in the case of a crevasse fall or ascending a short bulge. These are NOT intended for thousands of feet of jugging (climbing ropes) or as a replacement for a Prussic cord on your glacier kit. Due to the aggressive teeth, if you fell on a Tibloc, you could easily tear the sheath on a rope, so these are for ascending only. They are perfect for times when you think you might need to ascend a rope (crevasse fall, tough climb that you might not make it up, canyoneering), but don't want to carry a full-on ascender.
Think of it as an expensive prusik .
Grant
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If you are doing a lot of ascending get a real ascended. Use it as an emergency back up. Make sure to run a bit of string and attach it to you or you're going to lose it when trying to set it up; especially with cold hands. If you have the money get a couple.
Umm..isn't the picture with bloc attached...
Westy
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Umm..isn't the picture with bloc attached to rope showing the bloc upside down?
Stephen Koch
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Yes. I recommend using the Tibloc with a large diameter locking carabiner, like the Petzl Attache.
do you have to use an oval carabiner and...
david rogers
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do you have to use an oval carabiner and cordelette with this?
Angus Bohanon
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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.
Petzl Tibloc
Matthew Cox
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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.
dissapointed
Jonathan Wilson
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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.
Jonathan Wilson
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Good Point.
easy button
john gilchrist
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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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