Equipment Checklist
(Equipment needed to safely climb using the Rope Wrench System)
•Rope Wrench
•Climbing Rope
•Friction Hitch
•Tether
•Karabiner
•Harness
•Helmet, Boots and Safety Glasses
•Back-up descent device such as a karabiner for a munter hitch.
Optional Equipment
•Slack-Tending Pulley
•Other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
•Ascender(s).
Fig 2
Fully Assembled Rope Wrench System
Rope
Wrench
Grommet
Tether
Karabiner
Harness
Attachment
Point
Note: Attach harness to end of karabiner. If desired, Ascenders could attach to the climbing rope above
or below the system.
RP280 series: Issue C - June 2019
Climbing rope
Friction Hitch
Pulley
Climbing rope
RT270C1
Rope Wrench Tether
The
Tether stops the Rope
Wrench
into the neutral position.
Grommet
on
the
from
slipping
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