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Turbo Foot Left

CAMP
CAMP Turbo Foot Left Ascender
3

Not bad, but teeth leave a lot to be desired.

Pros
Emergency capability: clip-in hole locks cam onto rope
Smooth on rope
Non-locking cam (when used as normal on foot)
Handled mud OK (until teeth wear)
Cons
Foot strap wears out quickly (under arch of boot)
Chunky design
Familiarity
I’ve used it a bunch

The one superior feature about this design is the clip-in hole that allows it to be used as an emergency or hauling ascender by 1) giving the tether a place to attach, and 2) locking the cam from opening.

 

The attachment hole also means you're 97% less likely to lose your foot ascender when not wearing it because you can securely clip it to your harness. 

 

 

As with all the CAMP Turbo line, they're okay until they're not and it doesn't take that much abuse for them to hit that level of "not."

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Tibloc

Petzl
Petzl Tibloc Ascender
6

No reason not to carry one

Pros
Tiny
Low cost
Easy to attach to ropes
Survives falling 200-ft without damage
Familiarity
I’ve used it a few of times

No reason no to carry one-- it's tiny, cheap, and very useful.

Drop your primary ascender? Use this in its place.
Need to haul? It bites better than a prussik.
Emergency and a person needs to be hauled? Yup, does that too and it is more reliable in slippery conditions than a prussik.

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Rollnlock

Climbing Technology
Climbing Technology Rollnlock Ascender
3

Just buy a MicroTraxion

Pros
Its super okay enough?
Cons
Lock on cam isn't particularly great...
No teeth, just ridges
Price
Familiarity
I’ve used it a few of times

If this were a $45 device, I wouldn't be so underwhelmed because then we could at least call it a "poor man's microtraxion." For the >$75 price point, just get the damn Petzl device and be done with it.

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