Aspiring 5 Step Etriers
Great priced and NZ made (imports up to $80 each). Support a NZ climbing business.
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Great priced and NZ made (imports up to $80 each). Support a NZ climbing business.
Choice of three sizes. Big and deep enough for bolts, hangers, blow tube, small brush, drill bits, spanner etc. Secure closure.
A good solid brush with natural bristles. Comes with a small keeper 3mm cord loop.
Deep enough for the standard wire brush, just the right size for your collection of brushes, folding saws etc.
A robust, good sized bag, with multiple uses.
NOTE: Bag is light blue
Numerous uses - keep stuff dry, keep pests away from food, store bolts / hangers, batteries, chalk etc.
20 litre bucket, big enough to hold most everything you'd want.
The #1 (0.5") is my go to for a temporary redirect or for positioning when bolting.
Really good for taking photos - you can sit facing out with your back against the wall. Hang it off your Grigri for those massive cleaning jobs.
Choice of two sizes, nice to see natural bristles on brushes.
Comes with a small keeper 3mm cord loop.
The hook I mainly use, and I have had a few. I find it really useful when bolting (use with a daisy chain or anchor chain).
For cleaning, hanging belays and even steeply sloping ground, a bucket is better than a bag.
The best selling hammer ever made, nothing comes close for general use - stainless steel head.
A nice length/diameter for softer rock.
12mm diameter, needs a 14 mm hole
Better than the normal ascend if you're using a Grigri or similar with it. Available in Left or Right.
It's a pulley, rope clamp, progress capture and ascender all in one device.
A narrower and more elongated hanger that makes it better in certain placements.
Lightweight, well balanced, ideal for stuck nuts, alpine climbing or tapping bolts in.
Useful when bolting as well as alpine etc. Not to be used as PPE.
Useful when bolting and alpine, or for a nut tool etc. Not for use as PPE.
Four handy gear loops, two inside and two outside. Available in two sizes.
Best use is on layered limestone, but can be used anywhere. Choice of 10mm or 12mm. PLX is Fixe's name for HCR - see features.
An alternative to the vertically installed belay station. Easier to pull the rope through. A choice of 10mm or 12mm.
The latest release from Fixe, available in 10mm or 12mm.
Choice of two lengths. With notches cut you will get 90mm of s/s in the rock with the shorter bolt and 155mm of s/s in the rock with the longer bolt.
Used as a pair they make a nice clean, unobtrusive anchor station. NB: the 10mm and 12mm are a different shape.
A bit more user friendly than the single ring. Stocking the 12mm.
Only recommended for the hardest rock, even then I would recommend 12mm for anchors.
8mm recommended for attaching chain to rap hangers.
10mm quite useful as the lower-off on the ends of the chain.
Steel or Stainless Steel.
The 6mm or 7mm make great bail biners and the 8mm is often used to connect to eye bolts, or adjust the length of chain.
Steel or Stainless Steel.
As well as the obvious uses the small brush end is great for cleaning out 10, 12, and 14mm bolt holes. Even when using expansion bolts the holes should be brushed and blown.
The best hanger available, so many of the other brands rust or stain, even though they are stainless steel.
The best hanger available, so many other brands rust or stain, even though they are stainless steel.
Editor's Choice Super Topo - so small, so light, so many uses.