Specification:
Color: Blue
Weight: 160g / 5.65oz
Height: 116mm / 4.57inch
Width: 75mm / 2.95inch
Rope Size: 8~12mm / 0.315~0.472inch
Material: Aircraft Grade Aluminum Alloy
Standard Finish: Anodized
Max Strength: 4kN / 890lb
Certification(s) : CE 1019 EN567
Package Included:
1 x 4kN Chest Ascender Climbing
GM CLIMBING Chest Ascender provides firm grip in compact shape, widely used in rope access (arborist, rescue,
working at height, etc.) to keep body upright and most important, add protection during working.
Ascender, functioned by tooth cams, moves freely smoothly up rope and clamps to rope when pulled down.
Cam is easy to be engaged with only thumb, which makes it convenient to install rope on ascender with one-hand
operation.
In both higher and lower end of ascender, exists a slot for carabiner or other gears to connect.
Fits ropes from 0.315in(8mm) to 0.472in(12mm). Conform to CE EN 567 and CE Certified.
Firm grip in compact shape:
Widely used in rope access (arborist, rescue, working at height, etc.) to keep body upright and most important,
add protection during working.
Single Rope Access:
SRT Arborist
Working at height
Rescue System, etc.
Mainly to keep body upright and add safety protection.
Process Capture System:
In hauling/rigging /tensioning pulley system, process capture system can be easily realized by ascenders.
Therefore, chest ascender is also widely used in slackline, hammock, and other rigging system setups to
facilitate operation.
How to Use
How to Engage Rope on ascender
Hold the ascender with arrow mark upside (or in opposite to rope move direction)
Pull Safety Catch outward and fix it by clipping to the body.
Install rope between device body and cam.
Release safety catch and make sure cam firmly bite rope.
How to remove rope from ascender
When remove rope from ascender, it’s vital and must kept in mind that ascender should have a tendency to move
upward or in arrow mark direction while operator opens safety catch.
The action is to protect rope sheath from abrasion.
Working Principle
Cams installed allow device to move along rope upward or in the arrow mark direction but clamp to rope when
pulled in the opposite direction.