GB 08 A BEAL INITIATIVE
Nevertheless climbing also involves technique, training, discipline, respect and much responsibility. But nowadays, having said that, it is impossible BY PATRICK EDLINGER to stop there. Climbing is in some ways a victim of its own success. Victim because this way of life has become commonplace, a sport, a leisure The constraints on liberty activity which generates problems of overuse on certain crags. We know it well: vehicles parked everywhere, ground trampled, litter left, and so on… It is not for me to lay down the law with regard to climbing. I learnt an intuitive regard for nature along with my parents. We did not For me, the choice is clear, and always has been: it’s forbidden to forbid: need to question the need to respect the environment. It was normal. climbing is above all the realm of freedom. It is to break free of constraint, It’s more complicated today because of the frequent transition direct from to meet your desires, express your strength, your agility, your instincts. indoor walls to natural cliffs, with a lack of recognition that climbers have It is precisely the reverse of a world regimented by white lines, artifi cial passed from one world to another. It must be said again: crags don’t just rules and a catalogue of prohibitions. belong to climbers, around them one meets walkers, hunters perhaps,
BEAL, for more BEAL, for more security: durability:
Lower impact force and higher number of falls held, so better security Dry Cover sheath treatment is standard, 1The more the impact force is lowered: 2 for better abrasion resistance. • The more your fall is cushioned. • The more you protect your anchor point (particularly important A Dry Cover protected rope is: if it is questionable). • More resistant to dust and to the wet. • The easier it is for your second to hold you. • More resistant to abrasion.
Golden dry Bonus
OUTDOOR CLIMBING I N D O O R Major routes CLIMBING Occasional Sport High level Adventure climbing Joker 9,1 mm
Stinger 9,4 mm
Booster 9,7 mm
Tiger 10 mm
Flyer 10,2 mm
Edlinger 10,2 mm SINGLE ROPE Top Gun 10,5 mm
Apollo 11 mm
Wall Master 10,5 mm
Wall Cruiser 10,4 mm Top rope
Ice Line 8,1 mm
Cobra 8,6 mm
Pro Mountain 8,8 mm HALF ROPE If you are not a guide, mm If you are not a high level climber Verdon 9 or mountaineer, Ice Twin 7,7 mm ROPE TWIN If you need advice. . . Rando 8 mm 2 the smell of a tree, the feel of the stone, it’s the path to the crag, it’s the mushroom pickers… And then again cliffs, and the places you park to people you meet. reach them, are often on private property. We must give ourselves the means for climbing to preserve its freedom. There is a real risk that sites will be banned, access charged for, or that These means, far from being constraints, are a real opportunity for us. they will just become rubbish tips. This risk can easily be defl ected. The chance to climb in harmonious places, the chance to be considered And it’s not an arsenal of laws, tables of prohibitions, it’s not ‘do this, as responsible, the chance to be proud of oneself. Climbing Attitude is just don’t do that’, no, it’s just commonsense, know-how and good manners. (and it’s already much) a method of use as it exists for using a descender. It is in fact very simple, it is exactly how, when roped together, you respect No diffi culty, no constraint, nothing but the pleasure of executing the right security techniques, because they safeguard the lives of your mate and moves. yourself. Today, faced with environmental issues, climbers can no longer It’s just what I have wished to say always, since the fi lm ‘La vie au bout be content with words and pious statements. It needs the engagement des doigts’ (Life at the fi ngertips), and it is, I’m certain, what we all of all, all the time, to safeguard our sites, to be clean with nature, and appreciate: to respect those who, like us, appreciate it, but for different reasons. Climbing in the natural environment has, for me, never been a succession The opportunity to have the most beautiful playground open to you: Nature. of holds, a naming of grades. Climbing is also the colour of the rock, the sound of a stream, the clouds, Join us! www.climbing-attitude.org
BEAL, for more BEAL, more durability: services :
The individual n° of ropes and harnesses reported • Better long-term running of ropes through on www.beal-services.info gives access to numerous services on line. belay devices. 3• Identifi cation service: rediscover your rope with individual notice on line in the Beal Dry Cover added to Golden Dry treatment traceability system. of the core gives: • Diagnostic service: an aid to rope wear. • More resistance to ice and to water. • Management service: aid to the management, control and overseeing of PPE by means • Reduced weight gain in wet conditions. of free downloadable software.
Golden dry Bonus
ALPINISM HIKING
Snow route Mixed route Ice falls Hiking Glacier walking
Joker 9,1 mm
Stinger 9,4 mm
Booster 9,7 mm
Tiger 10 mm
Flyer 10,2 mm
Edlinger 10,2 mm SINGLE ROPE Top Gun 10,5 mm
Apollo 11 mm
Wall Master 10,5 mm
Use 1 strand Use 1 strand
Ice Line 8,1 mm
Cobra 8,6 mm
Pro Mountain 8,8 mm HALF ROPE Verdon 9 mm
Ice Twin 7,7 mm ROPE Rando 8 mm TWIN 3 THE BEAL , TRACEABILITY FOR LIFE
BEAL has not waited for regulation to give its ropes and harnesses a system of guaranteed traceability for life and an infallible information key to its products. The fi rst generation of ropes and harnesses integrating this service has been born. In effect, each product posesses a unique individual number from its manufacture which allows identifi cation at any time. It’s partly its DNA code, we have thus baptised this identifi cation system for Identifi cation Number.
THE , QUALITY GUARANTEE The BEAL IdN encapsulates BEAL’s commitment concerning: • Identifi cation of the types of treatments. • Adherence to the commitment to ISO 9001 internal traceability. • The 3 year guarantee against any manufacturing fault. • Respect for CE standard requirements for external traceability. • The 10 year maximum period of use. • Control of the manufacturing process. • The 15 year maximum storage period. • Knowledge of the date of manufacture of your rope or harness. • Identifi cation of the batches of materials used.
THE BEAL , A GUARANTEE OF SERVICES
IDENTIFY SUBSCRIBE Free identifi cation service. Free notifi cation service.
In entering your individual IdN number and its key (present In registering you on line, BEAL will advise you directly and personally on the end of the rope, reel sides, and on harnesses) in the data base (by e-mail) of the following points: of www.beal-services.info you obtain: • The date of ending of the 3 year guarantee against all manufacturing • The guarantee that your rope or harness has come from BEAL. faults. (to be verifi ed by purchase receipt if required). • The guarantee that the model purchased conforms to the model • The theoretical date of end of life based on the intensity of use presented by BEAL, with its type, its name, its length, its diameter, as indicated by you. its options, and its advised uses. • A reminder of the date of inspection control of each BEAL • The date of manufacture of your rope or harness. rope or harness. (You may choose the frequency yourself). • The theoretical end-of-life date depending on frequency of use. • BEAL may advise you of eventualities which come to light concerning • The possibility to download the user notice and advice on care precautions in use, extensions of guarantee or lifetime, new usage and maintenance. advice, changes in standards. • All the information on its CE certifi cate of conformity, with its test requirements.
CONTROL MANAGE Free apprenticeship Service for inspection of PPE Free management service for PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). (Personal Protective Equipment).
• Presented for your use on the site www.beal-services.info, sheets • Put at your free disposal on the net, software on the management to print out concerning the different inspections and maintenance of PPE: BEAL Software, a valuable aid to control of a store of PPE. to be made on PPE ropes and harnesses. • BEAL warn you regularly of the state of your stock and may remind • Presented free for your use on the net: Video of training in the control you of the inspection dates either by email or directly on the software. and management of PPE ropes and harnesses. (aid to decision making).
LIFETIME OF BEAL DYNAMIC ROPES AND ACCESSORY CORDS BI COLOR Lifetime = Time in storage before fi rst use The rope must be retired earlier: + lifetime in use. • if it has held a major fall, approaching fall factor 2 60 % • if inspection reveals or even indicates damage to the core 50 % Lifetime: • if the sheath is very worn • Intensive and daily use: up to 1 year • if it has been in contact with any active or dangerous chemicals 40 % • weekly and intensive use: up to 2 years • if there is the slightest doubt about its security. 30 % • daily in-season use of average intensity: up to 3 years The lifetime depends on the frequency and the type of use. 20 % • weekly in-season use of average intensity: up to 5 years The mechanical demands, abrasions, exposure to UV and the wet little • several uses during the year of average intensity: up to 7 years by little degrade the properties of the rope. 10 % • very occasional light use: up to 10 years. Note that with use, a rope thickens and loses up to 10% of its original length. 0 % Time in storage: in good storage conditions this product may be stored Standard Double Dry Dry Cover Golden Dry for 5 years before fi rst use without affecting its future lifetime in use. 48 % 18 % 12 % 5 %
5 WHO EXCEPT BEAL COULD GIVE YOU MORE ?
LOW IMPACT FORCE COMPACT PROCESS
Apart from Wall Master V, with very specifi c properties, all the single This exclusive weaving process binds the core and sheath together, ropes have a maximum impact force of around 7kN, and the double ensuring perfect equilibrium to the rope and giving it unique advantages. ropes around 5kN. But we go much further, because at the end of the series of successive test falls, our ropes still do not exceed the limit which is only required for the fi rst fall! When you consider that rope IDENTIFICATION loses some of its dynamic qualities with each fall, this is an incredible performance, guaranteed only by BEAL! Every BEAL rope posesses an individual identifi cation N°, called IdN, on the end of the rope and on an individual identifi cation card.
RAISED NUMBER OF FALLS DRY COVER
Although the UIAA requires a minimum resistance to 5 falls This innovation makes the ropes more resistant to ABRASION, at factor 1,77, BEAL greatly exceeds the requirements of the standards and to various attacks such as falls, overheating, humidity, and goes well beyond this number of falls. mud and grit, and signifi cantly increases their longevity.
3 YEAR GUARANTEE
All BEAL PPE is guaranteed for 3 years against all faults in materials or manufacture. Excluded from the guarantee: normal wear and tear, SHARP EDGE Standard modifi cations or alterations, bad storage, bad maintenance, accidental In 2002 the UIAA adopted a complementary test to the normal damage, negligence, and/or uses for which the product was not one for testing the strength of a rope over a metal edge. The standard designed. UIAA test involves a mass of 80kg, with a fall of factor 1.77, held over a metal edge of 5mm radius to simulate a karabiner. The test uses the same weight of 80Kg (55Kg for one strand of double rope), and the BEAL IS CERTIFIED ISO 9001 : 2000 same fall factor, but this time over a sharp edge of just 0.75mm radius. This certifi cate of quality management demonstrates the capacity From 2005, the UIAA no longer recognises the validity of this test. of BEAL to guarantee the constant quality of its products and services. Through this certifi cation Beal commits itself to a continuous improvement in customer satisfaction. BEAL ropes resistant toat least 1 fall over a metal edge of 0.75mm radius: Ice Twin (on two strands) 1 BOOSTER III 9,7 mm, TIGER 10 mm, FLYER II 10,2 mm, TOP GUN II 10,5 mm, APOLLO II 11 mm 1/2 COBRA II 8,6 mm, VERDON II 9 mm, JOKER 9,1 mm ICE TWIN 7,7 mm, JOKER 9,1 mm
ADD AN RFID MICROCHIP SAFE CONTROL
An innovation which revolutionises Change of pattern in the middle of the rope the traceability of PPE. RFID without cutting the fi laments to indicate a length To ensure fail-safe traceability for ropes of rope suffi cient for descending. of your PPE, in case of loan, hire, or disposing of ropes or harnesses, RFID BEAL BEAL has different microchips for harnesses insertion into your products. By means of an RFID chip reader Universal harness chip BLACK LIMIT and «BEAL Software», the management, control and tracing Indelible black marking at the rope’s mid-point, of PPE is greatly eased. The BEAL on single ropes. Software is also compatible with EAN 128 codes and Datamatrix. For more information: Datamatrix www.beal-services.info and bar codes
GOLDEN DRY BICOLOUR BI COLOR Option This is a combination of 2 Change of colour in mid-rope, treatments: to DRY COVER 60 % for use when abseiling is added a core treatment. on double rope. This way we obtain a rope 50 % with astonishing water 40 % impermeability and incredible durability. 30 %
20 % PROGRAM SYSTEM 10 % Strengthened weave at the ends of the rope 0 % for better wear resistance. Standard Double Dry Dry Cover Golden Dry Mean daily absorption (of water) (% of the dry mass) 48 % 18 % 12 % 5 % Graph of water absorption in intensive use (taken simultaneously on the 4 ropes during many days of real winter conditions). 5 Here is the ultimate rope, the latest creation of the BEAL LAB, born with the help of the BEAL Team climbers. It’s the only rope in the world which conforms to all 3 dynamic rope norms. The JOKER is in effect at the same time a single rope, a half rope and a twin rope. This rope will be loved by the most extreme climbers, seeking lightness and easy running, as much as by more traditional climbers seeking a multi-purpose rope for ridge routes or classic face routes, mixed ice and snow, or snow alone.
STRONG POINTS: • Multi use. • Ultra light. • Ultra smooth.
USES: Very high level climbers. Climber / Mountaineer.
ATTENTION: Used as single rope, this is not a rope to put in all Designed for high-level climbers, this is the single rope hands, or in all belaying devices : Its thinness makes it a rope which preferred for very hard routes. Amateurs stand aside… absolutely demands an expert belayer. In effect, traditional belay devices will offer reduced braking, and some automatic belay STRONG POINTS: devices may not work at all. • An incredible number of falls for its weight and so smooth running that it results in an appreciable PERFORMANCES increase in energy when clipping. Single rope - UIAA - CE USES: High grade climbers. Number of bobbins 48 48 48 PERFORMANCES Weight per metre 53 g 53 g 53 g C01 B00AO20506 D01 B00FO10506 Single rope - UIAA - CE Key IdN Key IdN Impact force Laboratory 7,90-8,10kN 5,60-5,80kN 9,10-9,30kN Number of bobbins 40 BEAL Guaranteed 8,2 kN 6 kN 9,5 kN impact force with 80 kg with 55 kg/1 strand with 80 kg/2 strands Weight per metre 59 g
Number of falls UIAA Laboratory 6-7 24-26 >25 Impact force Laboratory 7,60-7,80 kN
BEAL Guaranteed 5 20 >25 BEAL guaranteed impact force 8,2 kN number of falls with 80 kg with 55 kg/1 strand with 80 kg/2 strands Number of falls UIAA Laboratory 8-9 Sheath slippage 0 mm 0 mm 0 mm BEAL guaranteed number of falls 7 Extension during the fi rst fall 37 % 32 % 29 % Sheath slippage 0 mm Static elongation 8 % 8 %/1 strand 7 %/2 strands Extension during the fi rst fall 37 % Resistance to a factor 1,77 fall over - 6 an edge of radius 0,75mm Static elongation 9,5 % CLIMBING SINGLE ROPE
Of modern design, concentrating all the latest BEAL innovations for great handling with relative lightness.
STRONG POINTS: • Half way between the Booster and the Top Gun, offering a gateway in the progression from classic to super-thin ropes.
USE: Multi-purpose climbing.
PERFORMANCES Single rope - UIAA - CE 1
Number of bobbins 48
Weight per metre 64 g
Impact force Laboratory 7,25-7,40 kN
BEAL guaranteed impact force 7,4 kN
Number of falls UIAA Laboratory 11
BEAL guaranteed number of falls 10
Sheath slippage 0 mm
Extension during the fi rst fall 38 %
Static elongation 9,6 %
Resistance to a factor 1,77 fall over A21 E00BO50506 an edge of radius 0,75mm Key IdN
Compact, easy-running and ultra-light, this, the pioneer of thin ropes slides in everywhere. It offers excellent strength for very experienced climbers. Fluid and light, the Tiger 10mm is the perfect choice for starting to use thin ropes. STRONG POINTS: • A good compromise between weight, free-running, STRONG POINTS: grip and strength. • Diameter adapted to all automatic belay devices. • Low impact force. • Easy to clip. • Increased number of falls held. • Nice to handle
USES: Very experienced climbers. USES: Experienced climbers
PERFORMANCES PERFORMANCES Single rope - UIAA - CE Single rope - UIAA - CE
Number of bobbins 40 Number of bobbins 48 E01 D00TO30506 F01 D10TO30506 Key IdN Weight per metre 63 g Key IdN Weight per metre 61 g
Impact force Laboratory 7,00-7,20 kN Impact force Laboratory 7,50 - 7,60 kN
BEAL guaranteed impact force 7,3 kN BEAL guaranteed impact force 7,60 kN
Number of falls UIAA Laboratory 10-11 Number of falls UIAA Laboratory 7 - 8
BEAL guaranteed number of falls 9 BEAL guaranteed number of falls 7
Sheath slippage 0 mm Sheath slippage 0 mm
Extension during the fi rst fall 38 % Extension during the fi rst fall 37 %
Static elongation 9,7 % Static elongation 10 %
Resistance to a factor 1,77 fall over Resistance to a factor 1,77 fall over an edge of radius 0,75mm an edge of radius 0,75mm 7 NEW
With its proven design, this multipurpose High-level results and a record number of falls for its single dynamic rope profi ts from all the safety diameter, here is one of the most impressive ropes on the and traceability of BEAL ropes, but without the market. The fi gures speak for themselves : 11 falls, 68g/m, surface treatments of the rest of the range. 7.4kN impact force.
USE: Multi-purpose climbing. STRONG POINTS: • The perfect rope to climb with in total serenity. PERFORMANCES • Low impact force + very high number of falls.
Single rope - UIAA - CE USE: Classic climbing. Number of bobbins 48 PERFORMANCES Weight per metre 65 g Single rope - UIAA - CE BEAL guaranteed impact force 8,00 kN Number of bobbins 48 BEAL guaranteed number of falls 8 Weight per metre 68 g Sheath slippage 0 mm A21 E00BO50506 V31 Z00F220506 Impact force Laboratory 7,35-7,40kN Key IdN Extension during the fi rst fall 37 % Key IdN BEAL guaranteed impact force 7,4 kN Static elongation 9,5 % Number of falls UIAA Laboratory 13-14
BEAL guaranteed number of falls 11
Sheath slippage 0 mm
Extension during the fi rst fall 37 %
Static elongation 9,5 %
Resistance to a factor 1,77 fall over an edge of radius 0,75mm 8 CLIMBING SINGLE ROPE
A rope with astonishing abrasion resistance and fl exibility particularly developed for use at climbing walls. An excellent compromise between Wall Master and ropes of traditional construction, it will satisfy the most demanding climbing wall user.
STRONG POINTS: • Limited sheath slippage even in intensive top roping use. • Great handling for a wall rope.
USE: Indoor wall climbing.
PERFORMANCES Single rope - UIAA - CE
Number of bobbins 40
Weight per metre 66 g
Impact force Laboratory 8,10 - 8,20 kN
BEAL guaranteed impact force 8,50 kN
Number of falls UIAA Laboratory 8 - 10
BEAL guaranteed number of falls 8
Sheath slippage 0 mm
Extension during the fi rst fall 37 %
Static elongation 9,9 % P14 T22Z320506
Key IdN
Toughest of the tough, this traditional, virtually Created for climbing wall use, combines: 32-bobbin super-thick indestructible rope is capable of surviving the sheath for top-roping abrasion resistance, Compact Process demands of outdoor centres and big walls. to reduce sheath slippage.
STRONG POINTS: STRONG POINTS: • Great reserves of security in intensive use. • Great abrasion resistance. • Exceptional edge-resistance. • Stays supple in use, particularly usefulfor handling by young people. • A sheath capable of withstanding the constraints of Big Wall climbing. USE: Exclusively for indoor wall climbing.
USE: Traditional and Big Wall climbing. PERFORMANCES Single rope - UIAA - CE PERFORMANCES Single rope - UIAA - CE Number of bobbins 32
Number of bobbins 48 Weight per metre 67 g
Weight per metre 75 g Impact force Laboratory 8,10-8,20kN U22 T00Z320506 P11 U00X170506 BEAL guaranteed impact force 8,4 kN Key IdN Impact force Laboratory 7,50-7,60 kN Key IdN
BEAL guaranteed impact force 7,7 kN Number of falls UIAA Laboratory 9-10
Number of falls UIAA Laboratory 16-17 BEAL guaranteed number of falls 8
BEAL guaranteed number of falls 16 Sheath slippage 0 mm
Sheath slippage 0 mm Extension during the fi rst fall 36 %
Extension during the fi rst fall 35 % Static elongation 8,5 %
Static elongation 9,5 %
Resistance to a factor 1,77 fall over an edge of radius 0,75mm 9 T14 W11M180506
Key IdN
K01 G14T130506
Key IdN
PERFORMANCES Double rope - UIAA - CE
Number of bobbins 32
BEAL presents the very lightest double rope. Weight per metre 42 g Its extremely low impact force is excellent news for less-than- Impact force Laboratory 4,85-4,90 kN perfect belay points in ice and on mixed routes. A trump card that no alpinist can ignore. BEAL guaranteed impact force 4,9 kN
STRONG POINTS: Number of falls UIAA Laboratory 9-10 N01 O18P150506 • The lightness and free-running of twin rope but with BEAL guaranteed number of falls 7 the advantages of a double rope. Key IdN • Really low impact force. Sheath slippage 0 mm
Extension during the fi rst fall 37 % USE: Ice climbers and expert climbers. Static elongation 11,5 % X07 F00E120506 Key IdN DYNAMIC
PERFORMANCES Twin rope - UIAA - CE
Number of bobbins 32 S13 L01NO30506 Weight per metre 37 g Finally a twin rope (Essential to clip both strands together) Key IdN for ice routes! Ice Twin, with its impact force of 7.4 kN allows Impact force Laboratory 7,25-7,35 kN its use in adventure climbing, notably on ice. In effect, the impact force of both strands twinned through the karabiner BEAL guaranteed impact force 7,4 kN does not exceed the impact force of the best single ropes. Number of falls UIAA Laboratory 16-17
STRONG POINTS: BEAL guaranteed number of falls 15 • Low impact force. • Raised number of falls. Sheath slippage 0 mm • All Golden Dry. Extension during the fi rst fall 36 %
USE: Expert climbers on big ice or rock routes. Static elongation 8 %
Resistance to a factor 1,77 fall over an edge of radius 0,75mm
G15 H00L240506 W01 G07U130506 10 Key IdN Key IdN 11 MOUNTAINEERING
PERFORMANCES Double rope - UIAA - CE
Number of bobbins 40
The great classic for adventure climbing. Weight per metre 48 g Light and free running for ease in use on long routes, Impact force Laboratory 4,85-4,90 kN crags, and on ice. Technical and strong to support the most diffi cult demands. BEAL guaranteed impact force 5,1 kN
STRONG POINTS: Number of falls UIAA Laboratory 18-20 • Excellent balance between weight and durability. BEAL guaranteed number of falls 16 • Low impact force and high number of falls sustained. Sheath slippage 0 mm USE: All sorts of mountaineering and adventure climbing use. Extension during the fi rst fall 35 % Static elongation 11,5 %
Resistance to a factor 1,77 fall over an edge of radius 0,75mm T14 W11M180506
Key IdN
PERFORMANCES Double rope - UIAA - CE
Pro Mountain 8,8 is certainly the toughest double rope Number of bobbins 32 on the market. In effect, its extra-thick sheath construction gives it exceptional abrasion resistance. Its excellent Weight per metre 47 g durability and relative lightness make it an advantage Impact force Laboratory 5,45 - 5,55 kN for professional and collective use (guides, rescue teams, clubs… ) In addition each strand is marked in the middle BEAL guaranteed impact force 5,8 kN (Black limit) to help with short abseils. Number of falls UIAA Laboratory 11 - 12 STRONG POINTS: BEAL guaranteed number of falls 10 • Abrasion resistant. • Black limit as standard. Sheath slippage 0 mm • Good handling. Extension during the fi rst fall 34 %
USE: professional use. Static elongation 7,8 %
K01 G14T130506
Key IdN
PERFORMANCES
Double rope - UIAA - CE 1/2
Number of bobbins 32
Weight per metre 49 g
Impact force Laboratory 5,15-5,25 kN A classic double rope giving maximum security for all types of climbing. BEAL guaranteed impact force 5,3 kN Number of falls UIAA Laboratory 18-19 STRONG POINTS: • Resistance to abrasion and edges. BEAL guaranteed number of falls 15 • Low impact force + very high number of falls. Sheath slippage 0 mm
USE: Long routes, traditional Extension during the fi rst fall 34 % and adventure climbing. Static elongation 11 %
Resistance to a factor 1,77 fall over N01 O18P150506 an edge of radius 0,75mm Key IdN
X07 F00E120506 PERFORMANCES Key IdN DYNAMIC Dynamic rope - UIAA - CE Used on one strand
Number of bobbins 32 32
At just 37 grams per metre, it takes up little room, Weight per metre 37 g 37 g but it takes the impact! On snowfi elds and steep passages, 8,5 kN with 80 kg 4,2 kN with 80 kg BEAL guaranteed impact force during mountain walking or skiing, its properties ensure 2 strands / fact 1,77 1 strand / fact 0,8 your security. BEAL guaranteed 12 with 80 kg 5 with 80 kg number of falls 2 strands / fact 1,77 1 strand / fact 0,8 STRONG POINTS: S13 L01NO30506 • Available in 20 and 30m lengths, also 48m, with markings Sheath slippage 0 mm 0 mm Key IdN each 12 metres to assist tieing-in.
USE: High level walking and glacier crossing.
STRONG POINTS: • Very light single rope. • Length adapted to VIA FERRATA use. • Tie-in points marked. • Delivered with a user guide adapted to via ferrata use.
USE: Roping-up on via ferrata. The dynamic G15 H00L240506 Single rope designed for optimum use by a roped characteristics of this single rope are the same W01 G07U130506 10 Key IdN party of 3 to 4 on VIA FERRATAS. as for the Stinger II 9,4mm. Key IdN 11 Z20 X12T030606
Key IdN Z20 X12T030606
Key IdN
Presence of 2 fi xings for ice screws.
Traceability A02 B12E010606
Key Id N A02 B12E010606
Key IdN
Mountaineering harness - entirely adjustable with the concept of automatic adjustment around the thighs. Made entirely in reinforced polyester, its abrasion resistance in the mountains is exceptional.
STRONG POINTS: • Presence of 2 fi xings for ice screws. • 4 gear loops and one rear loop to maintain position back-to-the-crag.
USE: Alpinism and multi-activity.
Size 1 Size 2 SIZE
7SX K258410506
Key IdN 7SX K258410506
Key IdN
X10 Y23T050606
Key IdN Z20 X12T030606
Key IdN
Adjustable harness of classic form with automatic buckles for thigh adjustment. The normal two waist belt buckles are replaced by a clever sliding system to ensure centralising of the connecting loop.
STRONG POINTS: • 4 gear loops. • Light and strong.
USE: Classic multi-use.
SIZE
One size Traceability
B13 A14U070606
Key IdN B13 A14U070606
Key IdN
12 13 HARNESS
Traceability
Z20 X12T030606
Key IdN Z20 X12T030606
Key IdN
Very lightweight harness designed for outdoor centre, young people and hill/glacier travel use. Spans all sizes from XS to XL.
STRONG POINTS: • Comfort foam at waist and thighs. • 2 gear-loops. • Autolock buckles kept secure by a strap (child security).
A02 B12E010606
Key Id N A02 B12E010606 USE: Centres and children.
Key IdN
SIZE
One size
A very lightweight split-ring which allows effi cient storage of the rope at each belay. An end to ropes which tangle at the belay, or long buckles that catch on the rock or branches. Weight: 50 g Size 1 Size 2
A simple and practical harness for budding climbers from 5 to 10 years old, weighing less than 40kg.
STRONG POINTS: • Two autolocking buckles for rapid and secure adjustment.
USE: Very young children.
Traceability
7SX K258410506
Key IdN 7SX K258410506
Key IdN
SIZE
5-10 years
Traceability
X10 Y23T050606
Key IdN Z20 X12T030606
Key IdN
This very light canyoning harness is furnished with PVC protection around the thighs and waist for sliding Hauling and abseiling cord. Very light and very with freedom. low stretch to facilitate hauling, and recovery of single rope abseils. STRONG POINTS: Warning: this an accessory cord which must • Adjusts to all sizes from XS to XL. not be used as a security rope. On abseils, • Rapid adjustment via autolock buckles it may be used as a pull-down line for an kept in place by a strap. appropriately rigged single rope.
USE: Canyon and Centre discovery activities. Weight : 30g/m - Strength 1050 kg
STRONG POINTS: • Very static.
B13 A14U070606 Key IdN SIZE • Light. B13 A14U070606 • In 50 and 60m lengths. Key IdN One size
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Landing 40 mm
BEAL’s Crash Pad line is constructed to maximise the reduction Absorption 40 mm in the impact force at the moment of landing from a fall or a jump.
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Our double Air Bag is constructed out of 2-density foam with very high impact absorption and recovery capacity guaranteeing excellent dynamic capacity for the lifetime of the mattress. z e n
100 cm The outer cover is in 100% polyester with reinforced corners. 4 side openings release air at the moment of impact, so that the mattress is not overpressured at that instant. Easy to fold in two, the double air bag has a triple carrying system: handle/bandolier/rucsac straps. s p i r i t Its size, its exceptional impact damping and back carrying system make it a market reference point.
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s e r e n i t y Made with the same bi-density foams as the Double Air Bag so s e r e n i t y that the capacity for energy absorption is more than adequate, the Air Light is a mat of 1 metre square so that you can part with the boulder in all serenity. Like its big brother the Double Air
Bag, it folds easily in two. Made totally in polyester, it has
100 cmcm100100 performance cm100 a triple carrying system of handle / bandolier / shoulder straps. performance
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85 cm
140 cm p e r f e c t i o n p e r f e c t i o n
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Traceability h a r m o n y h a r m o n y
BEAL RFID chip for rope and lanyard SYRINGE for s a f e t y 10 m inserting the chip s a f e t y
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m o v e m e n t m o v e m e n t
RFID reader Marking UNIVERSAL BEAL RFID chip p o w e r ticket kit harness CHIP for BEAL harness p o w e r
v i b r a t i o n Maintenance v i b r a t i o n
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14 15 CAVING SEMI-STATIC ROPE CANYONING
Spelenium 9mm A product line dedicated and perfectly adapted to the needs of the caver, giving excellent balance Lightweight type B rope, for Semi-static rope especially Spelenium 10mm between abrasion resistance and fl exibility. technical canyoning. Very low adapted to the needs of Centres. elongation (2.4%) makes it Its extra-thick steath gives very excellent for long descents on one good abrasion resistance, but it’s strand. its permanent suppleness which Spelenium 10,5mm makes it easy to use and to pack STRONG POINTS: in kit bags. • Light, easy to handle, very little STRONG POINTS: Very low stretch (2%) confers the static performance stiffening. • Abrasion resistance. so important for ascending long pitches. USES: Technical Canyoning. • Stays supple over time. Spelenium Gold 9,5mm • Colour adapted to “water current technique.” USES: Canyon roping. Accessory cord meeting the requirements of EN564. This product conforms to the specifi cations of “Lightweight caving rope Type L” as defi ned by the French Speleological Antipodes 8mm Federation (FFS), for caving undertaken by expert teams.
PERFORMANCES Diameter Type of rope Breaking load Number of factor 1 falls Impact force factor 0,3 Elongation 50/150 kg Sheath slippage Weight per meter Sheath percentage Core percentage Shrinkage Nylon sheath Nylon sheath Material Nylon Nylon Nylon Nylon Nylon Nylon + Vectran core Nylon + Vectran core
Classical Dyneema Dynamic Lanyards PERFORMANCES tape sling tape sling
Impact force factor 1 /80 kg OK OK OK Traceability Traceability Q02 B08T24506 Key IdN Q02 B08T24506 Number of falls factor 1 / 80 kg OK OK OK Key IdN Impact force factor 2 / 80 kg OK OK OK
Number of falls factor 2 / 80 kg OK OK OK Breaking load
System for securing Lanyard in dynamic rope with sewn Double lanyard of dynamic rope Sewn sling in dynamic NEW the karabiner at the terminations for clipping anchors, with sewn terminations for secure rope for secure end of a rope or tape in total security. The dynamic clipping to belays and to facilitate clipping to belays, to facilitate lanyard. performance of this lanyard manoeuvres prior to abseil manœuvres prior to abseil descents, Made out of is greatly superior to that of a descents. Length of strands: but also to lengthen an anchor point particularly strong conventional sewn tape sling. 40 and 75 cm. when climbing up. This product material, it ensures effective 2 lengths: 40 cm/75 cm. has been developped by André protection against abrasion when STRONG POINTS: Laperrière from the Quebecer in contact with the rock. STRONG POINTS: • Light. Mountaineering and Climbing • Light. • Dynamic. 80 cm Federation. • Dynamic. • Compact. • Compact. STRONG POINTS: USES: Climbing / mountaineering • Breaking load 2200 daN(kg). USES: climbing / mountaineering / / canyoning. • Very compact canyoning. • Dynamic 40 cm
USES: Climbing / mountaineering / canyoning.
Slings
Flat Basic Tubular Dyneema Dyneema slings 18 mm slings slings slings 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 75 / 16 mm 10 mm 6 mm 100 / 120 / 150 / 175 cm 120 cm 60 cm 20 cm Flat slings 26 mm 60 cm 120 cm 60 / 120 / 180 / 240 cm
100 / 120 / 150 / 175 cm NEW Flat slings 30 mm 16 100 / 120 / 150 / 175 cm KLEM LOSKOT FRANÇOIS LEGRAND CHLOÉ MINORET JULIEN NADIRAS FRANÇOIS PETIT
LIV SANSOZ ARNAUD PETIT MAURO BOLE «BUBU» SÉBASTIEN FRIGAULT STEVE MC CLURE
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